All Obituaries

  Eleanor Poole (nee Rockwell), 93, was born in Hartford 3/4/25 and married Robert Poole in ‘44, but lived more than 65 years in Middlefield, dying 12/30/18.  Eleanor earned a B.S. from UConn in ‘68, just months after the birth of her fifth child.  Eleanor and Bob shared their hearts, house and organic vegetables with many renters, friends, and family members; they were very involved in RC Counseling, South Church, Green Mountain Hiking Club, and the AMC. She and...

Jeffrey Jay Meehl, 71, of Middletown, passed away on January 8, 2019 at Yale-New Haven Hospital.  Born in Middletown, he was the son of the late Joseph and Irene (McKinstry) Meehl. Jeff lived in Middletown most of his life, graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School (Class of ‘65) and Central Connecticut State College.  He taught at Crosby High School in Waterbury, Platt High School in Meriden, Haddam-Killingworth as an Industrial Arts teacher and worked at Yankee Boat Yard...

Albert Joseph Barrieau, 85, of Cromwell, beloved husband of Barbara (Burr) Barrieau, passed away on Sunday, January 13, 2019 at Hartford Hospital.  Born in Quebec, Canada, he was the son of the late Fiedel and Pauline (Thibeault) Barrieau. Al was a member of Saint Elizabeth Seton Church.  He was a veteran of the United States Army serving during the Korean Conflict.  Al was a life member, past Commander and Post Adjuctant of the American Legion Carlson-Sjovall Post #105 in...

Evangelina (Thillet) Encarnacion, 63, of Middletown, passed away on January 12, 2019 at Middlesex Hospital.  Born in Salinas, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Francisco and Elsa (Cerezo) Thillet. Evangelina was very adventurous.  She loved the beach, shopping and cooking for family.  Her daughters and her grandchildren were everything to her. Evangelina is survived by four daughters, Eva Chevres of Middletown, Iajaira Encarnacion of Philadelphia, PA, Julia Rhett...

Richard Arthur Smith, 77 of Portland, husband of Elizabeth (White) Smith of forty-two years, passed away at his home on Wednesday, January 9, 2019.  Born in Barre, VT, he was the son of the late Ernest A. and Maude I. (Bailey) Smith. Dick or Smitty as he was also known, had been employed at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft for over 25 years and EDAC for 12 years retiring in 1997. His family was very important to him, especially his grandson Chris Terio.  Dick had a passion for...

John Philip Palmieri, Sr., April 5, 1930 - January 8, 2019 John was born in Revere, PA, to Antonetta (DiBartolomeo) and Giuseppe Palmieri.  He grew up in nearby Republic, PA, with three sisters and one brother. After moving to Middletown, John graduated from E.C. Goodwin Tech, and served the 169th Army Infantry, K Company, CT National Guard, federalized during the Korean War.  On September 10, 1949, he married Anna Mae Morello.  The couple had five children and made their home...

            Brian Gale Brady, 86, of Middletown, husband of the late Cecile (Godbout) Brady, passed away on January 9, 2019 at Middlesex Hospital.  Born in Woodsville, NH, he was the son of the late Rupert and Geneva (Lane) Brady.             Brian lived and worked in Middletown for most of his life. He graduated Woodrow Wilson High School in 1952 where he was a member of the varsity football and track teams. He served in the...

Dolores Ann (Baran) Augeri, of Rockfall, beloved wife of Emanuel R. Augeri for sixty-two years, passed away on January 3, 2018 at Water’s Edge Center.  She was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Helen (Sadowski) Baran. Dolores was born in Meriden and attended the Meriden schools.  Rockfall is where she lived most of her life.  Dolores was a teaching assistant, and enjoyed working with children.  She was a volunteer at the Middlefield Senior Center and a member...

Joyce Pearl (Gildert) Pendell, 90, of Cromwell, beloved wife of Chester R. Pendell for sixty- eight years, passed away on Friday, January 4, 2019 at Hospital of Central Connecticut.  Born in Presque Isle, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Helen (Brown) Gildert. Joyce lived in Cromwell since 1991 and was an avid reader and bowler and loved parties, playing cards and the casino!  Her favorite saying was “I’m not going anywhere, I’m still...

Marilyn (Erickson) Lord, 86, of Portland, CT passed away peacefully at her daughters’ home in Vermont surrounded by her loving family and her cat, Snowball.  She was born in Hartford, CT on March 5, 1932, the only child of Sixten V. and Gertrude M. (Anderson) Erickson and moved to Cromwell when she was young. Marilyn met the love of her life, Daniel Lord, when he was the family paperboy. They were married June 14, 1952, and had 62 wonderful years together.  Marilyn...