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Brian R. Kallio
PUTNAM — Brian R. Kallio, 26, of Cleveland Street died Oct. 29, 2013, in Hartford Hospital. He battled Cystic Fibrosis his entire life, defying all odds and never stopped fighting until his last breath. Born in 1987 in Putnam, he was the son of Sandra (Jordan) Kallio and Brian D. Kallio and the amazing big brother of Brittany Kallio.
Brian was a sports enthusiast and maintained a blog called Water Cooler Talks. He was an avid golfer and belonged to the Woodstock Golf Course, a die hard NY Giants fan always anticipating the start of the season and was Commissioner of the Football Guru’s a fantasy football league.
In addition to his parents, on his maternal side, he leaves his grandmother Norma Jordan of Danielson; his aunt and uncle, David and Cynthia Peterson of Putnam; his brothers through life Paul Tetreault of Plainfield and Storm Lessard of Putnam; cousin, Meaghan Gagnon and her husband James; and uncle Peter Jordan and his partner Sandy Mayo, and their children Raymond and Ashley of Putnam. On his paternal side, he leaves his step mom, Julie Ann Kallio of Brooklyn; step sister, Tayler Ann Mortimer and her daughter Novah Skye of Brooklyn; aunt and uncle, Timothy and Amy Brunet of Brooklyn; and cousins Kody and Lexie Brunet. He is predeceased by his step brother Travis Mortimer.
The Funeral Service was Nov. 2 in Munyan Cemetery. Donations: Brian R. Kallio Fund, c/o Citizens National Bank, 182 Main St., Putnam, CT 06260 to help the family with his funeral expenses. Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., Putnam.
Olive Mackey
BROOKLYN — Olive Mackey, 102, of Brooklyn, formerly of Eastford and Glastonbury, died Oct. 28, 2013, at the Pierce Memorial Baptist Home in Brooklyn.
She was born Jan. 25, 1911, in S. Glastonbury, daughter of the late Ernest N. and Annie O. (Platt) Mackey.
Olive worked 46 years as an executive secretary for the Aetna Insurance Company in Hartford. She had made her home in South Glastonbury and Hartford most of her life, moving to Eastford in 1980, a graduate of the Glastonbury High School Class of 1927, and a 1929 graduate of the Merchants and Bankers Business School in Hartford. In 1929 she was awarded the State Championship in Short Hand. She was a member of the Christ Church Episcopal in Pomfret, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Betty Putnam Chapter #106 in South Woodstock and the Good Intent Chapter #17 in Glastonbury.
She was predeceased by her brother Edward H. Mackey. She leaves a niece Martha D. Pepper Hitchcock, and close friend Patricia Logan both of East Hampton.
Graveside Services wee Oct. 31 in Old Church Cemetery, Glastonbury. Donations: The Christ Church, PO Box 21, Pomfret, CT 06258. Smith & Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove St., Putnam.
Barbara Fitzmaurice
PUTNAM — Barbara (Meyer) Fitzmaurice, 71, of Providence Pike, died Oct. 28, 2013, at UMass Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of Thomas C. Fitzmaurice for 43 years. Born in 1942 in Queens, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Edward and Margaret (Craft) Meyer.
Barb spent her life caring for others. She was a nurse at New Britain General Hospital, the Hospital for Special Care in New Britain and worked as a visiting nurse for the last 10 years of her career in Ohio. She was a member of Interfaith Stitchers and loved swimming at Koinonia. She enjoyed crosswords, sewing, reading, gardening and playing Spider Solitaire on her computer. She loved spending time with her three cats, Sandy, Taffy, and Gabby.
In addition to her husband, she leaves her son Sean Fitzmaurice (Gwenn Gaumond) of Woodstock; daughters, Kathy Fancher and her fiancé John Flick of Madison, Ohio, and Kelly Fitzmaurice of Bristol; four step children, Michelle Byram (Mark) of Madison, Ohio, Tom Fitzmaurice (Diane) of Cleveland, Laura Arrington (Boyd Arrington) of Perryburg, Ohio, and Tim Fitzmaurice (Patty) of Elyria, Ohio; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her sisters Doris Kubiak and Florence “Flossie” Samida and by her furry companions, Dusty and Dandy.
Visitation is from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 9 at Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St., Putnam, followed by a Funeral Service at 11:30 a.m. in the funeral home. Donations: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Dorothy R. Kerouack
BROOKLYN — Dorothy Rose Kerouack, 81, of Brooklyn, formerly of Webster, died Oct. 29, 2013, at Pierce Memorial Baptist Nursing and Rehab Center. She was the wife of the late Adrien Kerouack. He died in 1983.
She was born July 27, 1932, in Webster, daughter of the late Armand and Bernice (Grzyb) Gelineau.
Dorothy was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church in Wauregan. She was a member of the Daughters of Isabella. She worked at American Standard in Wauregan as an inspector for over 20 years. She enjoyed playing bingo, cards with her brothers and sisters-in-law, she enjoyed family gatherings, dancing and listening to her Polish radio station on Sunday mornings.
She leaves her children: Sharon Brouillard of Plainfield, Alan Kerouack and his fiancée Joyce Barr of Canterbury, Linda Silvia and her husband David of Plainfield; siblings: Roger Gelineau (Dot) of Dudley, Thomas Gelineau (Donna) of Dudley, Nancy Sutcliffe (Kent) of Freetown, Mass.; sisters-in-law: Jeannette Gelineau, Shirley Chattelle; grandchildren: Nichole Danis (Matt) of Canterbury, Troy Warner of Killingly, Shane Kerouack of Brooklyn, Lori Pike (Ryan) of Pomfret and great-grandchildren: Hailey, Emma, Leah, Avery, Kloe, Kinzley. She was predeceased by a brother Armand Gelineau. A Mass of Christian Burial was Nov. 2 at Sacred Heart Church, Wauregan. Donations: Oncology Department at Day Kimball Hospital, PO Box 632, Putnam, CT 06260. Smith & Walker Funeral Home, 148 Grove St., Putnam.
Jeannette Nedzweckas
N. GROSVENORDALE — Jeanette M. (Murphy) Nedzweckas, 87, of Murolo Rd, died Nov. 2, 2013, at home. She was the wife of the late Peter Nedzweckas. Born in 1925 in N. Grosvenordale, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Anita (Faucher) Murphy.
Mrs. Nedzweckas worked as a floor supervisor at Colts Plastic in N. Grosvenordale for many years.
She leaves a brother Arthur Murphy of N. Grosvenordale; two sisters Cecile Tetreault of Stamford and Dorothy McCormac of Putnam; nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother Frederick George Murphy.
The Mass of Christian Burial is at 11 a.m. Nov. 8 in St. Joseph Church, N. Grosvenordale, with burial in St. Joseph Cemetery. Donations: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105; or NDE, USA, Kampala Children’s Center, 73 Grandview Dr., Newington, CT 06111-4724. Gilman-Valade Funeral Homes of Putnam and N. Grosvenordale.