Obituaries of burlington people - Town of Burlington

wife, he is survived by a daughter, Audrey Dinizio of L.I. NY; a stepson Robert E.McLaughlin ofCollinsville. Burial in Center Cemetery, Burlington CT.THORPE, Catherine, died 6-14-1900 at the age of 63. (born, 1838)The bearers were,Messrs. I.Barnes, A.N.Barnes, S.Alderman & M.Bunnell, the first three being her nearestneighbors. Mrs. Thorpe was twice married and leaves a husband Loistern, three sons and threedaughters. The sons, of which William, the oldest, was by her first husband, is a prosperousmerchant in New Haven; Adna is a brass molder and William lives with his parents. Thedaughters are Mrs. Charles Case of New Britain, Elia and Ruby who were at home caring fortheir mother. Interment in Center Cemetery, Burlington, CT.THORPE, NELSON T. died at the home of Mrs. Alice Greene, age 87. (7-29-1826 5-22-1913) Buried in Center Cemetery, Burlington, Conn. (No Marker)TIBBETTS, SHIRLEY J. 85, lifelong resident of Burlington, passed away peacefullySaturday, (September 3, 2005) at the Cherry Brook Health Care Center. She was the belovedwife of John L. Tibbetts Sr., for 64 years. Mrs. Tibbetts was born June 22, 1920, in the familyhome in Burlington Center which is now the Brown Elton Tavern. She was the daughter of thelate Leone (Alderman) Johnson and Helge Johnson. She was a member of the BurlingtonCongregational Church and the Burlington Senior Citizens. In addition to her husband, Mrs.Tibbetts is survived by her loving son, John L. Tibbetts Jr. of Burlington; three daughters andsons-in-Iaw, Linda and Richard Winebrenner of Angola, IN, Donna and Charles Hammond ofCanton and Marcia and Arthur Scheidel of Burlington; seven grandchildren, Scott Winebrenner,Sheila Powers, Tina Ryan, Charles Hammond III, Brian Hammond, Melissa Hammond andArthur Scheidel Jr.; seven great-grandchildren, Micheal Winebrenner, Kayla Ryan and CharlesIV, Olivia, Cole, Tanner and Caleb Hammond. Besides her parents, she was predeceased byher brothers, Arthur and Redfield Johnson, her sister Marjorie Johnson and her great-grandsonTimothy Winebrenner. Friends may call Saturday, Sept. 10, from 9-10 a.m. at the BurlingtonCongregational Church, Rt. 4, Burlington. Services will follow Saturday at 10 a.m. in the churchwith the Rev. Wendell Taylor officiating. Burial will be in the family plot in Center Cemetery,Burlington. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the BurlingtonCongregational Church, Rt. 4, Burlington, CT 06013. Funeral arrangements are being handledby the Ahern Funeral Homes, Inc.TILTON, TODD R., 28, of 6 Rock Road, Burlington, died 2-4-1991 at Hartford Hospitol. Hewas born in Northampton, MA, and had lived in Burlington most of his life. He graduated fromLewis S.Mills in 1980, attended the Center for Creative Youth at Wesleyan University, attendedCambridge University, Cambridge, England, graduated from Connecticut College with Bachelorof Arts in 1987, apprenticed with Hans Muller Studio in Fashion Design, London, England, andwas employed there later. He returned to the U.S. in 1988, and was self a employed FashionDesigner. He is the son of Dr. Richard and Elaine (MacPherson) Tilton of Burlington; alsosurviving are a brother, Peter Tilton of Burlington; two sisters, Mrs. Rev. Richard (Robin)Summy of Sellersville, PA, and Kristen Tilton of Burlington; paternal grandmother, Mrs. ChristineTilton of Columbia, SC; Maternal grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Alexander J.MacPherson ofMontaque, Prince Edward Island.TOWNE, GEORGE ROBERT, 70, of Milford Street, Burlington, husband of the late Lois(Stretch) Towne, died 2-24-1992. He was born 4-21-1921, in Meriden, and had lived inBurlington for the past 42 years. He was a veteran of WW II having served in the US CoastGuard. He was employed as an auditor for the State Legislature for 20 years prior to hisretirement in 1983. He is survived by a son, George Robert Towne of Inmann, SC; threedaughters, Patricia Papachristou, Margaret Mary Colturi and Dawn Louise Young, all ofMemphis, TN; three brothers, John O. Towne of Hollywood, FL, William Joseph Towne ofMeriden and James Francis Towne of Cheshire; and nine grandchildren. He was predeceasedby a brother, Robert Towne. Burial in Center Cemetery, Burlington, CT.TOWNE GEORGE R., 50, of Spring Valley Lane, Inman, SC, an engineer for the DanaherCorp. died 12-31-1995. He was the husband of Susan M.(Hanks)Towne. He was the husband124