Obituaries of burlington people - Town of Burlington

wife, Catherine (Sullivan) Reeve, 2 sons, John A. & Henry F. Jr. both of Burlington; 2 daughters,Mrs.Marcel L.Simon of Simsbury & Mrs. J.Leon Labbe of Burlington; 4 brothers, Arthur J. of FL,Edward H. & William both of Burlington, & Robert of Laurelton, NY; 3 sisters, Sister M.Annina atSacred Heart Convent, Waterbury, Mrs. Kenneth Cobb of Windsor Locks & Mrs Helmar Carlsonof Schaghticoke, NY & 16 grandchildren. Burial at Center Cemetery, Burlington, CT.REEVE, HENRY F. Jr. 74, of Canajoharie, NY, husband to Rosemary(Lavorgna) d.1-9-2001in Amsterdam, NY. He was born 6-19-1926 in Avon, son of Henry F. & Catherine(Sullivan)Reeve and had lived in Burlington until 1988. He was a veteran of WW II, US Navy. Besides hiswife, he is survived by two sisters, Mary Simon of Bloomfield and Rosalie Labbe of Ft. Myers,FL. He was predeceased by a brother, John A.Reeve. He also left 3 daughters and 2 sons-inlaw,Jane and Kenneth VanNostrand of Burlington, Catherine Macias of Torrington, and Teresaand Patrick McCue of Canton; a son and daughter-in-law, Henry and Neuma Reeve ofSouthfield, MA. He also leaves 4 grandsons, Patrick Reeve, Javier and Andres Macias andAidan McCue;and two step-daughters, Pam Hughes and husband, Joseph and their daughter,Heather, and Darlene Charnysh and husband Chris, and their children, Caitlin and Nicholas.Burial in Center Cemetery, Burlington, CT.REEVE, JOHN A. 75, town clerk for nearly a half a century and former judge of probate, died1-15-1935 in his office, where he was found by Ernest Hinman. Born 7-25-1859 in New Havenhe came to Burlington in 1872 and was engaged in the lumber and farming business until 1920,when he retired. He was judge of Probate for 40 years until he retired five years ago. Herepresented the town in 1887 and 1929 in the Legislature. He leaves five sons, Arthur J. ofBurlington, Henry F. of Torrington, Edward H. of Kensington, Robert D. of Laurelton, L.I. andWilliam L. of Unionville; three daughters, Sister Mary Annina of the Assumption Convent,Ansonia, Mrs. Kenneth Cobb of Windsor Locks, and Miss Grace E. of Burlington. Burial inCenter Cemetery, Burlington, CT. (Mr. Arthur Reeve succeeds his father in office in the office ofTown Clerk until the next election.)REEVE, JOHN A. Sr. 74, of North Fort Myers, FL, husband of Lilly(Dahlin) Reeve died 10-18-1997 at home. Son of the late Henry F. and Catherine(Sullivan) Reeve he was born inBurlington (11-2-1923)and lived there most of his life until he retired in 1986. He was acustodian in the Burlington school system for 33 1/2 years. During WW II he served in the USMarine Corp. Besides his wife he is survived by a daughter, Elaine and her husband JosephBrown of Springfield, MA; a son John A. Reeve Jr. and his wife Laraine of Plainville; a daughter,Nancy Hearn of Unionville; three grandchildren, Aaron and Ruth Brown and Gayla Hearn; twosisters, Mary R.Simon of Bloomfield and Rosalie R.Labbe of Fort Myers, FL; and a brotherHenry Reeve, Jr. of Canajoharie, NY. Burial will be in Center Cemetery, Burlington, CT.REEVE, LAURA, Miss, Sunday morning, on 6-1-1930 our community was greatly saddenedto learn of the sudden and unexpected death during the night of Miss Laura, youngest daughterof Mr. John Reeve, a young lady of great promise and loved by all who knew her. An honorstudent in the High School, she was eagerly planning her graduation this June, when suddenlyand with few hours of warning to her nearest friends, a charming young life was ended on earthto continue in eternity. Buried in Center Cemetery, Burlington, CTREEVE, ROBERT FRANCIS, 52, of Michael Drive, Canton, husband to Susan (Castelli)Reeve, died 1-23-1990. He was born 4-6-1937 in Hartford and had lived in Burlington for manyyears, and East Hartford prior to moving to Canton 13 years ago. He graduated from theUniversity of Hartford, class of 1960. Was employed as an account manager at General ElectricInformation Services. Besides his wife, he is survived by his mother, Gertrude(McCormick)Reeve of Burlington, a daughter, Kara Elizabeth Reeve of Canton, two brothers and two sisters,John W.Reeve of Unionville, Gail Shirley of Arlington, VA James L.Reeve of Greenwich, NY andTrudy Carroll of West Hartford. Burial in Old St. Francis Cemetery, Torrington, CTREEVE, WILLIAM L. 81, former Burlington treasurer and husband of Gertrude (McCormick)Reeve, of Barnes Hill Road, died 5-8-1987. Born in Burlington on 1-23-1906, he lived in98