WALLINGFORD -- Albert R. "Reg" Kirtland, 85, Ashlar Village (Pond Ridge,) Wallingford, died Thursday, March 15, 2001, in the Masonic Geriatric Healthcare Center in Wallingford after a lengthy illness. He was the beloved husband of 56 years to Doris Roth Kirtland.
Born in Hartford, Aug. 26, 1915, a son of the late Ernest V. and Carrie S. Brooks Kirtland, he had attended Henry C. Dwight School, Alfred E. Burr School and Buckley High School, all in Hartford, graduating in 1933 and was a member of the National Honor Society. Following his graduation, he had been employed by Colt Firearms, the Merrow Machine Co., and the "Radio Hospital," all in Hartford, until he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in January 1941. Mr. Kirtland served in the North African Campaign from November 1943 until November 1944 and had served until the wars end in 1945. He and his wife were married in May 1944, and had lived in Massachusetts before moving to Manchester in 1956 where he was a Wells St., resident for 41 years before moving to Wallingford two years ago. Mr. Kirtland was a licensed Sound Engineer and had been employed by Stromberg-Carlson and Tel-Rad, both in Hartford, until his retirement in 1977.
Besides his wife, Mr. Kirtland is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn D. "Kitty" and William Phillips III of Wallingford; his grandchildren, Elizabeth Chubet, Jennifer Yother and William Phillips IV; his sister, Marion F.K. Vogt of North Truro, Mass.; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by is two sisters, Carrie E.K. Dougherty and Gladys A.K. Sheffield.
His family will receive relatives and friends in the Wallingford Funeral Home, 809 N. Main St. Ext., Wallingford, Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m. Graveside funeral services and burial in East Cemetery in Manchester will be private. In lieu of flowers, gifts in his memory may be sent to Manchester Memorial Hospital Development Fund, 71 Haynes St., Manchester, CT 06040.
Born in Hartford, Aug. 26, 1915, a son of the late Ernest V. and Carrie S. Brooks Kirtland, he had attended Henry C. Dwight School, Alfred E. Burr School and Buckley High School, all in Hartford, graduating in 1933 and was a member of the National Honor Society. Following his graduation, he had been employed by Colt Firearms, the Merrow Machine Co., and the "Radio Hospital," all in Hartford, until he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in January 1941. Mr. Kirtland served in the North African Campaign from November 1943 until November 1944 and had served until the wars end in 1945. He and his wife were married in May 1944, and had lived in Massachusetts before moving to Manchester in 1956 where he was a Wells St., resident for 41 years before moving to Wallingford two years ago. Mr. Kirtland was a licensed Sound Engineer and had been employed by Stromberg-Carlson and Tel-Rad, both in Hartford, until his retirement in 1977.
Besides his wife, Mr. Kirtland is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn D. "Kitty" and William Phillips III of Wallingford; his grandchildren, Elizabeth Chubet, Jennifer Yother and William Phillips IV; his sister, Marion F.K. Vogt of North Truro, Mass.; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by is two sisters, Carrie E.K. Dougherty and Gladys A.K. Sheffield.
His family will receive relatives and friends in the Wallingford Funeral Home, 809 N. Main St. Ext., Wallingford, Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m. Graveside funeral services and burial in East Cemetery in Manchester will be private. In lieu of flowers, gifts in his memory may be sent to Manchester Memorial Hospital Development Fund, 71 Haynes St., Manchester, CT 06040.
WALLINGFORD -- Albert R. "Reg" Kirtland, 85, Ashlar Village (Pond Ridge,) Wallingford, died Thursday, March 15, 2001, in the Masonic Geriatric Healthcare Center in Wallingford after a lengthy illness. He was the beloved husband of 56 years to Doris Roth Kirtland.
Born in Hartford, Aug. 26, 1915, a son of the late Ernest V. and Carrie S. Brooks Kirtland, he had attended Henry C. Dwight School, Alfred E. Burr School and Buckley High School, all in Hartford, graduating in 1933 and was a member of the National Honor Society. Following his graduation, he had been employed by Colt Firearms, the Merrow Machine Co., and the "Radio Hospital," all in Hartford, until he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in January 1941. Mr. Kirtland served in the North African Campaign from November 1943 until November 1944 and had served until the wars end in 1945. He and his wife were married in May 1944, and had lived in Massachusetts before moving to Manchester in 1956 where he was a Wells St., resident for 41 years before moving to Wallingford two years ago. Mr. Kirtland was a licensed Sound Engineer and had been employed by Stromberg-Carlson and Tel-Rad, both in Hartford, until his retirement in 1977.
Besides his wife, Mr. Kirtland is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn D. "Kitty" and William Phillips III of Wallingford; his grandchildren, Elizabeth Chubet, Jennifer Yother and William Phillips IV; his sister, Marion F.K. Vogt of North Truro, Mass.; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by is two sisters, Carrie E.K. Dougherty and Gladys A.K. Sheffield.
His family will receive relatives and friends in the Wallingford Funeral Home, 809 N. Main St. Ext., Wallingford, Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m. Graveside funeral services and burial in East Cemetery in Manchester will be private. In lieu of flowers, gifts in his memory may be sent to Manchester Memorial Hospital Development Fund, 71 Haynes St., Manchester, CT 06040.
Born in Hartford, Aug. 26, 1915, a son of the late Ernest V. and Carrie S. Brooks Kirtland, he had attended Henry C. Dwight School, Alfred E. Burr School and Buckley High School, all in Hartford, graduating in 1933 and was a member of the National Honor Society. Following his graduation, he had been employed by Colt Firearms, the Merrow Machine Co., and the "Radio Hospital," all in Hartford, until he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in January 1941. Mr. Kirtland served in the North African Campaign from November 1943 until November 1944 and had served until the wars end in 1945. He and his wife were married in May 1944, and had lived in Massachusetts before moving to Manchester in 1956 where he was a Wells St., resident for 41 years before moving to Wallingford two years ago. Mr. Kirtland was a licensed Sound Engineer and had been employed by Stromberg-Carlson and Tel-Rad, both in Hartford, until his retirement in 1977.
Besides his wife, Mr. Kirtland is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn D. "Kitty" and William Phillips III of Wallingford; his grandchildren, Elizabeth Chubet, Jennifer Yother and William Phillips IV; his sister, Marion F.K. Vogt of North Truro, Mass.; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by is two sisters, Carrie E.K. Dougherty and Gladys A.K. Sheffield.
His family will receive relatives and friends in the Wallingford Funeral Home, 809 N. Main St. Ext., Wallingford, Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m. Graveside funeral services and burial in East Cemetery in Manchester will be private. In lieu of flowers, gifts in his memory may be sent to Manchester Memorial Hospital Development Fund, 71 Haynes St., Manchester, CT 06040.
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