Hadley, LaPointe, Morrison: Recent Death Notices From Haddam, East Haddam & Killingworth

EAST HADDAM, CT — Recent death notices from Haddam, East Haddam and Killingworth.

Ronald J. Gresl, 79, of Higganum, died Oct. 3 at Middlesex Hospital. Born in Middletown, he worked for 43 years at Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford and was a member of Ye Olde Lebanon Towne Militia, a group of Revolutionary War re-enactors. He is survived by his wife, Denise (Zlotowski) Gresl.

Matthew Carl Hadley, 36, of Haddam, died Sept. 26. A 2008 graduate of Haddam-Killingworth High School, he earned a welding certificate from Lincoln Tech. He is survived by his wife, Kelly (Moran) Hadley, his parents and his sister.

George H. Purdell, 79, of East Haddam, died Sept. 26 at home. An Army veteran of the Vietnam War, he worked for the state Department of Transportation for more than 40 years and retired as assistant director of purchasing. He is survived by his wife, Debra (Lohneiss) Purdell, his children, Michael and Jennifer Purdell, two brothers and three grandchildren.

Marjorie W. DeBold, 91, of Higganum, died Sept. 25 at home. Born in Pittsburgh, she graduated from UC Berkeley, married Richard C. DeBold in 1957 and moved to Higganum, where they became the second owners of the historic Kelsey home.

Robert Edwin "Bob" LaPointe, 77, of Killingworth, died Aug. 19 at Middlesex Hospital. Born in Caswell, Maine, he was head of environmental services at Astoria Park in Bridgeport and Talmadge Park in East Haven. He is survived by his husband, Joseph Minervini, and his children.

Thomas Joseph Morrison, 72, of East Haddam, died Aug. 18. Born in Jersey City, N.J., he moved to Connecticut with his family in 1965. The widower of Dorothy Morrison, he is survived by his brother, David Morrison, three sisters and a stepson, Robert Kostoss.

Shane M. Pasanio, 52, of East Haddam, died Aug. 16. A website developer and multimedia professional, he ran his own business, SKP Design & Imaging. He is survived by his wife, Kimberly Pasanio.

Tom Stevens, 86, of Killingworth, died Aug. 1. Born in Canada, he studied architecture and spent more than 50 years in construction, working his way up from laborer to supervisor on industrial, commercial and residential projects.