 1917 - 2016 (98 years)
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| Name |
John Robert Emmette |
| Born |
8 Jun 1917 |
Middletown, Connecticut, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
11 Feb 2016 |
Middletown, Connecticut, USA |
| Buried |
Pine Grove Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States |
| Person ID |
I26553 |
Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
14 Nov 2018 |
| Family |
Shirley Inez Russell, b. 3 Jun 1917, Middletown, Connecticut, USA , d. 4 Dec 2004, Middletown, Connecticut, USA (Age 87 years) |
| Married |
4 Oct 1941 |
Middletown, Connecticut, USA |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
14 Nov 2018 |
| Family ID |
F12964 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 8 Jun 1917 - Middletown, Connecticut, USA |
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| Married - 4 Oct 1941 - Middletown, Connecticut, USA |
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| Died - 11 Feb 2016 - Middletown, Connecticut, USA |
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 | Buried - - Pine Grove Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States |
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| Notes |
- John Robert Emmette, 98, of Middletown, husband of the late Shirley (Russell) Emmette, passed away at home on February 11, 2016. Born on June 8, 1917 in Middletown, he was the son of the late Harry and Edith (Almond) Emmette. John attended Middletown High School, Class of 1937, where he excelled in athletics. Sports were the love of his life particularly golf, basketball and track where he held several MHS track records. For many years he worked at assembling prototypes and retired from Standard-Knapp in Portland. John married Shirley on October 4, 1941 and spent sixty-three years raising a family, traveling and enjoying grandchildren until her passing in 2004. John is survived by his son, Jay Emmette and his wife, Heidi of Middletown; his daughter Lynn Boyer of Dallas, TX and nephew, Robert Emmette and his wife, Fiona of NY. He also leaves five grandchildren, Brenda Brown (Tim), Todd Emmette (Heather), Noelle Raymond (David), Brian Butterfield (Meredith) and David Butterfield; eight great-grandchildren, Alicia Godbout, Janis and Megan Emmette, Morgan, Tucker and Tyson Raymond and Owen and Townsend Butterfield and two great great grandchildren, Adriana Moffet and Wyatt Emmette. Along with his wife and parents, John was predeceased by his brother, Almond Emmette and his sister, Flora Emmette Rattee. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 24th at 6:30 at Doolittle Funeral Home, 14 Old Church Street, Middletown. Burial will be private in Pine Grove Cemetery. Family and friends may call on Wednesday evening from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in John?s memory may be made to First Church of Christ General Fund, 190 Court Street, Middletown, CT 06457.
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