Edward Joseph SOLTIS

SOLTIS, Edward Joseph
Edward Joseph Soltis, 87, of Colchester, died November 16, 2012. He leaves his wife of 58 years, Agnes B. (Kosak) Soltis. Born September 20, 1925 to Maria Marcella (Nadolski) and Michael Soltowski in Zloczow Tarnopole, Poland, he emigrated to Canada at the age of 12 and, later, to Elizabeth, NJ and finally settled in CT. Mr. Soltis became a US citizen, served in the New Jersey National Guard, 119th Fighter Squadron, was an Auxiliary Police Officer in New Britain, Hartford and Colchester for 22 years and obtained his High School Diploma at the age of 51 from Hartford Adult High School in 1976. He worked for 37 years at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft in East Hartford in Machine Repair, specializing in large, high precision machinery. Following retirement, he returned to work at Mohegan Sun Casino as a security guard for 10 years. He enjoyed sitting quietly on his deck observing nature, deer hunting and traveling to visit his children and grandchildren in Florida, Montana and Colorado. Besides his parents, he is predeceased by his brother, Tadeusz Soltowski, who was killed in WWII in the Canadian Service (The Royal Canadian Regiment). He is survived by his five children, Theresa Levesque of Canterbury, Diane Stowe and husband, Thomas of Hebron, Tedmond J. Soltis and wife, Susan of Kremmling, CO, Linda Cloutier and husband, Daniel of Venice, FL and Peter J. Soltis and partner, Lisa Sallee of Englewood, FL; 10 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
The Memorial Liturgy will be celebrated 9 a.m. Tuesday (Nov. 20th) directly at St. Andrew Church, 128 Norwich Avenue, Colchester. Interment with military honors will follow in the New St. Andrew Cemetery. There are no calling hours. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Missionaries of the Poor, P.O. Box 29893, Atlanta, GA 30359 or to the catholic charity of one's choice. Care of arrangements has been entrusted to the Aurora-McCarthy Funeral Home of Colchester.