George-Ansbro-Obituary

George Andrew Ansbro

Bloomfield, Connecticut

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DIED
November 5, 2011
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Bloomfield, Connecticut

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ANSBRO – George, 96, died on November 5, 2011. He was a resident of the Duncaster Retirement Community in Bloomfield, CT. Beloved husband of 65 years of Jo-Anne; father of Andrew, John, Marianne (Mimi), Karen Ansbro Leone, and Katie; grandfather of Georgia and Patrick Maloney, Max and Mellora Ansbro and Grace and George Leone. George was a radio/TV announcer for NBC and ABC in New York City from 1934 until 1990. Friends may call at Molloy Funeral Home, 906 Farmington Ave., West Hartford, CT, on Wednesday, November 9 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial on Thursday, November 10 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Bernard's Church, 7 Maple Street, Tariffville, CT. Graveside service and interment at the family's convenience at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY. George's family wishes to thank the staff members of McLean Hospice and Caleb Hitchcock Health Center for their wonderful end-of-life care. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions requested to Alzheimer's Association CT Chapter, 2075 Silas Deane Hwy, Suite 100 Rocky Hill, CT 06067 or online at http://www.alz.org/ct/in_my_community_donate.asp; McLean Hospice, 75 Great Pond Road, Simsbury, CT 06070 or online at http://mclean-foundation.org/; the Duncaster Residents' Association, or to a charity of the donor's choice. Online expressions of sympathy may be made at www.molloyfuneralhome.com

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George was my loving, gentle uncle and Godfather! I still miss him so very much. I remember when I moved to California from New Jersey I was so very surprised, yet happy, to hear his voice telling us the world and national news.