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Gunther Hepprich Obituary
Charlie was born Feb. 5, 1923, in Germany, the son of the late Walter and Martha (Wuttge) Hepprich and brother to the late Ursula Dinneen.
Charlie became a U.S. Citizen in 1936 and served in the U.S. Army Air Corp during World War II. He was co-owner and president of Cornwall Electric Co. from 1948 until his retirement in 1987. He was a member and founder of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Cornwall. In addition to being a charter member of the Cornwall Volunteer Fire Dept., Charlie was an active member of the Litchfield Hills Historical Automobile Club and served on the Board of Directors at the Torrington Savings Bank.
He was predeceased by his wife of 58 years, Emily R. (Henkel) Hepprich; and his son, Gary Hepprich
Charlie will be greatly missed by his daughter, Kathy Tallardy of Westerly; daughter-in-law, Carol Hepprich of Cornwall Bridge; his grandson, Schane and his wife, Melissa Tallardy, of Westerly; and granddaughter, Kristy and her husband, Peter Christina, of Stonington; and his eight great-grandsons, Zachary, Aaron, Brandon, Kyler, Noah, Dylan, Caden and Logan. Charlie will be dearly missed by his love, Barbara Goff of Bakersville.
Funeral sevices will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at United Church of Christ, 8 Bolton Hill Road, Cornwall. Rites of Christian Burial to follow at Calhoun Cemetery. Calling hours are 4 to7 p.m. Friday, at Rowe Funeral Home, 283 Torrington Road, Route 202, Litchfield.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: The Gary Hepprich Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Cornwall Volunteer Fire Dept., P.O. Box 180, West Cornwall, CT 06796 or to St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 7 Bolton Hill Road, Cornwall, CT 06753.
Kindly visit www.rowefuneralhome.org to send the family an online condolence.
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Sandy & Dusty Sandmeyer
October 1, 2013
We are so very sorry to hear of Charlie's passing. He was a dear friend to Dot and Ralph for many years and we enjoyed him so much as well. Sorry we missed the service. We only realized he had passed on reading the Cornwall Chronicle. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Mark & Alicia North
September 28, 2013
Dear Kathy, Carol, Kristy, Shane, Barbara and familes,
Our hearts are with you at this very difficult time. We were so very sad to say goodbye to Charlie last weekend. He will always hold a special place in our hearts. Thank you for sharing such a beautiful remembrance of his life. We were blessed to have known him.
Mark, Alicia, Ben & Alex North
Leslie Packer
September 23, 2013
I am so sorry. You are all in my prayers. Peace be with you. He will be greatly missed.
September 21, 2013
Kathy, so sorry to learn of Charlie's passing. Our sympathy goes to your whole family. We learned of the service today too late to make arrangements to go. Sincerely, Linda and Howard Huempfner
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Martha and Charles Molkenthin
September 19, 2013
We are so sorry for you loss. Our prayers and thoughts are with your family as you go through this rough time. May your memories be your comfort.
cindy curioso
September 19, 2013
Kathy, I am so sorry for your loss, thoughts and prayers to you and your family
Laurie Lewis
September 19, 2013
Dear Kathy, Shane, Melissa, Kristy, Pete and sons, we are thinking of all of you and praying that our great God would pour out his grace and mercy as you walk through this time. Mace, Laurie, Matthew, Andrew and Aaron
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