Heinz H. AMARELL

AMARELL, Heinz H.
Heinz H. Amarell, 82, of Kensington, loving husband of Dorothea (Eck) Amarell, died Tuesday at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford. Born in Silbach, Germany, son of the late Werner and the late Hedwig (Hartleb) Amarell, he was educated in Germany where he received his PhD in Plant Physiology from Leipzig, and came to the United States in 1959 where he worked for The General Cigar Company where he was instrumental in the development of the shade tobacco plants, and retired as general manager at Imperial Nurseries in Granby. He loved gardening. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Hagen Amarell and his fiancé Rose Qiu of Bernardsville, NJ, and Martin and his wife Sina Amarell of Simsbury; and six grandchildren, Michael, Ehren, Sarah, Emily, Katie, and Timothy.
A memorial service will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Porter's Funeral Home, 111 Chamberlain Highway, Berlin. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Connecticut Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 372 Danbury Road, Suite 200, Wilton, CT 06879. Directions to the funeral home can be found at www.portersfuneral.com