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Richard Elwood Backe

1943 - 2020

BORN

1943

DIED

2020

FUNERAL HOME

Rose Hill Funeral Home

580 Elm Street

Rocky Hill, Connecticut

Richard Backe Obituary

Name: Visitation for Richard Elwood Backe
Start: 2020-01-22T23:00:00.000Z
End: 2020-01-23T01:00:00.000Z
Location: Rose Hill Funeral Home

Richard Elwood Backe, 75, of Cincinnati, OH, died on Saturday, December 14, 2019. He was born on December 18, 1943, in Hartford, to Austin Backe and Thelma (Pratt) Backe and was raised in Rocky Hill. He was predeceased by his wife, June (Forastiere) Backe. He is survived by his four children, Matthew Backe, Sarah Backe, Toni Backe, and Jennifer Backe. Rich was a member of Washington Lodge No. 81, A. F. and A. M., of Cromwell. Visitation will be held at Rose Hill Funeral Home, 580 Elm Street, Rocky Hill, on Wednesday, (January 22, 2020) from 6–8 p.m. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 10 AM in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Rocky Hill. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking for donations to be made to the American Diabetes Association or The Leukemia And Lymphoma Society.

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Published by Hartford Courant on Jan. 19, 2020.

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January 19, 2020

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Rose Hill Funeral Home

580 Elm Street, Rocky Hill, CT 06067

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Rose Hill Memorial Park

Rocky Hill, CT

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580 Elm Street, Rocky Hill, CT 06067

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