Richard George Ferland

Richard George Ferland, 64, of Windsor, beloved husband of Gunilla Ferland died on Tuesday, (April 29, 2003) at St. Francis Hospital. Born in Hartford, son of the late Alyre and Beatrice (Girard) Ferland, he grew up in Hartford and was a graduate of Hartford Public High School and Villanova University, class of 1961. After graduation, he enlisted in the United States Navy, and served during the Cuban Missile Crisis. After being discharged as a Lieutenant, Richard returned to Connecticut and started his career as a medical sales representative. In his free time, he loved to catch fish and lobster on his boat in Old Saybrook and play tennis with his friends. Richard also owned a dock in Old Saybrook, where he would meet with fellow fisherman and swap stories. A doting husband, father, and grandfather, and brother, Richard also had a very close relationship with his eight nieces and nephews and their children. Besides his wife of 36 years, he leaves a son, Niclas Alyre Ferland and his wife Sara of Madison; a daughter, Jennifer Ferland Nance and her husband Mark of Thornton, CO; three sisters, Terese Cymerys of Windsor, Claire Manly of Windsor, May Reading of Wethersfield; and his two grandchildren whom he adored, Patrick and Neil Ferland. Family and friends may gather Saturday, May 3, at 11 a.m. at the Carmon Windsor Funeral Home, 807 Bloomfield Ave., Windsor, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial, 12 noon at St. Bernard Church, 7 Maple St., Tariffville. Burial will be private. His family will receive friends on Friday, May 2, from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to St. Francis Hospital, Attn: Hoffman Heart Institute, 114 Woodland St., Hartford, CT 06105.