Ronald Hill HOLDEN

HOLDEN, Ronald Hill
Ronald Hill Holden, 78, of Windsor, beloved husband of the late Patricia (LaRose) Holden, died peacefully on Saturday (September 24, 2011) at Hartford Hospital. Born on April 11, 1933 in Springfield, MA, he was the son of the late Walter and Helane (Hill) Holden. Ronald was a graduate of Windsor Locks High School with the Class of 1950, and went on to serve with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. In 1964 he was married to the love of his life, Patricia LaRose, and together they lived in Windsor Locks and Canterbury, before settling in Windsor in 1983. Ron worked for Kaman Aerospace and retired in 1994, after 40 years of service. Ron was a past member of the Windsor Elks Lodge # 2060 BPOE. He enjoyed golf and was an avid UCONN men's and women's basketball fan. Ron was a stamp collector and spent a great deal of time volunteering at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks. A kind, caring and devoted husband, father, brother, grandfather and friend he will be greatly missed by all. He leaves his daughters, Kim Bilas and her husband Walter of Suffield and Tracey Holden of W. Springfield; his sisters, Arden Towill of Los Angeles, CA and Gayle Barrette and her husband Steven of Peoria, AZ; and grandsons, Ryan and Zachary Bilas of Suffield.
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 10 a.m. at the Carmon Poquonock Funeral Home, 1816 Poquonock Ave., Windsor. Burial will follow in Windsor Veteran's Memorial Cemetery. His family will receive friends on Monday, September 26, 2011, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Carmon Poquonock Funeral Home, Windsor. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the New England Air Museum, Bradley International Airport, 36 Perimeter Rd., Windsor Locks, CT 06096. Please visit us at www.carmonfuneralhome.com for online condolences.