William Joseph Pitney

1927 - 2022

William "Bill" Joseph Pitney, 94, of East Granby, beloved husband for 65 years of Marie (Angello) Pitney, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Born in Broad Brook on October 29, 1927, son of the late Louis and Gertrude (Stein) Pitney, he was raised in Broad Brook and was a graduate of Ellsworth Memorial High School. After graduation, Bill enlisted in the US Army and served during World War II until his honorable discharge in 1948. When he returned home, he enrolled at Bentley University where he studied Accounting. Bill spent most of his career at P/A Industries in Bloomfield until his retirement as a vice president after 40 years of service. Bill's avocation was as a musician. He was a founding member of the Hartford Bavarians where he was the drummer and the band's front man popularly known as "Hans". A resident of East Granby for over 60 years, Bill was an active member of the East Granby Veterans and took pleasure in serving in many roles in the community. He was a member of the Granby Jaycees and served as Santa Claus during the holiday season for over 60 years, he was a member and past president of the Simsbury Chamber of Commerce and served as treasurer of many community groups and organizations including, the East Granby Public Library, Metacomet Homes, Inc., and the Boy Scouts of America. A devout Catholic throughout his life, Bill was a longtime parishioner of St. Bernard's Roman Catholic Church in Tariffville, where he served on the Parish Council and as a Eucharistic Minister. More recently, he was a communicant of St. Therese Parish in Granby and for the last 25 years he had volunteered for the Little Sisters of the Poor in Enfield. Bill and his wife Marie were recognized for their service to the Archdiocese of Hartford in 2017, when they received the St. Joseph Medal of Appreciation. Besides his wife, he leaves three children, Lynne Pitney Goss and her husband Dennis of Somers, Robert W. Pitney and his wife Kathryn of South Windsor, and Carl T. Pitney of Tariffville; six grandchildren, Christine Goss of Somers, William H. Pitney of East Granby, Sean Pitney of East Granby, Gregory Rabus and his wife Jennifer of Canada, Matthew Rabus of Ellington, and Patrick Rabus of Colorado; a sister-in-law, Phyllis Maloy of Suffern, NY; and many great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by four brothers, Louis, Kenneth, Thomas, and James Pitney. His family will receive friends on Friday, May 27, 5-8 p.m., at the Hayes-Huling & Carmon Funeral Home, 364 Salmon Brook St., Granby. Family and friends may gather on Saturday, May 28, 10 a.m., at the Hayes-Huling & Carmon Funeral Home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial, 11 a.m., at St. Therese Parish, 120 West Granby Rd. (Route 20), Granby. Burial with Military Honors will follow in St. Bernard Cemetery in the Tariffville section of Simsbury. Memorial donations may be made to the Little Sisters of the Poor, 1365 Enfield St., Enfield, CT 06082 or to a charity of the donor's choice. For online condolences please visit, www.carmonfuneralhome.com.