Duane Lee Hall

Duane Lee Hall, born October 11, 1924 in Belle Plaine, Kansas, passed away on October 2, 2013 in Middletown. He was an aerial and radio gunner in the Army Air Corps during WWII, a Chief Master Sergeant in the Air Force Reserves, and an elementary school teacher for over 30 years. Duane was an amazing son, husband, father, grandfather and friend. Duane is survived by a son, Phillip Hall of Santee, CA; a daughter, Valerie Manecke of Middletown and her daughters, Carlyand Rachel; a son, Steven Hall and his wife, Ellyn Ritchotte of Marysville, WA and their children Emyly, Eryn and Lee; a son, Jeffree Hall of Sebastopol, CA; a daughter, Laurie Hall of Fayetteville, AR and her daughter and son-in-law, Tiffany Hall-Scarmana and Christopher Scarmana, of Middletown. The family would like to thank the staff at Wadsworth Glen Health Care and Rehabilitation Center in Middletown for their tender, loving, exceptional care of Duane over the last 3 ½ years.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 7th at 5:00pm at Doolittle Funeral Home, 14 Old Church Street, Middletown, CT. Interment will be held at a later date at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, CA. Friends and family may call before the service from 4:00 to 5:00pm at the funeral home and may share memories or send messages of condolence to the family at www.doolittlefuneralservice.com. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a local humane society or animal shelter in Duane's memory.