Arthur A. Rasimas

Arthur A. Rasimas, 87, of Newington, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, August 26, 2022. He grew up in Moscow, Pennsylvania. After high school, he attended Pennsylvania State University and then served in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Corporal. He was a quality control manager with a distinguished career, having worked at area electrical manufacturing companies before retiring from the Department of Defense. He was recognized for his work on the NASA Space Shuttle Program and the Hubble Telescope among others. He loved sports, was captain of his high school basketball team, was an avid fisherman, loved kayaking, country music and enjoyed taking care of his yard and gardens. Most of all, he loved his family. He was predeceased by his son, Thomas, brother Thomas, and sister Lillian (Rasimas) Browne. He is survived by his wife, Mary, son John and his wife Kathy, daughter Annmarie (Rasimas) Sullivan and her husband, Paul, and daughter-in-law Mary Conway. He is also survived by grandchildren Nicole (Rasimas) Lara and her husband Cesar, Andrea Rasimas, Kathryn and Brian Rasimas, and Julia Sullivan, his great-grandson C. Roman Lara, sister Dorothy (Ezak) and brother-in-law Jerry Griffin. Relatives and friends are invited to call on Friday morning, September 2, 2022, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Duska Family Funeral Homes at Newington Memorial, 20 Bonair Ave., followed by the Celebration of the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 a.m. at Annunciation Parish at Church of the Holy Spirit, Newington. Burial with Military Honors will be held in West Meadow Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to: Sub-Vets Club, 40 School Street, Groton, CT 06340. To share a memory or leave an online condolence, please visit: www.duksa.net.