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Thomas Rolfe Obituary
He was born March 2, 1952, in New London to Donald R. and Betty Mae (Wilbur) Rolfe.
Hew was raised in Ledyard and graduated from Ledyard High School in 1971. While in high school, he was a member of the Ledyard Fire Department, and after high school, he was trained and certified as a welder at Electric Boat. Prior to health problems, he was employed by the Town of Groton Public Works Department. He took great pride serving as a volunteer at the Willimantic soup kitchen.
He is survived by his mother of Placentia, Calif.; his sisters and their families, Linda and Larry Herman of Ledyard; Patricia and Brent Nelson of Enfield, Donna Walker and Dawn Smith of Preston, and Nancy and Robert Schwarzberg of Plancentia. He is also survived by his nieces and nephews, Larry and Marisa Herman of Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, Lisa and Robert Keeler of Enfield, Danielle Bakkee of Middletown, Jennifer and John Himes of Buena Park, Calif., Jessica and Joshua Schwarzberg of Placentia, and Richard and Crystal Walker of Ledyard; and four great-nephews and a great-niece.
He was predeceased by his father and twin brother, Richard A. Rolfe.
He will be fondly remembered by his entire family as a loving and devoted son, brother, and uncle, but most of all, by his sisters as the best brother you could have grown up with.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 14, 2006, at Bishop Seabury Episcopal Church, 256 North Road, Groton, with burial following at Avery-Stoddard Cemetery in Ledyard.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Covenant Soup Kitchen, 220 Valley St., Willimantic CT 06226.
The Impellitteri-Malia Funeral Home in New London has been entrusted with arrangements.
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for Thomas Rolfe
Kevin Matthews
March 30, 2023
pamela molcan
August 18, 2006
tom we will miss you never will i forget you
John Moynihan
August 13, 2006
Tom- My best buddy, my friend, the man who would give me the shirt off of his back. My life now has a huge gap in it because you are no longer her on earth. God took you from us because he was short an angel.
Val Workman
August 12, 2006
Linda,Larry and family~
I only got the chance to meet Tom twice.Im glad I had those few chances...as he was a very sweet person and fun to be around.
You will all be in my prayers
Jennifer Himes
August 12, 2006
I'm sorry that we couldn't make it to the memorial service. I will miss my uncle Tom. I didn't know him as well as I would have liked but I still have fond memories of him. He always said kind things about his family and I could tell that his family roles of "brother, son, and uncle" meant a lot to him. He would always tell me when he wanted to talk to my mom on the phone that he "wanted to talk to his little sis'. She's your mother, but she'll always be my little sis." I also appreciated all the stories my mom has told me about how he would try and look out for her when they were growing up. May God give grace to our family as we grieve our loss.
Cathy/Susan Gray
August 12, 2006
Words can never express enough at this time.We want you to know that our heart goes out to all of the family.Thomas will always be with you all and in your hearts!
All our Love
Cathy and Susan Gray
Terri collins
August 12, 2006
my deepest sympathy to Tom's family..I worked with Tom at Benny's for many years...He was a terrific person and will be missed...God bless you Tom..your friend always ..Terri
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