Lawrence Gill

He was born December 14, 1939 in New Britain, the son of the late Andrew and Florence (Ercolani) Gill.

He was a lifelong resident of Southington and retired from CL&P/Northeast Utilities. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Larry was an avid golfer and a member of the Elks, Falcons Nest 307, American Legion Post #72 and the Sons of Italy; he was a retired volunteer fire fighter from Plantsville Co. #2.

Besides his loving wife Rosa, he is survived by his daughters Karen Gill-Richey of Oceanside, CA; Debra and husband Richard Coppola and Trish Gill all of Southington and a son L. Andrew Gill of Englewood, NJ; eight grandchildren Kaleigh and Dylan Richey; AJ and Jimmy Menard, Catherine and Joseph Coppola; Austin and Olivia Gill. He is also survived by his brother Richard Gill and wife Kathleen of South Meriden; sister-in-law Louise and husband Percy Page and sister-in-law Teresa Nall all of Carthage NC; daughter in-law Lisa Albrecht-Schmidt; and nieces Lisa, Donna, Amy, Sara, Shari, Heather and Jennifer and nephew Timothy and many cousins.

A Memorial Mass will be held Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 9:15 a.m. from the DellaVecchia Funeral Home, 211 N. Main St. to St. Aloysius Church, 254 Burritt St; Plantsville at 10 am. Inurnment will be with Military Honors at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Meriden. Calling hours will be Wednesday, March 2nd from 5-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Dana Farber, PO Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284.