Clifford A. Gustafson, 89, of Portland-Cobalt Rd., Portland, passed away peacefully with his family by his side, on Monday (March 18, 2008), at Middlesex Hospital. He was the beloved husband of 67 years of Helen E. Iverson. Born in Portland, June 18, 1918, a son of the late Charles A. and Amelia Charlotta Johansdotter Gustafson, he was a lifelong Portland resident.
He had been employed as an insurance professional for the Aetna Life and Casualty Company for many years until his retirement. He had a deep love for the sea having also worked as a marine surveyor and as a boat Captain often powering large yachts to Florida and back.
He was a member of the Warren Lodge No. 51 AF &AM and had been a Past-Master (1964). He also was a member of the National Association of Marine Surveyors, and the Hemlock Grange No. 182 as well as a member of Zion Lutheran Church.
Besides his wife, Helen, he is survived by his daughters, Nancy Droit and her husband Jimmy of Glendale, AZ, and Elise O'Brien and her husband David of Portland; his son Charles M. Gustafson and his wife Jane of Chester; his daughter-in-law Katherine "Kit" Gustafson of Canterbury; his son-in-law Peter Van Aken and his wife Candace of Winchester, MA; his grandchildren Christina Van Aken, David Van Aken, Sara Beth Droit, Joseph Droit, Tara Laubach, Eric Gustafson, Kevin O'Brien, Christopher O'Brien, Katherine O'Brien; his sisters Jane Bartolotta of Higganum, and Margaret Randazzo of Portland, and many nephews and nieces. He was predeceased by his daughter Carol Van Aken, his son Clifford E. Gustafson, his sisters Ethel Lamb and Helen Spencer, and his brothers Arnold and Alf Gustafson.
His family will receive relatives and friends in the Portland Memorial Funeral Home, 231 Main St., Portland, Saturday from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
With the procession to Zion Lutheran Church for a service at 4 p.m. The Rev. James Reemts, Pastor, will officiate. Interment will follow in Swedish Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, gifts in his memory may be sent to the Block Island Maritime Institute, P.O. Box 358, Block Island, RI, 02807 for the purpose of educating adults and children alike on the wonders of the sea.
Published in the Hartford Courant on 3/20/2008
He had been employed as an insurance professional for the Aetna Life and Casualty Company for many years until his retirement. He had a deep love for the sea having also worked as a marine surveyor and as a boat Captain often powering large yachts to Florida and back.
He was a member of the Warren Lodge No. 51 AF &AM and had been a Past-Master (1964). He also was a member of the National Association of Marine Surveyors, and the Hemlock Grange No. 182 as well as a member of Zion Lutheran Church.
Besides his wife, Helen, he is survived by his daughters, Nancy Droit and her husband Jimmy of Glendale, AZ, and Elise O'Brien and her husband David of Portland; his son Charles M. Gustafson and his wife Jane of Chester; his daughter-in-law Katherine "Kit" Gustafson of Canterbury; his son-in-law Peter Van Aken and his wife Candace of Winchester, MA; his grandchildren Christina Van Aken, David Van Aken, Sara Beth Droit, Joseph Droit, Tara Laubach, Eric Gustafson, Kevin O'Brien, Christopher O'Brien, Katherine O'Brien; his sisters Jane Bartolotta of Higganum, and Margaret Randazzo of Portland, and many nephews and nieces. He was predeceased by his daughter Carol Van Aken, his son Clifford E. Gustafson, his sisters Ethel Lamb and Helen Spencer, and his brothers Arnold and Alf Gustafson.
His family will receive relatives and friends in the Portland Memorial Funeral Home, 231 Main St., Portland, Saturday from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
With the procession to Zion Lutheran Church for a service at 4 p.m. The Rev. James Reemts, Pastor, will officiate. Interment will follow in Swedish Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, gifts in his memory may be sent to the Block Island Maritime Institute, P.O. Box 358, Block Island, RI, 02807 for the purpose of educating adults and children alike on the wonders of the sea.
Published in the Hartford Courant on 3/20/2008
Clifford A. Gustafson, 89, of Portland-Cobalt Rd., Portland, passed away peacefully with his family by his side, on Monday (March 18, 2008), at Middlesex Hospital. He was the beloved husband of 67 years of Helen E. Iverson. Born in Portland, June 18, 1918, a son of the late Charles A. and Amelia Charlotta Johansdotter Gustafson, he was a lifelong Portland resident.
He had been employed as an insurance professional for the Aetna Life and Casualty Company for many years until his retirement. He had a deep love for the sea having also worked as a marine surveyor and as a boat Captain often powering large yachts to Florida and back.
He was a member of the Warren Lodge No. 51 AF &AM and had been a Past-Master (1964). He also was a member of the National Association of Marine Surveyors, and the Hemlock Grange No. 182 as well as a member of Zion Lutheran Church.
Besides his wife, Helen, he is survived by his daughters, Nancy Droit and her husband Jimmy of Glendale, AZ, and Elise O'Brien and her husband David of Portland; his son Charles M. Gustafson and his wife Jane of Chester; his daughter-in-law Katherine "Kit" Gustafson of Canterbury; his son-in-law Peter Van Aken and his wife Candace of Winchester, MA; his grandchildren Christina Van Aken, David Van Aken, Sara Beth Droit, Joseph Droit, Tara Laubach, Eric Gustafson, Kevin O'Brien, Christopher O'Brien, Katherine O'Brien; his sisters Jane Bartolotta of Higganum, and Margaret Randazzo of Portland, and many nephews and nieces. He was predeceased by his daughter Carol Van Aken, his son Clifford E. Gustafson, his sisters Ethel Lamb and Helen Spencer, and his brothers Arnold and Alf Gustafson.
His family will receive relatives and friends in the Portland Memorial Funeral Home, 231 Main St., Portland, Saturday from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
With the procession to Zion Lutheran Church for a service at 4 p.m. The Rev. James Reemts, Pastor, will officiate. Interment will follow in Swedish Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, gifts in his memory may be sent to the Block Island Maritime Institute, P.O. Box 358, Block Island, RI, 02807 for the purpose of educating adults and children alike on the wonders of the sea.
Published in the Hartford Courant on 3/20/2008
He had been employed as an insurance professional for the Aetna Life and Casualty Company for many years until his retirement. He had a deep love for the sea having also worked as a marine surveyor and as a boat Captain often powering large yachts to Florida and back.
He was a member of the Warren Lodge No. 51 AF &AM and had been a Past-Master (1964). He also was a member of the National Association of Marine Surveyors, and the Hemlock Grange No. 182 as well as a member of Zion Lutheran Church.
Besides his wife, Helen, he is survived by his daughters, Nancy Droit and her husband Jimmy of Glendale, AZ, and Elise O'Brien and her husband David of Portland; his son Charles M. Gustafson and his wife Jane of Chester; his daughter-in-law Katherine "Kit" Gustafson of Canterbury; his son-in-law Peter Van Aken and his wife Candace of Winchester, MA; his grandchildren Christina Van Aken, David Van Aken, Sara Beth Droit, Joseph Droit, Tara Laubach, Eric Gustafson, Kevin O'Brien, Christopher O'Brien, Katherine O'Brien; his sisters Jane Bartolotta of Higganum, and Margaret Randazzo of Portland, and many nephews and nieces. He was predeceased by his daughter Carol Van Aken, his son Clifford E. Gustafson, his sisters Ethel Lamb and Helen Spencer, and his brothers Arnold and Alf Gustafson.
His family will receive relatives and friends in the Portland Memorial Funeral Home, 231 Main St., Portland, Saturday from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
With the procession to Zion Lutheran Church for a service at 4 p.m. The Rev. James Reemts, Pastor, will officiate. Interment will follow in Swedish Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, gifts in his memory may be sent to the Block Island Maritime Institute, P.O. Box 358, Block Island, RI, 02807 for the purpose of educating adults and children alike on the wonders of the sea.
Published in the Hartford Courant on 3/20/2008
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