More detail on this person: Delbert "Del" N.
Cornell, 68, of Newington, passed away
unexpectedly on Friday, February 10, 2017 at his
home. He was the beloved husband of Eileen Bloch.
Born in Norwich, son of the late Levi B. Cornell,
Jr. and Pauline L. (St. Martin) Cornell, he was a
longtime Newington resident. Along with his
parents he was predeceased by brother, Craig B.
Cornell of Mansfield. He is survived by brothers
Robert N. Cornell (Debra) of Coventry, Donn L.
Cornell of Madison, Benjamin L. Cornell (Jane) of
Hampton, and Willard S. Cornell (Lisa) of
Mansfield, along with several cousins, nieces and
nephews. Del served his country honorably in the
U.S. Army as a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam
War and then the Army Reserves. He was
employed by the Dept. of Motor Vehicles for 28
years until his retirement as Division Chief. He
will be dearly missed by his hot rod buddies, Tom
Shirshac, Barry Graugard, Len Widener and Monty
Provost, who came weekly to work with him on their
projects. We are proud of the restoration he did
of his Dad's original 1959 State Police cruiser
that he subsequently donated to the Connecticut
State Police Museum. His most enjoyable project
was restoring a 1931 Model A Ford as a father/son
project during the 1990's. A special thank you
also to Jerry Longo, Tony Dellafiore and Chet
Camellieri and the gang. His funeral will be held
on Thursday, Feb. 16th, at 9:00 a.m. at the
Newington Memorial Funeral Home, 20 Bonair Ave.,
Newington, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial
at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary's Church, Newington. He
will be laid to rest with military honors in West
Meadow Cemetery, Newington. Relatives and
friends are invited to call on Wednesday, from
4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Newington Memorial. To share
a memory with his family, please visit us at
www.newingtonmemorial.com
Burial: West Meadow Cemetery, Newington,
Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Burial information: West Meadow Cemetery, Newington, CT
This information was last updated 03/08/2017
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