Thomas A. Jeffway, Sr., 90, of Bristol, widower of Jean (Naylor) Jeffway, died on Friday, Dec. 2. Thomas was born on Oct. 2, 1932 in Easthampton, Mass., and was a son of the late Harry and Rene (Moriarty) Jeffway. He was raised in Easthampton where he graduated from high school. He served in the United States Coast Guard before settling in Bristol where he was a longtime resident. He owned the former Chicken Delight in Hartford for many years and worked for the Department of Motor Vehicles before retiring. A parishioner of St. Gregory the Great Church, he enjoyed bus trips to the casino and time spent with his grandchildren.
Tom is survived by four children: Tom Jeffway, Jr., and wife, Beth of Windsor Locks, Veronica Vitale and husband, James of Terryville, Linda Lewandoski and husband, Mark, of Terryville, and Carol Cyr and husband, Chet of Bristol; a sister: Dorothy Ramsey Stoffa of Massachusetts; eight grandchildren: Kelly Vitale, Shannon Itzo, Amy Moreland and husband Eric, Andy Lewandoski and wife Corrin, Ashley DiFusco and husband Ryan, Patrick Prevost, Jenna Jeffway, and Jim Vitale; seven great-grandchildren: Tyler and Jake Moreland, Gabriella and Madison Smith and Noah, Nikolas and Nathan DiFusco; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Dec. 8, at 11 a.m. at Funk Funeral Home, 35 Bellevue Ave., Bristol. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bristol. Relatives and friends may call at Funk Funeral Home on Thursday between 10 and 11 a.m. Please visit Tom’s memorial website at www.FunkFuneralHome.com.
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