- Date Of Birth: January 7, 1931
- Date Of Death: May 12, 2018
- State: Connecticut
Adele Barton, 87, beloved mother and friend, passed away on at Masonicare Hospice on May 12, 2018 after a brief illness. She entered this world on January 7, 1931 in Torrington, CT, born to Arthur Lake and Irene (Walker) Leonard. She grew up in Yalesville, CT and was raised by her mother and grandparents, Faye and Bessie Walker. She often talked about riding along with her grandfather on his coal and ice deliveries throughout town. Adele graduated from prep school at Northfield/Mount Herman in Massachusetts and received her Associates Degree from Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts. She worked at Trinity College before marrying her ex-husband Arnold (Red) Barton (2018) in 1956. They settled in Durham, CT until the birth of their fourth child prompted a move to Yalesville, CT in 1968.
She is survived by her daughter Linda Barton Rolstone and three sons; Kenneth Barton (Michael Cowles), David Barton (Diana), Glen Barton (Loy Hayes), and Sri Lankan son, Anu Walaliyadda (Paula Clogher). She was especially proud of her six grandchildren Emily Brandt (Chris), Geoffrey Rolstone, Hilary Rolstone, James Rolstone, Shea Barton, Conlan Barton and and her very special great grandchildren Reaghan and Easton James “EJ” Brandt as well as her long-time four-legged companion Tucker. Although an only child, Adele’s cousins, Maridell Mason (2017), Betty Czaplicki of South Glastonbury, CT, Marcia Felber of Watch Hill, RI, Bryce Honeywell of Springfield, VT and Russ Leonard of Yankton, SD were very much like her sisters and brothers.
