- Date Of Birth: September 13, 1927
- Date Of Death: May 11, 2017
- State: Connecticut
Wallace Joseph Burtis, 89, of Colchester and formerly of Moodus/East Haddam, passed away Thursday (May 11, 2017) at Middlesex Hospital Hospice, Middletown, CT. Born September 13, 1927 in Mt. Vernon, NY, he was the son of the late Herman LeRoy “Roy” and Katherine (Aspenleiter) Burtis, and brother of the late LeRoy Albert “Buddy” Burtis. In January of 1945, at the age of 17, Wallace enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving proudly during World War II aboard both the U.S.S. O’Hare and Watts before his honorable discharge at the rank of Seaman First Class in July of 1946. On October 9, 1948, he married his high school sweetheart, Jane W. Northrop, in Mt. Vernon, NY. Jane and Wally raised their family in Mt. Vernon and Yorktown, NY, before retiring in Moodus, CT in 1984. Together they shared 63 years of marriage before she predeceased him on August 2, 2012. Wallace had worked as a Firefighter/Chief’s Aide for the Mt. Vernon Fire Dept. from 1950 to 1984 before retiring to Moodus in 1984. Wally and Jane together became active members of the community. He was a member of the East Haddam Lions, Baron-Smith-Golec American Legion Post 156 and St.
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