Carlton J. ‘Cartie’ Ovitt

NORTH CANAAN — Carlton J. “Cartie” Ovitt, 77, of Whitford Court died Sept. 26, 2015, at Sharon Hospital.  He was the husband of Margaret (Parmalee) Ovitt.  

Cartie was born Nov. 13, 1937, in Rhinebeck, N.Y., son of the late Edna Lucy (King) and Ronald Sabin Ovitt.

Cartie worked as a truck driver for Hitchcock Brothers in North Canaan for nearly 40 years.  Never one to slow down, after leaving the trucking company he began working for the town of North Canaan.  

On his days off from the town he could be found mowing and trimming the grounds of Mountain View Cemetery.  Cartie loved gardening, but his passion was masonry work. 

In addition to his wife, Cartie is survived by his four children,  Sherri Ovitt of Torrington, Carla Hitchcock and her husband, Martin, of North Canaan, Lisa Keith and her husband, Glenn, of Goshen and Carlton J. Ovitt II and his girl friend, Cathy Schmitt, of North Canaan; his sisters and brothers, Eleanor Heineman and her husband, Horst, of Newington, Roger Ovitt and his wife, Barbara, of Florida, Raymond Ovitt and his wife, Marie, of Falls Village, Wayne Ovitt of Pittsfield, Mass., Brian Ovitt and his wife, Alice, of Sheffield, Mass., Joy Ovitt Eichstedt of Easton, Mass., Robert Ovitt of Southfield, Mass., and Garry Ovitt and his wife, Cheryl, of Sheffield; nine grandchildren, Corey, Jackie, Sarah, Erica, Carlton, Brittany, Thomas, Travis and Glenna; and four great-grandchildren, Skye, Gus, Zachary and Autumn.  

Cartie was predeceased by his brothers Ronald and Jerry.

A celebration of Cartie’s Life will be held on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 2 to 5 p.m. at Couch-Pipa VFW Post 6851, 104 S. Canaan Road, in North Canaan.                                  

Memorial donations may be sent to either the North Canaan Volunteer Ambulance Corps, P.O Box 178, North Canaan, CT 06018, or the Canaan Fire Company, 4 Main St., North Canaan, CT 06018.  

Arrangements are under the care of the Newkirk-Palmer Funeral Home in North Canaan.