Ernest Halsted


TORRINGTON — Ernest Halsted died March 14, 2009. He was the husband of the late Marilyn L. (Helbourg) Halsted and the late Helen Barney Halsted.

Born June 8, 1928, in Winsted, he was the son of the late Cora D. (Slater) and Benjamin Franklin Halsted. He was employed by the Torrington Company for 32 years, retiring in 1992. He served in the U.S. Army in Korea from 1951 to 1952 and received six medals. He was also a member of the Sullivan Senior Center.

He is survived by two sisters, Doris Dunbar of Vermont and Dorthy Dietland of Torrington; two grandchildren, Nicole L. Travis of Woodbury and Richard L. Halsted Jr. of Winsted; three great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and his companion, Shirley Hartenthaler of Torrington.

Funeral services were held March 21 at St. James’ Episcopal Church, Winsted. Burial was to be held privately at Riverside Cemetery, Pleasant Valley, with full military honors. Montano-Shea Funeral Home, Winsted, has care of the arrangements. Visit an online guestbook at montano-shea.com. 

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