George F. Goetz

WINSTED — George F. Goetz Jr., 83, of Winsted died May 9, 2010, at his home in Winsted. He was the husband of Drusilla Stewart Goetz, who predeceased him in 1983.

Born Feb. 10, 1927, in Hartford, he was the son of the late Helen (Cooper) and George F. Goetz Sr.

Mr. Goetz spent his childhood and early adulthood in West Hartland and graduated from The Gilbert School in 1944. He served in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1946. He was a master autobody mechanic and began his apprenticeship at Ideal Ford in Winsted in 1951. He later worked at Barrett Ford, Frontier Ford and Lombard Ford, where he retired in 1993.

Mr. Goetz served on the Hartland Board of Education, West Hartland Volunteer Fire Department, the Board of Selectmen and the Democratic Town Committee when he was a Hartland resident. He was member of the International Order of Red Men and the Amos Beecher Masonic Lodge.

He is survived by two children and their spouses, Don Goetz and his wife, Faith, of Winsted and June Peterson and her husband, Chris, of Norfolk; and five grandchildren, Michael Goetz, stationed with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan, and his wife, Kelly, Drusilla Keenan and her husband, Chip, of Colorado Springs, Colo., Adam Goetz of Winsted and Molly Peterson and Emma Peterson, both of Norfolk. He also leaves behind his beloved dog, Moose.

Calling hours will be Sunday, May 16, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Montano-Shea Funeral Home, Winsted. A graveside service will be held at the West Hartland Cemetery at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to The Hartland Historical Society, PO Box 221, East Hartland, CT 06027. Visit an online guestbook at montano-shea.com.