Obituary of Joseph Milich

Joseph J. Milich, 89, formerly of Glastonbury, died March 19, 2015 in Bridgewater, NJ. He was born in Manhattan, NY in 1926. He settled in Glastonbury in 1963, moving into Arbor Glen Retirement Community in Bridgewater in 2014. Joe graduated from the Univ. of Missouri with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1950, and worked as a Mechanical Engineer at Pratt & Whitney for 32 years, retiring in 1987. He received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star while serving with the Army's 94th division during WWII. Joe was a Charter Member of the Glastonbury Hills Country Club and an avid golfer. He was a member of the Exchange Club of Glastonbury, Republican National Committee, the NRA, Rockville Fish & Game Club, Glastonbury Historical Society, and American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He was a member of St. Augustine's Church and enjoyed reading, woodworking, bowling, hunting and fishing. He is predeceased by his wife, Deanie, who passed in 2010. He leaves his daughter Helen and husband Roger Pearly of Bridgewater, NJ, son John of West Haven, CT, son Robert of Ft. Lauderdale, FL and daughter Sandra of Alexandria, VA. Also grandchildren, Gregory and wife Tamara, Brian, Lisa and her fiancé Greg Farrington and one great grandson, Sammy. Services will be held at Mulryan Funeral Home, 725 Hebron Avenue, Glastonbury on Saturday, April 4 at 11:00 am. Donations may be made to the Exchange Club's Prevention of Child Abuse program. Glastonbury Exchange Club, Attention: Treasurer, PO Box 641, Glastonbury, CT 06033.