Obituary of Robert E. Caisse, Sr.

Robert (Ed) Caisse, Sr., 93, of Glastonbury, formerly of Marlborough, husband to Dorothy (Lamonde) Caisse, died Saturday January 2, 2016 at Glastonbury Health Care Center. Born March 22, 1922 in Willimantic, CT. he had lived in Marlborough many years moving to the Herbert T. Clark House in Glastonbury 3 years ago. Prior to his retirement he was a gun inspector for Colt Firearms. Ed was an Army veteran spending 3 years in the World War II European Campaign. He was also a pack leader for the Marlborough Boy Scouts Explorers, a member of the Knights of Columbus, VFW, and an American Legion District Commander. Besides his wife of 73 years, he is survived by his children and their spouses, Carole and Larry White of Levant, ME., Robert E. Jr. and Diane Caisse of Glastonbury, CT., 3 grandchildren, Eric Caisse, Erika and Kai Anderson, and 2 great-grandchildren, Karis Nicole and Emmy Bes. He was predeceased by two brothers and five sisters. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, Jan. 9 at 12 noon at St. Paul Church, 2577 Main St., Glastonbury. Burial with military honors will be Monday Jan. 11 at 11am at the CT. State Veterans Cemetery, Middletown. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Wounded Warriors Project, P.O. Box 75816, Topeka, KN 66675-8516. For online condolences please visit www.mulryanfh.com.