Ronald E. Andrews

Ronald E. Andrews, 82, of Bethany, passed away peacefully at home on December 4, 2024, surrounded by the love of his family after a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born November 13, 1942, to the late Edward and Emma (Zimmer) Andrews. He was the beloved husband of Mary Anne Andrews and devoted father of Kevin, Joan and Mark Andrews.

Ronald is a Vietnam era Veteran, having served his country from 1961 to 1965 as a Navy corpsman. In March of 1965 he married the love of his life, Mary Anne Haas. He went on to work as a nuclear medicine technologist for many years.  Ronald was involved in the establishment of the Society of Nuclear Medicine Technologists and was a past president of the Long Island chapter.  Ronald and Mary Anne lived in Syosset, New York for twenty years and raised their children there before moving to Bethany, Connecticut in 1991.  Until this past June Ronald stayed busy working at Macy’s/Bloomingdale’s distribution center in Cheshire two days a week. For the past fifteen years he was an active member of the Waterbury Chorale and loved singing with them at their Spring and Christmas concerts. 

Ronald was a lively man with a great sense of humor. He had many different hobbies ranging from making beer, wine, sourdough bread, and limoncello, to being an avid reader and genealogist. Ronald was able to date his family’s ancestry all the way back to the late 1500’s. He was a big New York Yankees fan and watched many home games. He also had a love for traveling with Mary Anne and close friends, going on cruises to Europe, Alaska and the Caribbean, and family vacations to Montauk and the Catskills.

Ronald leaves behind to cherish his memories, his wife Mary Anne of almost 60 years; his children Kevin Andrews and his spouse Rebecca Smith, Joan Andrews and her husband Paul Banelis, and Mark Andrews and his significant other Omaira Bernard; his grandchildren Nicolas Andrews, Alexander Andrews, Oscar Andrews, and Maximilian Banelis; close friend and former daughter-in-law Maria Antonia Andrews, mother of Nicolas, Alexander and Oscar; numerous nieces and nephews, and his beloved cat Rocky. He was predeceased by his 4 brothers and 1 sister.

Family and friends are invited to gather December 12, 2024 from 4-7 p.m. at Prospect Memorial/The Palmerie Family Funeral Home, 122 Waterbury Rd., Prospect, CT 06712. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Ronald December 13, 2024 at 12 p.m. at St. Anthony Church, 4 Union City Rd., Prospect, CT 06712; all are welcome to meet the family at the funeral home that morning at 10:45am. Inurnment will follow mass at the CT State Veterans Cemetery, 317 Bow Ln., Middletown, CT 06457 where military honors will be accorded. Prospect Memorial/The Palmerie Family Funeral Home is honored to care for and assist Ronald's family and invites you to share your words of comfort for them on his tribute wall at prospectmemorial.com.

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