Robert “Bobby” J. Parlante, 67, of Berlin, passed away on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at Middlesex Hospital. Born in Hartford on March 10, 1951, he was the son of the late Anneo and Olga (Petrello) Parlante. Bobby worked as a HVAC technician for Gottier Fuel for many years. He was a retired lifetime member of the Ellington Volunteer Fire Department and was a HAM Radio enthusiast. A loving father and grandfather, he will be forever missed by his four children, Tammy Rizza and husband Joe of Cromwell, Jason Parlante and wife Rita of Wethersfield, Greg Parlante and wife Kelli of Willow Spring, NC and Robert Parlante, Jr. of VA and his six cherished grandchildren, Juliana Rizza of Cromwell, Ariana Parlante and Ethan Parlante of Willow Spring, NC, Olivia Parlante and twins Jenna and Veronica Parlante, all of Wethersfield. Bobby is also survived by three brothers, Michael and wife Patricia, Frederick and wife Shirley and Mark and significant other Barbara; three sisters, Debbie Parlante, Maureen Rossi and Dolores Perrine, as well as many nieces, nephews, extended family members and friends. He was predeceased by two sisters, Patricia Hyde and Annmarie Carter.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday (October 3) at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church, 15 Maplewood Ave., East Hartford. Everyone is asked to please go directly to the church. Burial will be private. Family and friends may call on Tuesday from 4 -7 p.m. at the D’Esopo-East Hartford Memorial Chapel, 30 Carter St., East Hartford. Donations in Bobby’s memory may be made to the Ellington Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 911, Ellington, CT 06029. To share a memory of Bobby with his family, please visit www.desopoeh.com.
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