William W. Walsh

February 8, 2018

William W. Walsh, 88, of Hartford and formerly West Hartford, husband of the late Anne (Sullivan) Walsh, died February 8, 2018. Born in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late William and Sarah (Burns) Walsh he made his home in West Hartford for over 30 years, moving to Avery Heights retirement community eight years ago. He attended Fordham Prep and graduated from Fordham University in 1951. He served in the US Air Force during the Korean War and worked in the insurance and real estate business for most of his career including Crum and Forster and Century 21. Bill was a communicant of the Church of St. Helena and a huge fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is survived by his four children, Ellen Walsh and her husband Thomas Carter of Boston, MA, Bill Walsh and his wife Wendy of Simsbury, Kathleen Walsh and her husband Scott Elderkin of Seattle, WA, Patricia Walsh Dallas of Niantic; six grandchildren, Nicholas Indino, Zachary and Meghan Walsh, Will Elderkin, Emma and Luke Dallas; and one great grandson Max Indino. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, Feb. 13th at 10:00 a.m. at the Church of St. Helena, 30 Echo Ln, West Hartford. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery, West Hartford. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to High Hopes Therapeutic Riding, 36 Town Woods Rd, Old Lyme, CT 06371 or online at www.highhopestr.org. Online expressions of sympathy may be made at www.molloyfuneralhome.com