Obituary of Charles Koblinski

Charles J. Koblinski, 90, of Marlborough, CT and Marco Island, FL, husband of Theresa (Gerbes) Koblinski, died Friday June 28, 2013 at Hartford Hospital. Born March 2, 1923 in Millers Falls, MA, son of the late John and Helen Koblinski, he had lived in East Hartford and Glastonbury, CT for many years before moving to Marlborough 10 years ago. He was an Industrial Engineering Manager for Pratt & Whitney, retiring in 1984 after over 30 years of service. He was a graduate of Colgate University, which he attended on an athletic scholarship. He played football and baseball in college and high school and was named Western Massachusetts Player of the Year in football in his senior year of high school. He played professional baseball in the Brooklyn Dodgers organization. He was a charter member of the Glastonbury Hills Country Club and served in the US Army during World War II. Besides his wife he is survived by a son Charles J. Koblinski, Jr. and his wife Carolina and their sons Kyle and Alex of Pickerington, OH, his step children and their spouses, Kathleen and Charles Lawes and their children Sam, Emma and Abby of Glastonbury, Thomas Docherty of Friendswood, TX, William Andrew and Donna Docherty and their children Connor, London and Brooke of Fairfax Station, VA, a sister Eleanor Cherwa of Turners Falls, MA, and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his siblings Chester Koblinski, Ray Koblinski and Jean Rurak. Friends are invited to funeral services on Tuesday, July 2 at 11am in the Mulryan Funeral Home, 725 Hebron Ave., Glastonbury. Burial with full military honors will follow in Green Cemetery, Glastonbury. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 825 Brook St., Rocky Hill, CT. 06067. For online condolences please visit www.mulryanfh.com.