PROSPECT — William “Bill” G. Manthey, 93, of Prospect, passed away peacefully at Masonic Care, Wallingford on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. He was the widower of the late Helen (Viarengo) Manthey. Bill was born Sept. 17, 1926, in Waterbury, a son of the late Gustave and Dorothy (Egan) Manthey.
Bill proudly served his country in the Army Air Force during World War II being stationed on Tinian Island and in the Philippines. Bill worked as a project engineer at Waterbury Farrell Foundry in Cheshire and Integrated Industrial Systems in Wallingford where he designed numerous rolling mills and oversaw international projects.
Bill raised his loving family in the home he built in 1957. He was an accomplished furniture designer and builder, creating pieces from scratch in his woodworking shop. He enjoyed his cottage in Jerusalem, R.I., for decades with his late wife, Helen, his boys and his extended family. The beach and ocean was his place of relaxation. Bill enjoyed playing golf from the days he caddied at East Mountain Golf Course well into his 80s. Time with family around the dinner table savoring his wife Helen’s phenomenal, homemade Italian meals was one of his favorite moments of life.
Bill leaves to cherish his memory his sons, William Manthey and his partner, Cheryl, of Beacon Falls and Karl and his wife, Susan, of Waterbury; and sister, Elaine Blacker of Watertown. He was predeceased by his wife, Helen; and his sister, Dorothy McLean.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, March 5, 2020, at 10 a.m. at St. Anthony’s Church, 4 Union City Road, Prospect. Burial will immediately follow with military honors at Prospect Cemetery. Calling hours will be held Wednesday, March 4, 2020, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Prospect Memorial Funeral Home, 72 Waterbury Road, Prospect.
Memorial donations can be made to Cheshire Lions Foundation, P.O. Box 175, Cheshire, CT 06410.
For directions and online condolences, visit wwwprospectmemorial.com.
