Alison Marie Pelkey

Alison Marie Pelkey, 35, of Kensington, wife of Gregory B. Pelkey Jr., passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 at home. Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of Gayle Marie (Charny) Spring of Southington and the late Henry Carl "Butch" Spring. She was a Berlin resident most of her life and was a member of St. Paul's Church. Alison loved the beach and was an avid reader. Surviving are her husband, Gregory B. Pelkey Jr.; her daughter, Madison Cusick-Howat; her mother, Gayle Marie (Charny) Spring of Southington; her grandfather, Michael Charny of New Britain; two brothers, Dean Spring of Unionville, his wife Sandra, their children Nicholas and Joey, and Michael Solek and his wife Amber of Cal.; her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Clarice Pelkey and Gregory Pelkey Sr. of Kensington; a brother-in-law, Jeffrey Pelkey of Berlin, his wife Kristen, their children, Samuel, Henry, and Emma; and her husband's grandmother, Mary Pelkey of Kensington. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 9:00 AM at Erickson-Hansen Funeral Home, 411 So. Main St., New Britain, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM at St. Paul's Church. Burial will be in Maple Cemetery, Berlin. Calling hours will be Friday from 5-7 PM at Erickson-Hansen Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.