Eric John Laska

Eric John Laska, born July 17, 1962 in New Britain, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019 at the Hospital of Central CT.

He was a lifelong New Britain resident, a member of Holy Cross Church, CCARC, and participated in the Special Olympics.

Surviving are his parents, Anatol “Tony” and Nelida (Dalton) Laska; his brother, Kevin Christopher Laska and wife Elizabeth; his uncles, Andrew Laska and wife Patricia, David Dalton and wife Jaqueline; his aunts, Nora (Edward) Basigalup, Mary Dodd, Alicia (Guillermo) Busso; his nieces Stephanie Laska (Kiante), Kelly Laska (Richie) and Allison Laska (Truman); a grandniece, Ava Macon; his many cousins from the Laska, Dalton, Dodd, Basigalup and Busso families; and his long time friends, Lucy Menditto, Graciela Sinisterra, Carmen Gil, Tommy, Angelo, Tom P., Douglas and Stanley.

A big thank you to the N3 and Hospice Staff for their wonderful care and professionalism.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, Jan. 4, at 10 AM at Holy Cross Church.   Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery.  Calling hours are Friday, from 5-7 PM at Erickson-Hansen Funeral Home, 411 South Main St., New Britain.  Please share a memory of Eric with the family in the online guest book @ www.ericksonhansen.com

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to CCARC Inc., Supporting People with Disabilities, 950 Slater Road, New Britain, CT, 06053-1658 ccarc.com.