Joanne A. Rockhill

Joanne (Spinner) Rockhill, 71, of New Britain, widow of Roy Rockhill, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 at the Hospital of Central CT in New Britain.

Born Dec. 21, 1947 in Malone, NY, she was the daughter of the late Howard Spinner and Ethel (Burdash) Spinner. Joanne was a resident of New Britain for the past 50 years.  She enjoyed knitting, sewing, taking long motorcycle rides with her husband and loved spending time with her grandchildren.

Surviving are her children, Lourie Rockhill, Kermit Rockhill and wife Donna, Linda Gagnon and husband Rene, Wesley Rockhill, and Diann Keller and fiancé Lee Bayer; her grandchildren, Michael, Kayla, Courtney, Christopher, Jakob, Bella, Julie, Louie, Kimmy and Natalee; her great-grandchildren, Aliyah and Jayden; her mother-in-law, Audrey Rockhill; several brothers and sisters, and many nieces and nephews.

Private funeral services will be held on Monday at Erickson-Hansen Funeral Home, 411 So. Main St., New Britain.  Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.