Jeffrey W. Soneson

Jeffrey W. Soneson, 68, of Cromwell, passed away Monday (October 16, 2023) at his home. Born in New Britain, son of the late Warren and Elaine (Johnson) Soneson, he was a former Berlin resident, moving to Cromwell 35 years ago. A graduate of Berlin High School, Class of 1973, Jeff was a local self-employed carpenter for many years. Jeff leaves three brothers, Kurt Soneson and his wife Peggy of Orrington, Maine; Greg Soneson and his wife Wendy of Kensington; and Mark Soneson and his wife Nancy of Higganum. He also leaves seven nieces and nephews, Lorrie Gibbs (Kevin) of Sebec, Maine; Molly Oestringer (Michael) of Westminster, North Carolina; Michael Soneson (Junior Baez) of Ellington; Andrew Soneson (Danielle) of Kensington; Emma Soneson (Erik Borger) of Oxford, England; Gunnar Soneson of Higganum and Colton Soneson of Essex Junction, Vermont as well as four grandnieces and grandnephews. Jeff's best friends were Lynn Aivaz and Sheri Gable, Kim Keller, and Laura Lund Leilich. They looked out for Jeff, and he them. His favorite companions were his three golden retrievers, Tucker, Barney and Kelly. Jeff treated them like children in the days when people treated their pets like pets. He took them to work with him and was known to buy them ice cream cones on the ride home. Much to his delight, a friend once told him that when he died, he wanted to come back as one of Jeff's dogs. Jeff's career in carpentry and remodeling began straight out of high school. He spent a year working in Disney World in Orlando. He returned to Berlin and took a job with Abrahamson Builders, when the company was building houses in the Ox Yoke Village neighborhood in Kensington. He started his own remodeling business in the late seventies and ran it for over forty years. Jeff took pride in his work and maintained interest in his craft after hanging up his tool belt a few years ago. All his life, Jeff was an active member of First Lutheran Church. He served as Council President. He was on the property committee for decades. In recent years, Jeff devoted much of his time to FLC's community outreach programs for the homeless, and for others who had lost their way. A big man with a huge heart, he was generous to a fault. Jeff's greatest pleasures in life were the simple things. Time spent with family and friends. Conversation over a good cup of coffee. A hike with the dogs in the woods. If you told him that all he would be known for at the end of his life was being a good guy, he would have gladly accepted that. Mission accomplished, brother. And then some.

Jeffrey W. Soneson

June 11, 1955 - October 16, 2023

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June 11, 1955 - October 16, 2023

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