Wallace W. Dashner

Wallace W. Dashner, age 91, died Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, in Windsor. He was born May 1, 1926, in Springfield, Vermont, to parents Fred and Ethel (Fisk) Dashner and graduated from Springfield High School in 1944. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps and served in the Philippines at the end of World War II as an aircraft mechanic. He attended Goddard College and then Franklin Tech in Boston to study auto mechanics. In 1950 he married Christine Hill of Manchester, Vermont, and they settled in Greenfield, Massachusetts, and raised three children. Wally worked as a car mechanic at Hartwin Motors for over 30 years, retiring in 1988.

Wally enjoyed music and playing the drums, in later years making his own drum sets from recycled materials. He loved hiking mountains, swimming, ice skating, skiing, playing tennis, bicycling, creating new games and inventing tools and gadgets. He liked to joke and tell stories. He was an avid photographer with his own dark room.

Wally was predeceased by his parents and brother Bobby, his son Mark in 1987 and by his wife Christine in 2005. He is survived by daughter Pama and husband John Dangelo, grandchildren Kelsey Dangelo-Worth and Brendan Dangelo all of Windsor, daughter Gail and husband Rad Nutting of Westhampton, Massachusetts, grandchildren Amos Singley and Emily Singley, great-granddaughter Lily Walker of Greenfield, Massachusetts, grandsons Ryan Singley of Berlin, New Hampshire and Justin Singley of Athol, Massachusetts, great-grandchildren Jennifer Conrad, Anthony Morse, Jonathon Singley and his cat Tina.

There will be a graveside service in Greenfield, Massachusetts at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to Cedar Hill Health Care Center activity fund or the Ascutney Trails Association.

The Knight Funeral Home in Windsor assisted with the arrangements. Condolences may be expressed to his family in an online guestbook at www.knightfuneralhomes.com .

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