Gerald S. Baxter, Sr., 81, of Wethersfield, beloved husband of the late Lorraine (Swokla) Baxter passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at Hartford Hospital. Jerry was born in Lowell, MA and was the son of the late Alfred E. and Eleanor (Silk) Baxter. He grew up in Hartford, and eventually moved to South Windsor. He attended Bulkeley High School in Hartford and graduated Ellsworth High School, South Windsor. After enlisting in the U.S. Navy, he entered New England Institute of Anatomy, Boston, and graduated in 1963 with a degree in Mortuary Science. Shortly thereafter he became affiliated with the Dillon Funeral Home Hartford. In 1973, with the well wishes of the Dillon family, he purchased the Dillon Funeral Home. In 1979 he founded the Dillon Baxter Funeral Home, Wethersfield. For over 55 years he serviced the Wethersfield/Hartford communities with dignity and respect. A tireless worker, he loved and cared for countless families over his entire career, and will be greatly missed. Jerry was also a member of  the Knights Of Columbus, Rev. John A. Fleming Council #2533, Glastonbury, and a member of the Wethersfield Lions Club.

He is survived by his four sons; Gerald S. Baxter, Jr. and his wife Suzanne, Glenn A. Baxter, Kenneth A. Baxter and his wife Carla, and Keith A. Baxter, his daughter, Norine Lord, and his seven grandchildren; Lesley Baxter, Victoria Baxter, Michele Baxter, Gerald Baxter, III, Jennifer Baxter, Tucker Lord and Abigail Baxter. He also leaves his brother Ronald Baxter and many nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, February 15, 2022, 1:00 PM at the Church of The Incarnation, 544 Prospect St. Wethersfield, CT 06109. Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford. Visiting hours will be held Tuesday, prior to the mass from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm at the Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home, 1276 Berlin Turnpike, Wethersfield, CT 06109

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette, 915 Maple Ave., Hartford, CT 06114-2330

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