Kevin J. "HARP" Tomany, 89, husband for 50 years to the late Katherine (Foley) Tomany, died Monday, April 25, 2011. He was born in Hartford son of the late Thomas and Catherine (Murphy) Tomany and had lived in Hartford for most of his life. Prior to his retirement Kevin was a Steamfitter with Local 218 for 59 years. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of WW II, serving in the South Pacific on Guadalcanal, The Solomon's, New Guinea and Luzan. He was a former longtime communicant of Our Lady of Sorrows Church and he was an avid woodworker. He is survived by his daughters, Margaret Mary Tomany and Patricia Noonan both of Manchester, his son, Kevin Tomany and his wife Jean of Newington, six grandchildren, Thomas, Matthew, Kevin and Katherine Noonan, Kristin and Michael Tomany, his sister-in-law, Margaret F. Mearman, many nieces and nephews, among them Sharon Tomany Marone. He was predeceased by a daughter, Anne Marie Tomany, four brothers, Patrick, John, Thomas and Henry Tomany and a sister Molly McCoy and his son-in-law, Thomas Noonan. The family would like to thank the staff at Jefferson House for all their compassionate care.The funeral will be Saturday, April 30, 2011, 9:15 a.m. from The Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home, 1276 Berlin Tpke. Wethersfield. Followed by a Mass of Christian Burial, 10:00 a.m. in St. Mary's Church, 626 Willard Ave, Newington. Burial with full military honors will be in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield. Friends may call at Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home, Friday, April 29th, 4-7 p.m. Contributions in his memory may be made to: HARC, 900 Asylum Ave. Hartford, CT 06105. To share a memory with the family, please visit www.dillonbaxter.com