Montano-Shea Funeral HomeObituaries · New Hartford, CT

Montano-Shea Funeral Home offers military honors coordination for veterans in New Hartford and throughout Litchfield County. The funeral home arranges traditional veteran tributes including flag presentation by active duty personnel, playing of Taps, and salutes, and can request a 21-gun salute from volunteer veteran groups when available. Families must provide discharge paperwork and the DD214 form to secure honors, the burial flag, and headstone.

The funeral home also provides memorial gifts for grieving families.

Montano-Shea Funeral Home is a funeral home located at 5 Steele Rd in New Hartford, CT 06057, within Litchfield County. Montano-Shea Funeral Home supports local families through the farewell process with care and attention to the details that matter most.

Families who choose Montano-Shea Funeral Home have access to a range of service options, including traditional funeral services, cremation, memorial ceremonies, and graveside services. Every arrangement is tailored to reflect the life being honored — whether that means a traditional religious service, a simple cremation with a private gathering, or a personalized celebration of life. Staff work closely with each family to handle logistics, paperwork, and coordination with cemeteries, clergy, and other vendors.

Serving New Hartford and the surrounding Litchfield County area, Montano-Shea Funeral Home provides a local presence that understands the traditions, faith communities, and cemeteries most important to the families it serves. Montano-Shea Funeral Home also serves families from Berlin, Bristol, East Hartford, Glastonbury, and Kensington, and nearby towns across Connecticut.

Whether you are making arrangements following an unexpected loss or planning ahead to ease the burden on your loved ones, Montano-Shea Funeral Home can help you think through the decisions that need to be made. Pre-planning allows you to document personal wishes, lock in today's pricing for certain services, and give your family clarity during a time when clarity is hardest to find. Immediate-need arrangements are handled with urgency and compassion, often the same day.

Reach Montano-Shea Funeral Home at (860) 379-2945 for availability, service times, or to discuss pre-planning options. Visitation and services are typically held at 5 Steele Rd in New Hartford; directions are available above for those traveling from out of town.

Below you will find recent obituaries and death notices announced by Montano-Shea Funeral Home. You can also send sympathy flowers directly to the funeral home for any of the services listed, or learn more about grief support resources and what to expect in the days following a loss.