John Stephen Dantscher, 74, of Hamden passed away on Friday, November 20, 2015 at his home. John was born in New Haven on March 16, 1941; son of the late John and Anna Kohler Dantscher; he was a partner with his mother of the former Holiday Travel, Hamden; later worked as a commercial loan officer and later as a financial consultant for many non-profit organizations. John was active with many civic associations including the Hamden Rotary and the Hamden Chamber of Commerce. He enjoyed fishing and was a Friend of Bills since 1998. Father of John “Jay” Dantscher and Kristen (Ryan) Sohlman. Grandfather of MacKenna Moulin, Lily Dantscher and Kyra Sohlman. Brother of Mary Counts and her husband Keith, and the late Dorothy Aline.
Family and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian burial on Wednesday, Nov. 25th at 10:00 am in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Hamden. Interment will follow in All Saints Cemetery. There will be no visiting hours. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Holy Family Retreat, 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, CT 06107-3119.
To the Dantscher family,
Please accept my sincere sympathy and condolences on the loss of John. As a former customer at Holiday Travel, John and his mother, went above and beyond the call, to make sure their customers were happy and would keep them coming back, which I did many times! John's sister Mary, was my 10th grade history teacher at NHHS. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. May you remember all the good times and may John rest in peace.