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Funeral Arrangements Set for Wethersfield, CT, Firefighter

Oct. 24, 2024

Wethersfield Firefighter Robert 'Sharky' Sharkevich was killed in a UTV crash at a brush fire.

Wake and funeral arrangements have been announced for a firefighter killed in a crash at a brush fire in Berlin.

Wethersfield Firefighter Robert 'Sharky' Sharkevich was killed when the UTV he was operating on a rocky incline overturned, WFSB reported.

He and others were involved in battling a brush fire that continues to burn as dry conditions linger.

Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Farely-Sullivan Funeral Home in Wethersfield.

The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford.

Sharkevich was retired from the Hartford Fire Department.

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