All Obituaries

Irene M. (Kirby) Putala, 96, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at Autumn Lake Healthcare in New Britain. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Putala. Irene was born in Gardner, Massachusetts on June 14, 1924, to the late Henry and Lillian (Monette) Kirby.   Irene was a long time communicant of Immaculate Conception Church and also was a memeber of the Immaculata women's group in Southington. She was employed at GE Madison and Pratt and Whitney...

Nicholas T. DiBenedictis, 78, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at Hartford Hospital. He was the loving husband of the late Dianne P. (Derouin) DiBenedictis for 50 years.   Nick was born on July 7, 1942 in Waterbury to the late Vincent and Elizabeth (Schultz) DiBenedictis. He was a hard worker and had many jobs throughout the years working at Uniroyal Inc, AGC, and most recently Bozzutto’s. Nick was a longtime member of St. Aloysius Church. He loved...

Anthony “Tony” J. Tranquillo, 72, of Southington, passed away surrounded by his family on Saturday, May 29, 2021 at Cape Cod Hospital, after a brief illness. He had been the loving husband of Anne Marie (Cello) Tranquillo for nearly 49 years. Tony was born on November 25, 1948 in Gioia Sannitica, Italy, youngest son to the late Giuseppe and Pasqualina (Romano) Tranquillo. Tony was a professional civil engineer, licensed in CT, MA, NY and was a member of the American Society of...

Cataldo “Cal” P. Leone, 89, of Southington, beloved husband of Barbara (Ziolkowski) Leone, passed away at home peacefully and surrounded by the love of his family on Saturday, May 29, 2021. Cal was born on May 25, 1932 in Long Island City, NY to the late Philip and Mary (Arresta) Leone. After receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from City College in NY, Cal was drafted to play professional baseball for the Baltimore Orioles. The following year, he...

Robert C. Chubet, 68, of Cromwell and formerly of Southington, passed away peacefully with members of his family by his side on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at Hartford Hospital.  Bobby was born in Southington on September 2, 1952, one of ten children, to the late Edward and Florence (Billingham) Chubet. He graduated from SHS in 1970 and went to Mattatuck College. In 1972, Bob was drafted to the U.S. Army and proudly served his country in Germany during the Vietnam Era. He was an excellent...

Joseph Thomas Wygonowski, 92, of Skipper Lane, Southington, passed away at his home surrounded by his family, on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 after a long illness. He was the loving husband of Louise (Poisson) Wygonowski for 64 years. Joe was born on March 7, 1929 in Southington, CT, one of three children to the late Frank and Sophie (Zawacka) Wygonowski. Joseph proudly served his country in U.S. First Army Signal Core from 1951-1953 and was promoted to sergeant before receiving his honorable...

Rosemarie “Rosie” Herdman, 77, of Southington, CT, passed away on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at HOCC of New Britain. Rosie was born on November 11, 1943 in Oklahoma City, OK. She grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas and graduated from John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas to become a teacher. She raised her children in Northwest Arkansas, Central Oklahoma and Southwest Kansas where Rosie worked as a first grade and substitute teacher, waitress and homemaker. She moved to...

Paul J. Sirois Jr, 30, of Cheshire, passed away on Sunday, April 25, 2021 as a result of complications from COVID-19. He was the loving and devoted father of Elizabeth Sirois. Paul was born in New Britain on August 23, 1990, oldest son of 13 children, to Paul and Michelle (Holman) Sirois. Paul was a kind, compassionate man, and at age 7 he joined Pack 96 Cub Scout troop in his pursuit of becoming an Eagle Scout. Paul not only attained that rank in scouting but lived its motto, never losing...

Corey K. Cyr, 24, of Southington, passed away unexpectedly at his home on May 5, 2021. He was born on January 10, 1997 in Farmington, CT to Lisann (DeRosa) Cyr and Kenneth Cyr. Corey was a loving son, brother, uncle, grandson and friend. Corey was a jack of all trades. He enjoyed BMX biking, snowmobiling, snowboarding, quadding and fast cars. He loved animals, especially his dogs Ella and RJ and his cat, Salem. Corey liked sports and played football from the youth flag league up to the...

Darlene S. (Kalinowski) Reinhard, 67, lifelong resident of Bristol, CT, died unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Better known as Dar, she is survived by her husband of 44 years, Mark Reinhard and her children, Tyler and Chad. She also leaves behind her sister; Cheryl Grenier, her father, Walter Kalinowski and several nieces and nephews. Darlene was born in Waterbury on June 6, 1953 to Walter Kalinowski and the late Anne (Glowasky) Kalinowski. She was a devoted mother and...