All Obituaries

Louise A. (Wagner) Smith, 78, of Southington, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018. She had been the loving wife of Richard L. Smith for 61 years. Louise was born in Bristol on Dec. 23, 1939 and had been a Southington resident for over 50 years. She retired from Rex Forge where she worked as an inspector. After her retirement, Louise worked at the Aqua Turf part-time. In addition to her husband Richard, she is survived by her son, Richard Smith Jr. of Southington, one...

Raymond Caron, 81, of Southington, died peacefully on Friday, Dec 7, 2018. He had been the loving husband to his sweetheart, the late Barbara Ann (Amell) Caron for 60 years. Raymond was born in New Brunswick, Canada on April 1, 1937 to the late Joachim and Albina (Dube) Caron. He came to the United States and lived in Tupperlake, NY where he met the love of his life Barbara. He worked in the logging industry and received his citizenship in 1974 after moving to Southington. He worked for...

Carl Sokolowski was born to first generation Polish immigrants Carl W. Sokolowski and Agnes (Lewandowski) Sokolowski in Albion, NY. When Carl was four years old, his father found work in Connecticut and moved his family here.  Carl was raised and attended schools in Southington, including both Plantsville and Holcomb Elementary.  Carl, his brother, mother and father survived the Hartford circus fire of 1944 thanks to his father’s calm and quick thinking, escaping by sliding...

Richard “Dick” J. Henne, 74, of Southington, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. He was the loving husband of Helen (Dlugolenski) Henne for 54 years. Born on Dec. 8, 1943 in Bristol to the late Hans and Ramona (Cayer) Henne, he had been a longtime Southington resident. Richard proudly served his country in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. In 1992 when the General Motors plant closed, Dick retired as Chairman of the Union after 31 years...

Michael F. Davis, 67, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018 at the HOCC at New Britain General. He had been the beloved husband of Shirley (Owen) Davis for 46 years. Born in Southington on April 11, 1951 to the late Raymond and Agnes (Wright) Davis, he had been a lifelong Southington resident. Mike founded Davis Trucking in 1988 and has worked alongside his son and best friend, Mike, for the last 30 years. He enjoyed motorcycle...

Andrew E. Chesanek , 82, of Southington , passed away on Wednesday, November 28, 2018. He was the loving husband of Gail “Bonnie” (Belleni) Chesanek for 60 years. Andrew was born in New Britain on June 27, 1936 to the late Andrew and Helen (Yelenak) Chesanek. He is survived by five children: Karen Condon of Portland, Steve Chesanek of Bradenton, FL, Andrew Scott Chesanek of Winsted, Dianne (Chesanek) Greaves and husband Thomas of Westbrook, Garry Chesanek and wife Joannie of...

Evelyn C. (Dumas) Gryk, 97, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. She had been the loving wife of Henry J. Gryk for 56 years. Evelyn was born in Thomaston, CT to the late James Peter and Edna Irene (Scott) Dumas and had been a Southington resident for the past 55 years. Evelyn worked in the healthcare industry, retiring after 22 years of service to watch her grandchildren. She was always a caregiver, whether it...

Forest W. Miller, 91, of Southington, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. He had been the loving husband of Teresa (Sevigny) Miller for 64 years. Born in Hartford on May 25, 1927 to the late William F. and Elizabeth (Cowan) Miller, he had been a longtime Southington resident. Forest proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He worked as a crane operator for many years and during his retirement, he enjoyed his job as a limo driver. Forest was...

Norman C. Libengood, of Southington and formerly of Lower Burrell, PA, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018 at HOCC at New Britain. He had been the loving husband of Dorothy M. (Thomas) Libengood. They would have been married for 70 years on Nov. 27. Norman was born in Aspinwall, PA on June 26, 1927 to the late Samuel Ray and Bessie Viola (Ressler) Libengood. He spent most of his life in Lower Burrell, PA and moved to Southington in 1995. Norman...

Ruth E. (Barbier) Johnson, 91, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018 at Livewell in Plantsville. She had been the loving wife of the late Theodore Johnson for 58 years. Born in Southington on September 12, 1927 to the late Joseph and Thecla (Reeve) Barbier, she had been a lifelong Southington resident. Ruth worked as a registered nurse at Bradley Memorial Hospital and Bristol Hospital for many years. She and her husband Ted loved...