Obituaries

James Patrick Shanley

James Patrick Shanley

Mar 16, 2024

James Patrick Shanley, age 87, of Southington, CT, Cedar Island in Clinton, CT, and Naples, FL, passed away peacefully with his daughters by his side on Saturday, March 16, 2024.  Jim, AKA, “Jadge” or “Grampie” or "The Mayor” or “The Governor” or “CJ” or “Corbin” was the widower of Elizabeth “Betty” (Zdunczyk) Shanley, who passed away in 1997.  Born in...

Barbara B. Flood

Barbara B. Flood

Mar 16, 2024

Barbara Louise (Benoit) Flood, 72, of Southington, CT, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, March 16, 2024, surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of David O. Flood for 41 years.Barbara was born on January 9, 1952 in Burlington, VT, one of eight children, to the late Gene and Carrie May (Carpenter) Benoit. She moved to...

George H. Proffitt

George H. Proffitt

Feb 28, 2024

George Henry Joseph Proffitt died on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at HOCC New Britain after a brief illness.  He was born in Worcester, MA on December 6, 1925, to the late George W. and Florence A. (LeClaire) Proffitt.  He was predeceased by his wife, Elizabeth, infant daughter and his other daughter Anne Dupre, who was an accomplished education law professor...

Joanne Skurat

Joanne Skurat

Mar 11, 2024

Joanne Skurat, 69, of Southington, CT, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, March 11, 2024 at Apple Rehab in Plainville. 

Joanne was born on November 29, 1954 in Ansonia, CT to the late Michael D. and Joanne V. (Brennan) Skurat and had been a longtime Southington resident.

Joanne worked as a paraprofessional at DePaolo Middle School for many years. She...

Harry A. Grossman

Harry A. Grossman

Mar 10, 2024

Harry A. Grossman, 81, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at MidState Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. He had been the devoted husband of the late Karen R. (Kaufman) Grossman for nearly 58 years.

Harry was born on June 17, 1942 in Chicago, IL to the late Jack and Bernice (Potnick)...

John W. Lutkus, Jr.

John W. Lutkus, Jr.

Mar 7, 2024

John W. Lutkus, 88, passed away unexpectedly in his Marion home on March 7, 2024. He is survived by his wife, Edith “Paula” (Massucci) Lutkus and his four sons, William (Carrie), David (Janice), Douglas (Angela), and Gregory (Jennifer Semmrow), along with his grandson, Jack, and longtime caregiver and friend, Donna Burns.

John was born in Southington, Connecticut on January 25, 1936,...

Charlene M. McComb

Charlene M. McComb

Feb 29, 2024

Charlene M. (Dionne) McComb, 83, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her devoted family on Thursday, February 29, 2024, at Autumn Lake Healthcare. She was the loving wife of the late Robert P. McComb Sr. for 52 years.Charlene was born on June 26, 1940 in Madawaska, ME, one of nine children, to the late Medley...

Roy "Everett" Mauldin

Roy "Everett" Mauldin

Feb 26, 2024

Roy “Everett” Mauldin, 86, of Bristol, CT, passed away peacefully after a long illness on Monday, February 26, 2024, at the West Haven VA Medical Center. He was the loving husband of the late Martha H. (Philipp) Mauldin for 56 years before she predeceased him in 2017.

Roy was born on August 8, 1937, in Rockingham, North Carolina to the late...

Gary E. Allard

Gary E. Allard

Feb 25, 2024

Gary E. Allard, 67, of Southington, husband of Cheryl (Mondello) Allard for nearly 45 years, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, February 25, 2024, after a brief illness. 

Born on May 8, 1956 in New Britain to Frances (Kelly) Allard and the late Norman Allard, he had been a longtime Southington resident.

Soon after graduation from high school in...

Victoria DeGioia

Victoria DeGioia

Feb 23, 2024

Victoria (Mazzeo) DeGioia, 100, of Southington, CT and formerly of Wantagh, Long Island, NY, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 23, 2024 at Southington Care Center. She was the beloved wife of the late John DeGioia Sr. for 35 years before his passing in 1980.

Victoria was born on July 29, 1923 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Antonio and Maria...

Esther T. Utke

Esther T. Utke

Feb 22, 2024

Esther T. (Miller) Utke, 76, of Southington, passed away unexepectedly on Thursday, February 22, 2024 at Yale New Haven Medical Center. She was the loving wife of the late John “Phil” Utke for 42 years.

Esther was born on February 12, 1948 in New Britain to the late Donald and Arlene (Wilson) Miller. Esther retired from Macy’s where she worked in...

Winifred L. Messner

Winifred L. Messner

Feb 22, 2024

Winifred “Winnie” Lois (Leupold) Messner, of Southington, CT passed away peacefully at Southington Care Center on Thursday, February 22, 2024 at the age of nearly 102. She was the beloved wife of the late William F. Messner for 56 years. 

Winnie was born in New Britain on March 16, 1922 to the late Albert and Albertina (Baumgartner) Leupold. After marrying her...

George R. Carpenter

George R. Carpenter

Feb 11, 2024

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of George R. Carpenter, 74, of Bristol, CT. He passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday, February 11, 2024 surrounded by his loving family, after his courageous battle with cancer. George was a loving, honest, caring and hard-working man of unwavering Faith and Patriotism and an avid NY...

Le Myra Kowalczyk

Le Myra Kowalczyk

Feb 8, 2024

Le Myra “Lea” (Seaver) Kowalczyk, 83, of Southington, CT, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 8, 2024, at HOCC at Bradley. She was the loving wife of Robert M. Kowalczyk Sr. for 41 years.

Le Myra was born on March 3, 1940, in Niagara Falls, NY to the late Robert and Ruth Seaver.

She co-owned and operated the former Convenient Deli and...

Zuzanna Woloszyn

Zuzanna Woloszyn

Feb 4, 2024

Zuzanna (Niedzielski) Woloszyn, 84, of Southington, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, February 4, 2024. She had been the beloved wife of the late Stefan Woloszyn for over 49 years.

Zuzanna was born in Kozaczyzna, Poland on May 25, 1939 to the late Jan and Maria (Szczepanowska) Niedzielski. 

Her family was taken from their home in Poland to Siberia, went...

John H. Forster

John H. Forster

Jan 30, 2024

John Hausser Forster, 82, of Southington entered into eternal peace on Tuesday, January 30, 2024.  Born January 22, 1942, in Hartford; the son of the late Frank and Irene (Detweiler) Forster. During his school years he attended the Blue Hills Baptist Church and was very active in their youth group program. As an adult, he joined and became an active...

Chadwick A. McKney, Sr.

Chadwick A. McKney, Sr.

Jan 24, 2024

Chadwick A. McKney Sr., 80, surrounded by the love of his family and embraced by angels on January 24, 2024, in Meriden, CT, peacefully joined his beloved wife Julia, who predeceased him in 2017 after 28 years of marriage. 

Born on May 23, 1943, in Meriden, CT, Chad was the son of the late Daniel McKney formerly of Orlando, FL and...

Peter A. Traini

Peter A. Traini

Jan 19, 2024

Peter A. Traini, 74, of Wallingford and formerly of Southington, passed away peacefully at MidState Medical Center on Friday, January 19, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. 

Peter was born on July 22, 1949 in Foggia, Italy, one of seven children, to the late William and Barbara (Hendrickson) Traini. 

Peter proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps. Upon his return...

Jo-Ann H. Lobasz

Jo-Ann H. Lobasz

Jan 19, 2024

Jo-Ann (Hanson) Lobasz, 83, of Southington, passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness on Friday, January 19, 2024 at HOCC in New Britain. She shared 55 years with her soul mate and love of her life, the late Raymond J. Lobasz. 

Jo-Ann was born on December 30, 1940 in New Haven to the late Clemens and Adeline (Mattei) Hanson. She and...

John A Benoit, Jr.

John A Benoit, Jr.

Jan 18, 2024

John Arthur Benoit, Jr. “Jacky,” 60, of Middletown and former longtime Southington resident, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, January 18, 2024. 

John was born in Waterbury on August 13, 1963. He loved playing the guitar and was an excellent abstract artist. He also liked helping people and at times volunteered his time at St. Vincent de Paul in...

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