All Obituaries

Kirk J. Bryant, 56, of Southington, passed away unexpectedly at his home after a long illness on Monday, June 18, 2018. He was a loving son, brother, uncle and friend to everyone around him. Kirk was born on August 15, 1961 in New Britain to the late Henry and Joan (Sturgeon) Bryant and had been a longtime Southington resident. He worked as a computer technician at Ergonomics in Newington for many years. He...

Bruce W. Bailey Sr., 81, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, June 16, 2018 at the Summit of Plantsville. He had been the loving husband of Maureen (Galliher) Bailey for nearly 61 years. Born on June 27, 1936 in New Britain to the late Thomas and Mae (Skoguland) Bailey, he had been a longtime Southington...

Geraldine L. (Boudreau) Thurston, 85, of Southington, passed away on Friday, June 15, 2018 at the HOCC at New Britain General. She had been the loving and devoted wife of the late Joseph W. Thurston for 53 years. Born on August 2, 1932 in Nova Scotia, Canada to the late Louis and Madeleine (Deveau) Boudreau, she came to the United States on January 4, 1952...

Kathleen Ann (Patla) Gorr, 72, of Southington, passed away surrounded by her loved ones on Friday, June 15, 2018 at the HOCC at New Britain General. She had been the childhood sweetheart and loving wife of Alan “Lanny” Gorr for 54 years. Kathy and Lanny enjoyed a wonderful life together, from raising their family to traveling to all 50 states. Born on July 9, 1945 in Meriden to the late...

Emilie (Litke) Flugrad-Beal, 93, of the Milldale section of Southington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 10, 2018 at the Southington Care Center. She was the loving wife of the late Donald Flugrad for nearly 28 years. Born on April 20, 1925 in Terryville, CT to the late Emil and Wanda (Krampitz) Litke, she had been a longtime Southington...

Thomas L. Blaney Jr., 86, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at the HOCC at New Britain. He had been the loving husband of Theresa (Chenard) Blaney for nearly 60 years. Born in Dover, New Hampshire on April 15, 1932 to the late Thomas L. Blaney Sr. and Rhea (Aubin) Blaney, he had been a longtime Southington...

Rita E. (Gelinas) Rousseau Sciortino, 94, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at MidState Medical Center. She had been the loving wife of the late Anthony Sciortino for 28 years. She was predeceased by her first husband, Edward J. Rousseau, whom she shared nearly 25 years of marriage with. Born on January 5, 1924 in Waterbury to the late Lucien and...

Loretta D. (Kuhr) Miron, 77, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 20, 2018. She had been the loving wife of the late Francis “Shy” William Miron for 40 years. Born on September 4, 1940 in Bristol to the late Ernst and Dora (Richter) Kuhr, she had been a longtime Plantsville resident. Loretta loved cooking and crocheting blankets. She enjoyed spending...

Elaine A. (Kotch) Maloney, 71, of Southington, passed away peacefully with her family by her side, on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at the HOCC at New Britain. She had been the loving wife of David Maloney for 29 years. Born on September 16, 1946 in New Britain to Thomas Kotch Sr. and the late Theresa (Isabelle) Kotch, Elaine had been a longtime Southington...

John A. Boodley, 75, of Southington, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. He was a loving brother, son, uncle and friend. Born on November 29, 1942 in New Britain to the late Charles Boodley and Evelyn (Osden) Boodley Sklarsky, he had been a longtime Southington resident. John was a longtime member of the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge 1250....