All Obituaries

Marjorie (Cowles) Newell, 100, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 9, 2018 at The Summit at Plantsville, on the same corner lot where she lived as a girl. The wife of the late Sydney K. Newell, they were married there, in her parents' home, on September 7, 1935. Born in Waterbury on August 30, 1917 to the late C.A. and Mae (Griffin) Cowles, Marge had been a lifelong Southington resident. She shared many memories from her early years with family members. As a...

Edward T. Piascik, 98, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 2, 2018 at Apple Rehab Farmington Valley. He was the loving husband of the late Mary (Mikosz) Piascik for over 50 years. Born on October 1, 1919 in New Britain to the late Michael and Valeria (Rodzanski) Piascik, he had been a longtime Southington resident. Ed owned the Nook restaurant in the 1950s and worked for many years as a foreman at different manufacturing companies. He had a passion for cars and loved...

Nancy A. (Fiorello) Berger, 74, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully after a long illness on Monday July, 30, 2018 at MidState Medical Center. Born in New Britain on February 6, 1944 to the late Albert and Concetta (Corridino) Fiorello, she had been a longtime Southington resident. Nancy retired from General Electric after many years of service. She loved her friends and family and especially spending time with her grandchildren. Nancy is survived by her two...

Mark E. MacDonald, 52, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, July 28, 2018. He was born on Sept. 1, 1965 in Southington to Donald and Marcianne (Putala) MacDonald and had been a longtime Plantsville resident. Mark worked at Companion Industries for many years. He loved guitars, photography and The Grateful Dead. He will be deeply missed by his family and many friends. In addition to his parents, Mark is survived by his brother Brian...

Marjorie A. (Turgeon) Roth, 83, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 28, 2018 at the HOCC at New Britain General. She was the loving wife of the late William A. Roth for nearly 25 years. Born on October 1, 1934 in Hartford to the late Albert and Lucille (Nichols) Turgeon, she had been a longtime Southington resident. Marjorie was friendly and kind and always welcomed people into her home. She loved cats and was a master at crossword puzzles. Marjorie is survived by...

David E. Baker, 76, of Plainville, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 after a long struggle with complications from esophageal cancer. He had been the loving husband of Barbara (Cassedy) Baker for 56 wonderful years. David was born December 14, 1941 in Baltimore (Overlea), MD to the late Samuel V. and Margaret E. (Boughter) Baker.   In addition to his wife Barbara, he is survived by three sons: Jeffrey Baker and his partner Carrie Doherty of Oxford, MA, Scott Baker and...

Philip R. Johnson, 60, of Southington, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, July 22, 2018 after a long illness. He was a loving son, brother and friend. Born on June 10, 1958 in Hartford to Dolores (Eckel) Johnson and the late Robert A. Johnson, he had been a longtime Southington resident. Phil worked as an aerospace machinist for many years.  He was a gentle soul who was friendly and loved life. He was good natured, loved animals and his family. Some of his best memories...

William R. "Billy" Woods, 78, of Southington, passed away at home, surrounded by his beloved family and friends on July 16, 2018. He is survived by his loving wife of 29 years, Linda, and his siblings: Patricia Falkner, Sandy Blanchard (Donald), George Woods and Beverly Ogonowski; his daughter Cathy Woods; stepdaughter, Lisa Schaffer (Chris); stepson, Scott Wilson (Heather); his grandchildren, Jessica McLawhon (Brandon), Ricky Barrett, Mikey Dow, and great-grandson, Jack Nolan...

Helen T. (Kindel) Peck, 94, of Southington, passed away surrounded by her family on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at the HOCC at New Britain. She had been the loving wife of the late William Peck for nearly 25 years before his sudden passing. Born on June 15, 1924 in Southington to the late George and Theresa (Oblij) Kindel, she had been a lifelong Southington resident. Helen was a lifelong parishioner of Holy Trinity Church and was a member of the Ladies Adoration Society of the Most Blessed...

Helen Pauline (Jablonski) Swann, 99, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, July 4, 2018. She was a devoted wife, mother, aunt and grandmother. Helen was born on February 9, 1919 in New Brunswick, NJ to Polish immigrants, Roman and Helen (Wysocki) Jablonski. She was raised in New Brunswick, NJ, resided in Stuart, FL for many years and had been a Southington resident since 2009. Helen graduated from New Brunswick High School in 1936. She worked...