All Obituaries

Claudette (Clavet) Tully, 80, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, February 15, 2020, surrounded by her family. She had been the loving wife of the Gerald Tully for 35 years. Claudette was born on January 15, 1940 in New Brunswick, Canada to the late Emile and Ida (Cyr) Clavet and had been a longtime Plantsville resident. She loved her family and cherished every moment she spent with them, especially the time she spent fishing with her...

Thomas R. Pigeon, 71, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 13, 2020 after a short illness. He had been the loving husband of Theresa (Fager) Pigeon for 36 years. Thomas was born in Hartford on January 12, 1949. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy. Tom worked as a quality control inspector at the former Critikon Medical Company for many years. He was an avid reader and loved to engage in conversation. In addition to his wife Terry, Tom is survived by his...

Marcella “Marcy” S. (Thielman) Frazier, 87, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2020 at the HOCC at Bradley. She had been the loving wife of Richard “Dick” E. Frazier, Sr. for 65 years. Born in Waterbury on April 3, 1932 to the late Jacob and Emma (Cumack) Thielman, she had been a longtime Plantsville resident. Marcy had a long career in real estate and most recently as President of the Frazier Company Inc. She was very...

Simeon J. Donahue, 93, of Cheshire, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at the Summit at Plantsville. He had been the husband of the late Patricia (Dyson) Donahue for 63 years. Born in Naugatuck on June 25, 1926 to the late Simon J. and Ellen (Linskey) Donahue, he had been a longtime Cheshire resident. Simeon proudly served in the U.S. Navy during WWII on the destroyer escort USS O'Reilly as an electrician’s mate. He retired from Bristol Babcock where he worked...

Gail Frances “Bonnie” (Belleni) Chesanek, 81, of Southington, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020.  She was the loving wife of the late Andrew E. Chesanek for 60 years. She was born on August 22, 1938 to the late Stephen C. and Alma F. (Bartlett) Belleni of Plainville, CT. She is survived by five children: Karen Condon of Portland, Steven Chesanek of Bradenton, FL, Andrew Scott Chesanek of Winsted, CT, Dianne Greaves and husband Thomas of Westbrook, CT, Garry Chesanek...

Richard “Rit” A. LeFrancois, 51, of East Haven, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. He is now at peace and together again with his mother, Joan M. Giza, who he lost at the young age of 12. Even through struggles, Rit had a heart as big as a mountain. He loved music, dancing, cats, cartoons, hard work, bear hugs and most of all, his daughter Angelica. In addition to his daughter Angelica Tescione of East Haven, he is survived by 5 siblings, twin sister, Regina Ali and...

Janis (Mace) Anderson, 71, of Berlin, CT went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2020.                 Janis’ devotion to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ sustained her through an arduous journey with a terminal disease. Her love for others served as a comfort and example to those around her, especially in recent years as her physical health declined. After her love of family she enjoyed reading and will...

Mary R. (Wasielewski) Sweeney, 94, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 19, 2020. She had been the loving wife of the late Edward M. Sweeney for 62 years, married on June 12, 1948. Born on February 19, 1925 in Nanticoke, PA to the late Leon and Teresa (Novak) Wasielewski, she had been a longtime Southington resident. Mary proudly served in the U.S Army Air Corps as a Med and Surge Technician during WWII. She was a member of the American Legion Post 72 and a longtime...

Andrew Frank Hubeny, 87, “Andy” of Southington, died at his residence on Sunday, January 19, 2020 after a short illness. He was the beloved husband of the late Dorothy (Pierson) Hubeny, Ph.D. for 28 years. Born on July 4, 1932 in Southington, to the late Andrew Frank and Veronica Ann (Kobylarz) Hubeny, he had been a lifelong Southington resident. Andy had a full life and he always felt blessed with his good fortune. He had endless stories of his military service which spanned...

Stanislawa (Palka) Herdzik, 70, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 16, 2020, at the Summit of Plantsville. Stanislawa was born on April 29, 1949 in Poland to the late Jan and Zofia (Maziarz) Palka. Stanislawa loved gardening, cooking, singing, dancing, spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren, and speaking to her friends. She was a hard worker, always making sure the people around her were good before she took care of herself. She is remembered...