All Obituaries

Helen Marie (Surveski) Zadrick, 89, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 18, 2019 surrounded by her family. She was born on May 12, 1930 to the late Peter and Mary (Shurack) Surveski, formerly of the Plantsville section of Southington. She was a lifelong resident of Southington and a loving and devoted wife to the late Nickolas Zadrick.   Helen was a lifelong member of St. Thomas Church and enjoyed gardening, cooking and spending time with her family, friends and neighbors. She...

Ruth (Zurell) Burgess, 96, of Plainville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, at Sharon Health Care Center.  She was the loving wife of the late Harland Burgess for 32 years. Ruth was born on September 30, 1923 in Bristol to the late Otto and Emily (Hintz) Zurell and had been a longtime Plainville resident. She was a longtime member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Bristol and enjoyed crocheting, sewing, ceramics and going out to lunch with her family. Ruth is...

Richard Belanger, 82, of Wells Maine and formerly of Southington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday October 8, 2019, after bravely battling cancer in York Hospital, York Maine. Born in Caribou, Maine, to Francois & Josephine (Sanfacon) Belanger, he lived in Southington before moving to Maine in 1992. Richard proudly served in the US Army and retired from Devoe Paints in Waterbury before becoming co-owner of the Black Swan Tavern in Ogunquit, Maine. Richard loved spending time with his...

Gilbert A. Menard, 90, of the Plantsville section of Southington and formerly of New Britain, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019 surrounded by his family and friends. He had been the loving husband of Rita (Plourde) Menard for 65 years. Gil was born in Brunswick, ME on June 4, 1929 to the late Odilas and Yvonne (Morin) Menard.He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He worked as a scaffolder at American Plasterers, retiring after over 30...

Phyllis Jean (Morway) Tettelbach, (90), passed away peacefully on September 29, 2019, in the presence of her loving family, in Southington, Connecticut. Phyllis was born in Bristol, Connecticut on June 19, 1929.  A graduate of Oak Grove School in Vassalboro, Maine, she earned a bachelor's degree from Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, and studied at the University of Oslo (Norway) and the American University Graduate School, where she was a member of Phi Delta Gamma...

Carolyn J. (McKenney) Mansolf, 68, of Southington, passed away surrounded by a circle of love on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 at the HOCC in Southington. She was the loving wife of Robert Mansolf for 48 years. Born in Southington on June 6, 1951 to the late Wilfred McKenney Sr. and Naomi (Grannis) Bailey, she had been a lifelong Southington resident. Carolyn was a lifelong member of the First Congregational Church of Southington. She graduated with an Associate’s Degree in Secretarial Arts...

Robert D. Hammons, 99, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, Sept 20, 2019 at Livewell in Plantsville. He was the loving husband of the late Hazel (Lincoln) Hammons for over 60 years. Born in Belfast, ME on June 5, 1920 to the late Earl “Pete” and Marjorie (Patterson) Hammons, he had been a longtime Southington resident. Bob was a combat war Veteran, serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII in North Africa and Italy. He was a past...

Gary “Gnazz” G. Gnazzo, 77, of Old Lyme, CT, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family and friends on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. He had been the loving husband of Jane (Landon) Gnazzo for 45 years. Gary was born in Bristol on Sept. 13, 1942 to the late Joseph and Eva Mae (Teller) Gnazzo. He grew up in Plainville and had been a longtime Old Lyme resident. Gary proudly served his country in the U. S. Army during the Vietnam Era. After returning from the...

Amelia G. (Kerwicki) Albrycht, 93, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019 at the HOCC of New Britain. She had been the devoted wife of the late Stanley “Red” V. Albrycht for nearly 72 years. Born in Southington on May 29, 1926 to the late Vincent and Alice (Kunsinski) Kerwicki, she had been a lifelong Southington resident. Amelia retired from the Bradley Home where she worked as a nurse’s aide for many years. She was a...

Peter Edward Cookley, 81, of Boynton Beach, Florida and formerly of Southington, passed away peacefully and with dignity on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019. He was predeceased by the love of his life, wife, Jean (Howe) Cookley. They had been married for 45 years prior to her death in 2006. He leaves behind to cherish his memory, children, John Cookley and wife Linda, Carol Tardif and husband Don and Paul Cookley. He was a devoted g-pa to his grandchildren, Amanda LaTorraca and husband Rob,...