Obituaries

Lee A. Blanchette

Lee A. Blanchette

Feb 26, 2025

Lee A. (Paradis) Blanchette, 62, of Farmington, CT, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at UConn Health Center. She was the devoted and loving wife of Joseph Blanchette for 35 years. 

Lee was born on June 22, 1962 in New Britain, CT to the late Jean L. and Phyllis (Washburn) Paradis. 

She worked at the Bank of America in Farmington...

Harry R. Masterbone, Jr.

Harry R. Masterbone, Jr.

Feb 26, 2025

Harry R. Masterbone Jr., 99, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at Ingraham Manor in Bristol. He was the loving husband of the late Jennie (Orofino) Masterbone for 45 years.

Harry was born on October 11, 1925 in Bristol to the late Harry R. Sr. and Rose (Onofrio) Masterbone.

He proudly served his country...

Rosemary A. Fox

Rosemary A. Fox

Feb 25, 2025

Rosemary A. (Scursso) Fox, of Berlin and former longtime Waterbury resident, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday February 25, 2025 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved spouse of David L. Fox for 54 years. 

Rose was born on December 2, 1947 in Waterbury to the late Michael and Antoinette (DelBuono) Scursso. She attended grade school in...

Stanley J. Sepiol

Stanley J. Sepiol

Feb 24, 2025

Stanley J. Sepiol, 81, of Southington, CT passed away on Monday, February 24, 2025 at UCONN Health in Farmington. He had been the husband of Marie (Gurga) Sepiol for 54 years.

Stanley was born in Waterbury, CT on March 9, 1943, only son of the late Stanley A. and Jean (Pacia) Sepiol and had been a lifelong Southington resident. He graduated...

Edward T. Nardi

Edward T. Nardi

Feb 23, 2025

Edward T. Nardi, 87, of Southington, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 23, 2025 at the HOCC at Bradley. He was the loving husband of Vicky (Chase) Nardi for 61 years.

Ed was born on January 2, 1938 in Southington to the late John and Anna (Grimaldi) Nardi and had been a lifelong Southington resident. Ed graduated from Southington High School...

Anthony J. Stankewicz, DDS, MSD

Anthony J. Stankewicz, DDS, MSD

Feb 22, 2025

Anthony John Stankewicz, DDS, MSD, aged 88, of Southington, CT passed away suddenly on Saturday, February 22, 2025. He was the loving husband of Kathleen (Kerr) Stankewicz for 55 years. 

Anthony was born October 17, 1936 in New Britain, CT to the late Anthony and Frances (Gladke) Stankewicz.

Dr. Stankewicz was a 1954 graduate of Cheshire Academy and went on to earn...

Robert M. Houle

Robert M. Houle

Feb 21, 2025

Robert M. Houle, 93, of Southington, CT, passed away surrounded by his family on February 21, 2025 in Florida. He was the beloved husband of the late Rachel C. (Gelinas) Houle for 68 years.

Born on January 6, 1932 in Waterbury, CT to the late Henry and Florette (Boucher) Houle, he had been a longtime Southington resident. 

Mr. Houle proudly served in...

Ursula M. Boardman

Ursula M. Boardman

Feb 20, 2025

Ursula Mary (Roper) Boardman, age 86, entered eternal peace with her family by her side, on February 20, 2025, at the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain, CT. 

Born in Liverpool, England on May 11, 1938, she was the daughter of Francis and Mary (Nolan) Roper. She moved to the United States with her husband, William Boardman, and oldest daughter,...

Donald Joseph Perlot

Donald Joseph Perlot

Feb 19, 2025

Donald Joseph Perlot of Dover, Delaware passed away recently on February 19th, 2025 at the age of 88 years old. He was born in Meriden, Connecticut on October 28th, 1936. His parents were Eligio Mario Perlot and Stacia Theresa Perlot. 

He is survived by his three sons, Stephen M. Perlot and his wife Virginia of Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, Kevin...

Carol D. Scott

Carol D. Scott

Feb 19, 2025

Carol (Davies) Scott, 64, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at Autumn Lake in New Britain. She was the loving wife of the late Edwin C. Scott III for 32 years.

Carol was born in Detroit, Michigan on August 17, 1960 and adopted by John Harmon and Margaret (Chase) Davies. 

She graduated from Conard...

Jeffrey Allen Dube

Jeffrey Allen Dube

Feb 18, 2025

Jeffrey Allen Dube, 59, of Southington, CT, passed away at his home unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. He was a loving son, grandson, brother, nephew, cousin, friend and a faithful child of God.

Jeffrey was born on August 25, 1965 in Rockville, CT. He was predeceased by his mother, Lorraine J. (Doherty) Fernandez Bussolati, his father, Edmond Dube and a...

Charlene E. DeSorbo

Charlene E. DeSorbo

Feb 17, 2025

Charlene E. (Stone) DeSorbo, 84, of Port St. Lucie, FL and formerly of Southington, CT, passed away peacefully on February 17, 2025. She was the beloved wife of the late Louis “Louie” DeSorbo.

Charlene was born on March 9, 1940, in Windsor, VT to the late Lawrence and Albertine (Charbonneau) Stone.

She was selfless, kind, fun to be around and tougher than...

Daniel C. True

Daniel C. True

Feb 14, 2025

Daniel C. True, 61, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, February 14, 2025. Born September 26, 1963 in Southington, he was the son of the late John F. True, Sr. and the late Jane (Iorio) True.

A lifelong resident of Plantsville, Dan will be most remembered for his passion for the goats he...

Sally Ann Wisniewski

Sally Ann Wisniewski

Feb 13, 2025

Sally Ann (Cole) Wisniewski, 62, of New Britain and former longtime Southington resident, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, February 13, 2025 at UConn Health, after a courageous 7-year battle with metastatic breast cancer. She was the devoted wife of Rome Wisniewski for nearly 43 years.

Sally was born in Southington on December 3, 1962 and graduated from...

Edward J. Aszklar

Edward J. Aszklar

Feb 13, 2025

Edward “Eddie” J. Aszklar, 82, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 13, 2025 at Southington Care Center. He was the loving husband of Barbara (Dow) Aszklar for 56 years.

Edward was born on June 17, 1942 in New Britain, CT to the late Edward and Jean (Hika) Aszklar. He started his career at Aszklar’s Automotive, where he was affectionately...

Joanne F. Myska

Joanne F. Myska

Feb 11, 2025

Joanne (Finch) Myska, 82, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 11, 2025. She was the loving wife of John J. Myska for nearly 63 years. 

Joanne was born on September 22, 1942 in Chester, Pennsylvania to the late Ralph Bernard and Rose (Gotto) Finch. She graduated from Plainville High School and had been a longtime Southington resident.

Joanne was a...

Susan E. Zajac

Susan E. Zajac

Feb 9, 2025

Susan E. Zajac, 77, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 9, 2025 at Apple Rehab Farmington Valley in Plainville.

Born on September 20, 1947 in Southington to the late Joseph “Lefty” and Helen (Putala) Zajac, she had been a lifelong Southington resident.

Susan graduated from Southington High School and then attended the former Laurel Business School. She worked most of...

Sandra K. Breedlove

Sandra K. Breedlove

Feb 6, 2025

Sandra K. (Massow) Breedlove, 84, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at MidState Medical Center. 

Sandra was born on March 6, 1940 in Bristol, CT to the late Raymond and Catherine (Richardson) Massow. 

She was fun-loving and had a soft spot for her elders. Sandra worked as a school bus driver for many years and then took the...

Rosemarie Atterrato

Rosemarie Atterrato

Feb 3, 2025

Rosemarie (Orson) Atterrato, 69, of Vero Beach, FL and formerly of Southington, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 3, 2025. She was the loving wife of Thomas Atterrato for over 29 years.

Rosemarie was born on June 29, 1955 in Somers, CT to the late George and Carmella (Vella) Orson. 

Rosemarie worked as a customer service manager at Caldor for over 20...

Patricia L. McVaney

Patricia L. McVaney

Feb 3, 2025

Patricia L. McVaney, 75, of Southington, passed away peacefully after a long illness on her birthday, Monday, February 3, 2025, at UCONN Health Center. 

Patricia was born in Meriden on February 3, 1950 to the late Lloyd Lee McVaney and Gwendolyn (White) McVaney. 

She graduated from nursing school in Elkins, West Virginia and worked as a licensed practical nurse for many years....