Obituaries

Peter A. Traini

Peter A. Traini

Jan 19, 2024

Peter A. Traini, 74, of Wallingford and formerly of Southington, passed away peacefully at MidState Medical Center on Friday, January 19, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. 

Peter was born on July 22, 1949 in Foggia, Italy, one of seven children, to the late William and Barbara (Hendrickson) Traini. 

Peter proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps. Upon his return...

Jo-Ann H. Lobasz

Jo-Ann H. Lobasz

Jan 19, 2024

Jo-Ann (Hanson) Lobasz, 83, of Southington, passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness on Friday, January 19, 2024 at HOCC in New Britain. She shared 55 years with her soul mate and love of her life, the late Raymond J. Lobasz. 

Jo-Ann was born on December 30, 1940 in New Haven to the late Clemens and Adeline (Mattei) Hanson. She and...

John A Benoit, Jr.

John A Benoit, Jr.

Jan 18, 2024

John Arthur Benoit, Jr. “Jacky,” 60, of Middletown and former longtime Southington resident, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, January 18, 2024. 

John was born in Waterbury on August 13, 1963. He loved playing the guitar and was an excellent abstract artist. He also liked helping people and at times volunteered his time at St. Vincent de Paul in...

Virginia S. "Ginny" Desautels

Virginia S. "Ginny" Desautels

Jan 17, 2024

It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of the most loving, generous sister and aunt, Virginia S. “Ginny” Desautels, 79, who passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at HOCC at New Britain.  

Virginia was born in New Britain, CT on March 16, 1944, daughter of the late Alden and Dorothy (Putney) VanGorder. She grew up...

Kenneth S. Pendleton

Kenneth S. Pendleton

Jan 15, 2024

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Kenneth S. Pendleton, 58, of Plantsville, CT who courageously fought cancer for 6 years and on Monday, January 15, 2024, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family. Ken leaves a huge void in the life of Marcy and their children, Ryan (Christy), Taylor (Shelby), Jordan (Maddie) Andrew (Shania), Jessica (Brenton), and...

Susan A. Chiasson

Susan A. Chiasson

Jan 12, 2024

Susan A. (Simard) Chiasson, 66, of Southington, CT passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, January 12, 2024. She was the loving wife of Steven Chiasson for 28 years.

Susan was born on October 1, 1957 in Southington, CT to the late Arthur Neree and Gloria M. (Greaves) Simard.  Susan graduated from Southington High School, Class of 1975. She...

Jerome "Jerry" J. Boutot

Jerome "Jerry" J. Boutot

Jan 10, 2024

Jerome “Jerry” Joseph Boutot, 84, of Barefoot Bay, Florida, passed away, Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, FL after a short illness. 

Born October 31, 1939 in Stockholm, Maine, Jerry, was a son of the late Ludivine (Michaud) Boutot and Romeo Boutot. He and his family moved to Connecticut when he was 10 years old where he...

Perry F. DePaolo

Perry F. DePaolo

Jan 10, 2024

Perry F. DePaolo, 63, of Southington, CT, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at Ingraham Manor in Bristol. Perry was the loving husband of Tracey A. (Ryer) DePaolo for 38 years.

Perry was born in Southington on December 26, 1960 to the late Joseph J. and Dolores (DeRenzis) DePaolo. He graduated from St. Paul Catholic High School in...

Carolyn A. Paul

Carolyn A. Paul

Jan 9, 2024

Carolyn A. (Roberts) Paul, 75, of Southington, CT and former longtime Branford resident, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at Southington Care Center. She was the beloved wife of the late James A. Paul, Sr. for 44 years.

Carolyn was born on May 28, 1948 in Danbury, CT to the late Ernie Roberts, who died just one day...

Sheila M. Dunbar

Sheila M. Dunbar

Jan 8, 2024

Sheila M. (Gallagher) Dunbar, 73, passed away suddenly surrounded by her family, on Monday, January 8, 2024 at Hartford Hospital. She had been the loving wife of the late Bruce J. Dunbar for over 30 years.

Sheila was born on June 14, 1950 in Philadelphia, PA to the late Charles Jr. and Kathleen (Kavanaugh) Gallagher. She enjoyed working as a...

Jeffrey G. DeRosa

Jeffrey G. DeRosa

Jan 5, 2024

Jeffrey G. DeRosa, 64, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 5, 2024 at MidState Medical Center.  He was a loving son, brother, uncle and friend.

Born on January 28, 1960 in Southington, CT to Carolyn Francis DeRosa and the late Gene DeRosa, he had been a lifelong Southington resident.

For many years, Jeff worked alongside his father and...

Edith E. (Angelillo) Giordano

Edith E. (Angelillo) Giordano

Jan 4, 2024

Edith E. (Angelillo) Giordano, 93, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 4, 2024 at MidState Medical Center. She was the loving wife of the late Dominic L. Giordano, Sr. who predeceased her in 2022. 

Edith was born on September 23, 1930 in Meriden, CT, youngest of eight children, to the late Gennaro and Josephine...

Evelyn A. "Vicki" Rosati

Evelyn A. "Vicki" Rosati

Dec 31, 2023

Evelyn A. “Vicki” (Leone) Rosati, 92, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, December 31, 2023, with her family by her side. She was the loving wife of Peter P. Rosati for 74 years. 

Vicki was born on November 7, 1931 in Berlin, CT. She was kind, caring and patient and enjoyed her...

Patricia A. Lachmund

Patricia A. Lachmund

Dec 29, 2023

Patricia Anne (Holmes) Lachmund of Southington, CT began her eternal journey on December 29th, 2023.  Pat was born in Meriden, CT, the middle child of Harold and Katheryn Holmes.  She attended Meriden schools, graduating from Meriden High School.  Pat held many jobs throughout the years, including administrative positions in industry, retail and education. A few include being a teacher’s aide...

Patrick J. Jenkins

Patrick J. Jenkins

Dec 24, 2023

Patrick J. Jenkins, 78, of the Plantsville section of Southington, CT, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 24, 2023 surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of the late Diane (Wolanin) Jenkins, who predeceased him in 2010.

Patrick was born in Ireland on April 23, 1945, to the late Joseph J. and Rose (Courtney) Jenkins. He worked...

Roland J. Pion

Roland J. Pion

Dec 20, 2023

Roland J. Pion, 80, of Southington, CT, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at Bristol Hospital. He was the loving husband of Carolyn Pion for nearly 60 years.

Roland was born on December 28, 1942 in Waterbury to the late Donat and Irene Pion. He was a homebuilder by trade and was a natural entrepreneur, founding Royalcrest Homes...

Deborah R. Lincavicks

Deborah R. Lincavicks

Dec 19, 2023

Deborah R. Lincavicks, 56, of Southington, CT passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at her home, after a courageous 5-year battle with cancer. Debbie and her husband Bob Lincavicks celebrated their 30th Anniversary earlier this year.

Debbie was born in Bayshore, Long Island, NY on May 12, 1967. She was a member of...

Ihor Theodore Stasiuk

Ihor Theodore Stasiuk

Dec 17, 2023

Ihor Theodore Stasiuk, 79, of Southington, CT, passed away peacefully after a short illness on Sunday, December 17, 2023 at Hartford Hospital. He was the loving husband of Lennea (Gray) Stasiuk for over 55 years.

Theodore was born on February 25, 1944 in Lviv, Ukraine, son of the late Michael and Helen (Rak) Stasiuk.

Theodore was a kind and generous...

Janet A. Kowalczyk

Janet A. Kowalczyk

Dec 13, 2023

Janet A. (Rodrique) Kowalczyk, 70, of Bristol, CT, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Bridgeport. She was the loving wife of James P. Kowalczyk for 25 years.

Janet was born on October 24, 1953 in Waterbury, CT. She loved making ceramics with her friends from the Bristol Senior Center and gifting her beautiful...

Kathryn L. Austin

Kathryn L. Austin

Dec 12, 2023

Kathryn L. Austin, 70, of Meriden, CT, passed away peacefully after a long illness on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at the Curtis Home in Meriden.   

Kathryn was born on February 2, 1953 in Southington, CT to the late Vernon and Hazel (Gregg) Austin.

She proudly served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War and worked as...