Obituaries
Gary E. Allard
Feb 25, 2024
Gary E. Allard, 67, of Southington, husband of Cheryl (Mondello) Allard for nearly 45 years, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, February 25, 2024, after a brief illness.
Born on May 8, 1956 in New Britain to Frances (Kelly) Allard and the late Norman Allard, he had been a longtime Southington resident.
Soon after graduation from high school in...
Victoria DeGioia
Feb 23, 2024
Victoria (Mazzeo) DeGioia, 100, of Southington, CT and formerly of Wantagh, Long Island, NY, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 23, 2024 at Southington Care Center. She was the beloved wife of the late John DeGioia Sr. for 35 years before his passing in 1980.
Victoria was born on July 29, 1923 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Antonio and Maria...
Esther T. Utke
Feb 22, 2024
Esther T. (Miller) Utke, 76, of Southington, passed away unexepectedly on Thursday, February 22, 2024 at Yale New Haven Medical Center. She was the loving wife of the late John “Phil” Utke for 42 years.
Esther was born on February 12, 1948 in New Britain to the late Donald and Arlene (Wilson) Miller. Esther retired from Macy’s where she worked in...
Winifred L. Messner
Feb 22, 2024
Winifred “Winnie” Lois (Leupold) Messner, of Southington, CT passed away peacefully at Southington Care Center on Thursday, February 22, 2024 at the age of nearly 102. She was the beloved wife of the late William F. Messner for 56 years.
Winnie was born in New Britain on March 16, 1922 to the late Albert and Albertina (Baumgartner) Leupold. After marrying her...
George R. Carpenter
Feb 11, 2024
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of George R. Carpenter, 74, of Bristol, CT. He passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday, February 11, 2024 surrounded by his loving family, after his courageous battle with cancer. George was a loving, honest, caring and hard-working man of unwavering Faith and Patriotism and an avid NY...
Le Myra Kowalczyk
Feb 8, 2024
Le Myra “Lea” (Seaver) Kowalczyk, 83, of Southington, CT, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 8, 2024, at HOCC at Bradley. She was the loving wife of Robert M. Kowalczyk Sr. for 41 years.
Le Myra was born on March 3, 1940, in Niagara Falls, NY to the late Robert and Ruth Seaver.
She co-owned and operated the former Convenient Deli and...
Zuzanna Woloszyn
Feb 4, 2024
Zuzanna (Niedzielski) Woloszyn, 84, of Southington, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, February 4, 2024. She had been the beloved wife of the late Stefan Woloszyn for over 49 years.
Zuzanna was born in Kozaczyzna, Poland on May 25, 1939 to the late Jan and Maria (Szczepanowska) Niedzielski.
Her family was taken from their home in Poland to Siberia, went...
John H. Forster
Jan 30, 2024
John Hausser Forster, 82, of Southington entered into eternal peace on Tuesday, January 30, 2024. Born January 22, 1942, in Hartford; the son of the late Frank and Irene (Detweiler) Forster. During his school years he attended the Blue Hills Baptist Church and was very active in their youth group program. As an adult, he joined and became an active...
Chadwick A. McKney, Sr.
Jan 24, 2024
Chadwick A. McKney Sr., 80, surrounded by the love of his family and embraced by angels on January 24, 2024, in Meriden, CT, peacefully joined his beloved wife Julia, who predeceased him in 2017 after 28 years of marriage.
Born on May 23, 1943, in Meriden, CT, Chad was the son of the late Daniel McKney formerly of Orlando, FL and...
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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