Obituaries
Teresa Sabino
Apr 30, 2023
Teresa (Vecchio) Sabino, 73, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, April 30, 2023, at her home. She had been the loving wife of Joseph Sabino for 52 years. She was a beloved mother and grandmother.
Teresa was born in Casalicchio, Italy on August 8, 1949, to the late John and Carmela (Funiciello) Vecchio.
In...
Keith S. Wernicki
Apr 27, 2023
Keith (Shaw) Wernicki, 91, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at HOCC at New Britain. She had been the wife of the late Henry C. Wernicki, the love of her life, who predeceased her in 1982. Keith was born on July 24, 1931 in Waterbury to the late Herbert Sr. and Edna (Sumner) Shaw. She grew...
Judy A. Duquette
Apr 27, 2023
Per Jesus’ last words on the cross, “IT IS FINISHED,” and so it is for a remarkable, loving woman, Judith Ann Middleton Duquette, whose legacy in her final years was to live with LOVE, HOPE and PRAYER. Over the last five years, Alzheimer’s slowly and mercilessly erased all Judy’s memories of the good times but failed to erase the bright...
Salvatore T. Rafala
Apr 25, 2023
Salvatore T. Rafala, 90, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Salvatore was the loving husband of Nancy (Button) Rafala for 63 years.
Salvatore was born in Middletown on August 16, 1932, to the late Salvatore and Josephine (Camillo) Rafala. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy...
Carole K. Britton
Apr 24, 2023
Carole Kooker Britton, 90, of Plainville/Southington, passed away peacefully at home on April 24, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 25, 1932 in Wildwood, NJ to George and Marie Marshall Kooker. Carole called Southington home since 1956 and was active in many local organizations throughout the years. She is survived by her sons, Robert (Nadine)...
Yvette LeMoine Sangster
Apr 18, 2023
Yvette LeMoine Sangster, 71, of Southington and formerly of Lawrenceville, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Yvette passed peacefully at home surrounded by her family.
Since her birth on May 24, 1951 in Carbondale, PA to Stella (Molanaro) Mickel and Paul Lemoine, Yvette led a full life of fierce love, passion, determination, and strength.
There is a symphony...
Linda K. Boucher
Apr 18, 2023
Linda K. Boucher, 71, of Southington, passed away unexpectedly surrounded by her beautiful daughters on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at HOCC Bradley. She had been the loving wife of the late Robert L. Boucher for 35 years.
Linda was born on December 18, 1951 in New Britain to the late John and Dorothy (Smith) Kukowski and had been a...
Philip DeBisschop
Apr 16, 2023
Philip DeBisschop, 88, of Southington, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, April 16, 2023 surrounded by his family. He had been the loving husband of the late Joan (Richmond) DeBisschop for over 50 years.
Philip was born on July 28, 1934, in Cheshire to the late Peter and Wilhelmina (Gaug) DeBisschop. He was an electrician by trade and...
Darryl D. DeSorbo
Apr 15, 2023
Darryl D. DeSorbo, 58, of Southington, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 15, 2023. He was a loving husband, father and best friend to his wife Constance (Malizia) DeSorbo and his daughter, Megan DeSorbo.
Darryl was born on October 1, 1964 in Southington to the late John and Helen (Pernal) DeSorbo. He graduated from Southington High School, Class of 1982...
Francis "Fran" J. Sokolowski
Apr 14, 2023
Francis “Fran” J. Sokolowski, 56, of Naugatuck and formerly of Southington, passed away with his son Sebastian Tate by his side on Friday, April 14, 2023 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury. He was the husband of Inge (Young) Sokolowski.
Fran was born on June 7, 1966 in New Britain to the late Frank and Ellen (Kania) Sokolowski. He attended Southington...
Adela Raczka
Apr 10, 2023
Adela (Kowalczyk) Raczka, 88, of Southington, passed away peacefully at Hartford Hospital on Monday, April 10, 2023. She was the loving wife of the late Stanley Raczka, Jr. for over 50 years. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her as there are so many wonderful memories that she left us with.
Born in Hartford, Adela grew up...
Sophie G. Makarewicz
Apr 10, 2023
Sophie G. Makarewicz, 104, of New Britain and former longtime Waterbury resident, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 10, 2023 at Monsignor Bojanowski Manor in New Britain.
Sophie was born on July 3, 1918 in Waterbury to the late John and Anna (Kwasnick) Makarewicz.
She graduated from Wilby High School and was a longtime member of St. Stanislaus Kostka Church...
Bruce M. Cotton
Apr 9, 2023
Bruce M. Cotton, 78, of Meriden and formerly of Southington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 9, 2023 at Midstate Medical Center. He was the loving husband of Leslie G. (Smith) Cotton for 55 years.
Bruce was born in Hartford on July 2, 1944, one of six sons, to the late Floyd Sr. and Irene (Buckley) Cotton and had been...
Giuseppina Maria Ricciardone
Apr 5, 2023
Giuseppina Maria (Gallo) Ricciardone, our dearly loved matriarch, lived for 97 years. She died on April 5, 2023, at her home in Plantsville, CT. She was born on September 25, 1925, in the small town of Teggiano, Italy, the daughter of the late Alessandro Gallo and Maria Cotignola.
Giuseppina met her husband Giovanni Ricciardone when she was in her early...
Anne M. "Nancy" Walter
Apr 3, 2023
Anne Marie “Nancy” (Keating) Walter, 91, of Southington, passed away into God’s hands on Monday, April 3, 2023 at the HOCC at New Britain General.
Born in Waterbury on March 27, 1932 to the late John “Jack” and Beatrice (Daly) Keating, she had been a longtime Southington resident.
Anne graduated from Waterbury Catholic High School in 1950 and went...
John C. DeGumbia
Mar 28, 2023
John C. DeGumbia, 99, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at the Summit of Plantsville.
John was born on October 12, 1923 in Plantsville, one of 6 children, to the late Joseph and Josephine (Jalowecki) DeGumbia.
John received an honorable discharge from the U.S. Army after proudly serving for a brief...
Nellie F. Shepard
Mar 27, 2023
Nellie F. Shepard, 91, of Southington, passed away peacefully at Southington Care Center on Monday, March 27, 2023.
Nellie was born on July 24, 1931 in Southington to the late Dunham Oswell Shepard and Mary (Frisbie) Thomson. She had been a lifelong Southington resident.
Nellie taught chemistry and physics at Southington High School for more than 30 years. She also...
Charles "Charlie" W. Cianciola
Mar 26, 2023
Charles “Charlie” William Cianciola, 23, originally of Southington, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at his home.
Charlie was born on August 12, 1999, in New Britain to Thomas Cianciola and Christine (McGowan) Cianciola. He attended Southington High School for most of his time but graduated from Plainville High School.
During his time in Southington, Charlie was an...
Gloria A. Brown
Mar 18, 2023
Gloria A. (Flahive) Brown, 76, of Southington, passed away peacefully on March 18, 2023, in the Bronx Montefiore Hospital after a five-month battle from a stroke. Gloria was born on January 26, 1947 in Waterbury, CT to the late John and Gloria (Radke) Flahive. A self-identified “army brat,” Gloria spent time in various parts of the country growing up before...
Anna Rzadkosz
Mar 15, 2023
Anna Rzadkosz, 86, of Southington, CT passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at the Summit of Plantsville. She had been the loving wife of the late Franciszek Rzadkosz.
Anna was born in Leśnica, Poland on January 30, 1937 to the late Wladslaw and Ludwina (Las) Rsadkosz. She spent most of her life in Poland, before moving to the...
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