Obituaries

Robert J. Kay

Robert J. Kay

Dec 20, 2022

Robert J. Kay, 76, of Southington, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at the Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain.

Bob was born on December 6, 1946, in Middletown to the late William and Arlene (Johnson) Kay.  He proudly served his country in both the United States Air Force and Navy. Bob enjoyed reading and was an American History...

JoAnn V. Spratto

JoAnn V. Spratto

Dec 19, 2022

JoAnn V. (Zygmunt) Spratto, 80, of Southington, passed away peacefully at Apple Rehab in Plainville on Monday, December 19, 2022, after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was the loving wife of Nicholas R. Spratto Sr. for 60 years.

JoAnn was born on June 13, 1942 in New Britain. She enjoyed crafting, gardening, cooking for her family, especially her...

William R. Colite

William R. Colite

Dec 17, 2022

William Roger Colite, DMD, lifelong resident of Southington and a recent resident of Middletown, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at the age of 74. Bill was the son of the late William and Helen (Swienton) Colite. He was predeceased by his brother, David Colite and is survived by his sister-in-law, Laurie Colite, son Stephen Colite and his...

Margaret "Peggy" M. Gallant

Margaret "Peggy" M. Gallant

Dec 17, 2022

Margaret M. “Peggy” (Anderson) Gallant, 80, of the Plantsville section of Southington, devoted wife of the late Eugene “Gene” Gallant, passed away peacefully at Autumn Lake in New Britain on Saturday, December 17, 2022.

Peggy was born in Jamaica Queens, NY on April 29, 1942, daughter of the late Charles and Marie (Fallon) Anderson. She worked for 32 years, right...

Marion J. Buehrle

Marion J. Buehrle

Dec 16, 2022

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, Marion Buehrle.  She passed away at the age of 94 with her 3 daughters at her side at the Livewell Center in Plantsville, CT.  She was predeceased by her husband, William Buehrle, in 2018.  They had been married for 67 years and had also celebrated the 75th...

Raoul "Roy" John Rodriques

Raoul "Roy" John Rodriques

Dec 15, 2022

At the age of 98, Roy passed in his sleep in Dunedin, FL. In 1950 Dad married Pilar Molina, a beautiful woman with a Coloratura  soprano voice, from San Juan, Puerto Rico. They had seven children and at her passing from COVID 19 in March of 2020, they had been married for 75 years.

We used to joke that Dad...

Janet Whitford

Janet Whitford

Dec 14, 2022

Janet (Vredenburgh) Whitford, 76, of Southington passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 14 with her family by her side. She was the beloved wife of Bruce H. Whitford for over 44 years.

Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Irma (Anderson) Vredenburgh. Janet grew up in Berlin, graduated from Berlin High School and went...

Mary P. Dennison

Mary P. Dennison

Dec 10, 2022

Mary (Perry) Dennison, 93, of Southington, passed away at her home on Saturday, December 10, 2022. She had been the loving wife of the late John Dennison for 60 years.

Mary was born on July 20, 1929 in Windsor, CT to the late John and Mary (Linonis) Perry and been a longtime Southington resident.

Mary graduated from Bloomfield High School,...

Patricia "Patsy" Hatje

Patricia "Patsy" Hatje

Dec 9, 2022

Patricia Hatje, longtime resident of Ridgeland in Wallingford, died peacefully on December 9, 2022.  She was born in Toronto, Canada on September 3, 1933, and moved to Connecticut. She was predeceased by her parents, Maxwell and Brigid Marshall.

Pat enjoyed reading, going to tag sales, listening to music (especially John Denver), and taking trips to Port Jefferson and Cape Cod. ...

Arthur N. Simard

Arthur N. Simard

Dec 6, 2022

Arthur Neree Simard, 94, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at HOCC at New Britain.  He had been the loving husband of the late Gloria M. (Greaves) Simard for 63 years. 

Born in Derry, New Hampshire on September 14, 1928, one of ten, to the late Joseph and Blanche (Cote) Simard, he...

Suzan M. Butterfield

Suzan M. Butterfield

Dec 5, 2022

Suzan M.  (Mulberry) Butterfield, 73, of Southington, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, December 5, 2022 after a long illness. She had been the loving wife of Dalbert Butterfield III for 45 years. 

Suzan was born on March 5, 1949 in Fairbanks, Alaska to the late Thomas and Mary (Thompson) Mulberry and had been a longtime Southington resident....

Joshua R. Chevalier

Joshua R. Chevalier

Dec 4, 2022

Joshua Ryan Chevalier, 18, of Southington, passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 4, 2022 after sustaining injuries from a motor vehicle accident.    Josh was born on December 8, 2003 in Hartford, the middle son of Karen (Moniz) Chevalier and the late Glenn Chevalier. He graduated from Southington High School, Class of 2021 and was currently attending CCSU. Josh was...

Nolan J. Petro

Nolan J. Petro

Dec 1, 2022

Nolan James Petro, 25, of Southington, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, December 1, 2022. Nolan was a loving son, brother, grandson, uncle, dog dad and friend to many. 

Nolan was born in Bristol on June 5, 1997. He graduated from E C Goodwin Technical High School, Class of 2015 and proudly served his country in the U.S....

Linda R. Collin

Linda R. Collin

Nov 26, 2022

Linda R. (Fowler) Collin, 64, of Southington, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 26, 2022 at HOCC at New Britain. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter and sister.

Linda was born on April 7, 1958 in New Britain to Shirley Wray (Boulier) DePaulo and the late William E. Fowler.

Linda worked in electronic sales for many years. She...

Richard E. Hansen III

Richard E. Hansen III

Nov 25, 2022

Richard E. Hansen III passed away November 25th, 2022 peacefully at his home after a long and very brave battle with cancer. He was born in New Haven, CT on October 10, 1951, to Richard and Muriel (Fowler) Hansen. He is survived by his loving wife Susan, three sons, Richard IV, Hans-Peter and his wife Nicole, Wesley and his wife...

Marion Barnes

Marion Barnes

Nov 21, 2022

Marion (Aldrich) Barnes, 99, of Southington and former resident of Harwich, MA passed away on Monday, November 21, 2022. Born September 4, 1923, in Tariffville, CT to the late Louis and Fannie (Winter) Aldrich. She attended Simsbury High School, Trinity Episcopal Church in Tariffville, South Congregational Church in Granby and First Congregational Church in Bloomfield. She worked at Veeder-Root in...

Ronald R. VanNesse

Ronald R. VanNesse

Nov 21, 2022

Ronald R. VanNesse, 82, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 21, 2022 at HOCC in New Britain. He had been the loving husband and best friend of Karen (Brunoli) VanNesse for nearly 50 years. 

Born on October 20, 1940 in Bristol to the late Edward and Emma (Miller) VanNesse, he had been a lifelong...

Donald E. Whitmore Jr.

Donald E. Whitmore Jr.

Nov 17, 2022

Donald E. Whitmore Jr., 87, of Southington, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at HOCC at New Britain. He had been the loving husband of Mary (Austin) Whitmore for 58 years.

Donald was born on April 7, 1935 in Springfield, MA to the late Donald E. Sr.  and I. Louise (Douglas) Whitmore.

Donald graduated from the American International College...

Barry B. Fontaine

Barry B. Fontaine

Nov 16, 2022

Barry B. Fontaine, 61, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 16, 2022.  He had been the loving husband and best friend of Cheryl Schilling Fontaine for 28 years.

Born on December 6, 1960 to the late Conrad and Rachel (Houghton) Fontaine, he had been a lifelong Southington resident.

Barry recently retired from the Southington...

Ruth G. Kurtz

Ruth G. Kurtz

Nov 16, 2022

Ruth G. (Yeske) Kurtz, 91, of Southington passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. She had been the loving wife of the late Michael “Mickey” Kurtz for 60 years.

Ruth was born on January 17, 1931 in Canton, CT, oldest child, to the late William and Lillian (Brause) Yeske and had been a longtime Southington resident.

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