Obituaries

Raymond J. Lobasz

Raymond J. Lobasz

Jun 14, 2022

Raymond J. Lobasz, 84, of Southington, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. He had been the loving husband of Jo-Ann (Hanson) Lobasz for 55 years.   Raymond was born on December 5, 1937 in New Haven to the late Joseph and Jane (Wolosz) Lobasz. Ray proudly served his country in the U.S. National Guard as...

Louise A. Wygonowski

Louise A. Wygonowski

Jun 7, 2022

Louise Audrey (Poisson) Wygonowski, 89, of Skipper Lane, Southington, passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at home after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of 64 years of Joseph Thomas Wygonowski.  

Louise was born on June 1, 1933 in Livermore Falls, ME, one of four children of the late Henry and Doris Poisson.  Louise moved to Rocky...

Zbigniew "Ziggy" Sanko

Zbigniew "Ziggy" Sanko

Jun 1, 2022

Zbigniew “Ziggy” Sanko, 84, of Southington, passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at HOCC in New Britain.

Zbigniew was born in Sokółka, Poland to the late Alexander and Maria (Lagoda) Sanko, coming to the United States in 1980. Ziggy worked at Center Grinding for many years in West Hartford. He became a licensed insurance agent and worked at Advanced...

Frances T. Hickman

Frances T. Hickman

May 28, 2022

 

Frances T. Hickman, 97, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 27, 2022. She was the wife of the late Wayne. R. Hickman.

Frances was born on August 13, 1924, in New Haven to the late John and Catherine (Kwieraga) Tokarczyk where she resided for most of her life. She was a graduate of Commercial High (Wilbur Cross)...

Linda S. Koeppel

Linda S. Koeppel

May 27, 2022

Linda Susan (Boick) Koeppel, 73, of Southington, passed away at her home on May 27, after ultimately coming to a truce with her metastatic breast cancer, surrounded by her loving family. She was the loving wife of Robert Koeppel for 47 years.

Linda was born in Providence, RI on February 24, 1949 to the late John and Helen (Wheeler) Boick...

Maryellen Kuczuk

Maryellen Kuczuk

May 22, 2022

Maryellen (Baner) Kuczuk, 76, of Farmington and formerly of Southington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at HOCC of New Britain. 

Maryellen was born in Brooklyn, NY on July 19, 1945. She worked in the banking industry for many years and was a former member of the Kiwanis Club in Southington. Maryellen always put others first. She was...

Rita F. Kennedy

Rita F. Kennedy

May 19, 2022

Rita (Flynn) Kennedy, 74, of Southington, passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at HOCC in New Britain, after courageously battling a series of illnesses over the past 11 years. Rita was a smart, feisty, funny and loving person. You always knew where you stood with “Rockin’ Reet!”   Rita was born on October 28, 1947 in Middletown to the...

John A. Adams

John A. Adams

May 17, 2022

John A. Adams, 96, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at Autumn Lake in New Britain. He had been the loving husband of the late Diane (Collins) Adams for 60 years.

John was born in Southington on April 20, 1926 to the late Leslie and Evelyn (Sylvia) Adams and had been a lifelong Southington resident.

John...

Sanders "Sandy" H. Hoffman

Sanders "Sandy" H. Hoffman

May 16, 2022

 

Sanders “Sandy” H. Hoffman, 70, of Southington, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2022 at Hartford Hospital after a courageous battle with cholangiocarcinoma.

Sandy was born in Middletown, CT on December 24, 1951 to the late Hy and Claire (Radeen) Hoffman and had been a longtime Southington resident. He was predeceased by his wife of 43 years Rachel (Bowman)...

Sharon D. Uliasz

Sharon D. Uliasz

May 15, 2022

Sharon Daigle Uliasz, 68, of Edgewater, FL and formerly of Southington, CT, passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2022 after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Frank W. Uliasz Jr. for 38 years.

Sharon was born on April 1, 1954 at Bradley Memorial Hospital to the late Valdor and Marion (DeCao) Daigle and had been a...

Joyce M. Valentukonis

Joyce M. Valentukonis

May 13, 2022

Joyce M. Valentukonis, 76, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, May 13, 2022 at Southington Care Center. Joyce was born in Hartford on March 11, 1946, to the late Leon Valentukonis and Margaret (Moir) Schofield.

Joyce worked in the insurance industry for more than 50 years, retiring from United Healthcare. She had a passion for...

Sharon E. Boyce

Sharon E. Boyce

May 13, 2022

Sharon E. Boyce, 79, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 13, 2022 at Cheshire Regional Health and Rehab Center.

Sharon was born on March 2, 1943 in Bristol to the late William and Alice (Thompson) Boyce and been a longtime Southington resident.

Sharon, along with her parents, was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church in Southington....

Marie L. Bidwell

Marie L. Bidwell

May 5, 2022

Marie L. (Anderson) Bidwell, 91, of Cheshire, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 5, 2022 at Southington Care Center. 

Marie was born on August 6, 1930 in Pittstown, New Jersey to the late Norwood and Anna (Grohman) Anderson. 

Before she married, she worked as a model for the Flemington Fur Company. Marie married her high school sweetheart George L. “Pete”...

Charles E. Whelan

Charles E. Whelan

May 2, 2022

Charles "Charlie" E. Whelan, 69, of Southington, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2022 at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford. 

Charlie was born on November 17, 1952 in Manchester, CT to the late Charles and Mary (Fetko) Whelan. 

He graduated from Cheney Technical School. His love for tropical fish and aquariums led him to owning and operating Aquaman Aquarium Services...

Walter R. Maxwell

Walter R. Maxwell

May 1, 2022

Walter Rutherford Clark Maxwell, 80, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 1, 2022 at Southington Care Center. He had been the loving husband of Mary “May” (Cunningham) Maxwell for 57 years.

Walter was born on September 23, 1941 in Stevenston, Scotland, the only son to the late Wallace and Mary (Thompson) Maxwell.

In 1967, Walter and May came...

Richard S. Krystanowicz

Richard S. Krystanowicz

May 1, 2022



Richard S. Krystanowicz, 57, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 1, 2022 at Hartford Hospital.

He was born on March 30, 1965 in Hartford to Walter and Wladyslawa (Szmid) Krystanowicz and had been a longtime Southington resident.

Rich retired from New England Air Foil where he worked as the Health and Safety Facility Manager for 35 years....

Eleanor V. Kiltonic

Eleanor V. Kiltonic

Apr 28, 2022

Eleanor V. (Martin) Kiltonic, 88, of Plantsville, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at HOCC New Britain. She had been the loving wife of the late Thomas Kiltonic Sr. for 52 years.

Born on March 26, 1934 in New Haven to the late Maxwell and Bernice (Prohaska)Martin, she had been a longtime Southington resident.

Eleanor worked in real estate...

Regina A. Collins

Regina A. Collins

Apr 22, 2022

Regina "Reggie" A. Collins, 92, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 22, 2022 at Autumn Lake in New Britain. 

Regina was born on May 11, 1929 in New Britain to the late Frank and Hedwig (Sudol) Wysocki and had been a Southington resident since 1956.

Reggie worked as an inspector for United Technologies Corporation, retiring after many years...

Thomas W. Mastrianni

Thomas W. Mastrianni

Apr 19, 2022

Thomas W. Mastrianni, 70, of Southington, passed away after a brief illness on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at Hartford Hospital. 

Thomas was born on July 17, 1951 in Southington to the late Anthony and Anna Mae (Sullivan) Mastrianni and had been a lifelong Southington resident. He was a longtime member of the Sons of Italy and the American Legion Post 72. 

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Cecilia Bouchard

Cecilia Bouchard

Apr 13, 2022

Cecilia D. Bouchard, 88, of Southington, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at MidState Medical Center. She had been the loving wife of the late Rosaire Bouchard for nearly 68 years. 

Cecilia was born on January 12, 1934 in New Canada, Maine to the late Josephel and Mary Jane (Rossignol) Theriault.  She was a...