Obituaries

Rocco Antonio Lapenta

Rocco Antonio Lapenta

Nov 15, 2022

Rocco Antonio Lapenta, 79, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at Water’s Edge Center for Health and Rehab in Middletown. He had been the loving husband of Pamela (Daly) Lapenta for 54 years.

Rocco was born on December 8, 1942, in Hartford to the late Rocco B. and Vera (Wallace) Lapenta. Rocco spent his early childhood...

Jean M. Shanahan

Jean M. Shanahan

Nov 15, 2022

Jean M. Shanahan, 94, of Plantsville, passed away peacefully after a long illness, on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at LiveWell in Plantsville.

Jean was born on July 29, 1928 in New Haven, CT to the late Matthew and Evelyn (Faull) Shanahan. In her younger years, Jean lived in East Haven, CT. Jean later moved to Manhattan and worked as a...

Paul R. Plourde

Paul R. Plourde

Nov 12, 2022

Paul R. Plourde, 80, of Southington and formerly of Wethersfield, passed away peacefully on November 12, 2022, at Southington Care Center, after courageously battling lung cancer.

Paul had been the beloved husband of the late Judith “Judy” (Lowe) Plourde for 43 years.

Paul was born on June 24, 1942, in Stockholm, Maine to the late Albert and Alfreda (Roy) Plourde. ...

Kendall Marie Lord

Kendall Marie Lord

Nov 11, 2022

Kendall Marie Lord, age 7, of Southington, gained her angel wings, on Friday, November 11, 2022 after a long, 3 year, fearless battle with Wilms’ Tumor.

Kendall was born on March 7, 2015 in New Britain. At the age of 3, she was diagnosed with cancer followed by 3 relapses. Kendall was a strong, sweet, sassy and loving little girl...

Carol J. Gugliotti

Carol J. Gugliotti

Nov 10, 2022

Carol Jean Gugliotti passed away on November 10. Born in Southington, Connecticut on April 14, 1956, Carol was the daughter of the late Nunzio Gugliotti, Jr. and Barbara Besek Gugliotti.

Carol grew up in the Plantsville neighborhood of Buckland Street and Crescent Avenue as one of her paternal grandparents, Nunzio Sr. and Antoinette’s, twelve grandchildren. The fields and gardens, swamps...

Kristopher S. Florian

Kristopher S. Florian

Nov 10, 2022

 

Kristopher S. Florian, 62, of New Britain, passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2022, at HOCC at New Britain. He was born on September 6, 1961, in Hartford to Nathaniel and Judith (Bowman) Florian.

Kristopher loved music. He was an extremely gifted guitarist and loved playing music alongside his parents.  He also enjoyed skiing and snowmobiling. Kristopher had...

Mary L. Paradis

Mary L. Paradis

Nov 6, 2022

 

Mary L. Paradis, 90, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, November 6, 2022, at The Summit at Plantsville. She was the wife of the late Robert Paradis, who passed away in 2008.

Mary was born in Littleton, ME on July 28, 1932, the daughter of the late Wardie and Beatrice (Prosser) Ellis.

Mary...

Karen R. Grossman

Karen R. Grossman

Oct 30, 2022

Karen R. (Kaufman) Grossman, 78, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 30, 2022 at MidState Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family. She had been the devoted wife of Harry Grossman for nearly 58 years.

Karen was born on October 7, 1944 in Chicago, IL to the late Jerome and Evelyn (Kirchilsky) Kaufman and...

Stacia M. DiValentino

Stacia M. DiValentino

Oct 27, 2022

Stacia M. (Lubinski) DiValentino, 79, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 27, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. 

Stacia was born on June 9, 1943 in New Britain to the late Anthony and Geneva (Bride) Lubinski. She worked as a dental assistant for many years and was a faithful member of Faith Baptist Church in Southington. Stacia was...

Jane S. Caddick

Jane S. Caddick

Oct 27, 2022

Jane Stella (Siwek) Caddick, 87, of Southington, passed away peacefully on October 27 at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford. She was the wife of the late Roy Caddick and the former wife of the late Stephen E. Kiltonic, as well as mother of Stephen Kiltonic (Kelly) of Westfield, MA and Jane Pierce (Jeff) of Salem, CT. 

Known as “Babci,”...

Richard John Beharry

Richard John Beharry

Oct 14, 2022

Richard John Beharry, 64, of Lehigh Acres, Florida, formerly of the Plantsville section of Southington, Connecticut, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Friday, October 14, 2022. He was born with a twin brother Michael “Mike” on November 3, 1957 in Southington and was the loving son of the late John R. Beharry and Jean A. (Tully) Beharry.

Richard...

Virginia B. Ausanka

Virginia B. Ausanka

Oct 13, 2022

Virginia “Ginny” Ann Beaudoin Ausanka, 78, died peacefully on Thursday, October 13, 2022. Ginny was born on April 8, 1944 in Hartford, CT to the late Elizabeth (McGee) and Roland Beaudoin. 

She moved to Bloomfield when she was eight years old and graduated from Bloomfield High School in 1962. Ginny married John Ausanka on June 19, 1971. The two...

Rosann Carnright

Rosann Carnright

Oct 13, 2022

Rosann “RoRo” Carnright, 83, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Thursday October 13, 2022 at MidState Medical Center after her courageous battle with cancer. She had been the loving wife of the late Allan F. Carnright for nearly 54 years.

 

Born March 4, 1939 in Waterbury, Connecticut to the late Thomas and Emily (Flammia) Gallucci, she had been a...

Melissa M. Kosko

Melissa M. Kosko

Oct 9, 2022

Melissa M. (Nadeau) Kosko, 50, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, October 9, 2022 at HOCC at New Britain, after a courageous battle with breast cancer.

Melissa was born on February 9, 1972. She grew up in Bristol and graduated from Bristol Eastern High School, Class of 1990. She went on...

Shirley M. Platt

Shirley M. Platt

Oct 7, 2022

Shirley M. (Parmelee) Platt, 93, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 7, 2022 at the Matulaitis Nursing Home in Putnam. She had been the loving wife of the late Arnold Platt.  

Shirley was born on May 15, 1929 in Milford to the late Ernest and Florence (Gregory) Parmelee.

Shirley was active at the Plainville Senior Center where...

Anita M. Lord

Anita M. Lord

Oct 5, 2022

On Wednesday morning, October 5, Anita M. Lord was called home to heaven. She was born on October 15, 1930.  She had spent 64 years married to her loving husband, Robert J. Lord, Sr. before he predeceased her in 2020.

 

She is survived by her 5 children and their spouses, David, Nancy, Robert Jr. and Kim, Kathleen and Neil...

Gloria O. Fornwald

Gloria O. Fornwald

Oct 2, 2022

Gloria (Orr) Fornwald, 95, of Southington and formerly of Cheshire, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at her home. She had been the loving wife of Raymond “Hank” E. Fornwald for 72 years.

Gloria was born in Mineola, NY on April 30, 1927 to the late William and Sally (McAteer) Orr. She worked in advertising at the Cheshire...

Jay N. Cochrane

Jay N. Cochrane

Sep 29, 2022

Jay Nelson Cochrane, 60, of West Haven and formerly of Southington, passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2022.

Born in Bristol on April 21, 1962, Jay was one of three sons to Shirley (Grimm) Cochrane of Plantsville and the late Donald Cochrane.

Jay graduated from Southington High School, Class of 1980.  He proudly served his country in the U.S. Marines....

Paul E. Lemieux

Paul E. Lemieux

Sep 28, 2022

Paul E. Lemieux, 72, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at CT Hospice in Branford. He had been the loving husband and best friend of Carol (Sabatino) Lemieux for over 40 years.

Paul was born in Waterbury on November 23, 1949 to the late Ernest and Mary (Churchelow) Lemieux. After high school,...

Chessie M. Parker

Chessie M. Parker

Sep 19, 2022

Froncesca M. “Chessie” Parker, 31, of Bristol, passed away on September 19, 2022. She was the loving mother to her cherished children, Trenten and Mariah Parker-Carrier.

Chessie was born on August 27, 1991 in Las Vegas, NV. She grew up in Ohio and moved to Connecticut, where she attended Southington schools and graduated from Southington High School, Class of...