Obituaries

Brien K. Trombley

Brien K. Trombley

Jun 28, 2022

Brien K. Trombley, 62, of Southington, CT, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, June 28, 2022.

Brien was born in Schenectady, NY on July 27, 1959, one of 10, to the late Wilfred and Theresa (Carron) Trombley. Brien worked as a machinist in the printing industry for many years. He enjoyed being outdoors and loved hunting, fishing and...

Lauren L. Bigge

Lauren L. Bigge

Jun 26, 2022

Lauren L. (Nightingale) Bigge, 71, of Englewood, FL, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 26, 2022 at Hartford Hospital.

Lauren was born in Bristol on June, 9, 1951 to the late Edmond and Dorothy (Matthews) Nightingale. She graduated from Goodwin Technical School in 1970 and earned her degree in hair dressing. Lauren raised her family in Southington and worked...

Karen A. Michaud

Karen A. Michaud

Jun 23, 2022

Karen A. Michaud, 69, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away at her home on Thursday, June 23, 2022. She was a loving sister and aunt, a devoted dog Mom and a wonderful friend to many.   Karen was born on November 1, 1952 in Hartford to the late Edmond and Elizabeth (Canders) Michaud and had been a longtime...

Theresa S. Zolnik

Theresa S. Zolnik

Jun 21, 2022

Theresa A. (Sollock) (Davenport) Zolnik, 94, of Cheshire and formerly of Plantsville, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on June 21, 2022 at Midstate Medical Center in Meriden. She had been the loving wife of the late John Zolnik for 29 years.   Theresa was born on October 4, 1927 in Czechoslovakia to the late Frank and Judith (Bielsky)...

John E. Kowalczyk Sr.

John E. Kowalczyk Sr.

Jun 18, 2022

John E. Kowalczyk Sr, 64, of Southington, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022 after suffering injuries from a motor vehicle accident.

John was born in Southington on December 30, 1957 to Mary (Snow) Kowalczyk and the late Robert Kowalczyk Sr. He worked as the warehouse manager at TruGreen and was a skilled master mechanic. He was a talented...

Cheryl V. Callahan

Cheryl V. Callahan

Jun 17, 2022

Cheryl V. (Antosh) Callahan, 76, of Southington passed away peacefully at Southington Care Center on Friday, June 17, 2022.

Cheryl was born in Milford, MA on October 29, 1945, to the late Walter and Eva (Rosoloski) Antosh. She received her Master’s Degree in Education from CCSU and was a middle school teacher at St. Brigid’s School of West Hartford.  She...

Anne M. Gemmell

Anne M. Gemmell

Jun 16, 2022

Anne Marie (Brown) Gemmell, 90, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 16, 2022, reuniting with her husband and the love of her life, Louis Gemmell, who predeceased her in 2005.

Anne was born on January 17, 1932, in New Haven to the late Edward and Helen (O’Connor) Brown. She resided in Madison where she...

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 SokóÅ‚ka, 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”...