Obituaries

Amanda L. Conant

Amanda L. Conant

Aug 1, 2021

Amanda L. Conant, 26, of Waterbury, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Sunday, August 1, 2021. She was a proud mother, loving daughter, sister and friend.

Amanda was born on June 21, 1995 in Farmington. She was a tomboy at heart and loved dirt bikes, fishing, quads, football, country music and wearing her cowboy hat and boots. Most of...

Mary A. Michaels

Mary A. Michaels

Jul 25, 2021

Mary Ann (Hawran) Michaels, 87, of Southington, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, July 25, 2021, surrounded by her family. She had been the loving wife of Edward D. Michaels, recently celebrating 66 years of marriage.

Born on May 17, 1934 in Hartford to the late John and Mary (Gonshor) Hawran, she had been a longtime Southington resident....

Anthony F. Ingala

Anthony F. Ingala

Jul 24, 2021

Anthony “Tony” Francis Ingala, 23, of Southington, passed away suddenly on Saturday, July 24, 2021, after sustaining injuries from a motor vehicle accident.

Tony was born in Meriden on August 24, 1997, youngest son of Timothy and Amy (Truskowski) Ingala. Tony graduated from SHS, class of 2015. Tony had a heart of gold and with his soulful, compassionate, and wise-beyond-his-years...

Michael B. Hendricks

Michael B. Hendricks

Jul 22, 2021

Michael B. Hendricks, 54, of Unionville and formerly of Southington, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday July 22, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury. He was the loving husband of Michelle Hendricks for 18 years.

Mike was born on November 30, 1966 in Poughkeepsie, NY to Joseph Hendricks and the late Linda (Rose) Hendricks. Mike loved animals and sports. He...

Barbara Pacanski

Barbara Pacanski

Jul 20, 2021

Barbara Pacanski, 70, of New Britain, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at HOCC New Britain.

Barbara was born on January 6, 1951 in Skarżysko-Kamienna, Poland to the late Eugeniusz Pyzybyl and Waclawa Maria Maliszewska. She worked as a Tool Designer for many years in the Engineering field checking quality specifications on drafted plans using mathematical calculations. She...

Brian Burgess

Brian Burgess

Jul 16, 2021

Brian Neal Burgess, 67, of Southington, CT, passed away, suffering from lung cancer, on Friday, July 16, 2021. He is now reunited with his wife Cynthia Louise Burgess, who passed away in March 2017.

Born on March 29, 1954 to the late Patricia and George Burgess, he was a longtime resident of Southington who spent his final years in Thomaston....

Nicholas Chiarella

Nicholas Chiarella

Jul 10, 2021

It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved son, Nicholas Aaron Chiarella, 29, of Bristol. Nicholas was born on October 26, 1991 in Oceanside, CA at Camp Pendleton to Tammy (Morin) Tyson and Gary Chiarella and left this world unexpectedly on July 10, 2021.

Passionate about anything he set his mind to, Nick started working when...

Elizabeth "Betty" Pytel

Elizabeth "Betty" Pytel

Jul 6, 2021

Elizabeth “Betty” A. (Matusiewicz) Pytel, 91, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at HOCC New Britain. She had been the loving wife of the late John J. Pytel Sr. for almost 50 years.

Born on June 24, 1930 in Southington to the late Karol and Rose (Kazalski) Matusiewicz, she had been a longtime Southington resident.

Betty enjoyed her...

Arnold Badorek

Arnold Badorek

Jul 2, 2021

Arnold “Arn” R. Badorek, 86, of Southington, CT passed away peacefully on Friday, July 2, 2021 at The Connecticut Hospice in Branford. Arn was born in Meriden on June 10, 1935 to the late Edward and Antonette (Bystrak) Badorek. He had been the loving husband of Lorraine (Pisk) Badorek for 58 years.

Arnold proudly served his country in the U.S. Army...

Peter J. Narus

Peter J. Narus

Jul 1, 2021

Peter Joseph Narus, 94, of Southington, beloved husband, father and grandfather, entered heaven on Thursday, July 1, 2021. He was born in N. Chelmsford, MA on November 13, 1926, son of the late Peter George and Yadviga (Podzis) Narus.

As a young man, Peter enjoyed playing sports, excelling at baseball, football and ice hockey. At Northeastern University, he excelled academically in...

Helene V. Beharry-Tomlinson

Helene V. Beharry-Tomlinson

Jun 30, 2021

Helene Victoria Beharry-Tomlinson died on June 30, 2021. She was born September 7, 1958. Helene spent her childhood in a military family and loved to share stories about living in Germany and the Philippines.  After graduating high school, she enlisted in the U.S. Navy where she met her future husband, Richard Beharry.  They got married in South Carolina and settled...

Gretchen O. Maxfield

Gretchen O. Maxfield

Jun 27, 2021

Gretchen Olive (Marlow) Maxfield, of Southington, CT, passed on at The Connecticut Hospice in Branford on June 27, 2021 surrounded by her family.

Gretchen lived a full and wonderful life. She was raised in Kensington, CT on a small farm with her parents and her brother, William. She was a woman of family and adventure and her numerous photo albums are...

Judith G. Roberge

Judith G. Roberge

Jun 24, 2021

Judy Roberge, age 75, of Southington, CT passed away on June, 24, 2021 at Yale New Haven Hospital after a brief but courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Judy is survived by her husband of 55 years, George Roberge, sons Chris (Kathleen) of Monroe, CT, and Scott (Christine) of Glastonbury, CT and cherished grandchildren, Sara, Jack, and Ben. She is...

Arneta J. Leach

Arneta J. Leach

Jun 22, 2021

Arneta J. (Lovley) Leach, 87, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, with her daughter by her side at the Summit of Plantsville. She had been the loving wife of the late Merrill “Mitch” C. Leach for 68 years.

Born on November 15, 1933 in Knox, Maine to the late Beumont and Beryl (Sanborn) Lovley, she had been...

Michele "Micki" K. Bogoslofski

Michele "Micki" K. Bogoslofski

Jun 21, 2021

Michele “Micki” (Kaelin) Bogoslofski, 77, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Monday June 21, 2021 after a long and fierce battle with COPD.

Micki was born on November 16, 1943 in New Britain to the late Paul and Helen (Chapman) Kaelin. She graduated from New Britain High School in 1961 and worked at Allstate Insurance, retiring after many years of service.

On...

Thomas J. Staback

Thomas J. Staback

Jun 20, 2021

Thomas J. Staback, a resident of Southington, Connecticut, passed away on June 20, 2021, after a challenging illness.

Tom was born in Meriden, Connecticut and lived in Southington for many years. Tom was the successful owner of Tom’s Mobil, located on Meriden-Waterbury Road in Southington for many years. Fiercely independent, he decided to strike out on his own and founded Tom’s...

Robert A. Marotto

Robert A. Marotto

Jun 16, 2021

Robert A. Marotto, 92, passed away on June 16th at his home in Southington.

He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Virginia (Lofgren) Marotto and his children, Kristine Telke and her husband Leland, Lynn Palmieri and her husband Tony, and Robert Marotto Jr. and his wife Barbara.

He is also survived by six grandchildren: Katrina Woodward (Mark), Tony...

Beatrice   "Bi" Volpe

Beatrice "Bi" Volpe

Jun 15, 2021

Beatrice “Bi” (Maddonna) Volpe, 81, of Southington passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at her home. She had been the loving wife of Attilio Volpe for 57 years.

Beatrice was born on April 16, 1940 in Italy to the late Michael and Elena (Denorfia) Maddonna. Bi was happiest cooking in her kitchen at home filled...

Irene M. Putala

Irene M. Putala

Jun 8, 2021

Irene M. (Kirby) Putala, 96, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at Autumn Lake Healthcare in New Britain. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Putala.

Irene was born in Gardner, Massachusetts on June 14, 1924, to the late Henry and Lillian (Monette) Kirby.

Irene was a long time communicant of Immaculate Conception Church and...

Nicholas T. DiBenedictis

Nicholas T. DiBenedictis

Jun 1, 2021

Nicholas T. DiBenedictis, 78, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at Hartford Hospital. He was the loving husband of the late Dianne P. (Derouin) DiBenedictis for 50 years.

Nick was born on July 7, 1942 in Waterbury to the late Vincent and Elizabeth (Schultz) DiBenedictis.

He was a hard worker and had many jobs throughout the years...