Obituaries

Gary E. Bleau

Gary E. Bleau

Nov 8, 2021

Gary E. Bleau, 69 of Southington, CT, passed away on November 8, 2021. He was born March 27, 1952 and has been a life-long resident of Southington.

He was an avid sports fan; loved his Red Sox, Giants and Huskies. He loved to cook for his family, enjoyed listening to music and spending time with his grandchildren.

Gary was preceded...

Diane C. Adams

Diane C. Adams

Nov 4, 2021

Diane (Collins) Adams, 83, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 4, 2021 at Autumn Lake in New Britain. She had been the loving wife of John A. Adams for 60 years.

Diane was born on December 8, 1937 in Southington to the late Charles and Marian (Anderson) Collins and graduated from Southington High School. She worked as a...

Barbara L. Lufbery

Barbara L. Lufbery

Nov 4, 2021

Barbara L. Lufbery, 63, passed November 4 suddenly at her home in Plainville, CT. Barbara was born in 1958 in Morristown, New Jersey to the late John and Helen (Moore) Lang.

Barbara “Bobbi” loved spending time with her family and friends, especially her grandchildren whom she loved very much. Barbara was kind, selfless and had unconditional love for her family....

Robert W. Sidorik

Robert W. Sidorik

Nov 2, 2021

Robert “Bobby” Sidorik, 78, lost his battle with cancer on November 2 in Boynton Beach, FL. Born in Hartford, CT, Bobby graduated from Southington High School where he lettered in basketball, baseball, and football. He built a successful career, retiring as President / Owner at Northeast Painting and Decorating. He was known to tell many jokes and sit around the...

Ruth N. Jewett

Ruth N. Jewett

Nov 1, 2021

Ruth Naomi Jewett, 60, of Southington, CT, passed away on Monday, November 1, 2021 in Seneca, SC after a short but brave battle with cancer. Ruth was always so full of life. She was a force, a firecracker and an amazing soul. She was kind and caring and loved her family and friends with everything she had. Ruth was so...

Gail H. Scott

Gail H. Scott

Oct 26, 2021

Gail Hall Scott, 77, born on June 29, 1944 in Waterbury, CT to the late Gerald L. and Ruth (Dunne) Hall, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on October 26, 2021, after a courageous battle with breast cancer.

Gail recently moved back to Connecticut, where she was born, to spend time with her family and was staying with...

Joanne T. Monaco

Joanne T. Monaco

Oct 24, 2021

Joanne Theresa Monaco, age 78, beloved mother, grandmother and aunt, went with her Lord peacefully on October 24, 2021, at Heron Pointe Health and Rehabilitation Center in Brooksville, FL. Joanne was born on June 23, 1943, in Waterbury, CT to Saverio and Rafael “Rae” (Cicchetti) Iannelli. Joanne attended Sacred Heart High School in Waterbury, graduating in 1962. That same year,...

Joseph P. Curran Jr.

Joseph P. Curran Jr.

Oct 18, 2021

Joseph “Butch” P. Curran Jr, of Bristol, formerly of Southington, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, October 18, 2021. Joe was born on January 6, 1942 in Southington to the late Joseph Sr. and Irene (Cooper) Curran.

He proudly served his country in the U. S. Marine Corps. He loved to fish, play cribbage and was a huge...

Vincent A. Crookes

Vincent A. Crookes

Oct 17, 2021

Vincent “Vinny” A. Crookes, 93, of Southington, passed away on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at The Hospital of Central Connecticut, Bradley Campus. Vinny had been the loving husband to the late Theda (Wiltsie) Crookes for 62 years.

Vinny was born on June 5, 1928 in Southington to the late Thomas and Bertha (Habisch) Crookes.

He worked for PJ Delahunty for...

Cynthia L. Smith

Cynthia L. Smith

Oct 13, 2021

Cynthia L. (Radio) Smith, 79, of Southington, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. She had been the loving wife of David W. Smith for over 55 years.

Cindy was born on August 31, 1942 in Whitehall, PA to the late Michael and Kathryn (Dutko) Radio and had been a longtime Southington resident.

Cindy...

Craig  A. Duncan

Craig A. Duncan

Oct 11, 2021

Craig A. Duncan, 62, of Southington, passed away on Monday, October 11, 2021 after a long, brave battle with brain cancer.

Craig was born on December 18, 1958 in Waterbury to the late David and Alice (Anderson) Duncan. After high school, he proudly joined the U.S. Marine Corps from Parris Island and served as a combat engineer, specializing in landmine...

Leopold A. Bonin

Leopold A. Bonin

Oct 10, 2021

Leopold “Paul” A. Bonin, 90, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, October 10, 2021 at the Summit of Plantsville. He had been the beloved husband of Gervaise (Vaillancourt) Bonin for nearly 59 years.

Leopold was born on June 1, 1931 in Kingscroft , Canada, one of 12, to the late Wilfrid and Rosa (Dauphin) Bonin....

David  Wiltse

David Wiltse

Oct 8, 2021

If you're reading this, it's because my time here on this earth is complete. I was born and raised here in Connecticut all my life, raised by Hop and Jean Wiltse along with my sister Karen and brother John. I was most fortunate to spend most of my working career for the Schaller family in their automobile dealerships and looking...

Magdolna "Magda" Schik

Magdolna "Magda" Schik

Oct 6, 2021

Magdolna "Magda" (Szabo) Schik, 82, of Plantsville, CT passed away peacefully and unexpectedly at her home on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. She was the wife of over 50 years to the late Steven Schik, who predeceased her in 2010.

Magda was born in Budapest, Hungary on August 18, 1939 to the late Ambrus and Magdolna (Blau) Szabo. She emigrated with...

Ilse Linkletter

Ilse Linkletter

Oct 6, 2021

Ilse Linkletter, age 87, Southington entered into eternal life peacefully on October 6th at her home after a long illness. Ilse was born on May 9, 1934 in Lussdorf, Germany to the late Franz and Antoine Zorn and spent her early childhood on her family’s farm in Sudetenland. During the war, Ilse and her mother were relocated to Blankenburg, Germany....

Donald F. Dunlop Sr.

Donald F. Dunlop Sr.

Oct 5, 2021

Donald F. Dunlop Sr, 84, of Southington, passed away at his home on Tuesday, October 5, 2021.

Don was born on August 5, 1937 in Provincetown, MA to the late John and Hilda (Sants) Dunlop. He spent many years living in Fairhaven and had been a longtime Southington resident.

Don proudly served in the U. S. Air Force in...

Garrett L. Van Epps

Garrett L. Van Epps

Oct 2, 2021

Garrett L. Van Epps, 20, of Plantsville, succumbed to injuries in the early morning of Saturday October 2, 2021, after a horrific accident while riding his motorcycle. Even though Garrett was only 20 years old, his time spent on this earth was only a drop in the bucket for his old soul.

Garrett was born on March 26, 2001 in...

Dennis R. Sikoski

Dennis R. Sikoski

Sep 26, 2021

Dennis R. Sikoski, 56, of Southington, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, September 26, 2021.

Dennis was born on June 29, 1965 in Detroit, MI to Ruth (Waterman) Sikoski and the late Michael Sikoski. He proudly served in the U.S. Army as a military police officer.

Dennis served in the Hartford Police Department for 20 years where he...

Kathryn S. Willette

Kathryn S. Willette

Sep 23, 2021

Kathryn Sacharko Willette, 67, of Southington, Connecticut, passed away Thursday, September 23, at UConn Health in Farmington, Connecticut. Born October 2, 1953, in Hackensack, New Jersey, she was the youngest daughter of Walter and Beatrice (Monteleone) Sacharko. Kathy was a 1971 graduate of Southington High School; thereafter she moved to Florida, where she raised her family and lived for many...

Roseann Levesque

Roseann Levesque

Sep 18, 2021

Roseann (Simone) Levesque, 55, of Southington, passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2021 at The Connecticut Hospice in Branford after a courageous battle with cancer. Roseann was a loving wife, mother, step-mother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend to many.

Roseann was born in Southington on January 7, 1966 to Giulio Simone and Rosemarie Mastrianni. She grew up and spent most of...