Obituaries

Dolores A. Ireland

Dolores A. Ireland

Sep 29, 2020

Dolores A. (Palmieri) Ireland of Southington passed away on September 29, 2020 at the Bradley Home in Meriden surrounded by her loved ones. She had been the loving wife of the late Richard Ireland Sr. who predeceased her in 1991.   

Dolores was born in New Britain on December 1, 1936, the oldest daughter to the late Sisto “Jack” Palmieri and...

Bernice H. Dischino

Bernice H. Dischino

Sep 26, 2020

Bernice Dischino, of Farmington, died Saturday at Farmington Station Senior Living. The cause was heart failure. She was 90.

Bernice was an executive secretary in the research and development lab at Clairol, in Stamford, for 18 years, retiring in 1985. In addition to raising her family in Stamford, she was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and a Cub...

Cecelia Docar

Cecelia Docar

Sep 22, 2020

It is with a heavy heart that the family announces the passing of Cecelia (Krupa) Docar, 95, of Southington, on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. She was predeceased by her husband Andrew J. Docar.

Cecelia was born in Meriden on February 5, 1925 to the late John and Caroline Krupa and was the youngest of 19 children. She was a longtime...

Ronald J. Casner

Ronald J. Casner

Sep 20, 2020

Ronald “Ron” James Casner, 65, of Castle Rock, CO, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2020.  Ron was born in Southington, CT to the late James and Pauline (Bassola) Casner on December 26, 1954.  He spent his entire childhood in Southington where he was a standout on the baseball field as a hard-throwing pitcher. He went on to play for the...

Anthony Silva

Anthony Silva

Sep 19, 2020

Anthony Silva, 88, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Apple Rehab Farmington Valley in Plainville. He had been the loving husband of Barbara (Holt) Silva for 66 years.

Anthony was born on May 31, 1932 in Bristol to the late Antonio and Palmair (Rita) Silva. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean...

Laura J. Murphy

Laura J. Murphy

Sep 17, 2020

Laura J. (Wade) Murphy, 79, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at the Summit at Plantsville. She was the loving wife of William Murphy for 55 years.

Born in Washington, PA on November 25, 1940 to the late Rheuben and Marjorie (Barnes) Wade, she was a longtime Southington resident.

 Laura’s pride and joy was taking care...

Donald T. Johnson

Donald T. Johnson

Sep 15, 2020

Donald T. Johnson, 67, of Southington, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at the HOCC New Britain. He had been the loving husband of Elizabeth “Liz” (Kobylarz) Johnson.

Donald was born in Castine, Maine on July 4, 1953 to the late Richard and Rosellen (Ordway) and had been a longtime Southington resident.

Donald proudly served his country in...

James M. Egidio Sr.

James M. Egidio Sr.

Sep 14, 2020

James M. Egidio, 90, formerly of Southington, died on Sept. 14, 2020 after being ill for two years. He was born in Southington on November 6, 1929. He leaves behind four children: Susan, Betyann, Jaime and Jimmy, 6 grandchildren: Anthony Marci, Ryan, Carrie, Zackary and Adriana and 10 great-grandchildren, Domonic, Alana, Angelina, Mackenzie, Wil, Mark, Elliot, Jack, Harrison and Kai....

Vincent C. Cello

Vincent C. Cello

Sep 11, 2020

Vincent C. Cello, 96, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020 at Cheshire Regional Rehab Center. He had been the loving husband of the late Helen (Owsianik) Cello for 66 years.

Born in Meriden on October 12, 1923 to the late John and Marie (Mucci) Cello, he had been a longtime Southington resident.

Vincent worked at Pratt...

Doris Hubeny Telke

Doris Hubeny Telke

Sep 8, 2020

Doris Hubeny Telke, 93, of Southington, passed away peacefully at Southington Care Center on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. She was the loving wife of the late Walter Telke.

Doris was born on November 17, 1926 in Waterbury to the late Andrew and Veronica (Kobylarz) Hubeny.

Doris met the love of her life, Walter and married in 1947.  Together, they built...

Steven M. Pelcher

Steven M. Pelcher

Sep 7, 2020

Steven M. Pelcher, 58, of the Milldale section of Southington, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, September 7, 2020.

He was born on September 20, 1961 in Southington to the late Adam Pelcher and Mary Jane (Morey) Pelcher Buxton.

Steven proudly served in the US Army. He worked as an auto mechanic and loved fishing and hunting.

He...

Ronald N. Wyckoff

Ronald N. Wyckoff

Aug 27, 2020

Ronald “Ronnie” N. Wyckoff, 80, passed away peacefully on August 27, 2020 at LiveWell in Plantsville. Ronnie was born in Pennsylvania on August 15, 1940, son of the late Joseph and Helen (Brennan)Wyckoff.

 

Ronnie was a heavy equipment mechanic working for H.O. Penn Caterpillar for 35 years. He was a legend and an accomplished race car driver. His love...

Otley C. Kania

Otley C. Kania

Aug 27, 2020

Otley C. Kania, 95, passed away peacefully on August 27, 2020. The daughter of the late Edwin Anderson and Elizabeth (Carlson) Anderson, Otley was born on March 29, 1925 in New Britain. She was the wife of the late Andrew J. Kania for 55 years.

 

Otley lived her life taking care of others.  She had a special way of...

Earl R. Affhauser, Sr.

Earl R. Affhauser, Sr.

Aug 25, 2020

Pops, Ompa, Grandpa, the best dad ever, Earl R. Affhauser, Sr. 79, passed away peacefully on August 25th at Apple Rehab in Plainville after a long, hard fought battle with cancer. Earl was born on July 28, 1941 in Waterbury, Connecticut, the fourth of 10 children, to the late William and Ruth (Brownell) Affhauser.

 

Earl was a CNC machine...

Elaine A. Hoffman

Elaine A. Hoffman

Aug 23, 2020

Elaine A. Hoffman, 81, went to dance among the stars on August 23, 2020. Born and raised in New Britain, Elaine was the daughter of the late Henry and Anna (Sideranko) Hoffman.

Elaine enjoyed shopping and would spend countless hours in the dollar store. Elaine’s love of reading and trips to the library brought her so much joy. She also loved...

Irene S. Sazanowicz

Irene S. Sazanowicz

Aug 14, 2020

Irene (Przygocki) Sazanowicz, age 92 was reunited with her children August 14, 2020. She was born to Frank and Karolina (Supragon) Przygocki in Bristol on February 4, 1928. Irene enjoyed and was very energetic and social in the polka dancing community. She loved shopping, getting her hair done weekly, and days at the beach. Her three generations of grandchildren were...

Eric P. Rathbun

Eric P. Rathbun

Aug 12, 2020

Eric P. Rathbun, 49, of Southington, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. He was the loving husband of Krista (Peterson) Rathbun for nearly 18 years and the proud father of their four children, Ethan, Lillian, Marion and Kailyn. 

Eric was born on June 7, 1971 in Detroit, MI. He graduated from Newington High School and went on to...

Margaret K. Verzulli

Margaret K. Verzulli

Aug 7, 2020

Margaret Verzulli passed away peacefully on August 7th at Southington Care Center. Margaret was born on March 2, 1929 in New Britain, Connecticut, the daughter of Evangeline Burns and John Knight. She grew up in New Britain with her twin sister Mary, and twin sisters Jeanne and Jane, attending St. Mary's School and New Britain Senior High School.

Margaret worked...

Daniel R. Soto

Daniel R. Soto

Aug 4, 2020

Daniel R. Soto, 24, of Southington, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 4, 2020.  

Daniel was born on January 17, 1996 in New Britain. He was a Southington High School graduate, Class of 2014. After graduation, he proudly enlisted in the U.S. National Guard. Dan was an outgoing, fun loving person with a good heart. He enjoyed spending time...

Ralph G. Mann

Ralph G. Mann

Aug 4, 2020

Ralph Gordon Mann, age 90, died on August 4th, 2020. He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years Meredith. Also, his two sons Edwin and Steven. He also leaves his grandsons Jonathan, Thomas and granddaughter Antonia Mangum and his sister Dorothy Rehm of Wallingford, several cousins, nieces and nephews

Ralph was born on October 6, 1929.  His family...