Obituaries

Raymond E. Fornwald

Raymond E. Fornwald

Dec 16, 2020

Raymond “Hank” E. Fornwald, 97, of Southington, longtime Cheshire resident, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, December 16, 2020. Hank had been the loving husband of Gloria (Orr) Fornwald for 72 years.

Hank was born on July 1, 1923 in Johnstown, PA, the only child to the late Rufus and Marion (Smith) Fornwald.

Hank enlisted into the officer...

George H. Miller Jr.

George H. Miller Jr.

Dec 14, 2020

George H. Miller Jr, 56, of Southington, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 14, 2020.

Born on March 12, 1964 in New Haven to the late George H. Miller Sr. and Mary (Testa) Miller, he had been a lifelong Southington resident.

George worked at Snow White Car Wash in Bristol for many years. He was a hard worker and knew the value...

Clement B. Rancourt

Clement B. Rancourt

Dec 8, 2020

Clement B. Rancourt, 86, of the Plantsville section of Southington, CT, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. He was the loving husband of Joan (Chmura) Rancourt for 55 years.

Born on August 11, 1934 in Meriden to the late Joseph and Leona (Ouimet) Rancourt, he had been a long time Plantsville resident.

Clem was employed as Head...

Robert A. Rittner

Robert A. Rittner

Dec 6, 2020

Robert Arthur Rittner, 69, of Southington, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Southington Care Center.

He was born in New Britain on August 22, 1951 to the late Arthur and Helen (Michaelis) Rittner and had been a longtime Southington resident.

Robert graduated from Southington High School in 1969. He retired from Allstate Insurance Company after 35 years of...

Alice M. Light

Alice M. Light

Nov 30, 2020

We are saddened to announce the passing of Alice M. (Kruis) Light, predeceased by her husband Thomas, only two short months ago.  Alice was born in Jersey City, NJ in 1953.  She moved to Highlands, NJ as a teenager where she fell in love and married Tom in 1970. They recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.   Alice and Tom...

William J. Charamut

William J. Charamut

Nov 22, 2020

William J. Charamut, 77, of Southington, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2020  after a long illness. Bill was the loving husband of Patricia (Bauer) Charamut for 57 years.

 Born on July 6, 1943 in New Britain, CT to the late Ladislaw and Marie “Rose” (Ferone)  Charamut, he was a longtime Southington resident and parishioner of St. Thomas Church. He...

Robert J. Lord Sr.

Robert J. Lord Sr.

Nov 20, 2020

On Friday morning, November 20th, Robert Lord Sr. was called home to heaven. He was born on April 19, 1933. He has spent the last 64 years married to his loving wife and soulmate, Anita. He was employed at SNET for over forty years. Robert’s passion was sports, he was proudly the 1952 state shot put champion and religiously followed...

Carmen S. Rametta, Jr.

Carmen S. Rametta, Jr.

Nov 17, 2020

Carmen  S. Rametta Jr. “Junie,” 83, of Southington, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 after a battle with cancer. Carmen was the loving husband of Gail (Pilkonis) Rametta for 27 years.

Born on May 2, 1937 in Meriden to the late Carmen S. Rametta Sr. and Rose (DiBaise) Rametta, he had been a longtime Southington resident.

Carmen worked as...

Linda Giordano

Linda Giordano

Nov 15, 2020

Linda “Lili” (Martins) Giordano, 60, of Newington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on November, 15, 2020.

Linda was born on June 1, 1960 in New Britain. She worked in Human Resources at the Community Health Network of Connecticut.

Linda will be remembered for being a kind giving wonderful person and she will be deeply missed by her family.

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Dean M. Michelson

Dean M. Michelson

Nov 14, 2020

Dean M. Michelson, 67, of East Hampton, Connecticut passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at UCONN Medical Center in Farmington. He was the loyal and loving husband of Patricia (Albrycht) Michelson for 33 years.

Born on March 29, 1953 in Middletown to the late Merlin and Lura “Anna” (Bailey) Michelson, he was a lifelong East Hampton resident.

Dean...

Margaret "Maggie" Deprey

Margaret "Maggie" Deprey

Nov 14, 2020

Margaret “Maggie” (Regnaire) Deprey,72, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 at her home. She was the loving wife of the late of Thomas A. Deprey for 48 years.

Maggie was born on October 7, 1948 in Providence, RI and had been a longtime Southington resident.

Maggie will be...

Lorraine M. Cyr

Lorraine M. Cyr

Nov 6, 2020

Lorraine M. (LaPoint) Cyr, 87, formerly of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, November 6, 2020. She was the loving wife of the late Norman Cyr for 29 years.

Lorraine was born in Caswell, Maine on May 28, 1933 to the late Lawrence and Laura (Nadeau) Lapoint. She was a strong independent woman who always put...

Nancy B. Florian

Nancy B. Florian

Nov 4, 2020

Nancy Marilyn Bowers Florian, 87, of Southington, died on Wednesday November 4, 2020 at LiveWell in Plantsville after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. One thing Nancy remembered until the end of her days was that she was born on June 13, 1933 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the youngest child of the late Frank Bradley and Ellen Winifred (Sanders)...

Gladys J. Knapp

Gladys J. Knapp

Nov 4, 2020

Gladys J. (Uliasz) Knapp, 87, longtime Southington resident, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 4, 2020. She was the devoted wife of the late Edward J. Knapp for 67 years.

Gladys was born in Meriden on November 29, 1932 to the late Stanley and Karoline (Knap) Uliasz.

She worked as an executive officer at the former Southington Savings Bank for...

Hope Coletto

Hope Coletto

Nov 2, 2020

Hope (Giammatteo) Coletto, 99, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 2, 2020 at the Summit at Plantsville. She was the loving wife of the late Rocco Coletto.

Hope was born in Southington on April 17, 1921 to the late Joseph and Lucy (Feola) Giammatteo and had been a lifelong Southington resident. She was a longtime parishioner at St....

Nancy L. Houghton

Nancy L. Houghton

Oct 30, 2020

 Nancy L. (Sherman) Houghton, 90, of Southington, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 30, 2020 at HOCC Bradley. She was born on February 15, 1930 in Meriden to the late Lucius and Irene (Fay) Sherman and had been longtime Southington resident.

Nancy loved being with and helping people. When her sons were young, she took pride in being a den...

Roland J. Frechette Jr.

Roland J. Frechette Jr.

Oct 30, 2020

Roland J. Frechette Jr., 83, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, October 30, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Carol (Rembish) Frechette for 59 blessed years.

Born in Waterbury on December 28, 1936 to the late Roland and Marie Ange (Lemieux) Fréchette, he had been a longtime Southington resident and...

Robert L. Politz

Robert L. Politz

Oct 17, 2020

Robert L. Politz, 62, of Southington, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at Autumn Lake in New Britain after a battle with cancer.

Born in Southington on June 25, 1958 to the late Robert E. and Leone (Arnold) Politz, he had been a lifelong Southington resident. Bob worked as a machinist at Pratt and Whitney for over 25 years....