Obituaries

John E. Formeister, Sr.

John E. Formeister, Sr.

Oct 17, 2020

John “Jack” E. Formeister Sr, 73, of Southington, passed away peacefully after an illness on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at the HOCC New Britain. He had been the loving husband of Kathleen (McCabe) Formeister for 43 years.

Born in Bristol on May 17, 1947 to the late John and Mary (Socha) Formeister, he had been a longtime Southington resident.

Jack...

Michael H. Haberski

Michael H. Haberski

Oct 13, 2020

Michael H. Haberski, 56, of Bristol, CT and Westfield, MA, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, October 13, 2020.

Mike was born on May 7, 1964 in New Britain to the late Henry and Evelyn (Del Conte) Haberski. He graduated from New Britain High School and went on to earn his BS in Accounting from CCSU. He was a member of...

Mark G. Carrier

Mark G. Carrier

Oct 4, 2020

Mark G. Carrier, 58, of Southington, passed away after a short battle with cancer on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at Hartford Hospital. He had been the husband of Sarah (Woods) Carrier for nearly 35 years.

Mark was born on August 26, 1962 in Bristol. He proudly served his country with the US Army as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne...

Anthony A. Maddalena

Anthony A. Maddalena

Oct 4, 2020

Anthony A. “Norval” Maddalena, 78, of Southington, passed away in his sleep on Sunday, October 4, 2020 after a brief illness.

Born in Southington on October 23, 1941 to the late Emanuel and Anna (Palmieri) Maddalena, he has been a lifelong Southington resident.

Anthony worked at the Southington YMCA for over 30 years. He loved sports and his 4 furry...

Avis G. Oberempt

Avis G. Oberempt

Oct 3, 2020

Avis (Gagnon) Oberempt, 85, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at the Summit at Plantsville. She had been the loving wife of the late Charles W. Oberempt for 54 years.

Born in New Britain on October 23, 1934 to the late Jean and Rose (Gaudette) Gagnon, she had been a longtime Southington resident.

Avis centered her life around...

Thomas E. Light Sr.

Thomas E. Light Sr.

Sep 30, 2020

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Thomas “Tooter” Light Sr. Born in Long Branch, NJ in 1952 and a 1970 graduate of Henry Hudson High School, Tom was raised in a small shoreline town where he met and fell in love with his future wife, Alice (Kruis) Light. They recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary....

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...