Obituaries

Helen M. Zadrick

Helen M. Zadrick

Oct 18, 2019

Helen Marie (Surveski) Zadrick, 89, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 18, 2019 surrounded by her family. She was born on May 12, 1930 to the late Peter and Mary (Shurack) Surveski, formerly of the Plantsville section of Southington. She was a lifelong resident of Southington and a loving and devoted wife to the late Nickolas Zadrick.

  Helen was...

Ruth Z. Burgess

Ruth Z. Burgess

Oct 16, 2019

Ruth (Zurell) Burgess, 96, of Plainville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, at Sharon Health Care Center.  She was the loving wife of the late Harland Burgess for 32 years.

Ruth was born on September 30, 1923 in Bristol to the late Otto and Emily (Hintz) Zurell and had been a longtime Plainville resident. She was a longtime...

Susan E. Guarino

Susan E. Guarino

Oct 16, 2019

Susan E. (Mongillo) Guarino, 49, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family and friends, on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019 after a long battle with breast cancer. She was a devoted wife, proud mother, loving daughter, sister and friend.

Susan was born on July 19, 1970 in Bristol to Lois (Miller) Mongillo and...

Richard Belanger

Richard Belanger

Oct 8, 2019

Richard Belanger, 82, of Wells Maine and formerly of Southington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday October 8, 2019, after bravely battling cancer in York Hospital, York Maine. Born in Caribou, Maine, to Francois & Josephine (Sanfacon) Belanger, he lived in Southington before moving to Maine in 1992.

Richard proudly served in the US Army and retired from Devoe Paints...

Gilbert A. Menard

Gilbert A. Menard

Oct 8, 2019

Gilbert A. Menard, 90, of the Plantsville section of Southington and formerly of New Britain, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019 surrounded by his family and friends. He had been the loving husband of Rita (Plourde) Menard for 65 years.

Gil was born in Brunswick, ME on June 4, 1929 to the late Odilas and...

Phyllis J. Tettelbach

Phyllis J. Tettelbach

Sep 29, 2019

Phyllis Jean (Morway) Tettelbach, (90), passed away peacefully on September 29, 2019, in the presence of her loving family, in Southington, Connecticut.

Phyllis was born in Bristol, Connecticut on June 19, 1929.  A graduate of Oak Grove School in Vassalboro, Maine, she earned a bachelor's degree from Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, and studied at the University of Oslo (Norway)...

Robert D. Hammons

Robert D. Hammons

Sep 20, 2019

Robert D. Hammons, 99, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, Sept 20, 2019 at Livewell in Plantsville. He was the loving husband of the late Hazel (Lincoln) Hammons for over 60 years.

Born in Belfast, ME on June 5, 1920 to the late Earl “Pete” and Marjorie (Patterson) Hammons, he had been a longtime Southington...

Carolyn J. Mansolf

Carolyn J. Mansolf

Sep 20, 2019

Carolyn J. (McKenney) Mansolf, 68, of Southington, passed away surrounded by a circle of love on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 at the HOCC in Southington. She was the loving wife of Robert Mansolf for 48 years.

Born in Southington on June 6, 1951 to the late Wilfred McKenney Sr. and Naomi (Grannis) Bailey, she had been a lifelong Southington resident.

Carolyn was...

Gary G. Gnazzo

Gary G. Gnazzo

Sep 18, 2019

Gary “Gnazz” G. Gnazzo, 77, of Old Lyme, CT, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family and friends on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. He had been the loving husband of Jane (Landon) Gnazzo for 45 years.

Gary was born in Bristol on Sept. 13, 1942 to the late Joseph and Eva Mae (Teller) Gnazzo. He grew up...

Amelia G. Albrycht

Amelia G. Albrycht

Sep 16, 2019

Amelia G. (Kerwicki) Albrycht, 93, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019 at the HOCC of New Britain. She had been the devoted wife of the late Stanley “Red” V. Albrycht for nearly 72 years.

Born in Southington on May 29, 1926 to the late Vincent and Alice (Kunsinski) Kerwicki, she had been...

Antoinette Giles Height

Antoinette Giles Height

Sep 15, 2019

Antoinette “Toni” (Chaffee) Giles Height, 98, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019 at the Hospital of Central Connecticut of New Britain.

Born in Southington on January 4, 1921 to the late Austin and Iva (Turner) Chaffee, she had been a lifelong Southington resident.

Toni graduated from Lewis High School in 1938 and went on to work...

Peter E. Cookley

Peter E. Cookley

Sep 15, 2019

Peter Edward Cookley, 81, of Boynton Beach, Florida and formerly of Southington, passed away peacefully and with dignity on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019.

He was predeceased by the love of his life, wife, Jean (Howe) Cookley. They had been married for 45 years prior to her death in 2006.

He leaves behind to cherish his memory, children, John Cookley and...

Anthony J. Tucci

Anthony J. Tucci

Sep 8, 2019

Anthony J. Tucci, 84, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019. He had been the loving husband of Rose (Coppola) Tucci for 58 years.

Born in the Bronx, NY on Dec. 14, 1934 to the late Julius and Josephine (Delfino) Tucci, he had been a longtime Southington resident.

Anthony...

Teresa May Miller

Teresa May Miller

Sep 5, 2019

Teresa May (Sevigny) Miller, 91, of Southington, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. She had been the loving wife of the late Forest W. Miller for 64 years.

Born in Woodstock, VT on July 18, 1928 to the late Alfred and Gertrude (Duprey) Sevigny, she had been a longtime Southington resident.

Teresa will be remembered...

Gwendolyn H. McVaney

Gwendolyn H. McVaney

Sep 4, 2019

Gwendolyn H. (White) McVaney, 92, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019 at Southington Care Center. She was born May 2, 1927 in Dryfork, West Virginia, and had been a longtime Southington resident. Gwendolyn is survived by her son, Thomas McVaney and his wife Candy of Waterford, her daughter Patricia McVaney of Southington, and daughter Barbara (McVaney)...

Mildred A. Rabis

Mildred A. Rabis

Sep 3, 2019

Mildred “Millie” A. (Maskaitis) Rabis, 81, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019 at Autumn Lake of New Britain. She had been the loving wife of the late Joseph W. Rabis, Sr. for nearly 40 years.

Born in Collinsville, CT on June 6, 1938 to the late Zigmunt and Wanda (Bukula) Maskaitis, she had been a longtime...

Marguerite T. Dreaher

Marguerite T. Dreaher

Sep 3, 2019

Marguerite T. Dreaher, 82, of Southington and formerly of Middletown, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019.

Marguerite was born on May 13, 1937 in Disraeli, Quebec, Canada to the late Armand and Delima (St. Cyr) Jalbert. She came to the United States in 1965.  She enjoyed spending time with family and friends, shopping, watching the...

Frederick E. Kuhr

Frederick E. Kuhr

Aug 26, 2019

Frederick E. Kuhr, 81, of Southington, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 26, 2019 in Griswold, CT. Frederick was the devoted husband of Elke (Bäuerle) Kuhr for 53 years.                                                 

Born on October 12, 1937 in Waterbury, CT to the late Ernst and Dora (Richter) Kuhr, he was a lifelong Southington resident.

After high school, Freddie was drafted and proudly...

Irene M. Cianciolo

Irene M. Cianciolo

Aug 17, 2019

Irene M. Cianciolo, 92, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at the HOCC at New Britain. She was the loving wife of the late Charles Cianciolo for 43 years.

Irene was born in New Britain on April 19, 1927. She worked as a nurse for 25 years at...

Henry R. Blessing

Henry R. Blessing

Aug 14, 2019

Henry R. Blessing, 75, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at Masonicare in Wallingford. He was the loving husband of Judith (Messner) Blessing for over 50 years.

Born on March 1, 1944 in New Britain to the late Henry R. and Florence (Porter) Blessing, he had been a longtime Plantsville resident.

Henry...