Obituaries

Evalyn C. Phelps

Evalyn C. Phelps

May 23, 2019

Evalyn C. (Joy) Phelps, 95, of South Windsor and formerly of Southington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at Manchester Memorial Hospital. She had been the loving wife of the late Robert H. Phelps for 54 years.

Evalyn was born on November 17, 1923 in Southington to the late Albert and Edith (Taylor) Joy. She worked as an...

Terrence L. Emery

Terrence L. Emery

May 23, 2019

Terrence “Terry” L. Emery, 81 of Bristol and formerly of Southington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at Apple Rehab Farmington Valley in Plainville.

Born on August 22, 1938 in Lincoln, Maine to the late Sherwood and Ella (Sleeper) Emery, he had been a longtime Southington resident.

Terry loved music, especially country music and playing the guitar.

He...

Elizabeth S. Statkiewicz

Elizabeth S. Statkiewicz

May 9, 2019

Elizabeth “Betty” (Snow) Statkiewicz, 77, of Southington, passed away after a lengthy illness on Thursday, May 9, 2019 at HOCC at New Britain.

Born on June 24, 1941 in Bristol to the late Myron and Mary (Sweeney) Snow, she had been a longtime Southington resident.

Betty met the love of her life, Edward J. Statkiewicz, at the Southington Drive-In. She...

Cheryl R. Burkhardt

Cheryl R. Burkhardt

May 5, 2019

Cheryl R. Burkhardt, 75, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on May 5, 2019 after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Born on February 11, 1944 in Houlton, Maine to the late Raymond and Hope (Alward) Ritchie, she had been a longtime Southington resident.

She was a devoted mother and loving Nana. Her entire life was...

Jean L. Paradis

Jean L. Paradis

May 3, 2019

Jean L. Paradis, 87, of Southington, passed away on Friday, May 3, 2019 at Village Green of Bristol. He had been the loving husband of the late Phyllis (Washburn) Paradis for nearly 62 years.

Born on Dec. 27, 1931 in Frenchville, Maine to the late Alfred and Modeste (Boucher) Paradis, he had been a longtime Southington resident.

Jean was a...

Joseph N. Racine

Joseph N. Racine

Apr 30, 2019

Joseph N. Racine, 66, of Southington, passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at Hartford Hospital. He was the loving husband of Gail (Spencer) Racine for 44 years.

Joseph was born in Langely, VA on June 20, 1952, son of Roger Racine and the late Doris (Tatro) Racine. He was a 1970 graduate of Enfield High School and earned his...

Richard H. Fortier

Richard H. Fortier

Apr 29, 2019

Richard H. Fortier, 90, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 29, 2019 at MidState Medical Center. He had been the loving husband of the late Carmella (LoRusso) Fortier.

Born on May 19, 1928 in Waterbury to the late Henry and Adrienne (Trottier) Fortier, he had been a longtime Southington resident.

Richard was a graduate of Leavenworth High School...

Joseph A. DiLeo

Joseph A. DiLeo

Apr 25, 2019

Joseph A. DiLeo, 90, of Southington and formerly of Waterbury, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at the HOCC of New Britain. He had been the loving husband of Anne (Smith) DiLeo for nearly 58 years.

Joseph was born on May 30th 1928 in Waterbury to the late Nunzio and Teresa (Favale) DiLeo. He proudly served his...

Melvin Morris

Melvin Morris

Apr 24, 2019

Melvin Morris, 81, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, April 24, 2019.  He was born in South Dakota, son of the late Harvey and Cora (Dinger) Morris.  He was predeceased by his loving wife Harriet (Borajkiewicz) Morris who is sure to be giving him an earful right now.  

Melvin enlisted in the Army out of high school and met the...

Leonard M. Parente

Leonard M. Parente

Apr 23, 2019

On April 1, after a long illness, my father’s breathing became erratic and was rapidly declining.  After a few days he stabilized.  A week later I said to his nurse, “I thought he was going to pass last week.”  She smiled and said, “Nope, that’s just Leonard being Leonard, the ultimate April Fool’s Joke!”  Then we laughed, hugged and cried!

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Tracy A. Heim

Tracy A. Heim

Apr 21, 2019

Tracy A. Heim, 45, of Southington, passed away suddenly on Sunday, April 21, 2019. Born on February 14, 1974 in New Britain to Philip Heim and the late Nadine (Rider) Heim, she had been a longtime Southington resident.

Tracy worked for many years as a special education para at the Linden Street School and other schools in Plainville. She also...

Rose Earley

Rose Earley

Apr 20, 2019

Rose (DeMartino) Earley, 76, of Cheshire, passed away peacefully after battling lung cancer on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at The Orchards in Southington.

Born on February 20, 1943 in New Haven, CT to the late Leo and Carmel (Calabrese) DeMartino, she had been a longtime Cheshire resident.

Rose was a talented chef and co-owned and operated the Victorian House in...

Lillian H. Pion

Lillian H. Pion

Apr 16, 2019

Lillian H. Pion, 77, of Waterbury, passed away peacefully on April 16, 2019 at River Glen in Southbury.

Born in Waterbury, CT on May 19, 1941 to the late Donat and Irene (Theroux) Pion, she had been a lifelong Waterbury resident. Lillian had been an active member of St. Anne’s Parish in Waterbury for many years.

She is survived by...

Marie D. Hinton

Marie D. Hinton

Apr 13, 2019

Marie D. (O’Neill) Hinton, 79, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, April 13, 2019. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.

Marie was born in Dublin, Ireland on October 17, 1939 to the late Pierce and Mary (Kiernan) O’Neill and had been a longtime Plantsville resident. She worked as a head...

Allen J. Lasek, Sr.

Allen J. Lasek, Sr.

Apr 11, 2019

Allen J. Lasek, Sr., 92, of Southington, passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at Bradley Memorial Hospital. He had been the devoted husband of Josephine (Dickson) Lasek. Allen was born on March 24, 1927 in Southington to the late Prokop and Anna (Dlugos) Lasek.  He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII. In addition to his...

Sharon A. Brennan

Sharon A. Brennan

Apr 10, 2019

 

Sharon A. Brennan, 71, of Southington, passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, with her family by her side. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

She is survived by her devoted daughter, Lisa Thurston and her husband, Christopher, two loving granddaughters, Heather McLaughlin and Racheal McLaughlin and her cherished great-granddaughter, Amelia Michalski, all of Southington. She also...

Patricia D. Donahue

Patricia D. Donahue

Mar 31, 2019

Patricia (Dyson) Donahue, 83, of Cheshire, passed away peacefully with her husband by her side on Sunday, March 31, 2019 at the Summit at Plantsville, after spending a wonderful day surrounded by her family. She had been the loving wife of Simeon J. Donahue for 63 years.

Born in Waterbury on December 31, 1935 to the late Ernest and Marion...

John S. Mongillo

John S. Mongillo

Mar 28, 2019

John S. Mongillo, 86, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at the HOCC at New Britain General. He had been the loving husband of Lois (Miller) Mongillo for 62 years.

Born in Southington on January 23, 1933 to the late Pasquale and Mary (Pelcher) Mongillo, he had been a lifelong Southington resident.

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Shirley S. Lulis

Shirley S. Lulis

Mar 20, 2019

Shirley S. Lulis, 88, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at the Jerome Home in New Britain. 

Shirley was born on June 19, 1930 and was the youngest child of the late Adam and Jadwiga (Radaskewicz) Lulis.  She had been a lifelong Southington resident and previously worked at the former Clark Brothers Bolt...