Obituaries

Marcy S. Frazier

Marcy S. Frazier

Jan 31, 2020

Marcella “Marcy” S. (Thielman) Frazier, 87, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2020 at the HOCC at Bradley. She had been the loving wife of Richard “Dick” E. Frazier, Sr. for 65 years.

Born in Waterbury on April 3, 1932 to the late Jacob and Emma (Cumack) Thielman, she had been a longtime Plantsville...

Simeon J. Donahue

Simeon J. Donahue

Jan 30, 2020

Simeon J. Donahue, 93, of Cheshire, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at the Summit at Plantsville. He had been the husband of the late Patricia (Dyson) Donahue for 63 years.

Born in Naugatuck on June 25, 1926 to the late Simon J. and Ellen (Linskey) Donahue, he had been a longtime Cheshire resident.

Simeon proudly served in...

Gail F. Chesanek

Gail F. Chesanek

Jan 26, 2020

Gail Frances “Bonnie” (Belleni) Chesanek, 81, of Southington, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020.  She was the loving wife of the late Andrew E. Chesanek for 60 years.

She was born on August 22, 1938 to the late Stephen C. and Alma F. (Bartlett) Belleni of Plainville, CT.

She is survived by five children: Karen Condon of Portland, Steven...

Richard "Rit" A. LeFrancois

Richard "Rit" A. LeFrancois

Jan 22, 2020

Richard “Rit” A. LeFrancois, 51, of East Haven, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. He is now at peace and together again with his mother, Joan M. Giza, who he lost at the young age of 12.

Even through struggles, Rit had a heart as big as a mountain. He loved music, dancing, cats, cartoons, hard work, bear hugs...

Janis M. Anderson

Janis M. Anderson

Jan 22, 2020

Janis (Mace) Anderson, 71, of Berlin, CT went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2020.

                Janis’ devotion to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ sustained her through an arduous journey with a terminal disease. Her love for others served as a comfort and example to those around her, especially in recent years as her physical health...

Mary R. Sweeney

Mary R. Sweeney

Jan 19, 2020

Mary R. (Wasielewski) Sweeney, 94, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 19, 2020. She had been the loving wife of the late Edward M. Sweeney for 62 years, married on June 12, 1948.

Born on February 19, 1925 in Nanticoke, PA to the late Leon and Teresa (Novak) Wasielewski, she had been a longtime Southington resident.

Mary proudly...

Andrew F. Hubeny

Andrew F. Hubeny

Jan 19, 2020

Andrew Frank Hubeny, 87, “Andy” of Southington, died at his residence on Sunday, January 19, 2020 after a short illness. He was the beloved husband of the late Dorothy (Pierson) Hubeny, Ph.D. for 28 years.

Born on July 4, 1932 in Southington, to the late Andrew Frank and Veronica Ann (Kobylarz) Hubeny, he had been a lifelong Southington resident....

Stanislawa Herdzik

Stanislawa Herdzik

Jan 16, 2020

Stanislawa (Palka) Herdzik, 70, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 16, 2020, at the Summit of Plantsville.

Stanislawa was born on April 29, 1949 in Poland to the late Jan and Zofia (Maziarz) Palka.

Stanislawa loved gardening, cooking, singing, dancing, spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren, and speaking to her friends. She was a hard worker,...

Lucia M. Demmons

Lucia M. Demmons

Jan 2, 2020

Lucia “Lu” M. (Sweeton) Demmons, 89, of Cheshire, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020 at MidState Medical Center after a brief illness.

Lu was born on January 10, 1930 in Winsted to the late Albert and Mary (Humphrey) Sweeton.

She worked for many years in the insurance industry and retired to North Carolina where she lived for over 20...

Robert H. Bradley

Robert H. Bradley

Dec 29, 2019

Robert H. Bradley, 75, of Southington passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Sunday, December 29, 2019.

Robert was born and raised in New Britain, but, moved to Southington to raise his own family.  He worked at United Parcel Service for more than thirty-five years.  In retirement, he enjoyed spending time in his beloved Costa Rica and...

Mark A. Gladke

Mark A. Gladke

Dec 25, 2019

Mark A. Gladke, 43, of Southington, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019, Christmas day, surrounded by his family. Mark courageously lived as a paraplegic for the last 17 years.

Mark was the son of Edward H. and Geraldine (Lang) Gladke. He graduated from James Madison University and resided in Virginia for a few years after college and worked in...

Helen S. Kalinowski

Helen S. Kalinowski

Dec 12, 2019

Helen (Stankiewicz) Kalinowski, widow of George J. Kalinowski RPh, and mother of George M. Kalinowski RPh; passed away peacefully in her sleep, on Thursday, December 12, 2019, at Ingraham Manor in Bristol, CT after a lengthy illness.

Helen was born to the late Wasil Stankiewicz and Mary (Sidlowski) Stankiewicz on October 30, 1919, in Southington, CT.  Wasil and Mary had...

Rosellen Johnson

Rosellen Johnson

Dec 10, 2019

Rosellen “Denny” (Ordway) Johnson, 90, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019 at the Summit of Plantsville. She had been the loving wife of the late Richard W. Johnson for 59 years.

Born on March 12, 1929 in Castine, ME, she had been a longtime Southington resident.

Denny was a talented artist and...

David Zakrewski

David Zakrewski

Dec 8, 2019

David B. Zakrewski, 77, “Zack” to his friends, died on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019 at his home, after a life working as a progressive tool and die maker in job shops in Southington, retiring from Pratt and Whitney in 1995.

He was predeceased by his wife, Linda L. (Petteruti) Zakrewski, after 50 years of marriage. They are back together again.

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Barbara L. Seeger

Barbara L. Seeger

Dec 2, 2019

Barbara L. (Wells) Seeger, 84, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019 at the Summit of Plantsville. She had been the loving wife of the late Richard E. Seeger for over 50 years.

Born on January 23, 1935 in Dayton, OH to the late Arthur and Beulah (Gregerson) Wells, she had been a longtime Southington resident.

Barbara...

Pauline E. Surveski

Pauline E. Surveski

Nov 30, 2019

Pauline E. (Plawecki) Surveski, 87, of Southington, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. She had been the loving wife of the late Edward P. Surveski, Sr. for 64 years.

Born on Nov. 15, 1932 in Terryville to the late Lawrence and Julia A. (Bilosz) Plawecki, she had been a longtime Southington resident.

Pauline worked at...

Claire E. Terriciano

Claire E. Terriciano

Nov 27, 2019

Claire E. (Demars) Terriciano, 93, former longtime Southington resident, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019 at St. Patrick’s Manor in Framingham, MA. She had been the loving wife of the late Anthony Terriciano for over 50 years.

Claire was born in Springfield, VT on Feb. 4, 1926 to the late Alfred and Yvonne (Greenwood) Demars. She grew up...

Jerry Plourd

Jerry Plourd

Nov 26, 2019

Jerry T. Plourd, 61, of Southington, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. He was the loving husband of Linda (Thigpen) Plourd for 16 years before she predeceased him 2007.

Born on March 3, 1958 in Bristol to the late Vincent and Yolande (Bergeron) Plourd, he had been a longtime Southington resident.

Jerry was a talented...

Dorothy Prestia

Dorothy Prestia

Nov 26, 2019

Dorothy K. Prestia, 92, wife of the late Alfred Prestia, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019 surrounded by her family. She was born the ninth of 12 children on July 27, 1927 in New Britain to the late Nicolas and Katherine Cherpak.

In her early years, Dorothy worked as a telephone operator. She was a loving wife,...

John "Jack" Getsie III

John "Jack" Getsie III

Nov 21, 2019

John “Jack” Getsie III, 79, of Southington, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. He had been the loving husband of Rosalie (Radzewicz) Getsie for 55 years.

Born on May 14, 1940 in Ronco, PA to the late John and Marie (Gillen) Getsie, he had been a longtime Southington resident.

Jack proudly served his country in...