Obituaries

Robert F. Brothwell

Robert F. Brothwell

Dec 26, 2018

Robert Francis “Goose” Brothwell, 61, of Canton and formerly of Southington, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 26, 2018. Goose was born on February 15, 1957 in Norwood, MA to Dorothy (Connors) Brothwell and the late Edward F. Brothwell.

He was a graduate of Southington High School, Class of 1975 and went onto earn his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Bentley...

Kathleen M. Nagle

Kathleen M. Nagle

Dec 14, 2018

Kathleen M. Nagle, 62, of Southington, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Dec. 14, 2018 during her travels to Alaska.  She was a loving daughter, devoted mother and grandmother, caring sister and thoughtful friend.

Kathy was born in Southington on September 9, 1956 to the late Paul Nagle Sr. and Doris (Barbier) Nagle. She had recently retired from St. Francis Hospital...

Delia M. Albrecht

Delia M. Albrecht

Dec 10, 2018

Delia M. (Plourde) Albrecht, 87, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, Dec.10, 2018  at her home.  She had been the loving wife of the late Julian H. Albrecht, Jr. for 64 years.

Born in Waterbury on Dec. 20, 1930 to the late Anthony and Mary (Daigle) Plourde, she had been a...

Louise A. Smith

Louise A. Smith

Dec 9, 2018

Louise A. (Wagner) Smith, 78, of Southington, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018. She had been the loving wife of Richard L. Smith for 61 years.

Louise was born in Bristol on Dec. 23, 1939 and had been a Southington resident for over 50 years. She retired from Rex Forge where she worked as an inspector. After her...

Raymond Caron

Raymond Caron

Dec 7, 2018

Raymond Caron, 81, of Southington, died peacefully on Friday, Dec 7, 2018. He had been the loving husband to his sweetheart, the late Barbara Ann (Amell) Caron for 60 years.

Raymond was born in New Brunswick, Canada on April 1, 1937 to the late Joachim and Albina (Dube) Caron. He came to the United States and lived in Tupperlake, NY...

Carl J. Sokolowski

Carl J. Sokolowski

Dec 6, 2018

Carl Sokolowski was born to first generation Polish immigrants Carl W. Sokolowski and Agnes (Lewandowski) Sokolowski in Albion, NY. When Carl was four years old, his father found work in Connecticut and moved his family here.  Carl was raised and attended schools in Southington, including both Plantsville and Holcomb Elementary.  Carl, his brother, mother and father survived the Hartford circus...

Richard J. Henne

Richard J. Henne

Dec 5, 2018

Richard “Dick” J. Henne, 74, of Southington, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. He was the loving husband of Helen (Dlugolenski) Henne for 54 years.

Born on Dec. 8, 1943 in Bristol to the late Hans and Ramona (Cayer) Henne, he had been a longtime Southington resident.

Richard proudly served his country in the United...

Andrew E. Chesanek

Andrew E. Chesanek

Nov 28, 2018

Andrew E. Chesanek , 82, of Southington , passed away on Wednesday, November 28, 2018. He was the loving husband of Gail “Bonnie” (Belleni) Chesanek for 60 years. Andrew was born in New Britain on June 27, 1936 to the late Andrew and Helen (Yelenak) Chesanek.

He is survived by five children: Karen Condon of Portland, Steve Chesanek of Bradenton,...

Michael F. Davis

Michael F. Davis

Nov 28, 2018

Michael F. Davis, 67, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018 at the HOCC at New Britain General. He had been the beloved husband of Shirley (Owen) Davis for 46 years.

Born in Southington on April 11, 1951 to the late Raymond and Agnes (Wright) Davis, he had been a lifelong Southington...

Evelyn C. Gryk

Evelyn C. Gryk

Nov 27, 2018

Evelyn C. (Dumas) Gryk, 97, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. She had been the loving wife of Henry J. Gryk for 56 years.

Evelyn was born in Thomaston, CT to the late James Peter and Edna Irene (Scott) Dumas and had been a Southington resident for the...

Forest W. Miller

Forest W. Miller

Nov 26, 2018

Forest W. Miller, 91, of Southington, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. He had been the loving husband of Teresa (Sevigny) Miller for 64 years.

Born in Hartford on May 25, 1927 to the late William F. and Elizabeth (Cowan) Miller, he had been a longtime Southington resident.

Forest proudly served his country in the...

Norman C. Libengood

Norman C. Libengood

Nov 24, 2018

Norman C. Libengood, of Southington and formerly of Lower Burrell, PA, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018 at HOCC at New Britain. He had been the loving husband of Dorothy M. (Thomas) Libengood. They would have been married for 70 years on Nov. 27.

Norman was born in Aspinwall, PA on June...

Ruth E. Johnson

Ruth E. Johnson

Nov 20, 2018

Ruth E. (Barbier) Johnson, 91, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018 at Livewell in Plantsville. She had been the loving wife of the late Theodore Johnson for 58 years.

Born in Southington on September 12, 1927 to the late Joseph and Thecla (Reeve) Barbier, she had been a lifelong Southington resident.

Ruth...

Yvette C. Karpey

Yvette C. Karpey

Nov 18, 2018

Yvette Constance (Ouellette) Karpey, 90, of Southington, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, with her family by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Theodore Karpey for 37 years. Yvette was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.

Born in Van Buren, ME on February 1, 1928 to the late Albert and Mary...

Dalbert G. Butterfield Jr.

Dalbert G. Butterfield Jr.

Nov 18, 2018

Dalbert G. Butterfield Jr., 88, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018 at Apple Rehab in Plainville. He had been the loving husband of the late Marilyn (Minihan) Butterfield for 53 years.

Born in Meriden on March 7, 1930 to the late Dalbert G. and Adelaide (Meehan) Butterfield, he had been a longtime Southington resident.

Dalbert proudly...

Steven G. Zajac

Steven G. Zajac

Oct 31, 2018

Steven G. Zajac, 78, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at Harrington Court in Colchester. He had been the husband of the late Elisa Rose (Cammarota) Zajac for 49 years.

Steven was born in New Britain on March 27, 1940 to the late George and Mary (Znosko) Zajac and had been a longtime Southington resident.

Steven...

Julian H. Albrecht III

Julian H. Albrecht III

Oct 20, 2018

Julian H. Albrecht III, 68, of Bristol, passed away with his family by his side on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford.

Born on October 7, 1950 in Southington to Delia (Plourde) Albrecht and the late Julian H. Albrecht Jr., he had been a longtime Bristol resident.

Julian retired from General Electric where he worked as...

Joseph M. DelBuono

Joseph M. DelBuono

Oct 16, 2018

Joseph M. DelBuono, 80, of Southington , passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at his home. He had been the loving husband of the late Sandra (LaPorte) DelBuono for 50 years.

Born on October 22, 1937 in Waterbury to the late Sylvester and Angeline  (Summa) DelBuono, he had been a longtime Southington resident.

Joseph proudly served in the...

Nelson G. Belanger

Nelson G. Belanger

Oct 14, 2018

Nelson G. Belanger, 89, of Southington, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, October 14, 2018. He had been the loving husband of Rosalind (Cyr) Belanger for 65 years.

Born in Caribou, Maine on February 17, 1929 to the late Francois and Josephine (Sanfacon) Belanger, he had been a longtime Southington resident.

Nelson proudly served his country in the...

Irving M. Fallon

Irving M. Fallon

Sep 23, 2018

Irving M. Fallon, 86, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, September 23, 2018. He was the beloved husband of June (Van de Mark) Fallon for 64 years. 

Born on January 20, 1932 in Southington to the late Irving and Anna (Gaynor) Fallon, he had been a lifelong Southington resident. Irving proudly served...