Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Joseph A. DellaPuca
Aug 14, 2019
Joseph Anthony DellaPuca, 63, entered peacefully into Eternal Life surrounded by his loving family and very dear friends on August 14, 2019, the Vigil of the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Born on July 5, 1956, Joseph was a devoted son of the late Sebastiano “Sisto” and Concetta DellaPuca, growing up in Southington, Connecticut, where he...
Michael S. Berube
Aug 2, 2019
Michael S. Berube, 41, of Southington, passed away peacefully in his home on Friday, August 2, 2019. Michael was a proud father, a devoted son, a loving brother, and a loyal friend who will be greatly missed and lovingly cherished and remembered.
Michael was born on March 17, 1978 in New Britain, Connecticut to Russell and Jeanne (Robichaud) Berube. He...
Drucilla M. Tucker
Jul 28, 2019
Drucilla (Martin) Tucker, 75, formerly of Memphis, TN, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 28, 2019 at the Southington Care Center.
Drucilla was born in Memphis, TN on January 17, 1944 to the late William and Beulah (Estes) Martin. She will be remembered for her strong faith and the love she had for her family.
She is survived by her...
Jane B. Ricard
Jul 26, 2019
Jane Bernice (Jedziniak) Ricard completed her journey back to Paradise on Friday, July 26, 2019, after having blessed us all with her joyful spirit here on this earth for the past 90 years. Jane was pre-deceased by her son Stephen since 1972, and her husband Harvey since 1987.
Born at Hartford Hospital on November 24, 1928 to the late Leon...
David R. Pasco
Jul 26, 2019
David R. Pasco, 79, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away on Friday, July 26, 2019 after a courageous twenty-year battle with cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease. He had been the loving husband of Nancy (Taylor) Pasco for 57 years.
Born in New Britain on June 15, 1940 to the late Ferdinand and Beulah (Hungerford) Pasco, he had been a...
Mary Jane Sullivan
Jul 25, 2019
Mary Jane (Bickerdike) Sullivan, 84, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Thursday July 25, 2019 at HOCC of New Britain. She was the beloved wife of the late Eugene T. Sullivan Sr. for 57 years.
Born in Waterbury, CT on July 23, 1935 to the late John Bickerdike and late Margaret Mahan, she grew up...
Mary Z. Okenquist
Jul 21, 2019
Mary A. (Zakrewski) Okenquist, 93, of Southington, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, July 21, 2019. She was the loving wife of the late Robert E. Okenquist for 67 years.
Born on March 9, 1926 in Southington to the late Roger and Anna (Simonik) Zakrewski, she had been a lifelong Southington resident.
Mary worked as a secretary at...
Christopher D. Wantek
Jul 10, 2019
Christopher D. Wantek, 44, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away on July 10, 2019.
Chris was a graduate of Southington High School and worked as a mechanic.
He was the son of Victoria and Walter Kuper of Plantsville. He also leaves behind 3 children, his father, Daniel Wantek of Rocky Hill, two siblings, Danielle Gierla of Wallingford and...
Mary E. Regis
Jul 6, 2019
Mary E. (Tormay) Regis, 84, of Southington, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2019. She was the devoted and loving wife to her sweetheart, the late Andrew J. Regis, Jr. for 62 years until his 2014 passing. She was born in Peekskill, NY on April 16, 1935 to the late, George F. and Elaine J. (Dickens) Tormay. Growing up in...
Stanley Domijan Sr.
Jul 3, 2019
Stanley Domijan Sr., 89, of Southington, passed away surrounded by his family on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. His bright light dimmed and slowly faded out. He had been the loving husband of Joan (Klepacki) Domijan for 56 years.
Born in New Britain on February 18, 1930 to the late Stanley and Veronica (Topa) Domijan, he had been a longtime...
Craig M. Belden
Jul 2, 2019
Craig M. “Craiger” Belden, 56, of Southington, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at Yale New Haven Hospital after a long battle with cancer. He was born in New Britain on July 20, 1962 to the late Calvin Belden and Carol Surko.
Craig was a longtime local autobody technician. He loved NASCAR, fishing and spending time with his grandkids...
Richard "Rit" J. Kowalec
Jul 1, 2019
Richard “Rit” J. Kowalec, 62, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2019 after a brief illness. He was the loving husband of Jody (Schilling) Kowalec and proud father of Stephanie Kowalec.
Born on December 10, 1956 in Southington to the late Stanley and Esther (Daniels) Kowalec, he had been a lifelong Southington resident.
Rit...
Charles W. Roberts Jr.
Jun 29, 2019
Charles W. Roberts, Jr., 90, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at the Summit at Plantsville.
Charles was born on February 3, 1929 in Pawtucket, RI to the late Charles W. and Ruth (Bagley) Roberts.
He proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps during WWII. Charlie worked as an electrician for over...
Catherine I. Lord
Jun 28, 2019
Catherine I. (Beamish) Lord, 92, of Berlin, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 28, 2019 at the HOCC at Bradley. She was the loving wife of the late Hubert Root Lord for 45 years.
Born on February 10, 1927 in Ontario, Canada to the late Esmond and Eva (Spice) Beamish, she had been a longtime Berlin resident. Catherine was lovely...
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