Obituaries
Courtland M. James Sr.
Mar 28, 2018
Courtland M. James Sr., 91, formerly of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at Bristol Hospital. He had been the loving husband of Rowena (Welsh) James for nearly 75 years.
Born on September 21, 1926 in Bangor, Maine to the late Lloyd James and Marion “Queenie” (Stairs) James, he had been a longtime...
James E. Rogers
Mar 27, 2018
James Rogers, known to friends and family as “Eddy,” moved to his new home in Heaven on March 27, 2018, at the age of 88 years. Born in Clarksburg, WV on May 20, 1929, he spent many joyful summers on his grandparent’s farm. In 1949 he married Gloria Lee Gatrell and have been by each other’s side for 68 years. ...

Phillip H. Graham
Mar 22, 2018
Phillip H. Graham, 83, of Southington, passed away on Thursday, March 22, 2018. He was born on April 2, 1934. Phillip is survived by his wife Ethel Graham and their 4 children: Sally Foster, Betty Drexler, David (Susan) Graham and Judy Koonz; 7 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. At his request, there will be no services. For online condolences, please visit...
Robert M. Spolar
Mar 19, 2018
Robert M. Spolar, 82, of Southington and formerly of Newtown, passed away on Monday, March 19, 2018 at Hartford Hospital. He was the loving husband of the late Linda (Reilly) O’Connor Spolar for 25 years. Robert was born on October 8, 1935 in Berwyn, Illinois to the late Emma (Anderson) Spolar Baudino and Frank Spolar (Father).
Robert proudly served his...

Mary L. Messier
Mar 14, 2018
Mary L. (Georgie) Messier, 94, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at Middlesex Hospital. She had been the loving wife of the late Armand A. Messier for almost 40 years.
Born on August 4, 1923 in Southington to the late William and Sarah (O’Connell) Georgie, she had been a lifelong Southington resident.
Mary was a longtime...
Rachel M. Seller
Mar 14, 2018
Rachel M. (Goetchius) Seller, 88, of Meriden and formerly of Southington, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at HOCC of New Britain. She had been the loving wife of the late Robert J. Seller for 62 years.
Born in Quincy, MA on January 12, 1930 to the late Kenneth and Pauline (Plummer) Goetchius, she had been a longtime...
Harvey H Scheiner
Mar 5, 2018
Harvey H. Scheiner, 94, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 5, 2018 at his home. He was the beloved husband and soulmate of Priscilla (Smith) Scheiner for 39 years.
Born on January 26, 1924 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Louis and Belle (Fisher) Scheiner, he had been a longtime Southington resident. Harvey’s father emigrated to New York...
Jonathan H Tattersall
Feb 16, 2018
Jonathan H. Tattersall, 35, of Middletown and formerly of Southington, passed away unexpectedly at his home on February 16, 2018. Jon was a devoted husband, proud father, beloved son, loving brother and trusted friend.
He was born on October 5, 1982 in New Britain, the oldest son of John H. and Carole (Nasinnyk) Tattersall. Jon graduated from Southington High School,...
Robert A. Donna
Feb 11, 2018
DONNA, Robert Archie, 84, of Plantsville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 11, 2018, at the Alzheimer’s Resource Center of Connecticut. He is now reunited with his beloved wife of 59 years Ghislaine (Brousseau) Donna, who predeceased him in 2014.
Bob was born on May 9, 1933 in Richford, Vermont, the son of the late Archie and Cecile (Piette) Donna...
G. Anthony "Tony" Malizia
Feb 10, 2018
G. Anthony “Tony” Malizia, 80, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at the Summit of Plantsville. He had been the loving husband of the late Dolores (Ferrara) Malizia for 52 years.
Born on September 19, 1937 in New Canaan, CT to the late Domenick and Antonia (Malizia) Malizia, he had been a...
Patricia E. Willis
Feb 8, 2018
Patricia E. (Senger) Willis, 63, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Thursday, February 8, 2018. She was the loving wife of the late Kenneth H. Willis for 28 years.
Born on Nov. 16, 1954 in Southington to the late John and Gladys (Kaminski) Senger, she had been a longtime Plantsville resident.
Patricia was...
Harold H. Banks
Feb 4, 2018
Harold H. Banks, 88, of Bristol, Connecticut, died unexpectedly at his home Sunday morning, February 4th, 2018.
Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, then moving to Hartford, Harold graduated from Hartford High School. As a 17 year old, his father was tragically killed in an automobile accident, and despite achieving the highest academic standards at Hartford High, Harold chose to forgo a...

Eleanor "Barbara" Tomasiewicz
Feb 3, 2018
Eleanor Barbara Waskelewicz Tomasiewicz, 94, passed away on February 3, 2018. Barb, lifelong resident of New Britain, was predeceased by her husband Anthony and daughters Diane and Daune. Basia is survived by the circle of in-laws she considered her family. We are especially thankful for her aide Daria who made it possible for her to enjoy her last years on...
Thomas E. Feeney
Jan 31, 2018
Thomas E. Feeney, 33, of Southington, passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at his home. He was a loving son, brother, grandson, uncle and friend.
Tom was born on September 27, 1984 in New Britain. He graduated from Southington High School in 2003. Tom worked as an assembler at Camlock Systems. He was a diehard Steelers fan and a...
Barbara Shearstone
Jan 20, 2018
Barbara (Pelsinski) Shearstone, 76, of Roswell, Georgia and formerly of Southington, CT, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 20, 2018. She had been the loving wife of the late William C. Shearstone II for 49 years. William and Barbara are back together in Heaven dancing to their favorite song, “You are my Special Angel.”
Born on August 17, 1941 in...
Wieslaw A. Pedrak
Jan 20, 2018
Wieslaw A. Pedrak, 58, of Bristol, passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford. He was born on August 10, 1959 in Stalowa Wola, Poland to the late Stefan and Joanna (Markut) Pedrak.
Wieslaw is survived by two children; son Robert Pedrak of Southington and daughter Amanda Pedrak of E. Windsor, his brother Waldemar and...
Lawrence "Skip" E. Heil
Jan 6, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of Lawrence “Skip” E. Heil, 70, of Southington, announces his passing on Saturday, January 6, 2018 at the Summit of Plantsville. He had been the loving husband of Nancy (Brayton) Heil for 34 years.
Born on November 10, 1947 in Manhattan, NY to the late Edward and Gladys (Helma) Heil, he had...
George D. Moore
Jan 4, 2018
George D. Moore, 90, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at his home.
Born on June 19, 1927 in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Harold and Gladys (Dunbar) Moore, he had been a longtime Plantsville resident.
George proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy, during WWII as...
Joseph A Siton Sr.
Jan 3, 2018
Joseph A. Siton Sr., 92, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 3, 2018. He was the loving husband of the late Lydia (Springer) Siton.
Born on February 23, 1925 in New Britain to the late Walenty and Katherine (Trznadel) Siton, he had been a longtime Plantsville resident.
Joseph was a U.S. Army Veteran, serving...
Frank Pistoia
Jan 2, 2018
Frank Pistoia, 88, of Meriden, sailed into the sunset, on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at MidState Medical Center after a short illness.
Frank was born in Piombino, Italy on February 24, 1929 to the late Umberto and Virginia (Benedettini) Pistoia. He served in the Italian Army as a paratrooper during WWII. He was a deep sea diver and then retired...
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