Obituaries

Maxine A. McElroy

Maxine A. McElroy

Oct 20, 2017

Maxine A. (Limmer) McElroy, 81, of Southington and formerly of Meriden, passed away on Friday, October 20, 2017 at the Jerome Home in New Britain.

Maxine was born in Southington on August 11, 1936 to the late Raymond and Hazel (Donahue) Limmer. She worked as a hairdresser in Meriden for many years. She loved the beach, Broadway shows and going...

Kenneth M. Levensaler

Kenneth M. Levensaler

Oct 20, 2017

Kenneth M. Levensaler, 83, of Southington, passed away on Friday, Oct.20, 2017 at the Summit of Plantsville. He had been the loving husband of Ann (Swain) Levensaler for 60 years.

Born on May 9, 1934 in Palmer, MA to the late Bryant and Dorothy (Davis) Levensaler, he had been a longtime Southington resident.

Kenneth proudly served his country in the...

Harold R. Costello

Harold R. Costello

Oct 18, 2017

Harold R. Costello, 84, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away surrounded by his family on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, after a brief illness. He was the loving husband of the late Augusta (Olsen) Costello for 48 years.

Harold was born on May 18, 1933 in Little Falls, New York. He proudly served...

Joan B. Brooks

Joan B. Brooks

Oct 17, 2017

Joan (Bussett) Brooks, 83, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 16, 2017 at HOCC at New Britain.

Born on Dec. 14, 1933 in New Haven to the late Alfred Sr. and Julia (O’Connor) Bussett, she had been a longtime Southington resident.

Joan graduated from Southington High School and attended Stone Business College. She was a longtime active member...

Anthony J Witkovic

Anthony J Witkovic

Oct 14, 2017

 

Anthony J. Witkovic, 84, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 at Southington Care Center.

 

Born on July 28, 1932 in New Britain to the late Anton and Florence (Anderson) Witkovic, he had been a longtime Southington resident.

 

Anthony served in the U. S. Navy and Air Force and was a member of the...

Clarence M Page

Clarence M Page

Oct 12, 2017

Clarence M. Page, 96

On Thursday, October 12, 2017, Cal Page, surrounded by family, suddenly and quietly passed away at Hartford Hospital due to a coronary episode.  He was a resident of both Southington and Torrington, Connecticut. 

Born December 12, 1920, Cal was raised in Bristol, Connecticut.  His life experiences spanned the Great Depression and proudly serving his country in...

Catherine A. Miron

Catherine A. Miron

Oct 7, 2017

Catherine A. (Wurzinger) Miron, 77, of Southington, passed away on Saturday October 7, 2017 at the Summit at Plantsville. She had been the loving wife of Edward Miron for nearly 60 years.

Born February 11, 1940 in Waterbury to the late John and Inette (Plumb) Wurzinger, she had been a longtime Southington resident.

Catherine enjoyed cooking and loved her family....

Pauline M. Wilson

Pauline M. Wilson

Oct 5, 2017

Pauline M. (Albert) Wilson, 71, of Meriden, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at Masonicare in Wallingford. 

Pauline was born in Wallagrass, Maine on March 27, 1946 to the late Willie and Margaret (Martin) Albert. She proudly served in the U.S. Army and loved everything outdoors, especially fishing. Pauline enjoyed spending time in Maine and cherished her family....

Zygmunt J. Szabat

Zygmunt J. Szabat

Sep 30, 2017

Zygmunt J. Szabat, 69, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017 at HOCC at New Britain.

He was born in Germany on January 30, 1948 to the late Adam and Anna (Krzyznski) Szabat and came to the United States at the age of 2.

Zygmunt was an eyelet toolmaker by trade, working at...

Herb Dubois

Herb Dubois

Sep 27, 2017

Herb Dubois, 58, of Southington, passed away surrounded by family and friends on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at HOCC in New Britain.  He was the beloved husband of Gina (DiVito) Dubois for 39 years.

 Born in Southington on March 6, 1959 to Viola Dubois and the late Herbert Dubois, he had been a lifelong Southington resident. Herb was a longtime...

Florence Ida Wolf

Florence Ida Wolf

Sep 10, 2017

Florence I. (Surdam) Wolf, 79, of Plainville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017 at HOCC at Bradley.  She is now reunited with her beloved husbands, Jan Pisiakowski and Harold Wolf, both who predeceased her.

Born in Winsted on June 15, 1938 to the late William and Margaret (Detland) Surdam, Florence was adopted and raised by the late Martha...

Troy Anthony Genovese

Troy Anthony Genovese

Sep 10, 2017

Troy Anthony Genovese, 44, of Waterbury, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017 at his home.

Troy was born on February 1, 1973 in New Haven. He proudly served in the United States Army for 4 years and was honorably discharged. Troy enjoyed cooking and he loved water sports, including boating, waterskiing and especially fishing. 

He is survived by...

Sheri E. Fleming

Sheri E. Fleming

Sep 3, 2017

Sheri E. Fleming, 56, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017.

She was born in Waterbury Hospital on April 4, 1961 and attended Southington schools. She loved animals, enjoyed camping, going to the beach, playing cards, cookouts, watching movies and most of all spending time with her grandchildren. Sheri will be remembered for her outspokenness, infectious laugh...

George E. Kloss

George E. Kloss

Sep 1, 2017

George E. Kloss, 62, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away surrounded by his friends and family, on Friday, Sept. 1, 2017 at Cheshire Regional Rehab Center.

Born Oct. 6, 1954 in Southington to the late George and Deborah (Twomey) Kloss, he had been a lifelong Southington resident.

George was a Southington High School graduate, Class of 1972 and...

Robert S. Syska

Robert S. Syska

Aug 30, 2017

Robert S Syska, 68, of Southington, CT, son of the late Julia and Stanislaw Syska entered into eternal life on Aug 30, 2017 after a brief illness. Bob was born Nov 12, 1948 in Bristol, CT. He graduated from Bristol Eastern High School in 1966 and received a degree in accounting from University of Hartford in 1975. He recently retired...

Mary Derynioski

Mary Derynioski

Aug 26, 2017

     Mary Adams Derynioski, 95, of Southington died on Saturday, August 26, at the Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain, surrounded by loving family. She was the widow of Joseph R. Derynioski

    She was born in Groton, CT on May 27, 1922, the daughter of the late Leslie E. Adams, Sr. and Evelyn (Sylvia) Adams. The family later moved...

Jack London

Jack London

Aug 16, 2017

Jack London, 89, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017 at Yale New Haven Hospital. He was the loving husband of Judie (Wininger) London. They married on March 2, 1957 and were blessed with 60 wonderful years of marriage. 

Jack was born on May 9, 1928 in Krikilan, Indonesia...

Laurel A. Nyerick

Laurel A. Nyerick

Aug 14, 2017

Laurel (Jablonski) Nyerick, 87 of Southington, loving wife of the late Edward Nyerick Sr. for 54 years, died on August 14, 2017 at Southington Care Center. Born in New Britain on August 9, 1930, daughter of the late Walter and Mary (Kokoszka) Jablonski, she lived in Southington since 1959. Laurel was a graduate of New Britain High School, class of...

Ann Morytko

Ann Morytko

Aug 6, 2017

Ann (Szczupaczynski) Morytko, 74, of Southington, passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday, August 6, 2017.  She was the wife of Bruno Morytko with whom she recently celebrated 55 years of marriage.

Ann was born in New Haven on November 17, 1942, one of three daughters of the late Frank and Rose (Kolodziej) Szczupaczynski.  A longtime resident of Southington,...