Obituaries
Rocco L. Calabrese
Jun 23, 2017
Rocco L. Calabrese, 82, of Southington, passed away at his home, surrounded by his family, on Friday, June 23, 2017, following a brief, hard fought battle with cancer.
Born in Pontelandolfo Italy on October 23, 1934, Rocco was the only child of the late Salvatore and Concetta (Rinaldi) Calabrese. Rocco, at age 11 immigrated to “The Golden Land” as the...
Sally Dabkowski
Jun 23, 2017
Sally (Fasci) Dabkowski, 59, of Southington, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family and friends, after a long, courageous battle with cancer, on Friday, June 23, 2017.
Born in Southington on April 27, 1958, Sally was the daughter of the late Joseph Fasci-Laporta and Grace (Burgar) Fasci. She was the beloved wife of Rich Dabkowski, with whom...
Charlotte Frasario
Jun 21, 2017
Charlotte (Scheuering) Frasario, 96, of Bristol, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 21, 2017.
Born in Brooklyn, NY on February 1, 1921, she was the last surviving child of the late Christian and Martha Scheuering. She was the wife of the late Ferdinand “Fred” Frasario for 56 years until his passing in 2000. Together they raised two loving daughters and...
Catherine Mary Stankoski
Jun 20, 2017
Catherine Stankoski, 52, of Plainville, passed away at her home on Tuesday, June 20, 2017.
Born in Bristol on December 5, 1964, she was the daughter of Joseph and Barbara (Fraser) Stankoski of Southington. A graduate of Southington High School, Catherine earned a degree from Central Connecticut State University, and worked for the State of Connecticut before becoming self employed.
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Jodi L. Cirillo
Jun 1, 2017
Jodi L. (Kubala) Cirillo, beloved mother and sister, and wife of the late John Cirillo, passed away following a brief illness on Thursday, June 1, 2017. Born in Southington on September 4, 1963, she was one of four children to the late Julian and Valerie (Danieleski) Kubala. A lifelong resident, Jodi was a graduate of Southington High School. Always one to...
James Thielman
Jun 1, 2017
James Thielman, 56, of Meriden, formerly of Southington, passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2017.
Born in Southington on April 28, 1961, he was one of two sons to the late Franklin and Stanlene (Mellows) Thielman. A lifelong resident, he was a graduate of Southington High School. Jimmy had an admiration for the Beatles, and was a well known guitar...
Patricia A. Germaine
May 31, 2017
Patricia A. (Burns) Germaine, 87, of Plantsville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 with her family by her side. Born in New Britain on September 8, 1929, Patricia was one of eleven children to the late Edward and Mary (Hanley) Burns, and took great pride in her Irish heritage. She was a graduate of the University of...
Costantino "Tino" Dangelo
May 30, 2017
Costantino “Tino” Dangelo, 53, of Southington, formerly of Milford, passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital. Born in Buffalo, NY on September 25, 1963, he was one of six children to the late Anthony and Frances (Marra) Dangelo. Raised in Hyde Park, NY, he was a graduate of F.D. Roosevelt High School, and went on...
Edmund J. Sterniak
May 30, 2017
Edmund J. Sterniak, 100, of Southington, beloved husband for 72 years to the late Sophia “Sue” Sterniak, passed away peacefully while surrounded by his family on May 30, 2017.
Born in Naugatuck, CT on August 11, 1916, son of the late Joseph J. and Mary (Dutkowska) Sterniak, Ed graduated from Naugatuck High School where he participated in all sports. In...
Harold E. Gerrish, Jr.
May 29, 2017
Harold E. Gerrish, Jr, 93, of Southington, husband of the late Laura Gerrish, passed away surrounded by his family on Monday, May 29, 2017.
Born in Rockland, ME on May 4, 1924, he was one of six children to the late Eula (Barter) and Harold E. Gerrish, Sr. Having a lifelong love for the ocean, Harold enlisted in the US...
Glenn A. Cochrane
May 23, 2017
Glenn Alan Cochrane, 53, passed away on Tuesday, May 23, 2017.
Born in Bristol on November 22, 1963, Glenn was one of three sons to Shirley (Grimm) Cochrane of Plantsville and the late Donald Cochrane.
A lifelong resident of Southington, he was a 1981 graduate of Southington High School. Remembered as a jack of all trades, Glenn could land any...
Michael N. Kowalski
May 21, 2017
Michael N. Kowalski, 46, passed away unexpectedly due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on Sunday, May 21, 2017. He was the beloved husband to Dawn Woodin-Kowalski for 23 years.
Mike was born in Bristol CT on November 20, 1970; son to Robert and Linda Kowalski of Florida. Mike graduated from E.C. Goodwin Tech and was an accomplished mechanic for over 30...
Julia McKney
May 13, 2017
Julia (Smulski) McKney, 81, of Southington, passed away surrounded by her family on Saturday, May 13, 2017.
Born in New Britain on October 24, 1935, she was a daughter to the late Mary and John Smulski.
Raised in New Britain, she settled in Southington to raise her family. A devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and aunt, Julia centered her life...
Gloria M. Simard
May 11, 2017
Gloria M. (Greaves) Simard, 80, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at her home. She was the loving wife of Arthur A. Simard, with whom she shared 63 years of marriage.
Born in Putnam, CT on March 1, 1937 to the late Earl and Gertrude (Brown) Greaves, she...
Raymond Michanczyk
May 9, 2017
Raymond Michanczyk, 83, beloved husband and best friend of Felicia (Bobrowiecki) passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by the love of his family, on Tuesday, May 9, 2017.
Born in Greenpoint, NY on May 1, 1934, he was a son to the late Michael and Mary (Martinowicz) Michanczyk. A longtime resident of Southington, he was a legendary athlete and...
Esther May Thomson
May 9, 2017
Esther May (Sorber) Thomson, 97, of Southington, formerly of Old Saybrook, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at Southington Care Center.
Born in New Brunswick, NJ on August 23, 1919, she was the last surviving of three children to the late Clarence and Della (Zearfoss) Sorber. Raised and educated in Pennsylvania, Esther was a 1940 graduate of the Wilkes-Barre...
Josephine C. Dorzens
Apr 29, 2017
Josephine (Calderone) Dorzens, 90, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at the Alzheimer’s Resource Center. She had been the loving wife of the late Russell R. Dorzens for 50 years.
Born on March 14, 1927 in New Britain to the late John and Liboria (Preti) Calderone, she had been a longtime Southington resident.
Josephine was a...
Clyde "Clydie" M. Bradbury
Apr 27, 2017
Clyde M. “Clydie” (Butler) Bradbury, 88, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at the Jerome Home in New Britain. She had been the loving wife of the late Walter Bradbury for 53 years.
Clydie was born on September 17, 1928 in Enfield, Maine to the late Frank and Bertha Butler.
She was...
John T Rinehart
Apr 25, 2017
John T. Rinehart, 45, of Southington, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 25, 2017.
John was born in Somerville, NJ on March 27, 1972 to Thomas and Sandra (Pekunka) Rinehart. He graduated from Greenport High School in NY, Class of 1990 and attended Porter and Chester Institute in Watertown. John was an avid gamer and enjoyed cooking. He was a...
Brian Herrmann
Apr 14, 2017
Brian Herrmann, 32, of North Haven and formerly of Cheshire, passed away unexpectedly on April 14, 2017. He was a loving husband, adoring father and beloved son, grandson, brother, uncle and friend.
Brian was born in New Haven on March 1, 1985 to William and Barbara (Diamante) Herrmann. He attended Cheshire Schools and graduated from Cheshire High School, Class of...
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