Obituaries

Stanley J. Pozucek Jr

Stanley J. Pozucek Jr

Sep 4, 2016

Stanley J. Pozucek Jr., 75, of Southington, passed away suddenly on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016 in Rhode Island. He was the beloved husband of Barbara (Stasilowicz) Pozucek for 52 years.

Born Nov. 11, 1940 in Derby to the late Stanley J. Pozucek Sr. and Stella (Skiba) Pozucek, he had been a longtime Southington resident.

Stan graduated from Notre Dame High School...

Gail A. Johnson

Gail A. Johnson

Aug 20, 2016

Gail A. Johnson, 64, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, August 20, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born on October 14, 1951 in Southington to Ruth (Barbier) Johnson and the late Theodore Johnson, she had been a lifelong Southington resident.

Gail worked as a registered X-Ray/CT scan technician at Bradley Memorial Hospital for...

Michael A. Amorando

Michael A. Amorando

Aug 12, 2016

Michael A. Amorando, 88, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, August 12, 2016 at Village Green of Bristol. He had been the loving husband of the late Jean R. (Provenzano) Amorando.

Michael was born on January 30, 1928 in Pennsylvania. He worked for many years as a landscaper and was passionate about gardening and flowers....

Jean Kong

Jean Kong

Aug 4, 2016

Jean Kong, 67, of Plainville, wife of James Kong, passed away surrounded by her family on Thursday, August 4, 2016, following an illness that she faced with much dignity and strength.

Born in China on December 13, 1948, she was the only child to the late Chow Tung Chun and Hom Hing Gwong. After moving to the U.S. at age 11,...

Shirley F. Lavoie Milia

Shirley F. Lavoie Milia

Jul 27, 2016

Shirley Frances (Paradis) Lavoie Milia, 89, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at her home.

Born on May 9, 1927 in Waterbury to the late Francis and Katherine (Lonergan) Paradis, she had been a longtime Waterbury resident before moving to Plantsville to be closer to her family.

She...

Donald B. Fries

Donald B. Fries

Jul 21, 2016

Donald B. Fries, 94, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Thursday July 21, 2016 at HOCC of New Britain. He had been the loving husband of Lorraine (Harriott) Fries for 60 years.

Born on January 30, 1922 in Middlefield to the late Frederick and Anne (Meek) Fries, he had been a longtime Southington resident.

Donald proudly served his country in the U.S....

Annie M. Bleau

Annie M. Bleau

Jul 18, 2016

Annie M. (Zakszewski) Bleau, 85, of Southington, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2016 at Cheshire Regional Rehab Center. She had been the loving wife of the late John E. Bleau for nearly 64 years.

Born June 19, 1931 in New Britain to the late Frank and Maryanne Zakszewski, she had been a longtime Southington resident.

Annie retired from Lori Lock...

Allan F. Carnright

Allan F. Carnright

Jul 16, 2016

Allan F. Carnright, 78, of Southington, passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2016. He had been the loving husband of Rosann (Gallucci) Carnright for nearly 54 years.

Born October 18, 1937 in Haines Falls, NY to the late Frank and Florence (North) Carnright, he had been a longtime Southington resident.

Allan proudly served his country in the United States Army. He retired...

Patricia A. Lepore

Patricia A. Lepore

Jul 15, 2016

Patricia A. (Tully) Lepore, 80, of Southington, passed away on Friday, July 15, 2016 at Elim Park in Cheshire.

Born on January 5, 1936 in Southington to the late Francis and Anna (Mariano) Tully, she had been a lifelong Southington resident. Patricia retired from Vanguard Plastics.

She is survived by her son Brian Lepore of Unionville; daughter, Kimberly Betterini of...

Janet A. DePaulo

Janet A. DePaulo

Jul 13, 2016

Janet A. (Woods) DePaulo, 82, of Southington and formerly of Bristol, passed away after a brief illness on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at Cheshire Regional Rehab Center. She had been the loving wife of the late Stephen J. DePaulo for 44 years.

Janet was born on Dec. 4, 1933 in Newport Township, PA to the late Charles and Sarah (Schad) Woods.

She...

Dianne P. DiBenedictis

Dianne P. DiBenedictis

Jul 13, 2016

Dianne P. DiBenedictis, 71, of Southington, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, July 13, 2016. She had been the loving wife of Nicholas T. DiBenedictis for 50 years.

Dianne was born on January 8, 1945 in Waterbury to the late Wilfred and Pauline (Moran) Derouin.

She was a member of St. Aloysius Church and active in the Ladies' Guild....

Vincent Lulis

Vincent Lulis

Jul 13, 2016

Vincent Lulis, 90, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully on July 13, 2016 at Glastonbury Health Care. He was the loving husband of the late Wanda (Trojanowski) Lulis for 60 years.

Born on October 1, 1925 in Southington, to the late Adam and Jadwigia (Radaskewicz) Lulis, he had been a lifelong Southington resident. Vincent was the principal owner...

Daniel V. Martin

Daniel V. Martin

Jul 13, 2016

Daniel V. Martin, 52, of Canton and formerly of Southington, passed away after a brief illness on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at John Dempsey Hospital.

Dan was born in Waterbury on September 18, 1963 and grew up in Southington. He worked at Applied Systems in Windsor. His most favorite pastime was boating on Highland Lake in Winsted with his wife,...

Kathleen "Kash" S. Bailey

Kathleen "Kash" S. Bailey

Jul 10, 2016

Kathleen "Kash" (Stanish) Bailey, 83, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, July 10, 2016. She had been the loving wife of the late Gordon "Rocket" Bailey for 53 years.

Born April 10, 1933 in Plantsville to the late Joseph and Mary (Zygmunt)Stanish, she had been a lifelong Plantsville resident.

For 19 years, Kathleen...

Theodore J. Bojarski

Theodore J. Bojarski

Jul 10, 2016

Theodore "Ted" J. Bojarski, 87, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, July 10, 2016 at HCC at New Britain General. He had been the loving husband of Patricia (Gannon) Bojarski for 65 years.

Born in Waterbury on May 12, 1929 to the late Alexander and Wanda (Sklobicki) Bojarski, he had been a longtime Wolcott resident before...

Kenneth C. Judd

Kenneth C. Judd

Jul 3, 2016

Kenneth C. Judd, 87, of Southington, passed away on Sunday, July 3, 2016 at HCC at New Britain General. He had been the loving husband of Barbara (Sweeney) Judd for over 60 years.

Born on March 25, 1929 in Meriden to the late Kenneth and Frida (Springer) Judd, he had been a longtime Southington resident.

Ken retired from Lori Lock, where he...