Obituaries

LaBerta M. Freeborn

LaBerta M. Freeborn

Feb 19, 2016

LaBerta M. (Brooks) Freeborn, 93, passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016 at her home. She had been the loving wife of the late Eugene A. Freeborn for 57 years.

Born February 20, 1922 in Little Valley, NY to the late Truman and Eva (Strahl) Brooks, she had been a longtime Buffalo, NY resident before recently moving to Southington.

LaBerta...

Ethel V. Glass

Ethel V. Glass

Jan 30, 2016

Ethel V. (Crossman) Glass, 80, a longtime Bristol resident who recently moved to Southington, passed away on Saturday Jan. 30, 2016 at the HOCC at Bradley in Southington. She was the loving wife of the late John W. Glass.

Born August 14, 1935 in Hampden, ME to the late David and Louise D. (White) Crossman, she was educated in Eddington, ME,...

Douglas K. Sargis

Douglas K. Sargis

Jan 28, 2016

Douglas K. Sargis, 57, of Clermont, FL and formerly of Southington, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 28, 2016. He was the loving husband of Patricia (Stout) Sargis for 30 years.

Born October 12, 1958 in Bristol to the late Sam and Margaret (O'Leary) Sargis, he had been a longtime Southington resident before moving to Florida in 2011.

Doug worked as...

Yolande S. (Bergeron) Plourd

Yolande S. (Bergeron) Plourd

Jan 25, 2016

Yolande S. (Bergeron) Plourd, 87, of Southington and formerly of New Britain, passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016 at Hartford Hospital. She had been the loving wife of the late Vincent Plourd for nearly 47 years.

Born July 8, 1928 in New Britain to the late Olivier and Lucie (Beaulieu) Bergeron, she had been a longtime New Britain resident...

Frank Waluk Sr

Frank Waluk Sr

Jan 20, 2016

Frank Waluk Sr., 73, of the Milldale section of Southington, passed away surrounded by his family on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Hartford Hospital. He was the loving husband of the late Darlyn L. (Bower) Waluk.

Frank was born in New Britain on Feb. 20, 1942. He retired from Brunalli Construction after many years.

He is survived by his three sons:...

Kenneth E. Norton

Kenneth E. Norton

Jan 12, 2016

Kenneth E. Norton, age 83, passed away peacefully on January 12, 2016, surrounded by family. Born in Tampa, Florida, he had been a resident of Connecticut for 28 years, but was a Floridian at heart.

Although he was a man of few words, Ken always greeted you with his gentle smile. And if you mentioned the Florida State Seminoles, he would...

Anthony P. Scapellati Sr

Anthony P. Scapellati Sr

Dec 31, 2015

Anthony P. Scapellati Sr., 93, of Bristol, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015 at Apple Rehab Farmington Valley.

Born Jan. 15, 1922 in New Britain to the late Philip and Pauline (Sidoti) Scapellati, he had been a longtime Bristol resident.

Anthony was a longtime parishioner of St. Matthew's Church in Forestville.

He is survived by his loving wife of...

Ryan W. Carlson

Ryan W. Carlson

Dec 19, 2015

Ryan W. Carlson, 24, of Southington, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015. He was born on January 15, 1991 in New Britain, the loving son of William and Kathleen (Maguire) Carlson.

Ryan was a Southington High School graduate, Class of 2009. He then worked as an HVAC apprentice. Ryan played Southington Midget Football League. He also played baseball at...

David R. O'Hala

David R. O'Hala

Dec 18, 2015

David R. O'Hala, 50, longtime Southington resident, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday Dec. 18, 2015 at Hartford Hospital after a courageous battle with liver disease. He had been the loving husband of Allison (Scarfo) O'Hala.

Born in Southington on July 22, 1965 to Joseph J. O'Hala Jr. and the late Mildred (Zukowski) O'Hala, he had been a...