Obituaries

Richard L. Blum Sr

Richard L. Blum Sr

Oct 25, 2015

Richard L. Blum Sr., 75, of Southington, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Sunday October 25, 2015. He was the loving husband of Dorothy (Hamel) Blum for 50 years.

Born on February 8, 1940 in Bristol to the late Rudolph and Wanda (Westfall) Blum, he was raised in Bristol and had been a longtime Southington...

Jeannette Pernal

Jeannette Pernal

Oct 23, 2015

Jeannette (Erazmus) Pernal, 85, of Southington, passed away on Friday Oct. 23, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family. She was the loving wife of Walter T. Pernal for 65 years.

Born June 6, 1930 in Meriden, to the late Frank and Mary (Dziurgot) Erazmus, she had been a longtime Southington resident.

Jeannette worked as a paraprofessional at the...

Robert G. Okenquist

Robert G. Okenquist

Sep 28, 2015

Robert G. Okenquist, 62, of Southington, passed away after a lifelong battle with diabetes on Monday, Sept. 28, 2015 at Apple Rehab in Plainville.

Born on April 20, 1953 in Southington to Robert and Mary (Zakrzewski) Okenquist, he had been a lifelong Southington resident.

Robert worked for many years as a truck driver which was his lifelong passion. He loved...

Robert D. Coury

Robert D. Coury

Sep 27, 2015

Robert Douglas Coury, 63, of Plantsville; passed away unexpectedly of cardiac arrest on September 27, 2015, doing what he loved off the coast of Maine, taking beautiful pictures of nature; in this case the Total Lunar Eclipse. From polar bears to the wild life of Africa, Bob traveled the world with camera in hand and the love for nature in...

Pauline M. Chymbor

Pauline M. Chymbor

Sep 21, 2015

Pauline M. (Bizon) Chymbor, 90, longtime Plantsville resident, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015 at Masonicare. She was the loving wife of the late John J. Chymbor for 51 years.

Born June 21, 1925 in Oyster Bay, NY, to the late Antoni and Magdelena (Ochal) Bizon, she had been a longtime Plantsville resident.

Mrs....

Martin Anthony Santulli Jr

Martin Anthony Santulli Jr

Sep 19, 2015

Martin Anthony Santulli Jr., also known as Big Mirt, 57, of Avon, passed away peacefully at his home on September 19th, 2015.

He was born on January 9th, 1958, in Waterbury, CT to the late Martin A. Santulli Sr. and Dolores (Tata) Santulli.

January 9th was not only Big Mirt's birthday, but also the day he married the love of his...

June Ann Schieffer

June Ann Schieffer

Sep 17, 2015

June Ann Schieffer, 82, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday September 17, 2015 at her home.

June was born on June 4, 1933 in Waterbury to the late Walter E. Allen and Hilda (Sulitzky) Allen.

She grew up in Naugatuck where she graduated from Naugy High School. After graduation she attended the Waterbury branch of UConn...

Dorothea "Dottie" B. Dickinson

Dorothea "Dottie" B. Dickinson

Sep 16, 2015

Dorothea "Dottie" B. (Gade) Dickinson, 96, of the Plantsville section of Southington, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015 at Apple Rehab Coccomo in Meriden. She was the loving wife of the late Henry R. Dickinson for 63 years.

Born in Meriden on January 22, 1919 to the late Richard and Clarice (Nevin) Gade, she had been...

John "Jack" J. Pastor

John "Jack" J. Pastor

Sep 15, 2015

John "Jack" J. Pastor, 78, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015 at HCC at New Britain General. He was the loving husband of Patricia (Budrow) Pastor for 34 years.

Born June 24, 1937 in Pissaic, New Jersey to the late John J. Pastor Sr. and Evelyn (Hughes) Pastor, he had been a...

Rilla "Kathy" Marcuccio

Rilla "Kathy" Marcuccio

Sep 6, 2015

On this day, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, the Lord has taken Rilla "Kathy" (Woods) Marcuccio home. She was born in Southington on the 7th day of October 1961 to the late John and Rilla K. (Cragle) Woods, formerly of Luzerne County, PA. She is survived by her husband of 33 years Carmine Marcuccio, of Southington; her daughter and son-in-law, James...

William P. Kelley

William P. Kelley

Sep 6, 2015

William P. Kelley (89), until recently of the Plantsville section of Southington, died Sunday, September 6, 2015 after a brief illness. He was predeceased by his beloved wife Lois M. (Bilger) Kelley in 2005.

Born in Bristol, CT on July 31, 1926, he was the son of the late James Kelley and Hannah (Palmen) Kelley. William is survived by three sons:...

Robert J. Gray

Robert J. Gray

Aug 19, 2015

Robert J. Gray, 84, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at The Summit of Plantsville. He had been the loving husband of Delphine (Krom) Gray for 64 years.

Born in Barre, VT on February 23, 1931 to the late Charles and Rosabella (Shannon) Gray, he had been a longtime Southington resident.

Robert proudly served his country...