Obituaries

Lola Eigen

Lola Eigen

Nov 8, 2014

Lola (Asen) Eigen, 96, of Newtown, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 at Masonicare at Newtown. She had been the loving wife of the late Herbert Eigen for 62 years.

Born July 8, 1918 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Nathan and Fannie (Kroten) Asen, Lola had been a longtime Newtown resident.

Mrs. Eigen worked as a librarian in the Brooklyn...

Vera A. Knap

Vera A. Knap

Nov 5, 2014

Vera (Antonowa) Knap, 89, longtime Southington resident, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Wednesday, November 5, 2014. She had been the loving wife of the late Stanley K. Knap for 56 years.

Born on November 20, 1924 in Leningrad, Russia to the late Kyrill and Tatyana (Iwanowa) Antonowa, Vera came to the United States and proudly became...

Pauline A. Wright

Pauline A. Wright

Nov 3, 2014

Pauline A. (Wygonowski) Wright, 86, of Southington, passed away in Hawaii on Monday, November 3, 2014 in the loving care of her daughter, Cynthia. She was the loving wife of the late Leonard Wright for 58 years.

Born in Southington on December 20, 1927, to the late Frank and Sophie (Zwicka) Wygonowski, she had been a lifelong Southington resident.

Through the...

Alfred "Buzzy" H. Bussett

Alfred "Buzzy" H. Bussett

Oct 29, 2014

Alfred "Buzzy" H. Bussett, 87, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at HCC in New Britain. He had been the loving husband of Ruth Ann (McNerney) Bussett for 64 years.

Born on October 21, 1927 in New Haven to the late Alfred H. and Julia M. (O'Connor) Bussett, he...

Linda O'Connor Spolar

Linda O'Connor Spolar

Oct 23, 2014

Linda (Reilly) O'Connor Spolar, 74, of Southington and formerly of Newtown, passed away suddenly with her family by her side on Thursday, October 23, 2014 at Hartford Hospital. She was the loving wife of Robert Spolar for 25 years. Linda was born on May 26, 1940 in Norwalk, CT to the late Edward and Wilhemina Reilly.

She was a domestic...

Sylvia M. Hinchcliffe

Sylvia M. Hinchcliffe

Oct 21, 2014

Sylvia M. (Solomon) Hinchcliffe, 87,formerly of Southington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at The New McLean in Simsbury. She had been the loving wife of the late Howard D. Hinchcliffe for 59 years.

Born in Plymouth, England, she came to the United States at the age of 19 and had been a longtime Southington resident.

Sylvia is...

Gordon C. Parmelee

Gordon C. Parmelee

Oct 20, 2014

Gordon C. Parmelee, 73, of Southington, passed away at his home on Monday, October 20, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. He had been the loving husband of Dawn (Krom) Parmelee for 49 years.

Born May 23, 1941 in New Haven, CT to the late Louis and Florence (Brown) Parmelee, he had been a longtime Southington resident.

Gordon worked at...

Elizabeth (Parylak) Stasilowicz

Elizabeth (Parylak) Stasilowicz

Oct 15, 2014

Elizabeth "Betty" (Parylak) Stasilowicz, 97, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at the Southington Care Center. She had been the loving wife of the late Stanley V. Stasilowicz for 48 years.

Born in Southington in 1917 to the late Ignacy and Telka (Pernal) Parylak, she had been a lifelong Southington resident.

Elizabeth was a longtime parishioner...

Darrell M. Theriault Sr

Darrell M. Theriault Sr

Oct 14, 2014

Darrell M. Theriault Sr., 87, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday October 14, 2014. He had been the loving husband of the late Dorcas H. (Batchelder) Theriault for 49 years.

Born April 7, 1927 in Howland, Maine to the late Edmund and Mary (Nadeau) Theriault, he had been a longtime Southington resident.

Darrell retired from International...

Elizabeth "Betty" M. Wilkes

Elizabeth "Betty" M. Wilkes

Oct 6, 2014

Elizabeth "Betty" Mae (Myers) Wilkes, 91, of Southington, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, October 6, 2014. She had been the loving wife of the late John J. Wilkes Sr.

Born November 7, 1922 in Shandaken, NY to the late Clayton and Pearl (Fuller) Myers, she had been a longtime Southington resident.

Betty was a Sunday school teacher at...

Angela "Nellie" T. Zawisza

Angela "Nellie" T. Zawisza

Oct 5, 2014

Angela "Nellie" T. (Gwara) Zawisza, 92, of Southington, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, October 5, 2014. She had been the loving wife of the late Chester Walter Zawisza Sr. for nearly 50 years. She was predeceased by her son Chester Walter Zawisza Jr. and her daughter Barbara Ann Zawisza.

Born on November 28, 1921 in Meriden to...

Scott D. Smith

Scott D. Smith

Oct 2, 2014

Scott D. Smith, 42, of Waterbury and formerly of Southington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 2, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury. He had been the loving husband and best friend of Andrea (Volpe) Smith.

Scott was born on November 07, 1971 in Norwich. He was the loving son of Donald Smith and Joyce (Cushing) Smith. He was...

Mary E. Gladchuk

Mary E. Gladchuk

Sep 25, 2014

Mary E. (Stasilowicz) Gladchuk, 91, of Southington passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 25, 2014 at HCC at Bradley in Southington. She had been the loving wife of the late George Gladchuk for 65 years.

Born January 11, 1923 in Southington to the late Vincent and Pauline (Recko) Stasilowicz she had been a lifelong Southington resident. Mary was the last...

Marie (Tomkiewicz) Kowalczyk

Marie (Tomkiewicz) Kowalczyk

Sep 25, 2014

Marie (Tomkiewicz) Kowalczyk, 91, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 25, 2014 at The Summit At Plantsville. She had been the loving wife of the late Stephen Kowalczyk.

Born July 31, 1923 in Southington to the late Frank and Caroline (Albrycht) Tomkiewicz, she had been a lifelong Southington resident. Marie was a longtime member of the Holy Trinity Church....

Sandra Joyce Fede

Sandra Joyce Fede

Aug 31, 2014

Sandra Joyce Fede, 56, of Southington, died unexpectedly on Sunday, August 31, 2014. She was predeceased by her father Ralph Fede and mother Hilda (Wruck) Fede and her beloved dog, Sarah.

Sandy was born on June 18, 1958 in Meriden and lived in Southington all of her life. She attended Southington schools and graduated from Southington High School in 1976....

Frances L. Kilbourn

Frances L. Kilbourn

Aug 27, 2014

Frances Louise Kilbourn, 100, lifelong Southington resident, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at the Summit of Plantsville.

Frances was born on June 13, 1914 in Southington to the late Gustave and Mae (Dilger) Johnson.

She is survived by her two sons; Charles Kilbourne of Middlebury, VT and Gary Kilbourne of Albany, GA and her two daughters; Sandra...