Obituaries

James J. Petrosky

James J. Petrosky

Aug 25, 2014

James J. Petrosky, 64, of Windsor, passed away at his home on Monday, August 25, 2014. He was the loving husband of Theresa (Wydra) Petrosky for 30 years.

Born on February 13, 1950 in New Britain CT, to Bernice (Mahoney) Petrosky and the late Joseph Petrosky, he grew up in Burlington and has been a Windsor resident since 1994.

James proudly...

Francisco Tavares Martins

Francisco Tavares Martins

Aug 19, 2014

Francisco T. Martins, 86, of New Britain and formerly of Scituate, MA, passed away at his home on Tuesday, August 19, 2014.

Born on February 5, 1928 in Cape Verde to the late Philip and Libania (R'Docanto) Martins, he had been a longtime New Britain resident.

He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

Francisco...

Marilyn (MacArthur) Moroz

Marilyn (MacArthur) Moroz

Aug 16, 2014

Marilyn (MacArthur) Moroz, 88, of Hamden, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday August 16, 2014 at Whitney Manor in Hamden. She had been the loving wife of the late Frank J. Moroz Jr.

Born in New Haven on July 26, 1926 to the late Kelsey and Edna (Sharpe) MacArthur, she had been a longtime Hamden resident.

In her...

Mary Ellen (Frazier) Aszklar

Mary Ellen (Frazier) Aszklar

Aug 7, 2014

Mary Ellen (Frazier) Aszklar, 84, of Wolcott, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, August 7, 2014 at Mid-State Medical Center in Meriden. She had been the loving wife of the late William C. Aszklar for 40 years.

Born March 2, 1930 in Twin Bridges, Montana to the late George Jordan and Bertha Magdalena (Wudel) Frazier, she had...

Ruth P. (Suess) LaLonde

Ruth P. (Suess) LaLonde

Jul 14, 2014

Ruth Pauline Martha (Suess) LaLonde, 88, formerly of Southington, CT, passed away peacefully on Monday July 14, 2014. She had been the loving wife of the late Marcel LaLonde for 62 years.

Ruth was born on July 27, 1925 in New Britain, CT to late the Frederick and Emelia (Wittlieb) Suess and was the youngest of eight children. She was a...

Wilfred "Will" A. Fuchs

Wilfred "Will" A. Fuchs

Jul 7, 2014

Wilfred "Will" A. Fuchs, 85, of the Milldale section of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, July 7, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital. He was the loving and devoted husband of Cecilia (Mayo) Fuchs for over 60 years.

Born August 4, 1928 in Englewood, NJ to the late Herman and Wilhelmine (Dieling) Fuchs, he had been a...

Chester M. Misko

Chester M. Misko

Jun 29, 2014

Chester M. Misko, 73, of Southington passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, June 29, 2014 at the Village Green in Bristol. He had been the loving husband of the late Gretchen (Owens) Misko.

Born on March 8, 1941 in New York City to the late John and Anna (Holota) Misko, he had been a longtime Southington resident....

Bernard J. Flynn

Bernard J. Flynn

Jun 28, 2014

Bernard John Flynn, 82, of Southington, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, June 28, 2014, at Mid-State Medical Center in Meriden. He died peacefully after a long illness surrounded by his loving family and friends. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Frances Flynn.

"Bernie" was born in Hartford, on November 5, 1931, son of the late Mary...

Richard P. Bernaiche

Richard P. Bernaiche

Jun 27, 2014

Richard "Rick" P. Bernaiche, 61, of Southington, passed away on June 27, 2014 after a long illness.

Rick was born August 4, 1952 in Southington, son of the late Elsie and Larry Anctil, and to his late father, Richard Bernaiche. Rick was employed by Yankee Gas in Meriden for many years. Above all else, he enjoyed spending time with his...

Shirley K. Houghtaling

Shirley K. Houghtaling

Jun 22, 2014

Shirley K. Jewett Houghtaling, 68, of Waterbury and formerly of Southington, passed away peacefully at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA on Sunday June 22, 2014 after complications from a long illness.

Shirley was born in New Britain on July 28, 1945 to the late Walter and Florence (Johnson) Tabor. She is survived by her husband Frank Houghtaling of...

Anton J. Bard

Anton J. Bard

Jun 19, 2014

Anton "Tony" J. Bard, 67, of Southington and formerly of Cheshire, passed away after a long illness on Thursday June 19, 2014 at the Village Green of Bristol. He was the husband of his loving wife Susan (Matczak) Bard.

Tony was born in Southington on February 28, 1947, son of the late Louis and Theresa (Levesque) Bard. He was a veteran,...

Pauline Ann Leonard

Pauline Ann Leonard

Jun 7, 2014

Pauline Ann (Bukowski) Leonard, 89, of Southington, passed away peacefully on June 7, 2014 at Southington Care Center. She had been the loving wife of the late Herbert Leonard for over 60 years.

Born in Wallingford, on July 26, 1924 to the late Albert and Theresa (Lasko) Bukowski, she had been a longtime Southington resident.

Pauline loved her family. She enjoyed...

Lorraine M. Yurcak

Lorraine M. Yurcak

May 28, 2014

Lorraine M. (Zemchak) Yurcak, 83, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at her home. She had been the loving wife of Joseph Yurcak for nearly 61 years.

Born on January 24, 1931 in Torrington, to the late Michael and Katherine (Censak) Zemchak, she had been a longtime Southington resident.

Lorraine was a...