Obituaries

Dorothy P. Smith

Dorothy P. Smith

Apr 3, 2013

Dorothy (Paterson) Smith, 100, of Southington passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday April 3, 2013. She was the loving wife of the late Leslie A. Smith for 63 years.

Born in East Craftsbury, VT on March 8, 1913 to the late Robert and Frances (Grant) Paterson she had been a longtime Southington resident.Dorothy was a teacher at Southington High...

Harold E. Anderson

Harold E. Anderson

Mar 30, 2013

Harold Edson Anderson, 100, of Southington passed away peacefully on Saturday March 30, 2013 at the Southington Care Center. He had been the loving husband of the late Ruth (Domen) Anderson for almost 70 years.

Born on July 6, 1912 in Southington, to the late Herbert and Josephine (Sheehan) Anderson, he had been a Southington resident all of his life.

Harold...

Madeline M. Zukowski

Madeline M. Zukowski

Mar 26, 2013

Madeline M. (Nicoletti) Zukowski, 83, of the Plantsville section of Southington died peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday March 26, 2013. She was the loving wife of Henry J. Zukowski for 56 years.

Born May 8, 1929 in Bristol to the late Constantino and Mary (Cavalier) Nicoletti, she had been a longtime Plantsville resident.

In addition to her husband Henry,...

Paul S. Benenti

Paul S. Benenti

Mar 11, 2013

Paul S. Benenti, 47, of Southington passed on at his home on Monday March 11, 2013. Paul was born in New Britain on February 18, 1966.

He is survived by his mother Elaine Hoffman of Southington, his father Richard Benenti and his wife Marcia of Berlin, his brother Mark Benenti of Pawcatuck, his grandfather Albert Rozzi of New Britain and...

Janet G. Chandler

Janet G. Chandler

Feb 28, 2013

Janet G. Chandler, 50, of Southington, passed away peacefully after a brave battle with cancer on Thursday Feb. 28, 2013 at the HCC at New Britain General. She was the proud mother of her 3 children: Heidi, Cassandra and Trey Chandler.

Janet was born September 24, 1962 in Fort Meade, MD and had been a longtime Southington resident.

In addition...

Robert H. Lawrence

Robert H. Lawrence

Feb 27, 2013

Robert H. Lawrence, 81, of Southington died peacefully at his home on Wednesday Feb. 27, 2013 . He was the beloved husband of Cora (Parkhurst) Lawrence for 56 years.

Mr. Lawrence was born in Hartford on August 14, 1931. He was educated in West Hartford public schools and graduated from the University of Hartford. He proudly served his country in the...

Amanda Allison Potrepka

Amanda Allison Potrepka

Jan 31, 2013

Amanda Allison Potrepka was born sleeping on January 31, 2013.

She is survived by her parents Kevin and Tina (Boucher) Potrepka and her twin sister Allison Amanda Potrepka. She also leaves behind her maternal grandparents, Roland and Monique Boucher of Meriden and her paternal grandparents Robert and Justine Potrepka formerly of Southington; along with aunts and uncles: Michelle Boucher-Lionello and...

George J. LaCourse

George J. LaCourse

Jan 27, 2013

George J. LaCourse, 95, of Southington, CT., died on January 27, 2013 at the Masonicare Health Center, in Wallingford, CT. He was born on July 13, 1917 in Hartford, CT and raised in Bristol, CT. He was the son of George John and Mary C. (Murray) LaCourse. He was predeceased by his wife of more than 40 years, Margaret Elodie...

Janina K. Kirschbaum

Janina K. Kirschbaum

Jan 16, 2013

Janina (Knapp) Kirschbaum, 87, of Wolcott died peacefully on Jan. 16, 2013 at the Beacon Brook Health Center. She was the widow of Frederick W. Kirschbaum.

Mrs. Kirschbaum was born in Plantsville, CT on Jan. 24, 1925 to the late John and Teckla (Zima) Knapp. She was a graduate of the former Lewis High School, Southington, Class of 1942 and went...

Floyd C. Merriman

Floyd C. Merriman

Jan 16, 2013

Floyd C. Merriman, 86, of Schenectady, NY died January 16, 2013 in Hendersonville, NC following a short illness. He was born November 5, 1926 in New Haven CT, the son of the late Henry and Marjorie Merriman.

Floyd served in the Air Force during WWII in the Philippines. After the war he earned an undergraduate degree from the University of...

Vanessa M. Moore

Vanessa M. Moore

Dec 31, 2012

Vanessa M. Moore, 53, of Southington, passed away on Monday Dec. 31, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was a loving devoted mother, loving sister and friend to many. She was a dedicated employee at ProHealth Insurance Co. of Farmington.

Vanessa is survived by her sons Michael and Mitchell Molleur; 2 brothers: Jeff Moore and his wife Karen; Gerard...