Obituaries

Edward Knight

Edward Knight

Jan 12, 2011

Edward Knight, 84, of Southington died Wednesday January 12, 2011 at the Masonic Healthcare Center in Wallingford. He was the beloved husband of the late Winnifred (Kennett) Knight for nearly 50 years.

Born on June 22, 1926 in Springfield, Massachusetts to the late Alfred G. and Elsie (Harrison) Knight, he had been a long time Southington resident.

Edward is survived...

Melvin Thibodeau

Melvin Thibodeau

Jan 12, 2011

Melvin Thibodeau, 67, of Yalesville, died Wednesday January 12, 2011 at Mid-State Medical Center. He was the beloved husband of Judy (Hoch) Thibodeau for 42 years.

Born on July 9, 1943 in Jackman, Maine to the late Phillip B. and Aurore (Ouellette) Thibodeau, he had been a long time Yalesville resident.

Melvin worked as a chief lineman for the Wallingford Electric...

Gerald Dorner

Gerald Dorner

Jan 10, 2011

Gerald Dorner, 54, longtime Southington resident, passed away unexpectedly on Monday January 10, 2011. He was the loving father of his daughter, Elizabeth 'Bess' Dorner of California.

Gerry was born on July 23, 1956 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Paul and Cecilia (Sopko) Dorner.

He graduated from Southington High School in 1974 and was a Central Connecticut State University grad, Class...

Barbara Gugliotti

Barbara Gugliotti

Jan 9, 2011

Barbara (Besek) Gugliotti, 83, of the Plantsville section of Southington died Sunday January 9, 2011 at HCC at New Britain General. She was the beloved wife of the late Nunzio Gugliotti, who passed away in 1979.

Born on August 23, 1927 in Meriden to the late George and Josephine (Rogoz) Besek, she had been a longtime Southington resident.

Barbara worked for...

Lucille W. Fortin

Lucille W. Fortin

Jan 6, 2011

FUNERAL SERVICES

Services are being held privately.

James W. Mulrane

James W. Mulrane

Dec 13, 2010

James W. Mulrane, 68, died peacefully on Monday December 13, 2010 at HCC at New Britain General. He was the beloved husband of Carole (Sohl) Mulrane for 23 years.

Born on May 9, 1942 in Hartford to Helen (Balboni) Mulrane and the late Edward Mulrane, he was a longtime Southington resident. James served his country in U.S. Navy. He was a...

Gladys S. Leach

Gladys S. Leach

Nov 24, 2010

Gladys S. Leach, 88, of Southington, widow of Anthony T. Leach, passed away, unexpectedly, on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, with her family at her side.

She was born in Southington on March 23, 1922, the daughter of Martin Folcik and Jadwiga (Murdzek) Folcik. She lived all of her life in Southington and graduated from Lewis High...

Chester W. Wernicki

Chester W. Wernicki

Nov 23, 2010

Chester W. Wernicki, 75, died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family after a long battle with Alzheimers on Tuesday November 23, 2010 at The Summit At Plantsville in Southington. He was the beloved husband of Betty (Mlinarcik) Wernicki for nearly 53 years.

Born on August 17, 1935 in Meriden to the late Walter and Monica (Zygmunt) Wernicki, he had been...

Theodore Czarnecki

Theodore Czarnecki

Nov 23, 2010

Theodore 'Ted' S. Czarnecki, 94, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday November 23, 2010 at HCC at Bradley Memorial. He was the beloved husband of Jennie (Aszklar) Czarnecki for 65 years.

Born on January 12, 1916 in Bristol to the late Frank and Anna Czarnecki, he was a long-time Southington resident.

Theodore served his country in the United...

Joseph Ray Landry

Joseph Ray Landry

Nov 16, 2010

Joseph Ray Landry, 84, died Tuesday November 16, 2010 at the HCC at Bradley Memorial in Southington. He was the beloved husband of Priscilla (Garrett) Landry for almost 61 years.

Born on March 11, 1926 in Gardner, MA to the late Arthur and Adeline (Lorrett) Landry and moving to Southington from Bristol, CT in 1957, he had been a long-time...

Virginia G. Harris

Virginia G. Harris

Nov 16, 2010

Virginia (Gilbert) Wade Harris, 95, of Southington passed away peacefully on Tuesday November 16, 2010 at home where she was lovingly cared for by her son and daughter-in-law, Gilbert and Diane Wade.

Born in Tacoma, Washington on May 25, 1915 to the late Robert and Kathryn Gilbert, she moved to NYC at the age of 19 to continue her education and...

Richard Parnigoni

Richard Parnigoni

Nov 14, 2010

Richard Parnigoni, 89, of the Plantsville section of Southington died peacefully at his home on Sunday November 14, 2010. He was the beloved husband of the late Elise Carolyn (Slater) Parnigoni for 55 years.

Born on December 21, 1920 in Westerly, RI to the late Angelo and Rose (Cato) Parnigoni, he had been a long-time Plantsville resident.

Richard graduated from...

Joseph Dell

Joseph Dell

Nov 12, 2010

Joseph 'Curly' Dell, 87, of Southington, husband of the late Margaret Irene (Wells) Dell died peacefully Nov. 12, 2010 at Hartford Hospital after a brief illness.

Born Sept. 12, 1923 in Southington to the late Joseph and Maryann (Ibello) Della Puca he had been a lifelong resident of Southington.

He served in WWII in the 88th Calvary Recon Squadron in the European...

Eleanor Hettlinger

Eleanor Hettlinger

Nov 9, 2010

Eleanor (Bonkosky) Hettlinger passed away in Danbury Hospital on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010. She was preceded in death by her parents Matilda (Ritz) and William Bonkosky and husband Carl (Dick) Hettlinger to whom she was married for 64 years. Born in New Britain, CT on Mar. 13, 1922, she graduated from New Britain High School and New Britain School of...