Obituaries

Rose "Myrt" M. Griffin

Rose "Myrt" M. Griffin

May 4, 2023

Rose “Myrt” Myrtle (Hanson) Griffin, 95, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, May 4, 2023 at Southington Care Center. She had been the loving wife of the late George P. Griffin for 64 years.

Rose was born on September 16, 1927 in Waterbury to the late Harry and Catherine (Baker) Hanson. She attended Waterbury schools...

Laure I. Bailey

Laure I. Bailey

May 1, 2023

Laure Ida (Schupbach) Bailey, passed away peacefully the morning of May 1, 2023 at the age of 91.  She was born on March 12, 1932 in Waterbury, CT to the late Adelaide (Cornoni) Schupbach and Arthur Louis Schupbach.  Laure spent most of her life in Waterbury, Southington and Bristol before dementia and later Alzheimer’s Disease took away her independence.  Her...

Carol A. Labbe

Carol A. Labbe

Apr 30, 2023

Carol A. (Robinson) Labbe, 69, of Southington, passed away at her home after a brief but hard-fought illness, on Sunday, April 30, 2023. She had been the loving wife of Charles A. Labbe for 50 years.

Carol was born on July 31, 1953 in Torrington to the late Richard and Margaret (Jarmyczik) Robinson. She worked alongside her husband at CC...

Alma L. Olsen

Alma L. Olsen

Apr 30, 2023

Alma L. (Morrison)  Olsen, 97, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 30, 2023 at the Summit of Plantsville. She had been the beloved wife of the late Herbert J. Olsen Jr. for over 40 years.

Alma was born in New Hartford, CT on September 28, 1925 to the late Nelson and Augusta (Smith) Morrison.

She enjoyed spending time...

Teresa Sabino

Teresa Sabino

Apr 30, 2023

Teresa (Vecchio) Sabino, 73, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, April 30, 2023, at her home. She had been the loving wife of Joseph Sabino for 52 years. She was a beloved mother and grandmother.

Teresa was born in Casalicchio, Italy on August 8, 1949, to the late John and Carmela (Funiciello) Vecchio.  

In...

Keith S. Wernicki

Keith S. Wernicki

Apr 27, 2023

Keith (Shaw) Wernicki, 91, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at HOCC at New Britain. She had been the wife of the late Henry C. Wernicki, the love of her life, who predeceased her in 1982. Keith was born on July 24, 1931 in Waterbury to the late Herbert Sr. and Edna (Sumner) Shaw. She grew...

Judy A. Duquette

Judy A. Duquette

Apr 27, 2023

Per Jesus’ last words on the cross, “IT IS FINISHED,” and so it is for a remarkable, loving woman, Judith Ann Middleton Duquette, whose legacy in her final years was to live with LOVE, HOPE and PRAYER. Over the last five years, Alzheimer’s slowly and mercilessly erased all Judy’s memories of the good times but failed to erase the bright...

Salvatore T. Rafala

Salvatore T. Rafala

Apr 25, 2023

Salvatore T. Rafala, 90, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Salvatore was the loving husband of Nancy (Button) Rafala for 63 years.

Salvatore was born in Middletown on August 16, 1932, to the late Salvatore and Josephine (Camillo) Rafala. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy...

Carole K. Britton

Carole K. Britton

Apr 24, 2023

Carole Kooker Britton, 90, of Plainville/Southington, passed away peacefully at home on April 24, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 25, 1932 in Wildwood, NJ to George and Marie Marshall Kooker. Carole called Southington home since 1956 and was active in many local organizations throughout the years.  She is survived by her sons, Robert (Nadine)...

Yvette LeMoine Sangster

Yvette LeMoine Sangster

Apr 18, 2023

Yvette LeMoine Sangster, 71, of Southington and formerly of Lawrenceville, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Yvette passed peacefully at home surrounded by her family.

Since her birth on May 24, 1951 in Carbondale, PA to Stella (Molanaro) Mickel and Paul Lemoine, Yvette led a full life of fierce love, passion, determination, and strength.

There is a symphony...

Linda K. Boucher

Linda K. Boucher

Apr 18, 2023

Linda K. Boucher, 71, of Southington, passed away unexpectedly surrounded by her beautiful daughters on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at HOCC Bradley. She had been the loving wife of the late Robert L. Boucher for 35 years.

Linda was born on December 18, 1951 in New Britain to the late John and Dorothy (Smith) Kukowski and had been a...

Philip DeBisschop

Philip DeBisschop

Apr 16, 2023

Philip DeBisschop, 88, of Southington, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, April 16, 2023 surrounded by his family. He had been the loving husband of the late Joan (Richmond) DeBisschop for over 50 years.

Philip was born on July 28, 1934, in Cheshire to the late Peter and Wilhelmina (Gaug) DeBisschop. He was an electrician by trade and...

Darryl D. DeSorbo

Darryl D. DeSorbo

Apr 15, 2023

Darryl D. DeSorbo, 58, of Southington, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 15, 2023. He was a loving husband, father and best friend to his wife Constance (Malizia) DeSorbo and his daughter, Megan DeSorbo.

Darryl was born on October 1, 1964 in Southington to the late John and Helen (Pernal) DeSorbo. He graduated from Southington High School, Class of 1982...

Francis "Fran" J. Sokolowski

Francis "Fran" J. Sokolowski

Apr 14, 2023

Francis “Fran” J. Sokolowski, 56, of Naugatuck and formerly of Southington, passed away with his son Sebastian Tate by his side on Friday, April 14, 2023 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury.  He was the husband of Inge (Young) Sokolowski.

Fran was born on June 7, 1966 in New Britain to the late Frank and Ellen (Kania) Sokolowski.  He attended Southington...

Adela Raczka

Adela Raczka

Apr 10, 2023

Adela (Kowalczyk) Raczka, 88, of Southington, passed away peacefully at Hartford Hospital on Monday, April 10, 2023. She was the loving wife of the late Stanley Raczka, Jr. for over 50 years.  She will be dearly missed by all who knew her as there are so many wonderful memories that she left us with.

Born in Hartford, Adela grew up...

Sophie G. Makarewicz

Sophie G. Makarewicz

Apr 10, 2023

Sophie G. Makarewicz, 104, of New Britain and former longtime Waterbury resident, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 10, 2023 at Monsignor Bojanowski Manor in New Britain.

Sophie was born on July 3, 1918 in Waterbury to the late John and Anna (Kwasnick) Makarewicz.

She graduated from Wilby High School and was a longtime member of St. Stanislaus Kostka Church...

Bruce M. Cotton

Bruce M. Cotton

Apr 9, 2023

Bruce M. Cotton, 78, of Meriden and formerly of Southington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 9, 2023 at Midstate Medical Center. He was the loving husband of Leslie G. (Smith) Cotton for 55 years.

Bruce was born in Hartford on July 2, 1944, one of six sons, to the late Floyd Sr. and Irene (Buckley) Cotton and had been...

Giuseppina Maria Ricciardone

Giuseppina Maria Ricciardone

Apr 5, 2023

Giuseppina Maria (Gallo) Ricciardone, our dearly loved matriarch, lived for 97 years. She died on April 5, 2023, at her home in Plantsville, CT. She was born on September 25, 1925, in the small town of Teggiano, Italy, the daughter of the late Alessandro Gallo and Maria Cotignola.

Giuseppina met her husband Giovanni Ricciardone when she was in her early...

Anne M. "Nancy" Walter

Anne M. "Nancy" Walter

Apr 3, 2023

Anne Marie “Nancy” (Keating) Walter, 91, of Southington, passed away into God’s hands on Monday, April 3, 2023 at the HOCC at New Britain General.

Born in Waterbury on March 27, 1932 to the late John “Jack” and Beatrice (Daly) Keating, she had been a longtime Southington resident.

Anne graduated from Waterbury Catholic High School in 1950 and went...

John C. DeGumbia

John C. DeGumbia

Mar 28, 2023

 

John C. DeGumbia, 99, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at the Summit of Plantsville.

John was born on October 12, 1923 in Plantsville, one of 6 children, to the late Joseph and Josephine (Jalowecki) DeGumbia.

John received an honorable discharge from the U.S. Army after proudly serving for a brief...

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