Obituaries

Megan E. DeSorbo

Megan E. DeSorbo

Oct 4, 2023

Megan E. DeSorbo, 28, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 after a short but courageous battle with Liposarcoma. Megan was the beloved daughter of Constance “Connie” (Malizia) DeSorbo and the late Darryl D. DeSorbo.

Megan was born in New Britain on September 13, 1995.  She graduated from Southington High School, Class...

Norma J. MacDonald

Norma J. MacDonald

Oct 3, 2023

Norma J. (Condon) MacDonald, 86, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Oct.3, 2023 at the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain, CT She was the wife of late Vance W. MacDonald. They had been married 63 years. 

Norma was born on September 4, 1937 in Fort Fairfield, ME to the late Herbert and Martha (Donovan) Condon.  

Norma loved...

Dorothy A. Abramczyk

Dorothy A. Abramczyk

Oct 3, 2023

Dorothy “Dottie” A.  (Wisk) Abramczyk, 89, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at HOCC in New Britain. She was the loving wife of Henry R. Abramczyk for 71 years.

Born on July 28, 1934 in New Britain, CT to the late Walter and Stasia (Dawidczyk) Wisk, she had been a longtime Southington resident. 

Dorothy worked as...

Jean A. Samojedny

Jean A. Samojedny

Oct 1, 2023

Jean A. (Uryga) Samojedny, 93, of Southington, passed away on October 1, 2023 at HOCC in New Britain. She was the loving wife of the late John F. Samojedny for 57 years.  Jean was born on April 10, 1930 in New Britain, CT, one of four children, to the late Peter and Anelia (Zabrensky) Uryga.

She worked in the cafeteria...

Richard J. Nadolny

Richard J. Nadolny

Sep 29, 2023

It is with true love, appreciation and admiration we honor the life well-lived and passing of Richard John Nadolny. September 29, 2023, was the day we lost our loving human being, but we will never lose his essence of love.

He was born, raised and spent the first half of his days in New Britain, CT. Subsequent stops were made...

Jeffrey R. Platt

Jeffrey R. Platt

Sep 26, 2023

Jeffrey R. Platt, 60, of Southington, passed away at his home on Tuesday, September 26, 2023. Jeff was born on November 5, 1962 in Winsted, CT to the late Edward M. Jr. and Joan A. (Palmer) Platt.

He worked as a painter at the Aqua Turf Club for many years. He enjoyed going to tag sales and adored his cat,...

Peter Benjamin Doerfler

Peter Benjamin Doerfler

Sep 26, 2023

Peter Benjamin Doerfler, 79, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, after a brief illness on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at HOCC at New Britain. Peter was the loving husband of Gail (Hopkins) Doerfler for 55 years.

Born on February 2, 1944 in Philadelphia, PA to Shirley (Andres) Doerfler and the late Benjamin Doerfler, he had been a...

Joseph "Allen" D. Richard

Joseph "Allen" D. Richard

Sep 23, 2023

Joseph “Allen” D. Richard, 93, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 23, 2023 at HOCC at Britain. He was the loving husband of the late Pearl (Doucette) Richard for 38 years.

Joseph was born in Rumford, Maine on September 11, 1930 to the late Charles and Edith (Legere) Richard.

He proudly served his...

Ruth Niebling Barry

Ruth Niebling Barry

Sep 20, 2023

Ruth Niebling Barry, of Southington, beloved wife of the late John "Jack" Barry for 65 years, passed away peacefully after a brief illness in the early morning on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, with her family by her side at the age of 87.

 Born Ruth Adelaide Niebling on November 12, 1935, in Southington, Connecticut to the late Frederick and Anna...

Thomas A. Dee

Thomas A. Dee

Sep 19, 2023

Thomas A. Dee, 66, of Bristol,CT passed away peacefully with his loving wife Sally by his side, on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at Hartford Hospital.

Thomas was born on June 20, 1957 in New Britain, CT. He graduated from Southington High School, Class of 1975 and worked as a computer programmer at CompuMail for many years.

In addition to working...

Bobby Cintron

Bobby Cintron

Sep 18, 2023

Robert “Bobby” D. Cintron, 35, of Meriden CT, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 18, 2023 at MidState Medical Center.

Bobby was born on November 13, 1987 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He graduated in 2009 from Benhaven School in Wallingford, CT.

He enjoyed listening to music, car rides and his housemates reading to him.  He will be remembered for his...

Leatrice "Lea" A. Porter

Leatrice "Lea" A. Porter

Sep 16, 2023



Leatrice "Lea" Ann (Gioia) Porter, 83, of Southington, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, September 16, 2023. She was the loving wife of Sterling A. Porter, Jr. for 65 years. She was born on February 21, 1940 in Torrington, CT to the late Adolph Gioia and Nancy (Lagana) Foffa and had been a longtime Southington resident.

 In...

Marygrace Tanner

Marygrace Tanner

Sep 14, 2023

Marygrace (Gadle) Tanner, 94, longtime resident of Orlando, FL, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 14, 2023.  She had previously lived in Norwich, CT until she relocated to Key West and eventually to Orlando in 1971.

Marygrace was the daughter of the late Dr. Paul Francis Gadle and Minnie (Donovan) Gadle. She was born in Norwich, CT on February...

Maurice L. Cayer

Maurice L. Cayer

Sep 12, 2023

Maurice L. Cayer, 95, of Lakeland, FL and formerly of Southington, CT, passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2023.  He had been the loving husband of the late Margaret M. (Mulligan) Cayer for 60 years.

Maurice was born on August 16, 1928 in Bristol, CT to the late Ubald and Mabel (Morel) Cayer. Maurice proudly served his country in the...

Audrey J. Corjulo

Audrey J. Corjulo

Sep 10, 2023

Audrey J. Corjulo passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2023 in her home in Killingworth, CT. Audrey was born and raised in the Bronx, NY. She was married to the late Robert Joseph Corjulo on September 10, 1960 until his passing on November 19, 1990.

They raised their four children in Spring Valley, NY, and moved to Southington, CT in...

Alice J. Bilyak

Alice J. Bilyak

Sep 9, 2023

Alice J. (Almeida) Bilyak, 86, of Meriden, passed away peacefully in the arms of her loving daughter Kathy and loving friend, Donna Santulli, on Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Elim Park in Cheshire.

Alice was born on August 5, 1937 to the late Anthony Almeida and Mary (Albuquerque) Almeida.

Alice enjoyed her long career as registered nurse. She worked for...

Frank T. Romajas

Frank T. Romajas

Sep 9, 2023

Frank T. Romajas, Jr., 86, a lifetime resident of Marion, Connecticut died peacefully at home on Saturday, September 9, 2023, after a short but valiant battle with cancer.  He was surrounded in his last weeks of life by his loving wife of 59 years, Ruth (Karczewski) Romajas, his eight loving children and their families.

Frank was born on March 25,...

Benjamin E. "Benny" Sommers

Benjamin E. "Benny" Sommers

Sep 6, 2023

Benjamin E. Sommers, 65, of Southington, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Benjamin was born on August 2, 1958 in Bristol to the late William B. Sommers and Sylvia C. (Osher) Mongillo.

“Benny” as everyone called him, was well known throughout the community because of his outgoing personality. He loved to tell jokes to people,...

Ronald D. Faust

Ronald D. Faust

Sep 5, 2023

Ronald D. Faust, 64, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford. He was the loving husband of Patti (Cornell) Faust for nearly 40 years.

Ronald was born on April 29, 1959 in Barton, VT to the late Stephen D. and Lauray (Young) Faust. He proudly served his...

Claire A. DiGiacomo

Claire A. DiGiacomo

Sep 5, 2023

Claire Ann (Fortier)(Augelli) DiGiacomo, 79, of Southington, wife of Mark Manson, passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at her home.

Claire was born on May 2, 1944 in Waterbury, CT to the late Albert A. and Lucia M. (Boisvert) Fortier. She lived in Cheshire for 32 years before moving to the Plantsville section of Southington in 2003. She...