Obituaries

Cynthia L. Smith

Cynthia L. Smith

Oct 13, 2021

Cynthia L. (Radio) Smith, 79, of Southington, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. She had been the loving wife of David W. Smith for over 55 years.

Cindy was born on August 31, 1942 in Whitehall, PA to the late Michael and Kathryn (Dutko) Radio and had been a longtime Southington resident.

Cindy...

Craig  A. Duncan

Craig A. Duncan

Oct 11, 2021

Craig A. Duncan, 62, of Southington, passed away on Monday, October 11, 2021 after a long, brave battle with brain cancer.

Craig was born on December 18, 1958 in Waterbury to the late David and Alice (Anderson) Duncan. After high school, he proudly joined the U.S. Marine Corps from Parris Island and served as a combat engineer, specializing in landmine...

Leopold A. Bonin

Leopold A. Bonin

Oct 10, 2021

Leopold “Paul” A. Bonin, 90, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, October 10, 2021 at the Summit of Plantsville. He had been the beloved husband of Gervaise (Vaillancourt) Bonin for nearly 59 years.

Leopold was born on June 1, 1931 in Kingscroft , Canada, one of 12, to the late Wilfrid and Rosa (Dauphin) Bonin....

David  Wiltse

David Wiltse

Oct 8, 2021

If you're reading this, it's because my time here on this earth is complete. I was born and raised here in Connecticut all my life, raised by Hop and Jean Wiltse along with my sister Karen and brother John. I was most fortunate to spend most of my working career for the Schaller family in their automobile dealerships and looking...

Magdolna "Magda" Schik

Magdolna "Magda" Schik

Oct 6, 2021

Magdolna "Magda" (Szabo) Schik, 82, of Plantsville, CT passed away peacefully and unexpectedly at her home on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. She was the wife of over 50 years to the late Steven Schik, who predeceased her in 2010.

Magda was born in Budapest, Hungary on August 18, 1939 to the late Ambrus and Magdolna (Blau) Szabo. She emigrated with...

Ilse Linkletter

Ilse Linkletter

Oct 6, 2021

Ilse Linkletter, age 87, Southington entered into eternal life peacefully on October 6th at her home after a long illness. Ilse was born on May 9, 1934 in Lussdorf, Germany to the late Franz and Antoine Zorn and spent her early childhood on her family’s farm in Sudetenland. During the war, Ilse and her mother were relocated to Blankenburg, Germany....

Donald F. Dunlop Sr.

Donald F. Dunlop Sr.

Oct 5, 2021

Donald F. Dunlop Sr, 84, of Southington, passed away at his home on Tuesday, October 5, 2021.

Don was born on August 5, 1937 in Provincetown, MA to the late John and Hilda (Sants) Dunlop. He spent many years living in Fairhaven and had been a longtime Southington resident.

Don proudly served in the U. S. Air Force in...

Garrett L. Van Epps

Garrett L. Van Epps

Oct 2, 2021

Garrett L. Van Epps, 20, of Plantsville, succumbed to injuries in the early morning of Saturday October 2, 2021, after a horrific accident while riding his motorcycle. Even though Garrett was only 20 years old, his time spent on this earth was only a drop in the bucket for his old soul.

Garrett was born on March 26, 2001 in...

Dennis R. Sikoski

Dennis R. Sikoski

Sep 26, 2021

Dennis R. Sikoski, 56, of Southington, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, September 26, 2021.

Dennis was born on June 29, 1965 in Detroit, MI to Ruth (Waterman) Sikoski and the late Michael Sikoski. He proudly served in the U.S. Army as a military police officer.

Dennis served in the Hartford Police Department for 20 years where he...

Kathryn S. Willette

Kathryn S. Willette

Sep 23, 2021

Kathryn Sacharko Willette, 67, of Southington, Connecticut, passed away Thursday, September 23, at UConn Health in Farmington, Connecticut. Born October 2, 1953, in Hackensack, New Jersey, she was the youngest daughter of Walter and Beatrice (Monteleone) Sacharko. Kathy was a 1971 graduate of Southington High School; thereafter she moved to Florida, where she raised her family and lived for many...

Roseann Levesque

Roseann Levesque

Sep 18, 2021

Roseann (Simone) Levesque, 55, of Southington, passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2021 at The Connecticut Hospice in Branford after a courageous battle with cancer. Roseann was a loving wife, mother, step-mother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend to many.

Roseann was born in Southington on January 7, 1966 to Giulio Simone and Rosemarie Mastrianni. She grew up and spent most of...

Dolores E. Johnson

Dolores E. Johnson

Sep 17, 2021

Dolores (Eckel) Johnson, 87, of Southington, passed away at her summer home on Gardner Lake on Friday, September 17, 2021. She had been the loving wife of the late Robert A. Johnson for 53 years.

Dolores was born on November 30, 1933 in Hartford to the late Andrew and Cecelia Eckel and had been a longtime Southington resident. Dolores enjoyed...

Douglas Driscoll

Douglas Driscoll

Sep 17, 2021

Douglas J. Driscoll, age 94, died on Friday, September 17, 2021 at Southington Care Center.

Above all else, Doug loved his family and felt blessed and fortunate to have been able to share over 70 years with his wife, Helen (O’Brien) Driscoll, the love of his life, best friend and mother of their three children; Douglas Driscoll, Polly Driscoll Temme (Carl)...

Philip J. Sullivan

Philip J. Sullivan

Sep 14, 2021

Philip J. Sullivan, 59, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away suddenly in the family homestead on Tuesday, September 14, 2021.

Philip was born on August 20, 1962 in New Britain, one of 10, to the late Donald W. Sullivan Sr. and Ruth (Rogers) Sullivan.

Phil graduated from Southington High School in 1980. He worked for Donald Sullivan &...

Justin J. Colasante

Justin J. Colasante

Sep 12, 2021

Justin J. Colasante, 36, of Southington, passed away unexpectedly at home on Sunday, September 12, 2021. He was born on January 8, 1985 in Bristol to Tammy DeRosa and Joseph Colasante and had been a lifelong Southington resident. Justin was a proud father, loving son, brother, grandson and friend. He is survived by his cherished twin daughters, Emma and Madalyn,...

Nadine L. Conant

Nadine L. Conant

Sep 12, 2021

With shattered hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved daughter, Nadine Lee Conant, 40, of Newington. Nadine was born in Hartford, CT to Mom, Edith Conant-Haney, and Dad, Gregory Conant, on March 29, 1981 and passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 12, 2021 in Pennsylvania.

Nadine was raised in Southington, CT and graduated from Southington High School, Class of...

June A. Dorman

June A. Dorman

Sep 9, 2021

June A. Dorman, 83, of Southington, passed away after a brief illness on Thursday, September 9, 2021. She had been the loving wife of Donald C. Dorman for nearly 64 years.

June was born on June 7, 1938 in Marion, CT, one of seven, to the late Charles L. and Florence (Leach) Theriault and was a lifelong Southington resident. June...

Marion "Marnie" Gallagher

Marion "Marnie" Gallagher

Sep 5, 2021

Marion “Marnie” M. (Fay) Gallagher, 85, of Colchester and formerly of Wallingford, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 5, 2021 at William W. Backus Hospital. She had been the loving wife of the late William R. Gallagher for nearly 40 years.

Marion was born on April 26, 1936, in Dorchester, MA, one of 11, to the late William and Ruth...

Frederick "Freddy" J. Indoe

Frederick "Freddy" J. Indoe

Sep 3, 2021

Frederick “Freddy” J. Indoe, 52, of New Britain, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, September 3, 2021.

Freddy was born on June 5, 1969 in New Britain to Frederick and Geraldine (Ambrose) Indoe.

Freddy graduated from St. Paul’s Catholic High School, Class of 1987. He went on to earn his Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from George Washington University, where he was...

Brian  S. Goralski

Brian S. Goralski

Sep 2, 2021

On Thursday, September 2, 2021, Brian S. Goralski, passed away peacefully at his home after a courageous and dignified battle with cancer. Throughout it all, he lived every day with hope, faith and positivity.

Brian was born in Hartford on May 28, 1968 to the late Harry and Annette (LaMothe) Goralski. He graduated from Southington High School, Class of 1986...