Obituaries

Nancy B. Florian

Nancy B. Florian

Nov 4, 2020

Nancy Marilyn Bowers Florian, 87, of Southington, died on Wednesday November 4, 2020 at LiveWell in Plantsville after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. One thing Nancy remembered until the end of her days was that she was born on June 13, 1933 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the youngest child of the late Frank Bradley and Ellen Winifred (Sanders)...

Gladys J. Knapp

Gladys J. Knapp

Nov 4, 2020

Gladys J. (Uliasz) Knapp, 87, longtime Southington resident, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 4, 2020. She was the devoted wife of the late Edward J. Knapp for 67 years.

Gladys was born in Meriden on November 29, 1932 to the late Stanley and Karoline (Knap) Uliasz.

She worked as an executive officer at the former Southington Savings Bank for...

Hope Coletto

Hope Coletto

Nov 2, 2020

Hope (Giammatteo) Coletto, 99, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 2, 2020 at the Summit at Plantsville. She was the loving wife of the late Rocco Coletto.

Hope was born in Southington on April 17, 1921 to the late Joseph and Lucy (Feola) Giammatteo and had been a lifelong Southington resident. She was a longtime parishioner at St....

Nancy L. Houghton

Nancy L. Houghton

Oct 30, 2020

 Nancy L. (Sherman) Houghton, 90, of Southington, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 30, 2020 at HOCC Bradley. She was born on February 15, 1930 in Meriden to the late Lucius and Irene (Fay) Sherman and had been longtime Southington resident.

Nancy loved being with and helping people. When her sons were young, she took pride in being a den...

Roland J. Frechette Jr.

Roland J. Frechette Jr.

Oct 30, 2020

Roland J. Frechette Jr., 83, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, October 30, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Carol (Rembish) Frechette for 59 blessed years.

Born in Waterbury on December 28, 1936 to the late Roland and Marie Ange (Lemieux) Fréchette, he had been a longtime Southington resident and...

John E. Formeister, Sr.

John E. Formeister, Sr.

Oct 17, 2020

John “Jack” E. Formeister Sr, 73, of Southington, passed away peacefully after an illness on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at the HOCC New Britain. He had been the loving husband of Kathleen (McCabe) Formeister for 43 years.

Born in Bristol on May 17, 1947 to the late John and Mary (Socha) Formeister, he had been a longtime Southington resident.

Jack...

Robert L. Politz

Robert L. Politz

Oct 17, 2020

Robert L. Politz, 62, of Southington, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at Autumn Lake in New Britain after a battle with cancer.

Born in Southington on June 25, 1958 to the late Robert E. and Leone (Arnold) Politz, he had been a lifelong Southington resident. Bob worked as a machinist at Pratt and Whitney for over 25 years....

Michael H. Haberski

Michael H. Haberski

Oct 13, 2020

Michael H. Haberski, 56, of Bristol, CT and Westfield, MA, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, October 13, 2020.

Mike was born on May 7, 1964 in New Britain to the late Henry and Evelyn (Del Conte) Haberski. He graduated from New Britain High School and went on to earn his BS in Accounting from CCSU. He was a member of...

Mark G. Carrier

Mark G. Carrier

Oct 4, 2020

Mark G. Carrier, 58, of Southington, passed away after a short battle with cancer on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at Hartford Hospital. He had been the husband of Sarah (Woods) Carrier for nearly 35 years.

Mark was born on August 26, 1962 in Bristol. He proudly served his country with the US Army as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne...

Anthony A. Maddalena

Anthony A. Maddalena

Oct 4, 2020

Anthony A. “Norval” Maddalena, 78, of Southington, passed away in his sleep on Sunday, October 4, 2020 after a brief illness.

Born in Southington on October 23, 1941 to the late Emanuel and Anna (Palmieri) Maddalena, he has been a lifelong Southington resident.

Anthony worked at the Southington YMCA for over 30 years. He loved sports and his 4 furry...

Avis G. Oberempt

Avis G. Oberempt

Oct 3, 2020

Avis (Gagnon) Oberempt, 85, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at the Summit at Plantsville. She had been the loving wife of the late Charles W. Oberempt for 54 years.

Born in New Britain on October 23, 1934 to the late Jean and Rose (Gaudette) Gagnon, she had been a longtime Southington resident.

Avis centered her life around...

Thomas E. Light Sr.

Thomas E. Light Sr.

Sep 30, 2020

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Thomas “Tooter” Light Sr. Born in Long Branch, NJ in 1952 and a 1970 graduate of Henry Hudson High School, Tom was raised in a small shoreline town where he met and fell in love with his future wife, Alice (Kruis) Light. They recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary....

Dolores A. Ireland

Dolores A. Ireland

Sep 29, 2020

Dolores A. (Palmieri) Ireland of Southington passed away on September 29, 2020 at the Bradley Home in Meriden surrounded by her loved ones. She had been the loving wife of the late Richard Ireland Sr. who predeceased her in 1991.   

Dolores was born in New Britain on December 1, 1936, the oldest daughter to the late Sisto “Jack” Palmieri and...

Bernice H. Dischino

Bernice H. Dischino

Sep 26, 2020

Bernice Dischino, of Farmington, died Saturday at Farmington Station Senior Living. The cause was heart failure. She was 90.

Bernice was an executive secretary in the research and development lab at Clairol, in Stamford, for 18 years, retiring in 1985. In addition to raising her family in Stamford, she was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and a Cub...

Cecelia Docar

Cecelia Docar

Sep 22, 2020

It is with a heavy heart that the family announces the passing of Cecelia (Krupa) Docar, 95, of Southington, on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. She was predeceased by her husband Andrew J. Docar.

Cecelia was born in Meriden on February 5, 1925 to the late John and Caroline Krupa and was the youngest of 19 children. She was a longtime...

Ronald J. Casner

Ronald J. Casner

Sep 20, 2020

Ronald “Ron” James Casner, 65, of Castle Rock, CO, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2020.  Ron was born in Southington, CT to the late James and Pauline (Bassola) Casner on December 26, 1954.  He spent his entire childhood in Southington where he was a standout on the baseball field as a hard-throwing pitcher. He went on to play for the...

Anthony Silva

Anthony Silva

Sep 19, 2020

Anthony Silva, 88, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Apple Rehab Farmington Valley in Plainville. He had been the loving husband of Barbara (Holt) Silva for 66 years.

Anthony was born on May 31, 1932 in Bristol to the late Antonio and Palmair (Rita) Silva. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean...

Laura J. Murphy

Laura J. Murphy

Sep 17, 2020

Laura J. (Wade) Murphy, 79, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at the Summit at Plantsville. She was the loving wife of William Murphy for 55 years.

Born in Washington, PA on November 25, 1940 to the late Rheuben and Marjorie (Barnes) Wade, she was a longtime Southington resident.

 Laura’s pride and joy was taking care...

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