Obituaries
Edward J. Knapp
Mar 8, 2020
Edward J. Knapp, 87, lifelong resident of Southington, passed away on March 8, 2020. He was the devoted husband to Gladys (Uliasz) Knapp for 67 years. He was a graduate of Lewis High School where he led his football team to the state championship. After high school, Ed joined the Marine Corps in 1950. He was the proudest U.S. Marine...
Ryan L. Knapp
Mar 6, 2020
Ryan L. Knapp, 42, of Southington, much loved father, son, husband, brother and loyal friend, left us all too soon on Friday, March 6, 2020.
Born on January 3, 1978 in White Plains, NY, he was the oldest son of David and Jacqueline Knapp and the big brother to Bret Knapp. Ryan grew up in Yorktown Heights, NY and graduated...
Brian K. Kraft
Mar 5, 2020
Brian K. Kraft, 46, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away on March 5, 2020 at his home. He was a loving father, son, brother, uncle and friend.
Brian was born on Nov. 10, 1973 in New Britain to David and Sharon (Shimansky) Kraft. He was a graduate of Southington High School, Class of 1992 and the former co-owner...
Philip W. Keyworth Jr.
Mar 3, 2020
Philip W. Keyworth, Jr., 63, of Southington, passed away suddenly at his home on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. He was a proud father, loving brother, son and friend to many.
Phil was born on July 1, 1956 in New Haven to the late Philip W. Keyworth Sr. and Mary (Rodlund) Keyworth and had been a lifelong Southington resident.
Phil...
Stanley H. Emond, Sr.
Mar 1, 2020
Stanley H. Emond Sr, 90, of Cheshire and formerly of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at The Summit of Plantsville. He had been the loving husband of the late Rosemary (Scheppard) Emond for 59 years.
Stanley was born in Orange, VT on August 18, 1929 to the late Leon and Hattie (Machia)...
Rowena W. James
Feb 18, 2020
Rowena (Welsh) James, 92, of Bristol and formerly of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at the Ingraham Manor. She had been the loving wife of the late Courtland M. James for nearly 75 years.
Born on March 3, 1927 in Famingdale, Maine to the late Roy and Ethel (Williams) Welsh, she had...
Brian F. Hicock
Feb 17, 2020
Brian F. Hicock, 62, of Naugatuck, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, February 17, 2020, surrounded by loved ones. Brian lived courageously every day of his life for the past 7 years during his never-ending, fearless fight against cancer.
Born on Feb. 5, 1958 in Waterbury to the late Edward and Mary (Lokites) Hicock, he had been a...
Catherine Haburay-Gibbons
Feb 15, 2020
Catherine Haburay-Gibbons, 55, of Newport, NC and formerly of Southington, passed away after a brief illness on Saturday, February 15, 2020. She had been the loving wife of Larry Gibbons for 23 years.
Catherine was born on March 16, 1964 in Southington to the late John Sr. and Rosalie (Cantito) Haburay. She had a passion for Reggae music, traveling the...
Claudette Tully
Feb 15, 2020
Claudette (Clavet) Tully, 80, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, February 15, 2020, surrounded by her family. She had been the loving wife of the Gerald Tully for 35 years.
Claudette was born on January 15, 1940 in New Brunswick, Canada to the late Emile and Ida (Cyr) Clavet and had been...
Sylvester Testa
Feb 14, 2020
Sylvester Testa, 91, of Lancaster , CA and former longtime Southington resident, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2020. A graveside service will be held at 12 noon on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at St. Thomas Cemetery, Southington. Plantsville Funeral Home has been entrusted with handling the arrangements. For online condolences, please visit www.plantsvillefuneralhome.com.
Thomas R. Pigeon
Feb 13, 2020
Thomas R. Pigeon, 71, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 13, 2020 after a short illness. He had been the loving husband of Theresa (Fager) Pigeon for 36 years.
Thomas was born in Hartford on January 12, 1949. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy. Tom worked as a quality control inspector at the former Critikon...
Marcy S. Frazier
Jan 31, 2020
Marcella “Marcy” S. (Thielman) Frazier, 87, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2020 at the HOCC at Bradley. She had been the loving wife of Richard “Dick” E. Frazier, Sr. for 65 years.
Born in Waterbury on April 3, 1932 to the late Jacob and Emma (Cumack) Thielman, she had been a longtime Plantsville...
Simeon J. Donahue
Jan 30, 2020
Simeon J. Donahue, 93, of Cheshire, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at the Summit at Plantsville. He had been the husband of the late Patricia (Dyson) Donahue for 63 years.
Born in Naugatuck on June 25, 1926 to the late Simon J. and Ellen (Linskey) Donahue, he had been a longtime Cheshire resident.
Simeon proudly served in...
Gail F. Chesanek
Jan 26, 2020
Gail Frances “Bonnie” (Belleni) Chesanek, 81, of Southington, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020. She was the loving wife of the late Andrew E. Chesanek for 60 years.
She was born on August 22, 1938 to the late Stephen C. and Alma F. (Bartlett) Belleni of Plainville, CT.
She is survived by five children: Karen Condon of Portland, Steven...
Richard "Rit" A. LeFrancois
Jan 22, 2020
Richard “Rit” A. LeFrancois, 51, of East Haven, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. He is now at peace and together again with his mother, Joan M. Giza, who he lost at the young age of 12.
Even through struggles, Rit had a heart as big as a mountain. He loved music, dancing, cats, cartoons, hard work, bear hugs...
Janis M. Anderson
Jan 22, 2020
Janis (Mace) Anderson, 71, of Berlin, CT went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, Jan 22, 2020.
Janis’ devotion to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ sustained her through an arduous journey with a terminal disease. Her love for others served as a comfort and example to those around her, especially in recent years as her physical health...
Mary R. Sweeney
Jan 19, 2020
Mary R. (Wasielewski) Sweeney, 94, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 19, 2020. She had been the loving wife of the late Edward M. Sweeney for 62 years, married on June 12, 1948.
Born on February 19, 1925 in Nanticoke, PA to the late Leon and Teresa (Novak) Wasielewski, she had been a longtime Southington resident.
Mary proudly...
Andrew F. Hubeny
Jan 19, 2020
Andrew Frank Hubeny, 87, “Andy” of Southington, died at his residence on Sunday, January 19, 2020 after a short illness. He was the beloved husband of the late Dorothy (Pierson) Hubeny, Ph.D. for 28 years.
Born on July 4, 1932 in Southington, to the late Andrew Frank and Veronica Ann (Kobylarz) Hubeny, he had been a lifelong Southington resident....
Stanislawa Herdzik
Jan 16, 2020
Stanislawa (Palka) Herdzik, 70, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 16, 2020, at the Summit of Plantsville.
Stanislawa was born on April 29, 1949 in Poland to the late Jan and Zofia (Maziarz) Palka.
Stanislawa loved gardening, cooking, singing, dancing, spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren, and speaking to her friends. She was a hard worker,...
Lucia M. Demmons
Jan 2, 2020
Lucia “Lu” M. (Sweeton) Demmons, 89, of Cheshire, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020 at MidState Medical Center after a brief illness.
Lu was born on January 10, 1930 in Winsted to the late Albert and Mary (Humphrey) Sweeton.
She worked for many years in the insurance industry and retired to North Carolina where she lived for over 20...
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