May 13, 2017

Julia (Smulski) McKney, 81, of Southington, passed away surrounded by her family on Saturday, May 13, 2017.

Born in New Britain on October 24, 1935, she was a daughter to the late Mary and John Smulski.

Raised in New Britain, she settled in Southington to raise her family.  A devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and aunt, Julia centered her life...

May 11, 2017

Gloria M. (Greaves) Simard, 80, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at her home. She was the loving wife of Arthur A. Simard, with whom she shared 63 years of marriage.

Born in Putnam, CT on March 1, 1937 to the late Earl and Gertrude (Brown) Greaves, she...

May 9, 2017

Esther May (Sorber) Thomson, 97, of Southington, formerly of Old Saybrook, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at Southington Care Center. 

Born in New Brunswick, NJ on August 23, 1919, she was the last surviving of three children to the late Clarence and Della (Zearfoss) Sorber.  Raised and educated in Pennsylvania, Esther was a 1940 graduate of the Wilkes-Barre...

May 9, 2017

Raymond Michanczyk, 83, beloved husband and best friend of Felicia (Bobrowiecki) passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by the love of his family, on Tuesday, May 9, 2017.

Born in Greenpoint, NY on May 1, 1934, he was a son to the late Michael and Mary (Martinowicz) Michanczyk.  A longtime resident of Southington, he was a legendary athlete and...

Apr 29, 2017

Josephine (Calderone) Dorzens, 90, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at the Alzheimer’s Resource Center. She had been the loving wife of the late Russell R. Dorzens for 50 years.

Born on March 14, 1927 in New Britain to the late John and Liboria (Preti) Calderone, she had been a longtime Southington resident.

Josephine was a...

Apr 27, 2017

Clyde M. “Clydie” (Butler) Bradbury, 88, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at the Jerome Home in New Britain. She had been the loving wife of the late Walter Bradbury for 53 years.

Clydie was born on September 17, 1928 in Enfield, Maine to the late Frank and Bertha Butler.

She was...

Apr 25, 2017

John T. Rinehart, 45, of Southington, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 25, 2017.

John was born in Somerville, NJ on March 27, 1972 to Thomas and Sandra (Pekunka) Rinehart. He graduated from Greenport High School in NY, Class of 1990 and attended Porter and Chester Institute in Watertown. John was an avid gamer and enjoyed cooking. He was a...

Apr 14, 2017

Brian Herrmann, 32, of North Haven and formerly of Cheshire, passed away unexpectedly on April 14, 2017. He was a loving husband, adoring father and beloved son, grandson, brother, uncle and friend.

Brian was born in New Haven on March 1, 1985 to William and Barbara (Diamante) Herrmann. He attended Cheshire Schools and graduated from Cheshire High School, Class of...

Apr 12, 2017

John “Mike” Michael Piatek, 69, of Southington, passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2017.

Born in Meriden, CT on June 29, 1947 to the late John and Stacia (Kuzina) Piatek, he had been a longtime Southington resident.

Mike attended Meriden schools and then went on to Wilcox Tech where he studied to be an electrician. He also lived in Pittsfield,...

Mar 31, 2017

George L. Weaver Sr., 82, of Venice, FL and formerly of Southington, decided to close his toolbox one last time on March, 31, 2017 in FL.

Born in Southington on January 3, 1935 to the late George and Caroline (Ficken) Weaver, he had been a lifelong Southington resident before moving to Florida in 2008 to enjoy his retirement.

George proudly...

Mar 27, 2017

Horace “Mert” Adams, 87, passed into his eternal life in Heaven, surrounded by his loving family, on Monday, March 27, 2017, after a short illness.

A lifelong Southington resident, Mert was born on October 6, 1929, one of five children to the late Leslie and Evelyn (Sylvia) Adams.

Horace proudly served alongside both of his brothers in the U.S. Army...

Mar 27, 2017

Raymond S. Locks, 86, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 27, 2017 at the HOCC at New Britain General. He was the loving husband of Helen (Zajac) Locks for 62 years.

Ray was born on April 27, 1930 in Hartford to the late Sheridan and Dorothy (Weirauch) Locks.  He grew up in Avon and had been a longtime...

Mar 26, 2017

Robert P. McComb, 90, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by his devoted family on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at HOCC at New Britain General. He had been the loving husband of Charlene (Dionne) McComb for 51 years.

Born October 1, 1926 in Springfield, MA to the late William and Nellie (Hanratti) McComb, he had been a longtime Southington resident.

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Mar 26, 2017

Barbara A. (Sweeney) Judd, 87, of Southington, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at the Summit of Plantsville. She had been the loving wife of Kenneth C. Judd for over 65 years.

Born on October 30, 1929 in Meriden to the late James and Viola (Moeller) Sweeney, she had been a longtime Southington resident.

Barbara retired from Bradley Memorial...

Mar 23, 2017

Tracee J. Peasley, 48, of Bristol, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital. She was the proud mother of Timothy Peasley, beloved daughter of Lynne (Massow) Peasley and loving sister to her siblings: Raymond Ricker of Torrington, William Peasley, Valerie Howard, Jeffrey Peasley, Randy Peasley and Tammy Peasley, all of Bristol.

Tracee was born in...

Mar 22, 2017

Charles H. Dennett Jr., 35, of Southington and formerly of Pawcatuck, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at his home. He was a loving son, beloved brother and favorite uncle.

Chuck was born on August 25, 1981 in Westerly, RI. He was a Southington High School graduate, Class of 1999. He worked at Supreme Lake Mfg., Stewart EFI,...

Mar 17, 2017

Stephen G. Aldieri, 86, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 17, 2017 at HOCC at New Britain. He was the loving husband of the late D. Anita (Yetman) Aldieri for 46 years.

Born in Southington on May 19, 1930, he was the son of the late Joseph and Elvira (DellaCamera) Aldieri, and was a lifelong resident. Stephen proudly...

Mar 12, 2017

Jennifer Joan (Murphy) Fitzgerald, 68, the adored wife of Thomas C. Fitzgerald and beloved mother of Collin and Brandon Fitzgerald, passed away peacefully at home Sunday morning, March 12, 2017. Jennifer’s legacy is her undying devotion to her family as wife mother and best friend. Jennifer was a graduate of St. Laurent School in Meriden and Maloney High School, Class...

Mar 9, 2017

Nicholas Palmere, 73, of Plainville, formerly of New Britain, passed away surrounded by his family after a brief illness on Thursday, March 9, 2017. Born and raised in New Britain, he was one of six children to the late Nicholas and Irene (Moran) Palmere.  He attended local schools, and worked for more than 30 years for the City of New...

Mar 2, 2017