Obituaries

Peter Varney

Peter Varney

Jun 11, 2012

NAUGATUCK- Mr. Peter J. Varney, 83, of Naugatuck, passed away Monday morning June 11, 2012 at the Waterbury Hospital. Pete was born in London, England, June 29, 1928, a son of the late George E. and Florence (Prentice) Varney and came to this country in 1952. He was a former Middlebury resident, moving to Naugatuck in 1985. He was a...

Barbara Haveran

Barbara Haveran

Jun 10, 2012

MERIDEN - Barbara Louise McDonald Haveran, 90, passed away peacefully Sunday June 10, 2012 at home surrounded by family. Barbara was born May 13, 1922 in East Hartford, CT to the late John and Anna McDonald. She was predeceased by her sister Arline Martin and brother Jack McDonald. She graduated from East Hartford High School, class of 1940 and then...

Stephen Sakonchick

Stephen Sakonchick

Jun 9, 2012

ORANGE - Stephen Sakonchick Sr. 95, of Orange passed away Saturday June 9, 2012 at the Southington Care Center. He was the husband for 66 years of M. Teresa (Wills) Sakonchick. Mr. Sakonchick was born in West Haven on October 24, 1916 the son of the late Nickiffer and Martha (Krisofsky) Sakonchick, he was a longtime Orange resident. He honorably...

Marguerite Hoffmann

Marguerite Hoffmann

Jun 6, 2012

CHESHIRE - Marguerite "Peggy" (Darcey) Hoffmann, 91, passed away Wednesday June 6, 2012 at Bradley Memorial Hospital in Southington. She was the wife of the late Gotfred O. Hoffmann. Peggy was born March 3, 1921 in Waterbury, the daughter of the late James H. and Margaret (Whalen) Darcey. She attended local schools as well as Waterbury Catholic High School before...

Marshall Fisco

Marshall Fisco

Jun 4, 2012

CHESHIRE - Marshall Fisco, 88, passed away June 4, 2012 at Mid-State Medical Center in Meriden. He was the husband of Olga (Coppola) Fisco and the late Madline (Marotollo) Fisco. Marshall was born November 3, 1923 in New Haven, the son of the late Ralph and Katherine Fisco. He was a graduate of the University of Texas in 1945 where...

Bernard Johnson

Bernard Johnson

Jun 2, 2012

SOUTHINGTON- Bernard J. Johnson, 92, affectionately known as "JuJu" by family and friends, of Southington formerly of Waterbury passed away peacefully June 2, 2012 at his home. He was the devoted husband of Ila Mae (Baker) Johnson. Bernie was born in Waterbury on December 3, 1919 to the late Franz and Selma Johnson. He graduated from Leavenworth High School, became...

Irene Drufva

Irene Drufva

May 29, 2012

CHESHIRE- Irene D. Drufva (Modig) 95 died Tuesday, May 29th at Midstate Medical Center after a short illness. She was the widow of Raymond W. Drufva. Mrs. Drufva was born on May 5, 1917 in Springfield, Massachusetts, daughter of the late Carl and Elin Anderson Modig. She graduated from Classical High School in Springfield and attended Simmons College in Boston,...

Katherine Leech

Katherine Leech

May 29, 2012

CHESHIRE - Katherine E. (Hogan) Leech, 93, of Cheshire, passed away May 29, 2012 at Mid-State Medical Center in Meriden. She was the wife of the late Martin Leech who passed away in 2009. Mrs. Leech was born June 27, 1918 in Stamford, the daughter of the late Phillip and Mary Ellen (McNamara) Hogan. Before moving to Cheshire in 1999,...

Jane Bradley

Jane Bradley

May 22, 2012

CHESHIRE - Jane C. Bradley, 82, passed away peacefully Tuesday May 22, 2012 at the Alzheimer's Resource Center in Plantsville. She was the wife of the late Francis P. Bradley Jr. Mrs. Bradley was born July 12, 1929 in Manhattan, the daughter of the late John P. and Catherine (King) Carey. She was the office manager for many years at...

Ronald Artman

Ronald Artman

May 17, 2012

WOLCOTT- Mr. Ronald Alan Artman, 46, of Wolcott and a former Naugatuck resident, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday May 17, 2012. Mr. Artman was born in Pittsburg, PA, Sept. 4, 1965, a son of Frederick A. Artman, Sr. and Rae E. (Ehrlich) Artman and moved to Naugatuck in his youth. He was educated in the local school...

Edna Corriveau

Edna Corriveau

May 17, 2012

FRANKLIN, NC - Edna M. Corriveau, 79, formerly of Cheshire, passed away Thursday May 17, 2012. She was the wife of the late Joseph A. Corriveau Sr. Mrs. Corriveau was born August 20, 1932 in New Haven and was a longtime Cheshire resident before moving to NC. She retired from Marlin Firearms where she worked as an inspector for many...

Eleanor Mackler

Eleanor Mackler

May 14, 2012

THOMASTON- Eleanor Mackler, 86, passed away Monday May 14, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury. She was born September 15, 1925 in Westfield, MA daughter of the late Alyoius and his wife Pauline (Pukel) Vyskocil. Eleanor is survived by two daughters JoEllen and her husband Robert Fleming of Gilbert, AZ, and Holly Kozlowski of Thomaston; a brother Ralph and...

Hulda Risdon

Hulda Risdon

May 14, 2012

NAUGATUCK- Mrs. Hulda (Reichenbach) Risdon, 97, of Naugatuck, passed away early Monday morning May 14, 2012 at her home. She was the wife of the late Kenneth G. Risdon, who passed away in 1981 after 33 years of marriage. Mrs. Risdon was born in Waterbury, July 13, 1914, a daughter of the late Edelbert and Henrietta (Goetz) Reichenbach and was...

Elizabeth Rittell

Elizabeth Rittell

May 13, 2012

CHESHIRE- Elizabeth Rittel, 92, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2012 at Elim Park Baptist Home in Cheshire. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph Rittel. She was born October 9, 1919 in West Haven daughter of the late John and Julia (Tirka) Bonewicz. Elizabeth was employed as a Bookkeeper at Kravitz Manufacturing Company. She was a communicant of Blessed Sacrament...

Mary Santo

Mary Santo

May 12, 2012

TERRYVILLE- Mary Catherine Santo, 73, passed away May 12, 2012 at Countryside Manor in Bristol. She was predeceased by her husband Vincent J. Santo whom she was married to for fifty two years. She was born December 8, 1938 in Philadelphia, PA daughter of the late James and Mildred (Selfridge)Hand. Mary worked as a Vocational Coordinator at D.A.T.H.R in Danbury...

Richard Leavitt

Richard Leavitt

May 12, 2012

CHESHIRE - Richard Charles Leavitt, 86, passed away peacefully on Saturday May 12, 2012 at Elim Park Place. Born May 14, 1925 in Lynn MA, Dick was a son of the late Frederick J. Leavitt and Agnes C. Mackey Leavitt and orphaned early in life. In his boyhood home of Nahant, MA, Dick forged many lifelong friendships and meet his...

Joseph Perrotti

Joseph Perrotti

May 12, 2012

CHESHIRE - Joseph C. Perrotti, 81, passed away Saturday May 12, 2012 at the Hospital of St. Raphael. He was the husband of Barbara R. (Rizzo) Perrotti. Mr. Perrotti was born January 10, 1931 in New Haven, the son of the late Chester and Blanche (Koslin) Perrotti. He was a WWII Army Veteran and was a longtime Cheshire resident. He...

Lydia Shearer

Lydia Shearer

May 11, 2012

BLOOMFIELD- Lydia Bond Shearer was born November 5, 1918 in Ilion, New York, daughter of the late William and Grace Callan Bond, sister of Elizabeth Bond Mackie. She attended New York State College for Teachers and graduated in 1941 with a degree in English. She married John Kennedy Shearer in 1943, who pre-deceased her in 2002. She and John resided...

Glenn Bothroyd

Glenn Bothroyd

May 9, 2012

CHESHIRE - Glenn Charles Bothroyd Sr., 79, a lifelong Cheshire resident, passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2012, lovingly surrounded by his family and friends. He was the husband of Jeanette (Amundsen) Bothroyd. Glenn was born March 14, 1933 in Waterbury, son of the late Charles and Victoria (John) Bothroyd. Besides his wife of 38 years, Glenn is survived by three...

Richard Pavlik

Richard Pavlik

May 9, 2012

CHESHIRE - Richard P. "Dick" Pavlik, 75, passed away May 9, 2012 surrounded by his loving family at Mid-State Medical Center in Meriden, following a brief illness. He was the husband of Suanne L. (Scott) Pavlik. Dick, or "Richie" as he was known by his family, was born September 5, 1936 in Bridgeport, the son of the late John and...

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