Charlotte J. Bacon
Dec 26, 2016
Charlotte J. Bacon passed peacefully on December 26, 2016 at her home in Wethersfield with her family at her side. Born on January 22, 1928 in Freeport NY to Helen and Joseph William Jensen. Charlotte attended Wethersfield High School where she met the love of her life, Edward C. Bacon Jr. of Rocky Hill. They became engaged on the parachute...
Robert B. Butler
Dec 26, 2016
Robert (Bob) Butler, age 85, of Wethersfield, CT died December 26, 2016 at the State Veterans Home in Rocky Hill, CT. Bob served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a retiree of the State of Connecticut. He is predeceased by his father G. Frederick Butler, his mother Marie Eglantine (Peg) Butler, and brother William J. Butler....
Estelle B. Corbin
Dec 12, 2016
Estelle Bosse Corbin, 98, of 50 Cold Springs Road in Rocky Hill, died Monday December 12, 2016 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Van Buren, Maine and formerly lived in Hartford and Windsor Locks. She is predeceased by her husband John Romeo Corbin and her daughter Brenda Corbin. She is survived by a son John...
Arthur 'Art' Peterson
Dec 10, 2016
Arthur Aristoteles "Art" Peterson, who rose to chief chemist in the Nuclear Medicine Department at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Newington, CT., died Dec. 10 following a battle with Alzheimer's. He was 89. Born June 27, 1927, and raised in Hartford, Art was the son of Walter and Anastasia (Morris) Peterson, who emigrated from Lesbos, Greece. In his early years,...
Brigida Tomaino
Dec 8, 2016
Brigida (Rizzuto) Tomaino, wife of the late Fiore Tomaino, passed on to meet our Lord Jesus Christ on December 8, 2016. Born in Southern Calabria, Italy, on February 10, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Lucia Katerina and Chemente Rizzuto. Brigida was an accomplished seamstress, bee keeper, sericulturist (production of silk), avid gardener, decorator and a gourmet cook....
Merry Presta
Dec 1, 2016
Merry Presta, of Rocky Hill, peacefully passed away at the age of 75 on Thursday, December 1, 2016 after a long battle with C.O.P.D. She was a strong and gentle soul who was very giving to all she loved. She instilled in everyone her strong work ethic and determination. Soon after she graduated from hair dressing school, she started her...
Charles P. Donahue
Dec 1, 2016
Charles P. Donahue, 85 of Hobe Sound, FL, passed away on December 1, 2016. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Charles and Bridget (Rigney) Donahue. He was predeceased by his wife of 47 years, Alice (Levaughn) Donahue, in 2002. They made their home and raised their family in East Hartford. He is survived by his three...
Rosemary Chmielewski
Nov 17, 2016
Rosemary (Uccello) Chmielewski, 70, of Old Saybrook, CT. passed away peacefully on November 17, 2016. Rosemary is joined in Heaven by her loving parents, Salvatore and Lucille Uccello. Rosemary leaves behind her devoted husband, John Chmielewski, her loving daughter, Cheryl (Gionfriddo) Felix, her three grandchildren Hunter, Ashton, and Jaci, and her two step-daughters, Kathy and Karen, and their families. Rosemary...
Regina B. Bak
Nov 13, 2016
Regina B. Bak, 88, of West Hartford, passed away on November 13, 2016. She was born in Poland on November 20, 1927. Regina worked as a clerk for Cigna Insurance Company for several years. She leaves behind her three sons Joseph, Teddy and Sylvester Bak, her two daughters, Margaret and Donna, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Regina was predeceased by...
Abel And Serafina Tangarone
Nov 1, 2016
Longtime residents of Hartford passed away last November. Both enjoyed music, dancing, flowers, fishing and UCONN basketball. Abel served the community as a pharmacist. Sara was an administrative assistant in insurance and with UCONN. They are survived by four children and three grandchildren. Memorial service will be April 30, at 2 PM at Center Church, 60 Gold St, Hartford. In...
Carl J. Dillon
Oct 26, 2016
Carl J. Dillon, 58, of Cortlandt Manor, NY, went home on October 26, 2016. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Thomas D. Dillon Sr. and Mary Margaret (Sherer) Dillon. Carl was raised in Farmington, CT, where he graduated from Farmington High School. His passions were the outdoors, fishing and camping throughout the Farmington Valley, and his...
Annette "Toni" Krantz
Oct 26, 2016
Toni Maffucci Krantz, formerly of Hartford & West Hartford, passed away peacefully on October 26th at the age of 92. Toni, the family matriarch, was loved and admired by her large family and her many friends. Toni was known for instilling the importance of family tradition. She began and ended each day in prayer. Sunday dinners took place at her...
Janet Pulver
Oct 21, 2016
Janet (Kamerer) Pulver 66, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2016 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Janet was born June 8, 1950 to her parents Fred and Mary Kamerer of Rocky Hill. Janet was a loving and devoted mother who enjoyed relaxing summers at Points O' Woods, bowling, board games, poker with friends, and most of all...
Zigmund Roski
Oct 21, 2016
Zigmund "Ziggy" Roski, 90, of Wethersfield, died on October 21, 2016. Born in Hartford, CT on May 2, 1926, he was the son of the late Anna and Stanley Roski. Ziggy moved to Wethersfield when he was 17. He worked as a Union Carpenter. During World War II, Ziggy served in the United States Navy, serving in both the Atlantic...
Robert J. Kilray
Oct 17, 2016
Robert J. Kilray, 73, a longtime resident of Hartford, died on Monday, October 17, 2016, at home. He was predeceased by the late George and Mary (Kirby) Kilray, and by a brother, Edward. Bob was born in Hartford on May 30, 1943. He attended St. Augustine School, and graduated from Bulkeley High in 1961. After high school, Bob was employed...
Kiriazis Diakonikolas
Oct 13, 2016
Kiriazis Diakonikolas, 103, of East Hartford, husband of the late Despina (Moustouhas) Diakonikolas, passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2016, at home. He was born in Rhodes, Greece on January 30, 1914 to the late Nikolas and Maria Diakonikolas. He is survived by his son Nikolas Diakonikolas and his wife Janice of Manchester, his daughters, Mary Agapoglou of Glastonbury, and...
Matias C. Acosta
Oct 13, 2016
Matias Concepcion Acosta, 98, of Kensington, CT, beloved husband for 38 years to the late Maria Cristina (Garcia) Acosta, entered peacefully into eternal rest at Ledgecrest Health Care Center on Thursday, October 13, 2016, with his family by his side. He was born in Perico, Cuba, the oldest of eleven children, where he worked on the family farm as a...
George W. Traceski
Oct 6, 2016
George W. Traceski, 71 of Newington, passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at Bel-Air Manor. He was born in New Britain, son of the late George J. and Irene (Gingras) Traceski and he had lived in Newington for many years. Prior to his retirement, George worked for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft for over 30 years. He served in the...
Anthony J. Loschiavo
Oct 5, 2016
Anthony Joseph LoSchiavo, 91, of Wethersfield, beloved husband of Gira (Arserio) LoSchiavo for 63 years, passed away on October 5, 2016. Born in Waterbury on October 7, 1924, he was the son of the late Arthur and Anna (D'Angelo) LoSchiavo. Mr. Anthony J. LoSchiavo spent his early years in the U.S. Navy serving in the Pacific Theater, and then attended...
Vytas V. Saimininkas
Oct 4, 2016
Vytautas "Vytas" Saimininkas, 89, of East Hartford, passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 surrounded by his family. He was born on December 21, 1926 in Lithuania to the late Teofile and Aleksandras Saimininkas. He immigrated to the United States in 1950. He proudly served in the United States Army in Germany during the Korean Conflict. Upon returning he worked...
