Obituary Listing

OPORTO, Consuelo M. "Connie" Consuelo M. "Connie" Oporto, 67, of Rocky Hill, beloved wife for 45 years of Jorge J. Oporto, died Saturday, (May 15, 2010), at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Callao, Peru, daughter of Victoria (Osorio) Aguilar of Hartford and the late Alejandro Aguilar. She had lived in Wethersfield for 20 years before...

TSOPANOS, Vasilios Vasilios Tsopanos, 82, of Wethersfield, beloved husband of Eleni (Mikrellis) Tsopanos, died, Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Hartford Hospital. He was born in Lemnos, Greece, son of the late Stilianos and Fotini (Kapnou) Tsopanos. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1967 and had lived in Wethersfield since 1993. Prior to his retirement, Vasilios owned and operated the Berlin...

LAZOS, Stylianos Stylianos "Stelios" Lazos, 71, of South Windsor, beloved husband for 44 years of Helen (Svingos) Lazos, died, Sunday, (December 12, 2010) at St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Gennadi, Rhodes, Greece and had lived in East Hartford for many years before moving to South Windsor in 2001. Prior to his retirement, Stelios owned and operated South Whitney...

ZERVOS, Efstratia Efstratia "Stella" Tavlarithu Zervos, 95, after a brief illness passed away on July 29, 2010 at St. Francis Hospital. She was the widow of Emmanuel Zervos. Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late Marianthie and Eleftherios Tavlarithu. After the death of her father, she, her mother and sister, Anastasia, moved to Greece where her...

CARABILLO, Nicholas P., Jr. Nicholas P. Carabillo, Jr., 74, of New Britain, husband of the late Ruth May (Pasqurell) Carabillo, died Wednesday (February 24, 2010). He was born in Hartford, son of the late Nicholas P. Carabillo, Sr. and Mary (Longo) Carabillo and had lived in New Britain for over 40 years. Prior to his retirement, Nick worked for the...

AIRES, Antonio dos Santos Antonio dos Santos Aires, 95, of Hartford, previously of Portugal, died peacefully on Friday (February 26, 2010). He was predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Ilda de Jesus Ferreira, who passed away nine years ago. He leaves behind his daughter and son-law, with whom he resided for over 30 years, Maria Manuela and Joaquim Rodrigues...

SMITH, Alfred J., Jr. Alfred J. Smith Jr., 74, of West Hartford, passed away on Sunday, (January 23, 2011). Al was the son of the late Alfred and Ruth (Pihl) Smith. Al suffered from Parkinson's disease with Lewy body dementia complicated by a subdural hematoma in 2002. Besides his wife, Doreen (Dore') (Rousseau) Smith; he is survived by three sisters,...

KOROMANIAN, Albert H. Albert H. Koromanian, 73, of Wethersfield, died Thursday, (April 22, 2004) at Hartford Hospital. He was born in Yonkers, NY, son of the late Kocho and Nancy (Melkonian) Koromanian and had lived in Wethersfield for many years. Prior to his retirement, Al, was an Art Teacher in the South Windsor School System and Central CT State...

BAGDON, John R. John R. Bagdon, 81, of Wethersfield, died, Monday, (April 26. 2010). He was born in Hartford, son of the late John and Petronella (Mesulis) Bagdon. Prior to his retirement, John worked for the U.S. Postal Service for many years. He is survived by his half sister, Wanda Bagdon of Rocky Hill and a cousin, Amelia (Bagdon) Drozdal...

TOBIN, Edith (Mello) Edith (Mello) Tobin, 90, of Newington, and Martha's Vineyard, beloved widow of Charles L. Tobin died, Saturday, (March 13, 2010). She was born in Edgartown, MA and maintained a home on the Vineyard all of her life. She had lived in Newington for over 60 years. Edith was a Registered Nurse for over 50 years. She worked...

HUGHES, Joseph P. Joseph P. Hughes, 82, of Manchester, beloved husband for over 50 years of Margaret (Lyons) Hughes, died Friday, (July 30, 2010) at Manchester Memorial Hospital. He was born in County Cork, Ireland before immigrating to the U.S. in 1964. Joe was Manager of the First and Last Tavern, Hartford for over 20 years. He was a communicant...

SHARPE, Ruth G. (Bannon) Ruth G. (Bannon) Sharpe, 95, beloved wife for 68 years of Thomas B. Sharpe, died, Tuesday, February 9, 2010, in Stuart, FL. She was born in Wethersfield, daughter of the late James Elmer Bannon and Prudence (Belden) Bannon. Ruth was a resident of Florida, Wethersfield and summered at Cedar Island, Clinton. Prior to her retirement, she...

HAEFS, Dorothy A. Dorothy A. Haefs, 85, of Wethersfield, died Friday, (November 12, 2010). She was born in Hartford daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Haefs. Prior to her retirement, Dorothy worked for the former G. Fox Company and Traveler's Insurance Co. She was a communicant of Corpus Christi Church, and was a member of the senior group at...

STARON, Mary (Pikula) Mary (Pikula) Staron, 94, of Wethersfield, devoted wife and mother, peacefully passed into the hands of the Lord Monday (August 30, 2010) after a long and fruitful life. Born in Hartford, daughter of the late Albert Pikula and Agnes (Wraga) Pikula, Mary resided in Wethersfield most of her life. As a young girl, Mary was dedicated to...

MILLER-LASSELLE, Valerie Valerie Miller-Lasselle, 61, of Hartford, died peacefully on Wednesday (May 18, 2010) at Hartford Hospital. She leaves her memories to be cherished by her devoted husband Michael Lasselle, her precious granddaughter (her baby girl), Chelsea Jaylen Miller, her loving brother, Glenn Miller, stepson Michael Taylor (Wife Jenny) and children (Nathan, Jordan, Christian, Mikaela and Mariah) two nephews whom...

AZZOLA, Wanda L. (Bowman) Wanda L. (Bowman) Azzola, 79, of Newington, died Thursday (February 11, 2010) at Hartford Hospital. She was born in Proctorville, Ohio, daughter of the late Dillard Bowman, Sr. and Marie (Bragg) Bowman, and had lived in Meriden for a number of years. Wanda had worked as an accountant for many businesses over the years, including Napier...

MINARD, Yolanda "Svetlana" Yolanda "Svetlana" Minard, 61, of Wethersfield, died, Thursday, (February 26, 2009). She was born in Hartford, daughter of the late Ralph and Justine (Tarasevick) Minard and had lived in New York for over 25 years, and Glastonbury for a short time and had lived in Wethersfield since 1995. Yolanda worked as an Interpreter for the United Nations...

STOLL, Irene Irene Mabel German Welling Stoll died at White Plains Hospital, White Plains, NY, on May 18, 2010. She passed away from a stroke. She was born October 30, 1927, to John and Marie German of West Hartford, CT. After graduation from Hall High School, she studied art at Pratt Institute in New York. She married her high school...

HENDERSON, Rev. Phillips The Reverend Phillips Brooks Henderson of Wethersfield, died peacefully at home Tuesday (September 21, 2010) with his wife Rita and daughter Janet by his side. Born on May 6, 1917 in Plymouth, MA, the son of Betsy (Annis) and Rev. Alexander Henderson, he was one of eight children, the oldest son. A graduate of Colby College, he...

SHORTELL, Frederick J. Frederick J. Shortell, 69, of Newington, beloved husband and soul mate for 44 years of Nancy (Drohan) Shortell died, Saturday, (November 27, 2010). He was born in Hartford, son of the late Frederick J. Shortell, Jr. and Margaret (Roth) Shortell and had lived in Newington for 40 years. Prior to his retirement, Fred was a special education...