All Obituaries

Carl A. Ciarcia Sr., 85, of Berlin, widower of Dawn (Lilly) Ciarcia, passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at the Hospital of Central CT in New Britain. Born in Berlin, he was the son of Mary (Tolomea) Ciarcia and was a lifelong Berlin resident. Carl graduated from Berlin High School and served as captain of the baseball, basketball and football teams at Berlin High. He was formerly employed at AMF Cuno in Meriden, before retiring, and was a member of St. Paul's Church. Carl was...

Mattie May (Yopp) West, of Bloomfield, beloved wife of John Henry West, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 5, 2019 at home surrounded by her loving family. Mattie was the daughter of the late David Yopp and Mary Lena (Perry) Yopp.  She was born and raised in Berlin, attended Berlin schools, and graduated from Berlin High School.  Mattie and later lived in New Britain before moving to Bloomfield in 1983.  She attended the Full Gospel New International Church in...

Clyde Arthur Selner, 68, of Kensington, husband of Betsy (Brown) Selner, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, May 3, 2019.  Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late Arthur W. and Evelyn (Seibert) Selner. Clyde met his wife at Berlin High School and graduated Class of 1968.  He was a 1977 graduate of CCSU and, in addition, he also earned a master’s degree and sixth year certificate from SCSU.  Clyde served in the U.S. Navy from 1970 to 1974 as a hospital...

Mary Theresa (Vandrilla) Dougherty, 96, of Berlin, widow of James Dougherty Sr., passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Jefferson House in Newington. Born in Berlin, Mary was the daughter of the late Carmelo and Carmella (Santacroce) Vandrilla.  She was a lifelong Berlin resident and was formerly employed at Showcase Gifts and Town and Country Furniture before retiring.  Mary was a member of St. Paul’s Church and was a volunteer at Peck Library.  She was a former...

Tyler J. Ziegler, 24, of Plainville CT, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 27, 2019.  Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, he was a resident of San Antonio TX before moving to Plainville 4 years ago.  He was active with Youth Challenge of CT in Hartford.  Tyler had an amazing talent for drawing and painting, which he was passionate about.  He loved playing guitar, drums, keyboards and creating his own music.  He enjoyed the outdoors, whether it was skateboarding,...

Donald G. Dobson, 88, of East Berlin, entered into eternal peace on April 25, 2019 at home.  He was the son of the late George and Pearl (Brown) Dobson.  Don was born in Presque Isle, Maine and came to Glastonbury, CT at an early age.  He graduated from Glastonbury High School, class of 1949.  He was an U.S. Air Force Veteran.  Don worked for IBM before moving to Ft. Lauderdale for a career in the Furniture Business, which spanned 50 years.  Don was an avid...

Mary Alice Martin passed away peacefully at 80 years of age on Monday April 22nd 2019. She had become a devoted Jehovah's Witness between the years 1970 and 1971 and remained strong in her faith until her last day. She passed bravely with her hope of a new system. Nothing made her happier than pleasing Jehovah and sharing his promise of a paradise on earth with her loved ones and all she encountered. Mary was predeceased by her parents John and Annie Kenney, her brothers John, Walter,...

Robert R. Dombrowski Sr, 73, of Southington, CT, husband of Dorothy (Kierwiak) Dombrowski, passed away unexpectedly on March 28, 2019 in Naples, FL. Born in New Britain, he was the son of the late Joseph and Lottie Dombrowski.  Robert graduated from Berlin High School in 1964.  He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of the Vietnam War and was a former Kensington resident before moving to Southington.   Robert was a self employed Home Improvement Contractor before retiring and was a...

Hubert M. Barley, 80, longtime resident of Bristol, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2019. Hubert retired from New Departure in Bristol over 30 years ago and has since spent most days doing what he loved.  His main passion was going fishing in Massachusetts and Vermont. Most recently he resided at the Peterson’s Motel on the Berlin Turnpike, where everyone knew his name and spoke very highly of his smile. Hubert will always be remembered by the pipe, which was always hanging...

David Holmes, 74, of Middletown, passed away on Saturday, Mar. 23, 2019 at Middlesex Hospital.  Born in Berlin, he was the son of the late Donald and Dorothy Holmes.   David was a U.S. Air Force Veteran and was formerly employed at Carabetta Property Management. Surviving are a son, Matthew Holmes and his finance, Emily Olson of Meriden; two step-daughters, Jaime and Krystal Couture; a brother, Donald Holmes, two grandchildren, T.J. and Jessie; and his former wife, Denise...