All Obituaries

Elsie P. Dorau, 95, of Berlin, widow of Albert Joseph Dorau, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2020 at Southington Care Center. Born in Berlin, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Corna) Pentore.  Elsie was a former New Britain resident and a Berlin resident most of her life.  Elsie was formerly employed as a travel agent at Globe Travel in New Britain. Being in the travel business, Elsie was a world traveler. She and her husband Albert also spent many winters in...

Vincenzo Pappalardo, 86, of Greenacres, Florida, formerly of Wethersfield, CT, died peacefully on Thursday, April 2, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Rosetta (LiNoce) Pappalardo. Born December 30, 1933 in Floridia, Sicily, he was the son of the late Sebastiana (Rossitto) and Raffaele Pappalardo.  He moved to the United States in 1958, started his career as a mason, eventually opening his own partnership company in the early 60's, A...

John S. Cerpovicz, 70, of Berlin, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Born in New Britain, he was the son of the late John and Helen (Kacmarcik) Cerpovicz.  John was a former New Britain resident and lived in Berlin for the past 40 years.  He was formerly employed at CNG for over 40 years before retiring. Surviving are his daughter, Jennifer Godfrey of New Britain; a sister, Phyllis Trexler of New Britain; a brother, Robert and his wife Holly Cerpovicz of New Hampshire; two...

Catherine Rose Puglisi, 74, of Kensington, beloved widow of Thomas C. Puglisi, and devoted mother and grandmother passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at the Hospital of Central CT in New Britain.  Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Tabellione) Rotiroti. She was a New Britain resident before moving to Kensington in 1975.  Catherine attended New Britain High School and CCSU.  She worked at GE after graduating and then...

Thomas G. Buehler, 72, of Kensington, died unexpectedly on Sunday, March 15, 2020. Born in New Britain, he was the son of the late John N. Buehler and Dorothy I. (Kramer) Buehler.   Thomas was a long time New Britain resident and a former Manchester and Enfield resident before moving to Kensington in 1996.  He was a U.S. Marine Veteran of the Vietnam War.  Thomas was employed as a postal worker and was a member of the Marine Corps League. Surviving are his son, Sean...

Pamela Hrenko of Berlin, Connecticut passed in the comfort of her family's presence the morning of March 11, 2020. Pamela attended Berlin High School (Class of 1973) where she participated in the Drama Club as the "Prop Diva." Throughout her life as a Berlin resident, she served as a huge supporter of all things Berlin. Her involvement ranged from volunteering at book fairs, typing student stories in the publishing center, and chaperoning field trips. She will always be...

James V. Fusco, 83, of Kensington, CT passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at home with his family by his side.  James was born in New Britain, CT on September 27, 1936 and was the son of the late Stefano and Virginia (DiMugno) Fusco. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. Jim attended Bentley College, and graduated from Hartford Institute of Accounting. Following graduation, he served in the Air Force reserves for 6 years.  He was...

Greta Stifel-Arnone, age 61 of Kensington beloved wife of John Arnone passed away on 3/2/20 after a long courageous battle against NETS cancer. Born in New Britain she was the daughter of Vilma (Piatek) Stifel and the late John M. Stifel.  Greta was a Kensington resident most of her life and was self-employed as a financial advisor at Cornerstone Financial Planning located in Milford CT, where she was loved by her clients and considered them her friends. In addition to her husband and...

Dear Joe, You went too soon, and too fast.  Hopefully someone in Heaven gets the Hartford Courant and can show you this important message that we need to share with you. You are a tall man but you would stoop to our height to better listen to us.  You are intelligent, but you would speak with us at a comfortable level without patronizing.  You’re always intently pursuing your own interests both physically and mindfully, but you would put everything down in a moment to...

Alfred A. Nocera, 92, of Berlin, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. He was the widower of Louise (Wood) Nocera. Born in Berlin, he was the son of the late Russell and Rose (Fortuna) Nocera.  Alfred was formerly employed as a brick layer and stone mason before retiring, and opening an Antique Shop in Berlin. He was a U. S. Army Veteran, serving in both WWII and Korea as a Bandsman.  He was dubbed “Hot Lips” by his comrades in the 8th Army Band for...