Jennie Laviana

Jennie "Jill" (Wosczyna) Laviana, 95, of Kensington, widow of Orville Laviana, died Wednesday morning (January 11, 2017) at her home. Born in New Britain, daughter of the late Jacob and the late Mary (Dul) Wosczyna, she graduated from New Britain High School, and was employed at The Stanley Works. She was a member of St. Paul's Church. Jill is survived by four sons and three daughters-in-law, Alan Laviana of Avon, Marc and Linda Laviana of Kensington, Steven Laviana of Kensington, Robert and Bettina Laviana of West Suffield, and Kathryn Laviana of Cheshire, six grandchildren, Aaron, Brittany, Scott, Daniel, Tara, and Kyle, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband and her parents, she was predeceased by a son, Donald Arthur Laviana. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (January 17, 2017) at 8:30am from Porter's Funeral Home, 111 Chamberlain Highway, Kensington, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10am at St. Paul's Church on Alling Street in Kensington. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery, New Britain. Friends and relatives are invited to call at the funeral home on Tuesday (January 17, 2017) from 8:30am until the departure to church.