Obituaries

Feb 25, 2022

Joan M. True, 88, formerly of East Berlin and Rocky Hill, passed away on Friday, February 25, 2022 at the Hospital of Central CT.

Born in England, she was the daughter of the late George Harrison and Thomasina (Lattimer) Harrison.  Joan was formerly employed as a medical assistant in the Emergency room at New Britain General Hospital,...

Feb 24, 2022

Katherine Andrea “Kate” Farr, 32, of Bristol, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 24, 2022 at UCONN Health Center, surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Bogota, Colombia, she was a Kensington resident most of her life before moving to Bristol in 2017.  Kate attended St. Paul Church in Kensington.

Kate was a funny, loving,...

Feb 23, 2022

Eileen M. Barriere of East Berlin, CT and North Eastham, MA died peacefully at home on February 23rd, 2022, surrounded by her loving family.

Born in New York City, she was the daughter of Mary and Vito Sinapoli and lived in the Bronx for 29 years.  Eileen graduated from Mount Saint Ursula High School and obtained her...

Feb 20, 2022

Genevieve Lemanski Arbour, 87, of The Villages, FL passed away on February 20, 2022, surrounded by her family. Genevieve, also known as Jen, was born on February 2, 1935, in New Britain, CT she was the daughter of Frank and Mary (Tantarski) Lemanski both deceased.

Genevieve lived in New Britain CT throughout her childhood and was educated...

Feb 19, 2022

Patricia (Koppmeier) Florian, 69, of Southington, died on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022 at home with her loving family by her side after a long courageous battle with metastatic breast cancer.  She was the cherished wife of Lance Florian.

She was born in Brooklyn, NY on Oct. 30, 1952 to the late Charles and Madeline (Kuhn) Koppmeier.  Patricia...

Feb 17, 2022

Emilia M. Francalangia, 93, of New Britain, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 17, 2022 at Autumn Lake Healthcare in New Britain.  She was the widow of Amedeo Francalangia.

Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rose (Barile) Ricciardi.   Emilia resided in Campodipietra, Campobasso Italy during her early years and later...

Feb 14, 2022

Diane Marie Fiske of Berlin passed away at the age of 84 on February 14, 2022 after a hard fought battle with cancer at the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain.  Born in New Britain on October 30, 1937, Diane was the daughter of late Frances Rosatti Squillacote and Vincent Squillacote.

Diane was a member of...

Feb 10, 2022

Amos R. “Russ” Case Jr., age 77 of Wallingford, CT (formerly of Berlin, CT and South Paris, ME), ascended to a better place on Feb. 10, 2022. A 1962 graduate of Berlin High School, Russ was a proud employee of SNET for 30yrs. In 1966, he married the love of his life, Cecile Cormier, and together, they raised two...

Feb 1, 2022

Richard “Rick” Francis Scheyd of Berlin, CT, passed away at the age of 63 on February 1, 2022 after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer. He passed peacefully while surrounded by his family at The Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain, CT.

Rick was born on October 16, 1958 in New Britain, CT to the late...

Jan 28, 2022

Donald A. Hrenko of Berlin, Connecticut, passed away peacefully Friday, January 28th at the Conklin Building at Hartford Hospital surrounded by the love of his family. He is survived by his life partner, Gladys "Sis" Johnson, his brother, James Hrenko, his nephews, nieces, cousins and many friends who adored him.

At a young age, Don found a...

Jan 25, 2022

Corrado “Dino” Burgio, age 81, beloved husband of Janice Burgio, since 1961 of Berlin passed away unexpectedly on January 25, 2022 at home after brief illness.  He was born October 28, 1940 in Solarino, Sicily to the late Paolo Burgio and Josephine Burgio (Oliva).

He attended schools in Italy and moved to Berlin in 1969 where he...

Jan 22, 2022

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Jan 19, 2022

Ralph J. Palardy, 56, of Berlin, passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 unexpectedly at home.  Born in New Britain, he was a former Plainville resident before moving to Berlin in 1980.  Ralph was formerly employed at The Hartford.

Surviving are his parents, Louis and Camellia (Barone) Palardy of Berlin; two brothers, Phillip Palardy of Middletown and...

Jan 15, 2022

Morris P. Bellantuono, 96, of New Britain passed away on January 15, 2022 at home with his family by his side.

Morris was born on March 15, 1925 in New Britain to the late Vito and Isabelle (Angelis) Bellantuono. He met his wife Margaret while working at American Hardware. They made their home in Plainville where they...

Jan 11, 2022

Josephine Feole, age 84, passed peacefully in her home surrounded by family on January 11, 2022, in Kensington, Connecticut. Josephine was born in Santa Croce, Province of Caserta, Italy to Cecilia and Paolo Simeone.  She emigrated to the United States with her family in 1955, settling in Kensington. Josephine is survived by Benedetto, her husband of 62 years, daughters...

Jan 9, 2022

Glenn William Swent, 57, of Berlin, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 9, 2022 at the Hospital of Central CT in New Britain.

Born in New Britain, he was a former Southington resident before moving to Berlin in 1980.  Glenn was employed as a Central Office Technician at AT&T.  He was a member of Sacred Heart Church...

Jan 4, 2022

Mario D’Amore, 74, of Berlin, husband of Marie D’Amore, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022 at the Hospital of Central CT in New Britain.

Born in Abbateggio, Italy, he was the son of the late Stefano and Maria Belinda D’Amore.  Mario was a former New Britain resident, moving to Berlin in 1970.  He was formerly employed...

Jan 2, 2022

John Milton Day, 86, of Kensington, CT passed away peacefully on January 2, 2022.  John was born in Brooklyn, NY on January 4th, 1935, the only child of John Milton Day Sr. and Dorothy (Bridgham) Day.  He was raised in Rhode Island and spent summers on Cape Cod at his grandparents’ house.   John attended high school at Fishburne Military...

Dec 27, 2021

Anthony Cistulli, 57, of New Hartford, husband of Melissa Cistulli, passed away on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021 at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington.

Born in New Britain, he was the son of Jerry and Lucy Cistulli.  Anthony was a long time New Britain resident before moving to New Hartford six years ago.  Anthony was employed as a...

Dec 26, 2021

Douglas Raineault 73, passed away on the evening of December 26th after a brief illness.

He was born in El Paso, Texas to the late Charley G. Raineault and Gilberte C. (Mailloux) Raineault. Douglas also lived in Anchorage, Alaska and New Britain, Connecticut as a child of an Army officer, and as an adult, was a longtime...