Obituaries

Jan 6, 2019

Alfonso Nesta, 87, of Kensington, widower of Celina (Giumelli) Nesta, died January 6, 2019, at home with his loving family at his side. Born in Lini, Province of Avellan, Italy, son of the late Rocco and the late Gaetana (Gervasio) Nesta, he was an co-owner of AMCO Precision Tool until his retirement. He was past President of the Italian Political...

Dec 26, 2018

Carole (Gardino) Volz, 58, of New Britain, beloved wife of Francis "Bud" Volz, passed away peacefully at Hartford Hospital surrounded by her family, friends, clergy, and care-givers on December 26, 2018. Carole is predeceased by her parents Julia (Lattarulo) and Carl Gardino. In addition to her loving husband, Carole is survived by two daughters, Lindsey Volz and fiancé David Doherty,...

Dec 25, 2018

Linda J. (Petit) D'Amico, 63, of Berlin, loving wife of Daniel S. D'Amico, died Christmas Day (December 25, 2018) at the Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain, with her family at her side. Born in New Britain, daughter of the late George Petit Sr. and the late Charlotte (Keough) Petit, she received her Associate's degree from Tunxis Community College, and...

Dec 20, 2018

BRISTOL - Barbara Ceil Reznik, 72, of Bristol died Thursday (December 20, 2018) at Miller Memorial Nursing Home in Meriden. Born in New Britain, daughter of the late John and the late Cecelia (Alesksiewicz) Reznik, she graduated from New Britain High School, and was employed for twenty years at Bell City Construction in Bristol. Her survivors include her sister, Lorraine...

Dec 15, 2018

Nancie Alice (Maguder) Sturtevant Nadeau, 74, of East Berlin, wife of Rosaire Joseph Nadeau, died Saturday, December 15, 2018, at Ledgecrest Nursing Home in Kensington, surrounded by family. Born April 5, 1944, in New Britain, daughter of the late Stanley and Rose (Wilczewski) Maguder, she attended Berlin High School and worked at Food Bag and Walmart in New Britain for...

Dec 5, 2018

Carl Barone, 69, of Westbrook, loving husband of Priscilla "Penny" (Lawton) Barone for 32 years, died Wednesday (December 5, 2018) at Middlesex Hospital. Born in New Britain, son of the late Louis and the late Mary (Frazzetta) Barone, he graduated from Berlin High School, was a member of the US Air Force Reserve, and retired from Aetna Insurance Company. In...

Nov 30, 2018

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. ...

Nov 30, 2018

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...

Nov 30, 2018

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...

Oct 25, 2018

Zdenka Chrapek, 91, of Berlin, widow of Vincent Chrapek, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, October 25, 2018. Born in Manhattan, NY, she was the daughter of the late Josef and Maria (Rusnak) Pavelka. Zdenka lived and raised her family in Berlin for over 60 years. She was very health conscious, exercising every day...

Oct 23, 2018

Hector A. Marin, of New Britain, loving husband of Luz (Ruiz) Marin, passed away at the Hospital of Central CT on October 23, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Gurabo, Puerto Rico he was the son of the late Avelino Marin and Sabrina Montanez. Hector was a semi-pro baseball player in Puerto Rico prior to moving to CT,...

Oct 14, 2018

Martin Francis Kristoff Jr., 76, of Berlin, formerly of Glastonbury, loving husband of Ruth (Adamy) Kristoff for 55 years, died the morning of October 14th at Ledgecrest Health Care Center in Kensington. Born in Manchester, son of the late Martin and Anna (Walek) Kristoff, he graduated from Glastonbury High School in 1960. Following high school, he worked for many years...

Oct 14, 2018

Anna (Cocca) Giancola, 76, of Newington, widow of Alessandro Giancola, passed away Sunday morning (October 14, 2018) at her daughter's home with her family at her side. Born in Campodipietra, Italy, daughter of the late Domenicangelo and the late Maria Michela (DiMaio) Cocca, she was employed at Precision Dynamics/Gems Sensors until her retirement. Throughout the past 20 years she looked...

Oct 13, 2018

Gloria Valerie (Cavagna) Horbal, 94, of Berlin, widow of Michael Horbal after 65 years of marriage, passed away Saturday evening (October 13, 2018) in her home of more than 60 years. Born in Hartford, daughter of the late Angelo and the late Mary (Pesente) Cavagna, she graduated from Hartford High School in 1941, and was employed as a telephone operator...

Oct 5, 2018

Richard E. Wearne, Sr., 82 of East Berlin, formerly of Tolland, passed away on October 5, 2018 after a long, brave battle with cancer. Born in New Britain on April 3, 1936 to the late William and Margaret (Wiscavage) Wearne, Richard attended New Britain Schools until he entered the United States Marine Corps in June 1954. He received his GED...

Sep 28, 2018

Giuliana Rose DeMatteo, 17, of Berlin, died Friday (September 28, 2018) at Midstate Medical Center in Meriden. Born in Meriden, she was attending Berlin High School. She is survived by her mother, Karie McKevitt, and her stepfather, Derek Hall, of Berlin, her father, James DeMatteo of East Haven, her older sister, Alexis Crespo, her big brother, Jonathan Sturgeon, her maternal...

Sep 20, 2018

Jean May (Krewson) Palladino, 89, formerly of New Britain, widow of Francis Palladino, died Thursday morning (September 20, 2018) at Avery Heights in Hartford. Born in Waterbury, daughter of the late William and the late Florence (Hunter) Krewson, she graduated from Wilbur Cross High School, and was employed at The Bank of Boston until her retirement. She was a former...

Sep 17, 2018

Christina Matilde Morant, 31, of Kensington, daughter of Raymond and Ann Marie (Carbonell) Morant, died Monday morning (September 17, 2018) at home. Born in New Britain, she graduated from Berlin High School, and was employed at On The Border in Rocky Hill. She was a member of St. Paul's Church and the Spanish American Cultural Club. In addition to her...

Sep 16, 2018

Dora M. (Hostettler) Narzymski, 102, formerly of Newington, widow of Colonel Jan George Narzymski, died Sunday evening (September 16, 2018) at Touchpoints of Farmington. Born in New York City, daughter of the late Ernest and the late Martha (Aebi) Hostettler, she was brought up in Switzerland where she graduated from the University of Geneva, and lived in Connecticut since 1953....

Sep 14, 2018

We are deeply saddened to share that Carmina "Carmella" (Biello) Rocco, 80, of Kensington, widow of her beloved husband Dr. Mario P. Rocco, passed away September 14, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. A native of Italy, she was born in Monteroduni, Provincia de Isernia, to the late Salvatore and the late Giulia (Renzi) Biello. A devoted mother and grandmother,...