Obituaries

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,...

Sep 11, 2018

Edith Shirley (Munson) Pulito, 85, of Kensington, loving wife of Robert Pulito for sixty-five years, died early Tuesday (September 11, 2018) at The Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain. Born in New Britain, daughter of the late Oscar, and the late Myrtis (Day) Munson, she graduated from Berlin High School, was employed at Landers, Frary & Clark, and was a...

Aug 27, 2018

Justin Brian Duplin, 29, of Middletown, son of Brian T. Duplin of Plainville, and Raelynn (Hoyt) Nowak of Moodus, died Monday night (August 27, 2018). Born in Meriden, he attended Berlin Schools, and was employed at Power Washing King in Berlin. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his fiancé, Angela Hofmann, a son and daughter, three sisters...

Aug 17, 2018

Jeannette L. (Smith) Flavell, 89, beloved widow of Robert W. "Bob" Flavell, died early Friday morning (August 17, 2018) at Masonicare in Wallingford with her family comforting her in her last hours following acute illness. Born August 2, 1929 in Hartford, daughter of the late James and the late Ella (Holmes) Smith, she graduated from Buckley High School, and married...

Aug 7, 2018

Anne (Amenta) Ferrante, 96, of Berlin, widow of Joseph Ferrante, died early Tuesday morning (August 7, 2018) at Apple Rehab in Cromwell. Born in New Britain, daughter of the late Paul and the late Josephine (Mazzarella) Amenta, she graduated from New Britain High School in 1942, was employed at The Card Shop, and retired from Weathervane Distribution Center. A former...

Jul 31, 2018

David Arthur Cunningham, 78, of Berlin, loving husband of Donna (Ashton) Cunningham, died Tuesday (July 31, 2018) at Midstate Medical Center in Meriden. Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, he received his Bachelor's of Science degree in education from Salem State University, his Master's degree in counseling from Southern Connecticut State University, and was employed by the Middletown Board of Education for...