Nancy (Norton) Rosella
Jul 23, 2018
Nancy (Norton) Rosella, 70, of Kensington, beloved wife of Roger S. Rosella, died peacefully on July 23, 2018, at Hartford Hospital. Born May 14, 1948, in Bristol, daughter of the late Leslie and the late Florence Norton, she attended Terryville schools where she graduated from high school. She entered the St. Francis Hospital nursing program where she received her college...
Mildred Day
Jul 18, 2018
Mildred "Mili" Mary (Huber) Day, 75, of Kensington, passed from cardiac complications on Wednesday (July 18, 2018) at Hartford Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Born in New Britain on July 24, 1942, the daughter of the late William and and the late Selma Huber, Mili made the most of every day while overcoming obstacles, anxieties and concerns in order...
Richard E. Bober
Jul 2, 2018
Richard E. Bober, 90, of Kensington, passed away peacefully Monday (July 2, 2018) at The Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain, after a brief illness. Born in New Britain, he proudly served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict, and worked as an engineer at New Britain Machine company for over 40 years until its closing. He was a...
Richard Burkhart
May 7, 2018
Richard Burkhart, 60, of Kensington, loving husband of Nancy Anne (Zarotney) Burkhart, died Monday (May 7, 2018) at The Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, the son of Wallace and Eileen (Frye) Burkhart of Kentucky, he served in the US Army, and was employed at Middletown Toyota. In addition to his wife and his parents he...
Margaret "Peggy" (Vanderbilt) Shepard
May 7, 2018
Margaret (Vanderbilt) Shepard, known as Peggy, 92, died peacefully at Avery Heights in Hartford. She attended the Oxford School in West Hartford, and Strafford College in Virginia. Spending most of her life living in Kensington, she was a member of the First Church of Christ, Congregational, in New Britain, the Shuttle Meadow Country Club, Masons Island Yacht Club, and was...
Agnes Jane (Leavy) Osborne
May 6, 2018
Agnes Jane (Leavy) Osborne, 89, of Kensington, widow of Harold LeRoy Osborne, died Sunday night (May 6, 2018) at home with her family at her side. Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, daughter of the late William James Leavy Sr. and the late Mary (Gallagher) Leavy, she graduated from St. Joseph's High School in Pittsfield, and was employed at G. Fox Company....
Kyle Patrick Farrelly
May 5, 2018
Kyle Patrick Farrelly, 28, of Feeding Hills, Massachusetts, entered into eternal life on May 5, 2018. Born in Hartford, son of Robert Farrelly and the late Alice (Bouchard) Patterson, he graduated from Agawam High School. Kyle was a kind hearted soul who will be missed dearly. In addition to his father and his stepmother Cynthia Farrelly, he is survived by...
Robert "Bob" Blake
Apr 10, 2018
Robert "Bob" Winfield Blake, 83, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Kensington, Connecticut, loving husband of Shirley (Spring) Blake, died Tuesday (April 10, 2018) at home in Kensington with his family at his side. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of the late Arthur and the late Lillian (LeGacy) Blake, he graduated from Cambridge Massachusetts High and Latin School, attended Tufts...
James Day
Feb 22, 2018
James "Jim" Day, 64, of Kensington, loving husband of Lynne (Cavanaugh) Day, died Thursday (February 22, 2018) at The Hospital of Central, Connecticut, New Britain. Born in New York, NY, son of the late Hugh Day and Ida (Mastrantuono) Day-Matra and her husband Frank, he graduated from Lakeland High School in New Jersey, and received his Bachelor's degree in special...
Charles B. Lewis
Feb 21, 2018
Charles B. Lewis, 86, of Kensington, loving husband of Barbara (Beausoleil) Lewis for over 50 years, died Wednesday (February 21, 2018) at Ledgecrest Health Care Center. Born in East Haven, he received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Bridgeport, and his Master's degree from the University of New Haven. Charles served in the United States Air Force during the...
Louis Barone Jr.
Feb 21, 2018
Louis Barone Jr., 71, of Westbrook, died Wednesday (February 21, 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 was an officer for the Berlin Police Department. He then moved to California where he...
Leonard Joseph Degiorgi
Feb 18, 2018
Leonard Joseph DeGiorgi, 87, of Kensington, passed away late Sunday (February 18, 2018) at home. Born in Torrington, the son of the late Batista and the late Josephine (Jankowski) DeGiorgi, he was in the US Army ROTC at the University of Connecticut, and graduated in the class of 1952 where he belonged to the Phi Tau Etta Fraternity, and played...
David N. Powers Sr.
Feb 12, 2018
David Niepce Powers Sr. (better known as "Bumpa"), 94, of Kensington and Niantic, joined his beloved wife Rita (Fagan) Powers just in time for Valentine's Day Monday, February 12, 2018, at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London. Born on Jan. 4, 1924, to Ralph and Madeleine (Niepce) Powers, he graduated from Lewis Mills High School and Cheshire Academy Prep...
Nancy Ann (Demers) Potvin
Feb 8, 2018
Nancy Ann (Demers) Potvin, 82, of Kensington, widow of Raymond Armand Potvin, died Thursday February 8, 2018) at The Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain. She was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, daughter of the late Herbert and the late Clara (Marchand) Demers. Nancy is survived by four sons and three daughters-in-law, Raymond A. Potvin Jr. and his wife Patti of...
Sarah (Dimaio) Mazzarella
Feb 3, 2018
Sarah (DiMaio) Mazzarella of Kensington passed into eternal rest Saturday (February 3, 2018) with her loving and devoted family by her side. Born in Campodipietra, Italy, on January 29, 1934, the daughter of the late Vincenzo and the late Maria (Paventi) DiMaio,. She graduated from New Britain High School, and worked for New Britain General Hospital in the Credit Office...
Mary Dorothy (Kelaher) Diskin
Jan 29, 2018
Mary Dorothy (Kelaher) Diskin passed peacefully from this life at home in Kensington on January 29. She was predeceased by her husband of 64 years William F. Diskin Jr. in 2008. Born in New Britain, the daughter of the late Elizabeth (Lambert) Kelaher and the late James Kelaher, she graduated from New Britain High School in 1939, and then continued...
Eugene Joseph Kloskowski Sr.
Jan 28, 2018
Eugene Joseph Kloskowski Sr., 93, of Kensington, passed away late Sunday (January 28, 2018) at home. He was predeceased by his loving wife, Helen (Grodzinski) Kloskowski, after 46 years of marriage in 1996. Born in Kensington, son of the late Frank and the late Alexsandra (Brodzik) Kloskowski, he attended local schools, and served in the US Army in WWII in...
Robert Edward Silva
Jan 25, 2018
Robert Edward Silva, 70, of The Villages, FL and formerly Berlin, CT, passed away on 1/25/18, surrounded by his loving family. Born and raised in New Britain, graduating from NBHS in 1965, and Porter & Chester Technical School, he retired from the US Postal Service in 2004. Bob particularly fancied Polish women. Well, one Polish woman really. Marcia (Kalinowski) told...
James Elmer Jones
Jan 25, 2018
NEW BRITAIN - James Elmer Jones, 66, of New Britain, passed away Thursday (January 25, 2018) at UConn Health Center. Born in Hartford, son of the late Ellsworth and the late Blanche (Smith) Jones, he graduated from Berlin High School, served in the US Army in Vietnam, received a Bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, in elementary special education from Central...
Eunice (Powers) Buxton
Jan 20, 2018
Dignified, polite, stylish, and best of all "fruitcakes at Christmas" are just a few of the memories Rebecca Tibball and Art Powers, Jr. had of their aunt, Eunice Buxton, who departed this world on January 20, 2018 to join her husband Thomas F. Buxton, Jr. A resident of Berlin, CT for 80 years Eunice taught Sunday school at the Berlin...