David Revenaugh
Feb 11, 2016
David Stevens Ravenaugh of Kensington died on February 11, 2016, after a series of long illnesses. He was born on August 22, 1950, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and soon moved to Fairfield for the rest of his childhood. A gifted athlete in several sports, David focused on football as his sport in high school and in college, and played football at...
Harry D. Pentore
Feb 11, 2016
Harry D. Pentore, of Kensington, devoted and loving husband to Doris (Zola) Pentore for 65 years, died Thursday (February 11, 2016) at home two months before his 90th birthday. Born in Kensington, son of the late John and the late Mary (Sartor) Pentore, Harry spent his entire life in service to the town of Berlin. The day after graduating from...
Bertrand Welle Desrochers
Feb 10, 2016
Bertrand Welle Desrochers, 87, formerly of Berlin, loving husband of Rita (Roux) Desrochers, died Wednesday (February 10, 2016) at Middlesex Hospital. Born in New Haven, son of the late August and the late Blanche (Talbot) Desrochers, he graduated from Berlin High School, served in the US Army in WWII, started his career as Regional Manager for the Fuller Brush Company...
Raymond Peter Victor
Feb 6, 2016
Raymond Peter Victor, 89, of Berlin died peacefully at home Saturday (February 6, 2016). Born in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, son of the late Peter and the late Anna (Kozokas) Victor, he moved to Connecticut in 1936 and lived in New Britain, Berlin, and Bristol before retiring to Woodstock and Florida in 2006, and returned to Berlin two years ago to be...
Anthony John Leone Sr.
Jan 27, 2016
Anthony John Leone Sr., 89, of Kensington, widower of Norma Ann (Gonyea) Leone, died Wednesday morning (January 27, 2016) at his home. Born in New Britain, son of the late Giuseppe and the late Lucia (Russo) Leone, he attended Berlin Schools, served in the US Army in WWII, and was employed at The Stanley Works until his retirement. He was...
Harold Leroy Osborne
Jan 19, 2016
Harold LeRoy Osborne, 91, of Kensington, loving husband of Agnes (Leavy) Osborne, died Tuesday night (January 19, 2016) at home with his family at his side. Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, son of the late William and the late Orpha (Kelder) Osborne, he served in the US Navy in the Pacific in WWII, and was employed at the University of Hartford...
Helen D. (Kacmarcik) Cerpovicz
Jan 18, 2016
Helen D. (Kacmarcik) Cerpovicz, 92, of New Britain, widow of John Joseph Cerpovicz, died on Monday (January 18, 2016) at The Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain. Born in New Britain, daughter of the late John and the late Bertha (Kowalski) Kacmarcik, she graduated from New Britain High School, and was employed at Sears until her retirement. Helen and John...
Robert Kenneth Frost
Jan 6, 2016
KENSINGTON - Robert Kenneth Frost, 89, of Kensington, loving husband of Doris Margaret (Prata) Frost for 67 years, died Wednesday (January 6, 2016) at Touchpoints of Farmington. Born in New Britain, son of the late Raymond and the late Mary (Smith) Frost, he graduated from New Britain High School, served in the U.S. Navy in WWII, and was a postal...
Lawrence Conrad Brautigam
Jan 5, 2016
KENSINGTON - Lawrence Brautigam, 92, formerly of Kensington, Connecticut, died on January 5, 2016, at the Jerome Home in New Britain, Connecticut. Born on December 17, 1923 in Elmira, New York, Larry grew up in South Hadley, Massachusetts. After serving in the 245th Engineer Combat Battalion of the XX Corps, US Third Army during World War II, he earned his...
George J. Pauley Iii
Jan 1, 2016
BERLIN - George J. Pauley III, 73, of Berlin, loving husband of Joan (Holyst) Pauley for 51 years, died early New Year's Day (January 1, 2016), proving one last time that he called the shots. Born in New Haven, son of the late George J. Pauley Jr. and the late Sophie (Poreda) Pauley, he graduated from Wilbur Cross High School...
Pamela (Prestash) Baczewski
Dec 18, 2015
KENSINGTON - Pamela "Beba" Eve (Prestash) Baczewski, 57, of Kensington, loving wife of Michael J. Baczewski, passed away early Friday morning (December 18, 2015) at The Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain, with her family at her side. Born in New Britain, daughter of Emrick and the late Lovey (Waida) Prestash, she graduated from New Britain High School, received her...
Joan Anne (Scioli) Linstruth
Dec 12, 2015
KENSINGTON - Joan Anne (Scioli) Linstruth, 72, of Kensington, loving wife of Ronald Linstruth Sr. for 45 years, died late Saturday (December 12, 2015) at home with her family at her side. Born in Bronx, New York, daughter of the late Armando and the late Antonina Marie (Trionfi) Scioli, she grew up in Glens Falls, New York, received her Master's...
William S. Potash
Dec 5, 2015
KENSINGTON - William S. Potash, 69, of Kensington, loving husband of Joan (Wilson) Potash, died Saturday (December 4, 2015) at Hospice in Branford. Born in New Britain, son of the late William and the late Rose (Spensierri) Potash, he graduated from E.C. Goodwin Technical School, served in the National Guard, and was most recently employed by Armani Restoration. He was...
Robert Wesley Flavell
Dec 4, 2015
WALLINGFORD - Robert W. Flavell, 85, beloved husband of Jeannette (Smith) Flavell for 65 years, departed this life in the presence of his wife and children on Dec. 4 2015, after a brief illness at Masonicare in Wallingford. Born on Feb. 4, 1930 in Hartford, the son of the late Raymond and the late Hazel Flavell, he proudly served in...
Jane Ross (Goodrich) Haber
Oct 30, 2015
BERLIN - Jane Ross (Goodrich) Haber of Berlin, passed away peacefully on October 30, 2015, after a brief illness. Born in Kensington on September 27, 1924, the daughter of Louis and Josephine Goodrich, she served as the cook manager at Willard School for a number of years before retiring in 1985. She was married to the late Berlin Fire Chief...
Norman Stanley Stachelek
Oct 23, 2015
KENSINGTON - Norman Stanley Stachelek, 88, of Kensington, the beloved husband of Lorraine (Pompey) for 64 years, passed away peacefully on Friday (October 23, 2015) at home, after an extended illness. Born in New Britain to the late Stanley and Gabriella (Malachowski) Stachelek, he was a 1944 graduate of New Britain High School, enlisted in the army after high school,...
Joan Frances (West) Belanger
Oct 13, 2015
NEWINGTON - Joan Frances (West) Belanger, 73, of Newington, widow of Joey H. Belanger, died Tuesday evening (October 13, 2015) at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford. Born in New Britain, daughter of the late Frank and the late Kathleen (Whitmore) West, she graduated from Newington High School, class of 1960, and was employed at Kaufman, Osit, Vasquez until her retirement....
Henry Joseph Welna
Oct 10, 2015
KENSINGTON - Henry Joseph Welna, 85, of Kensington, formerly of New Britain, widower of Florence Rose (Madrak) Welna, died peacefully on Saturday, October 10, 2015, at the Highlands Living Center in Rochester, NY where he relocated for health reasons in 2013. After earning a Bachelor's degree magna cum laude in mechanical engineering at Syracuse University in 1951, Henry went on...
Barbara (Ames) Matson
Oct 4, 2015
BERLIN - Barbara (Ames) Matson, 92, of Berlin, widow of Samson Matson, died Sunday (October 4, 2015) at Apple Rehab in Cromwell. Born in Lagrange, Maine the daughter of the late Roy C. Ames and Velma Henry Ames, she graduated from Washington State Normal School in 1944, received a Bachelor's degree in education from the University of Maine in 1951,...
Mary Ann (Andreachio) Esernia
Sep 27, 2015
NEW BRITAIN - Mary Ann (Andreachio) Esernia, 90, beloved wife of the late Louis W. Esernia, passed away Sunday (September 27, 2015) at Arbor Rose, Jerome Home, New Britain, where she resided the past 8 years. Born and raised in New Britain where she attended local schools, her family moved to Kensington in 1959, and she co-founded Connecticut Fast Freight...