Obituaries

Jul 2, 2018

Kimberly M. (Byrd) Starks, 50, of Bristol, CT, passed away, Monday, July 2nd, at her residence. .

 

Kimberly was born in New Britain, CT on August 31, 1967, a daughter of Charles and Mary (Gwynn) Byrd.

 

Besides her parents she is survived by 3 sons, Jonathan, Joshua and Kenneth Starks.

A brother,Charles Byrd, Jr. and Maternal Grand Mother...

May 20, 2018

Mr. Norman W. Heresko, 94, of Bristol, passed away, Sunday, May 20, 2018 at Unconn Health Center. He was the husband of the late Emilie M. (Bielert) Heresko. He was born in Terryville, CT on January 6, 1924 the son of the late Priscilla (Boniecki) Heresko and his step father Macar Krivoy. Norman resided in Bristol area his whole life...

May 10, 2018

Mr. Frank P. Mascia, 89, of Bristol, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018 at the Bristol Hospital. He was the husband of the late Grace C. (Paparello) Mascia.

Frank was born in Bristol on February 22, 1929 the son of the late Joseph and Esther (Colopinto) Mascia. He was a member of St. Anthony Church. He attended local schools and...

May 2, 2018

Bristol - Mr. Edward J. Witkoski, Jr., 85, passed away May 2, 2018 at The Pines of Bristol.  He was the husband of the Dorothy E. (Simms) Witkoski. Ed  was born on January 24, 1933 the son of the late Edward J. Witkoski, Sr. and Charlotte (Cook) Witkoski. He graduated from Thomaston High School and then went to the...

Apr 28, 2018

 Mrs. Mary (Maniccia) Torneo, 91, of Bristol, passed away at her home on April 28, 2018. She was the widow of Concetto J. (Chet) Torneo.

She was born on December 1, 1926 the, the daughter of the late Leo and Jennie (DiCicco) Maniccia.

Mary was a member of Solidity of St. Peter’s Church Children of Mary, St. Anthony Church, OSIA...

Apr 19, 2018

Mrs. Teresa (Zimnicka) Nizinski, 81, of Torrington, passed away, April 19, 2018 at Yale New Haven Hospital. She was the wife of Roger Nizinski. She was born on February 8, 1937 in Bosnia, Poland, the daughter of the late Wiktor and Aniela (Zimnicka) Zimnicka. Teresa was a member of St. Stanislaus Church. Besides her husband she is survived by two...

Apr 6, 2018

Mrs. Mee Lee Eng, 96, of Bristol, passed away, Friday, April 6, 2018 at her residence.

She was the widow of Hing Eng. She was born in China on May 15, 1921.

She is survived by two sons, Moon Eng of California and Chuck Eng of Bristol a daughter, Cammie Tung of Texas, three grandchildren, Jiway Tung, Christina Tung,  and...

Mar 30, 2018

Ann M. Perugino, of Bristol passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at CT Hospice in Branford. She was born in Bristol the daughter of the late Dominick and Christine (Cistare) Perugino. She lived her whole life in the Bristol area. Ann was a member of St. Anthony Church and Osia Club of the church. She is survived by a sister,...

Mar 25, 2018

Rodney Hamelin, 62, of Bristol, died on Sunday, March 25. He was born in Bristol on May 1, 1956, to Mary (Velardo) and Raymond Hamelin. He served in the U.S. Army, HHC 2nd Battalion 5th Cavalry Division FORSCOM Honorably out of Ft. Hood, Texas, at the end of Vietnam. He returned to work as a contractor specializing in custom...

Mar 22, 2018

Torrington - Mrs. Jean (Borawski) Bossarelli, 91, of Torrington, passed away, March 22, 2018 at Litchfield Woods Convalescent Home in Torrington. She was the wife to Mario Bossarelli, passing two days before their 67th wedding anniversary.

She was born on March 15, 1927 in Torrington, the daughter of the late Walter and Rose (Karawski) Borawski. She lived in Torrington her...

Mar 21, 2018

Plainville, Mrs. Julie Ann (Marinelli) LeVasseur, 67 of Plainville passed away March 21, 2018 at Grand View Convalescent Home in New Britain. She was the widow of Donald S. LeVasseur, Jr.

 

She was born in New Britain on August 23, 1950 the daughter of the late Andrew and Santina (Liistro) Marinelli.     

 

Julie worked for General Electric in Plainville...

Feb 20, 2018

Feb 16, 2018

John T Hennessy III , 68,  peacefully passed away on February 16, 2018 at the Hospital of Central CT.  John was born in Bristol and was a  lifelong resident.  John was the son of the late John and Mary Hennessy. John attended Bristol Eastern High School and Central CT State University. He worked for many years for Murphy Security. In...

Jan 23, 2018

 Mr. Raymond Hamelin, 90, of Bristol, passed away, Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at Village Green of Bristol. He was the husband of the late Mary V. (Velardo) Hamelin He was born in Bristol, CT on September 19, 1927 the son of the late Ernest and Josephine Hamelin.  Ray resided in Bristol his whole life and retired from Union 777...

Jan 11, 2018

Lillian Noella (Houle) Lavoie, 85, of Bristol, CT, passed away, Thursday, January 11th, at her home surrounded by her loving family.

She was the widow of Roger Lavoie. Lillian was born in Woonsocket, RI on December 30, 1932, a daughter of the late Herve and Opalma (Fontaine) Houle. She was one of the last surviving sibling of 12.

She worked...

Dec 23, 2017

Gaynor Lynn (Gorlich) Groome, 59, of Bristol passed away peacefully on December 23, 2017. She was predeceased by her husband Walter H. Groome II.

She was born in Teaneck, NJ on September 25, 1958, the daughter of the late Weldon and Doris (Anderson) Gorlich. Gaynor is survived by her daughter Brittany Groome Russo, her husband Anthony, and their daughter Lillian,...

Dec 14, 2017

Bristol, Mr. Benjamin P. Urso, 100, of Bristol, passed away on December 14, 2017 at The Village Green of Bristol. He was the husband of the late Nancy L. (Serra) Urso Ben was born in Bristol on April 29, 1917 the son of the late Nicholas and Anna (Mauro) Urso.

He was a resident of Bristol his entire life and...

Dec 11, 2017

Elizabeth (Foy) Finn, 76, of Plainville passed away Monday, December 11th at The Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain, after a brief illness. “Betsy” was born October 3, 1941 and raised in Ansonia, CT the daughter of the late James and Elizabeth (Hickox) Foy. She graduated from Ansonia High School at the age of 16 and went on to receive a...

Nov 26, 2017

Prudence (Coneita) Albert, 81, of Plainville passed away November 26, 2017 at Yale New Haven Hospital, she was the widow of Real A. Albert. Prudence was born in Bristol on September 24, 1936, daughter of the late Daniel and Grace (Ferro) Coneita. She worked for many years at various manufacturing companies in the Bristol area. She loved to crochet, sew...

Nov 9, 2017

Susan (Ostroski) Ciccio, 58 of Bristol passed away Thursday, November 9, 2017 at her home.

 

She was born in Bristol on February 27, 1959 the daughter of the late Steven and Flora (Hart) Ostroski.     

 

Susan was a member of American Legion Post 2 and Little Polish Club. She worked for Quality Coil Company for several years and was...