Obituaries
Catherine "Cathy" Fuller
Oct 27, 2009
Catherine "Cathy" (Melton) FullerCatherine "Cathy" (Melton) Fuller, 52, of 71 Lillian Road died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009 at Bristol Hospital. She was the wife of Gary Fuller. She was born in Lamar, Colo., Oct. 28, 1956, daughter of the late Robert and Ruth (Hockstedler) Melton. Besides her husband, she is survived by three sons, James Melton of Windsor, Charles and...
Walter H. Groome, II
Oct 23, 2009
Walter H. Groome, IIWalter H. Groome, II, 54 of Bristol passed away Friday, October 23, 2009. He was the husband of Gaynor L. (Gorlich) Groome. He was born in Teaneck, NJ on February 27, 1955, the son of the late Walter H. and Viola (Soka) Groome. He worked for several years as a manager at Auto Zone. Besides his wife,...
Mary Kempf
Oct 5, 2009
Mary (Valentine) KempfMary (Valentine) Kempf, 93, of 310 Shrub Road, Bristol, passed away Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, at Bristol Hospital. She was the widow of Henry Kempf. She was born in New Britain Dec. 7, 1915. She is survived by a daughter, Susan and her husband, Joseph Rushkowski, of Bristol; a son, Brian Kempf and his wife, Conni Clough, of...
Gerald A. Boutot, Jr
Oct 4, 2009
Gerald A. Boutot, Jr.Gerald A. (Jerry) Boutot Jr., 45, of 482 Broad St., Bristol, passed away Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, at Hartford Hospital, He was the widower of Christine Marie (Pirog) Boutot. He was born in Holyoke, Mass., Sept. 19, 1965, the son of Gerald A. and Anne Marie (Pinette) Boutot Sr. Jerry worked for Aline Cabinet Co. for over...
Matthew E. Jenkins, Sr
Sep 19, 2009
Matthew E. Jenkins, Sr.Mr. Matthew E. Jenkins, Sr., 56 of Bristol, Connecticut passed away peacefully at Quinn Hospice Center in Kenansville, North Carolina on Saturday, September 19, 2009. He was surrounded by his loving family. Matthew was born in Boykins, Virginia on December 25, 1952. He was the son of the late Raleigh Lee Jordan and Hester Jenkins. He was...
WALTER GERHARDT PETKE
Sep 2, 2009
WALTER GERHARDT PETKEWalter Gerhardt Petke, 100, long time Bristol teacher and coach, passed away at Bristol Hospital, Wednesday, September 2, 2009. Born in Plymouth, CT on July 20, 1909 to the late David and Amelia (Appel) Petke, he was the 7th of 12 children raised on the family farm. He graduated from Terryville High School in 1931, received a BS...
Edward Stryeski Sr
Aug 15, 2009
Edward Stryeski Sr.Edward Stryeski Sr., 81, of Wolcott Road, Bristol, died Aug. 15, 2009, at Bristol Hospital. He was the husband of the late Jessie (Strahowski) Stryeski. Edward was born in Wolcott Aug. 9, 1928, the son of the late Anthony and Josephine (Kovaleski) Stryeski. A resident of Bristol area his whole life and was employed by Associated Spring for...
Ernestine "Tina" Rector
Aug 8, 2009
Ernestine "Tina" (Blinn) RectorMrs. Ernestine (Blinn) Rector, 67, of West St., passed away Saturday, August 8, 2009 at Hartford Hospital. She was born in Bristol on June 25, 1942 the daughter of the late Ernest and Josephine (Ostrowski) Blinn. She is survived by a son, Michael Rector and many cousins. Ernestine loved to sing and was an avid Bingo Player....
Althea L. Kalentkowski
Aug 5, 2009
Althea L. (Tousant) KalentkowskiAlthea "Penny" L. (Tousant) (Colapietro) Kalentkowski, 88, of Bristol passed away, Aug. 5, 2009, at her daughter's home in Unionville. She was born Oct. 19, 1920, in St. Johnsbury, Vt., the daughter of the late Alfred and Anna (Heath) Tousant. Althea lived most of her life in Bristol and worked at O-Z/Gedney Manufacturing Co. for 20 years...
Keith R. Frenette
Aug 4, 2009
Keith R. FrenetteKeith R. Frenette, 52, of Circle St. Forestville passedaway on August 4, 2009 at his Home.
Mark Matthews
Jul 6, 2009
Mark MatthewsMr. Mark Matthews, 42, of Foley St. Bristol, left this earth unexpectedly on Monday, July 6, 2009, at his residence. Mark was born in Bristol, on August 24, 1966, the son of Lena "Jet" (Roussel) Matthews and the late James R. Matthews. He worked at MRMC Construction Company in Berlin for the past several years. Besides his mother, of...
Viola A. Makowski
Jun 19, 2009
Viola A. MakowskiTORRINGTON - Viola A. Makowski, 95, formerly of Butler Street, passed away on Friday, June 19, 2009, at the Litchfield Woods Convalescent Home. She was born in Torrington on Feb. 7, 1914, the last child born to Alexander and Walda (Kramer) Makowski. Viola was a resident of Torrington her entire life, where she retired from the Torrington Co....
Margaret Nicklis
Jun 17, 2009
Margaret NicklisMargaret (Maxwell) Nicklis, 63, of Bristol passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at Ingraham Manor in Bristol. Marge was born in Waterbury, July 14, 1945, the daughter of the late Oswald Joseph and Helen (Dawiczyki) Maxwell. She worked for several companies in advertising. Marge had a gift for fundraising, no one could say no to her. She started McCabe-Waters...
Louis Morrone
Jun 3, 2009
Louis MorroneLouis Morrone, 50, of 55 Willoughby St., Bristol, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2009, at Bristol Hospital. Louis was born in Paterno-Calabro, Cosenza, Italy, May 20, 1959, the son of Francesco Morrone and the late Giovanna (Nacaratto) Morrone. He immigrated to the United States in December 1963 with his parents, twin brother and late sister, Adeline DiMatteo. A graduate...
Mrs. Angela Mannarino
Jun 1, 2009
Mrs. Angela (Sotero) MannarinoBristol, Mrs. Angela (Sotero) Mannarino, 96 of 215 Crown St. Bristol, passed away, Monday, June 1, 2009 at her home. She was the widow of Natale Mannarino. She was born in the small hill town of Belmonte, in Calavria, Italy on January 7, 1913, the daughter of the late Luigi and Rosa Sotero. She is survived by...
Catherine Malsheske
May 25, 2009
Catherine MalsheskeCatherine "Lena" (Cassina) Malsheske, 101, of Bristol passed away May 25, 2009, at Bristol Hospital. She was the widow of Edward Malsheske. She was born Nov. 17, 1907, in Bristol, the daughter of the late Carlo and Adela (Ferrari) Cassina. Lena devoted her life to family, faith and friends. She was a gentle woman who touched many lives. She...
Bazall P. Adams
May 24, 2009
Bazall P. AdamsBazall P. Adams, 20, of 99 West St., Bristol, passed away, May 24, 2009, at Bristol Hospital. Bazall was born Jan. 5, 1989, in Hartford, the son of Herbert Trapp and Sophia Johnson. A Nichiren Buddhism service will be held Friday at 5 p.m. at Dunn Funeral Home, 191 West St., Bristol, with Peter Rothfarb, Minister of Ceremony,...
Margherita DiMatteo
May 15, 2009
Margherita (Morelli) DiMatteoMrs. Margherita (Morelli) DiMatteo, 88, of Bristol, passed away, Friday (May 15, 2009), at Ingraham Manor, she was the widow of Pietro DiMatteo. She was born on February 9, 1921 in Alvignano, Italy the daughter of the late Ferdinando and Giovannina (Mongillo) Morelli. Margherita worked for O Z Gedney for many years before she retired in 1986. She...
Mrs. Irene Pitaro
May 3, 2009
Mrs. Irene (Betelak) PitaroIrene B. (Betelak) Pitaro, 81, formerly of Grove Street, Forestville, passed away, Sunday, May 3, 2009, at Subacute Center in Bristol. She was the widow of Anthony Pitaro. She was born in Scranton, Pa., June 7, 1927, the daughter of late Michael and Anna (Wasco) Betelak. She married and moved to Bristol in 1946. As many post...
Emilie M. Heresko
Apr 22, 2009
Emilie M. (Bielert) HereskoEmilie M. (Bielert) Heresko, 82, of Bristol, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington; she was the wife of Norman W. Heresko. Emilie was born in Bristol on June 22, 1926 the daughter of the late Otto and Bertha (Glowitzke) Bielert. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and was a...
