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Robert H. Stabert
Feb 27, 2003
Robert H. Stabert, 95, formerly of New Britain, died Thursday, February 27, 2003, at home in Lake City, PA. He was the beloved husband of Elizabeth Ziegler Stabert. Born in New Britain, he was the son of the late Edward and Mary Stabert. He was a resident of New Britain prior to moving to Lake City, PA in 1998. Robert...
Zephorene C. Ventres
Feb 21, 2003
Zephorene C. Ventres, 82, of Berlin, died Friday, Feb. 21, 2003 at Southington Care Center. Born in Berlin, she was the daughter of the late Orville and Zephorene Carter Ventres. She was a life long Berlin resident and was employed as a nurse at the Newington Veterans Hospital and later at the Newington Children's Hospital. She was a member of...
Margaret Rose Blankenburg
Feb 12, 2003
Margaret Rose Blankenburg, 102, of Plainville, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003 at Ledgecrest Nursing Center. She was the widow of Emil Blankenburg. Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret Flanagan Slaney. She was a former New Britain resident and a Plainville resident for over 30 years. She was formerly employed at Brown Thompson...
George P. ''Doc'' Simonian, Sr.
Feb 11, 2003
George P. ''Doc'' Simonian Sr., 86, of New Britain, died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003 at Connecticut Hospice in Branford. He was the husband of the late Alyce Sargis Simonian who died Jan. 25, 2002. Born in New Britain, he was the son of the late Peter and Alice Gostigian Simonian. He was a life-long New Britain resident, attended local schools...
Wilbur Lee Hanford
Feb 6, 2003
Wilbur L. Hanford, 75, of New Britain, died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late George and Eva Westbath Hanford. He was a resident of New Britain most of his life and was a US Army Veteran of the Korean War. Wilbur was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, a life member...
Harold Onanian
Jan 22, 2003
Harold Onanian, 79, of Hudson, FL, husband of Margaret ''Marge'' Onanian, died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003. Born in New Britain, he was the son of the late Garabed Charles and Alice Caffegian Onanian. He was formerly employed at United Technologies before retiring and was a member of the Armenian Church of the Holy Resurrection in New Britain. He was a...
Solveig Phillips
Jan 15, 2003
Solveig Phillips, 39, of Southington, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2003. Born in Middletown, she was a New Britain resident before moving to Southington last year. She was formerly employed as a Licensed Practical Nurse. Surviving are two sons, Joseph M. Montanez and Michael Phillips, and two daughters, Jessica Santana and Danielle Phillips, all of New Britain; her mother, Nidia...
Robert David Delvalle
Jan 13, 2003
Robert David ''Bobby'' DelValle, 20, of Berlin, died unexpectedly on Monday, Jan. 13, 2003. Born on April 21, 1982 in New Britain, he was a life long Berlin resident. He attended Berlin High School and was employed as a drywall installer. Surviving are his mother, Maryann Focareto DelValle of Kensington; his father, Marc DelValle of New Britain; a son Robert...
Mabel F. Poppel
Jan 11, 2003
Mabel Fielding Poppel, 81, of Kensington, died Saturday, January 11, 2003 at Connecticut Hospice in Branford. She was the widow of Philip E. Poppel who died in 1987. Born in England, she was the daughter of the late John and Winifred Buxton Fielding. She was a Kensington resident since 1939 and was formerly employed at American Savings Bank. She was...
Joseph Lavender
Jan 9, 2003
Joseph Lavender, 94, of New Bern, NC, a former long time Berlin resident and widower of Faith Hanford Lavender, died Jan. 9, 2003. Joe was the former owner of Kensington Printing Co. He retired from Travelers Insurance Printing. He was well know as a support of the Berlin Fair, having helped start the Fair and having worked there for 53...
Gloria Esther Arroyo
Jan 2, 2003
Gloria Esther Arroyo, 71, of New Britain, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003 at New Britain General Hospital. Born in Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of Elisa Rojas of Kentucky and the late Salvador Rojas. She was a New Britain resident most of her life and was a member of St. Mary Church. In addition to her mother, she is...
Thomas Stregowski
Dec 24, 2002
Thomas J. Stregowski, 54, of Berlin, passed away unexpectedly into God's loving hands on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2002. He was born in New Britain, he was the son of the late Stanley and Catherine Holyst Stregowski and lived in Berlin most of his life. Tom is survived by his loving wife, Elva Gordona Stregowski and his son, Christopher J. Stregowski...
Mary Belasco
Dec 21, 2002
Mary Holyst Belasco, 91, formerly of Maple St., Wethersfield, died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002. She was the widow of Michael Belasco who died Mar. 7, 1992. Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late Marcel and Zofia Misczak Holyst. She was a resident of Wethersfield for over 50 years and was a former resident of Berlin, on...
Robert Eugene Perkins
Dec 3, 2002
Robert Eugene Perkins, 80, of Newington, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002 at a local convalescent home. He was the widower of Cecile Privey Perkins. Born in Boston, MA, he was a former New Britain resident and a Newington resident since 1963. He was formerly employed at Pratt & Whitney and was later employed at the Farmington Theater and as a...
Elizabeth Garcia
Dec 2, 2002
Elizabeth Garcia, 21, of Hartford, died unexpectedly Monday, Dec. 2, 2002 . Born in New Britain, she was a long time New Britain resident, moving to Hartford four years ago. She attended Roosevelt Middle School and New Britain High School. She was employed as a daycare provider at Joanne's Daycare Center and was a member of St. Mary Church. Elizabeth...
Martin Samuels
Nov 27, 2002
Martin Samuels, 73, of Berlin, entered eternal rest Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2002 at New Britain General Hospital surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with leukemia. He was the beloved husband of Rebecca Maldonado Samuels. Born in Bronx, N.Y., he was the son of William Samuels of Florida and the late Joan Scherk Samuels. He was a former...
Lillian Elizabeth Knierim
Nov 26, 2002
Lillian Elizabeth Worth Knierim, 90 of Southington, died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2002 at home. She was the widow of Charles Knierim. Born in Hollis Queens, NY, she was a former New York and Watertown, CT resident before moving to Southington 28 years ago. She was formerly employed as a court stenographer in New York and later at Allied Control in...
Jesse M. Bone
Nov 21, 2002
OBITUARY: Jesse M. Bone Jesse M. Bone, of New Britain, CT passed away on Nov. 21, 2002 at Yale-New Haven Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Hollywood, Ala. on Nov. 6, 1918, he was the son of the late Elijah and Beulah Bone. He is survived by his wife, Elsie Bone; a daughter, Veronica L. Coker; his granddaughter, Shaunda...
Benedicta Rentas
Nov 21, 2002
Benedicta Rentas, 38, of New Britain, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002 at Middlesex Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Born in Bristol, she was the daughter of Miguel A. Rentas and Petra E. Miranda Rentas of New Britain. She was a New Britain resident most of her life and was formerly employed as a Medication Adherence Counselor at the...
Dora Viel
Nov 17, 2002
Dora Viel, 90, of New Britain, widow of Douglas A. Viel, entered into Eternal Rest at Ridgeview Healthcare Center on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2002. Born in Presque Isle, ME, she was the daughter of Watson and Mary Brown and lived in New Britain for the past 40 years. She was employed at New Britain General Hospital before retiring in 1979....
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