Christine Marie Sayko
Mar 23, 2003
Christine M. Normandin Sayko, beloved wife of Jan L. Sayko and mother of Joshua and Rachel of the greater Boston area, died early Sunday, March 23, 2003 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was the daughter of the late Peter and Ora Normandin of Holyoke, MA. Christine was born in Holyoke on July 17, 1948. She attended...
Raymond V. Mattson
Mar 22, 2003
Raymond Mattson, a long-time resident of Kensington, died Saturday, March 22, 2003 at the age of 96. He was predeceased by his wife, Agnes Johnson Mattson to whom he was married for 56 years. Ray was born in New Britain, son of the late John and Anna Hendrickson Mattson. A toolmaker by trade, Ray worked for many years at the...
Emma H. Jones
Mar 21, 2003
Emma H. Jones, 88, of New Britain, died Friday, Mar. 21, 2003 at New Britain General Hospital. Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late George Jones Sr. and Caroline Sokolik Jones. She was a life-long New Britain resident and was formerly employed at American Hardware. Emma was a member of St. Matthews Lutheran Church. Surviving are...
Juan Perez Lozada
Mar 21, 2003
Juan Perez Lozada, 88, of New Britain, died Friday, March 21, 2003 at New Britain General Hospital. Born in Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Gregorio Lozada and Panchita Perez. He was a New Britain resident for over 35 years and was a member of St. Mary Church. Surviving are his beloved wife, Isabel Lebrun Lozada; eleven...
Robert H. Drake
Mar 17, 2003
Robert H. Drake, 68, of Kensington, died Monday, March 17, 2003 after a 4 year courageous battle with cancer. Born in New Britain, he was the son of the late Frank and Nettie Riggott Drake. He was a Kensington resident most of his life and was a member of the East Berlin United Methodist Church. He was an avid sports...
Sadie Marzbanian Jacobs
Mar 17, 2003
Sadie Jacobs, 80, of New Britain, wife of Edward S. Jacobs, died Monday at New Britain General Hospital. Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late Markar and Akabi Matesian Marzbanian. Sadie was a member of St. Stephen's Armenian Apostolic Church, the Ladies Guild at church, and the Armenian Red Cross. In addition to her husband Edward,...
Antoinette D. Gozzo
Mar 14, 2003
Antoinette D. Gozzo, 78, of Kensington, died Friday, March 14, 2003 after a courageous battle with Leukemia at New Britain General Hospital with her family by her side. She was the beloved wife of Paul Gozzo Born in Kensington, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Ida Cusano DeBlasio. She was a Kensington resident most of her life...
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...
