Helen P. Chudzik
Jul 19, 2002
Helen P. Trzaskos Chudzik, 78, of New Britain, died peacefully at the home of her daughter on Friday, July 19, 2002. She was the widow of Walter P. Chudzik who died in 1999. Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Rosalie Statkiewicz Trzaskos. She was a lifelong New Britain resident. Helen was formerly employed...
Bernice Christina Rasanen
Jul 15, 2002
OBITUARY: Bernice Christina Larson Rasanen, 78, of Cromwell, CT, formerly of Fairfield, CT, Springfield, MA,and Plantation,FL, died Monday, July 15, 2002 at Pilgrim Manor in Cromwell. Born in Fairfield, CT on March 10,1924 to John and Hulda Halldin Larson. Married to Vernon Rasanen who died in 1994. Bernice was a long-time resident of Springfield and an elementary school teacher in...
Nicholas Joseph Viccaro, Sr.
Jul 10, 2002
Nicholas Joseph Viccaro, Sr., 80, of Kensington, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, July 10, 2002. He was the beloved husband of Dorothy Willis Viccaro for 50 years. Born in Hartford, he lived in New Britain for 15 years then moved to Kensington, living there for over 30 years. Nick was stationed at West Point during World War II. He...
Heinz Sakautzky
Jul 8, 2002
Heinz Sakautzky, 80, of New Britain, died Monday, July 8, 2002 at home after a short illness. He was the beloved husband of Erna Schlachheit Sakautzky. Born in Germany he came to the United States and settled in New Britain 50 years ago. Heinz was a foreman at General Electric. He was a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church....
Confesora Cruz
Jun 24, 2002
Confesora Cruz, 68, of New Britain, died Monday, June 24, 2002 at the Hospital for Special Care. Born in Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Basileso Cruz and Juanita Ayala. She was a New Britain resident for the past 14 years and was a member of St. Mary Church. Surviving are three daughters, Antonia Rivera, Carmen Ayala,...
Ruth Olson
Jun 16, 2002
OBITUARY: Ruth Olander Olson Ruth Olander Olson, 91, of Cromwell, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, June 16, 2002. She was the widow of Sven H. Olson. Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late Arvid and Alma Anderson Olander. She was a former New Britain and Plainville resident before moving to Cromwell. Ruth worked...
Henry F. Lavette
May 30, 2002
Henry F. LaVette, Jr., 72, of Berlin, West Palm Beach, FL, and Becket, MA, died Thursday, May 30, 2002 at New Britain General Hospital. He was the husband of Kathryn Reney LaVette. Born in New Britain, he was the son of Geneva Landon LaVette of New Britain, and the late Henry F.X. LaVette. He graduated from New Britain High School,...
Linus C. ''Lee'' Gronback
May 28, 2002
Linus C. ''Lee'' Gronback, 72, of Berlin, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 at New Britain General Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Jane Conger Gronback. Born in New Britain, he was the son of the late Harry and Emma Bigge Gronback. A former Newington resident and graduate of Newington High School, Lee has resided in Berlin for...
Georgeanna Distin
May 15, 2002
Georgeanna Distin, 39, of Sterling St., New Britain, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 15, 2002 at home. Born in Hartford, she was a former Berlin resident, and a graduate of Berlin High School. Surviving are two daughters, April Distin and Chelsey Mangiafico, both of New Britain; her mother, Bertha Distin Mangiafico of New Britain; her father, Robert Mangiafico of Florida;...
Kathleen Marie Nguyen
May 14, 2002
Kathleen Marie Nartowicz Nguyen, 44, of Kensington, died Tuesday, May 14, 2002 at home. Born in Hartford, she was a former New Britain resident before moving to Kensington in 1966. She was a member of St. Mary Church in New Britain. Surviving are her husband, Hung Nguyen; a son, Alexander Nguyen of Kensington; her parents, Edward and Dorothy Avery Nartowicz...
Deborah S. Cardello
May 10, 2002
Deborah Smith Cardello, 79, of Kensington, died Friday, May 10, 2002 at New Britain General Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Patrick P. Cardello, Sr. Born in Cromwell, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Deborah Berry Smith. She has been a Berlin resident since 1958 and was formerly employed in the cafateria at Berlin High School....
Ernst Plagemann
May 3, 2002
Ernst Plagemann, 71, of New Britain, died unexpectedly on Friday, May 3, 2002 at New Britain General Hospital. Born in Naugatuck, he was the son of the late Rev. Martin Plagemann and Dora Lund Plagemann. He grew up in Germany and returned to New Britain in 1947. He was formerly employed for 30 years at Stanley Works, retiring in 1986....
Cyril Cyr
Apr 15, 2002
Cyril J. Cyr, 54, of New Britain died April 15, 2002. Surviving are his beloved wife, Susan F. Young Cyr; his children, Benjamin J.A. Cyr and Rachel E. L. Cyr both at home; his mother, Claudia Dufour Cyr of Maine; and a brother and sister-in-law, Daniel and Linda Cyr of Florida. Funeral services with military honors will be held on...
Araxie Garabedian
Apr 1, 2002
Araxie Garabedian, 86, of New Britain, died Monday, April 1, 2002 at a local Convalescent home. Born in Cyprus, she was the daughter of the late Garabed and Stella Garabedian. She came to this country in 1955 and was employed at New Britain General Hospital for 13 years, retiring in 1975. She was a member of the Women's Guild and...
Osvaldo Cruz
Apr 1, 2002
Osvaldo Cruz, 49, of New Britain, died Monday, April 1, 2002 at New Britain General Hospital. Born in Puerto Rico, he was a former Hartford resident and a resident of New Britain for the past 15 years. Surviving are his wife, Noemi Torres Cruz; two sons, Osvaldo Cruz, Jr. and Vladimir Cruz, both of New Britain; two daughters, Noemi Cruz...
Dorothy S. Wiediger
Mar 25, 2002
Dorothy S. Wiediger, 67, of New Britain, died peacefully at home on Monday, March 25, 2002. She was the widow of Rev. Carl G. Wiediger, who died in 1996. Born in Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Harold Swales and Dorothy Gothier Swales. Dorothy was a New Britain resident for the past 30 years. She was...
Kattie R. Brown
Mar 22, 2002
Kattie R. Brown, 95, of New Britain, died Friday, Mar. 22, 2002 at Andrew House Convalescent Home. She was the widow of McCarroll Brown. Born Sept. 5, 1906 in Suffolk, VA, she was the daughter of the late John Rowe and Cora Parker Rowe Joe. She was a former resident of Mt. Vernon, NY and a New Britain resident for...
Norma Elizabeth Greene
Mar 21, 2002
Norma Elizabeth Greene, 86, of New Britain, died on her birthday, March 21, 2002 in Edison, NJ. She was the widow of Hiram Greene who died in 1998. Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Lena Zehrer Dolan. She was a New Britain resident most of her life and was formerly employed at American...
Jeannie B. Hinton
Mar 15, 2002
Jeannie B. Hinton, 89, of Southington, died Friday, March 15, 2002 at the home of her daughter, surrounded by her loving family. She was the widow of Theodore W. Hinton, who died in 1980. Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late James and Mary Westwood Pattison. She was a former New Britain and Plainville resident before...
Gwendolyn Gass
Mar 7, 2002
Gwendolyn Hazelton Gass, 87, of New Britain, a former Newington resident, died Thursday, March 7, 2002 at Walnut Hill Convalescent Home. She was the widow of James William Gass. Born in Bangor, ME, she was the daughter of the late Leslie and Avis Gilman Hazelton. She was a former New Britain and Newington resident before moving back to New Britain...
