Obituaries

Jan 31, 2022

Mildred “Millie” Gelmini, 87, of Kensington, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 31, 2022 at Hartford Hospital. She was the widow of William P. Gelmini.

Born in New Britain she was the daughter of the late Michael and Pauline (Adorno) Silluzio. Millie was a lifelong Kensington resident.  She graduated from Berlin High School.  She was formerly employed...

Jan 27, 2022

Linda Marie Shumsky, 66, passed peacefully at Village Green of Bristol on January 27, 2022 in Bristol, CT.

Linda is survived by her daughter Emily Lynn Borgio from Wolcott; CT; her brother Robert Martin and wife Julie from Burlington, CT; her sister Laura Laperuta and husband Nicholas Jr. from Carolina Shores, NC; and her sister Paula Kalentkowski...

Jan 26, 2022

Margaret Theresa Onanian, 90, of New Port Richey, FL, passed away on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 in Trinity, FL.  She was the widow of Harold N. Onanian who died in 2003.

Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Yervant and Josephine (Jaeger) Alexanian.  Margaret was a former resident of New Britain, New...

Jan 26, 2022

Albert F. Muller, 89, of Plainville, passed away on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at the Hospital of Central Ct in New Britain.

Born in Austria, he was the son of the late Frank and Rose (Holtzman) Muller.  Albert was a U.S. Navy Veteran.  He was formerly employed at the State of CT Department of Transportation before retiring. ...

Jan 21, 2022

Nelson Algarin, 53, of Colchester, passed away on Friday, January 21, 2022 at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown.

Born in New Britain, he was the son of the late Julio Algarin and Blanca Virella.  Nelson was a New Britain resident most of his life and was formerly employed as an Armored Security Operation Manager. He was a member...

Jan 21, 2022

Lorraine Evelyn Bergstrom, 92, of Covenant Living of Cromwell, formerly of Newington, passed away on Friday, January 21, 2022.  She was the widow of Roy Bergstrom.

Born in Cambridge, MA on December 13, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Edith (Anderson) Nelson.  Lorraine graduated from Watertown High School and Katharine Gibbs School in...

Jan 17, 2022

On Monday, January 17 th , Jason M. Edwards answered the call to God.  Jason M. Edward was born on March 17, 1970.  He was the son of Jane Edwards and the late Robert Paul Edwards.  Jason M. Edwards attended local schools in New Britain.  He held many jobs including working in construction.  Jason M. Edwards enjoyed break dancing...

Jan 17, 2022

Giuseppina “Pinuccia” Giarratana (Aresco), 81, of New Britain, passed away on January 17, 2022.  She was a loving wife for 56 years to Sebastiano Giarratana.  Josephine was born in Melilli, Province of Siracusa, Italy, on March 21, 1940 to the late Salvatore Aresco and Filomena DiDato.  Josephine is survived by her loving son, Salvatore Giarratana and daughter-in-law Karleen Giarratana...

Jan 16, 2022

Ernesto, Erne, born in Woodside, NY on February 9, 1922, passed away on January 16, 2022 at the age of 99.  He was preceded in death by his father, Geronimo Garcia, mother, Teresa Torres, brother, Andrew, and his loving wife of over 75 years, Ann DiGiovanni.  He leaves behind his adoring sister, Pilar Garcia Torres, nephews: Julian Marin Garcia...

Jan 14, 2022

Carola Ann (Anderson) Chaffin of Covenant Living of Cromwell, passed quietly to her heavenly home, Friday, January 14, 2022. She was born October 31, 1923, in Boston Massachusetts to Herbert and Agnes Anderson. Known to her family as Tola, she was educated in the Boston public schools, graduating from Roslindale High School in 1941. She attended Kathleen Dell Secretarial...

Jan 14, 2022

Sandra R. King, 81, of East Berlin, widow of Donald King Sr., passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022 at Hartford Hospital.

Born in Rockland, MA, she was the daughter of the late Bernhard and Bertha (Dunn) Reske.  Sandy was a former resident of Norwell, MA and Worcester, MA before moving to East Berlin 60 years ago. ...

Jan 13, 2022

Judith D’Anna, 67, of New Britain, Connecticut passed away comfortably on January 13, 2022.  She was born in Lewiston, Maine on June 30, 1954 to the late Camille and Ida Dumond.  Judy married her sweetheart, the late Tony D’Anna, at age 15 whom she cherished and loved unconditionally. In addition to raising their children, Judy enjoyed spending time with...

Jan 12, 2022

Martha Dietrich Bowman (74) died at home on January 12, 2022. She was born on August 28, 1947 in New Britain to Oskar and Olga (Drachenberg) Dietrich. Her parents and husband, William, predeceased her. Martha received a BA in German and History from Central Connecticut State University. Throughout her career, primarily as a technical writer for Travelers Insurance and...

Jan 11, 2022

Juana Flores, 81, of New Britain, passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at the Hospital of Central CT in New Britain. She was born in San Lorenzo, PR and was raised in Patillas, PR.  Juana was a longtime resident of New Britain.

She is survived by five daughters, Carmen Colon, Midalina Lopez, Maria Ortiz, Migdalia Martinez,...

Jan 10, 2022

Donato Cefaratti passed away in Farmington Connecticut on January 10, 2022 after a swift decline in his health but not before a very full journey of life of 95 yrs.

Born in Campodipietra, Campobasso Italy on September 16 th 1926. His parents were Natalizia (DeRubertis) and Carlo Cefaratti. He was the youngest of a large family. He...

Jan 2, 2022

Rosa (Gozzo) Calafiore, 70, of Farmington, passed away unexpectedly on January 2, 2022, with her loving family by her side.

Rosa was born on January 1, 1952, in Solarino (PR Siracusa) Italy to the late Salvatore Gozzo and late Salvina (Germano) Gozzo. She grew up in Italy and attended school there. She married the love of her...

Jan 2, 2022

Virginia Wallis, 92, of New Britain, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022 at Amberwoods in Farmington. Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late John and Helen (Barkauskas) Lemeris.

Virginia was a New Britain resident most of her life and was formerly employed by the State of Connecticut, Department of Higher Education. ...

Dec 30, 2021

Carole E. Hoffmann, 88, of Berlin, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021 at Village Green in Bristol.  She was the wife of the late Richard Hoffmann who she was married to for 58 years.

Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Alfhild (Foberg) Neurath.  Carole was employed at the UCONN...

Dec 27, 2021

Charles Gay passed away from heart failure and COVID-19 on December 27 th 2021.  He grew up in Wallingford and attended local schools and was a graduate of Lyman Hall High School.  While attending St. Lawrence University, he majored in English, with minors in history and psychology.  Having taken ROTC courses throughout college, he was commissioned a second lieutenant...

Dec 23, 2021

With heavy hearts we regret to announce the passing of Jason Wade Voisine, 45, of New Britain, CT.  He passed away suddenly, surrounded by loved ones on December 23, 2021 after a tough battle with covid.

Jay was born on December 03, 1976 to Gary & Lucille (Oakes) Voisine in New Britain. He graduated from New Britain...