Florence Gelmini
May 21, 2019
Florence Gelmini, 95, of Berlin, widow of Alexander Gelmini, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Worthington Manor.
Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Eva (Pacyna) Pas. Florence was a resident of New Britain before moving to Berlin 50 years ago. She was formerly employed at Fafnir Bearing Co.,...
Rev. Dr. Kenneth C. Knappen
May 18, 2019
Kenneth Knappen was born on January 1, 1926 to Clayton C. Knappen and Thelma Ragan Knappen, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His sister Lois was born two years later. His family lived through the difficult years of the Depression, developing a close bond of love. Ken has related happy memories of his childhood living beside Shady Oak Lake, Minnesota. A particular...
Jean L. Jones
May 15, 2019
Jean L. Jones, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at the Hospital of Central CT surrounded by her loving family.
Born Sept. 1, 1944 in Evanston, IL, she was the daughter of the late James O. and Regina (Mooney) Black. Jean was raised in Sunnyvale CA, met the love of her...
Brayonna Corlette
May 7, 2019
Brayonna A. Corlette, 20, of New Britain, passed away unexpectedly at her home on May 7, 2019. Born in New Britain on December 3, 1998, she was the daughter of Tonee Corlette and Charles King.
Bray was recently accepted into Johnson and Wales University, aspiring to open up her own bakery, to specialize in sugar free and...
Margaret Yung
May 1, 2019
Margaret (Judd) Yung, 99, of New Britain, beloved wife of the late Walter S. Yung, passed away peacefully at home on May 1, 2019. She was born in New Britain on Sept. 26, 1919 and was the daughter of the late Gustav and Anna Judd.
Surviving are a son, Peter Yung and his partner Carolyn Roy of...
Margarita Jimenez
May 1, 2019
Margarita Jimenez, 75, of New Britain, passed away at Hartford Hospital on May 1, 2019. Born in Puerto Rico on April 10, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Felix and Andrea (Andino) Diaz. Margarita moved from Puerto Rico to Hartford, CT where she lived for most of her life before moving to New Britain, CT. She was...
Doris N. Sundmark
Apr 30, 2019
Doris N. Sundmark, 97, of Cromwell, passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at Pilgrim Manor in Cromwell.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Henning and Florence (Swenson) Sundmark. Doris was a former resident of New Britain, Kensington and Wethersfield before moving to Cromwell. She was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World...
Gail L. Lerch
Apr 23, 2019
An Ode to "A Yes Woman." This prose is for our mother, the biggest yes person we know. She was born in Providence RI, May 27, 1932, second daughter of Elizabeth Ostby Lawrence and Arthur L. Lawrence. She is pre-deceased by her premed and her older sister, Nancy Lawrence Clark. Almost from the minute she was born, she was a...
Janira Martinez
Apr 18, 2019
Janira Martinez, 41, of New Britain, passed away unexpectedly on April 18, 2019 at home. She was born in Brooklyn, NY and was the daughter of Felipe Martinez and Santa Vazquez. She was a resident of New Britain for 20 years and loved spending time with her grandchildren.
Surviving are four children, Eric Colon, Destiny Serra, Samantha...
Cesildo T. Ferre
Apr 14, 2019
Cesildo “Cil” T. Ferre, 92, of Kensington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 14, 2019 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, the late Mary (Ciammella) Ferre who died in 2016. Born in New Britain on June 8, 1926, he was the son of the late Carlo and...
Giuseppina Ferraro
Apr 13, 2019
Giuseppina Ferraro went home to be with Jesus and Mary on April 13, 2019. She was a loving wife to Salvatore Ferraro until he went to his final resting place in 1986. Giuseppina was the eldest of ten children born to her parents Stefano and Immaculata Zoccoli of Santa Caterina, Provence of Catanzaro, Italy and had just celebrated her...
Kim A. Karanian
Apr 13, 2019
Kim A. Karanian, 55, of Amston, wife of Randolph (Randy) Franklin passed away Saturday April 13, 2019 at home with husband and family by her side. Born in New Britain, she was the youngest daughter of the late Lois J. Karanian and Atty Charles G. Karanian. Kim attended Mooreland Hill School, Suffield Academy and the University of Miami. Kim’s...
Peter Terdjanian
Apr 8, 2019
Peter Bedros Terdjanian, 85, of New Britain, CT, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on April 9, 2019.
He was born as the son of two genocide survivors Hougas and Anna Terdjanian on July 30, 1933 in Malatya, Turkey. He moved to the U.S. with his family in 1975 with only the shirt on his...
Violet J. Majewski
Apr 8, 2019
Violet J. Majewski, 94, of Kensington, widow of Theodore Majewski, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 8, 2019 at Worthington Manor. Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Mabel (Shulstad) Gottlin. Violet was a Kensington resident most of her life and was a member of the Jehovah Witness Berlin Congregation.
Surviving...
Dr. Charles V. Wahlberg, Jr.
Apr 7, 2019
Dr. Charles V. Wahlberg Jr. (affectionately known as Chuck), 95 of New Britain, husband of Carolyn Wahlberg, passed away peacefully on Sunday, 4/7/2019 at the Jerome Home.
Born in New Britain, he was the son of the late Dr. Charles V. Wahlberg Sr., and Mildred (Gronback) Wahlberg. Charles was a graduate of Newington High School. He was...
Dean Hamilton Brush-Harris
Apr 4, 2019
Dean Hamilton Brush-Harris, 31, of New Britain, died unexpectedly on Thursday, April 4, 2019.
Born in New Britain, he was a lifelong New Britain resident and was employed as a Car Technician at Harte Nissan in Hartford. Dean enjoyed cars, weightlifting, time at the gym, and music. He always looked forward to spending time with family and...
Marion June Plagemann
Apr 2, 2019
Marion June Plagemann, 85, of New Britain, widow of Ernst Plagemann, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at Autumn Lake Healthcare.
Born in New Britain, she was a long time New Britain resident. Marion was the Salutatorian of her graduating class at Southington High School. She was employed as a registered nurse at New Britain...
Julian Ramon Judge
Mar 31, 2019
Julian Ramon Judge, 40, of New Britain, husband of Natasha Judge, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 31, 2019. Born in New Britain, he was a lifelong resident and was employed at ELG Utica Alloys. Julian had a great love for the outdoors and enjoyed the outdoors most when pursuing his passions of cooking and landscaping. He was a...
Esther L. Green
Mar 25, 2019
Esther L Green, 92, a longtime resident of New Britain and Berlin peacefully passed away at the Westview Health Care Center of Dayville, Connecticut on Monday, March 25, 2019.
Esther was born in New Britain on March 20, 1927, a daughter to Gustav and Ellen Anderson. She was predeceased by her parents and two sisters, Margaret Nygren...
Marianthy M. Vournazos
Mar 23, 2019
Marianthy M. Vournazos, 93, of Newington, widow of Christo Constantine Vournazos, passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Hartford Hospital.
Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Victoria Morris. Marianthy was a Newington resident since 1967 and was formerly employed by the State of CT before retiring. She was a...
