Obituaries

Feb 20, 2018

Phyllis Ann (Thoren) Forsberg, 88, of Berlin, formerly of New Britain and Florida, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. She was the widow of Roger Alex Forsberg.

Born in New Britain on Nov. 16, 1929, Phyllis was the daughter of the late Paul A. and Vasti (Carlson) Thoren.  She was a New Britain resident a good...

Feb 18, 2018

On the morning of Feb., 18, 2018, Lucy Helen (Atashian) Horenian, 91, our beloved Mom, grandma, sister, aunt, and great aunt, completed her life’s journey peacefully at home surrounded in the embraces of her family.

Lucy, “Lulu Bells”, was born on July 5, 1926 in New Britain, CT and was a lifelong resident.  She was the youngest...

Feb 17, 2018

Larger than life and loved by so many, Leo J. Civitillo, 43, passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2018. Born in 1974, the son of Mario and Arcangela Civitillo, he was most recently Global Head of Fixed Income Capital Markets at Morgan Stanley, where he had worked since joining in 2004. While at Morgan Stanley, Leo also worked as...

Feb 7, 2018

Marie P. Lomaglio, 57, of New Britain, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday at home.

Born in New Britain and a lifelong resident, she is the daughter of Pilar (Cervera) Ballester. Marie loved the water and enjoyed swimming. She was an avid writer and was almost finished with her book at the time of her passing.

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Feb 6, 2018

Lillian Bellini, 102, of New Britain, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018 at Apple Rehab in Plainville.

Born in New Britain on July 30, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Nicola and Mary (Decrisanti) Bellini.  Lillian was a lifelong New Britain resident and was formerly employed at Stanley Works for 38 years, before...

Feb 6, 2018

Maritza Rodriguez, 60, of New Britain, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018 at the Hospital of Central CT in New Britain.  She was the widow of Hector Rodriguez.

Born in Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Ramon Vega and Elaine Pagan.  Maritza was a lifelong resident of New Britain and was formerly employed...

Feb 5, 2018

Juan Roberto Colon, 44, of New Britain, passed away.  Born in New Britain, he was a New Britain resident most of his life.  He was employed at New England Residential Services and was a member of St. Mary Church.

Surviving are his wife,  Anna (Pabon) Colon;  two children, Joshua Robert Colon and Amaya Yvette Colon; his parents, ...

Feb 3, 2018

Angel L. Torres, 72, of New Britain passed away on Saturday surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Ada Rodriguez.

Born in Patillas, Puerto Rico, Angel has been a New Britain resident for over 45 years.

In addition to his wife, Angel is survived by his three sons Angel Torres, Victor Guisao,...

Feb 2, 2018

Eleanor (Bobroske) Rinas, formerly of New Britain, passed away peacefully on February 2nd at the Jefferson House ending her 95 year journey with her loved ones. She was born on August 26, 1922 to Louis and Helen Bobroske.  She has now joined the love of her life, Alfred Rinas, who passed away in 1990 after 40 years of marriage....

Jan 31, 2018

Fernando Luis Gonzalez III, 63 of Bristol, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday at Bristol Hospital. He was the husband of Simone (Boudreau) Gonzalez.

Born in Bronx, NY, Fernando was the son of the late Fernando Gonzalez and Margarita Muñoz. He has been resident of Bristol for over 20 years and was a former resident of Georgia. Fernando...

Jan 26, 2018

Ralph L. Meyer, 86, of Southington, husband of Dottie Meyer, passed away on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018 at the Hospital of Central CT in New Britain.

Born in Chicago, he was the son of the late Paul and Christine (Faulker) Meyer.  Ralph was a former resident of Kensington, moving to Southington in 1988.  He attended Berlin schools,...

Jan 23, 2018

With great sorrow, the Saakov family wishes to inform of the death of Emma M. Saakova, widow of Yuri Saakov. Who passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones at the age of 85 on Tuesday Jan. 23, 2018, at John Dempsey Hospital, in Farmington, CT.

Born in Grozny, Chechen Republic, she is the daughter of Marteros and...

Jan 20, 2018

Rachel C. Pelletier, 89, of New Britain, passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2018, at home.  She was the widow of Roland Pelletier.

Born in Maine, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Eva Couture.  Rachel was a New Britain resident since the 1960's and retired from Emhart/Black & Decker.  She was a member of...

Jan 19, 2018

PRISCILLA JEAN LARSON

June 2, 1927-January 19, 2018

Priscilla “Pat” Jean Rogers Larson, 90, a resident of Covenant Village of Cromwell for the past 17 years, passed away on Friday, January 19th at Pilgrim Manor Care Center with her family at her bedside.

Priscilla was the first of two children born in Boston,...

Jan 19, 2018

Sophie B. Truglio, 95, of New Britain, passed away peacefully at the Jerome Home on Friday, surrounded by her loving family.  She was predeceased by her husband of 45 years, Anthony “Ted” Truglio, and her brother, Louis Bazzano.

Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late Luciano and Maria (DiMauro) Bazzano.  Sophie graduated from...

Jan 18, 2018

Tina (Anderson) Gomes, 72, of Burlington, passed away on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at Hartford Hospital.

Born in New Britain, she was the daughter of the late Hugo and Edith (Peterson) Anderson.  Tina was a former New Britain resident and was formerly employed at Mortgage Assistant Company.  Tina enjoyed spending time at the lake, bowling, playing scrabble...

Jan 17, 2018

Lillian E. Thomson, 93, died on January 17, 2018 surrounded by her loving family.  She was predeceased by her husband of 69 years, James V. Thomson, who died in 2015.

Born in Philadelphia, PA she was the third daughter of the late John and Lillian (Steward) Lewis.  Lillian was a longtime resident of Hampden before moving to...

Jan 16, 2018

Ramon N. Cancel, 87, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on January 16, 2018. He was the widower of Inez M. Cancel. They shared 18 years of marriage.

Born in San German, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Ramon Cancel and Maria Negron. Ramon was employed at Stanley Works in New Britain for...

Jan 14, 2018

Robert C. Ziegler, 94, formerly of Kensington, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018 at Apple Rehab in Cromwell.  He was the widower of Amalia (Obermeier) Ziegler.

Born in New Britain, he was the son of the late Jacob and Mary (Ritz) Ziegler. Robert was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II.   He was a Kensington...

Jan 7, 2018

Al Pegolo, 93, of Berlin, died at home on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018.  He was born in Plainville on May 16, 1924 to the late Angelo and Angela (Ortolan) Pegolo.

He left high school to join the U.S. Army in 1943.  Following basic training, he was assigned to Engineer Corp training after which he joined the 254th...