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Hubert Godin
Oct 9, 2015
Hubert Godin, 80, of New Britain, beloved husband of Joyce Godin, passed away peacefully on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015 at the Hospital of Central CT surrounded by his family. Born in Fort Kent, Maine, he was the son of the late Gilbert and Regina (Theriault) Godin. Hubert was a New Britain resident for past 49 years. He was employed as...
Gary A. Drachenberg
Oct 6, 2015
Gary Drachenberg, 54, of New Britain, died October 6th, 2015. The son of the late Arthur Drachenberg and Vivian (Warner) Drachenberg, of New Britain. He was born June 21st, 1961, in New Britain. He graduated from E.C. Goodwin Technical High School in 1979, attended Central Connecticut State College, and graduated from Connecticut School of Broadcasting in 1987. He worked at...
Jeronimo "Alfredo" Saavedra
Sep 30, 2015
Jeronimo "Alfredo" Saavedra, 77, of New Britain, beloved husband of Rosa Saavedra, passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at the Hospital of Central CT. Born in San German, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Joaquin Saavedra and Antonia Arroyo. He was a New Britain resident for over 50 years and was formerly employed at Integra Cast....
Mary Mead Anderson
Sep 28, 2015
ANDERSON, Mary Mead, of Cromwell, CT, formerly of Great Barrington and Sheffield, MA, died peacefully on September 28, 2015. She was 96. Born in 1919 in Underbill, VT to William Tilden Mead and Aurill MacGibbon Mead, Mrs. Anderson graduated from Burlington High School in 1936. Two years later, she graduated from Green Mountain Junior College in Poultney, VT, where she...
Ruben D. Arroyo
Sep 27, 2015
Ruben D. Arroyo, 82, formerly of New Britain, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015 at Ingram Manor in Bristol. Born in San German, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Otilio Arroyo and Maria Arroyo. He was a New Britain resident for over 50 years and was formerly employed at North & Judd Manufacturing for over 40...
Ralph O. Lorenson
Sep 26, 2015
Ralph O. Lorenson, 95, of Cromwell, husband of Joan (Price) Lorenson, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015 at Pilgrim Manor in Cromwell. Born in Waterbury Connecticut, he was the son of the late Oscar and Edith (Anderson) Lorenson. Ralph was a former Bristol resident, educated in the Bristol Public schools. He attended the Moneut School of Watchmaking, before serving...
William "Bill" Guite
Sep 23, 2015
William S. "Bill" Guite, 65, of Berlin, husband of Sharon Guite, passed away unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. Born in New Britain on June 22, 1950, Bill grew up in Berlin and was a Berlin resident most of his life. He was formerly employed in the Aerospace industry in various capacities and was a partner with his...
Thomas E. Dennis
Sep 21, 2015
Thomas E. Dennis, 83, husband of Nancy (Jackson) Dennis for 59 years, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, Sept. 21, 2015 at the Hospital of Central CT. Born in Hartford, he was the son of the late William A. and Alma O. (Andrulat) Dennis. Tom grew up in East Berlin and attended local schools. He was a former Hartford resident...
Aino Tiik
Sep 16, 2015
Aino Tiik, 90, of New Britain, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015. She was the widow of Aleksei Tiik. Born in Estonia, she was a New Britain resident since 1956. She was formerly employed at Emhart and was a member of the Estonian Lutheran Church in Manchester. Surviving are two sons, Thomas Tiik and Peeter Tiik,...
David C. Bohn
Sep 4, 2015
David Conrad Bohn, 63, of Plantsville, passed away peacefully on Friday, Sept. 4, 2015 at the Vitas Hospice at St. Mary Hospital, Waterbury. David was the son of the late Arnold and Jean (Cooley) Bohn. He was a former Plainville resident before moving to Plantsville in 1986 and was a U.S. Army Veteran. David was formerly employed as a machinist...
Helen Whiteis
Sep 2, 2015
On Wednesday, September 2, 2015, Helen L. Whiteis, formerly of New Britain, passed away of natural causes in East Berlin, Connecticut. She was 99 years old. Helen was born in Crosby, Minnesota, on February 4, 1916, to Eva Josephine (Wiaderko) and Leonard Luby (nee Lubowitz). She was one of four children. She graduated from Crosby-Ironton High School and enrolled in...
John G. Jones
Aug 31, 2015
John G. Jones, 90, a long time New Britain resident, passed away on Monday, August 31, 201 5 at the Rocky Hill Veterans Home surrounded by his loving family. Born in New Britain, he was the son of the late Yonan and Shalim Jones. John was a resident of New Britain and Glastonbury. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of...
Madeline L. Fish
Aug 29, 2015
Marie Madeline Solange (Lemieux) Fish of Southington was 92 years old when she left our world to join her husband (Harold) and daughter (Carol). Madeline was the second of nine children born to Alidor and Antoinette (Fournier) Lemieux in Williamstown, VT in 1922. She played a major role in raising her younger siblings especially her beloved baby brother Norman. While...
Edison Irizarry
Aug 27, 2015
Edison Irizarry, 62, of New Britain, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015 at Andrew House Healthcare. Born in San German, Puerto Rico, he was a New Britain resident for over 40 years. He was formerly employed at Stanley Works and was a member of St. Mary Church. Surviving are four sons, Edison Irizarry II, Edison Irizarry III, Omar...
Susana "Ada" Diaz
Aug 25, 2015
Susana "Ada" (Muniz) Diaz, 81, of Southington, wife of Angel "Ralph" Diaz and beloved mother of Susan Forbes, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 with her loving family by her side. Born in Lares, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Otilio Muniz and Juanita Gonzalez Muniz. She was a New Britain resident before moving to...
Hayastan Garoyan
Aug 24, 2015
Hayastan Garoyan was born in Madison, Maine on October 15, 1921 to Ohannes and Satenig (Krikorian) Garabedian, Hayastan passed away peacefully on Monday, August 24 with her son John and goddaughter Audrey by her side. An outstanding student, she was inducted into the National Honor Society while a senior at New Britain High School. She matriculated in 1940 and was...
Marsha L. Kraft
Aug 1, 2015
Marsha L. (Brown) Kraft, 65, of Plainville, passed away peacefully on Saturday. She was the beloved wife of Lucian L. Kraft, Jr. Born in Bristol, she was the daughter of the late David and Jeannette (Beaupre) Brown. Marsha was a 1968 graduate of Plainville High School, where she played in various bands, sang in the chorus and performed in numerous...
Herminia Ortiz
Jul 31, 2015
Herminia Ortiz, 86, of New Britain, passed away on Friday, July 31, 2015 at the Hospital of Central CT. Born in Maunabo, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Salavdor and Dominga Ortiz. She was a New Britain resident for the past 26 years. Surviving are three sons, Jose Colon, David Ortiz, and Orlando LeBron; four daughters, Ramona...
James V. Thomson
Jul 29, 2015
James V. Thomson, 98, died peacefully on July 29, 2015 at Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing surrounded by family members. Born in Rumford, ME, he was the son of the late Archibald and Lydia (Clark) Thomson and was predeceased by a younger brother, Alton, and two younger sisters Thelma and Priscilla. He was a longtime resident of Hampden before moving...
Gussie Cusumano Minniti
Jul 24, 2015
Gussie Cusumano Minniti, 86, of Wallingford, passed away peacefully on July 24, 2015 at Masonic Health Care Center in Wallingford, CT. Born in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Onofrio Cusumano and Vita Cusumano. In her younger years Gussie worked as a seamstress, for many years, and was a very good one at that. In her...
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