Thomaston William T. Gill, Jr., 85, passed away on May 31, 2020 at Regal Care in Waterbury. He was the loving husband of Nancy (Lizauskas) Gill. William was born on January 31, 1935 in Waterbury, son of the late William T. Gill, Sr., and Kathryn (Hanley) Gill. William was a longtime member of the Thomaston Volunteer Fire Department and the...
Morris Jo Ann (Schrager) Battistoni, 73, passed away on Saturday, May 30, at St. Marys Hospital in Waterbury. Jo Ann was born February 7, 1947 in New Britain, daughter of the late Donald and Josephine (Schultz) Schrager. Jo Ann is survived by her significant other, Vincent P. Aiello of Morris; her son, Michael P. Battistoni and his wife Kristin of...
Thomaston - Frances (Kakowski) Dilger, 91, lifelong resident of Thomaston, passed away Friday, May 29, 2020 at her home. She was the wife of the late Frederick Dilger. Born on September 30, 1928 in Thomaston, to William and Mary Ann (Ramutkoski) Kakowski, Frances attended local schools and graduated from Thomaston High School. She worked as receptionist and retired from the...
Thomaston Mr. Roy S. Normand, 60, passed away on Thursday evening, May 21, at his home. He was the husband of Pamela (Vadnais) Normand. Roy was born October 9, 1959 in Waterbury, son of the late Peter G. and Ruth (Lister) Normand. Raised in Waterbury he attended local schools and was a graduate of Wilby High School. He had a...
Thomaston Grayce K. Maher, 99, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Cook Willow in Plymouth. Grayce was born in Waterbury, daughter of the late Henry and Katherine (Lonergan) Maher. She was a graduate of Waterbury Catholic High School and Bay Path College in Longmeadow, Mass. She retired in 1988 as administrative assistant to the President and executives at...
Thomaston Nancy M. Damiano-Walker, 56, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2020. She was the beloved wife of Steven R. Walker for 37 years. Nancy was born in Waterbury on November 20, 1963, daughter of Anthony and Dorothy Mae (Brammer) Damiano. She had worked as a police dispatcher in Thomaston for 15 years. Including her husband, Steve, and parents, Tony...
Mary Jane (Janie) McQuarrie passed away unexpectedly at home on April 29, 2020. Born December 24, 1939 to Gordon and Florence (Mattson) McQuarrie, she lived most of her life in Thomaston and West Haven, CT. A life-long learner, Mary Jane graduated from Thomaston High School and held B.S. and M.S. degrees in Education from SCSU and the University of Connecticut,...
Plymouth Mrs. Grace (White) Judd, 82, passed away on Tuesday, April 26, at the Waterbury Hospital. She was the widow of Lawrence Judd. Grace was born June 16, 1937 in Waterbury, daughter of the late Joel E. and Ella (Norton) White. She is survived by her sister, Arliene Hamilton of Plymouth and her nieces and nephews, Donna Hansen and her...
Middletown Russell Anderson, 58, passed away on Monday, April 20, in Meriden. Russell was born July 19, 1961 in New Britain, son of Wallace Anderson of New Hartford and the late Joan (Backus) Schartier. Russell loved going to McDonalds and music. In addition to his father, Russell is survived by his sister, Christine F. Healy of Thomaston. A celebration of...
Thomaston - Harry H. Innes, 92, passed away after a brief illness on Wednesday, April 15, at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington. He was the husband of Shirley S. (Sanderson) Innes. Harry was born the son of Albert John Innes and Martha (Hoffman) Innes on March 16, 1928 in Waterbury. Raised in Thomaston he attended local schools and was a...
Richard Anthony (Dick) DiMaria, 89, passed away suddenly after a short illness at St. Marys Hospital on April 9, 2020. He was the husband of the late Jeanne Kingston DiMaria. Because of these challenging times of social distancing and postponement of community grieving, latitude was taken and some levity used with this notice to colorfully describe a man who through...
Thomaston Mrs. Dorothy Ann (Benbemski) Paczkowski, 100, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, at her home. She was the widow of Joseph Paczkowski. Dorothy was born March 10, 1920 in Terryville, daughter of the late John and Helen (Nowicki) Benbemski. She was a member of the Thomaston Seniors, the Polish National Association "PNA" and was a long time active parishioner...
Northfield Mr. John Welsh Knox, Abraham Lincoln once said, "That in the end it is not the years in your life that count, its the life in your years". COVID-19 robbed us of more days with the patriarch of our family, John W. Knox, but every day of his 79 years were full of life. Heaven welcomed him home on...
Thomaston Mrs. Kathy M. Balch, 66, passed away on Wednesday morning, April 1, at her home. She was the wife of Gary Balch. Kathy was born January 18, 1954 in Camden, NJ, daughter of the late Vincent and Martha (Hanel) Cote. In addition to her husband of 48 years, Kathy is survived by her daughter, Nicole J. Thompson and her...
Thomaston Mr. Bruce L. McClain, 70, passed away on Monday, March 30, at Abbott Terrace Health Care in Waterbury. He was the husband of Patricia (Dyson) McClain. Bruce was born October 19, 1949 in Kane, Pennsylvania, son of the late Paul and Alverda (Carbaugh) McClain. In 1962 the family moved to Waterbury, he attended local schools and was a graduate...
Services Mass of Christian Burial Thursday October 8, 2020 10:00 AM St Thomas Church (Hillside Cemetery) Committal Thursday October 8, 2020 11:00 AM Saint Thomas Cemetery Altair Ave. Thomaston, CT 06787-____
Thomaston Mr. Brian C. Welch, 78, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, at the Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington. He was the husband of Sandra L. (Terry) Welch. Brian was born September 6, 1941 in Bristol, son of the late George W. and Audrey (Garrett) Welch. Raised in Plymouth, he attended local schools and was a graduate of Terryville High...
Marilyn Ann Latina 1939-2020 Thomaston-Marilyn A Latina, 81, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 21, 2020 at Litchfield Woods Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late John Latina who she married in 1968. Marilyn was born at St Marys Hospital on March 2, 1939, daughter of the late Merton and N. Mae (Blackman) Fenn. She grew up on...
Thomaston Brandon L. Eldred, 35, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at Waterbury Hospital after a long illness with diabetes. Brandon was born in Farmington on January 8, 1985, beloved son of Harold and Deborah (Johnston) Eldred. He leaves behind his parents, Harold and Deborah; and extended family and friends. A celebration of Brandons life will be held at...
Thomaston Dorothea I. Johnston, 93, of Thomaston, passed away on March 19, 2020 at Hartford Hospital. Dorothy led a long and productive life. She was educated in many venues from a one room school house in Reynolds Bridge through the Thomaston School System, to Hartford Hospital School of Nursing. She attended College in New Britain, New Haven, and New York....