Charlottesville, VA - Mr. James Leroy Skilton, 88, formerly of Morris, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 16, 2016. He was the husband of the late Verla May (Swanson) Skilton. Mr. Skilton was born June 12, 1928 to the late Halsey White Skilton, Sr. and Henrietta Frances Cook Skilton in Waterbury, Connecticut. He attended school in Block...
Plymouth- John Jules Unfricht, 69, passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2016. John was born on July 1, 1946 in Bridgeport, CT to the late August John and Jeanette (Parent) Unfricht. John graduated from Cheshire Academy; Cornell; and the University of New Hampshire, where he earned his MBA. He enrolled in the Navy where he proudly served his country during...
Thomaston - Mr. Joseph E. LaMay, Jr., 86, passed away on Sunday evening, June 12, at the Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington. He was the husband of the late Joan (Ryan) LaMay. Mr. LaMay was born May 1, 1930 in Forestville; son of late Joseph E. and Mabel (Martin) LaMay, Sr. He had served honorably in the U.S. Navy during...
Shirley A. Chamberlin, 75, passed away on Monday, June 6, 2016 at Cook Willow. She was the wife of the late Ira Chamberlin. Shirley was born in Waterbury on July 8, 1940 to the late Eugene and Beatrice (Moore) Evon. She was a homemaker and a longtime resident of Thomaston, who loved gardening and walking. Shirley also loved animals, especially...
Thomaston - Ms. Roberta A. Bergin, 85, died on Thursday, May 19, at Litchfield Woods Health Care in Torrington. Roberta was born September 5, 1930 in Waterbury, daughter of the late Harry T. and Anne (Lyons) Bergin. She is survived by many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brother, Harry Bergin and sisters, Irma Peters and Mary Lake....
Northfield- William R. Foley, Sr., 77, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. He was the loving husband of Sylvia (Grohoski) Foley. William was born on November 28, 1938 in Waterbury, CT, son of the late Kenneth and Ina (Knox) Foley. Prior to his illness he enjoyed hunting, fishing, bicycling, and family vacations on the beach. Most of all he...
Thomaston - Mr. Clemens Ross, 90, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 10, with his loving family by his side. He was the beloved husband of Ele Ross for 64 years, who took care of him with love and compassion. Clemens was born in Oberlahr, Germany on June 12, 1925, son of the late Peter and Maria Anna...
Thomaston - Mr. Gerald Kahn, 89, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, at the Waterbury Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Shirley (Lord) Kahn. Gerald was born June 7, 1926 in New York, NY, son of the late Alexander and Mollie (Bass) Kahn. He had retired from the former Tech Systems where he had worked as a senior industrial...
Bethlehem - Mr. Frederick N. Smith, 81, of Bethlehem, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Mrs. Carol (Truelove) Smith. Frederick was born on December 3, 1934 in Waterbury, son of the late Willard C. Smith and Elsie (Hock) Smith. Frederick attended local schools in Waterbury and...
Thomaston - Mrs. Jane (Tycenski) Krulicki, 93, of Thomaston, passed away on Friday, May 06, 2016 at Litchfield Woods in Torrington. She was predeceased by her husband Mr. Stanley Krulicki who she was married to for 59 years. Jane was born on February 14, 1923 in Thomaston, daughter of the late Alexander and Anna (Waleska) Tycenski. A lifelong Thomaston resident,...
Easley, SC - Joan (Hartle) Fusco, 86, beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother died peacefully on Thursday, April 28, 2016, at her home in Easley, SC. She was born to the late Samuel and Bessie (Frost) Hartle on January 24, 1930, in Petersburg, VA. She married the late Joseph Fusco in May 1949. Formerly residents of Thomaston, CT, Joan and...
Morris - Mrs. Verna F. (Rayder) Rosko, 69, passed away on Wednesday evening, April 27, at the Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington. She was the wife of Stephen Rosko Jr. Verna was born January 25, 1947 in Waterbury, daughter of the late Peter and Frances (Emmons) Rayder. In addition to her husband Stephen, she is survived by two sons, Stephen...
Torrington - Mrs. Mary T. (Ducharme) St. Denis, 97, of Torrington, formally of Thomaston and Bristol, passed away on April 18, 2016 at Torrington Health and Rehab. She was the widow of the late Maurice St. Denis. Mary was born on December 10, 1918 in St. Albans, Vermont, daughter of the late Frank and Angelina Ducharme. She leaves behind her...
Thomaston - Mrs. Laurentina "Tina" (Pereira) Lydem, 90, died on Friday morning, April 15, at Gardner Heights Healthcare in Shelton. She was the widow of Rufus L. Lydem. Mrs. Lydem was born September 27, 1925 in Hudson, MA, daughter of the late Jose M. and Isabel P. (Pina) Pereira. Raised in Bridgeport she had attended local schools. She was a...
Southbury (formerly of Northfield) - Mrs. Gwendolyn J. Kuykendall, 89, died on Wednesday, April 13, at the Hearth in Southbury. She was the widow of George W. Kuykendall. Gwendolyn was born December 23, 1926 in New York, daughter of the late Bernardo and Clara (Persans) Pilger. In 1971 Gwendolyn and her husband George moved from Long Island to Northfield. Over...
Thomaston - William C. Foy, Jr., 81, of Thomaston, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2016 at Valerie Manor in Torrington. He was the husband of Mrs. Lois (Knox) (Pecco) Foy. William was born on August 20, 1934 in Northfield, son of the late William C. Foy, Sr., and Marjorie (Gill) Foy. William served honorably and proudly in the United...
WATERTOWN - Kenneth Edward DeRego, 78, died Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at his home. He was the husband of Magdalen Ferro DeRego, his wife of 57 years. Along with his beloved wife, he leaves his son, Michael Rodney Ferro DeRego and his wife Natalie Ikonn-DeRego of Simsbury; his daughter, Michelle DeRego Gorski and her husband David P. Gorski of Watertown....
Wells, ME - Virginia A. Flynn, beloved wife of the late Frederick C. Flynn, passed awaypeacefully on March 12, 2016 in Scarborough, Maine after a brief illness. A long time resident of Thomaston, Virginia moved to Wells, Maine in 2010 to reside with her daughter, Mary Finnegan. Virginia was born in Southington, CT on May 15, 1920. She graduated from...
Waterbury - Mr. William E. Nicholson, Jr, 78, died on Monday evening, March 7, at the Waterbury Hospital. Mr. Nicholson was born July 28, 1937 in Waterbury, son of the late William E. and Mary (Reynolds) Nicholson, Sr. Raised in Waterbury he had attended local schools and was a graduate of Sacred Heart High School. He had served as a...
Thomaston - Mr. Raffaelo "Ralph" Lapio, Sr., 85, of Thomaston, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2016, at Waterbury Hospital. He was the loving husband of 62 years to Mrs. Lena (Famigletti) Lapio. Ralph was born on April 3, 1930 in Watertown, son of the late Carmine and Gertrude (Verrastro) Lapio. Ralph served honorably and proudly in the United States...