John F. Torrence

John F. Torrence

May 24, 2011

Mr. John F. (Jack) Torrence, Sr., 88, died Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at his home.He was the beloved husband of 53 years to his lovely bride Mary Ann (Kost) Torrence. Jack was born in Thomaston on February 22, 1923 a son of the late Eugene and Mary Mamie (Harrigan) Torrence and was a lifelong resident He was a U.S. Army...

Mr Leroy Goldsmith

Mr Leroy Goldsmith

May 23, 2011

LeRoy Goldsmith, 93 of Thomaston, died Monday, May 23, 2011 at the Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Torrington. He was the husband of Della (Dyer) Goldsmith. Mr. Goldsmith was born in Bristol on June 2, 1917 a son of the late Irving and Alice (Todd) Goldsmith. He was retired as an operator with Draw Metal Tube after 35 years of service. He...

Mr Richard C. Johnson

Mr Richard C. Johnson

May 12, 2011

Thomaston- Mr. Richard C. Johnson, 74, died Thursday, May 12, at the Waterbury Hospital. He was the husband of Patricia (Dusak) Dickey Johnson. Richard was born August 13, 1936 in High Gate, Vermont son of the late Gordon and Ida (Clapper) Johnson. He was raised and attended schools in Vermont and moved to Connecticut in 1963. He had worked at...

Randal Hathway

Randal Hathway

Apr 30, 2011

Thomaston- Colonel Randal B. Hathway, USAF Retired, 89, died Saturday evening, April 30, at his home. He was the husband of Dorothy A. (Chapman) Hathway. Col. Hathway was born November 11, 1921 in St. George, Staten Island, New York son of the late Randal F. and Ida B. (Durham) Hathway. He has been a resident of Thomaston since 1931 and...

Mr John H. Teetsel

Mr John H. Teetsel

Apr 29, 2011

Burlington- Mr. John Teetsel, 96, formerly of New Jersey, died April 29, in Michigan, while visiting his son. Mr. Teetsel was born November 7, 1914 in North Bergen, New Jersey. He was a graduate of Union Hill High School class of 1934, and had been employed by S. Blickman Inc. as a sheet metal mechanic for most of his life...

Mrs Ruth E. Wotton

Mrs Ruth E. Wotton

Apr 29, 2011

Thomaston- Mrs. Ruth E. Wotton, 91, died Friday, April 29, at the Glendale Center in Naugatuck. She was the widow of Herschel Wotton. Mrs. Wotton was born February 14, 1920 in Waterbury daughter of the late Francis and Elizabeth (Gedraitis) Cullen. She was raised in Waterbury attended local schools and was a graduate of Waterbury Catholic High School. She is...

Mr James Wilson

Mr James Wilson

Apr 25, 2011

Thomaston- Mr. James "Peanuts" Wilson, 86, died Monday morning, April 25, at the Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington. He was the husband of Lois (Atkinson) (Goldsmith) Wilson and the late Doris (Nelson) Wilson. Mr. Wilson was born September 9, 1924 in Waterbury son of the late John and Elizabeth (Lawson) Wilson. A lifelong resident of Thomaston he had attended local...

Mr Charles Stevens

Mr Charles Stevens

Apr 18, 2011

Northfield - Charles 'Charlie' E. Stevens, 86, died Monday, April 18, at the Waterbury Hospital. He was born February 28, 1925, the son of the late Lillian (Tomlinson) and Louis Stevens. Charlie was predeceased by his wife, Evelyn, his three brothers, Robert, Steve and Fred and his sister, Ruth Fisher. Charlie is survived by his children, James Stevens of Pleasant...

Mr Gordon Edwin Johnson

Mr Gordon Edwin Johnson

Apr 9, 2011

PLEASANT VALLEY, CT - Mr. Gordon E. Johnson, 79, of Albough Rd., died Saturday, April 9 at Bridgeport Hospital. He was the husband of Sandra (Remsen) Johnson. Mr. Johnson was born in Sheldon, VT on February 12, 1932 a son of the late Gordon and Ida (Clapper) Johnson. Mr. Johnson worked many years as a truck driver for the Town...

Mr Gabriel Piotrowski

Mr Gabriel Piotrowski

Apr 8, 2011

NORTHFIELD - Mr. Gabriel Piotrowski, 75, of 486 Mason Hill Road, died Friday evening at his home. He was the husband of Jadwiga (Golebiewska) Piotrowski. Mr. Piotrowski was born on March 25, 1936 in Grojec, Poland a son of the late Adam and Felicjia (Gutowska) Piotrowski. He was retired as a machinist and entrepreneur. Besides his wife, he leaves three...

Helen M. Luboyeski

Helen M. Luboyeski

Mar 29, 2011

Thomaston- Mrs. Helen M. (Mezocowski) Luboyeski, 97, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 29, at Cook-Willow Convalescent Home in Plymouth. She was the widow of Brunic Luboyeski. Mrs. Luboyeski was born June 22, 1913 in Thomaston daughter of the late Francis and Josephine (Rudolf) Miecznikowski. She was a longtime resident of Thomaston and had been a loyal communicant and active...

Mrs Josephine J. Curtiss

Mrs Josephine J. Curtiss

Mar 26, 2011

Northfield- Mrs. Josephine J. (Richards) Curtiss, 96, of Newton Road, died in her home on Saturday, March 26, with her family by her side. She was the widow of Roger F. Curtiss, Sr. Mrs. Curtiss was born in Litchfield on June 1, 1914 daughter of the late Carter and Florence (Houghtaling) Richards. She was a lifelong resident of Northfield and...

Aaron M. Bunnell

Aaron M. Bunnell

Mar 23, 2011

Tucson, Arizona- Mr. Aaron M. Bunnell, 40, formerly of Thomaston, died Wednesday, March 23, in Arkansas as the result of a motor vehicle accident with his faithful dog, Patience, by his side. He was the husband of Tammy (Markel) Bunnell. Aaron was born December 9, 1970 in Bridgeport son of Michael E. and Adrene M. (Day) Bunnell of Thomaston. He...

Mrs Cecelia D. Callahan

Mrs Cecelia D. Callahan

Mar 18, 2011

Thomaston- Mrs. Cecelia (Dickinson) Callahan, 95, formerly of Plainville, died Friday evening, March 18, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was the widow of Francis J. Callahan. Mrs. Callahan was born October 12, 1915 in New Britain daughter of the late George and Anna Dickinson. Cecelia had worked as a telephone operator and then went to work...

Mrs Doris M. Battistoni

Mrs Doris M. Battistoni

Mar 17, 2011

Groton- Mrs. Doris (McBride) Battistoni, 84, of Governors Circle, formerly of Thomaston, died Thursday, March 17, at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London. Doris was born January 17, 1927 in Waterbury daughter of the late Walter A. and Anna E (Fadoir) McBride. She had been employed as a machine operator for the Risdon Corporation for over sixteen years. She...

Mrs Stella B. Zakrewsky

Mrs Stella B. Zakrewsky

Mar 13, 2011

Thomaston- Mrs. Stella B. (Alexander) Zakrewsky, 88, died Sunday, March 13, at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington. She was the wife of Stephen Zakrewsky. Mrs. Zakrewsky was born June 4, 1922 in Northfield daughter of the late Louis and Barbara (Skerstonas) Alexander. She was raised in Thomaston and attended local schools. Stella had been employed for many years at New...

Mr Walter F. Johnson

Mr Walter F. Johnson

Mar 5, 2011

Plymouth- Mr. Walter F. Johnson, 79, died Saturday, March 5, 2011, at the Waterbury Hospital. He was the loving husband of Joan M. Ericcson Johnson. Mr. Johnson was born April 22, 1931 in Waterbury son of the late George and Hilda (Petersen) Johnson. He was raised in Terryville and had been employed for forty five years at the former Iseli...

Mrs Ora Gilbert

Mrs Ora Gilbert

Mar 2, 2011

Morris- Mrs. Ora (Atwood) Gilbert, 104, died Wednesday, March 2, at Litchfield Woods Health care in Torrington. She was the widow of Birdsey A. Gilbert, Sr. Mrs. Gilbert was born June 14, 1906 in Bethlehem daughter of the late Stiles and Fannie Atwood. She had been employed for many years at the Seth Thomas Clock Company in Thomaston, working in...

Mrs Stasia Klimanowski

Mrs Stasia Klimanowski

Feb 27, 2011

Thomaston - Mrs. Stasia (Micecnikowski) Klimanowski, 94, died Sunday, February 27, at the Waterbury Hospital. She was the widow of William S. Klimanowski. Mrs. Klimanowski was born December 1, 1916 in Thomaston daughter of the late Francis and Josephine (Rudolf) Micecnikowski. She had been employed at the former Tech Systems in Thomaston, was a member of the Thomaston Senior Citizens,...

Paul R. Jackson

Paul R. Jackson

Feb 22, 2011

Paul R. Jackson, 58, of Walnut Street, died Tuesday, February 22, after a short battle with cancer, at his home with his family by his side. He was the beloved husband to Elizabeth "Beth" (Walcott) Jackson. Paul was born March 23, 1952 in Nottingham, England, son of Joan (Mellors) Jackson of Thomaston and the late Ronald Jackson. Paul came to...