Jan 7, 2017

Elizabeth (Conlon) Holmes, 90, passed away on January 7, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital, Hartford, CT.

Born on November 27, 1926, in Riverton, CT, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Eleanor (Dearborn) Conlon.  Elizabeth’s passion in life was her children.  She was a loving mother who cared very deeply about her children.   Elizabeth was...

Jan 4, 2017

Dorothy (Bacon) Lizama, 89, of Torrington, CT, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital.  She was the wife of the late Robert Lizama.

Dorothy was born November 5, 1927, in Wimbledon, ND, daughter of the late John and Ellen (Rowe) Bacon.

She is survived by two sons, John Lizama of Spokane, WA...

Jan 1, 2017

John W. Kennedy, 87, of Torrington, CT, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017, at Hartford Hospital.  He was the husband of the late Dolores Crameri  Kennedy and of the late Betty Jo Hendry.

John was born April 6, 1929, in Torrington, CT, son of the late Arnold and Pearl (Colby) Kennedy.  He was employed by Pratt &...

Jan 1, 2017

Yvette Aube Colligan, age 98, of Torrington, CT, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 1, 2017.  Yvette was predeceased by her husband Wayne J. Colligan in 1988.

Born in Torrington on May 2, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Neree and Justine Aube.  Yvette is survived by her three children, Gail (Kenneth) Pavolonis, Jim Colligan...

Dec 30, 2016

Carol A. (Bequillard) Contreras, born August 6, 1945, passed away December 30, 2016.  She was the daughter of Edmond A. Bequillard and Katherine Peck Bequillard of Torrington, CT.

She leaves behind her loving husband, Rudy Contreras, a daughter Lorrie Sulek and granddaughter Septhanie Sulek both of Farmington; a brother Robert Bequillard, Sr. and his partner Marilyn Cone...

Dec 30, 2016

Henry  “Toot” S. Dzinski passed away peacefully at home on December 30, 2016 surrounded by family.  He was born on July 6, 1927 in Torrington, CT the youngest child of Stephen and Tessie Dzinski.  He was predeceased by his parents, his siblings Leona, Henriette and Ernest, and his wives Lois (37 years) and Claire (23 years).

Henry...

Dec 23, 2016

Eugene “Gene” F. Diorio, 93, a lifelong resident of Torrington, CT, passed away, Friday, December 23, 2016, at Litchfield Woods surrounded by his family. He was the husband of the late Mary (Marcella) Diorio for 55 years.

Gene was born November 17, 1923, in Torrington, CT, son of the late Anthony and Marianna (Porreca) Diorio.  He served...

Dec 22, 2016

William J. Sochon, 84, of Harwinton, CT, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016, at Valerie Manor.  He was the beloved husband of Edith (Eyre) Sochon for 60 years.

William was born September 9, 1932, in Torrington, CT, son of the late Walter and Stella (Szymanski) Sochon. He served his country with the US Army during the Korean...

Dec 20, 2016

Shirley DeVito passed away after a long battle with cancer Tuesday morning, December 20, 2016, at home, surrounded by her family.  She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Edward DeVito.

Shirley was the daughter of the late Walter and Jessie (Slipkowski) Piejko. She grew up in Suffield and moved to Torrington in 1967. She graduated from High...

Dec 19, 2016

A Match Made in Torrington......

On December 19, 2016, James Alan Marine passed away in Nashua, New Hampshire after a very brief illness.

Jim was born in Rochester, New York on November 10, 1922. In September of 1949, on a vacation to Montreal, he took a detour through Torrington, CT to follow up on a...

Dec 18, 2016

Lillian (Zemchak) Trivella passed away early Sunday morning, December 18, 2016, at Litchfield Woods in Torrington.  She was the daughter of the late Michael and Katherine Zemchak.  She was predeceased by her two sisters, Mary Zemchak of Torrington and Lorraine Yurchak of Planstville.

A lifelong resident of Torrington, Lillian was born July 6, 1922, and was a...

Dec 13, 2016

Margaret (Sileo) Gardinello passed away peacefully December 13, 2016, after a brief illness.

Margaret was born in Dunmore, PA. to the late James and Lucille Coviello Sileo. She moved  to Torrington as a young adult where she met and married her beloved husband Jacob. Margaret and Jacob were married for 67 years before his death in 2010....

Dec 12, 2016

Santa (Ciesco) Drozdenko, 90, of Torrington, CT, passed away Monday, December 12, 2016, at Waterbury Hospital.  She was the wife of the late Constantine Drozdenko.

Santa was born December 28, 1925, in Torrington, CT, daughter of the late Eligio and Maria (Tortorella) Ciesco.

She is survived by two sons, Ronald Drozdenko of Woodbury,...

Dec 12, 2016

Eugene ”Gene” Gisselbrecht, 82, of Torrington, CT, passed away Monday, December 12, 2016, at Cherry Brook Health Center after a long illness.  He was the beloved husband of Doris (Iannelli) Gisselbrecht.

Gene was born January 21, 1934, in Torrington, CT, son of the late Edward and Antoinette (Allard) Gisselbrecht.  He was employed by the State of Connecticut,...

Dec 11, 2016

Thomas Latosek, 55, of Torrington, CT, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2016, surrounded by his loving family.   He was the beloved husband of Joyce (Yuhas) Latosek for 30 years.

Tom was born July 13, 1961, in West Wyoming, PA, son of the late Anthony J. and Florence C. (Jackamovitch) Latosek.  He had a long career as a...

Dec 9, 2016

Edna Mae Davidson McCoy Herzig, 87, of East Granby, CT, peacefully passed away December 9, 2016, at Meadow Brook of Granby.  She was the beloved wife of the late Stanton Herzig whom she wed on August 26, 1949.

Edna was born August 4, 1929, in Waterville, ME, daughter of the late Gaston and Thelma (Barnes) Davidson and...

Dec 7, 2016

Joseph A. Tocci, 79, of Torrington, CT, passed away December 7, 2016, at his residence.  He was the beloved husband of Suzanne (Aprile) Tocci for 55 years.

Joe was born March 16, 1937, in Manhattan, NY, son of the late Adolph and Mary (Famiglietti) Tocci.  He retired from the Torrington Public School System where he was employed...

Dec 4, 2016

Skyler Paige Northup, 18, of Winsted, CT, daughter of Charles and Heather (deceased) Northup, died December 4, 2016.

She was a brief, bright, beautiful shining star to all her family and many friends.

She leaves behind her father, Charles Northup and her brothers, Tristan and Nathaniel Northup, Riley LaCasse, Lucian Mancini, significant friends in her...

Dec 3, 2016

Julia Pauline (Argenta) Grandi, 98, of Torrington, CT, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016, at Torrington Health and Rehabilitation.  She was the wife of the late Anthony Grandi.

Julia was born August 24, 1918, in Torrington, CT, daughter of the late Joseph and Rose (Gentile) Argenta.  She retired from Torin Manufacturing after 33 years of employment.

Dec 1, 2016

Lawrence Abraham, 90, of Harwinton, CT, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2016, at Valerie Manor surrounded by his family.  He was the husband of the late Carmella (Pedone) Abraham.

Larry was born February 7, 1926, in Torrington, CT, son of the late Charles and Genevieve Abraham.  He was employed by the Torrington Company in the Shipping and...