Jan 6, 2016

Michael Joseph Bakunis, 73, of Harwinton, passed away on Wednesday, January 6th, 2016, at Litchfield Woods, after a lengthy illness. His wife, sister, and some dear friends were present. He was the husband of Michelene “Mitzi” Mikalunas Bakunis.

Michael was born in Torrington on October 9th, 1942. He was the son of the late Michael “Red” Bakunis...

Jan 5, 2016

Mary C. (Bettua) Bruni, 95, of Torrington, CT, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at her residence.  She was the wife of the late Angelo Bruni who predeceased her on April 3, 2005.

Mary was born June 16, 1920, in Bristol, CT, daughter of the late John and Concetta Bettua.  She was employed by Sears in the...

Jan 3, 2016

Josef K. Antoniak, 84, of New Hartford, CT, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2016.  He was the beloved husband of Virginia (Gerwatowski) Antoniak for 58 years.

Josef was born October 31, 1931, in Wola Uhruska, Poland, son of the late Walter and Sophia Antoniak, and who with his father was raised by his step-mother Elizabeth.  He served...

Dec 28, 2015

Paul A. McLaughlin, Sr., 75, of Torrington, CT, passed away Monday, December 28, 2015, at Wolcott Hall Nursing Center.  He was the husband of Joan (McMahan) McLaughlin.

Paul was born June 7, 1940, son of the late John and Mary (Keane) McLaughlin.  He was employed by Sears and Roebuck with the credit and collections department until his...

Dec 24, 2015

Steven Whittier Fox died unexpectedly December 24, 2015 at home.  The son of Bruce and Eleanor Fox, he was born in Waterbury, CT June 4, 1979.  He lived in Torrington most of his life, graduating from Torrington High School in 1998.  He was an expert tree trimmer having worked for several companies including Asplundh, Lewis and Trees Inc. to...

Dec 22, 2015

Arlene Ann (Castelli) Paniati, formerly of Harwinton, CT and of Newington, CT, peacefully entered into eternal life on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, MA.  She was the beloved wife of the late Arthur C. Paniati, who preceded her in death on December 6, 2005.

Arlene was born February 19, 1933, in Torrington,...

Dec 21, 2015

Donald B. Heuschkel, 84, of Torrington was surrounded by members of his loving family in his final days on earth before his peaceful passing occurred on the morning of December 21.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Feb 5, 1931, he was the son of the late Howard Heuschkel Sr. and Helen (Balaski) Heuschkel. Described by...

Dec 16, 2015

Mrs. Veglia “Val” L. McNulty, 87, of Torrington, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, December 16, 2015, surrounded by her loving family and was the wife of Robert McNulty.

Val was born September 3, 1928, in Brooklyn, NY, and is predeceased by her parents Italo and Emma Soliani and her brother Fred Soliani of Bristol,...

Dec 15, 2015

John Mastrantuone, 95, of Torrington, passed away peacefully on December 15, 2015, at his home with his loving daughter at his side. Born in Waterbury on September 9, 1920, he was the son of Nunzio and Amelia (Fusco) Mastrantuone. He was predeceased by his spouse, Mary (Silano) Mastrantuone.

An Army veteran of World War II, John was...

Dec 14, 2015

Rita Marie Skelly Pacheco, 70, of Litchfield County, died Monday, December 14, 2015 at her daughter’s home after an extended illness.

She was born September 16, 1945, the daughter of Bernard and Margaret (Ryan) Skelly. She grew up in Fall River, MA where she attended Salve Regina College. In 1968, she moved to Connecticut and remained a...

Dec 14, 2015

Lisa (Boccio) Addison of Plymouth, MA passed away December 14, 2015 after a brave two year battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease).  She died peacefully at home in the loving and supportive arms of her husband Joe Lukaszevicz.  Lisa was the loving wife of Joe Lukaszevicz, loving mother to daughter Sara Raimundo and her husband Luciano Raimundo of Wakefield,...

Dec 7, 2015

Ronald J. Paniati, 61, of Prospect, CT, passed away Monday, December 7, 2015 at his residence.  He was the beloved husband of Louise (Schmidt) Paniati for 30 years.

Ron was born October 7, 1954, in Torrington, CT, son of the late Ronald Q. and Mary (Nowacki) Paniati.  He was a Sr. Vice President of the Feroleto Steel...

Dec 6, 2015

Michael Ducatelli of Torrington passed away peacefully on December 6, 2015, surrounded by his wife and children.  He was the loving husband of Jean (Masciarelli) Lynn Ducatelli for 29 years.

Mike was born September 15, 1922 in Torrington, CT, son of the late Joseph and Madeline Ducatelli.  He attended Oliver Wolcott Technical School.  Mike was...

Dec 3, 2015

Veta J. Pipa entered into eternal rest on Thursday, December 3, 2015, surrounded by her loving members of her family and friends. She was born on August 11, 1921 in Delhi, New York, daughter of Wallace Mills and Mary Peck Mills. Veta was employed at Mitral and Pheol as an inspector and Altek company. She was a member of...

Dec 1, 2015

Joseph R. Petricone, Sr., 71, was reunited with his beloved wife Anne when he entered into eternal life on Tuesday, December 1, 2015.

Born December 23, 1943 in Torrington, CT, he was the son of the late Fiore and Edith (Barbara) Petricone.  A lifelong member of the Torrington community, Joe followed in his father’s footsteps as Owner...

Nov 26, 2015

Glenn E. “Animal” Mozeleski, 51, of Torrington, CT lost his courageous battle with cancer at Valerie Manor on Thursday, November 26, 2015, surrounded by his beloved soul mate, Donna Kuehl-Yousefzadeh , her daughters, Jillian and Sarah, and her son, Nicholas.

Glenn was born February 11, 1964, in Holyoke, MA, and is the son of Judith Sutton of...

Nov 26, 2015

Barbara (Audia) Michalski, 79, of Lakewood, NJ, formerly of Torrington, CT, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2015.  She was the wife of the late Edwin Michalski.

Barbara was born December 26, 1935, in Torrington, CT, daughter of the late William and Rose (Rinaldi) Audia.  She was employed by the Bergen County as a Bookkeeper until her retirement....

Nov 25, 2015

Mildred S. Hugger, 97, formerly of Torrington, CT, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015, in Bristol, CT.   She was the wife of the late Edward F. Hugger.

Mildred was born February 23, 1918, in Torrington, CT, daughter of the late John and Gustina (Struculo) Hrobon.  She was employed by the Register Citizen as a typesetter until her...

Nov 13, 2015

Donald Fantozzi, Sr., 81, of Torrington, CT, passed away Friday, November 13, 2015, at Hartford Hospital surrounded by his loving family following a brief illness.  He was the beloved husband of Martha (Cioppa) Fantozzi for 60 years.

Donald was born May 1, 1934, in Torrington, CT, son of the late Pat and Matilda (Ast) Fantozzi.  He was...

Nov 6, 2015

Roger L. Cohen, 51, of Torrington, CT, passed away, Friday, November 6, 2015, at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital.  He was the husband of Debra (Metallo) Cohen.

Roger was born September 9, 1964, in Greensburg, PA, son of Robert L. Cohen, Sr. of York, PA, and Evelyn G. Thompson of West Mifflin, PA.  Being from the Pittsburgh area, Roger...