Feb 6, 2016

Richard A. Morin, 3 years of age, of Torrington, CT, passed away February 6, 2016.

Richard was born June 13, 2012, in Torrington, CT, beloved son of Daniel and Peggy (Youells) Morin and brother of Amelia Morin all of Torrington.  Richard is also survived by his paternal grandparents, Lise and Leonard Rushlow of Torrington, “Grandma” Ruby Birdseye;...

Jan 28, 2016

Lynn P. (McPhail) Carlson, 60, of Harwinton, CT, entered into eternal rest surrounded by her loving family on Thursday January 28, 2016, at her home.  She was the wife of Walter Carlson.

Born December 18, 1955, in Boston, MA she was the daughter of the late Milton and Pauline (Greenier) McPhail.   She was employed by the City...

Jan 23, 2016

Mark A. “Louie” Cardello, 44, of Harwinton, CT, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2016.  He was the beloved husband of Deneen (Copertino) Cardello, and the devoted father to Nicolas Cardello.

Mark was born February 9, 1971, in Torrington, CT, son of Joanne (Gallicchio) and Michael Cardello, Sr.  of Torrington.  He was currently employed by Hartford Distributors Inc.,...

Jan 20, 2016

Carmine Bossone Jr., 89, of Torrington, passed away on January 20, 2016, at Wolcott Hall. Born in West Hartford on January 30, 1926, he was the son of the late Carmine and Anna (Pozinski) Bossone. He was the spouse of the late Irene (Colligan) Bossone.

A veteran of World War II, Carmine served in the European Campaign...

Jan 18, 2016

Olive Koscso, 95, of Torrington, passed away on January 18, 2016, at Litchfield Woods. Born in Italy on April 23, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Cesare and Barbara Chinatti and came to the United States in 1924. She was the spouse of the late Stephen Koscso.

Olive is survived by her brother, Julian Chinatti...

Jan 10, 2016

Dale N. Schaffer, 71, of New Hartford, passed away on January 10, 2016, at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital. Born on February 19, 1944 in Quakertown, PA, he was the son of the late Arnold M. and Mary (Afflebach) Schaffer.

Dale was self-employed as a contractor. Survivors include: two sons, Eric Schaffer of Torrington, and Matthew Schaffer and his...

Jan 9, 2016

Jeanne Samele, 93, Torrington, passed away at Litchfield Woods on Saturday, January 9, 2016. Born in Joliette, Canada on October 12, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Charles Desmarais and was the wife of the late Frank Samele.

After serving in the Canadian Army, Jeanne was employed at Torin as a machinist until her retirement....

Jan 9, 2016

Judith A. (Belotti) Royer, 68, of Torrington, CT, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2016, at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital.  She was the wife of Daniel Royer.

Judith was born February 15, 1947, in Torrington, CT, daughter of the late Peter and Louise (Frizzo) Belotti.  She was employed by Sterling Sintered Technologies as an Inspector.  She enjoyed the craft...

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...