Obituaries
Rosalyn Massei
Jun 21, 2025
Bristol, Rosalyn (Pratt) Massei, 87, of Bristol, beloved wife of John "Blue" J. Massei, Jr., passed away at Bristol Hospital on June 21, 2025.
Rosalyn was born in Bristol, on November 30, 1937, the son of the late Antonio and Beatrice J. (Japonis) Pratt.
She was a member of St. Anthony’s Church.
She survived by a son, John and his wife Kathleen Massei...
Joseph W. Landry
Jun 14, 2025
Joseph W. Landry, 60, of New Britain, passed away June 14, 2025 at the Hospital of Central CT in Mew Britain.
He was born in New Britain on August 2, 1964, the son of the late Ernest and Mary (Button) Landry.
Joseph love being with his children and family, he worked at Fairview Cemetery in New Britain for many years.
He is survived...
Eugenie Bebyn
Jun 13, 2025
Eugenie (Allaire) Bebyn, 95, formerly of Torrington, passed away, June 13, 2025, at The Connecticut Baptist Home in Meriden. She was the widow of Edward J. Bebyn.
Eugenie was born in Frampton, Province of Quebec, Canada on February 3, 1930, the daughter of the late Arthur and Marie (Brochu) Allaire.
A lifelong resident of Torrington and a member of St. Mary Church....
Richard Kingsley Raupach
Apr 30, 2025
Richard Kingsley Raupach, 53, of Bristol, CT, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at his residence. .
Richard was born in Hartford, CT on August 29, 1971, son of Donna (Park) and Jonathan Raupach. He worked for Eversource for several years.
Besides his parents, he is survived by 3 sons, Matthew, Jeremy and Nicholas and a daughter, Rebecca and his former wife...
Solange (Grenier) Vaillancourt
Mar 21, 2025
Solange (Grenier) Vaillancourt, 75, of Bristol, wife of the late Clairmond Vaillancourt, passed away peacefully at home March 21, 2025.
She was born on May 7, 1949 in Piopolis, Quebec, Canada, a daughter of the late Joseph and Marie-Anne (Chouinard) Grenier.
Solange was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother whose greatest joy in life was her family. She and her beloved husband...
Anna Tsiongas
Mar 5, 2025
Anna (Melliou) Tsiongas, 92, of Bristol, Connecticut and Providence, Rhode Island peacefully passed away on March 5. Anna was predeceased by Nicholas K. Tsiongas to whom she was married for 73 years.
Born in the village of Korifi-Kozani, Greece, she was the youngest of four daughters of the Reverend Demetrios Mellios and Marika Zikou.
Later jokingly referring to herself as “the prettiest...
Mary Landry
Feb 17, 2025
Bristol, Mary (Button) Landry, 97, of Bristol passed away Monday, February 17, 2025, she was the widow of Ernest Landry.
Mary was born January 4, 1928, in New Britain. She worked for Stanley Works in New Britain for 11 years and was a member of Asbury Methodist Church.
She is survived by 2 daughters, Lydia Maringola with whom she lived with and...
Joseph J. Navitsky
Feb 10, 2025
Joseph J. Navitsky, 67 of Bristol, passed away February 10, 2025 at his home.
He was born in Bristol on April 6, 1957 the son of the late Joseph J. Navitsky, Sr. and Wanda (Lachowitz) Navitsky.
He worked at Acura Brass after college for many years before he retired.
He is survived by several cousins, Dianna Pelletier of Waterville, Maine, Robert Navitsky of...
Sharon Thompson
Feb 8, 2025
Mrs. Sharon (Mayes) Thompson, 79 of Bristol passed away, February 8, 2025 at Hospital of Central CT- Bradley Campus. She was the widow of Arthur Thompson.
Sharon was born in Bristol on September 26, 1945, the daughter of the late William Garfield Mayes and Rachel (Bracket) Mayes. Sharon resided most of her life in Bristol and attended Bristol Eastern High School.
She...
Carolyn Elizabeth Morse
Jan 28, 2025
Carolyn Elizabeth (Bliss) Morse, 78, of Bristol, CT passed away at home on Sunday, January 26, 2025. Carolyn was born on September 11th, 1946, in Hartford CT, and grew up in East Hartford, CT.
She is survived by her daughter Leigh Elizabeth Morse of Farmington, CT and is predeceased by her son Christopher William Morse.
Carolyn spent much of her childhood visiting...
Ronald J. Witkoski
Jan 25, 2025
Ronald Witkoski, 67, passed away January 25, 2025, at his home.
Ron was born on April 27, 1957, the son of the late Edward J. Witkoski, Jr. and Dorothy E. (Simms) Witkoski.
He worked for The City of Hartford Police Department as a System Analyst for 22 years, retiring in 2003.
Ron was an avid Golfer and a member of Pequabuck Golf Club...
Darrell H. Tardif
Dec 31, 2024
Darrell Herman Tardif, 44, of Wolcott, passed away suddenly on December 31, 2024, at home.
Darrell was born on February 4, 1980, in Burlington, VT, the son of the late Joseph Tardif and Sandra J. (Wallace) Tardif.
He was the owner of Get It Done Concrete in Bristol. He was a member of Polish American Club. Darrell had a heart of gold...
Janet DeFonzo
Dec 19, 2024
Janet DeFonzo, 110, of Bristol passed away, Thursday, December 19, 2024 at the Ingraham Manor. She was the widow of Rocco DeFonzo and Peter Ventrella..
Janet was born in Bristol on June 22, 1914, daughter of the late Dominic and Marie Casadonti. She worked at New Departure Hyatt Division of General Motors and retired in 1972 and was the real life...
Marilyn F. Pelkey
Dec 16, 2024
Marilyn Pelkey, 45, of Bristol passed away on Monday, December 16, 2024at the Bristol Hospital. She was the wife of Dereke Pelkey.
Marilyn was born on March16, 1979 in Bristol the daughter of Emile and the late Joyce (St. Pierre) Guimond.
She was a member of Salvation Army and worked as a Social Worker. When she passed, she give her organs so...
Waldemar "Wally" Ward
Dec 5, 2024
Waldemar "Wally" Ward, 71, of Terryville, passed away December 5, 2024, peacefully at the side of his significant other of 24 years, Melanie Adamowich.
Wally was born in Germany on October 6, 1953 the son of the late Harvey and Hannelore (Murth) Ward.
Fondly known to called Wally, this kind soul was a genuine person and friend in both heart and mind....
Suzanne F. Mantei
Nov 20, 2024
Suzanne (Mauro) Mantei, 77, of Bristol passed away November 20, 2024 at the Bristol Hospital.
She was born in Brooklyn , NY on March 6, 1947 the daughter of the late Vincent and Alice (Bradley) Mauro. Survived by her husband Kenneth Mantei.
Besides her husband she is survived by her children, Paulyne Cyr of Bristol and Laura Brzozowski and husband Bill of...
Fotini Diamantis
Nov 4, 2024
Fotini (Dimouli) Diamantis, 93, daughter of Antonios and Malamati (Ziotas) Dimoulis, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side.
Fotini was born and raised in a small village in Korifi, Greece. It was there that she married her childhood friend, Menelaos Diamantis, in 1953. On December 8, 1955, the young couple, with a wooden homemade suitcase, one set...
Geraldine Marie Luisi
Nov 1, 2024
Geraldine Marie (Rentschler) Luisi, 97, of Bristol, CT, passed away peacefully in her home on November 1, 2024, surrounded by her loving family who cared for her during her final weeks in the home she built with her husband.
She was born on March 29, 1927, in Wheeling, West Virginia to the late John and Bernadetta (Hellstern) Rentschler. She was pre-deceased...
Nancey Buchas
Oct 27, 2024
Nancey Jane Buchas, 68, of Winsted, CT, passed away in her home on October 27, 2024. She was born on January 21, 1956, to the late John R. Buchas and Beatrice Coon. Beatrice later married Robert Pych (d.) and had a son, David Pych (d). After the loss of her mother, her relatives and step-family members made way for her...
Stanislaw Czaplicki
Oct 18, 2024
Stanislaw Czaplicki, 88, passed away October 18, 2024 at the Hospital of Central CT, he is survived by his wife Maria (Banel) Czaplicki of 30 years.
He was born in Przasnysz, Poland on April 10, 1936 the son of the late Modest and Helena (Sadkowska) Czaplicki. He came to the USA in 1967 and settled in Bristol Ct, he worked at...
