Karen E. Shepherd, 54 of Bristol passed away peacefully, Thursday, August 30, 2018 in Waterbury.   She was born in DesMoines, Iowa on February 6, 1964 the daughter of Marjorie (Howland) Shepherd and the late William R. Shepherd.        Besides her mother of Bristol she is survived by a brother, William Shepherd of LA, 3 sisters, Susan Shepherd of Bristol, Valadon McGoff of Harwinton and Tracey Stackhouse of Bristol. Plus serval nieces and nephews. She...

Georgette (Lapierre) Dulac, 92, of Bristol passed away, August 23, 2018 at her home. She was the widow of Lionel Dulac. She was born in St. Ludger, Q.C. Canada, on December 13, 1925 the daughter of the late Joseph and Marie (Roy) Lapierre. She is survived by two sons, Michael and his wife, Denise Dulac, of Scottsdale, Arizona and Paul and his wife, Tina Dulac, of Bristol; and two lovely grandchildren, Shannon and Cameron Dulac. A brother in-law, Joseph Fluet from Canada. She was...

Mrs. Christina (Colapinto) Perras   Bristol - Mrs. Christine Perras, 87, formerly of Bristol, passed away August 10, 2018, in North Adams, MA, she was the widow of former Charles N. Perras, who died September, 2001. Christina was born on February 3, 1931 in Bristol the daughter of the late Girolamo and Giacomina (Gatti) Colapinto.   She worked at E. Ingraham Company for several years before she retired and was a member of Bristol Senior Citizen Center and St. Anthony...

Kimberly M. (Byrd) Starks, 50, of Bristol, CT, passed away, Monday, July 2nd, at her residence. .   Kimberly was born in New Britain, CT on August 31, 1967, a daughter of Charles and Mary (Gwynn) Byrd.   Besides her parents she is survived by 3 sons, Jonathan, Joshua and Kenneth Starks. A brother,Charles Byrd, Jr. and Maternal Grand Mother Florence Gwynn of Newport News, Va. Also a host of Uncles, Aunts, cousins and Friends. And a special friend Paul Sziabowski.   A...

Mr. Norman W. Heresko, 94, of Bristol, passed away, Sunday, May 20, 2018 at Unconn Health Center. He was the husband of the late Emilie M. (Bielert) Heresko. He was born in Terryville, CT on January 6, 1924 the son of the late Priscilla (Boniecki) Heresko and his step father Macar Krivoy. Norman resided in Bristol area his whole life and served in the United State Navy during World War II, he survived a Kamikaze attack on the USS Kidd , DD661. After the service he worked for West Hartford...

Mr. Frank P. Mascia, 89, of Bristol, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018 at the Bristol Hospital. He was the husband of the late Grace C. (Paparello) Mascia. Frank was born in Bristol on February 22, 1929 the son of the late Joseph and Esther (Colopinto) Mascia. He was a member of St. Anthony Church. He attended local schools and was a 1947 graduate of Bristol Technical High School. Frank majored in clarinet at the Hartt School of Music for three years. He served in the Navy during the...

Bristol - Mr. Edward J. Witkoski, Jr., 85, passed away May 2, 2018 at The Pines of Bristol.  He was the husband of the Dorothy E. (Simms) Witkoski. Ed  was born on January 24, 1933 the son of the late Edward J. Witkoski, Sr. and Charlotte (Cook) Witkoski. He graduated from Thomaston High School and then went to the Koran War serving in the United States Air Force. He worked at Fletcher Terry for over 35 years retiring in 1984. Ed in his earlier years enjoyed golfing, woodworking...

 Mrs. Mary (Maniccia) Torneo, 91, of Bristol, passed away at her home on April 28, 2018. She was the widow of Concetto J. (Chet) Torneo. She was born on December 1, 1926 the, the daughter of the late Leo and Jennie (DiCicco) Maniccia. Mary was a member of Solidity of St. Peter’s Church Children of Mary, St. Anthony Church, OSIA Club and the Holy Rosary Society of the church. She was women of the year at OSIA Club in 2007, 2012, her and her husband received St. Joseph Medal from...

Mrs. Teresa (Zimnicka) Nizinski, 81, of Torrington, passed away, April 19, 2018 at Yale New Haven Hospital. She was the wife of Roger Nizinski. She was born on February 8, 1937 in Bosnia, Poland, the daughter of the late Wiktor and Aniela (Zimnicka) Zimnicka. Teresa was a member of St. Stanislaus Church. Besides her husband she is survived by two sons, Sylwester and Krzysztof Nizinski both of Bristol, a daughter, Elzbieta Ozimski of Torrington. A Brother Czeslaw Szurowski of Germany,...

Mrs. Mee Lee Eng, 96, of Bristol, passed away, Friday, April 6, 2018 at her residence. She was the widow of Hing Eng. She was born in China on May 15, 1921. She is survived by two sons, Moon Eng of California and Chuck Eng of Bristol a daughter, Cammie Tung of Texas, three grandchildren, Jiway Tung, Christina Tung,  and Cheong-Tseng Eng, two great grandchildren, Aruna Tung, Christopher Tung. Funeral service will be held at Dunn Funeral Home 191 West St. Bristol and private burial...