Obituaries

May 25, 2016

Burton Blanchard, 88, of Bristol passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at Bristol Hospital. Burton was born in Bristol on Nov. 16, 1927, to the late Charles and Edna (Dresser) Blanchard.

Burton was a lifelong resident of Bristol, where he was a devoted Eucharistic Minister for St. Anthony Church. He graduated from Mary A. Callen School and joined the...

May 25, 2016

Roselyn Hannah (Given) Ventrella, 81, of Bristol passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at Bristol Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the loving wife of Anthony J. Ventrella Sr. Roselyn, known as Riz to those who knew her well, was born in Bristol on Jan. 30, 1935, to the late Frank and Emma (DiBiase) Given. Riz, a devoted Christian,...

May 11, 2016

 Mr. John P. “Jack” McCarthy, Jr., 84, of Plainville, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at the Bristol Hospital. He was the husband of the late Margaret (Mascia) McCarthy.

He was born in Bristol on May 13, 1931 the son of the late John P. McCarthy, Sr. and Marie (Ryan) McCarthy. He worked for Pratt & Whitney in Southington for...

May 5, 2016

Jean M. Hurlbut, 91, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, May 5, 2016. She was born in Torrington, CT on September 19, 1924 to the late Victor and Carrie (Porter) Meyer. When she was just 14 she started working at Flieg & Newbury in Torrington where she had been employed most of her life. Jean was an amazing,...

Apr 10, 2016

Apr 7, 2016

David J. Carello, Sr., passed into Gods loving arms on April 7, 2016. He was the husband of the late Mary R. (Malena) Carello.

Dave was born in Bristol on July 16th 1924 the son of the late Giuseppe and Adeline (Monico) Carello. In his very early life Dave and his family had a dairy farm in Great Barrington, MA...

Apr 1, 2016

Bristol, Thomas Anthony Vodarski, 52 of Bristol passed away on, April 1, 2016 at the Bristol Hospital.

He was born in Bristol on October 11, 1963, the son of Diane (Dube)Vodarski and the late Anthony Peter Vodarski . He worked for several years for IGA as a Food Distributor.

Tom loved NASCAR Racing, and the New York Yankees. He was...

Mar 16, 2016

Roger LaFlamme, 69, of Bristol, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. He was born in New Britain to Gerald & Mary LaFlamme. Roger attended the New Britain school system before joining the Marines where he completed 2 tours in Vietnam. Roger was a proud Marine and proudly displayed his affections toward Semper Fi through bumper stickers, hats...

Mar 1, 2016

Mrs. Bernadette Lillian (Peltier) Scalia, widow of John “Jake” Scalia, peacefully turned her life over to her Lord on Tuesday, March 1st, 2016.

Bernadette (Lil) was born in Unionville on August 1, 1925 the daughter of the late Dennis and Margaret (Roach) Peltier. She attended schools in Unionville and Farmington.

After she marriage in September of 1948, they made their...

Feb 25, 2016

Elizabeth (Betty) Ann Foulk, 80, of Bristol, CT died Thursday, February 25, 2016 with family by her side.

Born, June 28, 1935 in Bristol, CT to the late Della (Dumont) Brown and William J. Brown - both of Bristol, CT - Betty worked in various trades throughout her lifetime. She attended Bristol schools and was an avid sports fan –...

Feb 22, 2016

John A. Merrill, 75, peacefully entered eternal life on February 22, 2016. He was born on February 17, 1941 to parents Egidia L. DiBenedetto and Warren Mooney Merrill. He grew up in Bronx, NY where he met his wife, Margaret Mary Murphy, when she was only 5 years old and he was 11. He was a chief engineer for many...

Feb 20, 2016

Shirley Douma, 79, of Bristol, CT, passed from this life into eternity at 3:30 pm on February 20, 2016 with her brother Bill and his wife Paula by her side. She loved her family, Native American Indians, covered bridges, barns, fall leaves, collecting rocks and the sound of a babbling brook. Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, William...

Feb 16, 2016

Gerald Paul Mel, 65, of Bristol, died Tuesday, February, 16, 2016. Born in New Britain, he was a son of the late Joseph and Mary (Chesanek) Mel. An extremely loving father that would do anything for you, he enjoyed partying and socializing with family and friends. Jerry to his friends and family, he worked as a tool maker throughout Bristol...

Feb 6, 2016

Sadie (Mossa) Bobinski, 82, of Bristol, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2016 at her home . She was the widow of Eugene “Kip” Bobinski. She was born in Bristol, CT on June10, 1933 the daughter of the late Antonio and Della Mossa. Sadie owner and operated Femia’s Beauty Salon for many years and most recently worked at First Impressions Salon....

Feb 5, 2016

Mr. Pasquale T. DeLucia, 88, of Bristol passed away at his home. He was the husband of Helen (Dowd ) DeLucia.

Pasquale was born in Waterbury, CT on March 1, 1927 the son of the late Carmine and Maria DeLucia.

He was a member of St. Stanislaus Church. .

He served in World War II serving in the US Navy....

Jan 20, 2016

 Albert R. Pelletier, 63, of  Bristol, passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Village Green Rehabilitation & Health Center,  he was the husband of  Carol (Belanger) Pelletier.

Albert was born in Southington on November 19, 1952 the son of Marie (Ayotte) Pelletier of Plainville and the late Albert Pelletier.

He was a veteran serving with the Marines. He worked...

Jan 6, 2016

Rose (Longo) Mossa, 91 of Southington, passed away January 6, 2016 at the Bristol Hospital. She was the widow of Peter Mossa, Sr.

She was born in Bristol, Connecticut on November 6, 1924 the daughter of the late Peter and Sebastiana (Drago) Longo.

She was a member of St. Anthony Church.

She is survived by a son Peter Mossa, Jr....

Dec 30, 2015

 Mrs. Simone A. (LeBlanc) Taillon, 90, of Bristol, passed away, Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at the Bristol Hospital. She was the widow of Roland J. Taillon.

She was born in New Brunswick, Canada on March 18, 1925 the daughter of late Benjamin and Basalice (Dorion) LeBlanc.

Simone worked Barnes Group, Hildreth Press and United Bank were she retired from in...

Dec 19, 2015

Adam Soto, Sr., 59, of Bristol, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital. He was the husband of the late Veronica (Christenson) Soto.

Adam was born in New York City on March 7, 1956 the son of the late Belen and Ines (Cruz) Soto.

He worked for Bey Sell Company in New Britain for the past...

Dec 3, 2015

Emma Sarah (Noyes) Gonsalves, 87, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2015 at Ingraham Manor. We lost our loving, beautiful mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, sister and friend. Emma was born in Bristol, CT the daughter of the late Donald & Florence (Lamore) Noyes on February 16, 1928. Emma worked for Superior Electric 28 years and Rally Springs 10.  Emma loved...