Obituaries
Madeline A. LaFlamme
Nov 17, 2011
Madeline A. LaFlammeMadeline A. LaFlamme of Bristol passed away Nov. 17, 2011, at Village Green of Bristol. Miss LaFlamme was born in Bristol, the daughter of the late Charles and Marie D. (LaFleur) LaFlamme. She was a lifelong resident of Bristol and worked for New Departure Hyatt Division of General Motors for 41 years and retired in 1973. She was...
Miriam C. Gurgigno
Nov 15, 2011
Miriam C. (Moquin) GurgignoMiriam Catherine (Moquin) Gurgigno, 88, of Bristol passed away peacefully Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, surrounded by her family. She was the widow of Peter F. Gurgigno Sr. who passed away in 2004. They were married for 62 years. She was born in Bristol on April 3, 1923, the daughter of the late Ernest and Anna (Braum) Moquin....
Gloria Jill St. Pierre
Oct 12, 2011
Gloria Jill St. PierreGloria Jill (Hickey) St. Pierre, 53, of 138 Cooke St., Plainville, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, at Hartford Hospital. She was the wife of Rino St. Pierre. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on Oct. 1, 1958, the daughter of William Hickey and the late Bertha (Stine) Hickey. She worked at Kohl's Store in Plainville as...
Alekos K. Skempris
Oct 10, 2011
Alekos K. SkemprisAlex K. Skempris, 46, of 46 Forestville Ave., Plainville, owner of Bristol Motor Works, passed away Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. He was the husband of Anne (Brzozowski) Skempris. Alex was born in New Britain July 29, 1965, the son of Linda (Pinto) Skempris and the late Andreas Skempris. Alex graduated from Terryville High School and was state champion...
Edith Rao
Sep 25, 2011
Edith RaoEdith (Ida) Rose Rao, 88, died peacefully at Ingraham Manor in Bristol Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011, a day before she would have celebrated her 89th birthday. She was a gracious, caring mother, grandmother, sister and friend and will be sorely missed. She was born in Bristol in 1922 to Maria and Vincenzo Pennito and remained in Bristol throughout her...
Walter F. Kraucalis
Sep 18, 2011
Walter F. KraucalisWalter F. Kraucalis, 93, of 24 Colony St., Bristol, passed away Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011, at Ingraham Manor. He was the husband of Frances (Massaro) Kraucalis. Walter was born in Torrington April 5, 1918, the son of the late Stanley and Victoria (Vasikonis) Kraucalis. He was a veteran in WWII, serving in Africa and Sicily in the Army...
Eva T. Smith
Aug 12, 2011
Eva T. SmithEva T. (Tricarico) Smith, 94, of 538 Burlington Ave., Bristol, passed away Friday, Aug. 12, 2011, at her home. She was the widow of William E. Smith. Eva was born in Bristol Feb. 9, 1917, the daughter of Antonia and Mariatonia (DiFato) Tricarico. She worked as a hairdresser for many years before she retired in 1978. She was...
Ferdinand Contrastano
Aug 5, 2011
Ferdinand ContrastanoMr. Ferdinand "Fred" P. Contrastano, 79, of 130 Shore Dr. Waterford, passed away Friday, Aug. 5, 2011, at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London surrounded by his loving family. He was the widower of Marie Ann (Perfetto) Contrastano. Fred was born in Bristol on May 27, 1932, the son of the late Peter and Angelina (Falcone) Contrastano. He...
Claudia A. Malino
Jul 23, 2011
Claudia A. MalinoClaudia A. (Albert) Malino, 58, of 57 Divinity St., Bristol, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2011, at Hartford Hospital. Claudia was born in Hartford Sept. 23, 1952, the daughter of the late Claude and Femia (Chmieleski) Albert. She lived most of her life in Bristol and was a member of St. Stanislaus Church and the Bristol Polish Club....
Jean Ann Mizzell
Jul 6, 2011
Jean Ann MizzellJean Ann Winifred (Barber) Mizzello, 57, Bristol, passed away peacefully Wednesday, (July 6, 2011) at home. She was the wife of Thomas K. Mizzell. Born July 14, 1953 in Hamilton, Ohio to Eugene and Patricia (Gluhm) Barber, who preceded her in death. Jean c ame to Connecticut in 1965, and gradated from Farmington High School in 1971. She...
Frederick L. Healey, Jr
Jun 27, 2011
Frederick L. Healey, Jr.Frederick L. Healey, 53, of 28 Irving St., Bristol passed away Monday, June 27, 2011, at Bristol Hospital. He was the husband of Virginia (Decker) Healey. He was born July 27, 1957, in Jonesport, Maine, the son of Caroline and the late Richard Devling. He worked for the Morin Corporation Co. for 30 years. Besides his wife,...
Dorothy Fern Murphy
Jun 14, 2011
Dorothy Fern MurphyMrs. Dorothy Fern (Fraher) Murphy Glastonbury, Mrs. Dorothy Fern (Fraher) Murphy, 93, of Glastonbury passed away on June 14, 2011 with her loving family by her side. She was the widow of Timothy Joseph Murphy, Sr. Dorothy was born in Brooklyn, NY on December 10, 1917 the daughter of the late John Joseph and Agnes Fern (Pike) Fraher....
Robert G. Levesque
Jun 11, 2011
Robert G. LevesqueIt was 8:02 p.m. on June 11, 2011, in Bristol Hospital, when our brother, Robert (Bob) G. Levesque drew in his last mortal breath and entered into eternal rest. Born in Van Buren, Maine, on Aug. 4, 1950, Bob was predeceased by his parents, Frederick Albenie and Esther (Desjardins) Levesque, as well as his younger brothers, Raymond and...
Karina Feliciano
Jun 11, 2011
Karina FelicianoKarina Feliciano, 34 of Pratt St.passed away peacefully June 11, 2011 at her home. She was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico on September 29, 1976 the daughter of Jose Feliciano and Rissette DeJesus. She moved to Bristol 13 years ago. Besides her parents she is survived by a son Ismael Ramos and 2 daughters, Angelica Lopez and Kenisha Rodriguez....
Peter Arendt
May 31, 2011
Peter ArendtPeter Arendt, 51, of Forestville, peacefully passed May 31, 2011, at his home. He was the son of the late George and Ingeborg (Kistrz) Arendt. Peter owned and operated "Peters Maintance Service," a local home improvement and landscape company. He loved to go fishing after a hard day's work. Pete is survived by his siblings, Art, Paul, Lynda, Shirley,...
Jeffrey Frank
May 20, 2011
Jeffrey FrankJeffrey "Jeff" A. Frank, 60, of Bristol, passed on to his eternal home Friday, May 20, 2011, at Torrington Health and Rehabilitation Center. Jeffrey was born in Waterbury on August 9, 1950, the son of George A. Frank Jr. and the late Gladys J. (Hunter) Frank. He attended Waterbury Schools graduating with honors from Kaynor Technical School in Waterbury....
Frank Petosa
May 9, 2011
Frank PetosaFrank Joseph Petosa, 57, of 200 Blakeslee St., Bristol passed away at Bristol Hospital on Monday, (May 9, 2011). He was the husband of Janet (Aiello) Petosa. Frank was born in Waterbury on July 14, 1953, son of the late Charles and Lucille (Sebastian) Petosa. He was raised in Wolcott and was a resident in Bristol for the past...
Jennie Nicoletti
Apr 29, 2011
Jennie NicolettiJennie (Ozirsky) Nicoletti, 83, of 111 Hull St., Bristol, passed away peacefully under the exemplary care of the compassionate staff at The Pines of Bristol, Friday, April 29, 2011. She was the widow of Paul Nicoletti. Jennie was born in Bristol on July 21, 1927, the son of the late Stanley and Mary (Gnutek) Ozirsky. She was a lifetime...
Jacob Jack Topalian
Apr 27, 2011
Jacob Jack TopalianJacob Jack Topalian, 78, of 66 Emmett St., Bristol passed away peacefully, Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at Bristol Hospital. He was the husband of Elizabeth "Betty" (Van Patten) Topalian. Jacob was born July 2, 1932, in New Britain, the son of the late George and Marion (Sachaklin) Topalian. He worked for many years at American Construction Co. in...
William Archer
Mar 24, 2011
William ArcherWilliam Archer, 71, of Redstone Street, Bristol, passed away March 24, 2011, at The Pines of Bristol. He was the husband of Doris A (Depoister) Archer. He was born in China Sept. 1, 1939, the son of the late Ralph J. and Jennie Archer. He worked for Honeywell Co. in New Britain for 25 years before he retired 25...
