Obituaries
Herbert F. Johnson Sr
Feb 3, 2009
Herbert F. Johnson SrHerbert F. Johnson Sr., 75, of 22 Hillside Place, Bristol, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009, at his home. He was the husband of Nancy (Beebe) Johnson. Mr. Johnson was born in Meriden April 13, 1933, the son of the late Herbert F. Sr. and Claira (Heldt) Johnson. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving...
Lucy Loveland
Feb 2, 2009
Lucy (Santone) LovelandLucy (Santone) Loveland, 84, of 25 Mines Road, Bristol, passed away peacefully Monday, Feb. 2, 2009, at her home. She was born in Bristol April 9, 1924, the daughter of the late Francisco Peter and Philomena (DeMarzzio) Santone. She worked at Stanley Works in Farmington for years until she retired more than 20 years ago. She is survived...
Mary Ann Fusco
Jan 29, 2009
Mary Ann (Coppi) FuscoMary Ann (Coppi) Fusco, 69, of Wihbey Dr. Wolcott, passed away Thursday, (January 29, 2009) at the Bristol Hospital. She was born in Bristol on January 17, 1940 the daughter of the late Cesario and Mary (Fanelli) Coppi. She is survived by a son, Mark Fusco of Wolcott; a daughter Jane Richardson and her husband Edward of...
Karin H. Kisser
Jan 24, 2009
Karin H. (Bekstrom) KisserKarin H. (Bekstrom) Kisser, 70, of 36 Melville St., Bristol, passed away Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009, at Bristol Hospital. She was the wife of Milton V. Kisser. Mrs. Kisser was born in Bristol March 23, 1938, the daughter of the late Einar and Olga (Westfall) Bekstrom. She was a lifelong resident of Bristol and attended Bristol High...
Mr. Joseph Raponey
Jan 20, 2009
Mr. Joseph RaponeyJoseph Raponey, 87, of 37 Barnes St., Bristol, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, at Bristol Hospital; he was the widower of Anne (Venturo) Raponey. Joseph was born in Bristol July 8, 1921, the son of the late Dominic and Maria (Colella) Raponey. He was a lifelong resident of Bristol and a veteran of WWII, serving in the...
Mr. Vito S. Murrone
Jan 15, 2009
Mr. Vito S. MurroneVito S. Murrone, 76, of 15 Landry St., Bristol, passed away Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, at his home. Vito was born Feb. 24, 1932, in Bristol, the son of the late Lorenzo V. and Josephine (Nobile) Murrone. He worked at Bristol Spring and owned Vito's Smoke Shop. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in...
Pietro DiMatteo
Dec 23, 2008
Pietro DiMatteoPietro DiMatteo, 90 of Bristol, beloved husband of Margherita (Morelli) DiMatteo, died peacefully, Tuesday, (December 23, 2008) at Bristol Hospital with his family by his side. Pietro was born December 9, 1918 in Alvignano, Italy, son of the late Nicola and Domenica (Pasquarelli) DiMatteo and was a long time resident of Bristol. Pietro retired from Bristol Springs in Plainville,...
Meta S. Burn
Dec 19, 2008
Meta S. BurnMeta S. Burn, 86, of Wolcott, widow of Theodore Burn, died Friday, Dec. 19,2008, at Subacute Center of Bristol. She was born in Berlin, Germany, May 26, 1922. She moved to Wolcott in 1955 and was a home maker. She was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Bristol. She leaves two sons, Frank Schimanski of New Britain and...
Mr. Thomas Carucci
Dec 16, 2008
Mr. Thomas CarucciMr. Thomas Carucci, 61, of Skyview Ter. Bristol passed away peacefully on Tuesday, (December 16, 2008) at St. Francis Hospital. He was the husband of Cheryl (Petosa) Carucci. Mr. Carucci was born in Bristol on December 22, 1947 the son of the late Thomas and Marion (Denehy) Carucci. Tom was a resident of Bristol his entire life and...
Nancy A. Dillon
Dec 9, 2008
Nancy A. (Stryeski) DillonNancy A. (Stryeski) Dillon, 50, of 76 Woodland St., Bristol passed away Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford. She was born in Bristol, the daughter of the Edward Stryeski Sr. and the late Jessie (Strahowski) Stryeski. Mrs. Dillon attended schools in Bristol and was a member of St. Stanislaus Church. She worked at...
Joseph C. Scalia
Dec 6, 2008
Joseph C. ScaliaMr. Joseph C. Scalia, 50, of 76 Barlow St., Bristol passedaway Saturday, (December 6, 2008), at the Bristol Hospital. Joseph was born in Bristol on April 6, 1958 the son of Antoinette "Ann" (DiNuzzo) Scalia and the late Frank Scalia. He was a lifelong resident of Bristol and graduated from Bristol Central High School. He was a member...
James "Jimmy" T. Luisi
Dec 4, 2008
James "Jimmy" T. LuisiJames "Jimmy" T. Luisi, 48, of 103 Debra Lane, Bristol, passed away Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008, at Bristol Hospital. Jimmy was born in Bristol, May 28, 1960, the son of Geraldine M. (Rentschler) Luisi and the late Thomas F. Luisi. A lifelong resident of Bristol, he attended the Bristol school system. He worked for Grosite Industries for...
Joseph S. Pleva
Nov 29, 2008
Joseph S. PlevaJoseph S. Pleva, 84, formerly of Bristol, died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008, at the Farmington Care Center after a long illness; he was the widower of Marion (Tedde) Pleva. Joseph was born in Terryville Jan. 16, 1924, the son of the late Simon and Agnus (Kurek) Pleva. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the Army....
Mary DeMartino
Oct 31, 2008
Mary (Ventrella) DeMartinoMary (Ventrella) DeMartino, 85, of formerly of Stafford Avenue, Bristol, passed away, Oct. 31, 2008, at The Pines of Bristol, she was the widow of Domenic DeMartino. She was born April 9, 1923, in Bristol the daughter of the late Vito and Donata (Cistulli) Ventrella. Mary moved to Waterbury for 37 years and back to Bristol in 1998....
Albert J. Canu
Oct 24, 2008
Albert J. CanuAlbert J. Canu, 69, of 55 Gaylord St., Bristol, passed away Friday, Oct. 24, 2008, at Bristol Hospital. Albert was born in Port Washington, Long Island, N.Y., Sept. 9, 1939, the son of the late Anthony J. and Karolina (Mercado) Canu. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He worked at New Departure many years before he retired....
Angela Spinelli
Oct 22, 2008
Angela SpinelliAngela Spinelli, 83, of 67 Melrose St., Bristol, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008, at Bristol Hospital. She was born June 11, 1925, in Bristol, the daughter of the late V. Lorenzo and Margaret (Daresta) Spinelli. Angela graduated from CCSU and received her master's degree at Columbia College in New York. She worked for the Bristol Board of Education...
Frank J. Smolenski
Oct 15, 2008
Frank J. SmolenskiFrank J. Smolenski, 87, of 203 Jacobs St., Bristol, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008, at the Bristol Hospital. He was the husband of Sophie (Dudzinski) Smolenski. Born Oct. 4, 1921, in Cloquet, Minn., the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Bukowski) Smolenski, Frank worked at Industrial Components in Forestville for over 40 years before he retired...
Concetta "Connie" Schur
Oct 3, 2008
Concetta "Connie" (Gurgigno) SchurConcetta "Connie" (Gurgigno) Schur, 83, of Bristol, passed away peacefully Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, at her home. She was the widow of George (Gus) W. Schur. She was born in Bristol May 10, 1925, the daughter of Antonio and Domenica Rosaria (Villone) Gurgigno. She worked at Wallace Barnes for 42 years until she retired in 1986. Connie...
Constance R. Costantiello
Aug 30, 2008
Constance R. (Matrazzo) CostantielloConstance R. (Matrazzo) Costantiello, 59, of 37 Braeburn Road, Bristol, passed away Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008, at Bristol Hospital. She was the wife of Giovanni Costantiello. She was born in Bristol, Feb. 14, 1949, She was the daughter of Anna M. (Lacolla) Matrazzo and the late Joseph S. Matrazzo. She was a lifelong resident of Bristol and...
Josephine Marie Errico
Aug 17, 2008
Josephine Marie ErricoJosephine Marie Errico, 88, of 150 School St., died Sunday, August 17, 2008, at her home. She was born in Milford, on November 11, 1919, daughter of the late Arcangelo and Ermelina (Volpi) Campana Errico Solomon. Josephine moved to Bristol in 1931, and graduated from in 1937, at Bristol High School, she then attended Teachers College in New...
