Obituaries
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...
Hugo J. Baldaccini, Sr
Aug 14, 2008
Hugo J. Baldaccini, Sr.Mr. Hugo J. Baldaccini, Sr., 96, of Bristol passed away peacefully Thursday, August 14, 2008. He was the husband of Rose (Velardo) Baldaccini. Mr. Baldaccini was born in Harwinton on August 11, 1912, the son of the late Danta and Ann Baldaccini. Hugo was a resident of Bristol his whole life. He worked at New Departure-Hyatt Division...
Alfred A. Monico, Jr
Jul 31, 2008
Alfred A. Monico, Jr.Alfred A. Monico Jr., 71, of 29 Emory Court, Bristol, passed away Thursday, July 31, 2008, at Bristol Hospital. He was the widower of Joan (Dziubek) Monico. Al was born in Bristol Jan. 1, 1937, the son of Alfred A. Sr. and Jennie (Sosinski) Monico. A lifelong resident of Bristol, he attended the Bristol school system. He...
Alfred B. Vincent
Jul 26, 2008
Alfred B. VincentAlfred B. Vincent, 75, of New Haven Ave., Plainville passed away Saturday (July 26, 2008), at his home. He was the husband of Irma Cordova-Vincent. Vincent was born in Modzerowo, Poland on April 14, 1933. He worked for many years as a toolmaker at New England Aircraft Products. He wrote A World of Poetry under the pen name...
James B. Penda
Jul 16, 2008
James B. PendaMr. James B. Penda, 81, of Bristol, passed away Wednesday (July 16, 2008) at Ingraham Manor in Bristol, he was the husband of Constance (Cyr) Penda. James was born in Bristol on May 23, 1927 the son of the late James M. and Theresa (Iassogna) Penda. A life long resident of Bristol and a veteran of World War...
Catherine DeFillippi
Jun 24, 2008
Catherine (Duncan) DeFillippiCatherine (Duncan) DeFillippi, of 105 Crown St., Bristol, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at Bristol Hospital. She was the devoted wife of Joseph DeFillippi Sr. for 61 years. Catherine was born in Bristol, the daughter of the late James and Anna (Pillion) Duncan. She lived her entire life in Bristol and was a member of St. Anthony...
Richard F. Ryan
Jun 13, 2008
Richard F. RyanRichard F. Ryan, 89, of 129 Crown St., Bristol, passed away peacefully Friday, June 13, 2008, at Bristol Hospital. He was the husband of Carmella E. (Petosa) Ryan. Richard was born in Stamford, April 9, 1919, the son of the late John and Bridget (Hanley) Ryan. He was a veteran in World War II serving four years in...
Alberta C. Kelley
Jun 5, 2008
Alberta (Birdie) C. KelleyAlberta (Birdie) C. Kelley, 82, of Bristol died gracefully June 5, 2008, at Bristol Hospital, after a long illness. She was the widow of Mark H. Kelley. Born April 6, 1926, in Ashland, Maine, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Alice (Perkins) McLellan. She was employed at Bristol Hospital from where she retired. Also,...
Kenneth S. Kaczypenski
May 10, 2008
Kenneth S. KaczypenskiKenneth S. Kaczypenski, 87, of 17 Phelan St., Plainville, formally of Bristol, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2008, at the home of his daughter. He was the widower of Ruby (Simmons) Kaczypenski. Kenneth was born in Bristol, Sept. 21, 1920, the son of the late Adam and Stanislawa (Mureska) Kaczypenski. He was a veteran in WWII, serving in...
Cheryl Cordone
May 7, 2008
Cheryl (Cybulski) CordoneCheryl (Cybulski) Cordone, 59, of 51 Rockwell Ave., Bristol, passed away, May 7, 2008, at Bristol Hospital. She was the wife of Joseph J. Cordone. She was born May 17, 1948, in Bristol, the daughter of the late Stanley and Constance (Luciano) Cybulski. Cheryl was a lifelong resident of Bristol. She worked for Noveck's Pharmacy, Biscayne West Luncheonette,...
Leo J Wojtusik
May 2, 2008
Leo J WojtusikLeo J. Wojtusik, 90, of 87 Meadow St., Bristol, died peacefully Friday, May 2, 2008, at Bristol Hospital after a brief illness. He was the widower of Helen (Palin) Wojtusik. Leo was born in Forestville, Feb. 27, 1918, the son of the late Joseph and Katherine (Novak) Wojtusik. He lived his entire life in Bristol and graduated from...
