Obituaries
Colleen (McLaughlin) Williams
Sep 28, 2023
Colleen (McLaughlin) Williams
Torrington, CT – Colleen Williams passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 28. Colleen was born on June 7, 1956 in Torrington, Connecticut, the daughter of the late Robert and Joan (McCaffrey) McLaughlin.
Colleen attended Torrington High School and was the first female varsity member of the Torrington High School swim team. Colleen worked at the...
Janette McGray
Aug 29, 2023
Janette (Dalanek) McGray, 88, of Burlington, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at Cook Willow Convalescent Home. She is the widow of Aubrey L. McGray.Janette was born on May 19, 1935 in Bristol, CT the daughter of the late Joseph and Irene (Kantorski) Dalanek . She graduated from Bristol High School in 1953.She worked at Wasley Products in...
Nicholas Tsiongas
Aug 12, 2023
Nicholas Tsiongas, 100, of Bristol, Connecticut, a machinist, stone mason, veteran of the Greek Civil war (1946-1948), and an indefatigable family patriarch well into his late 90’s, passed quietly on August 12 in Providence in the loving embrace of his family.Born in the village of Korifi-Kozani, Greece, son of Konstantine S. Tsiongas and Triantafillia (Lionta) Tsiongas,...
George R. Churchill
Jul 16, 2023
Mr. George Robert Churchill, 93, of Bristol, passed away July 16, 2023 at home. He was the husband of the late Alice W. (Wimler) Churchill.
George was born in Bristol on October 15, 1929 the son of the late Benjamin and Stella (Maroski) Churchill.
A life-long Bristol resident, George served in the Army during the...
Paul W. Hafner
Jul 10, 2023
Bristol - Mr. Paul W. Hafner, 88, of Bristol, passed away, July 10, 2023 at Sheriden Woods Convalescent Home. He was the husband of the late Stella (Janczyk) Hafner..
Paul was born on September 2, 1934 in Germany, the son of the late Karl and Bibiana (Knoll) Hafner. He moved from Germany to here in the late 1950's. He...
John T. McCluskey
Jul 8, 2023
John T. McCluskey, 93, of Bristol passed away on July 8, 2023 surrounded by his family.
John was born on October 11, 1929 in Bangor Maine to son of the late James and Margaret (Kerns) McCluskey.
Besides his wife of 70 years Connie (Sirianni) McCluskey he is survived by his children Michael and Brian McCluskey, Marianne Kenyon and her...
Conrad Dulac
Jul 3, 2023
Conrad Dulac, 92 of Bristol beloved husband of Fernande (Bergeron) Dulac died Tuesday July 3rd 2023 at Bristol Hospital.
Conrad was born in St Ludger, Quebec Canada May 21st 1931, and was a son of the late Philip and Marie Blanche (Couture) Dulac.
A Bristol resident for 53 years, he enjoyed a career in construction for the Putnam Tennis...
Patrick Moriarty
Jun 21, 2023
Patrick Moriarty, 66, of Bristol passed away on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at The Pines of Bristol, he was the widower of Karen (Driscoll) Moriarty.
Pat was born January 14, 1957 in Waterbury, CT son of the late Patrick and Felicia (Stango) Moriarty.
Karen and Patrick were married for 43 years. He worked at Uniroyal Chemical Plant for many years...
Alice W. Churchill
Jun 20, 2023
Alice W. (Wimler) Churchill, 84, of Bristol, CT, passed away, June 20, 2023 at her home. She was the wife to George Robert Churchill.
Alice was born in Middletown, CT on October 15, 1938, the daughter of the late William L. and Alice D. (Leining) Wimler.
She worked for Wimler of Construction Company for almost 50 years before she...
Jonathan S. "JK" Kelly
Jun 11, 2023
Jonathan S. Kelly, “JK”, 80, of Bristol, CT, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 11, 2023, at Village Green of Bristol. John was born in Bristol on May 24, 1943.
Son of the late hard-working John E. C. Kelly and beloved mother, Alvina (Kobylski) Kelly.
He was employed by The City of Bristol as a firefighter retiring as Lieutenant. JK...
Elaine Alice Brennan
May 21, 2023
Elaine Alice (Mayes) Brennan,78, beloved wife of Charles Brennan passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2023 at her home in Wolcott.
Elaine was born in Bristol on October 4, 1944, the daughter of the late William and Rachael (Brackett) Mayes.
Besides her husband of 57 years, she is survived by two sons, Russell and his wife Debbie Brennan and...
Richard Lavigne
May 17, 2023
Richard Lavigne, 67, formerly of Bristol, passed away May 17, 2023 at Civita Care Center in Newington.He was born on February 25, 1956 in Bristol the son of the late William and Ruth (Buch) Lavigne.
Ricky was disabled at a young age. He loved watching baseball, especially The Yankees. He enjoyed playing pool and listening to music. Despite his...
Oscar B. Burgeson
May 3, 2023
Oscar Burge Burgeson, 99, of Farmington and formerly of Bristol, died peacefully on May 3, 2023.
Oscar, who was born on Sept. 3, 1923, was the son of Knut and Sonja Burgeson (nee) Karlsson. He was born in Motola, Sweden, and he immigrated to the United States in 1926. His first job was assisting a milkman in making deliveries...
Jean Gioiele
Mar 22, 2023
Mrs. Jean Gioiele (Copley) ,87, passed away on March 22, 2023. She was the widow of Dominick Gioiele.Jean was born April 2,1935 in Torrington, CT to the late John and Irene (Makowski) Copley.Jean is survived by her daughter Debra Dooley and husband Martin of Feeding Hills, MA, grand children Connor Dooley and his wife Laura, Taryn Dooley and her husband...
Diane R. Harrigan
Mar 15, 2023
Diane (Rutkowski) Harrigan, 75, wife of Daniel F. Harrigan of Southington, CT passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, after a courageous struggle with cancer.
Diane was born in New Britain, CT, on February 15th 1948 the daughter of the late Alexander and Pauline (Janick) Rutkowski. She was a graduate of New Britain High School and Central...
Terry A. Christophero
Mar 5, 2023
With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Terry Arden Christophero on March 5, 2023. He was the husband of Christine (Cascone) Christophero. Terry was born December 9, 1944 in a Hardwick, Vermont the son of Joseph A. and the late Arma L. (Houghton) Christophero. Terry graduated from the E.C. Goodwin Technical School. He worked for New Departure Hyatt Division...
Stanley A. Szynkowicz
Jan 20, 2023
Stanley A. Szynkowicz, of Bristol, passed away at his home after a brief illness on Friday, January 20, 2023. He was the husband of the late Shirley Ann (Finney) Szynkowicz.
Mr. Szynkowicz was born in Duryea, PA on June 6, 1934 the son of the late John and Helen (Grabowski) Szynkowicz. He was a retired veteran serving in the Air Force....
Milton V. Kisser
Jan 13, 2023
Milton V. Kisser, 89, of, Bristol, passed away Friday, January 13, 2023, at Bristol Hospital. He was the husband of the late Karin H. (Bekstrom) Kisser. Mr. Kisser was born in Bristol, January 29, 1933, the son of the late Frederick and Pauline (Bilo) Kisser. He was a lifelong resident of Bristol and attended Bristol High School. Milton was a...
Sharon Irene Lunn
Dec 26, 2022
Mrs. Sharon Irene (Greene) Lunn went to be with the Lord on December 26, 2022. She was born in Indian Head, Maryland on December 3, 1945 the daughter of the late James and Alice (Throop) Greene.Sharon attended Baltimore City and Baltimore County Schools. She attended Eastern Nazarene College in 1963 where she meet her husband of 58 years Chuck. Sharon...
Lena L. Tranchida
Nov 16, 2022
Lena (Ciaschini) Tranchida, 91, of Bristol, widow of Peter S. Tranchida, died on Wednesday (November 16, 2022) at Bristol Hospital. Mrs. Tranchida was born on February 20, 1931 in New Haven and was the daughter of the late Romolo and Benelda (Givenelli) Ciaschini. She was a long time resident of New Britain and also lived in Southington and Terryville...
