All Obituaries

David Stephen Cryan entered into eternal rest on July 2, 2022. He was the beloved husband of Lucille (Sicotte) Cryan and devoted father to both Paul and Maryann.   David was born to the late Arthur and Eileen (Bagshaw) Cryan in Lowell, MA on December 26, 1939. After finishing school, he was fixed up on a double date where he met his bride-to-be, though she was wrongly fixed up with the other guy… Lucille and David did the ultimate switcheroo and ended up together, marrying...

Eleanor Mary (McAuliffe) Dutton, 88, of Plainville, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Mary (Rose) McAuliffe and William Leo McAuliffe. She was the beloved wife of the late James William Dutton. Eleanor is survived by her children, James Dutton and his fiancé, Sara Sawtelle; Susan (Dutton) Girardin and Buddy; and Jeffrey Dutton and his girlfriend Georgi Andrews; her brother George McAuliffe and his wife Florence and her sister Mary (Mitzi)...

WALLINGFORD- Thomas Emerson Horton, 67, of Wallingford, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, June 28, 2022.  Thomas was a lifelong resident of Wallingford and was known for his talent in glass work.  He was born in Meriden to the late Emerson and Lorraine Horton.  He is survived by his partner; Henry Roth, sisters; Valarie and Diane and his brother; Scott.  Services will be private and at the convenience of the family.  To leave condolences for his family...

Richard Alan DeMonte of New Britain passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, on June 25, 2022 at age 73.  Rich was born in Hartford, CT to the late Thomas and Marjorie (Nazlian) DeMonte Sr. on October 1, 1948. Rich moved to Meriden in 1950 where he spent most of his life. He graduated from Platt High School in 1966. Rich had a store, a restaurant, and with his great gift of gab, he retired as a car salesman. Rich loved to play cards, softball, pool and golf.  He...

It’s with a very heavy heart that my sister and I have lost our beautiful mother on June 21, 2022, at the age of 97. She was an avid reader. She read 109 books in the course of a year. We spent a lot of time at the library, and I took notice on one of our visits that she pulled a book out and quickly put it back. I said, “Mom, why aren’t you reading the flaps?” She said that she looks at the last page because she would mark an “x” if she had read it...

Kevin T. Coane, husband of the late Irene Cyr Coane, passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2022.  Born in New York on March 27, 1947, a son to the late Thomas & Doris (Nilan) Coane.  Kevin was a 1965 graduate of Lyman Hall High School, and met the love of his life, Irene, in his senior year. They dated several years before marrying in August of 1972. They traveled the country and Europe several times, and Kevin made friends with people wherever he went, so much so that his family...

Lorena (Nune) Masson, 91 of Plainville, CT passed away on June 7, 2022 with her goddaughter, Susan Desrosiers, by her side. She was the loving wife of the late Robert Masson for 62 years. Lorena was born on August 21, 1930 in Fort Kent, Maine to the late Thomas and Rose (Raymond) Theriault. She moved to Connecticut from Northern Maine in the 1950's with her sister Madeline and Rene Bouchard for work opportunities. She worked in manufacturing for many years and eventually retired from...

NEW HARTFORD - Catherine Ivey (Brubeck) Yaghsizian, 68, formerly of Wallingford, departed this life on Sunday, June 5, 2022 at her home with her family by her side. She was the beloved spouse of the late Arne Yaghsizian. Catherine is survived by her children: Elana, Daniel, and Mariel. Catherine was born in Oakland, CA on November 5, 1953 to the late David and Iola (Whitlock) Brubeck. She enjoyed a unique childhood, traveling the world frequently with her parents and five brothers when Dave...

  Marie Regina Tardiff, 99, of Plainville, CT, passed away peacefully with her daughter by her side on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at The Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain.  She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Lucien Tardiff with whom she shared 65 years. Regina was born on December 9, 1922, in Saint Agatha, Maine to the late Minal Raymond and Olive (Theriault) Raymond.  She was a devoted homemaker, but also did work for the General Electric Company for 10...

WALLINGFORD- Camille (Hirbour) Bonocchi, 102, departed this life on May 28, 2022 at Masonicare in Wallingford. She was the beloved wife of the late Roland Bonocchi.  Born January 7, 1920 in Waterbury to Thomas and Emma (Hebert) Hirbour, Camille was raised at the former Gaylord Sanitarium farm in Wallingford. After high school in Quebec, the artistic, adventurous, and appreciative Camille returned to Wallingford establishing a hair salon on Center Street. As a young hairdresser her hair...