Obituaries

John J. Zaharevich

January 25, 2019

Veteran

NEW LONDON - John J. Zaharevich, 83, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at home, surrounded by his family. Born in Meriden, son of the late Alexander and Nora (Pietras) Zaharevich, he lived in New London for many years. John...

Peter Galera

January 23, 2019

Veteran

GALERA: Peter Galera, 95, of Niantic entered eternal life on Jan. 16, 2019. He was born Dec. 25, 1923 in Sacramento, CA the son of the late Gabriel and Evelyn Galera. He was united in marriage, to the former Angela Barone on Nov. 19, 1949 in St. Jose...

Thomas R. Swanson

January 22, 2019

Veteran

SWANSON: Thomas “Tom” Richard Swanson, 72 of Uncasville entered eternal life on Jan. 16, 2019 in the company of his loving family. He was born March 18, 1946 in New London the son of the late Harold and Anna (Spinnato) Swanson. Mr. Swanson attend...

Kathleen M. Newman

January 18, 2019

NEWMAN: Kathleen M. Newman, 91 formerly of Waterford, entered eternal life on Jan. 13, 2019 in the company of her loving family. She was born Aug. 28, 1927 in Norwood, MA the daughter of the late Daniel and Dorothy (MacInnis) Morrison. She was the wi...

Rheta DeMartino

January 16, 2019

DeMARTINO: Rheta DeMartino, of New London, died unexpectedly on Jan. 19, 2019 surrounded by her loving family at L&M Hospital. Rheta was born Dec. 31, 1933 in the Fort Trumbull section of New London, the daughter of the late Louis and Mary (Baldi...

Steven D. Webb

January 3, 2019

WEBB: Steven Donald Webb, 33 of New London entered eternal life on Dec. 27, 2018. He was born July 22, 1985 in Norwich and was the beloved fiancé of Tasha Strzeszkowski and father of thier son Nathan Webb. He lived in New London and was a graduate o...

Richard C. Parasiliti

December 22, 2018

Veteran

PARASILITI: Richard C. Parasiliti, Sr. of East Lyme, entered eternal life on Oct. 22, 2018. He was born March 1, 1935 in Hartford, CT the son of the late Thomas and Mary (Alessi) Parasiliti, Sr. Richard was a Navy veteran of the Korean War. He was se...

Timothy Ahern

December 21, 2018

TIMOTHY J. AHERN 1962 - 2018 COLCHESTER - Timothy J. Ahern, 56, of Colchester, died unexpectedly Friday, December 14, 2018, at home. He was born in New London on October 14, 1962, the son of John and Rosemarie (Petrizzi) Ahern. Tim grew up in N...

Elizabeth L. Mei

December 7, 2018

Elizabeth Louise Mei, 89 of Waterford entered eternal life on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 surrounded in the comfort of her loving family. She was born on July 28, 1929 in Jewett City, CT to the late Vern Thornton Sr. and Olive Stafford Thornton. Sh...

Luisa Medina

November 28, 2018

MEDINA: Luisa Medina, 40 of New London entered eternal life on Nov. 23, 2018. She was born Jan. 6, 1978 in Dominican Republic the daughter of Ton Medina and Antonia Nunez. She was the beloved wife of Jose Morel. She was currently employed as a superv...

Margaret A Muscarella

November 26, 2018

New London - Margaret Ann (O'Neill) Dragoli Muscarella, 77, of Hingham, Mass., passed away on Nov. 23, 2018 in Boston, Mass. Margaret was born on Dec. 6, 1940, in New London, Conn. to the late Ann L. O'Neill (Hull) and the late H. Pierce O'Neill. ...

Ralph Frank Thorp, II

November 24, 2018

WATERFORD - Ralph F. Thorp, II, 70, entered into eternal rest on November 18, 2018 at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, after a valiant fight against Stage IV pancreatic cancer, with his wife of forty-seven years by his side. Born in Buffalo, NY, son...

Mary M. Blanchard

November 24, 2018

BLANCHARD: Mary Madeline Blanchard, 95, of Waterford entered eternal life on Nov. 16, 2018. She was born Nov. 27, 1922 in New Port, RI the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Pine. She was united in marriage, to Earl Blanchard, Jr. on Sept. 12, 1943 ...

Carol Lee Mercado

November 19, 2018

MERCADO: Carol Lee Mercado, 71 of New London entered eternal life on Nov. 12, 2018 at her home. She was born June 11, 1947 in New London the daughter of the late Trall and Josephine (Gunther) Butler-Jerome. Carol was a life long resident of New Londo...

Richard M. Wood

November 16, 2018

WOOD: It is with great sadness that the family of Richard M. Wood, 57 of Waterford announces his unexpected passing on November 11, 2018. Rick was born on March 8, 1961 in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada, youngest child of Lawrence and Pearl (Ri...

Vincent E. Falconi

November 13, 2018

Veteran

Vincent E. Falconi, 92, of Quaker Hill entered eternal life on Nov. 7, 2018 at his home in the company of his loving wife Joan (DeMarco) Falconi. He was born Sept. 10, 1926 in New London the son of the late Emilio and Rose (Fulton) Falconi. Mr. Falco...

Richard Pasqualini

October 28, 2018

Veteran

PASQUALINI: Richard J. Pasqualini, Sr. 81 of Groton entered eternal life on Oct. 24, 2018. He was born April 21, 1937 in New London the son of the late John and Nora (Valentini) Pasqualini. Mr. Pasqualini, Sr. attended local schools and graduated fro...

Joseph Wettlaufer

October 26, 2018

Veteran

WETTLAUFER: Joseph Wettlaufer, 73 of Waterford entered eternal life on Oct. 22, 2018 in the company of his loving family. He was born Aug. 12, 1945 in Queens, New York the son of the late William and Julia (MacKechnie) Wettlaufer. Joseph was an Ar...

Mary Lorraine Mallon

October 20, 2018

Mary L. (Tellier) Mallon, 91, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at the home of her daughter, Christine Platt. Born in Bristol, daughter of the late Emile and Irma (Boenig) Tellier, she lived in New London for many years. Mary w...

Barbara A Smith

October 11, 2018

SMITH: Barbara Ann Smith, 73 of Mystic entered eternal life on Oct 5, 2018 in the comfort of her loving family and fiancé Alvin Thurston. She was born Dec. 4, 1944 in New London the daughter of the late Robert and Gladys (Goula) Johnson. Barbara was...

Elizabeth June Bresser Auwood

September 17, 2018

Elizabeth June Auwood Bresser, 93, of Waterford, died peacefully in her home on Friday, September 7, 2018, surrounded by her husband and three daughters. “Betty” was born in Uncasville to the late Walter and Helen (Cutone) Auwood. She graduated f...

Karen Elaine Romano

September 15, 2018

Karen E. Romano, 64 of Niantic, entered eternal life Sept. 10, 2018 in the comfort of her loving family and devoted husband Michael P. Romano, Jr. after a courageous four year battle with colon cancer. She was born Nov. 20, 1953 in New London the dau...

Josephine Viola Christina

September 14, 2018

Josephine Viola Christina, 102, the last of her generation, died peacefully on Monday, September 10, 2018 surrounded by her family at Bridebrook Nursing Home. She was born in New London, CT on March 28, 1916 the daughter of the late Verna Cannata &am...

Elizabeth M. Lutz

September 13, 2018

LUTZ: Elizabeth Marie Capozza Lutz, of Ledyard, entered eternal life on Sept. 9, 2018 after a long and spirited life of 100 years old. She was born Jan. 11, 1918 at her family home at Pleasure Beach in Waterford, the daughter of the late Joseph and M...

Charles J. Piskura

September 8, 2018

Veteran

Charles J. Piskura - Charles, age 79 years young, passed away suddenly on August 24, 2018. He was born on January 23, 1939 in Bridgeport to the late Stephen and Anna Piskura. Charles attended Stratford Public Schools. He proudly served in the US Army...

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