All Obituaries

Brad Michael Ragaglia, 61, of Plainville, CT, passed away Monday, (January 11, 2021) at home, to the great sadness of his family and friends.  Brad was born in Meriden and was a loving son to Dominic and Marie Ragaglia. He grew up in Plainville, where he had an active and social childhood. He went on to study Communications at the University of Hartford, and worked as a senior editor for a business magazine. He contributed to many newspapers, and owned a freelance editing and writing...

Gordon Granger McCann of Plainville passed away on January 11, 2021. He was born in Hartford on March 5, 1932. He was the son of the late Herbert and Bessie (Shellington) McCann. He was a descendant of Gideon Granger who served as Postmaster General in President Thomas Jefferson's administration (1801-1809). Gordon's early years were spent in Windsor Locks. In 1945, he moved to Plainville.  For 37 years (1950-1987) he was employed as a supervisor in the Bond Underwriting...

WALLINGFORD - David W. Juliano, 78, departed this life on January 8, 2021 at Hartford Hospital. He was the beloved husband of the late Patricia (Pratson) Juliano. David was born in Hartford, CT on September 13, 1942, to the late Salvatore and Bernice (Weingroff) Juliano.  He attended the University of Connecticut and graduated with a degree in civil engineering.  David started his own civil engineering and land surveying firm in 1973 and retired in...

On Friday, January 8, 2021, Lois Virginia (Anderson) McBride entered her eternal resting place in Heaven at the age of 90. Born to (the late) G. Helmer and R. Mildred (Twing) Anderson, she was a lifelong resident of Wallingford, CT. Being a natural caregiver, Lois attended Meriden Hospital School of Nursing where she met her husband, Richard (Mac) McBride, while he was stationed at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton, CT. Shortly after her graduation, they were married on August 4,...

WALLINGFORD - John M. Sabatucci, 59, departed this life on January 5, 2021 at MidState Medical Center after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of Kristine (Helstrom) Sabatucci for the past 33 years.   John was born in Meriden, CT on October 2, 1961 to Gloria (Berarducci) Sabatucci and the late John E. Sabatucci.   John was a lifelong resident of Wallingford, CT and graduated from Mark T. Sheehan High School in 1979.  After high school, John worked for his dad at...

Louise Ann (Baruffi) Garewski (Mimi) Louise Ann (Baruffi) Garewski of Plainville CT, wife of the late Alexander W. Garewski, passed away peacefully on January 5, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. Louise was the daughter of the late Frederick and Lottie (Januskiewicz) Baruffi. She was born in New Britain, CT on February 10, 1935.  She was a graduate of New Britain High School (class of 1953). It was there she met and later married her classmate and best friend Alex Garewski. She was...

Corby a Coperthwaite passed away January 5,2021.  Corby was born in New Britain and is predeceased by her parents Patricia A Coperthwaite and Walter Coperthwaite. She lived in Forestville most of her life until moving to Bloomfield. She is a Veteran of the United States Army and received an undergraduate degree at CCSU in psychology and later a PhD in psychology at UCONN.  She had a long and successful career in the CT Community College system as Director of Institutional...

Dolores “Dodie” Adeline Woessner, 84, of Meriden, passed away suddenly on Sunday, January 3.  Born in Minot, ND, daughter of the late Arthur & Mabel (Moen) Aune, she was raised in North Dakota.  She celebrated 51 years of marriage to Donald Beeran Woessner (deceased in 11/17/2005) and enjoyed being a housewife to a government employee traveling to Border Patrol & US Immigration & Naturalization stations in El Paso, TX; Ogdensburg, NY; Hannah & Portal,...

Patricia (Gorski) Mangiafico, 75, passed away unexpectedly on January 2, 2021, in Bristol Hospital. She was the wife of the late Joseph Mangiafico. She was born in Bristol on September 15, 1945 to the late Stanley P. and Helen (Fitzgerald) Gorski. Patricia is survived by her beloved children; a son, Todd Mangiafico of California, her daughter, Amy Goldsberry and her husband Jonathan of Bristol, and her granddaughter, Emma Goldsberry, whom she adored. Services will be private at the...

John T. Ford, 74, beloved husband of Colleen McMahon Ford, departed this life on January 1, 2021. John was born in Fall River, MA on June 30, 1946 to the late Henry E. Ford and Ethel (Halpin) Ford. They relocated to Wallingford, CT where John attended Lyman Hall High School.   John served honorably with the 3rd Marine Division in Vietnam. After his service in the Marines, John held jobs as a metal spinner at Wallace Silversmiths, service manager at Hartford Harley Davidson and at...