Torrington – John Vincent Bazzano, 87, passed away unexpectedly at his home Monday, February 15, 2021.         John was born in Torrington on October 24, 1933, son of the late Vincenzo and Orazia (Grace) Bazzano and was a life-long resident. John was pre-deceased by his ex-wife Joan Bazzano. He was a US Coast Guard veteran. He was the sole proprietor of Globe Cleaners and Linen after being a co-owner with his brother Paul. John had also worked for...

Torrington- John A. Brady, 90, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021 at Valerie Manor, Torrington. He was the beloved husband of the late Doris (Kruppa) Brady.         Mr. Brady was born in Winsted on May 6, 1930, son of the late William B. Brady, Jr., and Elizabeth A. (Bassong) Brady, and had been a lifelong area resident. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran, attaining the rank of Master Sergeant. John was a graduate of The Gilbert School, Winsted, and was a...

Torrington- Kenneth “Kenny” R. Dowd, 74, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2021 at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Torrington. He was the beloved husband of 53 years of Diane (Hirchak) Dowd.         ​Mr. Dowd was born in Torrington on February 22, 1946, son of the late Raymond H. and Anna E. (Obiedzinski) Dowd, and had been a lifelong city resident. He was a U.S. Army Vietnam Era Veteran and had...

West Hartford- Holly Marie Baron, 60, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2021.         Holly was born in Hartford on May 20, 1960, daughter of Virginia “Jean” A. Smith of Torrington and the late Hugo F. Prasso. She had been a Torrington and Windsor resident prior to moving to West Hartford 20 years ago. She had been employed as a Certified Public Account with Simione & Simione of Hamden, and later served as Assistant Comptroller with the...

Torrington- Thomas Lincoln Howard, 74, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2021, in his home amongst his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Jeanne Ruwet.           Tom was born in Waterbury on September 24, 1946, son of the late Donald and Eileen (Lincoln) Howard. He married his wife, Jeanne, on September 13, 1980 and they have happily spent the last 40 years together. Tom was a graduate of Sacred Heart High School and served as a member of the...

Goshen- Donald John Wilusz, 65, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2021 at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Torrington. He was the beloved husband of Claudia J. (Perssonatti) Wilusz.           Donald was born in Torrington on February 27, 1955, son of the late Joseph and Rita (Monroe) Wilusz, and had been a Goshen resident for the last 41 years. He was a retired employee with the Connecticut Department of Transportation, retiring with 30 years of service.    ...

Torrington- Arlene J. Koleszar, 71, passed away Friday, December 18, 2020 at her home.         Arlene was born on June 20, 1949 at Norwalk Hospital, daughter of the late Meyer and Anne (Kazdan) Karlins. She resided in Connecticut for most of her life. She graduated from Berkshire Community College with an Associates Degree in Nursing in 1999, and continued her studies to become a Registered Nurse in 2003. She spent most of her working years as a nurse at...

Torrington- Linda J. Shaw, 68, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Torrington. She was the beloved wife of the late Gerald A. Shaw.         Linda was born in Biddeford, ME, on January 16, 1952, daughter of the late Lawrence and Rita (Marchand) Janelle, and had been a Torrington resident most of her life. She was a communicant of St. Francis of Assisi Church of St. John Paul the Great Parish and a retired machine...

Torrington- Filemena “Faye” P. Renzullo, 97, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Torrington.         Faye was born in Torrington on June 27, 1923, daughter of the late Patsy and Mary (Staino) Renzullo, and had been a lifelong city resident. She was a communicant of St. John Paul the Great Parish, Torrington, and had formerly been a communicant of Sacred Heart Church for most of her life.    ...

Torrington- Roxanne Wetmore, 55, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020 at the Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain.         Roxanne was born in Torrington on February 25, 1965, daughter of the late Charles and Elizabeth (Lawrence) Wetmore, and had been a Torrington resident most of her life. She had been employed at K-Tech International and had previously been employed with the Litchfield Bancorp. Roxanne was a member of New Hope Baptist Church,...