Torrington- John J. “Jay” O’Connor, Jr., 72, passed away Saturday, July 31, 2021 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Diane G. (Coons) O’Connor.         Mr. O’Connor was born in Torrington on January 7, 1949, son of the late John J. O’Connor, Sr., and Betty J. (Friday) O’Connor, and had resided in both Torrington and Daytona Beach, FL. He worked at the Torrington Company for 36 years, and retired as Plant...

Waterbury- Thomas A. Conti, 68, passed away Saturday, July 17, 2021.         Tom was born in Waterbury on July 25, 1952, son of the late Ernest and Mabel (Barto) Canty, and had been a Waterbury resident most of his life. He enjoyed collecting tigers, cooking, and watching movies.         Survivors include two brothers, David Canty of Litchfield and Allen Canty of Ohio; and two sisters, Shirley Simpson of Bantam and Donna Mae Bush of Torrington. Tom...

Torrington- Rita D. Roberts, 92, passed away Friday, July 16, 2021, at her home. She was the beloved wife of the late Edwin Ashley Roberts.         Mrs. Roberts was born in Torrington on June 14, 1929, daughter of the late Lester and Agnes (Maloney) Smith, and had been a lifelong resident. She was a faithful communicant of St. Francis of Assisi Church. Rita lived a life of love for her family with integrity, generosity, and devotion to her faith. Charity was important to...

Norfolk- Edward Moraghan Sepples died Monday, July 12, 2021, his children at his side. Edward was the beloved husband of the late Catherine Brennan Sepples, and father of Anthony, Eileen, Claire, Susan, Patrick, and Mary Ann.         Born in Litchfield on July 23, 1922, Edward was the son of Edward Michael Sepples and Mary Ann Moraghan Sepples.  He was a devoted brother to Mary Sepples Dore and Helen Sepples Sterling.  He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1943,...

Torrington- Joseph W. Gutowski, 94, passed away Sunday, July 11, 2021, at his home. He was the husband of 72 years of Jean B. (Karlowicz) Gutowski.         Mr. Gutowski was born in Torrington on May 7, 1927, son of the late Frank and Florence (Arnista) Gutowski, and had been a lifelong Torrington area resident. He was a WWII U.S. Navy Veteran whose awards and decorations include the American Theatre Medal and Victory Medal. Mr. Gutowski was a retired...

Torrington- Nicholas J. Romaniello, Sr., 93, passed away Thursday, July 1, 2021, at his home. He was the beloved husband of 64 years of the late Mary A. (Gardner) Romaniello.         Mr. Romaniello was born in Torrington on April 17, 1928, son of the late Daniel and Carmela (Romano) Romaniello, and had been a lifelong city resident. He was a WWII U.S. Army Veteran and a retired Lieutenant with the Torrington Police Department, retiring with 25 years of...

Torrington- Jean S. Pasco, 95, passed away Thursday, June 24, 2021 at Avon Health Center. She was the wife of the late Larry Pasco.           Jean was born in Torrington on March 23, 1926, daughter of the late Oscar and Nellie (Bolle) Strandberg, and had been an area resident most of her life. She had been employed as a salesperson at Freeman Jewelers in Torrington and later J.C. Penney, retiring with 27 years of service. Jean was a member of...

New Britain- Octavio Flores, 82, passed away Monday, June 21, 2021, at Grandview Healthcare Center, New Britain.           Octavio was born on July 14, 1938 and had been a retired Cafeteria worker with various school systems. He leaves no survivors.           Services and burial will be held privately. Gleeson-Ryan Funeral Home, 258 Prospect St., Torrington, is in care of arrangements,

Torrington- Margaret A. Barredo, 93, peacefully passed away Friday, June 11, 2021, at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Torrington. She was the beloved wife of the late Anthony “Tony” Barredo.         Margaret was born in Winsted on September 4, 1927, daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Avampoto) DiMauro, and had been a lifelong Torrington-Winsted area resident. Margaret and her late husband, Tony, owned a Victorian mansion in Winsted for...

Torrington- Matthias Auer, 91, passed away Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Torrington. He was the beloved husband of the late Ursula M. (Mucha) Auer.         Mr. Auer was born in Yugoslavia on October 28, 1929, son of the late Frank and Barbara (Kersch) Auer, and had been a Torrington resident for over 65 years. After immigrating to the United States in 1954, he was employed in the masonry trade. He was also a retired heat treater...