Torrington- John W. Fitzgerald, Jr., 67, passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at Hartford Hospital.           John was born in Torrington on August 19, 1951, son of the late John W. Fitzgerald, Sr., and Ann (Wartonick) Fitzgerald, and had been a lifelong city resident. He was a lifelong communicant of St. Francis of Assisi Church, and was a graduate of St. Francis School and Torrington High School. John was a talented auto mechanic and...

Torrington- Lola Maria Keywan, 94, passed from this life to a better one on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Paul T. Keywan.           Having come to the United States as a young war bride in September 1946, Lola has resided in Torrington since then. She was born in Rome, Italy, on December 11, 1923, and was the daughter of the late Carlo and Amalia (Bisa) Benesso. She was employed...

Torrington- Janet H. Ziggiotto, 84, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Litchfield Woods Health Care Center, Torrington.           Mrs. Ziggiotto was born in Manhattan, NYC, NY, on June 3, 1934, daughter of the late John Remecki, Sr., and Mary (Mikulak) Remecki, and had been a Torrington resident most of her life. She was a retired parking attendant with the City of Torrington, a position she held for 8 years, and was the first Director of...

Torrington- Antonia F. Koplar, 89, passed away Monday, September 3, 2018 at her home. She was the beloved wife of the late Andrew F. Koplar.           Mrs. Koplar was born in Torrington on August 26, 1929, daughter of the late Joseph and Joanna (Strawinski) Killiany and had been a lifelong city resident. She was a retired employee with the State of Connecticut, retiring with 30 years of service. Antonia was a communicant of St. Mary’s...

Torrington- Kevin M. Purcell, 76, passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at Wolcott Hall, Torrington. He was the beloved husband of 55 years of Lucille (Romani) Purcell.           Kevin was born in Belmont, MA on June 28, 1942, son of the late Harry B. and Pearl E. (Luce) Purcell, and had been an area resident for most of his life. He was a retired Administrative Supervisor with the State of Connecticut Department of Developmental Services,...

Torrington- Laura F. Madore, 69, passed away Monday, August 27, 2018 at Wolcott Hall, Torrington.           Laura was born in Waterbury on July 4, 1949, daughter of the late Ernest and Mabel (Barto) Canty, and had been an area resident most of her life. She was a retired machine operator with Connecticut Electric and Switch in Bantam. Laura had been a member of Mill Plain Union Church in Waterbury. She enjoyed letterboxing and plastic canvas...

Torrington- Robert A. Matava, Jr., 61, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2018 at his home.           Robert was born in Torrington on November 1, 1956, son of the late Robert A. Matava, Sr. and Evelyn J. (Baltuskonis) Matava, and had been a lifelong city resident. He was employed as a mechanic with AptarGroup in Torrington. Robert was a Ham Radio operator, enjoyed cars and was a great autobody mechanic. He was an avid Yankees and UConn...

Torrington- David H. Fenn, 71, passed away Friday, August 24, 2018 at Yale New Haven Hospital.           David was born in Torrington on November 22, 1946, son of the late Errol A. Fenn, Sr., and Bertha F. (Leichner) Fenn. He spent his early years in Norfolk and had been a Torrington resident most of his life. David was a proud veteran who had served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam Era. He was employed at MacDonald Auto Parts in...

Torrington- Eeltje “Elly” Hubregtse passed away on August 24, 2018.  She was born in Pekalongan, Java, Indonesia on January 7, 1928. She was the daughter of the late Col. H.J. Hubregtse and his wife Yskje Feenstra Hubregtse.         Elly leaves behind a brother, Drs. Tjebbe Hubregtse and his family in the Netherlands, and a sister, Johanna Cornelia van Nuss(Co) and her family in South Africa.         At a young age, she returned to...

Torrington- Janice Cartagena, 82, passed away Saturday, August 18, 2018. She was the wife of the late Gilbert Cartagena.         Mrs. Cartagena was born in Kingston, PA on April 17, 1936, daughter of the late Robert and Helen (Frisbee) Eipper. She was a retired secretary in Education.         Mrs. Cartagena is survived by a brother, Robert Eipper.         Services and burial will be private.