All Obituaries

Diana M. Belanger, 66, of Bristol, CT passed away on Monday, May 14, 2018 at John Dempsey Hospital.  Diana was born in Caribou, Maine and lived most of her life in Hartford, CT, before moving to Bristol.  She was the loving daughter of the late Joan Estelle (Chapman) Speziale and John Speziale of Hartford, CT.  A loving mother, Diana is survived by her four sons, Roland Cyr and his wife Denise of East Hampton, CT,  Jose "Joe" Santana and his wife Kristina of...

Mary L. Greenlaw, 92, of New Britain, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 12, 2018. She was born in Vermont, to the late Cornelius and Mildred (Green) Greenlaw. Mary leaves behind one brother Wesley G. Greenlaw; three nephews, Wesley G. Greenlaw, Jr., Scott Greenlaw, and Christopher Greenlaw; and 11 nieces, Bonnie Tatro, Robin Dobrowolski, Wendy LaChance, Kelli Lamkins, Deja Greenlaw, Patti Borgognoni, Eileen Greenlaw, Carol Sutton, Carol Duquette, Gail Morrissey, and Judy...

Richard Louis Pahl, age 94 of Bristol, passed away peacefully at home on May 9th. Mr. Pahl was a United States Army veteran of WWII.   He served as a medic in the 71st Evacuation Hospital and was stationed in the South Pacific. After the war he was employed by Olson Brothers & Company in Plainville for over 30 years as a head machinist until his retirement in 1985. He was born in Burlington, Vermont on the 7th of August 1923.  He was the...

Irene (Sacco) Campana, 97, of New Britain, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Born in Kelares, PA to the late Joseph and Josephine Sacco. She was predeceased by her husband of 45 years, Louis Campana. She was also predeceased by her siblings, Angelo Sacco, Peter Sacco, George Sacco, and Elizabeth Saco. Irene leaves behind her son, Jerry Campana, of Berlin, CT and a niece, Georgeann Gilcrest. Irene worked many years for the City of New Britain as a lunch mom. She...

Ruth Irene (Jahn) Kopcyk, 82, passed away peacefully May 5, 2018. Born In Glogau, Germany to the late Alfred and Irene (Dultze) Jahn, she was a long time resident of New Britain and of Avery Heights, Hartford. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 33 years, John Kopcyk. She was also predeceased by her brother Reinhard Jahn, and her brother-in-law, George Streib.  Ruth leaves behind her sons, John A. Kopcyk and his wife Veronica of Southington, CT, Edward W....

Carmen Y. Sanchez age 55, passed away to be with our Lord Jesus on Thursday, May 3, 2018.  She was our faithful warrior after fighting a long battle with cancer.  She leaves behind her devoted husband Angel Nieves and beloved five children:  Amariliz Andino, Sasha Toro, Gregorio Toro III, Marc Anthony Santos, Rebekah Santos as well as seven greatly cherished grandchildren:  Lorey, Jeremiah, Luis, Siaraliz, Gene Isaiah, Ezekiel, Julian.  She also adored her mother...

Paul Derrick Tinsley 63, of Windsor, passed away peacefully on Wednesday May 2, 2018 at St Francis Hospital, surrounded by his family.   Born on April 21, 1955, Paul grew up in Hartford and was the son of Cleveland Tinsley and Burda Lee Robinson. He had a big personality and a penchant for fun and was known as Skipper to his family and childhood friends.   For the past 17 years, Paul worked at C.W. Resources delivering Meals on Wheels to the...

Laura Landry, 67, passed away after a short illness. She leaves her husband Paul; daughters Kayla and Rebecca; sons Kyle, Chris and Sean; and sisters Ellen, Beatrice, and Nancy. She was an avid bingo player and her favorite expression was “G55 coming up.” She will be forever missed by the people who loved her. Services will be at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Waterbury, at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 12, 2018

Dennis Richard Allen Sr. of Bristol passed away on Friday April 27, 2018 at Sheriden Woods Nursing Facility in Bristol.   Dennis the son of the late Frank and Jennie Ferrarino Allen was a retiree of the Parker Hannafin Corp. He is survives by his wife Betty Madeley Allen, son Dennis R. Allen Jr., daughter Shannon L. Allen, 4 grandaughters, Courtney R. Allen, Shelby R. Allen, Ashley M. Allen, Piper D. Allen, grandson Arthur B. Allen, great grandson...

Claire Mary Chiffer, 90, of Old Saybrook, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2018, with her family by her side. She was born in New Britain, to the late Victor and Mary (Koziol) Stepensky. Besides her Husband, Edward Chiffer, Sr., Claire is predeceased by her brother Edward Stepensky, her sister Helen Kawecki, and her son John Chiffer. She leaves behind two brothers, Victor Stepensky and John Stepensky; sister Mary Ann Bernardi; her sons, Edward Chiffer, Jr. and his...