All Obituaries

Marian Pelc, 60, of Berlin, husband of Grażyna Pelc (Tomczak), passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer surrounded by his loving family on Friday May 6th, 2022. He was born in Poland and he was the son of Jożef and Helena Pelc (Litynska). A loving husband and father, he leaves his wife Grażyna, his 2 daughters Julia Pelc, Natalia Pelc, and son Mariusz Pelc, his siblings and relatives, here and in Poland. Marian was a caring father who loved to spend time outside with his...

Richard Robertson Sr., age 86, formerly of Berlin, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at Newington Rapid Recovery Rehab Center, after a long illness. Born in New Britain, he is predeceased by his parents Ernest and Elizabeth (Roth) Robertson, his brother Howard Robertson, and sisters Virginia Robertson, Muriel Perniciaro, Rita Robertson, Ernestine Poglitsch and Betty Jane Robertson. Survived by his loving wife Virginia, son Richard Robertson Jr, daughter Karen Reis, and...

Linda M. Edwards, age 72 of New Britain, widow of Robert Edwards; entered into eternal rest on Monday, April 25, 2022 at The Hospital of Central CT in New Britain. Linda was born December 14, 1949 in New Britain, CT; the beloved daughter of the late Kenneth LaClair & Mary (Marhefka) LaClair. Linda lived her whole life in New Britain and attended local schools. Linda was a loving and dedicated mother, grandmother, sister, and friend to many. She will be remembered most for her love of...

Narendra Patel, 66, of Plainville, CT, passed away unexpectedly on April 22nd due to a pulmonary embolism. The son of an Indian freedom fighter, Narendra is survived by his spouse, Jayshree, and daughter, Masum, and son, Bhavin. He graduated with honors from CU Shah College with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and went on to study law at Gujarat University. Narendra enjoyed being a banker in India but moved his family from Gujarat to CT in 2003 in the pursuit of being an entrepreneur...

It is with heavy hearts that we must tell you about the passing of our dad, Samuel M Kochuk, 79 of East Hampton on April 18, 2022.     Sam was born March 2, 1943, in Middletown, to the late Samuel Kochuk and Ann (Naumec, Kochuk) Kustosik. For years, Sam enjoyed riding his Harley and traveling up and down the coast with his little dog Willie. He enjoyed Bingo, music and dancing, and even danced with Loretta Lynn.   He leaves to mourn his passing, his daughters,...

John F. Mogielnicki of New Britain passed away peacefully on April 18, 2022 at home with his family at the age of 86.  Son of the late John and Lucy (Sirianni).  After graduating high school in 1953, he enrolled in the U.S. Army.  Upon discharge, he went to work for the U.S. Post Office, retiring in 2003 after 47 years of service “walking the route.” He will be deeply missed by all, mostly by his beloved wife of 62 years Carol (Goulet) and his son Mark, and Grampy...

Robert Wayne Schilling, age 73 of Meriden passed away on April 16, 2022, in the hospital from complications of a stroke. He graduated from Bristol Eastern High School and completed a Tool & Dye apprenticeship at Pratt & Whitney. He graduated from CCSU with a Bachelor of Science Degree and a Master’s degree of Science and Business from RPI. He was a First Lieutenant in the Army National Guard. He worked a variety of jobs including digging pools for Rizzo Pool and as an engineer...

John V. Genovese, age 77 of Wallingford, CT., passed into eternity April 15, 2022, after a lengthy illness. He was born in Waterbury Ct , son of James and Jean Genovese. He was predeceased by his wife MaryAnn (Powers), his parents and his brother Robert L. Genovese of Naugatuck. He also was predeceased by his much loved dogs, Foxy and Emma Sue. He is survived by his sister Veronica Erickson-Summo of Wallingford, who provided loving care for him for the past 3 years, his brother James...

Karen “Czerpak” Scheibel   Karen J. Scheibel, age 59 of Newington, was born to John and Jane Czerpak in Enfield, Ct; November 12, 1962. Karen entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at The Hospital of Central CT in New Britain. Sadly, Karen was pre-deceased by her Husband William “Bill” Scheibel, her Parents and Brother John. Karen spent her career primarily in healthcare being a Caregiver to many Families. Interment will be private at The St....

Edward Owen Gaffney (84), of Old Saybrook, CT, formerly of Berlin and Meriden, Son of Oswald and Anna (Flynn) Gaffney, died on April 11th after a long and brave battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family, leaving Ree, a loving, loyal wife of 53 years, three incredibly, devoted, loving children; daughters Christine Ruszczyk and son-in-law Mark of Rockville, Maryland, Colleen Gaffney of Newton, MA, son Edward J. Gaffney and daughter-in-law Gisele of Chelsea,...