All Obituaries

Winsted:  Lillian Turgeon Sampson, 78, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2021, at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington, following a metastatic pancreatic cancer diagnosis in September of last year.  She was the wife of Arthur R. Sampson, who died 13 ½ months earlier.  Born in Winsted,  September 23, 1942, Lil was the daughter of the late Hector Joseph and Marie Valentine (Gouthier) Turgeon. She resided in Winsted her entire life and graduated from The...

Josephine “Josie” D (Amico) Nataro, 101 of Chestnut Street, died Friday, (January 8, 2021) peacefully at her home that she lived in her whole life in Winsted, CT. Born in Winsted, September 2, 1919, daughter of the late Dominic and Lillian (DiMartino) Amico. She was the loving wife of the late Joseph J Nataro for 48 years. Josie retired from the A & P grocery store where she was a meat wrapper for more than 18 years. Her family will miss her sauce and their Sunday dinners as...

Winsted: Joseph F. Zecchin, passed away on Monday December 21, 2020 at his home. Joe was the son of Joseph P. and Pauline (Cogliati) Zeechin.  Born in Winsted CT, December 17, 1935, he attended local schools and served in the Army from July 1958 - July 1964.  Joe was stationed in Germany and northern Italy for over a year as part of his duty while in the service, and received an honorable discharged in July 1964. Joe lived in Lake Worth Florida for several years, many of them...

Winsted:  JoAnn Beverly Rines, 83, died on Sunday, December 6, 2020, at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington, following a short illness.  She was the wife of the late Carroll Rines who died in 2011.  Born in Casco, Maine, on April 2, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Rayford and Claire (Frank) Thurston.  She came to Winsted as a young teen. She was a graduate of The Gilbert School, class of 1955.  During her working career, she worked for various mfg....

Franklin (Si) Willis Hall died peacefully on November 19, 2020 at the age of 89. Franklin was born on February 17, 1931 in New Milford, PA to Willis and Louise (Gunn) Hall.  He was a graduate of The Gilbert School and married Marian Santoro on June 16, 1956. Frank is survived by his loving wife of 64 years Marian; his son Gregory (Kristin) Hall and their children Gregory (GJ) Hall and Geoffrey (Hannah) Hall, his daughter Diane (Ken) Quick their children Karaline (Chris) Venezia,...

Thomas “Tommy” Christopher Obst of Winsted, CT passed away at the age of 47 on Sunday, November 15th, 2020. Tom was a generous, kind, protective and loving son, brother, nephew, uncle and friend to many. Tom is survived by his loving parents Kenneth and Margaret Obst, his brother James, his sister Theresa and her husband Fernando, his sister Karen, and many loving aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. He loved his family dearly and was deeply loved by them. Tom was born on...

Winsted:  John William Dauscher, 56, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at Hartford Hospital following a short illness.  Born on July 30, 1964, in the Bronx, NY, he was the son of Frances (Lungaro) Dauscher and the late John A. Dauscher.  After high school he joined the Navy then came to Winsted.   He was hired by the Altek Co. in Torrington, as an electrician, a position he held for the rest of his life.  John enjoyed listening to heavy metal music,...

East Windsor, CT:  Mary Frances Gozemba, 65, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2020, at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford following a lengthy illness.  She was the loving wife of 35 years of Donald Gozemba. Born in Hartford, October 16, 1955, she was the daughter of James and Mary (Lefeber) Thomas. She had graduated from Regional School #7 and Russell Sage College with a degree in Elementary Education and Art.  She had worked at the Winsted Memorial...

William P. Russo passed away peacefully on October 29, 2020; a week shy of his 94th birthday.  Bill, the son of Felix and Mary (Spugnardo) Russo, was born on November 5, 1926 in Winsted, CT.  He graduated from The Gilbert School in 1944, where he played baseball.  Bill served in the U.S. Navy during WWII.  He worked as a machinist at Sterling Engineering Corp. in Barkhamsted for 43 years.  After retiring he enjoyed gardening, long walks and was a devoted Yankee...

Donald “Don” Rizzi died unexpectedly at his home on Oct 21, 2020. Don attended Oliver Wolcott Technical School in Torrington, Ct and continued to tinker with small engines his entire life. His favorite place on this earth was the “Garage”. His man cave and the social center of his home. His favorite thing to do was climb on his tractor with a Busch Beer and mow his yard.  So much so that we jokingly told people that he had Tractor Disorder. Don had the nick...