All Obituaries

Winsted:  Robert Edward Hope, 84, died on Monday, November 5, 2018, after a lengthy illness.  He was the husband of the late Frances (Cross) Hope who died in February of this year.  Born in Norwalk, CT, December 4, 1933, he was the son of the late, Robert and Dorothy (Mead) Hope.  During his working career, he had been an orderly in a convalesent home, a boiler maker, a welder and later in life a school bus driver.  Bob was an avid traveler and reader, loved the...

Torrington:  Priscilla Anne Carter Magee, of Winsted CT, the wife of Herbert J. Magee, died on Saturday, November 3, 2018, after a long illness.  She was born in Hartford, the daughter of John A. Carter Jr. and Frances (Hanauer) Carter on January 13, 1931.  She was a lifelong resident of Highland Lake, Winsted, and was the last of many generations of the Carter family to reside on East Lake Street.  Priscilla attended the Gilbert School in Winsted, then earned several...

Winsted:  Scott Henry Centrella, 29, passed away suddenly on Saturday, October 27, 2018, while attending an outing in Amsterdam, New York.  Born in Hartford, CT, July 20, 1989, he was the son of Craig and Pamela (Henry) Centrella and had lived in this area all of his life.  He had attended local schools and was a graduate of the Torrington High School.  Scott had an affinity for tinkering with anything that had a motor, loved dirt biking, quads, fishing and his cats. In...

Winsted:  Joseph A. Yanavich, Sr., 80, died on Sunday, October 21, 2018, after a long battle with cancer, with his family at his side. He was born on August 7, 1938 in Waterbury, CT, son of the late Joseph and Helen (Armonavich) Yanavich and spent most of his life in the Oakville area before moving to Winsted 13 years ago.  Prior to his retirement, he had been a Tool & Die maker at Pratt & Whitney and most recently, retired as a quality control engineer for U. S. Surgical....

Torrington:  Mary Margaret LeManquais, 88. formerly of Colebrook, died on Friday, October 5, 2018, at Regal Health Care of Torrington, following a lengthy illness.  She was the wife of the later Robert F. LeManquais who died in 2000.  Born in New Haven, November 13, 1929, she was the daughter of the late John and Eleanor (Snyder) O'Dowd and had lived in this area since 1940.  She loved cooking, baking and going camping in their motor home, going cross country, and to...

Riverton:  Anthony Michael Falzone, 57, died on Monday, October 1, 2018, at his home.  He was the husband of Catherine (Liutermoza) Falzone.  Born in Winsted, November 1, 1960, he was the son of Charles Falzone of Braydonton, FL and the late Michaelene (Patonaude) Falzone.  He had lived in this area all of his life.  Prior to his illness, he had been a truck driver for Supreme Industries for the past 12 years.  In addition to his father and his loving wife of 37...

Torrington. Marilyn B. Gayer (Bevington), 83, of Torrington, beloved wife of Richard J. Gayer, passed away peacefully on Saturday (September 29, 2018) at Hartford Hospital, after a long illness.   Marilyn was born in the Canal Zone, Panama, on June 22, 1935 and was the daughter of the late Boyd and Joyce (Bell) Bevington. She was raised in the Canal Zone, graduating from Balboa High School. She worked for the Panama Canal Commission, headed cheerleading for the Balboa Rams, she had a...

Winsted:  Linda Lee LaCasse, 68, died Wednesday, September 26, 2018, at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington following a long illness.  Born in Hartford, March 22, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Marshall LaCasse and the late Margaret (Finlay) LaCasse Ottoman, and had lived in Winsted most of her life.  She had attended local schools and graduated from Regional School #7. She later attended the Rochester School of X-Ray in Rochester, NY  before earning her...

Sandisfield, MA:  Steven E. Rines, 62, died on Sunday, September 23, 2018, at  Bay State Medical Center in Springfield, MA.  He was the husband of Holly (Adams) Rines.  Born in Torrington, CT, March 6, 1956, he was the son of Joan B. (Thurston) Rines of Winsted, CT and the late Carroll E. Rines.  He had grown up in Winsted, and graduated from The Gilbert School in 1974.  For the past 15 years he has been the Superintendent of Maintenance at Northwest Connecticut...

Colebrook:  Ingeborg "Inga" Gomez, 91, passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2018, at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington following a short illness.  She was predeceased by her "hubby" Albert in 2006.  Born in Germany, May 7, 1927, she came to the US with her husband in 1948 and later settled in Colebrook in 1983.  During her time in Colebrook, she was the Democratic Registrar of Voters.  A graveside service is planned for Tuesday, October...