All Obituaries

WINSTED: Gail Gramlich Vincent passed away peacefully on September 13, 2021 at the age of 85 surrounded by her family.  Born in Winsted on May 26, 1936, to Joseph and Evelyn Gramlich, Gail graduated from The Gilbert School, class of 1954 and married her sweetheart Raymond J. Vincent (deceased 2011) and raised their four children.  An equestrian and horse trainer, Gail also was an accomplished tennis player.  Besides her athletics, she had an artistic side, painting canvases...

Winsted:  Jeannine G. Emond, 85, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 5, 2021, in Providence, RI.  Born in Canada, June 9, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Elzear and Rosalina (Gelinas) Grenier and spent most of her life in Winsted. She loved her family and children, she enjoyed baking, card playing, was a fan of Charlton Heston, liked a good joke and loved St. Joseph Church. She dreamed of going to Portugal to visit the site of the miracle of Our Lady of Fatima....

Torrington, Barbara J. DiMartino passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 4, 2021, at Valerie Manor in Torrington. Born June 15, 1931 in Hartford to Leo and Agnes (Moriarty) Scheidel, she lived most of her life in Winsted. Barbara enjoyed taking the bus to the casino, shopping and visiting her friends. She was a NY Yankee fan and enjoyed watching UConn men and women’s basketball. But mostly her whole life revolved around her children and then her grandchildren, who she...

William E. Welcome Sr. “Bill” 93, passed away on Tuesday August 10, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. Bill was married to his high school sweetheart Barbara for 72 years, until her passing June 10, 2020. Since “Barb’s” passing, Bill had been cared for by his children in the home that he and Barb built in 1949. From his recliner on the porch, Bill loved to speak of and share many interesting and often comical memories of friends and events of old...

James Pirie Davidson III JAMES PIRIE DAVIDSON III ("JIM") died at his home in Colebrook on July 30, 2021 while surrounded by his family. Jim was born on July 12, 1955 to James P. and Helen Sattler Davidson. He grew up in Colebrook, attended the Colebrook School, and graduated from Northwestern Regional 7 High School in Winsted in 1973. He earned a bachelor's degree from Southern Connecticut State University in 1977. Jim owned Mountain Spirits Liquor in Norfolk for 30 years....

Winsted:  Kathleen Mae (Hung) Anderson, 89, passed away on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at Geer Nursing and Rehab in North Canaan, CT, following a short illness. Born in Kingston, NY, September 10, 1931, She studied dress designing, worked for IBM, Rotron,   Big S Oil Corp. , Feroxcube and retired from Risdon Corp. in Thomaston, CT were she worked for 15 years. She was the daughter of the late Eugene J. and Mae F. (Dohnken) Hung and had lived in Winsted, since 2014. She graduated...

Virginia C. Hughes, 95, passed away on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at her home. She was preceded by her husband, Warren G. Hughes.  Born in Epping, New Hampshire February 18,1926 she was the daughter of Arthur F. Carpenter and Marjorie C. Knox and had lived in Winsted for the last 55 years.  Virginia retired from Customer Service at Waring and the Winsted Public Schools. She was an antique dealer and avid thrifter who took great pride in the deals she and Warren found over their 67...

Rochester, NY:  Janice (Jan) T. Kelemen, 79, formerly of Winsted, CT, passed away on Sunday, June 6, 2021, in Rochester, following a short illness.  Born in Winsted, she was the daughter of the late Paul L. and Mary (Schwarm) Turgeon.  She had spent her adolescent years in Winsted, attended school, St. Anthony and graduated from The Gilbert School here before moving to Rochester, and graduating from Rochester Institute of Technology with her Bachelor of Science Degree in...

Joann Ecke Nichols 1932-2021 Joann Lee Ecke entered the world in Torrington, Connecticut, the oldest of her siblings, Hal, Dickie, and Jackie. She met her soulmate Nick at a party, was married in 1954 and settled in the home Nick built for them in Winsted. Four children followed over 10 years. Car trips to Florida, vacations at their summer home on the Cape, weekend soirées with friends, and rather large gatherings on holidays (and then some) for family and friends brought Jo and...

Winsted:  Roger Lee Atkins passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on April 17, 2021. He was born June 29, 1942, to Roland H. and Minnie (Perry) Atkins of Winsted.  He is survived by his loving wife, Victoria (Thiery) Atkins; his daughter Amanda Lee Atkins of Decatur, GA; and his son Adam Preston Atkins and wife Jennifer, and grandchildren Nicholas, Elizabeth and Christopher of Harwinton, CT. He is also survived by his brother Donald L. Atkins of Winsted.  He was...