All Obituaries

Torrington:  Mary (Mangione) Gendreau, 91, formerly of Winsted, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2019.  She was the wife of 64 years to the late Henry “Hank” Gendreau.  Born on October 21, 1927, in Santa Caterina, Sicily, Italy. Mary was the daughter of the late Charles and Carmela (Miserendino) Mangione. She was a member of St. Joseph Church, the Italian American Women’s Club and the Catholic Women’s Club.  Mary enjoyed cooking, and was on the...

Winsted:  Patricia Marion Clark, 77, passed away on Friday, May 3, 2019, at Sharon Hospital, following a long illness.  Born in Winsted, CT, June 21, 1941, she was the daughter of the late, Charles H. Clark, Sr. and Evelyn (DuBourg) Clark. Pat lived in Winsted, all of her life, attended local schools and was a graduate of The Gilbert School, class of 1959; she retired from Cigna Insurance Company.  Pat was also very active in St. James Episcopal Church in Winsted. ...

Winsted:  Celeste (Dombrowski) Parsons, 82, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, with her family by her side.  She was the wife of the late Philip J. Parsons who died in 2011.  Born in Winsted on September 26, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Stanley J. and Rose (Pagliarelo) Dombrowski and had lived in Winsted for most of her life.  She was a communicant of St. Joseph Church, had attended local schools and was a graduate of The Gilbert...

Winsted:  Robert Sackett Miles, 77, died on Thursday, April 18, 2019, with his wife by his side, at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington, following a short illness.  He was the husband of Carol (Hamilton) Miles.  Born in New York City, November 27, 1941, he was the son of the late Sackett Brooks Miles and Elizabeth Gaylord (Burwell) Miles and had lived in Winsted since 1984.  Prior to his retirement from The Torrington Company a position he held for 37 years, he...

Jayhue Wiley Blevins, 62, of Winsted, CT, passed away on Sunday, March, 17, 2019. Jayhue  son of the late Estel Blevins and Agnes Haseltine Blevins, Father to Patrick E. Blevins and Michael L. Blevins, sibling to Robert Howard Blevins, Margaret Bernice Thomas Grandfather to Blake A. Blevins and Seth N. Blevins and soulmate to Cheryl Pecha. Jayhue was preceded in death by his brothers Randy Dale Blevins, Donald Bruce Blevins. Jayhue was born on July 12, 1956 in Marion, VA. Jayhue served...

Winsted:  Willard R. Shine, 63, passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2019, at his home, after a long illness with frontotemporal dementia.  He was the husband of Ruth (Blasco) Shine and a devoted and loving father to three children.  Born in New Britain, May 3, 1955, he was the son of the late Robert and Sheila (Stocking) Shine and had lived in Winsted since 1984.  He attended Porter's School of Drafting in 1974. He then attended UCONN where he graduated in 1979 with a...

Colebrook:  Constance M. "Connie" Frazee, 94, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at the Geer Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Canaan, surrounded by her family.  She was the wife of the late Frank M. Frazee.  Born in Latham, New York, June 5, 1924, daughter of the late Robert and Bertha (Ferris) MacArthur, she had lived in Colebrook for the past 15 years.  Prior to her retirement, she had been the co-owner of Crafts Plus in upstate New York.  Her...

Harold E. Kelley, 82, of Winsted, CT, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March, 2, 2019. Harold was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 60 years, Marion L. Kelley, and by his siblings, Richard, Eleanor (Dodge), William and Clifford.  Harold was born on February 28, 1937 in Winsted, CT, the son of the late Harold Kelley and Eleanor (Dodge) Kelley.   Harold served in the United States Army, active duty and reserves, from 1957 to 1963 at Fort Drum in New York, Fort Dix in...

West Hartland CT- Jeannette J. Smith 93 of Riverton Rd  took her last ride into the sunset peacefully on March 1, 2019 at the Geer Nursing Facility surrounded by her family. Born October 16, 1925 in Windsor CT, she was the daughter of the late Hans H Jessen and Ruby (Harris) Jessen. Jeannette met Lloyd at a church dance, they both loved to dance, while he was stationed at Bradley Field during WWII.  He was from Oklahoma and where all of his family still resides. She married Lloyd...

Winsted:  Ethel M. Albanesius, 91, passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2019, at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington, following a brief illness.  She was the wife of the late Stanley Albanesius who died in 2008.  Born on January 23, 1928, in Westfield, NJ, she was the daughter of the late John and Ethel (Bowen) Egbert.  She had spent several years as an elementary school teacher before settling in Winsted, in 1976.  Her survivors include a son, Glenn...