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A. Dolores “Angie” Seleman, 99, of Bristol, passed peacefully at home on Tuesday morning, January 19, 2021. She was the wife of the late Paul Seleman who passed in 1970. Angie was born in New Britain on April 1, 1921, a daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Kulas) Mlynarski and she was a graduate of New Britain High School. In Bristol, her family was one of the initial members of St. Gregory the Great Church. Angie had worked at various regional banks over the years as a...

Paul M. Thibodeau, 77, of Unionville, passed peacefully early Wednesday morning, January 20, 2021. Paul was born in Hartford on December 4, 1943, the son of the late Lucien and Georgianna (LeBeau) Thibodeau. In his youth he enjoyed sabbaticals to Canada with his Mother. He was a member of St. Patrick Church, Farmington. Paul had also been a member of the Knights of Columbus, was an avid Red Sox fan and many years ago had the pleasure of meeting Bob Hope. In spite of Paul’s...

Patricia “Patti” Ward, 69, of Forestville, passed quietly Sunday afternoon, January 17, 2021 at the Village Green of Bristol. She was the wife of the late Donald M. Ward. Patti was born in New Britain on January 2, 1952 the daughter of the late Howard J. Cadrain and Helene (Watrous) (Cadrain) Hultgren. Patti was a graduate of the Plainville High School Class of 1970 and went on to earn her Bachelor of Nursing from the University of Syracuse. She began her nursing career in...

Mary M. Sisson, 65, of Plainville, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2021. She was born on March 17, 1955 in Hartford, daughter of the late Dennis and AnnaMay (Grennan) Manning, Jr. Mary was the loving wife of Donald Sisson for 39 years. She enjoyed crocheting, arts and crafts and was an accomplished swimmer. Mary was a high school swim official and instructor and was devoted to ARC of Southington. Besides her husband Donald, Mary is survived by her twin sons Daniel Sisson and his wife...

George H. Milbury, Jr. 89, widower of Joyce M. Milbury passed away peacefully on January 14, 2021 at his home in Bristol, CT. George was born in Easton, Maine on August 5, 1931, son of the late George and Jaska (Webber) Milbury. George was an Army veteran of the Korean War holding the rank of Sergeant. He leaves behind his children, Stephen Milbury of Bristol, Sheree Mailhot and her husband Thomas of Bristol, and Sabrinajoy Milbury and her husband Andy Johnson, of South Burlington,...

Everett Harold Thorne, 85, of Bristol, peacefully passed away surrounded by family on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. He was born on November 28, 1935 in Crystal, Maine, son of the late Herold Buzzell and Hazel (Bourgoin) Thorne. Everett was the loving husband of the late Mary D. (Bourgoine) Thorne. He was a US Air force veteran of the Korean War, where he served as an airplane mechanic and received several medals. Everett was a man of very few words and he enjoyed dancing with his wife every...

Alan “Al” L. DiFrancesco, 58, of Bristol, passed away at home on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. He was born on July 25, 1962 in New Britain, son of Raymond R. DiFrancesco and the late Elizabeth Ann (Vick) DiFrancesco.   Al was the loving and devoted husband of Donna (Sisson) DiFrancesco for 33 years. Together they enjoyed traveling, camping, and attending their son Tyler’s hockey games.  Al earned an engineering degree from UCONN and worked for Webers Nursery in New...

Anna Rita (Cameron) Newell, 85, of Plainville, passed peacefully early Tuesday morning, December 29, 2020. She was the wife of the late Richard E. Newell who passed in 2000. They shared 40 years of marriage together. Anna was born in Hartford on July 9, 1935 the daughter of the late Joseph Dinnis Cameron and Bridget (Doherty) Cameron. She was retired as an executive secretary with Sherwood Industries. She also worked for many years at General Electric in Plainville. She was a member of Our...

Agnes (Oszaniec) Ogonowski, passed peacefully Friday afternoon, January 1, 2021 at Bristol Hospital. She was the wife of the late Stanley A. Ogonowski who passed in 2018. Agnes was born in Bristol on January 21, 1931 the daughter of the late Thomas and Proxa (Kornotcke) Oszaniec and was a lifelong resident. She graduated with the Class of 1948 from Bristol High School. Agnes had worked for Bristol Spring Manufacturing Co. for 35 years as a timekeeper. She was a longtime member of St....

Lisa Anne (Reynolds) Simone, 60, of Bristol, passed peacefully Tuesday evening from complications of COVID-19 on December 29, 2020 at Bristol Hospital. Lisa was born in Meriden on April 23, 1960, the daughter of Gale (Paszek) Reynolds of Bristol and the late Richard Reynolds. Lisa graduated from Kaynor Tech a Licensed Practical Nurse and earned an Associate Degree from Tunxis Community College. She worked as a LPN at Bradley Memorial Hospital and New Britain General Hospital for many years....