All Obituaries

Stephen W. Kozikowski, 90, of Terryville, husband of Susan (Greatrex) Kozikowski, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in the comfort of his home. He was born on March 21, 1932, in Terryville, son of the late Joseph and Helen (Cybulski) Kozikowski. Stephen proudly served his country in the US Airforce. He was an Airman First Class with the Radio Communications Squadron stationed at Sculthorpe Air Force Base in Norfolk, England from 1955-59, where he met his wife. Stephen and Susan were...

Anita (Woike) DiVita, 85, of Bristol, wife of Michael DiVita, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2022. She was born on November 15, 1936, in Burlington, daughter of the late Paul and Julia (Krinke) Woike. Anita was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Terryville. Prior to her retirement she was employed by SNET. Besides her husband, Anita is survived by her son Michael DiVita and his wife Susan of CA; her daughter Lynne D. Robinson of Ellington; her sister Alice Colburn of Bristol; her...

Daniel D. Harus, 88, of Bristol, beloved husband of Luceita (Salvatore) Harus, passed away Monday, May 9, 2022. He was born July 23, 1933, son of the late Daniel L. and Tillie (Sadowska) Harus. Danny worked at Maple End Hardware for close to 50 years and later for Bristol Auto Parts. He was a “Jack-of-all-trades”, who could fix almost anything. He was a man of few words but always got his point across. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his stepsons, Sean McLaughlin and...

Edith (Howell) Spielman, 95, former Terryville resident, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2022, at Autumn Lake Health Care in Waterbury. She was born on December 8, 1926, in Bristol, daughter of the late James and Eleanor (Layton) Howell. Edith was a member of the Plymouth Congregation of Jehovah Witness. She was the former Executive Director of the Plymouth Housing Authority for 14 years. Edith is survived by her sons, Mark Spielman of Sandwich, MA and David Spielman of Thomaston, CT; her...

In Loving Memory 07/23/1936-05/06/2022 Clorinda “Lori” (Evangelista) Raia, 85, of Terryville, passed away Friday, May 6, 2022, at Bishope Wicke Health Care in Shelton, CT. Lori was predeceased by her loving husband Leopold Raia, of over 60 years, her parents Anna and Umberto Evangelista, her brother Albert Evangelista and her grandson Joseph Maher. Lori is survived by her daughters, Lisa Ciufo, Linda Johnson, Laraine Raia, and Lucy Raia; her daughters-in-law, Anna Burke and...

Christopher D. Smith, 53, of Torrington, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2022. He was born in Benton, IL, on December 21, 1968. Chris was a member of the Terryville Congregational Church. He worked as an EMT for EMR of North Canaan and loved his job. He also loved cooking and being a father. He was a family man and would go out of his way to help anyone who needed it. He will be sadly missed. Chris is survived by his father C. Jack Smith and his wife Frances of Benton, IL; his mother Peggy...

Joyce (Ostrowski) Korytko, our loving mother and grandmother, passed away Friday, April 29, 2022. She was the widow of George Korytko. Joyce is survived by her daughter Karen Johnson and her husband William; her son James Korytko; her grandchildren, April, Sarah, Corey and Haley; her great granddaughter Gianna; her sister Nancy Paradise and her husband Ed; her sisters-in-law Joan Luba and her husband Norman, and Ann Korytko. She is predeceased by her son, Gary Korytko and her brother-in-law...

Clarence E. Smart, 91, of Thomaston, husband of the late Phyllis (Coro) Smart, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at Cook Willow Health Center in Plymouth. He was born August 29, 1930, in Swanville, Maine, son of the late Earl and Edith (Howes) Smart. Prior to his retirement, Clarence worked as a truck driver for the Torrington Co. He loved fishing, hunting, gardening, puzzles, and spending time with his family. In his younger years, Clarence was a lumber jack and ran his father’s...

David J. Dery, 64, of Morris, husband of Nancy (VanBuren) Dery, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022, after battling a long illness, at Waterbury Hospital with his family by his side. David was born on November 7, 1957, in Waterbury, son of the late Arthur and Virginia (Boucher) Dery. David was an avid horseshoe player, bowler, golfer and softball player, and he was even his son’s third base coach over the years. He loved the New York Yankee’s and the New York Giants. He was also...

Christopher Charles Palen, 59, of Burlington, CT died on April 23, 2022 at the Hospital of Central Connecticut surrounded by love after a courageous three year fight with pancreatic cancer. He was the beloved husband of over 28 years of Lisa K. Palen and loving father to Lauren E. Palen and Michael J. Palen. Chris was born in Waterbury on January 9, 1963, to Jesse Miller Palen, II and Hazel Althea (Derry) (White) Palen.  He was a graduate of Terryville High School and Tunxis Community...