All Obituaries

Ryan Thomas Apt, 37, of Pequabuck, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2023, at home. He was born December 22, 1985, in Waterbury, son of Sharon (Linnell) Apt and the late Wayne Apt. Ryan graduated from Bristol Tech, class of ’04. He was employed by Trumpf Inc, in Farmington. He was a parishioner of St. Casimir Church, Terryville. Ryan was an avid fisherman, hunter, and loved the outdoors. He was a Baltimore Orioles fan, he loved children, and enjoyed going to Maine and antiquing with his...

John “Butch” A. Lowe, 80, of West Hartford, former Terryville resident, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2023, at the Hebrew Center for Health & Rehab in West Hartford. He was born April 3, 1942, in Jersey Shore, PA, son of the late Bethea Agnes (Lowe) Griffith and was raised by his grandparents, Herbert and Thelma Lowe. John proudly served in US Army during the Vietnam War as a military policeman. He was employed by the city of West Hartford as a police officer for 13 years...

Edward Burke, 69, of Terryville, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at home. He was born October 21, 1953, in Wilkes Barre, PA, son of the late Eugene Aloysius and Dorothy Mary (Blaum) Burke. Edward was employed by Electric Boat. Edward is survived by his children, Edward Burke of NJ and Kelly Lamb in NY; his siblings, Mary Mager, Charles Burke, James Burke and Christine Burke, all of Pennsylvania; his grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, Edward was...

John L. Wunsch, 86, of Terryville, husband of the late Charlotte (Foster) Wunsch, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Bristol Hospital. He was born March 18, 1937, in New Britain, son of the late John and Helen (Zelanski) Wunsch. John proudly served in the National Guard. Prior to his retirement, John was employed by Pratt & Whitney in Cheshire. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Terryville. John is survived by his son John C. Wunsch of Terryville; his brothers, Norman...

Katharine Carol (Kaye) Smith, 76, of Harwinton, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at home. She was born January 10, 1947, in Southington, the daughter of the late Doanld P. and Nancy (Forrest) Kaye. She graduated from UCONN with a Bachelor’s degree in Developmental Psychology. Prior to her retirement, Katharine was employed by The Superior Electric Company in Bristol, CT and The Mott Corporation in Farmington, CT. She was very hard working and one of the strongest...

William J. Markovich, 91, of Terryville, husband of Joan (Prystash) Markovich, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023, at Litchfield Woods Health Care Center in Torrington. He was born April 25, 1931, in Terryville, son of the late Rev. John and Pearl (Kaschak) Markovich. Bill proudly served in the US Army during the Korean War. Prior to his retirement he was employed by Turner and Seymour in Torrington. Bill was a member of Saints Cyril & Methodius Orthodox Church in Terryville, a member...

Diane Audrey (Neale) Burton, 76, of Plymouth, widow of the late Anthony Burton, and the late Bertrand Pinette, passed away Friday, March 10, 2023, at Cook Willow Health Center in Plymouth. She was born July 25, 1947, in Waterbury. Diane enjoyed teaching others and created her own crochet corner at the nursing home. She loved playing cribbage with her grandson, Johnny. She was always the life of the party, loved old country music, and loved her entire family. She was great at telling stories...

Nancy Ann Kennedy, 60, resides in Plymouth, CT. Born on June 4th, 1962, in Waterbury, CT Daughter of Robert F. Sullivan and Marlene Sullivan. Survived by husband Robert W. Kennedy Jr., children Meagan (Robert) Brockway, Robert (Emma) Kennedy III, Sean Patrick Kennedy, Molly Kennedy, and two grandchildren, Theia & Rose Kennedy. Survived by siblings Kathleen (Anthony) Triccolo, Robert (Vivian) Sullivan Jr., Laurie Sullivan, Karen (Daniel) Bierce, Michael Sullivan, and James Sullivan....

Kimberly Dade, 54, of Cromwell, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2023, at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown. She was born May 28, 1968, in New Britain, daughter of Gloria (Duchaine) Dade and the late Robert E. Dade. Kimberly loved her kids with all her heart. She enjoyed family get-togethers and doing crafts. Kimberly is survived by her sons, Robert Dade of FL, and Seth Dade of Terryville; her daughters, Tianna Smith of Bristol, and Faithe Barkowski of Berlin; her sister Michelle Dade of...

Denise (Corbin) Dube, 61, of Bristol, loving mother and sister, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2023, at UCONN Medical Center, Farmington, after a short illness. She was born October 7, 1961, in Bristol, daughter of the late Leo and Mary (Kromidas) Corbin. Denise loved animals and was very passionate about horses. She enjoyed horseback riding and had always dreamed of being a barrel racer. Denise is survived by her sons, Steven Keating of New Haven and John Keating III of Enfield; her...