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Fort Mill, SC. - Bennett E. Bickford, 77, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2020 after a long battle with cancer. Ben was born on July 14, 1942 in Detroit, Maine to Wendell and Eva (Grant) Bickford and was one of seven children. Ben graduated from Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield, ME and moved to Connecticut where he completed his training as a tool and die maker. Ben and his wife of 54 years, Sheila Bickford, raised their family in Wolcott, CT. Ben worked for Duracell and he was...

Waterbury – Glenn J. Banks, 72, of Waterbury, passed away unexpectedly on May 20, 2020 at Waterbury Hospital. Glenn was born on April 8, 1948 in West Hartford, son of the late Jacob Banks and Rosalind (Reisman) Banks. Glenn graduated from the University of New Haven where he was an All Star soccer player. Glenn was in the Army reserves before he began his career in business sales and spent many years coaching travel and high school soccer. Glenn worked in the car business for the past...

Wolcott – Raymond J. Dollinger, 86, beloved husband of the late Shirley (Morin) Dollinger for 62 years, passed away peacefully on May 13, 2020 at The Village at East Farms in Waterbury. Raymond was born on October 30, 1933, in Waterbury, son of the late Arthur and Helen Dollinger. He attended local schools and was a graduate of Leavenworth High School in Waterbury. Raymond was a dedicated and hardworking businessman, successfully running R.J. Dollinger Electric Company in Wolcott for 42...

Robert Joseph LaChance December 26, 1945 - May 12, 2020 Robert J. LaChance, 74, passed away peacefully at Saint Mary’s Hospital Tuesday, May 12. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him. Robert was born in Waterbury on December 26, 1945, son of Marc Emile and Laurette LaChance. Robert was predeceased by his beloved wife of 45 years, Rita H. LaChance. Robert was a proud veteran of the United States Navy and served on the USS Enterprise during the Vietnam war until 1968. He...

Seymour – Mrs. Lillian (Urbonas) Langlais, formerly of Wolcott and Waterbury, passed away on Friday, May 8 at Griffin Hospital in Derby at the age of 88. Lillian was predeceased by her husband Chester, her parents Vincent and Anna (Sevikas) Urbonas, and her brothers John and Vincent. Lillian is survived by her children Paula Delage, Kathryn Skoczylas, Jay Langlais (Dina), Scott Langlais (Jennifer) and Andrew Langlais (Linda); her brother Joseph Urbonas; ten grandchildren; 5 great...

Waterbury – Yolande Reilly, 86, of Waterbury, passed away on May 7, 2020 at the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain. She was the loving wife of the late Todd Reilly who predeceased her in 1994. Yolande was born on August 18, 1933 in Waterbury, daughter of the late Edgar and Lucienne (Giroux) Diamond. She was raised in Waterbury, graduated from St. Anne's Parochial School and Waterbury Catholic High School. She worked for over 25 years in the City of Waterbury Vital...

Southington - Ciara Rae Ciccio, 27, passed away Monday, May 4th at her home in Southington. Ciara was born on August 25, 1992, daughter of Sherry (Janowitz) Ciccio and the late Thomas R. Ciccio. Ciara never wanted to be defined by Lyme’s Disease and its daily battle but instead made others laugh with her vibrant personality and sense of humor. Ciara treasured being her mom’s faithful sidekick and time spent growing up at her grandparents’ home, the late Frank and Annie...

Hamden – Marshall Bennet Cutler, 92, died peacefully after complications from Coronavirus on Saturday, May 2, 2020. Mr. Cutler was born March 7th, 1928, in New Haven, to Israel and Sadelle Olinsky Cutler. He was the husband of the late Eleanor H. Frankowski Cutler. Marshall is survived by his brother Richard A. Cutler and the late Gladys Cutler of Hamden, and beloved brother and sister in-law Linda and Ronald Lavigne of Wolcott. He will be forever remembered by two nieces, four...

Waterbury – Paul “Red” Lipscomb, 63, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020. Paul was born in Van Nuys, CA on January 8, 1957, son of the late Raymond T. “Bud” Rose and Nadine B. (Leazer) Rose. He loved to ride his Harley and attended the Harley Rendezvous in NY and the Festival in Greenfield, MA. Red leaves behind his children, Sara Ashley; Shane Lipscomb; and Jared Lipscomb, all of Wolcott; his step daughter, Jessica Ryburn, of Waterbury; his brothers, Russell...

Wolcott – Lorraine Desaulniers, 77, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2020. She was the wife of Yvon Desaulniers for 59 years. Lorraine was born in Berlin, New Hampshire on September 1, 1942, daughter of the late Armand and Helena (Lagrange) St - Hilaire. Lorraine earned her Master’s degree in corporate taxation, and was the CFO of Devon Precision Industries, in Wolcott; Alden Corporation, in Wolcott; and Devon Pingu, in China. She was an avid tennis player, and loved to swim and travel...