Fannie I. Meredith, a long-time resident of West Hartford and most recently of Newington, passed away on May 5, 2012. Born in Plainville, the daughter of the late John and Anna Faniola, she attended local schools and was a retiree of the Travelers Insurance Company. Mrs. Meredith was predeceased by her husband of nearly 60 years, Joe F. Meredith, and by a sister, Ellen A. Heck, of Cheyenne, Wyoming. She is survived by her children, Ellen A....

Shirley (Lee) Self Brotherhood passed away peacefully in Hartford CT on May 1st, 2012. She was 84 and a resident of the Duncaster community in Bloomfield, CT. Lee was born on July 22, 1927, in New Canaan, CT to Margaret Cabell (Nonie) Self and Sydney B. Self. Nonie Self was the founder of the New Canaan Mounted Troop, a riding academy that still exists today. Subsequently, Lee learned to ride horses almost before she could walk, and by...

Evert "Ron" Peterson of Newington passed away April 27th, 2012 with his loving children by his side, after a long battle with heart disease. Ron was born and raised in Hartford by his late parents Otto and Ellen (Augustson) Peterson. His mother Ellen raised him alone upon the passing of Otto while Ron was only 18. Ron left school to help support Ellen and was a tireless and dedicated employee of Guthrie's Mobil in West Hartford Center from 1960...

Muriel A. "Mickey" Roche, 84, of West Hartford died Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Born in Hartford, the daughter of the late Arnold Whitaker and Julia Lynch, Mickey resided in the Hartford area most of her life. She worked with the Aetna prior to her retirement and was a communicant at Saint Thomas the Apostle in West Hartford. She was an artist who enjoyed working with all media, but especially oil paints, pastels and charcoals. Mickey leaves her...

On April 22, 2012 we lost the true light and matriarch of our family, Rosanna M. Pastor. Born on November 17, 1924 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of Charles and Catherine Martin. Raised on Long Island in the town of Lynbrook, she graduated from Valley Stream Central High School and went on to continue her education at The Knox School in Cooperstown, New York. After graduation she became involved in her fathers business the Dossert...

Carmela A. Azarian, 83, of Bloomfield and Old Lyme, died Friday, April 20, 2012 at St. Francis Hospital after a long illness. Born in Hartford on July 23, 1928, the daughter of the late Donato and Rose Dellaripa, Carmela was a graduate of Mount Saint Joseph Academy. She had worked for Curtis 1000, Park Pastry and Dr. Francis X. Romaniello before marrying Martin J. Azarian on September 6, 1954. "Cam" and Marty moved to Bloomfield in 1957, to the...

J. William Vincent, 87, of Manchester, former longtime resident of West Hartford, died April 19, 2012, at St. Francis Hospital. He was the husband of the late Rachael (Cox) Vincent. Born in Cambridge, MA, the son of the late J. Edmund and Dorothy (Davis) Vincent, he graduated from Cambridge Latin High School in 1942 and Trinity College in 1945. Mr. Vincent spent most of his career with Pratt & Whitney Machine Tool, where he was employed for...

Dr. Raymond Caldarelli, 91, of Hartford, beloved husband of Isabelle (Ricciardiello) Caldarelli passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Born in 1920 to Giovanni and Isabella Ciarlantini Caldarelli in New Castle, Pennsylvania, he resided in Aliquippa, PA before moving back to Italy with his parents prior to World War II. Honoring his mother's wishes that he become a physician, he moved back to Pennsylvania, where he met his wife...