II - Southington Library and Museum

Observer, Thursday, July 4, 1996
Louis E
lectrocal Division
Louts F. Barry Jr. of High
wer Road died Thursday, June
7, 1996 at Southington Care
;enter. He was 76.
He was born Oct. 10, 1919, in
ak Park, II1., son of the late
ouis E and Margaret Good Bar-
Sr.
Mr. Barry was employed at
te Electrocal DIvlsmn Co. in
outh Windsor During World
ear II, he served in the U.S
laW. He was a member of St.
homas Church m Sourhln on.
He is survived by a son, Tom
: rr l l f Southmgton; two daughrs,
Ellen Jean Carlson of Berlin,
anne Barry of Southington, four
randchlldren; a son -m-taw,
.evin Carlson of Berlin; and a
aughter-in-law, Karen Barry of
outhington.
The DellaVecchta Funeral
{otoe v, as in charge of the arangemen.ts.
Bnrlal was at St.
"homas Cemetery. Memorial do-
,ad ns to the American Cancer
oci=ry, 2024 Easi Main St.,
:rbo.'3' 06 05
ngela
NEW BRITAIN -- Angela
)eGennaro of New Britain died
;unday, June 30, 1996.
She was born in New Britain.
qrs. DeGennaro was employed at
i e YWCA of New Britain. She
eas acuve in the Y'vVCA and was
member of St. Ann's Church.
She leaves her husband, Carhen
S. DeGennaro St.; two sons,
7armen S. DeGennaro Jr. of New
Sntain, Anthony S. DeGe,nnaro
.f Gt'anb a daughter, latW F:
)eGennaro Veal of Winston
.alem, N.C.; two brothers, Vinent
Savoca of Bristol, Joseph
gaxoca of New Brttain, two
a'andchildren, Brian DeGennarn,
.auren Angela Veal; several
ephews and meces; a son-in-law,
ohnny Veal of Winston Salem, a
aughter-m-law, Michelle Deennaro
of Granby and a sistera-law,
Dolly Savoca of Bristol.
The New Britam Memorial
Funeral Home was in charge of
the arrangements. Burial was at
St. Mary Cemetery in New
Brltam. Memorial dona,ons may
be made to the Y VC.'L 22 Glen
WALLINGFORD -- Florence
C Kubeck Hunter, 84, of
North Orchard St., died June 26,
1996 at the Veterans Memortal
Medical Center n Meriden. She
was the widow of Gilbert J
Hunter.
She was born Sept. 14, 1911,
in the Yalesvttle section of
Wathngford.
Prior to her renrement, Mrs.
Hunter was employed at Choate
Rosemary Hall in Walhngford.
She previously was employed at
the cafeterias of Moses Y. Beach
School and Robert Early Jumor
l-hgh School.
She ts survwed by a son,
Gdbe J. Htmter f W hn ord;
_a daughter, Barite McGee of
Walbngford; a brother, George
Kubeck of North Haven, a sister,
Mac Sbrana of bouth ngton, 10
Larandchildren; many nephews and
nieces, a son-m-law, Timothy J.
McGee of Walhngford and a
daughter-m-law, Kathleen Hunter
of Wallingford She was predeceased
by six brothers, Edward
Kubeck, Edmund Kubeck, Henry
Kubeck, John Kubeck, Edwin
Kubeck, Theodore J. Kuback and
three sisters, S. Gmltzuk. Helen
Yanosh, and Kaye Monleon.
The Walhngford Funeral
Home was in charge of the arrangement,.
Joseph
Lagana Sr.
MERIDEN -- Joseph Lagana
St., 86, of Menden and Old
Saybrook, died June 27, 1996, at
Middlesex Memorial Center
He was born June 10, 1910,
in Pnolo, S*clly, Italy, son of the
late Joseph and Mary Amenta Lagana.
He lived in Menden for the
past 40 years.
Mr. Lagana was in business
for more than 60 )ears in .Menden.
He started working in 1934
at Libert) Auto and later expanded
the busmess to include furm-
St., New Bntam or the Hospice of " tore. That busmess tas Imm n as
Greater New Britain. Liberty-Lagana. He served one
ternt on the Menden Ci W Council.
He was a metober of the Men-
Florence
den Knights of Columbus.
fle leaves his wife, Josephine
Moretti Lagana; a son, Joseph La-
C. Hunter
gana Jr. of \Vethersfield; three
daughters, Dr. Mary Louise Lagana
of Vethersfi'eld, Loretta
Bogdanskm of Old Saybrook, and
Claudia Sabourin of Southw/ck,
Mass.; a brother, Anthony Lagana
of Southmgton, three s srers,
Antoinette Bernard, Pauline
Yother, and Nancy Foffa, all of
and nieces, a son-m-law Mark
Sabourln of Southwtck, and a
daughter-in-law. Kathleen La na
of Wethersfield. He was predeceased
by two brothers, Santo Lagana
and Salvatore I.agana, and a
sister, Mary. Lagana.
The Sm th-Ruzzo Funeral
Home in Mertden was in charge
Sacred Heart Cemetery in Meetden
Memorial donarums may be
made to the/unerican Cancer Society,
15 Menden Road. RockfaH,
06461
Derti a C.
Melesky
retiredfrom
Imperial Spring
Co., Milldale
Bertha C Melesky., 7L of 684
Ledge View Court, died June 30.
1996 at Ne Britain Genera,
Hospital. She was the widow of
Charles Chic" MeleskT
She was born Dec 6, 1922, in
Deer Isle, Marne. daughter of the
hie Maynai'd and Cecih Picker-
' ing Conary. She lived in Southmgton
for the past 45 years.
Prior to her retirement, Mrs.
Melesky was employed at Imperial
Spnng Co. in Malldale She was a
member of the First Baptist
Church and the Calendar House
Senior Citizens Center She was a
charter member of the American
Associauon of Reured Persons.
She leaves a son, Wa)ne
.\lelesk) of Prince George, Va ;
t,ao daughters, -Selene \lelesky
and Lynn Potter, both of Southington,
a brother, Vllfred
Conary of Florida, t o sisters,
Phyllis \Ioore and Murlel
Billtogs, both of Marne, 10 grandchildren;
x o grext-grandchddren;
se tral nephe ss and meces,
a son-ln-las , Ke th Pntter o|
Southmgton, and a daughter-mlaw,
Carok n Meleskv of Prince
George She as predeceased by a
brother, E erett Conan
The DellaVecchta Funeral
Home as m charge of the arrangements.
Burial v, as at lnunaculat¢
Conception Cemeter in
Southmgton .\lemonal donanons
may be made to the Southmgton
Visiting Nurse A 'soc=. t!on !!osr";"....
Program, 80 Merlden , e ,
Southmgton 06489
Mae
McCandless
NEW BRITAIN --
Chute McCand!ess, 85, of
Tremont St., died Thursda), June
27. 1996
Born in Ne Britain, she
graduated lrom New Britain High
School. She v, as a member o! St
Mary's Church and the New
She leaves her husband,
RobertJ McCandless St. two
ons, Robert J McCandle Jr of
Guilford and Leonard McCandless
of Kensington, three daughters,
Eleanor Seifel of Kensington,
Maureen LeBrun of Southmgton,
and Barbara Borden of
Naperx le, Ill, a brother, Edward
Chute qt ithlngton, 12 grandclddren
four great-grandchil-
,.ten. several nephews and nieces,
t ree sons-in-law, -kl Seffel of
k:ns'ng' m. Thomas LeBrun of
¢,outhm,aton, and Leo Borden of
Nap rvdle; and a daughter-indaw,
Patncta.M .Candless, o Kensmg,
ton She was predeceased by a
daughter, Edeen Calonan
The Carlson Funeral Home
the arrangements. Burial v.as at
St \lary Cemeter', m New
Brnam \lemorla[ donanons may
be made to St Jude Chddren's
Hospital, 505 North Parkga),
Memphis, Tenn 3817
CHILDREN'S VACATION ST. THOMAS SCHOOL
BIBLE SCHOOL OFFERED ACCEPTING APPUCATIONS
AT MARY OUR QUEEN Registration apphcauon are
k children's acatmn Bible being accepted at St Thomas
school lll be offered at \lar. School for the 1996-97 school
Our Queen Church from 1-3 30 >ear St Thomas School, located
p m from Juk l -lq The pro- at 13t Bristol St, oilers Cathobc
grant is tor children n rlng u ton en es
kindergarten through fourth hnderga en through stx
grade For more mformatmn, call the
The theme for the program ts school o ce at 628-2485
"Son Mountain," based on the
B.ok of Proverbs (.hddren dl ST. O CEM ERY
be able to parnctpate m games SO [ R[GO O
songs, crafts, snatk , and hear St "lhomas Cemetery has
Bible stones. There s a charge t,, several summer regulanons to
attend tth a discount oftered toe maintain t appearance nfictal
add tmnalslblm decorations are not permitted
Xla Our Queen ('hutch is prd Ig- o 20 Ne sh bbeo
located at 248 Savage bt For and ch ps are nOt permitted and
more reformation or to register extstmg shrubs tll be removed
caii Ma at 028-5742 hen the} betome o ergrown.
Pe , sprm e , and ta n mowe
B A'I FA are not permitted, nor are map-
The nest meenng .f the Rt- products, mc: t urns, gi:gg
ha'l Faith is scheduled l.r - 30 sOtlv¢ h tn. ,tr nal items are
p.m on Friday, July g e pubht torbtdden
swelcome.
1eetrngs are held at 836 Io
()n the upright monument
theplanungofannualflowe
Matron Ave m Plants dle F.r ts nltted onl} on e l0 Inch
more reformation, call
, bo,..s .... 8 78J 1
Ras on the burial side of the monumerit
erennlat oaers ate nut
pertained On the flush mark
CHRIS AN WOrN
SPONSOR L ON
lots. the plannng of lh ers
prohibited
The Farmtngton Xalle
.hrtsoan X omc t Club "C. l- €IS C R
tng MI Bas " lunche m : h d HO S SU ER P
uled for noon-2 pm .nJuk 11 summer experience for
Ihe feature presentan m 1tl be chddren is bcmg offered b) the
va Ba* rnartan ht 11 tell Fran t -an Lt e Centet. 271 Finch
g nts €*er tht.gthe, atii l* c on the lertden-( heshtre
know about baseball, o amte m n line. for ug 5-9 (;roup
said Musicians *tll be baritone toe 6-0 year okk and oup 2
bydne) Van Leer w*th accompa tor 10 12 )ear olds "I he mp
rest Mane Bouchard Guest held from 10 a m -3 0 p.m
speaker wdl be Betts Bartelme Chddren 11 ha* e op tpresenting,
*The Bargain to parnct ate m a . m tc. ant-
Hunter"
Rese 'aaons for e lunche-n
mM care, rdenmg, 1
xelhng, and ng
ence.
and free chtld care and caner There *s a charge to'attend
nuns are requtred b Jul* 10
There ts a charge to attend a* I
rickets are pa)able at the door
For more mfo anon,
center at 2 " 80
11 the hfe
Fo more mfofl
at 621-0088
anoD, ca] * Diane
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ERTAINS IN of the . hdi ¢of Haa rd
HONOR OF PA R now eeklng ople who
Guest musician and ocahst like to parnopate in e ne -
Danton S Bankay of the Bronx, sion ,,l cla s h ul to n
N Y, recendy pe ormed musical m September Parnctpants will
selecnons during a o h p se - pu ue an mtenswe s dy vero
ice at (;race L'mted Methodist the ennre Bible m o. o- ar
Church Banka , ho was m
q mtdad, has been It tng tn the Scse l kg'al stden mcludk'ntted
States for the past three
yea
ngJudtth Ielesmamck and C thy
S,m.ns are presentls attending
rbe schtad
the wo h p seduces as the e t ccordmg to acd tator Sr
Steeple bells ring in response PROP|RW 'rlL&NSF|R$ ,he ,.
of Betty Mare. lay member to Jegel Renna. th s s the second
" d e e m the k rated Stat offerchurch
burnings The following ,s a hst of Dn.e. for $153,000. Grace United Methodist (.hurch
t0 recent properW transfers recently filed May3, Thomas Cardone During the set, tee, 'dhan ga, mg the c.u Class are offend
at eTo Clerk office and PamelaCardoneofSouthmg- honored for h*s mmtstD to the o M.nda) and Thursday
Aprd 22" John ' Smedberg ton. to Nma Ct hem of 5tco , church dunng hts past o )ea evening, and Fmdas mommy.
e Sou in on Cler - Jr of Southlngton. to Laurie L a parcel of land located on the .f se tce The pastor as 'hed- I hc apphcarmn process mtafio
h ked I t chu hes Smedberg of Southmgton. a par- southerly' side of Curttss Street. uled to conduct his last tce at ctudt an mre '*eg For more too
nd toge er and show their 1 of land lo ted on the no er- for S150,0 the It al church on June t0 formatt.n contact r Renna at
oncern for the recent rash of ly s de of Dayton Drive, for no lav 31 Daniel J Camdlen "tie ts ell respected and
hu h bumin in e Sou . mone conslde mn of Southmgton, to Kenneth Io ed h oung and nld ahke."
I thmk it s impotent that May 3 Sp ng Lake Compan) Bad¢ and . la Lou M 8adex o( larr d ile he as pastor at S . O SCH L
es nd m lida thone an- ofSouthm on, toJ. Ma an Ste Sotohm on. a parcel o(la.d o- the church, Fdha. co.do t¢d * HO S BINOO EKLY
ther e b ous mmum and Ru L. Ste of Sou m on, ted on e sterly s d¢of Xlen- 34 geek &sc ple course which de- 8mgo held e e 3uesday
ff Sou m on," a on p s- a umt Io ted at Sp ng Lake Con- den enue, for S124,0 faded ea h b L of tbe B hle "tbs " t I h.ma. %ch d
denL e Rev. Gordon E. Elhs, dommmm 7, for $126,871 May 3 outhm on Sa mgs gpmtuM gift dl he sadk m ed bx % l homa Home a.d h l
aid n a leRer to fellow clerk. May 17. David D Desell of Bank. to J R R al " LLC of Mdb b the people of Grace Umted ss tat on The dex o n at 6
At his request, church bells Sou in on. to Darlene Desell of dale, a umt I ted at R ham au ethod st Church, Ma added P m th mes nnmg at 6 45
call rm8 as a call to prayer at Southm on, a parcel of land Io- aIl Condomm um, for Sg0,000 he cg pagu r, the cx FIo p m g cek prl es total mor¢
oon ¢ Fndayuntilthe bu - tedon e westerly s deofDun- May 31 Sou m .n Sa m fence Fddm . 11 be n I¢admg tha. 1 " h c.ndu ed m a
n stop. The bells will be ng bam Road, r $1 and o er od Bank. toJ R. R I ' LLC of Mdb o h p o JUl 7 ( ract L rated mm smokmg
race for eve church that has and luable cons de uon, dale. a second umt Iocared at ethod st Church s located at
m ed. May 17 Das d D Desell of Rocham au Mall Condommmm, I 1 PIeagant S RRST BA S CHURCH
A similar bell-ringing m- Sou in on, to Darlene Desell of for S;0.0 SE KINO C RS
ai also has ¢no ni d by Somhm on, a parcel of land 1o- June (no date en) g lles- OUES PASTOR In pr paratmn for the
he Menden Cler dafion. cared on the easterly s d¢ of a Ie I{old ng Inc. of N'eg Bntam. SUBStitUteS apnst ( hur hk ge cnth annual
Ellis, who is the pastor of Connect,cut Power Compan) to Sheard Budde lnc, a parcel DURINO U MER har e ol raft scheduIed for
i t n e fio al Church m right-of-way for S I and other of la.d located on the northerl "I hc Re , an mkham dl %cpt . rgam?crs are scck,ng
outhington, added that local churches and their people, as g d and valuable cons de t on, and southeasrerl side of D¢er- be pro dmg pastoral ,,xerag at
:hutch members are showing well as offermg financial uss s- May 30 Ronald P Lyons of brooke C rcI¢, for $78.000 Plants die Congrt ga mnal Pr.tetd trot the fair bcnefi
heir suppo by p ng for the nce. Sou m on, to Jeanne M. Lyons June 4 ncent V Sumpter Church during the .ummcr church pr.grams and m ss on
• • • Sl and more cons;deranon of land located on the no h est- se ct- at tnd
May 31 Theodore S Stop- erb de of Heather Lane. for SI Scheduled are the Re F r.t Bapnst (hurth Is h atn
u m page 4) meet the needs of these schools, koskt and Cecile Stopkoskt of and other aluable constderauon Charles Darts onJuh -. and be.It ed at ;Sl Xlertdcn xe For more
Central Christian Academy ts a Southmgton, to RobertJ. Palko June ; Peter J Fannon of PaethonJul 21 Plantssdle(..n- mtormatmn on parnctpanng m
Enr, Ilment is dependent member of the efican . socta- Jr. and rohn L. Palko of Gover- Southmgton. to Edeen Xl Fan- gregattonal Church ts located at the fa r tall the church office,
tpon o basic requirements, tton of Christian Schools, a na- nor's Island, N.Y., a parcel of land non .f Soutfongton, a parcel ot IOq C u h St t 2 121
7i t, e child must want to be tlonal organization for hrtsnan located on the southeasterly s de land located on the nonh esterk
n €C sfian school and tofit schools, of Orchard Hill Drive, for side ot XXqnmet Road. for constdn
e pin.am of learning. e C isttan school ts de- S20L 0 eran,,n pa,d CO ION CONS ON IS REMO
econdly, the parents of the si ed to be a ilable and afford- May 31 Heritage Hdls Inc June E]ten XI Dlugos of
:hild m t also want their chil- able to eve 'one who really wan of Cheshire, to Bernard C Dav s Southmgtnn. to Dana Se tz and
ren attend. is q e ofa detoic and spiritual St. and Ltoda I.. Dads, of In&an Deborah Se tz. a umt of land Ioer
the last 30yea , there excellen for their child n. e Spfin , Ohio, a parcel of land Io- cared .n.the north testerl) side of
aas been a ve rapidrise in the r l issue of education lies not in ted on the easterly side of Holly Old Tur tke Road. toe S-0.000
2hrisfian school movetoent. To- more money, but in Chrisnan Hill Drive. for $210,000. June Deborah Xl Senc o of
lay there are many Christian quali . ile we do not believe May 3 1: Elaine S. Rich of Southm on, to Ronald S H rgel
chools across e nation. Many that the Christian school is a Southington, to lohn N Wells and Fbs a k r l of Mdldale. a Da M . Du o r.
" 17 S a Drive
gato do g vcrntog extra,m- cmc-all tur cw yon , toany ha c d Courmcy J. Wells of South- p el of land located on the CEMETERY[.E ERING So hln on, CT OM GNED
tcular activk es and sporting und es¢s hools €a ¢r in,on, a panel of and Io ted on sou hcrly side of Par ew Drive, C NING 60 276 098 MEMO
,vcn have also been started €o to ei edu onal needs, the n rtherly s de of C mbridge for SI2 ,000 ,