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Southbury- Arthur S. Paventy, 79, of  Heritage Village, Southbury, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2022, after a lengthy battle with Parkinson Disease. A Funeral Mass in his honor will be held on Friday, November 4, 2022, at 11:00 am, at Sacred Heart Church, 910 Main Street S, Southbury, CT 06488. All are welcome to attend the service. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in his memory.  The Paventy family thanks you for...

Constantine “Gus” Vasilios Kaloidis of Woodbury, Connecticut, passed away unexpectedly on October 2, 2022.  A loving husband and devoted father, Gus was born in Vasilakion (Tarapsa), Greece, on January 29, 1953, to Vasilios and Eleni (Nikolakakou) Kaloidis.  After completing high school, Gus immigrated to the United States in 1972 and attended Western Connecticut State University, where he graduated with a B.S. in Biology. Gus had a strong passion for flying and...

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The family is composing an obituary. Please check back for updates.  Memorial Gathering will be held on Friday October 14, 2022 at Munson-Lovetere Funeral Home, 235 Main St. N. Southbury, CT 06488 from 4:00 pm until 6:30 pm, when services begin. 

James V. Mitchell, 92, of Washington, died peacefully on October 1, 2022 at the Springs at Watermark on East Hill in Southbury. He was predeceased by his wife Constance (Heina) Mitchell in 2010. Jim was born November 4, 1929 in Illinois, son of the late James and Marie (McCaffrey) Mitchell. He grew up in the Chicago area and moved to northern New Jersey as a young man. He married his beloved Connie in 1951 and they started their family in Washington Township, NJ. He moved his family to...

Shirley Gleason Vitale passed away peacefully on September 29, 2022. She was the widow of Attorney Donald N. Vitale. Shirley was born on January 10, 1930 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. She was raised in Chester, Massachusetts. Shirley was the eldest child of Harold Gleason and Grace (Soule) Gleason. Shirley received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Vermont, where she majored in history and economics. She also earned a master’s degree in Library Science from Southern...

John Donald Kaempfer, age 91, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, in Southbury, CT, surrounded by his loved ones. John, lovingly known as “Don” by his family, was the devoted husband for 63 years of the late Barbara Lee (Machia) Kaempfer. John was born on August 7, 1931 in Bridgeport, CT and was the son of William and Rose (Reichert) Kaempfer. John was raised in Monroe, CT, attending Monroe Elementary School and graduating from Bassick High School in...

Southbury- Dorothy Batchelor Harris, 88,  passed away at The Watermark at East Hill on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. She was the loving wife of 49 years to the late Harold (Harry) E. Harris. Dorothy was born on January 18, 1934, in Newark, New Jersey to the late Charles and Dorothy (Boland) Batchelor. She worked at General Motors Acceptance Corp., where an ‘accounting error’ led her to meet Harry. They fell in love soon after and raised their family in West Caldwell &...

Middlebury- Julie Marie (Boyle) Johnson, 55, of Middlebury, Connecticut, passed away on September 27, 2022 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury.  Forever courageous and resilient, after living beautifully while battling cancer for 19 years, the angels came for Julie on Tuesday when her loving Lord called her home. Julie was born on November 5, 1966 in Edina, MN, and after several moves with her family, the Boyle’s moved to the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, IL. ...