All Obituaries

With sadness, Michael A. Maffucci, 61, of Manchester, passed away peacefully on June 10, 2022.  Raised in Wethersfield, he leaves his life partner Beatrice Robinson of 38 years, daughters, Tanya and Celso Marques, Alicia Robinson and Terrance, Kerrie Nelson and Antony Santana and Samantha Maffucci and Felix jr.; he also leaves behind seven handsome grandsons and three beautiful granddaughters; as well as some nieces and nephews. Michael was the type of man who would give you the shirt...

Frederick James Hughes Sr. (88) of South Windsor, formerly of Manchester, loving husband for fifty-five years to the late Irene Lois Hughes, died Sunday, June 5th, 2022, at an area convalescent home. Fred was born in Wilkes Barre, PA  on March 11, 1934, son of Lloyd and Ruth Hughes. He later moved to CT, and attended Hartford Public High School, and had been a resident of Manchester since 1961. Fred was a longtime and faithful member of Emanuel Lutheran Church in Manchester and was a...

Frederick Rubio (39), born and raised in Hartford, CT was affectionally known by all as Fred. He was the youngest son of Freddy and Norma Rubio and the loving brother of Jennie Rodriguez and Brenda Roberts. His tragic passing on May 15, 2022 broke the hearts of many.  Despite his life-long struggles, Fred always strived to better himself and was a self-taught tattoo artist and later went on to earn an Associate Degree in social services as well as become a certified hair dresser....

Velta Klavins, 99, of Manchester, CT, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother passed away on May 13, 2022. She was the wife of the late Olgerts Klavins. Velta was born on June 12, 1922 in Riga, Latvia. She was predeceased by her parents, Rosalija (Vigants) and Jazeps Saltis when she was young. Upon their deaths, she and her sister, Irma (Jaganova) were adopted by her aunt and uncle, Emilija (Vigants) and Janis Skrastins. She married Eduards Tauris and together they had...

Sharifa Karim Maswood, also known as Shefali, was born in Kolkata, India in 1936 to Kaneez Batul and Fazlur Karim. She migrated to Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1949 where she completed high school at Holy Cross College, and later received a Masters in Political Science at Dhaka University. She began her teaching career at Holy Cross Girls College in Dhaka, and went on to become a professor of Social Sciences at Dhaka Tejgaon College.  She lived an active life and dedicated time to her...

Janice Prisk, 83, of East Hartford, CT passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. She was born in Worcester, Mass to the late Philip and Marjorie (Cook) Prisk. Janice grew up in East Hartford, CT. She enjoyed playing bingo and cards with family and friends. She was known for her jokes and making people laugh. Along with her parents, Janice was predeceased by her brother, Billy Prisk. Janice is survived by her two brothers Philip Prisk and Robert Prisk, her daughter, Robin Motowidlak...

Patricia Louella O’Connor Bristol Jones, 76, was born April 21, 1946, in Hartford, Connecticut and passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 24, 2022, after a brief battle with cancer. To those that loved her, she was known as Pat, Mom and Mema. Pat was the eldest child born to Shirley Gertrude Houston O’Connor and Jack William O’Connor. Pat grew up in West Hartford, Connecticut. She was the proud granddaughter of, piano-tuner, Fred Houston, Sr. and his wife, Louella. When...

Marie Barile Rys, 87, passed away peacefully at home in Bolton, CT on April 1, 2022 with her daughter and sons by her side. Born in Hartford, CT in 1934. She was a graduate of Bloomfield High School class of 1952, and married John F. Rys in 1954. Marie was always thinking of others first and loved serving in her work at Bolton High School and the VNA.    Marie was an avid singer with the Sweet Adelines, and loved her player piano and dancing with her husband. Above all, she will...

Patrick “Patman” McCann of Enfield, CT died on March 5, 2022. He was born on August 9th, 1958 in San Francisco, California and moved to Connecticut at the age of 9. He graduated from Manchester High School.  Patrick loved racing cars at the demolition derby at Riverside, MA.  He worked at Hamilton Standard in Windsor Locks since 1979. Patrick donated time to the trolley museum in East Windsor, CT. He is predeceased by his parents Thomas McCann and Lorraine...