Bloomin’ 4 Good flower program

Press Release in-law Jennifer (Gembala) Otte, and brother-in-law Jonathan Otte of West Hartford, CT; his maternal grandmother, Alice Skrzpiec of Southington, CT; as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins and his incredible close friends who have known and loved Kevin his whole life. Kevin is predeceased by his father, Richard. A Mass of Christian Burial for Kevin will be held on Friday, February 10, 2023 at 10:00 AM in St. Dominic’s Church, 1050 Flanders Rd., Southington, CT 06489. Everyone is asked to please meet at the church that morning. Burial will follow in St. Thomas Cemetery (New Section). Calling hours for Kevin were held on Thursday, February 9, 2023 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the DellaVecchia Funeral Home, 211 N. Main St., Southington, CT 06489. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to the attached GoFundMe page, which has been set up to support Kristina, Rileigh and Delaney during this difficult time. https:// linktr.ee/gallagher23 For directions or to leave an online condolence, please visit www. dellavecchiasouthington. com.

SOUTHINGTON- William

“Billy” J. Tully, 75, of Southington, passed away on October 15, 2022 at The Hospital of Central Connecticut (New Britain Campus) after a brief illness. He was born on September 21, 1947 in Southington, the son of the late Francis and Anna (Maiorano) Tully.

Billy Worked as a Mason for many years. He also enjoyed planting flowers and taking care of the family graves at St. Thomas and South End Cemeteries. He was a member of the Sons of Italy. He also served as a referee official for the men’s softball league in town.

He is survived by a brother Richard Tully of Southington, a sister-inlaw Patricia Tully and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

He was predeceased by his siblings Francis Tully, John Tully, Florence Kiewra, Jean Beharry, Patricia Lepore and Kathy Tully.

A graveside service was held at St. Thomas Cemetery. DellaVecchia Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

SOUTHINGTONElizabeth “Betty” C. (Hlavka) Anderson, 94, of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on February 4, 2023 at MidState Medical Center. She was the loving wife of the late Robert W. Anderson, Jr. Elizabeth is survived by her son, Robert W. Anderson III of Edgewater, FL and daughter, Christine Anderson and her husband Thomas Macklosky of Burlington, one grandson, Trenton J. Anderson of Plantsville and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband Robert, Betty was predeceased by 4 sisters, Estelle Dearduff, Margaret Gierymski, Eleanor Hlavka and Helene Thomas and 4 brothers, Joseph, Stephen, John and Michael Hlavka. A graveside service will be celebrated at 12 noon on Friday, February 10, 2023 at St. Thomas Cemetery, Southington. Plantsville Funeral Home has been entrusted with handling the arrangements. For online condolences and directions, please visit www. plantsvillefuneralhome. com.

The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain –“Where Good Begins” in Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington –has been selected by store leadership at the Berlin Stop & Shop, 1135 Farmington Ave., as the benefiting organization in the Bloomin’ 4 Good Program in February.

During this month, a $10.99 bouquet in the sleeve marked “Bloomin’ 4 Good” from this Stop & Shop store will brighten a home or make someone’s day while also directing a $1 donation to the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain. This is a great way to broaden awareness in the local community and raise donations for our organization to make grants that help fight hunger.

Share the news with friends and family. Call, send emails, and post on social media. The more bouquets sold, the more we can raise.

To learn more about the Bloomin’ 4 Good Program, visit stopandshop.2givelocal.com.

Established in 1941, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain works to inspire philanthropy, responsibly manage permanent charitable assets, and partner to address key community issues through strategic leadership.

For more information, visit cfgnb.org.

Obituaries

Eric S. Perry

SOUTHINGTON- Eric

S. Perry, 72, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. He was the loving husband of Debbie (Martin) Perry for 33 years.

Eric was born on June 8, 1950 in Island Falls, ME, to the late Nathan and Geneva (Wellington) Perry. Eric proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. He worked for the Southington Highway Department for many years and retired from the Southington Parks and Recreation Dept. in 2012. Eric enjoyed watching sports, especially the New York Yankees, New York Giants and UCONN Huskies. In addition to his wife Debbie, Eric is survived by 5 siblings; Trenner Perry (Linda) of Meriden, Duska Kupec (Kevin) of Bristol, Jace Perry (Mary Glynn) of Plainville, Nathan “Bo” Perry (Karen) of Plainville and Anna Jordan (Jeff) of Plantsville. He is also survived by his brother-in-law, Rick Martin (Jane) of TX, sisterin-law, Anita Santa Maria