Recent Death Notices From Rocky Hill

ROCKY HILL, CT — Recent death notices from Rocky Hill.

Thomas Van Tassell, 80, of Rocky Hill, died Oct. 29 at the Sgt. John L. Levitow Healthcare Center at the State Veterans Home in Rocky Hill.

Subscribe

David Allen Hilton, 74, of Rocky Hill, died unexpectedly Oct. 22 at home. Born at Hartford Hospital, he grew up in Wethersfield, graduated from Wethersfield High School in 1970 and worked in customer service for office-technology companies including Xerox and Ikon.

Joan C. Mackowski, 90, of Rocky Hill, died Oct. 14 at Bel-Air Manor. Born in Hartford on Feb. 29, 1936, she often joked about being a Leap Year baby. Her husband, Thomas J. Mackowski Sr., died before her, and she is survived by two children, Tom Mackowski and Donna Campanello.

Lon "Larry" Tighe, 79, died Oct. 10 at his home in Rocky Hill. Born in Akron, Ohio, he moved to Milford at 13.

Licia (Mastrangoli) Pizzoferrato, 93, of Rocky Hill, died Oct. 9 at home. Born in Melfi, Italy, she was the widow of Ermondo Pizzoferrato.

Aldo Civitillo Sr., 82, of Rocky Hill, died Sept. 29. Born in Sepino, Italy, he came to the United States in 1972 and was married for 54 years to Pasqualina "Pat" Brini Civitillo.