Recent Death Notices From Avon

AVON, CT — Avon is remembering five residents who recently died.

• Judith (Wszalek) Dowden, 86, of Avon, died Oct. 5, 2026. A Pittsburgh native, she joined the U.S. Army after high school and trained as a laboratory technician at Fort Ritchie, Maryland. She was the wife of the late William Dowden.

• Earl C. Cree II, 84, of Avon, died Sept. 27, 2026. An Army medic during the Vietnam War, he worked for Aetna Life & Casualty for 16 years before joining Insurity Inc. in Hartford, where he worked until retiring in 2001. He is survived by his wife, Joanne E. Beers.

• Klaus Nuki, 95, of Avon, died Sept. 19, 2026. Born in Vienna, Austria, he and his family escaped the Holocaust by fleeing to England in 1938. He earned degrees in dentistry and pathology in London and Chicago, along with a doctorate from the University of London.

• Romualdo Antonio Polce, 80, of Avon, died Sept. 18, 2026, at home. Born in Pratola Peligna, Italy, he immigrated to the United States at age 15. He earned an accounting degree, an MBA, and CPA credentials from the University of Hartford. His career included positions with CIGNA, The Hartford, Aetna and Simsbury Bank & Trust. He is survived by his wife, Karen (Blessing) Polce.

• Suzette Elsie "Suzy" Wolber-Bonafe, 79, of Avon, died Sept. 10, 2026, at home after a two-year battle with cancer. A Newark, New Jersey, native, she raised her two daughters in Caldwell, New Jersey, and previously lived in Rocky Hill.

The death notices were provided by Carmon Funeral Home.