Obituary: Michael Peter Litwinka IV

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Michael Peter Litwinka IV

NAUGATUCK — Michael Peter Litwinka IV, 13, of 159 Linda Court, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 21, unexpectedly at St. Mary’s Hospital.

Michael was born in Manchester on Oct.4, 1997, son of Michael P. Litwinka III of Vernon and Norlean (Douglas) Litwinka of Naugatuck. He moved to Naugatuck in 2009 and had lived most of his life in Vernon. He was an eighth-grade student at City Hill Middle School, a Boy Scout in Troop 138 in Naugatuck, and a camouflage belt at Sokols Karate School.

Michael was a sweet, kind boy whose ambition was to be a lawyer. He enjoyed family trips, animals, nature, and playing the trumpet. Michael collected Lionel trains, and he was a communicant of St. Francis Church of Assisi Church.

Besides his parents, he leaves a brother, Cameron Litwinka of Naugatuck; paternal grandparents Carol and Michael Litwinka, Jr. of Jupiter Falls, Fla.; maternal grandparents Norman and Charlean Douglas of Raymond, Miss.; his loving pal Robert Cozzolino of Naugatuck, and many extended family members.

A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Monday, Sept. 26, at 9 a.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 318 Church St., Naugatuck. Friends are asked to meet directly at the church at 8:45a.m. Burial will be announced. Calling hours will be held on Sunday from
3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Naugatuck Valley Memorial/Fitzgerald Zembruski Funeral Home, 240 North Main St., Naugatuck.

Memorial contributions may be made to Boy Scouts of America Troop 138, 210 Church St., Naugatuck, CT 06770, or to the Michael P. Litwinka Road Race, C/O Waterbury YMCA, 136 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT 06702.

To send an on-line condolence, visit www.naugatuckvalleymemorial.com.