Sheri Ann DiVicino

Sheri Ann DiVicino, 53, of Rocky Hill, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 1, 2020. Sheri was born in Hartford on November 21, 1967 and was the daughter of Carol (Carbonero) Messer and the late Harold Haczynski.

Sheri was a graduate from Cromwell High School. Following her passion for beauty, she graduated hairdressing school and worked for many years in the field. With her kind nature, many of her clients became her longtime friends. She later became the owner and operator of Chaps Café in Cromwell where her energetic disposition and outgoing personality welcomed her customers and they felt right at home. Sheri will always be remembered for her huge smile and her “big hair”. She was an animal lover, at one time owning her own horse, and she loved dogs. Sheri appreciated her nature walks, taking in the sights and enjoying all the beauty the world had to offer. She loved listening to music and singing songs with special meaning to her kids and grand-daughter. She was always taking photos, whether of her family and friends or anything she wanted remembered in a picture. Most of all, Sheri loved the time spent with her family and friends and when she couldn’t be with them, she made sure to always call them. They will always have fond memories of her and will be able to cherish the many letters she wrote to each of them.

In addition to her Mom, Sheri will be sadly missed by her daughter, Kristi (DiVicino) Sharkevich and her husband Robert of Wethersfield and her son, Joseph Orsini of South Windsor. In addition, she leaves her brother, Richard Haczynski who she had a special bond with as well as her step-father, David “Pops” Messer and her longtime companion David Varricchio. Sheri also leaves her cherished grand-daughter Jourdan Sharkevich who was the light of her life, along with her many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. In addition to her father, Sheri was predeceased by her infant daughter, Vanessa Lee Branciforte.

Private calling hours for immediate family only, will be held on Tuesday, December 8th from 10 to 11 a.m. at the D’Esopo Funeral Chapel, 277 Folly Brook Boulevard, Wethersfield. Extended family and friends are invited to the funeral home at 11 a.m. to join the procession to Rose Hill Memorial Park, Rocky Hill for an 11:30 a.m. graveside service. Memorial donations may be made to the CT Humane Society, 701 Russell Road, Newington, 06111 or to the CT Children’s Medical Center, 282 Washington Street, Hartford, 06106. For online expressions of sympathy to the family, please visit www.desopofuneralchapel.com.