Obituaries

Theresa Shilinskas

Theresa Shilinskas

Nov 8, 2018

Theresa J. Shilinskas 1926 - 2018 Theresa J. (Soliwocki) Shilinskas, 92, died peacefully on November 8, 2018, at River Glen Health Center in Southbury, CT Theresa was born April 23, 1926, the daughter of Johanna (Dlugokeki) and Kazimer Soliwocki. Theresa was a life-long resident of Naugatuck and a graduate of St. Hedwig’s School and Naugatuck High School. She was employed...

Louis M. Yavetz

Louis M. Yavetz

Nov 5, 2018

Louis M. Yavetz, M.D. passed away on November 5, 2018 at the age of 98. Dr. Yavetz lived most of his life in Waterbury, CT, enjoying his later retirement years in his home in Southbury, CT. He left the area due to illness to be closer to his daughter. Dr. Yavetz was educated in Waterbury schools, received his Bachelor of...

Ingrid S. Roggenstein

Ingrid S. Roggenstein

Nov 3, 2018

WALLINGFORD- Ingrid S. Roggenstein, 86, passed away Saturday, November 3, 2018 surrounded by her loving family at Masonicare in Wallingford. She was the widow of Manfred Roggenstein who predeceased her in 1994 after 36 years of marriage. Mrs. Roggenstein was born June 20, 1932 in Marienstein, Germany. She worked at Pepperidge Farm and at MBI Retail Products, both in Norwalk,...

Carl 'Aka Carnell Wooten,  Jr.' Wooten

Carl 'Aka Carnell Wooten, Jr.' Wooten

Nov 2, 2018

NAUGATUCK - Carl Wooten, Jr., 49, passed away Friday, November 2, 2018 at Yale New Haven Hospital. Mr. Wooten was born April 19, 1969 in Derby, the son of Carnell Sr. of Naugatuck and the late Marilyn (DePino) Wooten Sr. He was raised in Derby and had resided in Seymour before moving to Naugatuck 8 years ago. He was a...

Catherine Nori

Catherine Nori

Nov 1, 2018

Catherine T. Nori Loving Wife and Mother Naugatuck, CT Catherine T. Nori, 94, wife of Arnold E. “Babe” Nori for the past 72 years, died peacefully on November 1, 2018 at the Lutheran Home in Southbury. Catherine was born on May 30, 1924 in New Brunswick, NJ daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Myron) Oram, Sr. and had...

Dorothy M. Patrick

Dorothy M. Patrick

Oct 30, 2018

WATERBURY- Dorothy M. Patrick, 89, passed away, Tuesday, October 30, 2018. She was the widow of George Patrick who passed away in 2016 after 55 years of marriage. Mrs. Patrick was born August 21, 1929 in Waterbury daughter of the late Harvey W. and Margaret (Barrows) Mathews. Dorothy was a graduate of Wilby High School, and an Administrative Assistant for...

Beatrice 'Bea' Mezzari

Beatrice 'Bea' Mezzari

Oct 29, 2018

Beatrice “Bea” (Appicci) Mezzari, 93, passed away in her home in Cheshire in the embrace of her family on Monday, October 29, 2018. Born on December 6, 1924 and raised in North Bergen, NJ, Bea was the daughter of the late Domenico and Ida (Rimoldi) Appicci. She graduated from Eastern Secretarial School and worked for 30 years with Bowen and...

Thomas V. Golden Sr.

Thomas V. Golden Sr.

Oct 28, 2018

WALLINGFORD- Thomas Vincent Golden Sr., 91, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018 at the Skyview Center in Wallingford after a brief illness. He was the loving husband of Peggy Dickinson Golden. A Cheshire native, Tom was born on June 23, 1927 to the late Clear Clement and Jeanette Doyle Golden. Tom was a graduate of Cheshire Academy and Yale University....

Alice Johnson

Alice Johnson

Oct 26, 2018

NAUGATUCK – Alice Lucille (Robinson) Johnson, 94, passed away October 26, 2018 at her home. She was the wife of the late Ernest L. Johnson, who passed away in 1996. Mrs. Johnson was born June 9, 1924 in Bridgeport, the daughter of the late Ralph W. and Margarite (Peck) Robinson. She was a School Crossing Guard for the Bridgeport School...

Noreen (Renee) O'Rourke Hockert

Noreen (Renee) O'Rourke Hockert

Oct 25, 2018

Cheshire – Noreen (Renee) O’Rourke Hockert, 89, passed away peacefully Thursday, October 25, 2018, surrounded by her loving children. She was born July 30, 1929, in Waterbury, a daughter of the late Michael and Mary (Mollie McKenna) O’Rourke. She is preceded in death by her husband Arthur Hockert, her brothers, Cornelius and John O’Rourke and her sisters, Ann Tehan and...

Charles Peach

Charles Peach

Oct 25, 2018

Charles A. Peach 1930-2018 Prospect, CT Charles Peach of Prospect passed away peacefully on October 25th 2018, with his only son Ron by his side, after a lengthy stay at Waterbury Hospital. He was former owner of Brandywine Corporation and the founder of P&M Typesetting Inc., both Waterbury based. He retired in 2006. In his 40 plus years in...

Richard Bosco

Richard Bosco

Oct 21, 2018

Naugatuck, CT Richard L. “Dick” Bosco, 75, husband of Paula (Murrican) Bosco, passed away Sunday, October 21, 2018 at his home. Dick was born on July 30, 1943 in Waterbury, CT a son of the late Leonard Bosco and Ethel (Milia) (Bosco) Vendetti. Dick was an avid fisherman, and was a fan of the Yankees and the Redskins. He...

Lucile May Parsons

Lucile May Parsons

Oct 20, 2018

CHESHIRE – Lucile May Parsons, 96, passed away on October 20, 2018 at Masonicare Health Center in Wallingford, CT. Ms. Parsons was born May 22, 1922 in Westhampton, MA the daughter of the late Henry and Louise (Sandy) Parsons. She was an elementary school teacher in NY and NH as well as East Haven, CT. She obtained various degrees from...

Mark G. Stark

Mark G. Stark

Oct 19, 2018

WATERBURY- Mark G. Stark, 65, passed away Thursday, October 18, 2018 at Waterbury Hospital. Mr. Stark was born February 5, 1953 in New Milford son of the late Elmer and Hilda (Teittinen) Stark. Mark was a Machinist at Kimberly Clark prior to his retirement. In his free time Mark loved driving his Corvette, and riding his Triumph motorcycle. He is...

Manuel Alberta Jr

Manuel Alberta Jr

Oct 18, 2018

Naugatuck- Manuel C. Alberta, Jr., 90, died on Oct. 18, 2018. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 am on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018 at St. Vincent Ferrer Church, 1006 New Haven Rd, Naugatuck, CT. Arrangements have been entrusted to Buckmiller Thurston Mengacci Funeral Home.

Elaine Evelyn Zonas

Elaine Evelyn Zonas

Oct 18, 2018

WATERBURY- Elaine Evelyn Zonas, 80, passed away Friday, October 19, 2018 at Waterbury Hospital. She was the widow of George John Zonas who predeceased her last year after 34 years of marriage. Mrs. Zonas was born April 19, 1938 in Fitchburg, MA daughter of the late Richard H. and Elise (Orngvist) Nortonen. Elaine worked over 30 years as a Registered...

Dora Lawlor

Dora Lawlor

Oct 18, 2018

Prospect – Dora Ann Lawlor, 69, passed away in the VITAS Unit at St. Mary’s Hospital on October 18, 2018. For 50 years, she was the loving wife of Thomas V. Lawlor, Sr. Dora was born on January 29, 1949, in Waterbury, daughter of the late Charles and Vincenza (Mennillo) Rek and was a longtime Prospect resident. Dora worked...

David Grande

David Grande

Oct 17, 2018

Naugatuck, CT David J. Grande, 73, the husband of Jacqueline (Schultz) Grande, died peacefully October 17, 2018 at his home. David was born on January 4, 1945 in Yonkers, NY the son of the late Patrick and Sophie (Adorno) Grande. He lived in Naugatuck since 1949 and worked at Risdon Manufacturing until they closed. David coached baseball at Peter...

Robert Kennedy Sr

Robert Kennedy Sr

Oct 15, 2018

Naugatuck, CT Robert William Kennedy, 88, of Naugatuck, passed away on October 15, 2018. Survived by his loving wife Alice of 62 years, his five children Maureen Johnson, Robert (Bill) Kennedy, Brian Kennedy, Michael Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy, eleven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by son John Kennedy, three brothers, and four sisters. Robert was born...

Florence L. Wester

Florence L. Wester

Oct 15, 2018

Florence L. Wester, three weeks shy of her 98th birthday, died late Sunday night October 14 in the home of daughter Janet and son-in-law Tom Kirk and their daughter Jessica. She had just moved to Connecticut a month earlier from Fairfax, Virginia after saying goodbye to her daughter-in-law Dani, granddaughter Marisa and her husband Ricky Smith, and great grandson Max,...