Obituaries
Faith Metcalfe Andrade
May 23, 2018
PLANTSVILLE – Faith (Knowles) Andrade, 95, passed away peacefully at her home with her daughters present on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. She is the wife of the late Manuel “Andy” Andrade who passed away in 2001. Faith was born January 7, 1923 in San Francisco, CA, the daughter of the late Harris and Margaretta (Darling) Knowles. She worked many years...
Ralph A. Edson
May 19, 2018
CHESHIRE- Ralph A. Edson, 88, passed away suddenly on Saturday May 19, 2018 at St. Mary’s Hospital. He was the loving husband of Jean (Coulter) Edson, to whom he was married for 61 years. Mr. Edson was born December 22, 1929 in Oxford, MA. He was the son of the late, Ralph A. Edson Sr. and his wife Ruth (Newcomb)...
Sheryl S. Heinrichs
May 16, 2018
CHESHIRE- Sheryl S. Heinrichs, 69, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Masonic Healthcare Center in Wallingford. Ms. Heinrichs was born September 9, 1948 in Windsor, VT daughter of the late Richard and Mary (Abbott) Sterling. Sheryl graduated from Woodstock High School Class of 1966, and then went on to Castleton University where she received her degree to become a...
Gerald P. Corcoran
May 16, 2018
CHESHIRE- Gerald P. Corcoran, 86, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was predeceased by his wife Adoria (Drouin) Corcoran in 2016 after 55 years of marriage. He was born March 8, 1932 in New Haven, the son of the late John Francis and Ella (Kinsella) Corcoran. Mr. Corcoran was a veteran...
Alexander H. Yorke
May 9, 2018
Cheshire - Alexander H. Yorke Jr., 89, passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at his residence. He was the husband of the late Marcia (Suarez) Yorke. Mr. Yorke was born January 30, 1929 in Waterbury, a son of the late Alexander and Marjorie (Straub) Yorke. He was a retired lineman for Southern New England Telephone Company and proudly served his...
Kean Yanarella
May 9, 2018
Seymour, CT Kean D. Yanarella, 61, died peacefully on May 9, 2018 at his home. Kean was born on January 11, 1957 in Waterbury, CT a son of the late William D. and Elizabeth “Betty” (Brennan) Yanarella. Kean was raised in Naugatuck and raised his family in Oxford, CT. He was devoted to his former work as a self-employed auto...
Boothipuram V. '"Whitey"' Vaitheeswaran
May 7, 2018
Boothipuram “Whitey” Vaitheeswaran, age 79, of New Haven and formerly of Cheshire, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 7th, with his loving family by his side. Whitey was the devoted husband of Chitra Vaitheeswaran of New Haven. He is also survived by his son, Vijay Vaitheeswaran, and his wife, Michelle Meertens, of New York; and his daughter, Shoba Lemoine and...
Roger W. Kuchera
May 7, 2018
NAUGATUCK - Roger W. Kuchera, 77, of Naugatuck, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 7, 2018. He was a proud US Navy Veteran and until his retirement was employed as a computer programmer for NASDAQ. He was an avid HAM radio operator (K1TG) and also belonged to the US Naval Landing Party in which he was instrumental in growing into...
Merton Everett Brown
May 6, 2018
NAUGATUCK- Merton “Mert” Everett Brown, 98, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2018 at Waterbury Hospital. He was predeceased by his wife Lillian (Carlson) Brown in 1984 after 38 years of marriage. Mert was born August 26, 1919 in Waterbury son of the late Merton Edwin and Olive (Fesch) Brown. Mr. Brown was a graduate of Leavenworth High School. He was...
Carol Jandrok
May 6, 2018
NAUGATUCK- Carol L. (Norman) (Ekberg) Jandrok, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at St. Mary’s Hospital. She was born in Waterbury on December 5, 1942, the beloved daughter of the late William Norman and the late Shirley (Duncan) (Norman) Anderson. Carol is survived by her daughters, Denise (Ekberg) Wergin and her husband Garrett; Dawn Ekberg, with whom...
Desiree Floyd
May 4, 2018
Thomaston, CT Desiree Y. Floyd, 50, died peacefully on May 4, 2018 at her home. Desiree was born on September 24, 1967 in Bridgeport, CT, daughter of Richard Lanham, and the late Joann Cooke. She grew up in Bridgeport, but wanting a better life for her children, moved the family to Naugatuck. She worked for many years as an executive...
Jean I. Watson
May 3, 2018
FORESTVILLE - Jean I. Watson, 69, passed away Thursday, May 3, 2018 at Touchpoints at Farmington. Jean was born May 2, 1949 in Waterbury, the daughter of the late Edwin F. and Jean (Wiatr) Watson. Jean was raised in Cheshire graduating from Cheshire High School in 1967. She furthered her education obtaining her Bachelors in Child Development from UCONN in...
Leo Goldberg
May 3, 2018
WATERBURY - Leo Goldberg, age 98, died Thursday, May 3, 2018 at his home. He was the husband of Ethel (Leopold) Goldberg. Leo was born January 25, 1919 in New York, NY, the son of the late Max and Mary (Goralnick) Goldberg. He was a WWII veteran serving his country in the U.S. Army. Raised in New York City, Leo...
Francis R. 'Frank' Fargnoli
May 2, 2018
CHESHIRE- Frank (Francis) R. Fargnoli, 83, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at Connecticut Hospice in Branford. Mr. Fargnoli was born March 9, 1935 in Waterbury, the son of the late John and the late Anna (Fontana) Fargnoli. He graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Waterbury and then attended Fairfield University. He served his country in the U.S. Army...
Wayne Bunker Sr
May 1, 2018
WATERBURY -Wayne A. Bunker, Sr. 77, passed away peacefully on May 1, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family. Wayne was born in Millinocket, Maine on August 18, 1940 to the late John O. and Yvette (LeVasseur) Bunker. He served in the USAF as a jet engine mechanic, working mainly on the F100 Super Sabre, during the Vietnam Era....
Adele Scavone
Apr 28, 2018
NAUGATUCK - Adele Scavone, 92, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018 at her home in Naugatuck. She was the wife of the late Dominick Scavone. Mrs. Scavone was born July 15, 1925 in Waterbury, the daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine (Lanczynoki) Kielb. She was a lifelong Naugatuck resident who was employed by Uniroyal Chemical for over 20 years....
Cluster M. Hollie
Apr 28, 2018
Cluster Mae Provo Hollie, born March 17, 1929, received her heavenly calling home on April 28, 2018. Cluster was born in Macon County, Alabama, to the union of Mary Lee Provo and Mose Provo (both deceased). She was one of 5 daughters born to this union. Cluster, a product of the Montgomery County Public School system (Booker T. Washington High...
Helen P. Beebe
Apr 27, 2018
CHESHIRE – Helen Purmont Beebe, 90, passed away peacefully Friday April 27, 2018 at her home surrounded by family and friends. She was the wife of the late Earl Beebe. Mrs. Beebe was born July 7, 1927, in New Haven, the daughter of the late Howard and Helen (Shea) Purmont. After graduating from the Hospital of St. Raphael’s Nursing School...
John Mcsherry
Apr 24, 2018
NAUGATUCK John K. “Jack” McSherry, 99, of Naugatuck, passed away peacefully on Tuesday April 24, 2018 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury. His wife of 49 years, Mary Margaret (Donovan) McSherry died in 2002. He was also predeceased by his daughter, Mary C. Masse in 2012 and her husband, Shawn Masse in 2006 and by his sister Marie “Sis” Lowe in...
David Buckmiller
Apr 22, 2018
David L. Buckmiller Loving husband, son and brother Naugatuck – David L. Buckmiller, 44, husband of Julie Steiner Buckmiller, passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Waterbury Hospital after cardiac arrest. David was born on September 25, 1973 in Waterbury, CT, son of Rosanne Bailly Buckmiller Daniels and Wayne P. Buckmiller Sr. David graduated from Salem School, Hillside Middle...
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