Obituaries
Hedwig Balthasar
Feb 11, 2016
Hedwig Balthasar of 31 Nottingham Terrace, Waterbury, CT Hedwig Balthasar, 85, the widow of the late Peter Balthasar, passed away on Feb. 11, 2016, at Beacon Brook Health Center. Hedwig was born in 1930 in Germany the daughter of Karl and Bertha (Rotman) Stepputtis. She spent many years working in food service for Timex and Waterbury Hospital. Hedwig loved taking...
Victoria C. Tammone
Feb 10, 2016
Victoria ‘Vickie’ Tammone, 94, beloved wife of the late William J. Tammone, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2016, within the gentle care of Hospice at Masonicare of Wallingford, Ct. Vickie is survived by her daughter, Loretta (Thomas) Molnar of Cheshire, Ct.; sons William (Linda) Tammone of Lindenhurst, NY.; Richard (Mollie) Tammone of San Diego, Ca.; 5 grandchildren and spouses, 7...
Sallee Festa
Feb 8, 2016
CHESHIRE- Sallee M. Festa, 85, passed away, Monday, February 8th, 2016 at Yale New Haven Hospital. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph L. Festa Jr. Mrs. Festa was born September 5, 1930 in New Haven daughter of the late Carmel (Piscitelli) and Henry Antinolfi. Sallee was a Medical Administrative Assistant at Yale University after graduating from Larson’s College and...
Dustin McGirr Paolino
Feb 6, 2016
WOLCOTT - Dustin McGirr Paolino, 23, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2016. Dustin was born April 6, 1992 in Meriden, the son of Alfred “Chip” Paolino and Kathleen McGirr. Dustin attended Wolcott High School and graduated from Bristol Tech in 2010. He loved music and was currently the lead guitarist for "Forget Tomorrow". He was currently employed at Dominic and...
Barbara Ruscoe
Feb 6, 2016
MERIDEN - Barbara Ruscoe, 89, formerly of Cheshire, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Miller Memorial in Meriden. She was the wife of 46 yearsto the late Charles M. Ruscoe Jr. Mrs. Ruscoe was born July 17, 1926 in Swampscott, MA, the daughter of the late Michael and Irene (Marquis) D'Agnese. She served in the US Navy and later...
Waleria Lichaj
Feb 5, 2016
CHESHIRE - Waleria Lichaj, 93, passed away Friday, February 5, 2016 at Cheshire Regional Rehab Center. She was the wife of the late Karol Lichaj. Mrs. Lichaj was born November 6, 1922 in Poland, the daughter of the late Jan and Sofia Krzysko. She was a longtime Cheshire resident where she was a communicant of St. Bridget Church. Mrs. Lichaj...
Mark Ruccio
Feb 3, 2016
Mark E. Ruccio Longtime Sikorsky Employee Naugatuck - Mark Edward Ruccio, 62, husband of Pamela (Goodson) Ruccio passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 3, 2016, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury. Mark was born in Waterbury on July 10, 1953, son of Tina Ruccio and the late Robert Ruccio. Mark was a lifelong resident of Naugatuck and graduated from Naugatuck...
Austin J. Smith
Feb 3, 2016
Austin J. Smith, age 91, formerly of Beacon Falls, entered into rest on Wednesday, February 03, 2016 at his home in Plymouth. He was the devoted husband of the Late Doris (Wilcox) Smith for over 66 years. Austin was born on December 15, 1924 in Waterbury, son of the late Austin and Ethel (Waldorf) Smith. Austin lived in Beacon Falls...
Michael Stile 'Mike' Nachin
Feb 2, 2016
Michael S. Nachin, age 31, of Hummelstown, PA passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 in Hummelstown. He is the loving father of Kylie J. Nachin. Mike was born on December 24, 1984 in Waterbury, CT, beloved son of Karen (Adam) Nachin and Shane M. Nachin and his wife Benay . Mike grew up in Cheshire, an accomplished athlete in...
Mary Gibran
Feb 2, 2016
Naugatuck-Mary L. (Rubini) Gibran, 89, the wife of the late Charles Gibran Jr., passed away peacefully on Feb. 2, 2016, with her loving family at her side. Mary was born in White Plains, NY and lived there until her teen years, at which time her family moved to Naugatuck, where she graduated from high school at age 16. As a...
Winnifred Brown
Feb 2, 2016
BRIDGEPORT - Winnifred Brown, known to most as Winnie, 80, formerly of Waterbury, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at Bridgeport Hospital. Winnie was born on January 15, 1936 in Peckham Clarendon, Jamaica. The daughter of the late Madeline Knight. She moved to the U.S. in the late 60s living in New York before moving to CT in the mid-1990s....
Patrick J. Whalen
Jan 31, 2016
CHESHIRE- Patrick J. Whalen Jr., 84, passed away Sunday January 31, 2016 in the V.I.T.A.S unit of St. Mary’s Hospital. He was the loving husband of Shirley (Templeton) Whalen to whom he was married 59 years. Mr. Whalen was born March 13, 1931 in Derby, CT, son of the late Patrick J. Sr. and Regina (Morris) Whalen. Patrick attended and...
Laurence E. Shapiro
Jan 31, 2016
Sudbury, MA- Laurence E. Shapiro, 90, formerly of Waterbury and Southbury, CT, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2016. He was the widower of Deborah (Davidson) Shapiro who was the love of his life. They were married for 50 years. He was brother to Dr. Sidney N. Shapiro of Glastonbury, CT. He was born in 1925 in Waterbury, CT, son...
Roy R. Ingerson
Jan 27, 2016
CHESHIRE - Roy Ingerson, 77, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Masonicare Health Center in Wallingford. He was the loving and devoted husband of Marilyn (McHugh) Ingerson, to whom he was married for 54 years. Mr. Ingerson was born August 1, 1938 in Lancaster, NH, the son of the late Clifford A. and Mary Anna (Beaudoin) Ingerson Sr. Roy...
Leon 'Lee' Grabar
Jan 27, 2016
CHESHIRE - Leon “Lee” Grabar, 94, passed away Wednesday January 27, 2016 at Elim Park in Cheshire. He was the husband of Judith (Stone) Grabar. Lee was born September 8, 1921, the son of the late Vincent and Genevieve Grabarczyk. He grew up in Maspeth, Queens, New York. When Pearl Harbor was attacked, he left college to enlist in the...
Maria Mercedes Garcia-Rivera
Jan 27, 2016
WATERBURY- Mrs. Maria Mercedes (Vazquez) Garcia-Rivera, 91 of Waterbury, passed away Wednesday morning Jan. 27, 2016 at the VITAS Unit at St. Mary’s Hospital. She was the widow of Luis Torres. Mrs. Garcia-Rivera was born in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, August 24, 1924, daughter of the late Onofre Garcia-Vazquez and the late Adela Rivera Vera and had been a Waterbury resident...
Ana Sofia Almeida
Jan 26, 2016
NAUGATUCK - Ana Sofia Almeida, 30, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospital. Ana Sofia was born March 22, 1985 in Vila Real, Portugal the daughter of Elza Goncalves and Armando Almeida. Ana Sofia came to the U.S. at the age of 7 and was a longtime Naugatuck resident. She loved dancing and especially spending time with...
Charles Malis
Jan 26, 2016
CHESHIRE - Charles Malis, 95, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at his home in Cheshire. He was the husband of 72 years of marriage to the late Lillian (Barnes) Malis. Mr. Malis was born November 19, 1920 in New Haven, the son of the late Anthony Malis and Catherine (Gelagotis) (Malis) Karajanis and Kremasotis Karajanis. He was a WWII...
Janet Effie Fritz
Jan 24, 2016
CHESHIRE - Janet Todd Fritz, 95, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2016 at home in Cheshire. She was the wife of the late Russell B. Fritz. Mrs. Fritz was born July 18, 1920 in Buffalo, NY. She is the daughter of the late William B. and Effie LaWall Todd. She was a longtime Cheshire resident where she was an active...
John Joseph Mutkoski
Jan 22, 2016
CHESHIRE - John Joseph Mutkoski, 76, passed away Friday, January 22, 2016 at Masonicare Health Center in Wallingford. He was the husband of Dorothy (Yutenkas) Mutkoski. Mr. Mutkoski was born in 1939 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late Zygmunt and Adele Mutkoski. He served as President several times in his life: in grammar school, for four years in...
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