Obituaries
Thomas J. 'Tom' Houde
Feb 19, 2015
Thomas J. Houde, age 93, of Cheshire entered into rest on Thursday, February 19, 2015 at the Paoli Hospital in Paoli, PA. He was the devoted husband of the late Rita (Seifert) Houde. Tom was born on September 17, 1921 in Norwich, son of the late Homer A. and Julia Houde, and has been a Cheshire resident since 1968. Tom...
Joseph J. 'Joey' Zurowski
Feb 18, 2015
Joseph J. Zurowski, age 57, of South Meriden passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, after a long illness at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven. Joey was born on June 1, 1957 in Waterbury, son of the late Anthony Joseph and Berniece (Suwinski) Zurowski. Joey is the beloved brother of Patricia A. Henn of Meriden, Barbara Wallace of Cheshire...
Donna Marie Mallory
Feb 17, 2015
MIDDLEBURY- Donna Marie Mallory, 71, passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2015, surrounded by her loving family, after a valiant fight with cancer. Throughout her illness, Donna remained upbeat and positive, inspiring many with her infectious smile and unwavering spirit. Donna was born April 4, 1943, in Waterbury, Connecticut, a daughter of the late Donald and Marie (Craven) Mallory. She...
Margaret M. James
Feb 14, 2015
CHESHIRE- Margaret James, 83, passed away Saturday February 14, 2015 at the Elim Park Baptist Home. She was the widower of Richard B. James. She was born November 14, 1931 in Brooklyn, NY daughter of the late Clinton B. and Jeanette (Brush) Morgan. Margaret was a graduate of the Brooklyn City Hospital Nursing Program where she received her RN. She...
Ralph F. Gilnack Jr.
Feb 14, 2015
MIDDLEBURY - Ralph Frederick Gilnack Jr, 81, passed away Saturday February 14, 2015. He was the husband of Janet (Johnson) Gilnack and the late Irene (Elley) Gilnack. Mr. Gilnack was born June 19, 1933 in Waterbury, the son of the late Ralph F. and Bertha (Wiggglesworth) Gilnack Doolittle. He was a 1951 graduate of Naugatuck High School where he was...
Randy Brooks
Feb 13, 2015
Southbury, CT Randy L. Brooks, 57, husband of the late Kathleen (Fox) Brooks, died peacefully Friday, February 13, 2015 at his home. Randy was born May 18, 1957 in Waterbury a son of Gwendolyn M. (Krampetz) Brooks and the late Roy E. Brooks. Randy lived in Naugatuck most of his life, having lived the past 15 years in Southbury. Randy...
Thomas Kabelka
Feb 13, 2015
NAUGATUCK, CT Thomas J. Kabelka, 78, the husband of Margaret “Marge” (Bendoraitis) Kabelka, died peacefully Friday at VITAS Innovative Hospice Care at St. Mary’s Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Tom was born September 22, 1936 in Torrington, CT a son of the late Peter and Victoria (Sharack) Kabelka. Tom grew up in Torrington and graduated from Torrington High School;...
Joseph J. Gilgallon
Feb 12, 2015
CHESHIRE – Joseph "Joe" John Gilgallon Sr., 79, passed away February 12, 2015 in New Britain, CT, after a brief illness, surrounded by family. Joe was born in Scranton, PA to the late John Joseph Gilgallon and Esther (Spear) Gilgallon in June of 1935. He went to high school at Technical High School in Scranton and graduated in 1953. He...
Ruth Young
Feb 11, 2015
WATERBURY- Ruth Young, 90, passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at Apple Rehab in Watertown. She was born November 28, 1924 in Waterbury daughter of the late Benjamin and Minnie (Madnick) Young. Ruth was a graduate of Driggs Grammar School, and Wilby High School. She was an employee for Torrington Supply Company prior to her retirement. Ruth was a member...
Sheila M. Clifford
Feb 8, 2015
WATERBURY- Sheila M. Clifford, 72, passed away at her home on Sunday February 8, 2015. She was born on May 15, 1942 daughter of the late Margaret (Moriarty) and Michael Clifford. Sheila worked at Miles Pharmaceuticals/ Bayer Pharmaceuticals for thirty seven years before retiring in 2004. She was an active member of the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians where she...
Louis J. D'Amato
Feb 7, 2015
CHESHIRE - Louis J. D'Amato, 68, passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015 at Mid State Medical Center, Meriden. He was the husband of Millie D'Amato. Mr. D'Amato was born September 30, 1946 in New Haven, the son of the late Louis and Anna (Maio) D'Amato. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was a...
John L. Ellinger
Feb 7, 2015
CHESHIRE - John Leonard Ellinger, 91, of New York and Cheshire, son of the late Margaret (Leonard) and Charles Ellinger of New Rochelle, New York, passed away on Saturday, February 7, 2015, at CT Hospice, Branford. John has been involved with the radio broadcasting field all his life and has received national acclaim for his managerial excellence. Survived by wife...
Tara Horvath
Feb 6, 2015
Naugatuck, CT Tara Sawicki Horvath, 41, died peacefully Friday at VITAS Innovative Hospice Care at St. Mary’s Hospital, after a brief illness. Tara was born February 8, 1973 a daughter of Evelyn Sawicki and the late Robert Sawicki. Tara was an animal lover, car enthusiast, loved gardening and was a communicant of Holy Saviour Church. Besides her mother, she is...
Genevieve C. Curik
Feb 6, 2015
MIDDLEBURY- Genevieve C. Curik (8/4/1924-2/6/2015) Genevieve Curik of Middlebury CT, formally of Newark, DE, died on Friday, February 6, 2015 at the age of 90 after a short term illness and complications with Alzheimer's disease. She was the fourth child and only daughter of the late Charles S. and Mildred (Border) Goodman. Genevieve was born in Lancaster, PA but moved...
Ruth Anderson
Feb 6, 2015
Naugatuck – Ruth Pratley Anderson, 80, passed away at VITAS at St. Mary’s Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Paul Anderson. Mrs. Anderson was born on October 27, 1934 in Greenwich, Ct., a daughter of the late James and Mary (Burke) Pratley. She was a homemaker to her husband and three children. In...
Virginia Pani
Feb 5, 2015
WATERBURY - Virginia Pani, a longtime resident of Waterbury passed away peacefully on February 5, 2015. She worked at Dorfman’s and traveled to New York City as a buyer for many years. Virginia was a stylish woman with a love of fashion and a warm and friendly manner. Ending her career in fashion retail she went to work at the...
Shirley Accetura
Feb 4, 2015
CHESHIRE- Shirley (O’Neill) Accetura, 86, passed away, Wednesday, February 4, 2015 surrounded by her loving family at her residence. She was the widow of the late Francis “Frank” Joseph Accetura. She was born on December 18, 1928 daughter of the late Eugene and Evelyn O’Neill. Shirley was a Manager at Connecticut Savings Bank prior to her retirement. She was an...
Helen Quane
Feb 3, 2015
SOUTHINGTON- Helen Quane passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, February 3, 2015. Helen was the daughter of the late Edward and Nora (Brady) O’Donnell, and was a longtime Waterbury resident before moving to Cheshire in 1998. She was the devoted wife of 52 years to the late Timothy Quane. Helen’s family was her entire life. She...
Margaret Russell
Feb 2, 2015
NAUGATUCK ���?? Margaret L. Russell, 77, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Monday, February 2, 2015. She was the loving wife of James R. Russell. Born on April 12, 1937, in New Haven, Conn., she was one of eleven children of the late Frank and Margaret (Guarine) Nuzzo. Margaret loved working in the garden planting her...
James Jordan
Feb 2, 2015
Naugatuck, CT - James Edward Jordan, 46, the husband of Colleen (Scully) Jordan, died peacefully Monday, February 2, 2015 at Griffin Hospital in Derby. Jimmy was born July 18, 1968 in Waterbury, the eldest son of the late James John Jordan and Virginia (Cocchiola) Jordan, and was a proud life-long resident of Naugatuck. Jimmy graduated from Holy Cross High School...
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