Obituaries
Janet Vollone
Mar 17, 2015
Naugatuck, CT Janet (Rado) Vollone, 86, formerly of Naugatuck, passed away peacefully on March 17, 2015 at Regency Heights Nursing Home of Stamford. Janet was the widow of Edward J. Vollone. Janet was born August 18, 1928 in Naugatuck, a daughter of the late Charles and Jennie (Salinardi) Rado. Janet was raised in Naugatuck and attended local schools and graduated...
Erma Normand
Mar 13, 2015
MIDDLEBURY- Erma M. Normand, 101, passed away Friday March 13, 2015 at Middlebury Convalescent Home. She was predeceased by her husband Edward Normand in 1990, and her cousin Jane Wynn Hay. She was born June 7, 1913 in Waterbury to the late Thomas and Carrie Maton. Erma was a graduate of Post College, and was employed at Patent Button Company...
Margaret Wehner
Mar 13, 2015
Margaret Ellen (Kearney) Wehner, 73, of Bristol, formerly of Naugatuck, died peacefully, Friday March 13, 2015 after a brief illness. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 47 years, Edward Wehner, Jr. Margaret was born January 7, 1942 at St. Raphael’s Hospital in New Haven, a daughter of the late Robert Timothy Kearney and Eve (Keogh) Kearney. She was...
Desiree Paiva
Mar 13, 2015
Naugatuck, CT - Desiree D. Paiva, 32, of Naugatuck, died peacefully Friday, March 13, 2015. Desiree was born February 3, 1983 in Riverside, CA a daughter of Dorothy L. (Hay) Paiva and the late Alfred R. Paiva, Jr. Desiree loved her family with a passion and was an excellent mother to her son Jason. She had an enthusiastic love of...
Frank K. Roberts
Mar 11, 2015
Frank K. Roberts, Sr, 69, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at the Highlands Health Care, Cheshire. He was the husband of Linda (Saviello) Roberts. Mr. Roberts was born July 2, 1945 in Cheshire, the son of the late Edmund and Ethel (Cook) Roberts. He was employed by Cheshire Academy as the head of the Maintenance Division, a job he...
Karen E. Grime
Mar 11, 2015
CHESHIRE- Karen E. Grime, 55, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Mid-State Medical Center in Meriden after a brief illness. She was born March 4, 1960 in Waterbury, daughter of the late Wilson R. and Sharon (Eklund) Grime. Karen graduated from Cheshire High School and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Connecticut....
John Lewis Hassenfeldt
Mar 11, 2015
NAUGATUCK - John Lewis Hassenfeldt, Jr., 77, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Griffin Hospital, Derby. He was the husband of Grace (Fairchild) Hassenfeldt. Mr. Hassenfeldt was born February 5, 1938 in Waterbury, the son of the late John L. and Lillian (Kraft) Hassenfeldt Sr. Mr. Hassenfeldt was a Firefighter for the Borough of Naugatuck and member of the...
Raul L. Karlson
Mar 10, 2015
NAUGATUCK - Mr. Raul L. Karlson, 86, of Naugatuck, passed away Tuesday morning Mar. 10, 2015 at the Waterbury Hospital. He was the husband of the late Bernice (Diaz) Karlson. Mr. Karlson was born in Sweden, June 14, 1928 and came to this country first settling in California and then moving to Naugatuck in 2010. Mr. Karlson was a retired...
Kathryn Allen
Mar 9, 2015
NAUGATUCK, CT Kathryn Anna (Speese) (Wallock) Allen, 99, died peacefully Monday, March 9, 2015 at her home. Kathryn was the widow of Oliver Frank Wallock and George Allen. Kathryn was born October 21, 1915 in Paw Paw, Michigan, the daughter of the late Rodney H. Speese and Nita C. (Prater) Speese. She was a retired employee of Peter Paul and...
Clara Della Rocco
Mar 9, 2015
NAUGATUCK- Clara Della Rocco, 76, passed away peacefully Monday March 9, 2015 at Waterbury Hospital. She was predeceased by her loving husband Michael Della Rocco Sr. whom passed away in 1997. She was born October 21, 1938 in New Haven daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Chriscuolo. Clara was employed at Hospital Marketing prior to her retirement. She was...
Helen Lamanno
Mar 9, 2015
NEWPORT NEWS, VA - Helen Lamanno, 88, passed away peacefully Monday, March 9th, 2015 at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, Virginia. She was born May 22nd, 1926 in Fabrizia, Calabria, Italy, to the late Raffaele and Elisabetta (Cirillo) Mamone. Helen loved to bake, work in her yard and take long walks especially at Glen Island Park in New...
Frances M. Meacham
Mar 8, 2015
CHESHIRE – Frances M. Meacham, 91, passed away Sunday March 8, 2015. She was the widow of Austin D. Meacham Sr. Born in Williamsport PA on January 28, 1924, she was the eldest child of Marguerite (Kelly) and Perry A. Winner. Frances became a longtime resident of Cheshire after moving to Connecticut in 1947. She was a communicant of St....
Betty Antonia 'Toni' Williams
Mar 7, 2015
CHESHIRE- Betty Antonia “Toni” Williams, 79, passed away peacefully Saturday March 7th 2015 after a brief illness. Betty was born in London, England on March 31st, 1935 to the late Reginald J. and Betty (Richardson) Foort. She was the devoted wife of the late Howard G. Williams for 39 years. Betty, also known affectionately by many as “Toni,” graduated from...
Margaret Gow
Mar 7, 2015
Waterbury - Margaret Gow, 100, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015 at the home of her son Andrew. She was the wife of the late James A. Gow. Mrs. Gow was born February 13, 1915 in Naugatuck, the daughter of the late John B. and Estelle (Gladding) Cuddy. She worked for U.S. Rubber as a Joiner until 1940 when she...
William Donovan
Mar 5, 2015
Naugatuck, CT - William (Bill) P. Donovan, born August 2, 1956, passed away suddenly on March 5, 2015 at Waterbury Hospital. William is survived by his wife of 34 years, Kathleen L. Donovan, his three daughters, Keeley E. (Donovan) Phipps; Katelyn J. Donovan; Kellie A. Donovan; his grandson Colton D. Phipps; son-in-law, Ryan Phipps, along with several nephews and nieces,...
Belle Cross
Mar 4, 2015
SOUTHBURY- Belle Cross, a resident of Pomperaug Woods in Southbury and formerly of Waterbury, died on March 4 at age 95 of congestive heart failure. She was born on June 12, 1919 in Passaic, New Jersey to Lena and Albert Steinberg. After she married Isidore Cross in 1941, they moved to Torrington, CT where Isidore worked as a metallurgist as...
Maria Matos
Mar 3, 2015
Maria Adelia (Almeida) Matos, 83, died Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at her son’s home in Prospect. She was the wife of the late Firmino Matos who passed away in 2011. Mrs. Matos was born in Pardilho, Portugal, on August 16, 1931. A loving wife and mother, she was a communicant of Our Lady of Fatima Church in Waterbury and member...
Lucille Russell
Mar 2, 2015
Lucille (Karbowicz) Russell, age 88, of Naugatuck, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 2nd surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of the late Nikodem and Marianna (Bochinski) Karbowicz. She was pre-deceased by her sons Andrew Christen and Robin; also her sister, Helen Gordon, and her brothers Edmund, Matthew, Chester, and Henry Karbowicz. Lucille is survived by two...
Frank Russell
Feb 28, 2015
Naugatuck - Frank Russell, 81, passed away Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Waterbury Hospital. Frank was born November 26, 1933 in Waterbury, the son of the late Horatio and Eleanor (Sears) Russell. He served his country during the Korean War in the U.S. Air Force. Frank was a very talented Artist, winning national recognition for one of his poems "Beware...
Carol Derwin
Feb 28, 2015
Carol Derwin Carol Derwin worked as an accountant for the City of Waterbury, doing the teacher payroll until she got sick. Then she became a resident of Abbott Terrace Health Center in Waterbury. Carol resided at Abbott Terrace from November 22, 1993 until the day she died, which was February 28, 2015. It was an honor and a privilege to...




