Obituaries
Freda Singer
Apr 1, 2014
WATERBURY- Freda Singer, 95, Holocaust survivor Waterbury lost a unique connection to World War II yesterday. Freda Singer was born in Ostrowiecz, Poland, on August 25, 1918, daughter of Alte Shulman, a Jewish tailor, and Rachel (Altkuchen) Shulman. Isolated in the Jewish section of Ostrowiecz, she loved sweet fresh-churned butter, goose, salted fish stored in wooden barrels, and the simple...
Beatrice Carlson
Mar 30, 2014
NAUGATUCK - Beatrice (Fenn) Carlson, 99, passed away Sunday March 30, 3014 at her home. She was the beloved wife of Norman Joseph Carlson to whom she was married for 64 years. Born on January 19, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Pauline Anderson Fenn and Robert William Fenn. A native of Naugatuck, Beatrice was a graduate of...
Pearl Warner
Mar 30, 2014
WATERBURY- Pearl Schilling Warner, 93, passed away Sunday March 30, 2014 in the VITAS unit of St. Mary's Hospital. She was the widow of Albert Warner Sr. She was born March 24, 1921 in Waterbury daughter of the late Joseph G. and Stella (Sills) Schilling. Pearl early in her marriage worked at Naugatuck Rubber and later in life at Bradlees....
William MacAlpine
Mar 30, 2014
CHESHIRE - William MacAlpine, 92, passed away Sunday, March 30, 2014 at the VITAS Unit at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury. He was the husband of Evelyn L. (Hanscom) MacAlpine. Mr. MacAlpine was born December 17, 1921 at Waterbury, CT the son of the late William and the late Tilly (Mulholland) MacAlpine Sr. He was employed for many years as...
William Allen Sr
Mar 29, 2014
Naugatuck-William R. Allen, Sr. 67, passed away suddenly in his home on March 29, 2014. Known and loved as Bill or Pop. Bill was born on December 9, 1946 in Bridgeport, the son of the late Horace and Lillian Allen. He is predeceased by a brother Harold Allen. Bill recently retired from Stop & Shop but was probably best known...
Terry Ward
Mar 29, 2014
Terry Preston Ward, age 55, of Cheshire entered into rest on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. For over 20 years he was the devoted husband and father of Karen Kinchla Ward and Preston Kendall Ward. Terry was born on October 22, 1958 in Fayetteville, NC, son of the late Clifford Zane and Eunella...
Albert Dehippolytis
Mar 28, 2014
Waterbury- Albert J. deHippolytis, 84, passed away on March 28, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Lydia (Torreli) deHippolytis. Albert was born on February 18, 1930 in Bronx, NY a son of the late Bartholomew deHippolytis and Susanna (Sabetelli) deHippolytis. He was retired from Acme Steel Rule Die Corp.where he worked as a salesman...
Bernard Stubbs
Mar 27, 2014
Naugatuck- Bernard C. Stubbs Jr., 93, passed away Thursday March 27, 2014 at Waterbury Hospital. He was the husband of the late Catherine "Kitty" Matthews. Mr. Stubbs was born in Patten, Maine, August 16, 1920, son of the late Bernard C. and Flocie (Williams) Stubbs Sr. He was a U.S Army Veteran serving in World War II and went on...
Eleanor Bunger
Mar 26, 2014
Eleanor B. Bunger, age 84, of Cheshire entered into rest on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at her home in Elim Park Place with her devoted husband Donald by her side. Eleanor was born on November 3, 1929 in Jersey City, NJ , daughter of the late Frank and Blanche Brown Ross. She was a graduate of Dumont High School and...
Patrick Valletta
Mar 23, 2014
Naugatuck-Patrick Valletta, 92, passed away on Sunday, March 23, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late Ann (Martin) Valletta. Mr. Valletta was born on March 30, 1921 in Waterbury a son of the late Donato Valletta and Josephine (Gugliotti) Valletta. He was retired from the US Postal Service where he...
Dorothy Jones-Pope
Mar 23, 2014
CHESHIRE- Dorothy Jones-Pope, 92, passed away Sunday March 23, 2014 at her residence. She was born July 31, 1921 daughter of the late John R. and Evangeline (Cooper) Gramm. Widow of H. Lawrence Pope of North Haven, Dorothy is survived by a daughter Sheryle Seybold and her husband Steve, of Maryland, 3 Step daughters, Sylvia Nichols and her husband Bruce...
Kathleen Broadrick
Mar 19, 2014
Naugatuck-Kathleen Broadrick, 67, passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Steven Broadrick . Kathleen was born on December 7, 1946 in Waterbury a daughter of the late Edward Johnson and Catherine (Kelly) Johnson. She was the owner of Bea's Flower Shop in Naugatuck for many years before retiring....
Harold Chapman Jr
Mar 19, 2014
Harold W. Chapman Jr. Worked at Century Brass PROSPECT — Harold Walter Chapman Jr., 80, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2014. He was the husband of Joyce (Atwell) Chapman. Mr. Chapman was born on Aug. 8, 1933, a son of the late Harold and Loretta Chapman. He served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was employed...
LaVerne Benson
Mar 16, 2014
CHESHIRE- LaVerne E. Benson, 98, passed away Sunday March 16, 2014 at Mid-State Medical Center in Meriden. She was born June 28, 1915 in Waterbury, CT daughter of the late Harry and Edith (Olson) Bengsten. LaVerne was a graduate of Columbia School, Crosby High School, and the Waterbury Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1937. She was a RN at...
Mary Pierce
Mar 16, 2014
SOUTHINGTON- Mary L. Pierce, 81, passed away Sunday March 16, 2014 at The Summit in Plantsville. She was born December 23, 1932 in Fall River, MA daughter of the late Orrin S. and Elsie M. (Northup) Ratcliffe. Mary was a Jewelry worker prior to her retirement. She is survived by a daughter Kerry E. Ebersole of Southington; two brothers Joseph...
George Smith
Mar 16, 2014
Naugatuck-George (Smitty) Smith, 88, passed away on Sunday, March 16, 2014 at Beacon Brook Healthcare surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Dorothy(Gluse) Smith. George was born on September 3, 1925 in Waterbury a son of the late William and Helen Smith. He was retired from Conn's Music Shop where he worked as a technician for many...
Cathy Smith
Mar 16, 2014
CATHY E SMITH Loving Wife, Mother, and Grandmother Cathy E. (Sabia) Smith, 63, of Watertown, died March 16, 2014 at home surrounded by her loving family after a brief battle with cancer. She and her husband, Robert C. Smith, celebrated their 44th anniversary on February 28th. Cathy was born on July 9, 1950 in Waterbury, CT. She was the daughter...
Mary Bruno
Mar 14, 2014
PLANTSVILLE- Mary Ellen Bruno, 71, passed away on Friday March 14, 2014 at The Southington Care Center. She was the loving wife of Richard Bruno. She was born September 6, 1942 in Nogales, AZ, the only child of the late Hubert and Ingeborg Frane. Mary graduated from Whittier High School, class of 1960 and she received a Bachelor's Degree from...
Ruth Semrow
Mar 14, 2014
NAUGATUCK — Ruth H. Semrow passed away March 14, 2014, in her home. Graveside service Tuesday, March 18, at 10 a.m. in Grove Cemetery, 1 Cross St., Naugatuck. The Buckmiller Brothers Funeral Home, 26 Waterbury Rd., Prospect, is entrusted with the services.
Patrick Clarke
Mar 13, 2014
SOUTHBURY- Patrick Joseph Clarke, 89, passed away Thursday March 13, 2014 at Waterbury Hospital. He was the loving husband of Deborah Theresa (O' Leary) Clarke. He was born September 23, 1924 in Clairemorris, County Mayo, Ireland and was the son of the late Patrick and Anna Marie (Burns) Clarke. Pat was an Aviculturist at the Bronx Zoo prior to his...
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