Obituaries
Ronald Kezelevich
Dec 30, 2012
Ronald J. Kezelevich Northeast Utilities retiree NAUGATUCK - Mr. Ronald J. Kezelevich, age 69, of Naugatuck, died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He was the husband of Giovanna (Calafiore) Kezelevich. Mr. Kezelevich was born in Waterbury on July 7, 1943, a son of Joseph Kezelevich, Sr. of Naugatuck and the late Hedwig (Jaceniak) Kezelevich. He retired in...
Ferdinand Schrag
Dec 30, 2012
NAUGATUCK- Ferdinand H. Schrag, 93, passed away on Sunday December 30, 2012, at Beacon Brook Health Center. He believed that c'est le ton qui fait la musique, how you say something is as important as what you say, and led his life that way. Fred, as he preferred to be called, was born on April 1, 1919 in Bruchsal, Germany....
Lillian DeVylder
Dec 29, 2012
CHESHIRE - Lillian C. DeVylder, 97, passed away Saturday December 29, 2012 at the Alzheimer's Resource Center in Plantsville. She was the wife of the late Edgar P. DeVylder who passed away in 1972. Mrs. DeVylder was born December 16, 1915 in Ansonia, the daughter of the late Frank A. and Mary (Hickey) Cordett. She was a longtime resident of...
Carol Sawicki
Dec 29, 2012
Carol A. Sawicki — Full time mom, loving wife NAUGATUCK — Carol A. Sawicki, age 68, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at Saint Mary's Hospital after battling a long illness. Carol was born Sept. 20, 1944, in Bridgeport, Conn., to the late William and Mildred (Kusha) Wilson. Before moving to Naugatuck, she lived in Bridgeport and Stratford. Carol was a...
Olga Preta
Dec 29, 2012
PROSPECT - Olga L. (Gomez) Preta, age 47, of Prospect, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Olga was born in Bogota, Colombia on Aug. 28, 1965, a daughter of Francisco and Rosalba (Hernandez) Gomez of Prospect. She attended Prospect schools and also college. She was a truly loving daughter, sister and aunt and enjoyed spending time with...
Marie Kunkel
Dec 28, 2012
Waterbury- Marie Josephine Kunkel, 107, passed away on Friday, December 28, 2012 at The Village at East Farms. Born on January 19, 1905 in Waterbury, she was the daughter of Lorenz and Emma (Schaffrath) Kunkel. Miss Kunkel attended local Waterbury schools and graduated with a Master's Degree from Yale University. She was a teacher in the City Public Schools and...
William 'Bill' Scanlon
Dec 27, 2012
WATERTOWN- William "Bill" Scanlon, 84, passed away Thursday December 27, 2012 in the VITAS unit of St. Mary's Hospital. He was the loving husband of Kathleen (Mullin) Scanlon. Bill was born April 2, 1928 in Waterbury, son of the late Martin Joseph and Margaret (Collins) Scanlon. He attended and graduated from Sprague School and Leavenworth High School in Waterbury. Bill...
John Vlahos
Dec 27, 2012
CHESHIRE, CT - John David Vlahos, 64, passed away Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 after a respiratory illness. John was born on June 3, 1948 in Lynn, MA, son of the late Alec Anthony and Margaret Valarie (Ray) Vlahos. He leaves three brothers: Alec A. Vlahos, Jr. (Dawna) of Cheshire, Anthony D. Vlahos (Karen) of Boxford, MA, and Noah Vlahos (Beth)...
Carroll Davis
Dec 26, 2012
CHESHIRE- Carroll "Chummy" L. Davis Sr., 69, passed away Wednesday December 26, 2012 at Waterbury Hospital. He was predeceased by his wife Barbara Davis. He was born May 23, 1943 in Rockland, ME son of the late Edward and his wife Beatrice (Maryfield) Davis. Carroll was an employee of the Public Works Department in the town of Cheshire prior to...
Stephen Barkasy
Dec 26, 2012
Stephen Barkasy Lifelong club steward HAMDEN — Mr. Stephen Barkasy, age 89, of Hamden, passed on to his Savior on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 at the West Haven Veterans Hospital. He was the husband of the late Constance Mary (Heroux) Barkasy. Mr. Barkasy was born in Wheeling, W.Va . on Feb. 24, 1923, a son of the late Michael and...
Robert Spies
Dec 23, 2012
CHESHIRE- Robert W. Spies, 70, passed away Sunday December 23, 2012 at Mercy Suburban Hospital in East Norriton, PA. He was the husband of Eileen (Enright) Spies. He was born December 13, 1942 in New Haven, son of the late Robert Howard and Clara Marie (Pinaglia) Spies. Bob was a graduate of West Haven High School and a veteran of...
David Ball
Dec 22, 2012
BRISTOL- Mr. David M. Ball, 40, of Bristol, passed away Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 at the Bristol Hospital. David was born in Waterbury, Jan. 17, 1972 a son of Dorothy (Perri) (Ball) Wells and had been a Bristol resident for the past 2 years, formerly living in Naugatuck. Prior to his illness he was a CNC Operator. Besides his mother...
Paul Goldfracht
Dec 22, 2012
NEW LONDON- Mr. Paul Goldfracht, 93, of New London passed away peacefully Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 at the Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London with his family by his side. He was the husband of Hadassah (Saffian) Goldfracht. Mr. Goldfracht was born in New York, N.Y., May 31, 1919, a son of the late Louis and Helen (Weitz) Goldfracht...
Olive Digby
Dec 20, 2012
Wallingford-Olive G. Digby, 96, formerly of Branford passed away on December 20, 2012 at Skyview Center in Wallingford surrounded by her loving family. She was the widow of Walter John Digby. Olive was born on August 10, 1916 in Waterbury. She was the former owner of Branford Aquarium. She is survived by one daughter, Roberta Szostek of Hamden, three sons,...
Evelyn Ricci
Dec 20, 2012
CHESHIRE - Evelyn R. Ricci, 84, passed away Thursday December 20, 2012 at her home after a yearlong battle with cancer. She was the wife of Leonard A. Ricci. Mrs. Ricci was born May 31, 1928 in Meriden, the daughter of the late George and Stella (Gimza) Pichnarcik. She was a lifelong Cheshire resident where she was communicant of St....
Veronica George
Dec 19, 2012
Naugatuck-Veronica H. (Boyarchok) George, 86, passes away on December 19, 2012 at home surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was born in Beacon Falls on April 23,1926, daughter of the late Alexander Boyarchok and Mary (Kemish) Boyarchok. She was the widow of the late Domenic A. George, Sr. A longtime Beacon Falls resident, loving mother and grandmother. During...
Joseph DeLauro
Dec 15, 2012
CHESHIRE - Joseph DeLauro, 88, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2012 at Mid-State Medical Center in Meriden. He was the husband of Barbara (Frost) DeLauro. Mr. DeLauro was born September 14, 1924 in New York, NY the son of the late Frank and Ida (Canizio) DiLauro. He was a proud WWII Army Veteran serving his country in World War II....
Reno Gola
Dec 14, 2012
Reno R. Gola Retired painter, paperhanger PROSPECT - Mr. Reno R. Gola, age 86, of Prospect, died Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, at his home. He was the widower of Dorothea (Asplund) Gola. Reno was born in New Britain on June 25, 1926. He was retired after working as a self-employed painter and wallpaper hanger for many years and was a...
Gertrude Payne
Dec 13, 2012
WATERBURY- Gertrude Payne, 84, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, December 13, 2012 at her residence. She was predeceased by her husband, Willis Charles Payne. She was born January 15, 1928 in Waterbury daughter of the late Christian and his wife Anna (Oemcke) Schumacher. Gertrude worked in the china, glass and silver department of the G. FOX Company, at Naugatuck Valley Mall...
Carrie Swartz
Dec 13, 2012
BRISTOL- Carrie Mae (Murray) Swartz, 92, formerly of Cheshire left this world on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at Countryside Manor in Bristol, CT, to be reunited with her devoted husband of 60 years Walter A. Swartz. She was born Oct. 23, 1920 in New Haven, CT. Carrie and Walter lived in Cheshire, CT for 36 years before retiring to Westbrook,...
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