Obituaries

Ann Pignataro

Ann Pignataro

Sep 17, 2012

NAUGATUCK - Ann C. Pignataro, 81, passed away Monday September 17, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury. She was the wife of Rocco Pignataro. Mrs. Pignataro was born December 11, 1930 in County Mayo, Ireland the daughter of the late Frank and Margaret (Franey) Ginty. She was a woman of strong faith who was a communicant of St. Vincent...

Inez Bramhall

Inez Bramhall

Sep 16, 2012

Mrs. Inez M. Bramhall — Active in church, community PROSPECT — Mrs. Inez May (Zeller) Bramhall, age 94, of Prospect, died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, at Paradigm Healthcare Center of Prospect. She was the widow of James Clarence Bramhall. Mrs. Bramhall was born in Waterbury on April 2, 1918, daughter of the late Joseph and Elma (Broadbent) Zeller. She was...

Frederick Doolittle

Frederick Doolittle

Sep 16, 2012

CHESHIRE- Frederick L. Doolittle, 86, passed away Sunday September 16, 2012 at his residence. He was the husband of Elaine (Cowles) Doolittle. He was born June 3, 1926 in Meriden son of the late Joseph and Geraldine (Lincoln) Doolittle. Frederick was a member of the United States Navy. He received a Master's Degree from the University of Connecticut. Besides his...

Pauline Del Vecchio

Pauline Del Vecchio

Sep 16, 2012

Mrs. Pauline N. Del Vecchio Uniroyal retiree BEACON FALLS — Mrs. Pauline N. (Hodio) Del Vecchio, age 87, of Beacon Falls, died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, at Saint Mary's Hospital in Waterbury. She was the wife of Frank J. Del Vecchio. Mrs. Del Vecchio was born in Beacon Falls on April 19, 1925, a daughter of the late Harry and...

Eleanor Nowie

Eleanor Nowie

Sep 12, 2012

CHESHIRE - Eleanor Mae Arnold Nowie, 91, passed away Wednesday September 12, 2012 at the Summit of Plantsville. She was predeceased by her husband, Walter T. Nowie. Born in Stafford Springs, October 29, 1920, Mrs. Nowie was the daughter of the late John and Bertha (Bassett) Arnold. She was an Ashford, CT resident before moving to Waterbury in 1933 then...

Grayce Pierpont

Grayce Pierpont

Sep 11, 2012

THOMASTON - Grayce Cookson Pierpont, 96, originally from the Waterville section of Waterbury and a longtime resident of Thomaston, passed away peacefully on September 11, 2012. Grayce was born September 23, 1915 in Waterbury, the daughter of the late Edward Martin and Martha (Emmons) Cookson. She was a 1933 graduate of Crosby High School and a 1937 cum laude graduate...

Otavia Blando

Otavia Blando

Sep 9, 2012

CHESHIRE- Otavia Blando, 86 passed away Sunday September 9, 2012 at Waterbury Hospital. She was predeceased by her husband Charles Blando Sr. She was born August 9, 1926 in Garfield, NJ daughter of the late Louis and Josephine (D' Ambrose) Vincitorio. Otavia was a communicant of the Church of the Epiphany in Cheshire. She is survived by a daughter Sandra...

Stephen Hallet

Stephen Hallet

Sep 7, 2012

NAUGATUCK- Mr. Stephen Brad Hallet, 62 of Naugatuck, passed away Friday Sept. 7, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury. He was the husband of Sharon A. (Parmelee) Hallet. Steve was born in Derby, March 18, 1950, a son of the late Adam and Helen (Ozinsky) Hallet, and was a graduate of Ansonia High School. He had been a Naugatuck...

Eric Schrumm

Eric Schrumm

Sep 7, 2012

JACKSONVILLE, FL - Eric Wenkert Schrumm of Jacksonville, Florida formerly of Cheshire, passed away on September 7, 2012. Born in Waterbury, Connecticut he was the son of the late Jewett F. and Eleanor Wenkert Schrumm. He is survived by his children, Christopher Schrumm of Rhoadesville, Virginia and Elizabeth Marino of Middletown, Connecticut; siblings Eleanor Schrumm Garlow and her husband David...

Albert Rupsis

Albert Rupsis

Aug 31, 2012

Albert A. Rupsis Retired from Uniroyal BEACON FALLS — Albert A. Rupsis, 96, passed away on Friday, Aug. 31, 2012 at the Shady Knoll Health Center in Seymour. He was the husband of the late Catherine (Patterson) Rupsis. Mr. Rupsis was born on March 11, 1916 in Troy, N.Y. and was the son of the late Anthony and Sophia Rupsis....

Hannelore Biewald

Hannelore Biewald

Aug 31, 2012

NAUGATUCK- Mrs. Hannelore (Schruff) Biewald, 85, of Naugatuck, passed away Friday evening August 31, 2012 at her home. She was the wife of Heinz E. Biewald. Mrs. Biewald was born in Wesel, Germany Oct. 25, 1926, a daughter of the late August and Charlotte (Kotter) Schruff and had been a Naugatuck resident since moving here in 1992 from New Haven....

Mary Carroll

Mary Carroll

Aug 31, 2012

Naugatuck- Mary C. (Kennedy) Carroll, 92, passed away on August 31, 2012 at St. Mary’s VITAS unit. She was the wife of the late James S. Carroll Sr. Mary was born in Waterbury on August 18, 1920. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Rosella (Creem) Kennedy. She was a graduate of Sacred Heart High School, Class of...

William Ford

William Ford

Aug 29, 2012

Beacon Falls-William F. Ford, 86, passed away on Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Dolores (Ruppe) Ford . Mr. Ford was born on December 13, 1925 in Waterbury a son of the late Raphael E. Ford and Helen (Ahearn) Ford. He was a graduate of Naugatuck High School class of...

Linda Michaels

Linda Michaels

Aug 27, 2012

Torrington-Linda Arlene (Petrozza) (Mooney) Michaels, 57, passed away on Monday August 27, 2012 at Torrington Health and Rehab surrounded by her loving family. Linda was born on November 4, 1954 in Waterbury a daughter of the late John Petrozza and Theresa (Gervais) (Petrozza) Mooney and the step daughter of John Mooney. She was an employee of Stop & Shop in...

George Coelho

George Coelho

Aug 27, 2012

Prospect-George Ralph Coelho, 90, passed away on Monday, August 27, 2012 surrounded by his loving family. He was predeceased by his wife Wanda (Zdonick) Coelho. Mr. Coelho was born on August 16, 1922 in Waterbury a son of the late Francisco Coelho and Casilda (Borges) Coelho. He was retired from Bristol Co. He was a talented craftsman, who enjoyed woodworking....

Irving Gass

Irving Gass

Aug 26, 2012

WATERBURY- Mr. Irving J. "Yogi" Gass, Jr., 74, of Waterbury, passed away Sunday August 26, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital. He was the husband of Barbara J. (Bassett) Gass. "Yogi" was born in Waterbury, Mar. 14, 1938, a son of the late Irving J. Gass, Sr. and the late Rose (Vignalli) Gass and had been a lifelong resident of the...

Richard Howard

Richard Howard

Aug 26, 2012

WATERBURY - Richard F. Howard, 88, passed away peacefully on Sunday August 26, 2012 at the Cheshire House in Waterbury after a lengthy illness. He was the husband of Doris (Friske) Howard. Mr. Howard was born August 7, 1924 in Leominster, MA, the son of the late George H. and Catherine (Glasheen) Howard. He proudly served his country in the...

Lucy Galiette

Lucy Galiette

Aug 25, 2012

Mrs. Lucy T. Galiette Naugatuck beautician NAUGATUCK — Lucy T. (Capello) Galiette, 93, of Naugatuck, passed away peacefully Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, under the care of VITAS at Waterbury Hospital. She was the beloved wife of 62 years of the late Dominic J. Galiette. She was born Sept. 19, 1918, in Naugatuck, the daughter of the late Vito and Marie...

Joanne Quinn

Joanne Quinn

Aug 24, 2012

CHESHIRE- Joanne Quinn, 64, passed away Friday August 24, 2012 surrounded by her loving family at the Masonic Home in Wallingford. She fought a courageous battle against cancer for fifteen years. She was born January 30, 1948 in Derby daughter of the late Elizabeth (Cable) and John Grabowski. Joanne was a graduate of Southbury High School, and the Eli Whitney...

Claire Wallinger

Claire Wallinger

Aug 24, 2012

CHESHIRE - Claire Wallinger, 96, passed away August 24, 2012 in the VITAS unit at St. Mary's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Arthur J. Wallinger Sr. Mrs. Wallinger was born August 14, 1916 in Waterbury the daughter of the late Henry and Margaret (Dillon) Hackett. She was raised in Waterbury where she graduated from Sacred Heart Grammar...