Obituaries

Lorette Leclerc

Lorette Leclerc

Aug 22, 2012

Prospect - Mrs. Lorette (Dumont) Leclerc, age 85, of Prospect, died Wednesday August 22,2012 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the widow of Paul E. Leclerc. Mrs. Leclerc was born in Middletown, Ct. on August 5,1927 daughter of the late Eugene and Angelina (Talbot) Dumont. She was a communicant of St. Anthony Roman Catholic Church in...

Robert Barnes

Robert Barnes

Aug 22, 2012

CHESHIRE- Robert M. Barnes died, Wednesday, August 22, 2012, at his residence after a brief illness. Born in Waterbury on January 11, 1935, he was the son of the late Ralph U. and Hilda I. (Blackburn) Barnes. He attended Cheshire Academy, Yale University, and UConn. He was employed in the Engineering Field at Harris Transducer in Woodbury and Boston, MA,...

Joao Lebriero

Joao Lebriero

Aug 21, 2012

NAUGATUCK- Mr. Joao Jose Lebriero, 83, of Naugatuck, passed away early Tuesday morning Aug. 21. 2012 at the Paradigm Healthcare Center of Prospect. He was the husband of the late Maria (DeSousa) Lebriero who passed away in 2001. Mr. Lebreiro was born in Acoreira, Portugal, Feb. 15, 1929, a son of the late Luiz Manuel Lebreiro and the late Lucinda...

Edward Miller

Edward Miller

Aug 19, 2012

Edward J. Miller Business owner in Wolcott PROSPECT — Mr. Edward J. Miller, age 62, died unexpectedly on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012, at Saint Mary's Hospital. Mr. Miller was born in Waterbury on Jan. 12, 1950, son of the late Henry and Mary (Capristo) Miller. He was a business owner in Wolcott and a communicant of St. Anthony Roman Catholic...

Ada Merluzzi

Ada Merluzzi

Aug 19, 2012

CHESHIRE - Ada C. Merluzzi, 97, passed away August 19, 2012 at Masonicare of Wallingford. She was the wife of the late Salvatore Merluzzi. Mrs. Merluzzi was born June 22, 1915 in Waterbury, the daughter of the late Luigi and Guiditta (Pierpaolini) Bartolini. She was a lifelong Waterbury resident before moving to live with her daughter Judith and her family...

Hilton Roth

Hilton Roth

Aug 16, 2012

MERIDEN - Hilton "Hilly" A. Roth, 84, passed away Thursday August 16, 2012 with his family at his side. He was the husband of Dorothy P. Roth. Mr. Roth was born October 26, 1927 in Hartford the son of the late Andrew and Katharine (Hill) Roth. He was a WWII Veteran serving in the U.S. Navy where he obtained the...

Lillian Gubitosi

Lillian Gubitosi

Aug 15, 2012

CHESHIRE - Lillian Gubitosi, 84, was called back home August 15th following a brief illness. She gave thanks for this life to her parents Lilie and Nick Samuels, who also gave her 12 brothers and sisters to make life a little more interesting. Lillian was married to the love of her life, Louis Warren Gubitosi, before he left Earth to...

Patricia Davis

Patricia Davis

Aug 15, 2012

Patricia A. Davis Walmart manager PROSPECT — Patricia Ann Davis, age 49, of Prospect, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, at her home. Patricia was born in Prospect on Sept. 24, 1962, daughter of the late Irving and Jeannette (DuPlaise) Davis. She worked as a department manager at Walmart in Bristol and was a member of the Beacon Falls...

Dorothy Sequenzia

Dorothy Sequenzia

Aug 13, 2012

Naugatuck - Mrs. Dorothy M. (Gephart) Sequenzia, age 92, of Naugatuck, died Monday August 13,2012 at Waterbury Hospital. She was the widow of Crocie J. Sequenzia. Mrs. Sequenzia was born in Williamsport, PA on December 2,1919 a daughter of the late Oscar and Rose (Phermann) Gephart. She was retired from the Uniroyal Inc. Footwear Division in Naugatuck where she had...

Grace Halkett

Grace Halkett

Aug 12, 2012

Grace A. Halkett Pharmacy technician WATERBURY — Grace Allison Halkett, age 51, of Waterbury, died Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She was the wife of Joseph Roberts. Grace was born in Waterbury on Feb. 2, 1961, a daughter of the late Roland and Josephine Halkett. She worked as a pharmacy technician at Saint Mary's Hospital and was...

Eugene Neagle

Eugene Neagle

Aug 12, 2012

MERIDEN - Eugene F. Neagle Sr., 90, passed away Sunday August 12, 2012 at Waterbury Hospital. He was the husband of the late Margaret (Crowley) Neagle. Mr. Neagle was born August 1, 1922 in New Haven, the son of the late George and Cecil (Christensen) Neagle. He was a WWII Veteran serving in the U.S. Navy. He was a longtime...

Catherine Spencer

Catherine Spencer

Aug 11, 2012

SOUTHBURY- Catherine Ahern Spencer, 92, of Southbury, CT, formerly of Middlebury, CT, died peacefully at River Glen Health Care Center on Saturday, August 11, 2012. She was predeceased by her husband of 53 years, Charles E. Spencer III. She was born in Westerly, RI and attended the Mary C. Wheeler School, Ethel Walker School, Brown University and Radcliffe Graduate School....

Evelyn Santucci

Evelyn Santucci

Aug 11, 2012

CHESHIRE - Evelyn (Pace) Santucci, 94, passed away Saturday August 11, 2012 at the Cheshire House in Waterbury. She was the wife of John Santucci. Mrs. Santucci was born May 3, 1918 in Bridgeport the daughter of the late A. Paul and Genevieve (Alterio) Pace. She was a longtime Cheshire resident where she was a communicant of St. Bridget Church....

Henry Mikulski

Henry Mikulski

Aug 11, 2012

Henry Mikulski Loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather PROSPECT — Henry Mikulski, 82, passed away Saturday morning, Aug. 11, 2012, at Waterbury Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Lore (Kopp) Mikulski. Henry was born in Klaski, Poland, on Nov. 19, 1929, and immigrated to the United States with his wife and son in 1957. After five...

Edward Korowotny

Edward Korowotny

Aug 9, 2012

Naugatuck-Edward S. Korowotny, 76 passed away August 9, 2012 at his home surrounded by his loving family, after an extended illness. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Marilyn (Best) Korowotny. Ed was born January 23, 1936 in Waterbury, son of the late Stella (Zbikowski) and Alexander Korowotny. A lifelong resident of Naugatuck growing up in the Union...

John Mcdermott

John Mcdermott

Aug 9, 2012

Waterbury-John P. McDermott, 86, passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital. Mr. McDermott was born on December 10, 1925 in Waterbury a son of the late James W. McDermott and Catherine (McCarthy) McDermott. He was the owner operator of Jack's Place (Garden Center) in Naugatuck. He was a WWII Veteran having served in the US Navy...

Modesto Natal Jr

Modesto Natal Jr

Aug 8, 2012

Naugatuck-Modesto S. Natal, Jr., 66, passed away suddenly in his home on Wednesday, August 8, 2012. He was the widower of Margaret "Peggy" (Stone) Natal. Mr. Natal was born on August 6, 1946 in Puerto Rico, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Modesto Natal Sr. He was retired from Pratt and Whitney where he worked as a machinist...

Lisa Mason

Lisa Mason

Aug 6, 2012

Lisa E. Mason- Lisa E. Mason, 59, of Prospect passed away peacefully surrounded by her closest friends after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Lisa is survived by her mother, Dorothy Hutt Mason, her childhood friend Judy DiVito and Judy’s children Allie and Jeff (her godson). Lisa is also survived by aunts, uncles, cousins and her students. She is...

Daniel Marchitello

Daniel Marchitello

Aug 6, 2012

CHESHIRE - Daniel Marchitello, 71, passed away August 6, 2012 at his home. He was the husband of Elizabeth LaBonia. Dan was born September 3, 1940 in New Cannan, the son of the late Donado and Mary (Reppi) Marchitello. He was a Cheshire resident for over 30 years. He obtained his Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University...

Ruthe Sperzel

Ruthe Sperzel

Aug 4, 2012

CHESHIRE - Ruthe Behler Sperzel, 91, passed away Saturday at her home that she and her husband built in the 1950's. She was the widow of Bob Sperzel. Ruthe was born in New Haven the daughter of the late Samuel and Anna (Horlacher) Behler. She was a gregarious woman, who loved visits with neighbors and friends. She was a gifted...