Obituaries

Joseph Perrotti

Joseph Perrotti

May 12, 2012

CHESHIRE - Joseph C. Perrotti, 81, passed away Saturday May 12, 2012 at the Hospital of St. Raphael. He was the husband of Barbara R. (Rizzo) Perrotti. Mr. Perrotti was born January 10, 1931 in New Haven, the son of the late Chester and Blanche (Koslin) Perrotti. He was a WWII Army Veteran and was a longtime Cheshire resident. He...

Lydia Shearer

Lydia Shearer

May 11, 2012

BLOOMFIELD- Lydia Bond Shearer was born November 5, 1918 in Ilion, New York, daughter of the late William and Grace Callan Bond, sister of Elizabeth Bond Mackie. She attended New York State College for Teachers and graduated in 1941 with a degree in English. She married John Kennedy Shearer in 1943, who pre-deceased her in 2002. She and John resided...

Lorraine O'Connell

Lorraine O'Connell

May 11, 2012

Prospect-Lorraine Ann (McLean) O'Connell, 88, passed away on May 11, 2012. She was the widow of William O'Connell . Mrs. O'Connell was born on July 13, 1923 in Waterbury a daughter of the late Raymond McLean and Edith (Bays) McLean. In the past she has worked for Farrel News in Waterbury, Kraft Cheese also in Waterbury and Ben and Art....

Jean Rushworth

Jean Rushworth

May 10, 2012

BETHANY - JEAN C. RUSHWORTH PASSED AWAY ON FRIDAY MAY 11, 2012. SHE WAS THE BELOVED WIFE OF LESLIE E. RUSHWORTH WHOM SHE MARRIED APRIL 9 1960. JEAN WAS BORN NOVEMBER 20, 1939 IN BRIDGEPORT, DAUGHTER OF THE LATE ARCHIE AND LILLIAN HAKEY. BOTH SHE AND HER HUSBAND WERE THE OWNERS OF EASTSIDE DELI, IN NAUGATUCK. JEAN WAS PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED...

George Sabo Jr

George Sabo Jr

May 9, 2012

George a. Sabo, Jr., 87, of Prospect, passed away peacefully at his home May 9, 2012 with his loving wife, Shirley (Matijosaitis) and children around him. George was born May 19, 1924 in Waterbury, CT, the son of George A. Sabo Sr. and Alice (Wrynn) Sabo. He was a resident of Prospect since 1938 and was a communicant of St....

Glenn Bothroyd

Glenn Bothroyd

May 9, 2012

CHESHIRE - Glenn Charles Bothroyd Sr., 79, a lifelong Cheshire resident, passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2012, lovingly surrounded by his family and friends. He was the husband of Jeanette (Amundsen) Bothroyd. Glenn was born March 14, 1933 in Waterbury, son of the late Charles and Victoria (John) Bothroyd. Besides his wife of 38 years, Glenn is survived by three...

Richard Pavlik

Richard Pavlik

May 9, 2012

CHESHIRE - Richard P. "Dick" Pavlik, 75, passed away May 9, 2012 surrounded by his loving family at Mid-State Medical Center in Meriden, following a brief illness. He was the husband of Suanne L. (Scott) Pavlik. Dick, or "Richie" as he was known by his family, was born September 5, 1936 in Bridgeport, the son of the late John and...

Irene Kowalewski

Irene Kowalewski

May 8, 2012

Waterbury-Irene (Olszewski) Kowalewski, 92 passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2012. She was the widow of John Kowalewski. Irene was born on September 12, 1920 in Naugatuck a daughter of the late Michael and Evelyn (Kovzan) Olszewski. She is survived by one son, John A. Kowalewski of Waterbury and several nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Besides her husband she...

Sam Perrotti

Sam Perrotti

May 7, 2012

NAUGATUCK- Mr. Sam Francis Perrotti, 87, of Naugatuck, passed away late Monday evening May 7, 2012, at the Middlebury Convalescent Home. He was the husband of Marie A. (Pesanelli) Perrotti. Sam was born in Waterbury Oct. 25, 1924, a son of the late Pasquale and Carolina ( Billotta) Perrotti and was educated in the local school system. He moved to...

Charles Keene

Charles Keene

May 5, 2012

NAUGATUCK - Charles H. Keene, 71, passed away Saturday May 5, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital after a brave battle with cancer. Mr. Keene was born December 24, 1940, the son of the late Harold and Ethel (Sturges) Keene. He was a lifelong Connecticut resident where he worked in the construction industry. He served his country in the Vietnam War...

Helen Soboleski

Helen Soboleski

May 5, 2012

NAUGATUCK - Helen Soboleski, 87, passed away peacefully on May 5, 2012 at Waterbury Hospital with her son Mark at her side. She was the wife of the late Henry M. Soboleski. Mrs. Soboleski was born February 6, 1925 in Ansonia, the daughter of the late Paul and Rose (Biga) Metelski. She was a longtime Naugatuck resident, where she was...

Jennifer Szyndlar

Jennifer Szyndlar

May 5, 2012

Jennifer L. Szyndlar Volunteer paramedic PROSPECT — Jennifer Lynn Szyndlar, age 50, of Prospect, died unexpectedly on Saturday, May 5, 2012, at Waterbury Hospital. Jennifer was born in Waterbury on Aug. 26, 1961, daughter of John F. Szyndlar Sr. and Lorraine M. (Moniz) Szyndlar of Prospect. She was a former employee of Corametrics and 76 Truck Stop and volunteered as...

Quintina Sciascia

Quintina Sciascia

May 5, 2012

CHESHIRE - Quintina "Quin" Sciascia, 86, passed away Saturday morning May 5, 2012 at CT Hospice in Branford. She was the wife of the late Anthony G. Sciascia Sr. Mrs. Sciascia was born October 30, 1925 in New Haven the daughter of the late Nazzerano and Eva (Birarelli) Angeletti. She was a longtime resident of East Haven, but more recently...

William Lee

William Lee

May 3, 2012

Naugatuck-William J. Lee, 76, passed away on Thursday May 3, 2012. He was the widower of Barbara (Cable) Lee. Mr. Lee was born on January 14, 1936 in Waterbury a son of the late William J. Lee Jr. and Mildred (Stinson) Lee. He was retired from Beacon Falls Business Park where he worked as a building manager for many years....

Beatrice Gribinas

Beatrice Gribinas

May 3, 2012

Mrs. Beatrice A. Gribinas Uniroyal retiree NAUGATUCK — Beatrice Ann Gribinas, 93, of 265 Maple Hill Road, died peacefully two days after her birthday on Thursday, May 3, 2012, at Masonicare in Wallingford after a brief illness. She was predeceased by her husband, Victor George Gribinas, who passed away in 1993, and her daughter, Ruth Diane (Gribinas) Zagroba, who passed...

Pernette Amici

Pernette Amici

May 2, 2012

BETHANY - Pernette Martn-Amici, age 91, passed away on May 2, 2012 at The Willows in Woodbridge. She was the wife of the late Marcel Amici. She was born on April 29, 1921 in the Canton Vaud, Switzerland and moved to the United States in 1955. Pernette was a Bethany resident for 45 years. Pernette studied ceramic arts in Nyon,...

Theodore Zdonczyk

Theodore Zdonczyk

Apr 30, 2012

CHESHIRE - Theodore Zdonczyk, 95, passed away Monday April 30, 2012 at Waterbury Hospital. He was the husband of Mary (Gesseck) Zdonczyk. Mr. Zdonczyk was born March 8, 1917 in Waterbury the son of the late Frank and Natalia (Majewski) Zdonczyk. He was a 1935 graduate of Leavenworth High School and had worked at Scovill Manufacturing until 1949 when he...

Edward Fowler Jr

Edward Fowler Jr

Apr 30, 2012

Prospect - Mr. Edward Francis Fowler, Jr., age 83, of Prospect, died Monday April 30,2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury. He was the husband of Jane Fowler. Mr. Fowler was born in Waterbury on December 19,1928 son of the late Edward Francis Fowler, Sr. and the late Laura (Barth) Fowler. He was retired from the United States Postal Service...

Robert Jones

Robert Jones

Apr 29, 2012

Naugatuck, Robert F. Jones 75, passed away on Sunday April 29, 2012 at the Grove Manor Nursing Home in Waterbury. He was the husband of Caroline Lubanda Jones. Robert was born on October 12, 1936 in Yatesville, PA. And was the son of the late Lloyd and Irene Jones. Robert was a U.S. Army Veteran serving in Korea. He served...

Philip Byrne

Philip Byrne

Apr 29, 2012

CHESHIRE- Philip Joseph Byrne III, 85 passed away Sunday April 29, 2012 at Elim Park Baptist Home in Cheshire. He was born June 11, 1926 in Atlantic City, NJ son of the late Philip Joseph Byrne, Jr., and Marie Elenita (Fitzgerald) Byrne. Phil lived in Atlantic City, NJ, Baton Rouge, LA, Hillside, NJ, Mannheim, Germany, Elmora, NJ, Aruba, NWI, Westfield,...