Obituaries

Sloane Dorso

Sloane Dorso

Feb 1, 2012

Infant Sloane O. Dorso Funeral Tuesday PROSPECT — Sloane Olivia Dorso passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at Yale-New Haven Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Sloane was born Jan. 4, 2012, in New Haven, a daughter of Anthony Dorso III and Shawna (Dionne) Dorso. Besides her parents, she is survived by her maternal grandparents, Robert and Frances Dionne...

Paul Cappella

Paul Cappella

Feb 1, 2012

Paul D. Cappella Waterbury native PROSPECT - Mr. Paul Donald Cappella, 86, formerly of New Haven, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at Saint Mary's Hospital. He was the husband of 62 years to Dorothy (Clark) Cappella. Mr. Cappella was born in Waterbury Aug. 6, 1925, a son of the late Mario and Mary (Mocciola) Cappella. He was retired from Mighty...

Zenith Punter

Zenith Punter

Jan 31, 2012

WATERBURY - Zenith A. Punter, 62, passed away in Barbuda, West Indies on January 31, 2012. She was the wife of Vincent Punter. Mrs. Punter was born September 5, 1949 in Barbuda, the daughter of the late Joseph Jeffrey and Genevieve Thomas. She was educated at Holy Trinity School in Barbuda before moving to Antigua. She continued her education in...

Ann Celello

Ann Celello

Jan 30, 2012

WOODBURY/NAUGATUCK - Mrs. Ann Anita Celello, passed away at St. Mary's Hospital VITAS unit Monday evening January 30, 2012. She was the wife of the late John Joseph Celello who predeceased her in 2006. Mrs. Celello was born October 6, 1918 in the midst of the influenza epidemic, the same one that took the life of her own mother two...

Patrick Chianese

Patrick Chianese

Jan 29, 2012

Prospect-Patrick M. Chianese, 94, passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2012. Mr. Chianese was born on May 7, 1917 in Waterbury a son of the late Antonio Chianese and Rose (Nigro) Chianese. He attended Maloney Grammar School and Crosby High School in Waterbury and he graduated from a university in Indiana and earned a degree in engineering. He was retired...

Earl Wilcoxson

Earl Wilcoxson

Jan 29, 2012

WATERBURY- Mr. Earl J. Wilcoxson, 90, of Waterbury, passed away Sunday a. 29, 2012 at his home. He was the husband of the late Harriet Anne (Owins) Wilcoxson. Mr. Wilcoxson was born in Muskegon Heights, Mich. A son of the late Daniel and Elsie R. (Snodgrass) Wilcoxson and was a Waterbury resident since 2005 having formerly lived in Maryland since...

Alan Wiles

Alan Wiles

Jan 28, 2012

CHESHIRE- Alan T. Wiles, 58, passed away Saturday January 28, 2012 at The Paradigm Health Center in Prospect after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was the husband of Barbara (Gode) Wiles. He was born May 7, 1953 son of the late Laurence E. and his wife Susan (Thomas) Wiles. Alan was a graduate of Michigan State University. He...

Guillermo Betancourt

Guillermo Betancourt

Jan 26, 2012

WATERBURY- Mr. Guillermo Betancourt, 73, of Waterbury, passed away Thursday January 26, 2012 at the VITAS Hospice unit at St. Mary's Hospital. Mr. Betancourt was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Jan. 10, 1939 a son of the late Casimiro Betancourt and Petrona Carrsquillo and moved to Waterbury in 2002. While a resident of Puerto Rico, he was employed by the...

Frank Benson

Frank Benson

Jan 26, 2012

Frank R. Benson New Haven Copper retiree BEACON FALLS - Frank Robert Benson, 88, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. He was the widower of Sarah (Watters) Benson. Mr. Benson was born on May 4, 1923, in Middlebury, a son of the late Oscar Benson and Alma (Hallene) Benson. He was retired from New Haven...

Richard Griffin

Richard Griffin

Jan 26, 2012

Richard Griffin Precious husband of Marcia WOLCOTT — Mr. Richard "Red" Griffin, age 71, of Wolcott, formerly of Prospect, died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, at Waterbury Hospital surrounded by his loving family after courageously battling cancer. He was the loving husband of Marcia (Gonsovowski) Griffin. Richard was born in Waterbury on June 7, 1940, a son of the late Maurice...

Kevin Harvey

Kevin Harvey

Jan 26, 2012

WOLCOTT- Kevin Michael Harvey, 57, passed away peacefully on January 26th in the loving arms of his wife Esther (Philippon) Harvey of Wolcott, and children Meghan and her husband Jim Roscoe of Seymour, Keith Harvey of Southington, and Shannon Harvey of Wolcott, at The Alzheimer's Resource Center of Connecticut. He was born to Linnette (Hillary) and James Harvey on November...

Donald Gode

Donald Gode

Jan 25, 2012

CHESHIRE- Donald "David" Gode, 58, of Cheshire, passed away Wednesday Jan. 25, 2012 at the Yale-New Haven Hospital. He was the husband of Barbara A. (Williams) Gode. Mr. Gode was born in Southington, Mar. 19, 1953, a son of Donald Gode and the late Judith (Buechele) Gode. He was a graduate of Nuremberg American High School in Nuremberg, Germany. He...

Beth Tenenbaum

Beth Tenenbaum

Jan 25, 2012

CHESHIRE- Beth A. Tenenbaum, 44, passed away Wednesday January 25, 2012 at Yale New Haven Hospital. She was the wife of Howard Tenenbaum. She was born April 15, 1967 in New York, NY daughter of Leonard and Natalie (Hans) Feingold. Beth was a graduate of Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY where she received her Bachelor's Degree. She worked as...

Patricia Mullin

Patricia Mullin

Jan 25, 2012

NAUGATUCK- Mrs. Patricia G. "Pat" (Mullen) Mullin, 66, of Naugatuck, passed away late Wednesday morning Jan. 25, 2012, at the Waterbury Hospital. She was the wife of John "Jack" Mullin. Pat was born in Boston, Mass., Dec. 14, 1945, a daughter of the late Robert and Mary (Carty) Mullen and was educated in the Boston school system. She had been...

Nicholas Camalich

Nicholas Camalich

Jan 24, 2012

CHESHIRE- Nicholas Camalich, 84, passed away Tuesday January 24, 2012 at The Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain. He was born January 16, 1928 son of the late Andrea and Maria (Matkovich) Camalich. Nicholas was a veteran serving in the United States Army. He worked as a Supervisor for the New York City Housing Authority prior to his retirement....

Charles Strong

Charles Strong

Jan 23, 2012

NEW BRITAIN- Mr. Charles Allen Strong, 35, of New Britain, passed away early Monday morning, Jan. 23, 2012 at the Waterbury Hospital. Mr. Strong was born in Waterbury, May 22, 1976, a son of Charles A. Strong and Florence (Vanghan) Domijan was had been a New Britain resident since 1995, formerly residing in Waterbury. Besides his father of Bloomingdale, N.Y....

David Buffington

David Buffington

Jan 22, 2012

NAUGATUCK- Mr. David Lee Buffington, 60, of Naugatuck, passed away peacefully Sunday Jan. 22, 2012 at the VITAS Hospice Unit, at St. Mary's Hospital, with his family by his side. He was the devoted husband of Diane (Lovine) Buffington and a great Dad to Daniel Buffington, whom he often called 'Buddy" or "Son". David was born in Charleston, West VA,...

Helen Thomas

Helen Thomas

Jan 21, 2012

CHESHIRE- Helen G. Thomas, 74, passed away Saturday January 21, 2012 at The Highland Health Care Center. She was born November 1, 1937 daughter of the late Anthony and Mary Givencusky. Helen is survived by two sons William and his wife Michelle Sharron of Vermont, and Michael Sharron of Vermont; two sisters Marion Riccio of Hamden, and Lucy Sershen of...

John Tchakirides

John Tchakirides

Jan 19, 2012

WATERBURY- John 'Pete' Tchakirides died Thursday, January 19, 2012 after a short illness. He was born in Waterbury, CT on September 12 1930 son of the late Ernest H. and Myrtle Ivy (Kelsey) Tchakirides. He was a long time college professor and newspaper man, a former member of Sports Writer's Alliance and a communicant of St. John's Episcopal Church, Waterbury,...

Maria Schatz

Maria Schatz

Jan 19, 2012

CHESHIRE - Maria Schatz, 88, passed away Thursday January 19, 2012 at Mid State Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Johann H. Schatz. Maria was born on January 1, 1924, and came to the United States from Germany in 1952. She was a Seamstress and dressmaker in New Haven County. She was also the owner of Mitz's...