Obituaries

Ann Smith

Ann Smith

Jan 1, 2012

WATERBURY- Mrs. Ann P. "Nan" (O'Connor) Smith, 84 of Waterbury and a longtime Naugatuck resident, passed away peacefully at the home of her son in Northfield. She was the widow of Bernard C, Smith who passed away in 2007 after 57 years of marriage. Nan was born in Hartford, Nov. 4, 11927, a daughter of the late William and Mary...

Virginia Gaughran

Virginia Gaughran

Dec 31, 2011

CHESHIRE - Virginia Frances Gaughran, 88, passed away peacefully on Saturday December 31, 2011 at Masonicare of Wallingford. She was the beloved wife of the late Gerard Francis Gaughran. Mrs. Gaughran was the loving mother of Maureen, of Vermont, and Michael and his wife, Suzanne, of Meriden. She was also the devoted grandmother of 7 grandchildren, whom she loved with...

Ruth Maroney

Ruth Maroney

Dec 29, 2011

Ms. Ruth C. Maroney Worked at United Way WATERBURY — Ruth C. Maroney, age 79, of Waterbury, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, at Saint Mary's Hospital. Ruth was born in Waterbury, a daughter of the late John and Ruth (Steimly) Maroney. She was a graduate of Crosby High School and Colby-Sawyer College in New London, N.H. She worked...

Ruth Boland

Ruth Boland

Dec 29, 2011

NAUGATUCK- Mrs. Ruth Elizabeth (Jones) Boland, 81, of Naugatuck, passed away Thursday evening Dec. 29, 2011 at Ashlar of Newtown. She was the widow of the late Eugene G. Boland. Mrs. Boland was born in the Bronx, N.Y., April 7, 1930, a daughter of the late John H. and Frances E. (Arkills) Jones and had been a Naugatuck resident for...

Nicholas Casertano

Nicholas Casertano

Dec 27, 2011

CHESHIRE- Nicholas L. Casertano, 71 passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at Hartford Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Inez (Redman) Casertano. He was born May 28, 1940 in New Haven, son of the late Louis and Julia (DeGennaro) Casertano. Nicholas graduated with an Associate's Degree from the University of Connecticut, and then later attended Michigan State University where...

Elizabeth Durkee

Elizabeth Durkee

Dec 26, 2011

CHESHIRE - Betsy Durkee, 58, passed away December 26, 2011 at St. Mary's Hospital. A lifelong Cheshire resident, Betsy was active in community affairs serving as a past President of the Cheshire Woman Jaycees. Her love of singing was on display weekly with the St. Bridget Choir and Folk group as well as the Cheshire Community Choir. Betsy also served...

Evelyn Zucker

Evelyn Zucker

Dec 25, 2011

SOUTHBURY- Mrs. Evelyn S. (Clark) Zucker, 99, formerly of Heritage Crest, Southbury, passed away Christmas evening Dec. 25, 2011 at the River Glen Continuing Care Center in Southbury. She was the widow of Bernard J. Zucker. Mrs. Zucker was born in Springfield, Mass., a daughter of the late John E. and Frances (Parver) Clark and she spent two years at...

Rev. Harvey Parsons

Rev. Harvey Parsons

Dec 25, 2011

WATERBURY- Rev. Harvey L. Parsons 84, of Waterbury. left this world and joined his heavenly Father on December 25, 2011. Rev. Parsons, the widower of Shirley (Grant) (Richardson) Parsons, was born in Waterbury on March 25, 1924, the youngest son of Alvah & Grace (Brown) Parsons. Rev. Parsons was a veteran of, the Korean War, having served in the U.S....

Jean Dionne

Jean Dionne

Dec 25, 2011

Jean L. Dionne, age 84 of Middlebury, husband of the late Dorothy Fennimore Dionne, passed away December 25, 2011 at home. Jean was born in Waterbury, CT, August 9, 1927, son of the late Emile and Alexandria (Alice) Renon Dionne. Mr. Dionne was a veteran of The Korean War having served in the U.S. Army. He was a retired tool...

Gregory Miller

Gregory Miller

Dec 24, 2011

Gregory Xavier Miller, 85, of Cheshire CT, died in his beloved home after a long and courageous battle with Lewy Body Disease which is a neurodegenerative disorder in the brain. Born October 22, 1926 in New Haven, CT where he grew up and worked for 49 years at the New Haven Register. Son of the late Joseph J. and Sadie...

Angelina Viscio

Angelina Viscio

Dec 23, 2011

CHESHIRE - Angelina Rose Viscio, 98, passed away Friday December 23, 2011 at the Summit at Plantsville. She was the wife of the late Joseph Viscio. Mrs. Viscio was born September 3, 1913 in Schenectady, NY, the daughter of the late Fidele and Nicoletta DePaula. She was a New Haven Resident before moving to North Haven and then to Cheshire...

John Leary

John Leary

Dec 22, 2011

Prospect-John J. "Jack" Leary, 84, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2011 at St. Mary's Hospital. He was the husband of Elizabeth ( Kappeler) Leary . Mr. Leary was born on November 9, 1927 in Waterbury the son of the late John J. and Helen (Boice) Leary. He was retired from CL&P where he worked as a foreman in the...

Douglas Klish

Douglas Klish

Dec 22, 2011

Douglas C. Klish Longtime GTE accountant NAUGATUCK — Douglas C. Klish, 69, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011 at Waterbury Hospital. He was the husband of Nancy (Hill) Klish. Mr. Klish was born on Nov. 6, 1942 in Waterbury, a son of the late Joseph and Anna (Englehardt) Klish. He was retired from GTE, where he worked as an...

William Lynn Sr

William Lynn Sr

Dec 22, 2011

William J. Lynn Sr. Retired president of Waterbury Tag Co. NAUGATUCK — Mr. William James Lynn Sr., 85, died Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011 at home. He was the husband for 62 years of the late Mary (Cassidy) Lynn. Mr. Lynn was born in Waterbury on July 2, 1926, son of the late Martin and Helen (Ferguson) Lynn. He was retired...

Jerry Russell

Jerry Russell

Dec 20, 2011

TORRINGTON- Mr. Jerry R. Russell, 65 of Torrington, passed away Tuesday Dec. 20, 2011 at the Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington. Jerry was born in Derby, May 7, 1946, a son of the late Frank and Ruby (Norton) Russell, and was educated in the Beacon Falls school system. He was a resident of Torrington for the past 15 years having...

Richard Barbieri

Richard Barbieri

Dec 19, 2011

WATERBURY- Richard M. Barbieri, 68, passed away Monday December 19, 2011 at his residence. He was the husband of Dianne S. (Pratt) Barbieri. He was born September 29, 1943 in Waterbury son of the late Michael and Frances (Orso) Barbieri. Richard was a graduate of Cheshire High School Class of 1962. He was employed at Conn Tech Products as a...

Barbara Powell

Barbara Powell

Dec 18, 2011

SHELTON-Mrs. Barbara L. "Barb" (Clark)( Marxo) Powell, 47, of Shelton, passed away Early Sunday morning Dec. 18, 2011 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. She was the wife of the late Christopher Powell. They were married Oct. 30, 2010 Barb was born in Derby, Mar. 31, 1964, a daughter of the late Albert R. and Catherine Clark and...

Christopher Powell

Christopher Powell

Dec 18, 2011

SHELTON- Mr. Christopher "Chris" G. Powell, 34, of Shelton, passed away early Sunday morning Dec. 18, 2011, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. He was the husband of the late Barbara (Clark) (Marxo) Powell. They were married Oct. 30, 2010 Chris was born in Manhattan, NY, Oct. 7, 1977, a son of Kenneth W. Powell and Brigitta (Backroos)...

Traci-Ann Lauer

Traci-Ann Lauer

Dec 18, 2011

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Traci-Ann J. (Noble) Lauer, 42, formerly of Prospect, Conn., died Dec. 18, 2011. She was born in Waterbury and lived in Prospect until moving to Port St. Lucie in 2007. She was a member of Christ Fellowship Church and volunteered at St. Lucie Medical Center. She was also a volunteer at Saint Mary's Hospital while...

George Gillott Jr

George Gillott Jr

Dec 17, 2011

George L. Gillott Jr. World War II Army veteran PROSPECT - Mr. George L. Gillott Jr., age 89, of Prospect, died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, at the Connecticut Hospice in Branford. He was the widower of Barbara (Clark) Gillott. Mr. Gillott was born in Waterbury on April 23, 1922, son of the late George L. Gillott Sr. and the late...