Obituaries

Maureen Conway

Maureen Conway

Apr 22, 2011

MIDDLEBURY; Mrs. Maureen (Gardner) Conway, 73 of Middlebury passed away on April 22, 2011 after a brief illness at the VITAS Hospice Unit of Saint Mary's Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Edward Thomas Conway who passed away in 2010 to whom she was married for 46 years. Maureen was born on March...

Francis Sheehy

Francis Sheehy

Apr 21, 2011

Francis "Red" Joseph Sheehy, 83, of Centerville, MA passed away April 21, 2011 at Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart, FL. He was the husband of Harriet (Wilmot) Sheehy. Francis was born in Waterbury, CT on June 4, 1927, the son of the late Francis and Loretta (Barry) Sheehy. He attended Waterbury schools and the University of Connecticut. He was...

Cecil Obar

Cecil Obar

Apr 20, 2011

Prospect - Mr. Cecil E. Obar, age 85, died Wednesday April 20, 2011 at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury. He was the husband of Madeline L. (Smith) Obar. Mr. Obar was born in Washburn, Maine on October 21, 1925 a son of the late Frank and Georgie (Corey) Obar. He was rertired from Pratt and Whitney where he worked as...

John Bishop

John Bishop

Apr 20, 2011

CHESHIRE - John "Jay" Gardner Bishop, 60, passed away Wednesday April 20, 2011 at Yale New Haven Hospital. Jay was born April 14, 1951 in Waterbury, CT, the son of John M. Bishop and the late Barbara (Birch) Bishop. He was a longtime Cheshire resident. Jay graduated from Cheshire High School, received his Bachelors Degree from the University of Vermont,...

Anthony Coppola Jr

Anthony Coppola Jr

Apr 20, 2011

Naugatuck-Anthony Coppola, Jr., 69, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Florence (Miller) Coppola. Mr. Coppola was born on July 14, 1941 in Naugatuck a son of the late Anthony Coppola Sr. and Genevieve (Caliento) Coppola. He was a Director of buildings and grounds for the past 20...

Carol Zullo

Carol Zullo

Apr 19, 2011

CHESHIRE; Mrs. Carol Leigh (Griffin) Zullo, 78 of Cheshire passed away Tuesday April 19, 2011 at the Hospital of Saint Raphael in New Haven. She was the wife of Benedict Zullo. Carol was born January 12, 1933 in Mapleton, Maine a daughter of the late Guilford and Ena (Stockford) Griffin and has been a Cheshire resident for the past 44...

Roger Kennedy

Roger Kennedy

Apr 19, 2011

Waterbury-Roger J. Kennedy, 77, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Dolande (Beaulieu) Kennedy . Mr. Kennedy was born on May 14, 1933 in Baker Lac, New Brunswick, Canada, a son of the late Victor and Laura (Collin) Kennedy. He was retired from O & G in Southbury...

Paul Kalasnik

Paul Kalasnik

Apr 19, 2011

OAKVILLE- Paul D. Kalasnik, 60, passed away April 19, 2011 at Danbury Hospital. He was the husband of Jane T. Kalasnik whom he was married to for 25 years. Paul was born September 30, 1950 son of Ann (Zacher) and the late Walter Kalasnik. He attended Crosby High School, served in the Navy during the Vietnam War, and received a...

Josephine Roberts

Josephine Roberts

Apr 17, 2011

CHESHIRE- Josephine P. Roberts, 84, passed away Sunday April 17, 2011 at The Hospital of Central Connecticut at Bradley Memorial. She was the widow of Edmund A. Roberts. Josephine was born November 14, 1926 in Cheshire, daughter of the late Stanley and Felicia (LaBendz) Petrowski. She was a graduate of Commercial High School in New Haven Class of 1944. She...

Kenneth Ballard

Kenneth Ballard

Apr 16, 2011

Kenneth M. Ballard Enjoyed flying, working out in gym NAUGATUCK — Mr. Kenneth Michael Ballard, 33, died unexpectedly in Naugatuck on Saturday, April 16, 2011. Mr. Ballard was born in Derby on Dec. 20, 1977, a son of Peter Ballard of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., and Eloise (Regan) Ballard - Raymond of Naugatuck. He was employed at ITD in Prospect....

Charles Noble Jr

Charles Noble Jr

Apr 16, 2011

Charles J. Noble, Jr., 86, of Boynton Beach, FL, formerly of Naugatuck, CT, died April 16, 2011 after a lengthy illness. Born in Waterbury, CT, he was educated in Naugatuck schools. During the Second World War, Mr. Noble was a member of the 110th AAA Gun Battalion, 1st Army, and participated in the D-Day invasion of Normandy. He was a...

Sharon Weidner

Sharon Weidner

Apr 15, 2011

CHESHIRE- Sharon L. (Grasson) Weidner, 69, passed away Friday, April 15, 2011 at her residence. She was the wife of Bill Weidner whom she was married to for 27 years. Sharon was born September 5, 1941 in New Haven, daughter of the late Albert Joseph and Charlotte (Eriksson) Grasson. She was a graduate of Cheshire High School. She was Co-owner...

Roger Stevens

Roger Stevens

Apr 15, 2011

NAUGATUCK- Mr. Roger McKinley Stevens, 70, of Naugatuck, passed away early Friday morning April 15, 2011 at St. Mary's Hospital. He was the husband of Emily (Dos Santos) Stevens. Mr. Stevens was born in Waterbury, March 17, 1941, a son of the late John Wesley Stevens and Florence (McKinley) Stevens and had been a Naugatuck residence for over 43 years,...

William Mitchell

William Mitchell

Apr 14, 2011

MERIDEN- William "Bill" Mitchell, 81, passed away Thursday April 14, 2011 at his residence. He was the husband of Marcia L. (Sanguinetti) Mitchell whom he was married to for 59 years. Bill was born May 3, 1929 in Woodsville, NH, son of the late Harold and Esther (Balch) Mitchell. He was a veteran serving in the Army during the Korean...

Marilyn Marxo

Marilyn Marxo

Apr 14, 2011

NAUGATUCK- Mrs. Marilyn Rose (Graham) Marxo, 66, of Naugatuck, passed away early Thursday morning April 14, 2011 at her home. She was the wife of Ronald J. Marxo, Sr. Mrs. Marxo was born in Hartford, Mar 4, 1945, a daughter of the late Wallace and Beatrice (Wood) Graham and had been a Naugatuck resident since 1995, moving here from Ansonia....

Betty Jane Ford

Betty Jane Ford

Apr 9, 2011

MIDDLEBURY - Betty Jane Ford, 80, passed away Saturday morning at Middlebury Convalescent Home. Miss Ford was born April 18, 1930 in Waterbury the daughter of the late Harold J. and Julia (Bowen) Ford. She was a lifelong Middlebury resident where she was a member of the Middlebury Congregational Church. She was an Assistant Manager for Southern New England Telephone...

Mary Dair

Mary Dair

Apr 9, 2011

CHESHIRE - Mary Dair, 92, passed away April 9, 2011 at Mid-State Medical Center in Meriden after a short illness. She was the wife of the late Alexander Leslie Dair. Mrs. Dair was born January 27, 1919 in Dundee, Scotland the daughter of the late William and Margaret (Laburn) Dand and the step-daughter of John Somerville. She was a longtime...

John Martin

John Martin

Apr 7, 2011

Prospect-John T. Martin, 60, passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2011 at Yale New Haven Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Carol A. (Clark) Martin . Mr. Martin was born on June 16, 1950 in Providence, RI a son of the late Raymond and Virginia (Gannon) Martin. He worked as a cable splicer for SNET...

Blanche Brillis

Blanche Brillis

Apr 5, 2011

Blanche (Gudreau) (Green) Brillis, 102 of Cheshire House in Waterbury died Tuesday, April 5, 2011 surrounded by her loving family. She was the widow of Andrew C. Brillis. Blanche was born on April 12, 1908 in Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada daughter of the late Charles Gudreau and Theresa (Lajoie) (Gudreau) (Waters) Sullivan. She retired from Lux Clock of Waterbury...

Francis Accetura

Francis Accetura

Apr 2, 2011

CHESHIRE- Francis "Frank" J. Accetura, 81, passed away Saturday April 2, 2011 at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury. He was the husband of Shirley M. (O'Neill) Accetura whom he was married to for 60 years. Frank was born October 29, 1929 in Waterbury; he was the son of the late Francis John and Justine Amelia (Valerio) Accetura. Frank served in...