Obituaries

Thomas Boyd

Thomas Boyd

May 23, 2011

MARLBOROUGH, MA- Thomas Paul Boyd, 91, previously of 675 Park Road Extension, Middlebury, Connecticut, and recently of 400 Hemenway Street, Marlborough, Massachusetts, succumbed to natural causes on May 23, 2011. His wife Bernice Lasky Boyd predeceased him on April 29, 2010 of natural causes. Thomas was born in Sharon, Connecticut on December 24, 1919, to Ivan and Emily Boyd. He...

Theresa Barile

Theresa Barile

May 23, 2011

Prospect - Mrs. Theresa (Papajik) Barile, age 85, died Monday May 23,2011 at Waterbury Hospital after a brief illness. She was the widow of Joseph Y. Barile. Mrs. Barile was born in New York City, N.Y. a daughter of the late John Joseph and Helen (Bernick) Papajik. She was retired from the New York City Finance Department where she worked...

D. Steven Lucid

D. Steven Lucid

May 22, 2011

NAUGATUCK- D. Steven Lucid, 59, passed away Sunday May 22, 2011 at Yale New Haven Hospital. Steven was born April 7, 1952 son of Elizabeth "Betty" H. (Fears) and the late Timothy F. Lucid. In his free time Steven was an avid outdoorsman. Steven is survived by his daughter Carly and her husband Carlos Rivera of New Britain; four brothers...

Raymond Arnold Jr

Raymond Arnold Jr

May 20, 2011

Raymond J. Arnold Jr. Thule Inc. retiree PROSPECT — Mr. Raymond J. "Joe" Arnold Jr., age 61, of Matthew Street, died Friday, May 20, 2011, at Saint Mary's Hospital. He was the husband of Kathryn (Frederick) Arnold. Mr. Arnold was born in Waterbury on Aug. 23, 1949, son of Raymond and Edith Arnold of Morris, N.Y. He was a retired...

Emanuel De Sousa

Emanuel De Sousa

May 20, 2011

Emanuel de Sousa Ansonia Copper & Brass retiree NAUGATUCK — Emanuel de Sousa, 63, passed away on Friday, May 20, 2011, at Waterbury Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Rita (Pestana) de Sousa. Mr. de Sousa was born on June 18, 1947, in Madeira Island, Portugal, a son of the late Alfredo de Nascimento de...

Marilyn Mariani

Marilyn Mariani

May 19, 2011

Ms. Marilyn J. Mariani Was yoga teacher PROSPECT — Marilyn (Boots) Joyce McCulloch Mariani left her body on May 19, 2011. Marilyn was born in Omaha, Neb. She married and moved to Pompano Beach, Fla., where she lived with her son and daughter. It was there that she met and married Terrence Mariani Sr. of Waterbury. They moved to Woodbury...

David Cole

David Cole

May 12, 2011

CHESHIRE - David "Spike" M. Cole, 83, passed away Thursday May 12, 2011 at Mid-State Medical Center in Meriden. He was the husband of RoseMary (Phillips) Cole. Mr. Cole was born August 28, 1927 in Hays, Kansas, the son of the late Floyd and Delphine (Meserve) Cole. He was raised in Ellis, KS before moving to Bad Axe, MI where...

Donald Dubay

Donald Dubay

May 9, 2011

Prospect - Mr. Donald A. Dubay, age 91, of Summit Road, died peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loving family on May 9,2011. He was the husband of the late Blanche (Boisvert) Dubay. He was also predeceased by his first wife Mildred (Hughes) Dubay. Mr. Dubay was born in Fort Fairfield, Maine on October 15,1919 a son of the...

David Harrison

David Harrison

May 8, 2011

DANBURY - David C. Harrison, 63, passed away peacefully Sunday May 8, 2011 at his home. David was born November 10, 1947 in Danbury, the son of the late William Edwin "Ed" and Marjorie (Smith) Harrison. He was a lifelong Danbury area resident who raised his children in New Fairfield and treasured summers spent in Candlewood Shores in Brookfield. He...

Carlos Olavarria

Carlos Olavarria

May 8, 2011

WATERBURY- Carlos Munoz Olavarria, 69, passed away Sunday May 8, 2011 at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury. He was born May 8, 1942 in San Juan, PR son of the late Fernando and Natividad (Munoz) Olavarria. Carlos is survived by four brothers, Fernando, Miguel A., and Luis "Chenco" Olavarria all of Waterbury, and Robert and his wife Marcey Munoz of...

Marguerite Findlay

Marguerite Findlay

May 7, 2011

Mrs. Marguerite Findlay Naugatuck mayoral secretary NAUGATUCK — Marguerite "Margie" (Pisani) Findlay, age 57, of Walnut Street, died Saturday, May 7, 2011, at the Beacon Brook Health Care Center in Naugatuck after a series of illnesses. Marge was born in Waterbury on Nov. 25, 1953, a daughter of the late Gaetano "Dan" and Violet (Litke) Pisani. She worked for the...

Marion Loomis

Marion Loomis

May 7, 2011

NORTHFIELD, CT - Marion Makepeace Loomis, died on May7, 2011 in St. Mary's Hospital hospice ward after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Marcy was born to John and Marion Makepeace on January 31, 1952 and was their only daughter. She will be remembered for her dry wit, her excellent work ethic, and her strong moral compass. Her brothers...

John Doback

John Doback

May 7, 2011

John G. Doback Loved antique cars NAUGATUCK — Mr. John G. Doback, age 89, of Manners Avenue, died Saturday, May 7, 2011, at the West Haven Veterans Hospital after a brief illness. He was the widower of Stella "Cookie" (Sytnik) Doback. John was born in Naugatuck on April 11, 1922, a son of the late Charles and Mary (Brenia) Doback....

Audrey Disbrow

Audrey Disbrow

May 6, 2011

CHESHIRE - Audrey B. Disbrow, 81, passed away May 6, 2011 at Elim Park Baptist Home in Cheshire. Mrs. Disbrow was born September 26, 1929, the daughter of the late Milton and Lillian (Richardson) Hodder. She was a longtime Hamden resident before moving to Cheshire in 1979. She was a Clerk at Cheshire Probate Court for several years. Mrs. Disbrow...

Clarence Yourison Jr

Clarence Yourison Jr

May 6, 2011

Clarence Yourison Jr. Retired cook NAUGATUCK — Mr. Clarence Yourison Jr., 70, died Friday, May 6, 2011, at Beacon Brook Health Care Center in Naugatuck. He was the husband of Rosalie Milazzo. Mr. Yourison was born in New York, N.Y., on Oct. 11, 1940, a son of the late Clarence and Lillian (DuPont) Yourison. He was retired after working for...

Lou Ann Santucci

Lou Ann Santucci

May 3, 2011

CHESHIRE - Lou Ann Santucci, 55, passed away Monday May 30, 2011 at the Riverbrook School in Stockbridge, MA where she had resided for the last 40 years. Lou Ann was born July 24, 1955 in Waterbury, the daughter of John and Evelyn (Pace) Santucci. She was a Communicant of St. Bridget Church in Cheshire. Besides her parents of Cheshire,...

Douglas Roberts

Douglas Roberts

May 3, 2011

WATERBURY - Douglas Roberts, 59, passed away Tuesday May 3, 2011 at St. Mary's Hospital with his family by his side. Doug was born November 5, 1951 in Southington, the son of the late Robert C. and Ruth (Wills) Roberts. He enjoyed fishing, woodworking, and reading westerns and was a huge joke teller. He was known by those around him...

Peter Durkee

Peter Durkee

May 3, 2011

BRISTOL - Peter J. Durkee, 55, of Bristol, formerly of Cheshire, passed away on May 3, 2011 at Bristol Hospital after a brief illness. Peter was born on June 8, 1955 in Cortland, NY the son of Florence Durkee Telecsen of Little River, SC and the late Thomas Durkee. He graduated from Southington High School and worked at the Raymond...

Honorable John Ottaviano

Honorable John Ottaviano

May 1, 2011

CHESHIRE- The Honorable John Ottaviano, Jr., 93, died Sunday, May 1, 2011. He was the husband of Olga L. Ottaviano. Judge Ottaviano was born in New Haven, CT on October 2, 1917 to the late Giovanni and Maria Luigia Bosia Ottaviano. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors in Italian Studies from Yale University in 1938. In 1941...

Dorothy Stein

Dorothy Stein

May 1, 2011

HAMDEN- Mrs. Dorothy (Krinsky) Stein, 97, of Hamden, and a former Waterbury resident, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday afternoon May 1, 2011. She was the widow of Morris Stein. Mrs. Stein was born in Bridgeport Mar, 19, 1914, a daughter of the late Max and Anna (Markowicz) Krinsky and had been a Hamden resident for the past...