Obituaries

Nov 5, 2010

CHESHIRE - Helen Gaines Clark, 72, passed away Friday November 5, 2010 at Yale New Haven Hospital after a short illness. Mrs. Clark was born April 15, 1938 in Elizabeth, NJ the daughter of the late Charles and Hazel (Deane) Gaines. She was a longtime Cheshire resident where she was an active volunteer in the community. She volunteered at the...

Nov 2, 2010

WATERBURY-Mrs. Diamond R. (D'Aversa) Ford, 87 of Waterbury passed away Tuesday November 2, 2010 at Waterbury Hospital. She was the widow of Eugene P. Ford. Mrs. Ford was born March 2, 1923 in Waterbury a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John D'Aversa and was a lifelong Waterbury resident. She was educated in Waterbury Schools and had worked in...

Nov 1, 2010

Oct 31, 2010

NAUGATUCK - Mr Harry Artin Melkonian, 89 of Naugatuck, passed away peacefully after a short illness on October 31, 2010 at River Glen Health Care Center in Southbury. He was the widower of Hermina (Barsumian) Melkonian who predeceased him in 2001 after 53 years of marriage. Harry was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on November 28, 1920, a son of the...

Oct 31, 2010

NAUGATUCK- Miss Cecilia R. Domorad, 88, of Weid Dr.,formerly of Porter Ave., Middlebury, passed away Sunday Oct. 31, 2010 at the Waterbury Hospital. Miss Domorad was born in Naugatuck, March 8, 1922, a daughter of the late Stanley A. and Anna (Fiske) Domorad and had been a Middlebury resident for many years. She leaves once niece. Kathy Gilotti of Worce,...

Oct 30, 2010

Mrs. LUCILLE J. CORMIER Beloved Mom, Grandmother, & Great-Grandmother Cherished Aunt, Cousin, Godmother, & Friend LUCILLE JEANNETTE (SIMONEAU) CORMIER, age 87, of 287 Spencer Street, Naugatuck, CT., died peacefully at Glendale Center on Saturday morning, Octo-ber 30, 2010, from complications associated with end-stage Parkinson’s Disease. On September 26, 1942, she was married at St. André’s Church in Biddeford, Maine to...

Oct 30, 2010

Prospect - Mrs. Mary C. (Byrnes) Perry, age 87, of 6 Terry Lane, passed away on Saturday October 30, 2010 at the Alzheimer's Resource Center in Plantsville where she resided for the last two years following a long illness with Parkinson's Disease. She was the widow of Joseph Perry. Mary was born in Waterbury on February 12,1923, daughter of the...

Oct 29, 2010

CHESHIRE; Mrs. Julia C. (Rasinski) Andrukevich, 90 of Cheshire, passed away Friday October 29, 2010 at the Connecticut Hospice in Branford. She was the widow of John Andrukevich. Mrs. Andrukevich was born January 6, 1920 in Ansonia a daughter of the late William and Anna (Gosbeski) Rasinski and has been a Cheshire resident for the past six years. She was...

Oct 29, 2010

WATERBURY- Mrs. Madalin A. (Pickett) Galgot, 92, passed away peacefully at Highland Health Care, on Friday, Oct. 29, 2010 with her son by her side. Madalin was born Aug. 14, 1918 in Thomaston, CT. Daughter of Chester and Bernice Pickett. Madalin worked at Waterbury Clock, Scovill Mfg., and Caldor. Graduated from Wilby H.S., 1936. She was an accomplished figure skater...

Oct 28, 2010

CHESHIRE- Jacqueline Irish Cleary, 12, passed away Thursday October 28, 2010 suddenly at home. Jacqueline was born September 11, 1998 in New Haven and was the daughter of Vincent P. and his wife Linda A. (Pritchard) Cleary. Jacqueline was a fifth grade student at the Highland Elementary School in Cheshire. Besides her parents Jacqueline is survived by two brothers Vincent...

Oct 28, 2010

NAUGATUCK- Mrs. Laverne (Reich) Eigenbrot, 86, of Naugatuck, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Thursday Oct. 28, 2010. She was the widow of Edwin C. Eigenbrot, Sr., who passed away in 1998, after 53 years of marriage. Mrs. Eigenbrot was born in Baltimore, MD, May 5, 1924, a daughter of the late John M. and Anna (Denstbier) Reich and...

Oct 27, 2010

CHESHIRE- Jane H. French, 84, passed away Wednesday October 27, 2010 at Alzheimer's Rehabilitation Center in Plantsville. Jane was the wife of Russell C. French. Jane was born May 12, 1926 in Torrington daughter of the late Christian K. and Emma E. (Bray) Hoerle. Jane was a graduate of Wilson College in Chambersburg, PA where she received a Bachelors Degree...

Oct 27, 2010

NAUGATUCK- Mrs. Edna J. (Armstrong) Braun, 99, of Naugatuck, passed away early Wednesday morning Oct. 27, 2010, at her home. She was the widow of John Braun, who passed away in 1975 after 35 years of marriage. Mrs. Braun was born in Waterbury, Aug. 14, 1911, a daughter of the late Edward and Marie "Bertha" (Knobel) Armstrong and had been...

Oct 26, 2010

Cheshire-Charlotte (Huempfner) DiLorenzo Bauer, 83, of 257 East Mitchell Ave, passed away on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital with her loving family at her side. She was the widow of Bernard DiLorenzo and Helmut Bauer . Mrs. Bauer was born on June 13, 1927 in Mannheim, Germany a daughter of the late Joseph and Barbara (Apfel) Huempfner....

Oct 26, 2010

NAUGATUCK-Italia "Tolly" Giraldi, 93, passed with eternal grace from this world on October 26,2010. She was the wife of the late Oswaldo, whom she adored. "Tolly" as she was known by friends and family was born June 2nd 1917. She was a lifelong resident of Naugatuck, retired from Uniroyal. Her passions were antiques, and cooking. She traveled and lived life...

Oct 25, 2010

MOORESVILLE, NC- Mrs. Josephine (Lamanno) Mencio, 90, formerly of 41 Cherry St. in Naugatuck, passed away Monday Oct. 25, 2010 at the Lake Norman Regional Health Center, in Mooresville, NC. She was the loving and devoted wife of the late Frank P. Mencio, who passed away in 1999 after 49 years of marriage. Josephine was born in Waterbury, CT on...

Oct 21, 2010

Naugatuck- Rosemary (Buckmiller) Donovan, 87, formerly of Shelton, Derby and Florida passed away on Thursday, October 21, 2010 at Glendale Healthcare Center after a brief illness. She was the widow of Joseph Donovan . Mrs. Donovan was born on November 22, 1922 in New Haven a daughter of the late Leo and Rose (Shea) Buckmiller. She is survived by one...

Oct 21, 2010

PORTSMOUTH, NH -William J. Hayes, 84, passed away October 21, 2010 in Northborough, MA. Mr. Hayes was born August 27, 1926 in Waterbury the son of the late William and Molly (Sheehy) Hayes Sr. He moved from Waterbury at the age of six to Springfield, MA where he was raised by his maternal aunt and uncle Bertha and John Gleeson,...

Oct 21, 2010

Naugatuck-Frances Cecilia (Smegelski) Tully, 90, formerly of 5 Highland Ave, widow of James E.Tully, Sr. died Thursday evening, October 21, 2010 at the Glendale Healthcare Center after a long illness. Mrs. Tully was born on November 22, 1919 in Waterbury a daughter of the late Leo and Mary Ann (Burkoski) Smegelski. She was a former employee of the CT Water...

Oct 19, 2010

Cheshire - Stephen J. Kissh, 92, of Cheshire, passed away Tuesday October 19, 2010 at Bradley Memorial Hospital in Southington. He was the husband of the late Florence (Noble) Kissh. Mr. Kissh was born February 2, 1918 in New York City, the son of the late John and Ester (Szabo) Kissh who were both born in Hungary. Mr. Kissh was...