Obituaries

Nicholas Sapiente

Nicholas Sapiente

May 20, 2010

CHESHIRE - Nicholas M. Sapiente, 85 passed away on Thursday May 20, 2010 at the Masonic Home and Hospital in Wallingford. He was the husband of Marguerite (Comboni) Sapiente. Nicholas was born in New Haven on July 21, 1924 and was the son of the late Cosmo and Frances (Gambardella) Sapiente. He worked in retail for the former Kramer Store...

Martin James

Martin James

May 20, 2010

Naugatuck-Martin G. James, 66, of 35 Rough Wing Rd, husband of Elaine (Bellemare) James, died Thursday, May 20, 2010 surrounded by his loving family at St. Mary's Hospital. Mr. James was born January 8, 1944 in Brooklyn NY son of the late Lillian (Goodman) James. He was a retired truck driver previously owning and operating his own trucking business. He...

Mark Whitlock

Mark Whitlock

May 19, 2010

CHESHIRE - Mark Whitlock, 26, passed away Wednesday May 19, 2010 at his home after a long courageous battle with brain cancer. Mark was born July 10, 1983 in New Haven the son of Jonathan and Leslie (Moquet) Whitlock of Cheshire. He was a 2001 Cheshire High School graduate and had graduated from Muhlenberg College with his Bachelors in Political...

Heather Verab

Heather Verab

May 19, 2010

BETHANY — Mrs. Heather A. (Dillon) Verab, 46, died Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at Yale-New Haven Hospital {Smilow} surrounded by her loving family after a long period of medical challenges. She was the beloved wife of William J. Verab. Mrs. Verab was born in New Haven on Jan. 27, 1964, a daughter of Rosemary (Colwell) Dillon of Guilford and the...

Michael Yurczyk

Michael Yurczyk

May 19, 2010

CHESHIRE - Michael Yurczyk, 34, passed away May 19, 2010. He was the son of John L. Yurczyk and Janet Harris. Michael was born September 28, 1975 in New Haven and graduated from Cheshire High School in 1993. He went on to graduate Magna Cum Laude from Quinnipiac University with a BS in Marketing in 2002. Michael was an avid...

Jorge Goja

Jorge Goja

May 17, 2010

NAUGATUCK - Mr. Jorge Manuel Silva Pinto Goja, age 46, of 9 Celentano Drive, died Monday, May 17, 2010 at his home. He was the husband of Maria (Esteves) Goja. Mr. Goja was born in Portugal on Aug. 11, 1963, son of Joaquim Pinto Goja and Rosa Vareta Silva Goja of Portugal. He was employed as a team leader at...

Richard Conrad

Richard Conrad

May 17, 2010

CHESHIRE - Richard W. Conrad 70, passed away on Monday May 17, 2010 at the Alzheimer's Resource Center of CT. He was the husband of Karen (Haller) Conrad. Richard was born in Waterbury on January 23, 1940 and was the son of the late Harold and Dorothy (Traver) Conrad. He was a Retired Elementary School Principal for the New Milford...

Edward Conway

Edward Conway

May 17, 2010

MIDDLEBURY; Mr. Edward T. Conway, 71 of Middlebury passed away Monday May 17, 2010 at Yale - New Haven Hospital. He was the husband of Maureen (Gardner) Conway. Mr. Conway was born February 7, 1939 in Waterbury a son of the late Col. Edward H. and Eleanor (Darling) Conway and was raised in the Washington Hill neighborhood and various military...

John Ouellet

John Ouellet

May 15, 2010

Naugatuck-John (Jean) Ouellet, 67, of 181 Morning Dove Rd entered into rest on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at Waterbury Hospital. He is the beloved husband of Barbara (Bodie) Ouellet. Born in Estcourt, Maine on July 9, 1942 son of the late Leo and Regina (Deschesnes) Ouellet. Left to cherish his memory are his daughters Michelle Ouellet of Colorado and Carol...

James Benson

James Benson

May 14, 2010

SIMSBURY; Mr. James B. Benson, 87 of Simsbury formerly of 86 Greenleaf Avenue in Waterbury, died peacefully Friday May 14, 2010 at the McLean Home in Simsbury. Mr. Benson was born January 6, 1923 in Thomaston a son of the late James and Martha (Bell) (Benson) Thompson and has lived in Simsbury for the past seventeen years. He was educated...

James Norback

James Norback

May 13, 2010

CHESHIRE - James Norback, 86, passed away on Thursday May 13, 2010 at the West Haven Veterans Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Emma (Austin) Norback. Mr. Norback was born in New Haven on February 22, 1924, the son of the late John and Hazel (Sergent) Norback. He was a 1942 graduate of West Haven High...

Donald Zak

Donald Zak

May 13, 2010

CHESHIRE; Mr. Donald F. Zak, 61 of Cheshire passed away Thursday May 13, 2010 at Connecticut Hospice. He was the husband of Kathy (Hofmann) Zak. Donald was born December 3, 1948 in Waterbury a son of the late Joseph and Katherine (May) Zak and has been a Cheshire resident since 1975. He was a graduate of Naugatuck High School and...

Gregory Schena

Gregory Schena

May 12, 2010

CHESHIRE - Gregory Schena, 27, passed away May 12, 2010 at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford from injuries he suffered May 5th in a car accident in Southington. Greg was born in Waterbury, the son of Dick and Mary Ellen (Murray) Schena. He was a 2001 Cheshire High School graduate where he played football and was captain of the Varsity...

Joan Langin

Joan Langin

May 10, 2010

WATERBURY- Joan Langin, 89, passed away, Monday, May 10, 2010 at Meridian Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center in Waterbury. She was predeceased by her husband Herbert George Langin. Joan was born March 1, 1921 in Epsom, Surrey, England. Joan was a member of the Christ Episcopal Church in Waterbury; she also was a very active volunteer with the Salvation Army....

William Goggin

William Goggin

May 10, 2010

Naugatuck-William J. Goggin, 74 widower of Phyllis (Graham) Goggin died surrounded by his loving family on Monday, May 10, 2010 at his home after a long illness. Bill was born on December 10, 1935 in Naugatuck son of the late William and Agnes (Denihan) Goggin. Bill graduated from Naugatuck High School in 1953 and received a B.S in Mathematics from...

Patricia Kennis

Patricia Kennis

May 9, 2010

Naugatuck - Mrs. Patricia Ann (Deegan) Kennis, age 80, of Pleasant Ave., entered into eternal rest Sunday May 9, 2010 at her home. She was the widow of Edward Joseph Kennis. Mrs. Kennis was born in Waterbury on September 2, 1929 a daughter of the late John F. and Mary (Leary) Deegan. She graduated from Naugatuck High School Class of...

Margaret Knapp

Margaret Knapp

May 7, 2010

Prospect - Mrs. Margaret A. (Dorn) Knapp, age 75, of Matthew St., died Friday May 7,2010 at Waterbury Hospital. She was the wife for over 50 years of John J. Knapp Sr. Mrs. Knapp was born in Watebury on February 5,1935 daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Dorn. She was retired from Southbury Training School where she worked as...

Michael Timoney

Michael Timoney

May 2, 2010

NAUGATUCK - Mr. Michael J. Timoney, 85, of 720 Andrew Mountain Road, formerly of 66 Yaphank Road, Rocky Point, N.Y., died Sunday, May 2, 2010, at Waterbury Hospital. He was the widower of Lillian S. (Jones) Timoney. Mr. Timoney was born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland, on Jan. 17,1925, son of the late John and Brigid (Kennedy) Timoney. Mr. Timoney...

Alonzo Banton

Alonzo Banton

May 1, 2010

Naugatuck-Alonzo D. Banton, 54, of 284 Church Street died Saturday, May 1, 2010 at Waterbury Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Banton was born January 26, 1956 in Waterbury a son of Evelyn C. (Brown) Banton of Naugatuck and the late Alfred N. Banton. He was a graduate of Hillside Middle School and received his GED from Naugatuck High School....

Kevin Morine

Kevin Morine

May 1, 2010

Prospect-Kevin Michael Morine, 21 , of 106 Straitsville Rd., passed away suddenly on Saturday, May 1, 2010. Kevin was born on May 24, 1988 in Waterbury the beloved son of Michael Roy Thornton of Prospect and Linda Marie (Morine) Thornton of Middletown. Kevin was a graduate of Kaynor Tech High School in Waterbury, class of 2006. After High School, he...