Obituaries

Mary Spadola

Mary Spadola

Apr 18, 2010

Plymouth-Mrs. Mary (Cimino) Spadola, 85, of 396 South St. formerly of 88 Cobb St. Oakville, widow of Joseph Anthony Spadola died Sunday, April 18, 2010 at home surrounded by her loving family after a brief illness. Mrs. Spadola was born October 21, 1924 in Oakville, a daughter of the late Paul and Pauline (Daddona) Cimino. She was retired employee of...

William Stephenson

William Stephenson

Apr 17, 2010

CHESHIRE-William "Bill" A. Stephenson, 63, of Cheshire passed away Saturday, April 17, 2010 at Connecticut Hospice in Branford. Bill was born on March 31, 1947 in Lawrence, MA and was the son of the late Fred R. and Isabel (Taylor) Stephenson. He was a Plastics Engineer graduate of Lowell Technological Institute, in Lowell, MA, and obtained his MBA from the...

Edward Bowman

Edward Bowman

Apr 17, 2010

CHESHIRE - Edward M. Bowman, Sr. 81, of Cheshire passed away Saturday April 17, 2010 at home. He was husband of the late Mary (Wolff) Bowman and the late Barbara (Formica) Bowman of Cheshire. Mr. Bowman was born in Waterbury on December 3, 1928, the only son of the late Matthew J. and Mary (Duff) Bowman. He was a lifelong...

Anne Denne

Anne Denne

Apr 15, 2010

Cheshire - Anne McGrath Denne, 89, whose independence, strength, and adoration for her family kept her at the center of Denne clan, passed away April 15, 2010. She was the wife of the late Thomas H. Denne Jr. Mrs. Denne was born January 28, 1921 in Bozrah, the daughter of the late John A. and Ellen E. (Quinlan) McGrath. Most...

Donald Swanson

Donald Swanson

Apr 14, 2010

NAUGATUCK- Mr. Donald Arthur Swanson, 81, of 36 Fuller St., passed away early Wednesday morning April 14, 2010, at his home. He was the husband of Theresa M. (Sulkoski) Swanson. Mr. Swanson was born in Waterbury, June 20, 1928, a son of the late Arthur and Esther (Anderson) Swanson and was a lifelong Naugatuck resident. He was a 1946 graduate...

Harold Litke

Harold Litke

Apr 14, 2010

Naugatuck- Harold A. Litke, 83, of 220 May Street, passed away on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at Waterbury Hospital after a brief illness. He was the widower of Margaret (DeVico) Litke. Mr. Litke was born on September 14, 1926 in Naugatuck, a son of the late Albert and Freda (Wilke) Litke. He retired from Uniroyal Inc after 35 years. He...

Nicholas LaTorraca

Nicholas LaTorraca

Apr 14, 2010

CHESHIRE - Nicholas H. LaTorraca, 15, of Cheshire, passed away peacefully on April 14, 2010 at Yale New Haven Hospital after a heroic 14 month battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family. Nicholas was born March 7th, 1995 in New Haven, CT. He was the son of Henry and Karen (Petrillo) LaTorraca. Besides his parents, Nicholas is...

Lorene Thibodeau

Lorene Thibodeau

Apr 13, 2010

Prospect - Mrs. Lorene (Pelletier) Thibodeau, age 80, of 30 Talmadge Hill Rd., died Tuesday April 13,2010 at Paradigm of Prospect. She was the wife for 62 years of Rudolph "Rudy" Thibodeau. Mrs. Thibodeau was born in St. John, Maine on April 15,1929 a daughter of the late Paul Pelletier and the late Angie Pelletier-Wiles. Lorene and Rudy married on...

Maria Teixeira

Maria Teixeira

Apr 12, 2010

Mrs. Maria Helena Teixeira Devoted to her family NAUGATUCK - Maria Helena Rodrigues Teixeira, 74, died peacefully at home on Monday, April 12, 2010. Maria was born on July 20, 1935, in Redondelo-Chaves, Portugal. She was the daughter of the late Joao and Amelia Rodrigues, of Portugal. She was devoted to her family, and her happiest times were when she...

Elizabeth Dubea

Elizabeth Dubea

Apr 11, 2010

Cheshire - Elizabeth J. Dubea, 85, passed away Sunday April 11, 2010 at Mid-State Medical Center in Meriden. She was the wife of the late Melvin R. Debea. Elizabeth was born March 22, 1925 in Gary, Indiana the daughter of the late Patrick and Marie (Maissoneuve) Beauchamp. She lived in Bradley, Illinois, before moving to Cheshire in 1981. Elizabeth is...

Frank Doyle

Frank Doyle

Apr 10, 2010

Frank (Bud) Doyle, 89, died April 10 at home after a long illness. He was the loving husband of Rosemary (Fitzgerald) Doyle, his devoted wife of 62 years. Bud was born October 6, 1920 in Waterbury, Connecticut. He was a communicant of St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Prospect. Bud was the founder of Doyle's Double A Farm in Prospect, which...

John Clisham

John Clisham

Apr 9, 2010

John "Deacon" Clisham, 77, passed away Friday, April 9, 2010 at The Rocky Hill Veterans Administration. He was the long time loving companion of Joann "Vieira" Pace. Deacon was born November 1, 1932 in Pittston, PA and was the son of the late Paul A. and Katherine I. (Carey) Clisham. Deacon attended Naugatuck High School graduating Class of 1951. Following...

Frederick Schneider

Frederick Schneider

Apr 9, 2010

Waterbury- Frederick D. Schneider, 75, passed away on Friday April 9, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital. Frederick was born on December 22, 1934 in Waterbury and was the son of the late Charles and Hazel (Calkins) Schneider. He was a graduate of Crosby High School. He worked for the City of Waterbury as a Supervisor for the Water Department for...

Michael Hamel

Michael Hamel

Apr 9, 2010

NAUGATUCK- Mr. Michael W. Hamel, 35, of 5 Picture Lane, Naugatuck, died unexpectedly Friday April 9, 2010 at his home. M. Hamel was born in Waterbury, Sept. 11, 1974, a son of William M. and Shirley A. (Andrew) Hamel and had been a Naugatuck resident since 1996, moving here from Waterbury. He was a graduate of Crosby High School and...

Wanda Coyle

Wanda Coyle

Apr 6, 2010

Waterbury- Wanda M. Coyle, 88, passed away at the Southington Care Center on Tuesday April 6, 2010. She was the wife of the late John F. Coyle. Wanda was born on January 27, 1922 in Watertown, CT. and was the daughter of the late Frank and Emma (Szymanski) Borkowski. She worked for the Uniroyal Co. until her retirement. Her and...

Evelyn Brodeur

Evelyn Brodeur

Apr 5, 2010

CHESHIRE - Evelyn Wallis Brodeur (Grandma B) passed away on Monday, April 5, 2010 at the Highlands Health Care Center in Cheshire. Evelyn was born on May 2, 1909 in Waterbury, CT the daughter of John William and Sarah Cobley Dwyer Wallis. She was the widow of Armand A. Brodeur Sr. who passed away in 2003. In addition to her...

Marceline Normandin

Marceline Normandin

Apr 5, 2010

Prospect-Marceline (O'Brien) Normandin, 79, passed away on Thursday, April 5, 2012. She was the wife of Marcel Normandin. Mrs. Normandin was born on April 7, 1932 in Waterbury, a daughter of the late Amos O'Brien and Ann (Cullinan) O'Brien. She worked as a school aide for Prospect Schools for many years. She was a member of Friends of Prospect Library....

Wanda Paulukaitis

Wanda Paulukaitis

Apr 5, 2010

Naugatuck-Wanda (Yrchik) Paulukaitis, 83, of 92 Birch Lane, passed away unexpectadly at her home on Monday, April 6, 2010. She was the widow of John E. Paulukaitis. Mrs. Paulukaitis was born on January 6, 1927 in Seymour, CT, a daughter of the late John and Annie (Samokar) Yrchik. She was retired from Seymour Trust Company where she worked for 47...

Arthur Thayer

Arthur Thayer

Apr 4, 2010

Prospect-Arthur R. Thayer, 69, of 42 Summit Rd, passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2010 after a long illness. He was the widower of Bonnie (Lewis) Thayer. Mr. Thayer was born on January 22, 1941 in Warrensburg, NY son of the late Francis and Imogene (Arthur) Thayer. He was a graduate of Culinary Institute of America in New Haven in...

Margaret Graikoski

Margaret Graikoski

Apr 4, 2010

CHESHIRE - Margaret M. Graikoski, 79, passed away Sunday April 4, 2010 at Elim Park Baptist Home in Cheshire. She was the wife of the late John T. Graikoski. Mrs. Graikoski was born April 24, 1930 in Boyne City, MI the daughter of the late Philmore and Edith (Nelson) Green. Ann Arbor, MI was her home for many years, before...