Obituaries

Mary Burnop

Mary Burnop

Jul 14, 2010

Waterbury-Mary (DiMaria) Burnop, 92, of 2 North Main Street, recently of Abbott Terrace passed away on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at Waterbury Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the widow of George Burnop. Mrs. Burnop was born on November 20, 1917 in Waterbury a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary DiMaria-Mollica. She was a communicant of the...

Mary O'Brien

Mary O'Brien

Jul 14, 2010

Litchfield-Mary Elizabeth "Betty" (Brennan) O'Brien, 92 passed away on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at home in Litchfield. She was the widow of Morgan James O'Brien who was a newspaper executive with the Waterbury Republican. Mrs. O'Brien was born on July 7, 1918 in Waterbury a daughter of the late Francis and Teresa (Malone) Brennan of Naugatuck. She attended St. Francis...

Mildred Dwyer

Mildred Dwyer

Jul 13, 2010

MIDDLEBURY- Mildred A. Dwyer, 97, passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at The Middlebury Convalescent Home. She was predeceased by her husband Thomas W. Dwyer. Mildred was born June 14, 1913 in Providence, RI, and was the daughter of the late Edward and Harriett (Sylvester) Adams. Mildred was a communicate of St. John of the Cross Church, a volunteer at...

Eleanor Leslie

Eleanor Leslie

Jul 13, 2010

WATERBURY; Mrs. Eleanor (Pekrul) Leslie, 79, of Waterbury died peacefully at home on Tuesday, July 13th. She was the beloved wife of Kenneth Robert Leslie for 57 years. Eleanor was born in Cheshire on November 8th, 1930. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Anna (Noss) Pekrul. She was a graduate of Hendricken Grammar School and Crosby High...

Marion Beaudoin

Marion Beaudoin

Jul 12, 2010

Prospect-Marion (Murray) Beaudoin, 83 of 179 Straitsville Rd passed away on Monday, July 12, 2010 at St. Mary’s Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the loving wife of Paul Beaudoin for 66 years. Mrs. Beaudoin was born on February 10, 1927 in St. Albans, VT a daughter of the late Frank and Delia (Cameron) Murray. She was a...

Doris Gilchrist

Doris Gilchrist

Jul 11, 2010

WATERBURY- Mrs. Doris M.(Ackerman) Gilchrist, 78, of 83 Rockledge Dr., Waterbury, passed away unexpectedly at her home Sunday evening July 11, 2010. She was the wife of George R. Gilchrist. Mrs. Gilchrist was born in Bridgeport, April 1, 1931, a daughter of the late Ivan and May (Ellison) Ackerman and had been a Waterbury resident since 1934, moving here from...

Donna Tenney

Donna Tenney

Jul 10, 2010

SOUTHINGTON- Donna Tenney, 51, passed away July 10, 2010, peacefully at her home after a lengthy illness. Donna was best known for her tenacity, strength, and her love for children left in her care. She is survived by her two sisters, Ronnie and Betty Tenney, her actual mother Michelle L. Upson, her birth mother Joan Tenney, and Katherine Rzegocki whom...

Luella Clemons

Luella Clemons

Jul 10, 2010

CHESHIRE; Mrs. Luella (Boydston) Clemons 91, of Cheshire passed away Saturday July 10, 2010 at the Masonic Health Center in Wallingford. She was the widow of Ward Clemons, Sr. Mrs. Clemons was born July 24, 1918 in New Haven a daughter of the late Floyd and Anna (Gray) Boydston and was employed as a billing clerk for New Haven Railroad...

Norma Wilson

Norma Wilson

Jul 10, 2010

Cheshire - Norma Wilson, 82, of Cheshire, passed away Saturday July 10, 2010 at Yale New Haven Hospital. She was the wife of the late Edward S. Wilson. Mrs. Wilson was born April 15, 1928 in New Haven the daughter of the late Joseph and Amy (Pascale) Bonaldo. She was a long time Cheshire resident before moving to Hamden a...

John Milton

John Milton

Jul 9, 2010

SOUTHINGTON - John Francis Milton of Southington CT, former 34-year Cheshire resident, passed into eternal rest on July 9, 2010. He was the husband of Marilyn (Williams) Milton. Mr. Milton was born on June 15, 1937 in Brooklyn, NY the son of the late Michael and Mary Milton. John was a graduate of the United States Military Academy, West Point,...

Anthony Rosa

Anthony Rosa

Jul 9, 2010

WATERBURY; Mr. Anthony R. Rosa 90, of Waterbury passed away Friday July 9, 2010 at Waterbury Hospital. He was the husband of Eleanor (Snyder) Rosa. Mr. Rosa was born September 17, 1919 in Waterbury a son of the late Domenic and Concetta (Rosa) Rosa and was a lifelong Waterbury resident. He was a graduate of Mary Abbott Grammar School and...

Robert Williams

Robert Williams

Jul 9, 2010

WALLINGFORD - Robert M. Williams, 47, passed away Friday, July 9, 2010 at his home. He was the husband and best friend of Lisa (Knox) Williams. Bob was born April 15, 1963, in Waterbury, the cherished son of Robert F. and Kathleen (Furlong) Williams of Cheshire. A graduate of Cheshire High School, he moved to Wallingford in 1988. Bob worked...

Halleem Coury

Halleem Coury

Jul 9, 2010

CHESHIRE; Mr. Halleem Coury, Jr. 84 of Cheshire, passed away Friday July 9, 2010 at the Highlands Health Care Center in Cheshire. He was the husband of Armilla (Brouillet) Coury. Mr. Coury was born April 24, 1926 in Cairo, IL a son of the Halleem and Adeby (Koury) Coury and has been a Cheshire resident since 1971. He was a...

Roger Simoes

Roger Simoes

Jul 8, 2010

"Family Man" Naugatuck- Roger Simoes, 64, husband of Rosa Maria (Conceicao) Simoes of 10 Brittany Lane, passed away on Thursday, July 8, 2010 at Yale New Haven Hospital surrounded by his loving family after a long illness. Mr. Simoes was born on May 2, 1946 in Murtosa, Portugal son of the late Agostinho and Maria da Purificacao Simoes. He was...

Maria Adams

Maria Adams

Jul 7, 2010

Naugatuck-Maria D. (Vicente) Adams, 64 of 300 Donovan Rd passed away suddenly on Wednesday, July 7, 2010. Mrs. Adams was born on September 25, 1945 in Salamanca, Spain daughter of the late Rafael and Julia (Gonzalez) Vicente. She was employed by Ward Leonard Electric Company in Thomaston. She was a member of the Naugatuck Garden Club and numerous other community...

Virginia Grochowski

Virginia Grochowski

Jul 6, 2010

WATERBURY; Mrs. Virginia C. (Bonafe) Grochowski, 65 of Waterbury passed away Tuesday July 6, 2010 at Saint Mary's Hospital. She was the wife of Joseph P. Grochowski, Jr. Mrs. Grochowski was born October 8, 1944 in the Bronx, New York a daughter of the late Rene J. and Julia J. (Ruccio) Bonafe and has been a Waterbury resident since 1989....

Albert Steigler

Albert Steigler

Jul 5, 2010

CHESHIRE - Albert Steigler Jr., 76, passed away July 5, 2010 at his residence. He was the husband of Sally (Malone) Steigler. Mr. Steigler was born June 6, 1934 in Irvington, NJ the son of the late Albert L. and Ethel (Steele) Steigler Sr. He attended the University of New Haven and was a Korean War Veteran serving in the...

Barry Arnold

Barry Arnold

Jul 4, 2010

NAUGATUCK- Mr. Barry W. Arnold, 63, of 19 Shirley St., Naugatuck, passed away unexpectedly early Sunday evening July 4, 2010 at his home. He was the husband of Lynn (Cota) Arnold. Mr. Arnold was born in Waterbury, Feb. 25, 1947, a son of the late Oliver and Beverly (Sweet) Arnold and was a lifelong Naugatuck resident. He was educated in...

Douglas Prince

Douglas Prince

Jul 4, 2010

CHESHIRE - Douglas W. Prince, 50, passed away at his home on Sunday July 4, 2010. Douglas was born November 23, 1959 in Waterbury, the son of Daniel W. Prince of Cheshire and Georgeanne (Hemingway) Kupau of West Suffield. He was a longtime Cheshire resident who loved playing guitar, singing and fishing. He was the owner and operator of Above...

Lillian Rosenblatt

Lillian Rosenblatt

Jul 3, 2010

NAUGATUCK - Lillian Rosenblatt, widow of William Rosenblatt, died Saturday at her home in the loving presence of her children. She was born Lillian Elaine Mendelsohn on March 13, 1918, in New Haven, the youngest child of Sarah and Max Mendelsohn. She had seven older siblings who adored and helped raise her by correcting her grammar, laughing at her jokes,...