Obituaries

Donald Peckingham

Donald Peckingham

Jan 13, 2010

Donald L. Peckingham, 47, passed away at his home on January 13, 2010. He was the son of Nancy (Peckingham) Iannucci and the late Fred Iannucci. Donald was born on June 14, 1962 in New Haven, CT. He was employed by the Legion of Christ in Cheshire as an office worker. He was also a communicant of The Church of...

Edmund Puchalski

Edmund Puchalski

Jan 13, 2010

Cheshire ' Edmund Puchalski , 77, of Cheshire, passed away Wednesday January 13, 2010 at his home. Mr. Puchalski was born April 18, 1932 in Cheshire the son of the late Joseph and Stella Puchalski. He was a lifelong Cheshire resident and had lived in the same home his entire life. He was employed with Southington Hardware and more recently...

Karen Slater

Karen Slater

Jan 12, 2010

NAUGATUCK- Mrs. Karen E. Slater, 66, of East Waterbury Rd., passed away Tuesday afternoon Jan. 12, 2010 at the Waterbury Hospital. She was the widow of Donald D. Slater, who passed away in 2006 after over 30 years of marriage. Mrs. Slater was born in Naugatuck, June 9, 1943, a daughter of Mrs. Anna (Rebenko) Weiss and the late Walter...

Charles Smith

Charles Smith

Jan 11, 2010

Cecilia, KY - Charles Smith, 87, of Cecilia, KY passed away January 11, 2010 at Mid-State Medical Center in Meriden. He was the husband of Alvina (Justice) Smith. Mr. Smith was born September 7, 1922 in Buffalo, NY, the son of the late Charles and Elizabeth (Schuster) Smith. He was a WWII Army Air Corp. Veteran serving as a Radioman....

Melissa Perreault

Melissa Perreault

Jan 10, 2010

Melissa A. (Finney) Perreault, 37, of Waterbury passed away Sunday, January 10, 2010 at Waterbury Hospital. She was the husband of Daniel W. Perreault. Melissa was born May 14, 1972 in Danbury and was the daughter of Susan L. (Bradley) Finney and the late Mark A. Finney Sr. Melissa volunteered her time at Mount Carmel Church where she helped with...

Rosanna Allen

Rosanna Allen

Jan 10, 2010

Mrs. Rosanna M. (King) Allen, 88 formerly of Store Avenue passed away Sunday January 10, 2010 at Apple Rehabilitation in Watertown. She was the widow of William M. Allen. Mrs. Allen was born February 14, 1921 in Millinocket, Maine a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Mack King and has been a longtime Waterbury resident. She was educated in...

Edward Wehner

Edward Wehner

Jan 9, 2010

Burlington - Edward William Wehner, Jr. formerly of Naugatuck lost his heroic battle of many years against Sclera-derma on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at the Amberwoods of Farmington surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Margaret-Ellen (Kearney) Wehner. Mr. Wehner was born on February 15, 1937 in New Haven a son of the late Edward William Sr....

Dorothy Curtis

Dorothy Curtis

Jan 9, 2010

Waterbury ' Dorothy L. Curtis, 83, formerly of Union St., passed away Saturday January 9, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital. She was the wife of Raymond Curtis. Mrs. Curtis was born July 31, 1926 in Bermuda the daughter of the late John and Amy (Hassell) Hoare. She was an Assembler for both Scovill and Century Brass in Waterbury. She was...

Rebecca Bess

Rebecca Bess

Jan 8, 2010

WATERBURY- Mrs. Rebecca (Shore) Bess, 91of Waterbury, passed away Friday afternoon Jan. 8, 2010, at the Abbott Terrace Health Center. She was the widow of Meyer Bess. Mrs. Bess was born in Waterbury, June 9, 1918, a daughter of the late Samuel and Etta (Treibich) Shore and was a lifelong resident of Waterbury. She was educated in the local school...

Arthur Dayton

Arthur Dayton

Jan 8, 2010

CHESHIRE-Arthur Bliss Dayton, Jr., 87, of Cheshire beloved husband of Nancy L. Dayton for 59 years, died on Friday, January 8, 2010 at Waterbury Hospital. He was born December 22, 1922 in Changsha, China at the Yale-in-China Hospital, to Dr. Arthur Bliss Dayton and Elinor Bliss Dayton. He leaves three children and their spouses: Jonathan B. Dayton and his wife...

Ruth McGovern

Ruth McGovern

Jan 8, 2010

LEROY, MI- Mrs. Ruth G. McGovern, 98, of 339 Eastland Dr., Leroy, MI, died early Friday evening Jan. 8, 2010 at the Lakeview Lutheran Manor in Cadillac, MI. She was the widow of Edward H. McGovern, Sr. who died in 1994. Mrs. McGovern was born in Naugatuck, Aug. 11, 1911, a daughter of the Algot and Augusta (Blade) Gabrielson and...

Ann Whelpley

Ann Whelpley

Jan 8, 2010

New Haven-Anne (Hornacek) Whelpley, 97, of 77 Mountain Rd, died on Friday, January 8, 2010 at Willow's of Woodbridge. She was the widow of Harold W. Whelpley. Mrs. Whelpley was born on November 11, 1912 in New York City, NY a daughter of the late Stephen and Katherine (Benda) Hornacek. She was retired from Yale University Beinecke Rare Book and...

Cleanthes Podaras SR

Cleanthes Podaras SR

Jan 7, 2010

Cleanthes Podaras was born on October 12 in 1930 to Panagiotis and Hariclia (Karakatsanis) Podaras. His father was at one point, the mayor of Corrisos, Kastoria. Despite hardships of war, he, as many did not, graduated from high school. At 19 as a refugee following World War II, he emigrated to the U.S., and set out to find his piece...

Sandra Calca

Sandra Calca

Jan 6, 2010

Prospect- Mrs. Sandra Lee (Cipriano) Calca, age 52, of 23 Merriman Lane, died suddenly Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of John Calca. Mrs. Calca was born in Waterbury on June 27, 1957, the daughter of Richard and Cynthia (Pelkey) Cipriano of Prospect. She was a member of the...

Stella Gransky

Stella Gransky

Jan 6, 2010

Stella F. Gransky, 89, of Waterbury, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2009 at the Wolcott View Manor Nursing Home. She was predeceased by her husband Michael J. Gransky. Stella was born July 21, 1920 in Union City and was the daughter of the late Peter J. and Pauline (Wojtunik) Pogorzelski. Stella is survived by two sons Michael J. and his...

Darlene Seabolt

Darlene Seabolt

Jan 3, 2010

WATERBURY- Mrs. Darlene D. (Jordan) Seabolt, 56 of 275 River St., Waterbury, died Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010 at the Waterbury Hospital. She was the wife of the late Murray Jordan for over 19 years. He passed away in 1996. Mrs. Seabolt was born in Beaver County, PA, May 2, 1953, a daughter of Mrs. Fern (Seabolt) Hartley and the late...

Ernest Hallenborg

Ernest Hallenborg

Jan 2, 2010

Waterbury ' Ernest J. Hallenborg Sr., 79, of Waterbury, passed away Saturday January 2, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Barbara (Truelove) Hallenborg. Mr. Hallenborg was born August 30, 1930 in Waterbury the son of the late John E. and Bertha (Wells) Hallenborg. He was a life-long Waterbury resident working as a...

Carol Sewell

Carol Sewell

Jan 2, 2010

Mrs. Carol B. (Phillips) Sewell, 96 of Rocky Hill, CT, formerly of Baldwin, NY passed away Saturday January 2, 2010 at the Atria Greenridge Place in Rocky Hill. She was the widow of Frank W. Sewell. Mrs. Sewell is survived by her daughters Joy Irish of Plantsville, CT, Judy Cooper and her husband Joe of Glastonbury, CT and her grandchildren...

Sandra Laporta

Sandra Laporta

Dec 31, 2009

Prospect - Mrs. Sandra (Jannetty) LaPorta, age 70, of 24 Wagon Wheel Drive, died Thursday December 31,2009 at the Paradigm Health Care Center in Waterbury after a long illness. Mrs. LaPorta was born in Waterbury on August 13, 1939 a daughter of Ann ( Nocera ) Jannetty of Wolcott View Manor and the late Louis Jannetty. She was a graduate...

Pauline Tuttle

Pauline Tuttle

Dec 31, 2009

NAUGATUCK- Mrs. Pauline (Skoronsky) Tuttle, 85, of 680 North Church St., Naugatuck, passed away Thursday December 31, 2009, at the Waterbury Hospital. She was the widow of Hallie A. Tuttle, who died in 2007 after 60 years of marriage. Mrs. Tuttle was born in Waterbury, February 9, 1921, a daughter of the late Wadyslaw and Sadie Skoronsky was a lifelong...