Obituaries
Robert K. Thatcher
Apr 18, 2025
Robert Keith Thatcher, 36, passed away on Friday, April 18, 2025, at his home.
Rob was born June 16, 1988 in New Haven, the son of Robert W and Heide (Platt) Thatcher. He was a longtime Cheshire resident graduating from Cheshire High in 2006. He worked for Schrafel Paperboard Converting Corp as a second shift supervisor for several years but left...
Barbara C. Appicella
Apr 13, 2025
Barbara C. Appicella, 88, of Cheshire, long-time resident of Hamden, beloved wife of the late Eugene Michael Appicella, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2025. She was born on September 20, 1936, to the late Charles and Bernice Colby.
Barbara went to Hamden High School and began working at Winchester/Olin Corporation shortly after graduation. She lived most of her life in...
Richard Kelly
Apr 11, 2025
Richard Lee Kelly, 78, of Cheshire, beloved husband of Carolyn (Weisser) Kelly, passed away after a long battle with metastatic melanoma on April 11, 2025. Richard was born in Cambridge, MA, on August 24, 1946, the son of the late Russell and Muriel Kelly.
Richard received a Bachelor Degree in Business from Point Park College and a Masters from George Washington...
Alfred E. Mayer
Apr 11, 2025
Alfred E. “Fritz” Mayer, 86, of Cheshire, Connecticut, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 11, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. He was the devoted husband of Helen (Laskes) Mayer for over 57 years. Born on July 26, 1938, in Brooklyn, New York, Alfred was the son of the late Jacob and Dora (Stoeckle) Mayer. He grew up in Queens,...
Harold C. Rapp Jr.
Apr 11, 2025
Naugatuck - Harold C. Rapp Jr., 75, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2025, at Waterbury Hospital. He was the husband of the late Cynthia (Leonard) Rapp.
Mr. Rapp was born April 9, 1950, in Milford, the son of the late Harold C. and Doris (Reed) Rapp Sr. He graduated from Shelton High School, Class of 1967, and proudly served his...
Judy M. Zuzick
Apr 11, 2025
Naugatuck - Judy Zuzick, 84, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2025, at her home. She was the wife of the late Theodore Zuzick.
Mrs. Zuzick was born May 28, 1940, in Bridgeport, the daughter of the late Leslie and Mary (Hustek) Robinson. She was a Key Punch Operator at Waterbury Hospital. She was known for her love of the New...
Peter Andrew Staley
Apr 11, 2025
Peter Andrew Staley — Sixty Years of Living Out Loud
October 29, 1964 - April 11, 2025
Peter Staley, known simply as Pete to the many people who loved him, passed away Friday, April 11th at Yale New Haven Hospital. He was 60 years old. In those 60 years, he lived more fully, more loudly, and more joyfully than most ever do.
Pete...
Judith Meyerjack
Apr 9, 2025
Judith Meyerjack, age 87 of Cheshire, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at Elim Park after a brief illness. She was the devoted wife of William P. Meyerjack Jr. for over 64 years. Judy was born on May 28, 1937 in Rockford, IL, daughter of the late George E. and Angeline M. (Lincke) Sorensen and has been a Cheshire...
David J. McQuade
Apr 7, 2025
David J. McQuade, 61, of Meriden, CT, passed away on April 7, 2025, in Meriden, Connecticut, after losing his battle with a long illness.
David was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, to John and Julia Keeley McQuade on August 9, 1963. He was a 1981 graduate of H.C. Wilcox Vocational-Technical School in Meriden. David was married to Rachelle Nolan on August 5,...
Bruce W. Brenia
Apr 6, 2025
Naugatuck, CT - Bruce W. Brenia, 76, beloved husband of 49 years to the late Jeanne Brenia, passed away at his home on April 6, 2025. Born on October 15, 1948 in Waterbury, Bruce was the son of the late William and Helen Brenia.
Bruce was born and raised in Naugatuck. He attended Naugatuck High School and was a three sport...
Edward R. Baker
Apr 5, 2025
Edward Ronald Baker, age 83, Valatie NY resident, passed on to his eternal rest on April 5, 2025. Edward was one of three children born to Cecil and Edna Baker in Brooklyn, NY on April 13, 1941.
He graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School 1958, Cooper Union College 1962 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and held high achievements in math...
Rita E. Roxbury
Apr 4, 2025
Naugatuck, CT Rita E. Roxbury, 93, formerly of Naugatuck and the widow of William Roxbury, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2025 at Bishop Wicke Health Center in Shelton.
Rita was born March 22, 1932 in Panama City, Panama, daughter of the late Victor and Ana (Correa) Fisher. Before retiring, Rita worked for many years as a secretary at St. Vincent’s...
Ruth A. Podgwaite
Apr 1, 2025
Ruth A. Podgwaite, 98, a longtime resident of Cheshire, passed away on April 1, 2025. She was born on March 16, 1927, in Detroit, Michigan, to the late Frank and Augusta Sturmatt Podgwaite.
She was predeceased by siblings, Carl Podgwaite, Edna Owen, and Frank Podgwaite. In 1949 Ruth received a BA from the University of Connecticut. In subsequent years she undertook...
Amy M. Yarrington
Apr 1, 2025
Naugatuck - Amy M. Yarrington, 43, passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at Hartford Hospital.
Amy was born October 30, 1981, in Waterbury, the daughter of Thomas and Christine (Nolan) Yarrington. She was a lifelong Naugatuck resident and had graduated from Naugatuck High School.
Besides her parents, she is survived by her son Thomas Lavertue; her brother Bobby Yarrington; her aunts...
Lillian O'Neil
Mar 31, 2025
Naugatuck, CT It is with profound sorrow and abiding love that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Lillian D. O’Neil. Lillian passed away on March 31, 2025, in Branford, Connecticut, at the age of 98, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 4,1927, in Waterbury, Connecticut, the cherished daughter of Marie Humphries.
Lillian's love for...
Marion Ann Jennings
Mar 30, 2025
Marion Ann (Ryder) Jennings, of Prospect, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and cherished friend, peacefully passed away on Sunday March 30, 2025 at the Masonicare Health Center in Wallingford at the age of 91. She was the loving wife of the late Wallace B. Jennings.
Born on October 28, 1933, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts to the late Tom and Clara (MacAvoy) Ryder,...
Kathleen Mahmood
Mar 30, 2025
Kathleen “Kathy” (Wallace) Mahmood, age 71 of Cheshire, passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain. She was the devoted wife of the late William “Bill” Mahmood for 34 years until his passing in 2013. Kathy was born on April 16, 1953 in Waterbury, daughter of the...
Dorothy Kochman
Mar 29, 2025
Dorothea Blumenstein Kochman July 5, 1926 – March 29, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Dorothea Blumenstein Kochman. Born on July 5, 1926, in Berlin, Germany, Dorothea’s life was defined by resilience, love, and an unshakable spirit.
In 1939, as a young girl, she was forced to flee Nazi Germany...
Paul R. Podesva, Jr.
Mar 28, 2025
BONITA SPRINGS, FL – It is with deep sadness that we announce Paul R. Podesva Jr., age 69 passed away after a long illness on March 28, 2025. A loving and devoted husband to Jan Podesva of 43 years.
Paul was born in Ballston Spa, NY on June 5, 1955, son of the late Paul Sr. and Grace Ferris Podesva. He...
Margaret Cretella
Mar 27, 2025
Naugatuck - Margaret Cretella, 78, of Naugatuck passed away on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at St. Mary’s Hospital. She was the wife of Louis F. Cretella who passed away on March 21, 2001. After 24 years they are reunited in heaven.
Margaret was born in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City on July 23, 1946, to the late Anna...
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