Obituaries

Fr. Kenneth Frisbie

Fr. Kenneth Frisbie

Jan 17, 2009

Reverend Kenneth J. Frisbie, 84, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2009, in the Archbishop Daniel A. Cronin Residence at St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield. Father Frisbie was born June 23, 1924, in Bridgeport the son of the late Russell and Margaret (Roche) Frisbie. He graduated from Sacred Heart School and Central High School before entering St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield....

Lois Rizzuti

Lois Rizzuti

Jan 14, 2009

Mrs. Lois Mary (Smith) Rizzuti, 87, of 41 Milville Ave., Naugatuck, died unexpectedly Wednesday Jan. 14, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital, shortly after arrival. She was the wife of Michael F. Rizzuti. Mrs. Rizzuti was born in Naugatuck, Feb. 26, 1922, a daughter of the late Frank and Martha (Pirkowski) Smith and was a lifelong resident. She attended local schools...

Dorothy Dowling

Dorothy Dowling

Jan 12, 2009

Mrs. Dorothy F. (Flint) Dowling, 74, of Waterbury died peacefully with her family by her side Monday January 12, 2008 at Saint Mary's Hospital. She was the widow of Dennis M. Dowling, Sr. Dorothy was born September 5, 1934 in Waterbury a daughter of the late Howard and Katherine (Corcoran) Flint and was a lifelong Waterbury resident. She was a...

Mona Rosen

Mona Rosen

Jan 11, 2009

Mona K. Rosen daughter of the late Louis and Rose Kravitz, formally of Waterbury, CT. passed away on January 11,2009 at the Jewish Home for the Elderly in Fairfield, CT. Mona grew up in Waterbury along with her sister Selma where they both cared for their ill mother because their father had passed on. During this time period that she...

Wayne Twerian

Wayne Twerian

Jan 10, 2009

Mr. Wayne Thomas Twerian, 61, of 65 Amanda Lane, Naugatuck, died Saturday afternoon, Jan. 10, 2009 at his home. He was the husband of Irene (Wiazowski) Twerian. Mr. Twerian was born in Derby, Nov. 28, 1947, a son of the late Stanley and Lillian (Dillis) Twerian and moved to Naugatuck in 1973 coming from Ansonia. He was a graduate of...

Louise Mastriano

Louise Mastriano

Jan 10, 2009

Waterbury ' Louise R. Mastriano, 98, formerly of Waterbury passed away Saturday January 10, 2009 at the Highlands Health Care in Cheshire. She was the wife of the late Henry N. Mastriano. Mrs. Mastriano was born May 1, 1910 in Waterbury, the daughter of the late Donato and Maria (Corbo) Ruggiero. She was a member of the First Congregation Church...

Dorothy Martin

Dorothy Martin

Jan 9, 2009

Dorothy Martin 94, Formerly of Prospect Towers died January 9, 2009 at the Abbott Terrace Health Center. She was the wife of the late Burnham L. Martin. Dorothy was born in Waterbury on May 4, 1914. She was the daughter of the late James and Josephine (Sweeny) Vance. She attended Local schools. She retired from the Scovill MFG. Co after...

Colleen Moriarty

Colleen Moriarty

Jan 7, 2009

Colleen Mariah Moriarty, 21 of Waterbury passed away Wednesday January 7, 2009 at Saint Mary's Hospital. Colleen was born May 7, 1987 in Waterbury, the daughter of William J. Moriarty and Donna M. (Fredsall) Keating and was a lifelong Waterbury resident. She was a 2001 graduate of St. Margaret's School and a 2005 graduate of Sacred Heart High School. Colleen...

Martha Hayes

Martha Hayes

Jan 7, 2009

Mrs. Martha (Beck) Hayes, 94, formerly of 3208 Ashlar Village, Wallingford and a former Naugatuck resident, died Wednesday Jan. 7, 2009 at the Masonic Geriatric Care Center in Wallingford. She was the widow of John W. Hayes, Jr. who died in 1981. Mrs. Hayes was born in Philadelphia, PA, Mar. 8, 1914, a daughter of the late George and Harriet...

Henry Andersen

Henry Andersen

Jan 6, 2009

Cheshire ' Henry I. Andersen, 92, of Cook Hill Rd. passed away January 6, 2009 at Elim Park. He was the husband of Myrtle (Petersen) Andersen. Mr. Andersen was born January 12, 1916 in Brooklyn, NY the son of the late Anders I. and Elise (Bentzen) Andersen. Immediately after WWI Mr. Andersen's family returned to Norway with the intention of...

Leona Bredickas

Leona Bredickas

Jan 5, 2009

Leona Bredickas, 90, of 94 Brubaker Road, Cheshire passed away Monday January 5, 2009 at The Arden House in Hamden. She was predeceased by her husband Edward G. Bredickas. Leona was born September 19, 1918 in Shenandoah, PA and was the daughter of the late Isaac and Catherine Thomas. Leona is survived by a son Edward Bredickas of Cheshire, a...

Rose Anderson

Rose Anderson

Jan 3, 2009

Rose E. (Carey) Anderson, 92, of Naugatuck, CT, a 43 year resident of Naugatuck, and a former Staten Island resident, passed away Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009 at Waterbury Hospital, Waterbury, CT, surrounded by her family. Born and raised Rose Carey in Manhattan, she went to Julia Richman High School. She married native Staten Islander Ed Anderson in 1939, and they...

Margaret Higgiston

Margaret Higgiston

Jan 3, 2009

Margaret T. Higgiston, 92, formerly of Chipman Street, past peacefully into God's Grace on Saturday January 3, 2009 at the Bucks Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, which became a family to her. Miss Higgiston was born on November 2, 1916 in Waterbury, a daughter of the late Michael and Attracta (Loftus) Higgiston and was a lifelong Waterbury resident. She attended...

Emma Spohn

Emma Spohn

Jan 3, 2009

Emma M. Spohn, 97, died Saturday, Jan.3, 2009, at Elim Park Baptist Home, Cheshire, where she was a resident for over 20 years. She was born June 1, 1911 in Reutlingen, Germany, the daughter of Gustav and Emma (Steinhilber) Spohn. She immigrated in 1928 to the United States from Ofterdingen, Germany, sailing with her family aboard the Derfflinger, then settled...

Laura Bannett

Laura Bannett

Jan 3, 2009

SOUTHBURY- Mrs. Laura (Bennett) Bannett, 90, formerly of Manor Rd., Southbury, died early Saturday morning, Jan.3, 2009 at River Glen Health Care Center, Southbury. She was the widow of Louis F. Bannett. Mrs. Bannett was born in Watertown, May 14, 1918, a daughter of the late John C. and Grace (Fish) Bennett. She was a member of the South Britain...

Lucille Beatrice

Lucille Beatrice

Dec 31, 2008

Mrs. Lucille K. (Coppola) Beatrice, 87, of Waterbury formerly of New York died Wednesday December 31, 2008 at Waterbury Hospital. She was the widow of Domenic S. Beatrice. Lucille was born April 26, 1921 in Mount Vernon, New York a daughter of the late Emilio and Marie (Perrillo) Coppola. She was an EKG Technician at Montefiore Hospital for many years...

John Mraz

John Mraz

Dec 29, 2008

Mr. John E. Mraz, 87, of Waterbury died Monday December 29, 2008 at the Abbott Terrace Health Center after a short illness. He was the husband of Betty Jane (Pryor) Mraz and the late Patricia (McLaughlin) Mraz. Mr. Mraz was born September 15, 1921 in Waterbury a son of the late John W. and Mary (Delaney) Mraz and was a...

Howard Latzen

Howard Latzen

Dec 29, 2008

WATERBURY- Mr. Howard P. Latzen, 71, of 35 Chestnut Ave., Waterbury, died Dec. 29, 2008 at the Waterbury Hospital. Mr. Latzen was born in New York City, April 6, 1937 and was educated in the New York school system. He was a Waterbury resident since 1972, moving here from New York. He was a self employed Antiques Dealer. He leaves...

R. Craig Gardner

R. Craig Gardner

Dec 29, 2008

Craig Gardner died in Waterbury on December 29th, he was 62. He is survived by one son, Kyle Gardner of San Francisco, CA; sisters Cynthia Wallace of Webster, NY, Jane Walsh of Escondido, CA and Laura Swenson of Melbourne, FL; his former wife, Miriam Gardner-Frum of Deep River, CT and many cousins, nieces and nephews. He was a farmer, artist,...

Edmund Brucato

Edmund Brucato

Dec 29, 2008

Waterbury ' Edmund J. Brucato Jr., 66, of Vernon St. and formerly of Cheshire, Prospect and Woodbury passed away Monday December 29, 2008 in Virginia. Mr. Brucato was born December 3, 1942 in Waterbury, the son of the late Edmund J. and Dorothy (Reihl) Brucato Sr. He was President of Brucato Manufacturing in Waterbury until his retirement in 2008. He...