Obituaries

John Romano

John Romano

Jul 12, 2009

John J. Romano, Jr. of Cheshire passed away peacefully into the arms of our Lord on July 12, 2009 after a courageous battle with Progressive Supranuculear Palsy. He was the beloved husband of Barbara (Tracchio) Romano. John was born October 27, 1930 in Bound Brook, NJ he was the son of the late John J. Sr. and Susie (Buono) Romano....

Sheila Hamel

Sheila Hamel

Jul 12, 2009

Sheila Eddy Hamel passed away at her home in Arlington, VA, on Sunday July 12, 2009. She was the beloved daughter of Roland and Marion Hamel and the loving and devoted aunt of Michael Jude Nowakowski, his wife Robin and their sons Michael Patton, Ryan Charles and Stephen Roland. Sheila was born in Waterbury, CT, where she was a graduate...

Robert Platzer

Robert Platzer

Jul 12, 2009

NAUGATUCK- Mr. Robert John Platzer, 64, of 39 West Hills Terrace, Naugatuck, died unexpectedly Sunday July 12, 2009 shortly after arrival at the Hospital of Central Conn.-Bradley Campus. Mr. Platzer was born in Highland Park, Ill., a son of the late Rev. Hans K. Platzer, former Pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and the late Edith E. (Meyer) Platzer and...

Donald Kirk

Donald Kirk

Jul 12, 2009

NAUGATUCK- Mr. Donald C. Kirk, Sr., 93, of 123 May St., Naugatuck, died early Sunday morning July 12, 2009 at his home. He was the husband of Helen (Toth) Kirk. Mr. Kirk was born in Naugatuck, May 8, 1916, a son of the late Charles Alexander Kirk and Geneva May (Currey) Kirk and was a lifelong borough resident. He was...

Irwin Josephthal

Irwin Josephthal

Jul 9, 2009

WATERBURY- Mr. Irwin R. Josephthal, 86, of Waterbury, died Thursday morning July 9, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Muriel (Pecker) Josephthal who died in 1991 after 40 years of marriage. Mr. Josephthal was born in Waterbury, Sept. 17, 1922 a son of the late Emmanuel and Sadye (Pasternak) Josephthal and had been a...

Irwin Joesephthal

Irwin Joesephthal

Jul 9, 2009

WATERBURY- Mr. Irwin R. Josephthal, 86, of Waterbury, died Thursday morning July 9, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Muriel (Pecker) Josephthal who died in 1991 after 40 years of marriage. Mr. Josephthal was born in Waterbury, Sept. 17, 1922 a son of the late Emmanuel and Sadye (Pasternak) Josephthal and had been a...

Harold Buckelew

Harold Buckelew

Jul 9, 2009

Cheshire ' Harold C. Buckelew Jr., 86 of E. Mitchell Ave., passed away Thursday July 9, 2009 at the Alzheimer's Resource Center in Plantsville. Mr. Buckelew was born December 10, 1922 in Newark, NJ the son of the late Harold and Charlotte (Rhodes) Buckelew Sr. He was a WWII Army Veteran serving in New Guinea, specializing in small boat operations....

MaryJane Wilson

MaryJane Wilson

Jul 5, 2009

Cheshire ' MaryJane Wilson, 82, of E. Mitchell Ave., passed away Sunday, July 5, 2009 at Yale New Haven Hospital. She was the wife of the late Leonard H. Wilson. Mrs. Wilson was born October 2, 1926 in New Haven the daughter of the late William and Bridget (Highland) Clossick. She was a long time Bethany resident before moving to...

W. Edward Dowling

W. Edward Dowling

Jul 5, 2009

Mr. W. Edward Dowling, 67, of Cheshire, a managing director of UHY Advisors and CPA's passed away suddenly on July 5, 2009 at Saint Mary's Hospital in Waterbury. He was the husband of Linda (Membrino) Dowling. Mr. Dowling was born September 30, 1941 in Waterbury a son of the late Edward and Marion (Ahearn) Dowling and has been a Cheshire...

Richard Izard

Richard Izard

Jul 4, 2009

Cheshire ' Richard L. Izard Sr. of Cheshire passed away July 4, 2009 at the Hospital of St. Raphael in New Haven. He was the husband of Edythe M. (Berntsen) Izard. Mr. Izard was born June 20, 1921, in Brooklyn, NY the son of the late Henry Carley Murdock and Hazel O. (Lyons) Izard. He was a WWII Marine Veteran...

Rosa Cancel

Rosa Cancel

Jul 4, 2009

WATERBURY- Mrs. Rosa Amalia (Roldan) Cancel, 56 of 42 Pine St., Waterbury, died Saturday July 4, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital. Ms. Cancel was born in Mayaquez, Puerto Rico on Oct. 6, 1952, a daughter of the late Ramon Cancel Roldan and Amalia Martinez and had been a Waterbury resident for the past 10 years, moving here from New York...

Manuela Magnanimo

Manuela Magnanimo

Jul 3, 2009

NAUGATUCK- Mrs. Manuela (Capobianco) Magnanimo, 89, of 192 Meadow St., Naugatuck and North Miami Beach, Fl., died Friday afternoon July 3, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital. She was the widow of the late Rocco Magnanimo, Sr. who died in 1979 after 38 years of marriage. Mrs. Magnanimo was born in Waterbury Jan. 17, 1920, a daughter of the late Angelo...

Adelaide Vieira

Adelaide Vieira

Jul 2, 2009

NAUGATUCK- Mrs. Adelaide C. (Perriera) Vieira, 93, of 437 High St., died early Thursday morning July 2, 2009, at St. Mary's Hospital. She was the widow of the late Frank A. Vieira, who died in 1987 after 54 years of marriage. Mrs. Vieira was born in Fall River, MA, Dec. 8, 1915, the daughter of the late Manuel C. and...

Doreen Fusco

Doreen Fusco

Jun 28, 2009

Doreen M. Fusco, 83 passed away on Sunday June 28, 2009 surrounded by her family at Mid-State Medical Center. She was the ex-wife of the late Umberto A. Fusco. Doreen was born on February 20, 1926 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. and was the daughter of the late George W. and Helen (Hancock) Greaves. She was a retired bookkeeper for the...

Virginia Broderick

Virginia Broderick

Jun 27, 2009

Virginia Marjorie (Hade) Broderick, 85, of 451 North High Street, East Haven, passed away Saturday June 27, 2009 at St. Raphael Hospital in New Haven. Virginia was born July 11, 1923 in New Haven and was the daughter of the late Harry P. and Irene T. (Miller) Hade. Virginia was a member of the Daughters of Isabella Mercy Circle No...

Bernard Stasiak

Bernard Stasiak

Jun 24, 2009

Bernard J. Stasiak, 73, of Cheshire passed away June 24, 2009, at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury. He was the widower of Eleanor Lillian (Jablonski) Stasiak whom he was married to for 39 years. Bernard was born June 16, 1936 in Meriden, CT and was son of the late Julian and Winifred Stasiak. He graduated from Hillhouse High School in...

Sherman Weisman

Sherman Weisman

Jun 23, 2009

WATERBURY- Mr. Sherman Israel Weisman, 78, of 11 MacArthur Dr., Waterbury, died late Monday evening June 23, 2009 at the Waterbury Hospital. He was the husband of Sylvia (Stark) Weisman. Mr. Weisman was born in Waterbury, Dec. 27, 1930, a son of the late Norman and Sarah (Shernet) Weisman and had been a city resident all of his life. He...

Andrew Mitchell

Andrew Mitchell

Jun 23, 2009

Wolcott ' Andrew C. Mitchell, 80, of Todd Rd., passed away peacefully at his home, to be present with the Lord, on Tuesday June 23, 2009. He was the husband of the late Catherine (Surgener) Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell was born June 1, 1929 in Waterbury the son of the late Dana and Eleanor (Larson) Mitchell. He was a Korean War...

Walter O'Halloran

Walter O'Halloran

Jun 20, 2009

Meriden ' Walter M. O'Halloran, 60, of Meriden and formerly of Cheshire, passed away Saturday June 20, 2009 at his home. Mr. O'Halloran was born October 18, 1948 in East Orange, NJ the son of Walter H. O'Halloran and the late Jean Ann (Byrne) O'Halloran. He was a 1967 graduate of Cheshire Academy and a resident of Meriden for the...

Edith Nardi

Edith Nardi

Jun 18, 2009

Edith P. Nardi 89, passed away on Thursday June 18, 2009 at the Richard Rosenthal Hospice Residence in Stamford. She was the wife of late Joseph L. Nardi. Mrs. Nardi was born in Waterbury on May 30, 1920 and was the daughter of the late Michael and Helen Mikalunas. Mrs. Nardi worked as a hall monitor for Newington High School...