Obituaries
Peter I. Rickard
Dec 24, 2020
Peter I. Rickard, age 68, of Naugatuck, CT and formerly of Schenectady, NY passed away unexpectedly on December 24, 2020 at his home. Peter was born on January 19, 1952 in Schenectady, NY, son of the late Everette and Germaine (Peres) Rickard, and grandson of the late Isaac and Elizabeth (Herron) Rickard of Schoharie. Peter was raised in Schenectady and...
James Ardry
Dec 24, 2020
James Paul "Jimmy" Ardry 1941 - 2020 Beacon Falls, CT James Paul “Jimmy” Ardry, 79, passed away peacefully on December 24, 2020 at Cheshire House after a brief illness. James was born on September 5, 1941 in Waterbury, CT a son of the late Frederick Jacob and Elva (Rowe) Ardry and had lived in Naugatuck most of his life. James...
Marilyn Engelman
Dec 24, 2020
MIDDLEBURY - Marilyn Engelman, 92, passed away, December 24, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital. She was the wife of the late Atty. Morton Engelman. Mrs. Engelman was born December 21, 1928, in Maplewood, NJ, the daughter of the late Max and Frieda (Turkenkopf) Gross. She was a longtime kindergarten teacher at Falls Ave and Polk Schools in the Watertown School...
Mary Maloney
Dec 24, 2020
Cheshire - Mary Maloney, 86, passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2020 at her home. She was the wife of the late Allan Maloney. Mrs. Maloney was born September 27, 1934, in Oneida, NY, the daughter of the late Wilfred and Frances (Webb) Lowe. She was raised in Syracuse and graduated from Syracuse University. She proudly served her country as...
Anthony D'Amato
Dec 24, 2020
Anthony Francis "Tony" D'Amato 1948 - 2020 Naugatuck, CT Anthony Francis D’Amato, 72, died peacefully yet unexpectedly at St. Mary’s Hospital on Christmas Eve. He is survived by his wife, Jamie D’Amato; mother, Cathryn (Calabrese) D’Amato; sister, Judy Ouellette; beloved daughters, Stephanie Nortman and Lindsey D’Amato, and two grandchildren, Jack and Francesca Nortman. He is predeceased by his father, Albert...
Helen Baltrukonis
Dec 23, 2020
CHESHIRE- Helen G. Baltrukonis, whose early years on the family farm instilled a dedication to hard work and provided a lifetime of material for stories, died Dec. 23, 2020. She was 102. The cause was COVID-19. Mrs. Baltrukonis was born in Waterbury in 1918 on the last day of September, a phrase she enjoyed using to test listeners’ memories of...
Hope F. Cooper
Dec 22, 2020
CHESHIRE – Hope Marie Ferguson Cooper, 98, passed away at her home Tuesday, December 22, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Charles Burleigh Cooper Jr. Hope was born May 10, 1922 in Bald Creek, N.C., daughter of the late Douglas and Esta (Robinson) Ferguson. She attended Mars Hill College and graduated from the...
Lois Pompano
Dec 22, 2020
Lois (Everett) Pompano 1931 - 2020 Naugatuck, CT Lois (Everett) Pompano, widow of Anthony (Jim) Pompano, passed away on December 22, 2020. Lois was born on April 30, 1931 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Lois is survived by her son, Mark J. Pompano and wife Mary Katherine of Southington, Connecticut and son, James S. Pompano of Plainsboro, New Jersey, two grandchildren; Alyssa...
Rita (Como) Dance
Dec 22, 2020
WATERBURY - Mrs. Rita Catherine (Como) Dance, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at VITAS Hospice Care at St. Mary's Hospital after a brief illness complicated by the COVID-19 virus. She was predeceased by her husband of 50 years Anthony F. Dance. Rita Catherine was born June 11, 1947 in Waterbury, the daughter of the late C. Edward and...
Russell Spencer Davis
Dec 22, 2020
WOLCOTT- Russell Spencer Davis, 74, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital. He was born March 1, 1946 in Waterbury, son of the late Russell and Eleanor (Reihl) Davis. Mr. Davis was a Toolmaker in the manufacturing industry prior to his retirement. In his younger years prior to his illness Russel loved to bowl, and was a...
Vincent Anthony Liberti Sr.
Dec 22, 2020
PLANTSVILLE – Vincent Anthony Liberti, Sr., 80, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at LiveWell. He was the loving husband of Teresa (Lettiero) Liberti, who he was married to for 57 years. Mr. Liberti was born on April 7, 1940, in Philadelphia, PA. He was the son of the late Joseph J. and Alma (Elhajj) Liberti. Vincent was a veteran...
Ireny Silva
Dec 21, 2020
Ireny Silva 1949 - 2020 Naugatuck, CT Ireny Silva, 71, the widow of Manoel DaSilva, died peacefully Monday at Waterbury Hospital. Ireny was born on July 22, 1949 in Mutum, Brazil a daughter of the late Joao and Maria (Silva) Sobrinho. Ireny is survived by her daughter, Renata Nascimento and her husband, Carlos Nascimento; her son, Adalberto DaSilva and his...
Renee Gilbert
Dec 20, 2020
Renee Lee Gilbert 1928 - 2020 Middlebury, CT Mrs. Renee Lee Gilbert, age 92, passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2020 at Waterbury Hospital. She was the loving wife for 57 years of Dr. Ira Daniel Gilbert, who predeceased her in 2007. Renee was born in Maple Shade, New Jersey on May 30, 1928. She was the daughter of the...
Beverly D. Shanley
Dec 19, 2020
Beverly D. Shanley, 85, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at MidState Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Richard Allen Shanley, and late second husband, Adrian Scovin, and was a resident at Elim Park Place Independent Living. Mrs. Shanley was born March 19, 1935 in New Haven, the daughter of the late Daniel and...
John J. Joy
Dec 19, 2020
MIDDLEBURY- John J. Joy, 95, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020, at his home. Mr. Joy was born March 6, 1925 in Waterbury, son of the late Richard and Katherine (Powers) Joy. John married Elizabeth Anderson at St. Patrick’s Church in Waterbury on October 2, 1954. She preceded him in death in 2015. John was a graduate of Leavenworth High...
Sandra L. Brightman
Dec 18, 2020
CHESHIRE - Sandra L. Brightman, 76, entered into eternal rest on Friday, December 18, 2020 at her home in Cheshire with her family by her side. She was the devoted and loving wife of the late Ronald F. Brightman who was the absolute love of her life. Mrs. Brightman was born February 11, 1944 in Newark, NJ, daughter of the...
Margaret Kelly
Dec 17, 2020
Margaret Kelly, age 77, of Cheshire entered into rest on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at her home. Margaret was born on June 16, 1943 in Waterbury, daughter of the late James and Anastasia “Anna” (Lawlor) Kelly. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from the College of New Rochelle and later was the Librarian at the main library at Bloomsburg University in...
Robert Czaplicki
Dec 13, 2020
Robert R. Czaplicki 1940 - 2020 Naugatuck, CT Robert Raymond Czaplicki, 80, of Naugatuck, CT, loving husband of Dawn (Biagioni) Czaplicki for 31 years, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born on October 8, 1940, he was the son of the late Raymond Czaplicki and Sophie Czaplicki. Robert worked for G&G...
Barbara Jean Messenger
Dec 13, 2020
CHESHIRE – Barbara Jean Messenger, 87, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Cheshire Regional Rehabilitation Center. Ms. Messenger was born April 3, 1933, in Waterbury, daughter of the late Ray F Messenger Sr. (former police chief and 1st Selectman of Middlebury and late Mary (Walker) Messenger. Ms. Messenger is survived by her nieces, Donna Wells & Darcey...
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