Obituaries

Ruth Mildred Wilcox

Ruth Mildred Wilcox

Dec 15, 2016

Ruth M. Wilcox, age 96, of Waterbury passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on December 15. Mrs. Wilcox was born January 10, 1920 in Naugatuck, daughter of Frank and Anna Spray. She was raised in Naugatuck, was a graduate of Naugatuck High School and Bay Path University in MA. In the few years that followed she was...

Rita Jannetty

Rita Jannetty

Dec 15, 2016

CHESHIRE- Rita A. Jannetty, 85, passed away Thursday December 15, 2016 at The Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain. She was the loving wife of Louis Francis Jannetty whom she was married to for 65 years. She was born July 14, 1931 in Waterbury daughter of the late Ernest and his wife Delia (Ryan) Parmelee. Mrs. Jannetty was the...

Wanda Ploski

Wanda Ploski

Dec 14, 2016

PROSPECT - Wanda N Ploski (Niestemski), 98, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at VITAS Hospice at St Mary’s Hospital Waterbury. Wanda was born in Naugatuck to Zygmundt and Florence (Ploski) Niestemski on January 11, 1918. She attended Naugatuck public schools graduating from Naugatuck High in 1936. She married Adolph (aka ‘Murph’) her husband of 64 years August 31, 1940....

Dr. Valerie Eva Kennedy

Dr. Valerie Eva Kennedy

Dec 14, 2016

COVENTRY- Dr. Valerie Eva Kennedy, 67, formerly of Cheshire, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, December 14, 2016. She was born September 29, 1949 in New Haven daughter of the late Thomas James Kennedy Jr. and Olive Mary (Aspland) Kennedy. Dr. Kennedy received her Doctorate from Cornell University in Organizational Behavior and Labor Law. Valerie was a Human Rights and Opportunity Representative...

Merrit Heminway 'Hemmie' Merriman 2nd

Merrit Heminway 'Hemmie' Merriman 2nd

Dec 10, 2016

Watertown – M. Heminway “Hemmie” Merriman 2nd, 68, passed away Saturday December 10, 2016 at Waterbury Hospital. He was the husband of Linda (Lane) Merriman. Hemmie was born September 11, 1948 in Waterbury, the son of the late Merrit and Natalie (Rowbottom) Merriman. He was the 3rd generation of Merriman’s in Watertown, and as a lifelong resident of Watertown he...

Ronald J. Chabot

Ronald J. Chabot

Dec 7, 2016

CHESHIRE - Ronald John Chabot, 72, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at the VITAS unit at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury after a brief illness. Ron was born January 26, 1944 in Waterbury, the son of the late Honorius and Olga (Pekrul) Chabot. He was educated in Waterbury and Cheshire schools and attended New Haven College. Prior to his...

Yetta Scoblow

Yetta Scoblow

Dec 5, 2016

MERIDEN – Yetta Scoblow, 91, passed away Monday, December 5, 2016, at Apple Rehab Coccomo of Meriden. Mrs. Scoblow was born June 29, 1925, in Philadelphia, Pa. a daughter of the late Isaac and Rebecca Asbell. Yetta was a retired bookkeeper for a Philadelphia design firm. Yetta is survived by her daughter, Cheryl Gibertoni, and her husband Joseph of Kissimmee,...

Mary Louise Sylvester

Mary Louise Sylvester

Dec 1, 2016

CHESHIRE – Mary Louise Sylvester, teacher, 94, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2016, at Masonicare Health Center in Wallingford. Mrs. Sylvester was born September 21, 1922, in Syracuse, New York, to the late Joseph M. and Lena F. (Stevener) Penney. Mary Louise attended Syracuse University and received her BS and MS degrees from SCSU, New Haven. She was a teacher...

Bettiedean Beatrice Stone

Bettiedean Beatrice Stone

Dec 1, 2016

Bettiedean Beatrice (Michaels) (Blasl) Stone, age 60, of Madison, Maine passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at her home. She was the wife of the late David Stone. Bettiedean was born on December 27, 1955 in Michigan, daughter of the late Arthur James Michaels, Sr. and Shirley Irene (Mills) (Michaels) Salinardi. Bettiedean was a devout Christian who rarely...

Georganne H. Kupau

Georganne H. Kupau

Dec 1, 2016

CHESHIRE- Georganne H. Kupau, 81, passed away Thursday December 1, 2016 at the Masonic Health Care Center in Wallingford. She was born October 24, 1935 in Evanston, IL daughter of the late Franklin White and Anne Marie (DeHuff) Hemingway. Georganne was a Real Estate Agent prior to her retirement. In her free time she loved to volunteer at the Trinity...

Jeanette Ann Brewerton

Jeanette Ann Brewerton

Nov 29, 2016

CHESHIRE- Jeanette Ann (Brodeur) Brewerton, 90, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at her residence. She was predeceased by her husband Alden Walker Brewerton in 1988. Jeanette was born October 3, 1926 in Meriden daughter of the late Rudolph and Cecile (Rouleau) Brodeur. She was a lifelong resident of Cheshire and a communicant of The Church of the Epiphany since...

Ann M. Muller

Ann M. Muller

Nov 29, 2016

Ann (Jurale) Muller, 90, of Cheshire, loving mother and wife of the late George H. Muller passed away peacefully Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at her daughter’s home in Cheshire. She was born on June 15, 1926 in Waterbury hospital, and was the daughter of the late Bernard and Irene (Byrnes) Jurale. Ann was a graduate of Meriden High School, and...

Maurice  MD Falk

Maurice MD Falk

Nov 29, 2016

SOUTHBURY – Dr. Maurice (Mike) Falk, MD, 81, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at Waterbury Hospital. He was the husband of the late Dr. Carolyn R. Falk who passed away in 2015 after 56 years of marriage. Dr. Falk was born February 9, 1935 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late Samuel and Freda (Cohen) Falk. He was...

Donald W. 'Walkie' Leach Jr.

Donald W. 'Walkie' Leach Jr.

Nov 26, 2016

Donald Wallace Leach, Jr, better known as “Walkie” passed away at his home in Cheshire, CT on November 26, 2016, at age 84. Walkie was born on December 22, 1931, at New Haven Hospital in New Haven, CT. He grew up in Wallingford with his parents Donald Wallace Leach and Carolyn Kingman Leach. Walkie graduated from the Phelps School in...

Richard F. 'Dick' Fadus

Richard F. 'Dick' Fadus

Nov 26, 2016

CHESHIRE - Richard F. “Dick” Fadus, 88, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, November 26, 2016. Dick was born on October 5, 1928 in Waterbury, the son of the late Charles and Margaret (Pulaski) Fadus. His siblings were an older brother Charles of Newtown, and a younger sister JoAnn (Fadus) Gizzi (deceased). After serving his country in the Korean...

Elizabeth Mary Salomoni

Elizabeth Mary Salomoni

Nov 25, 2016

NAUGATUCK- Elizabeth Mary (Stoica) Salomoni passed away on Friday, November 25, 2016 at Mid-State Medical Center in Meriden. She was the loving wife of Joseph John Salomoni whom she was married to for 63 years, and married at St. Raphael Church on October 3, 1953. Liz was born in Portland on December 19, 1932 daughter of the late Theodore and...

Robert E. Breton

Robert E. Breton

Nov 23, 2016

NAUGATUCK - Robert E. Breton, 89, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at the Glendale Center in Naugatuck. He was the husband of Rita J. (Livernois) Breton. Born in Augusta, ME, August 16, 1927, he was the son of the late Emil and Irene (Bouchard) Breton. He married Rita J. (Livernois) Breton 66 years ago on November 23,...

Bienvenida Perez

Bienvenida Perez

Nov 23, 2016

Cheshire - Bienvenida Perez, 84, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at Mid-State Medical Center in Meriden after a brief illness. She was the wife of Jose Perez. Mrs. Perez was born March 30, 1932 in Lares, Puerto Rico, a daughter of the late Pedro and Laura (Ramos) Perez. She was the owner of El Manantial, a retail business in...

Frederick W. Adams

Frederick W. Adams

Nov 22, 2016

CHESHIRE – It is with great sadness that the family of Frederick Adams, 88, announce his passing on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at his home where he was surrounded by his children. He was the husband, constant companion and partner in life, love and laughter of Mildred (Setterstrom) Adams. Mr. Adams was born on October 25, 1928 in Worcester, MA....

Henry J. LaTorraca

Henry J. LaTorraca

Nov 22, 2016

CHESHIRE – Henry J. LaTorraca, 57, passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 unexpectedly at his home. Henry was born March 20, 1959 in New Haven, the son of the late Henry V. and Mary (Catania) LaTorraca. Henry is survived by his sisters Ann Destito and her husband Pat of Hamden and their children Jeremy, Blair, and Lauren; Linda Kautzner...

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