Obituaries

William Coleman

William Coleman

May 23, 2013

CHESHIRE - William G. Coleman III, 68, passed away Wednesday May 23, 2013 at his home. Bill was born March 2, 1945, in Waterbury, the son of Ruth (Birks) Coleman and the late William G. Coleman Jr. He was a lifelong Cheshire resident where he owned and operated BICO Fence Company for many years. He possessed many talents working in...

Louis Luciani

Louis Luciani

May 22, 2013

CHESHIRE - Louis Luciani Jr., 86, passed away Wednesday May 22, 2013 at Elim Park Baptist Home. He was the husband of Karen (Sutherland) Luciani. Mr. Luciani was born July 26, 1926 in New Haven the son of the late Louis and Julia (Testa) Luciani. He owned and operated Lou's Deli in New Haven and was employed by Operating Engineers...

Beverly Petrillo

Beverly Petrillo

May 19, 2013

CHESHIRE - Beverly Petrillo, 70, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013 at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She was the wife of William Petrillo. Mrs. Petrillo was born July 16, 1942 in New Haven, the daughter of the late Anthony and Violet (Carlstrom) Gargiulo. Mrs. Petrillo attended Wilbur Cross High School and graduated with a Masters Degree in Psychology from Southern Connecticut...

Rosemary Diaz

Rosemary Diaz

May 18, 2013

WATERBURY- Rosemary Diaz, 18, passed away Saturday May 18, 2013 at her residence. She was the daughter of Robert Diaz and Margarita Irizarry. She was born December 9, 1994. Besides her parents she is survived by a brother Robert Diaz Jr. of Waterbury. Arrangements- A wake for Rosemary will be held Wednesday May 22, 2013 from 5 to 7 P.M...

Gloria Diaz

Gloria Diaz

May 15, 2013

WATERBURY- Gloria Diaz , 79 , beloved wife of the late Abimael Diaz , departed this life on May 15, 2013 ,after fighting a long battle with cancer. Gloria was born on March 3,1934 in Puerto Rico, daughter of the late Antonio Perez and the late Patria Felecita Perez -Lopez. Gloria worked for many years as a nurse's aide in...

Maryann Scinto

Maryann Scinto

May 8, 2013

CHESHIRE - Maryann Rita Scinto, 65, beloved wife of Peter A. Scinto passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at Yale-New Haven Hospital with her family by her side. She was born September 9, 1947 in Bridgeport, the daughter of the late David and Irene (Imrischak) Louis. She worked for AT&T for over 20 years, retiring in 2008 as an Administrative...

Roger Schumann

Roger Schumann

May 8, 2013

BERLIN - Roger Schumann, 85, passed away Wednesday May 8, 2013 at his home. He was the husband of Barbara (Hummel) Schumann. Mr. Schumann was born January 20, 1928 in Meriden, the son of the late Frederick and Rose (Greenbacker) Schumann. Before moving to Berlin, he was a longtime resident of Meriden who enjoyed boating in Saybrook; traveling and had...

Philip Coyle

Philip Coyle

May 8, 2013

WATERBURY- Philip T. Coyle Jr. went peacefully to his reward on May 8, 2013 at his home accompanied by his health care aids. He was the first born child of Philip T. Coyle Sr. and Hannah R. Coyle on Tophet Road in Roxbury. He graduated from Painter Hill Grammar School, and Booth Free High School in Roxbury. After helping in...

David Kirychuk

David Kirychuk

May 7, 2013

PLANTSVILLE- David Kirychuk, 53, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2013 at Hartford Hospital. He was born July 21, 1960 in Meriden, son of Ann (Christolini) and the late David Kirychuk. David was a graduate of Wilcox High School Class of 1978. He was employed as a Machinist at Pratt and Whitney. David was an active member of Grace Baptist Church...

William 'Bill' Mahmood

William 'Bill' Mahmood

May 6, 2013

CHESHIRE- William "Bill" Francis Mahmood, 61, passed away peacefully Monday May 6, 2013 at Hartford Hospital. He was the husband of Kathleen (Wallace) Mahmood. Bill was born December 12, 1951 in Bridgeport son of the late Bader and Alice Grace (Rock) Mahmood. He was a graduate of the University of Bridgeport where he received a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design....

James Meyer

James Meyer

May 4, 2013

MERIDEN - James M. Meyer, 87, formerly of Cheshire, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2013 at Southington Care Center in Southington. He was the husband of Grace (Geiger) Meyer. Mr. Meyer was born November 14, 1925 in Weehawken, NJ, the son of the late John H. and the late Margaret (MacLean) Meyer. He served his country during WWII in the...

David Maknis

David Maknis

May 3, 2013

MIDDLEBURY- Mr. David Walter Maknis, 61, of Middlebury, passed away Friday May 3, 2013 at the Waterbury Hospital. David was born in Waterbury, Sept. 20, 1951, a son of Mrs. Elizabeth (Baranauskas) Maknis and the late Walter A. Maknis and was raised in Woodbury. He was educated in the Woodbury school system and was a graduate of Woodbury High School....

Anne Butler

Anne Butler

May 2, 2013

NAUGATUCK -Mrs. Anne M. (McGroary) Butler, 74, of Naugatuck, passed away early Thursday morning May 2, 2013 at. She was the wife of the late William Butler III who passed away in 1993 after 32 years of marriage. Anne was born September 14, 1938 in Waterbury, the daughter of the late John and Iva (Goodrich) McGroary, and was the step-daughter...

Helen Kirk

Helen Kirk

May 1, 2013

NAUGATUCK- Mrs. Helen (Toth) Kirk, 93, passed away Wednesday morning May 1, 2013 at Glendale Heath Care Center, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Donald C. Kirk Sr., who passed away in 2009 after 69 years of marriage. Mrs. Kirk was born in Naugatuck, June 28, 1919, daughter of the late John and Emma (Margitich) Toth...

Larry Crighton

Larry Crighton

Apr 29, 2013

CHESHIRE- Lawrence W. Crighton, passed away on his 69th birthday, at The Highlands Health Care Center in Cheshire. He was born April 29, 1944 in Waterbury, CT, son of the late David and Judith (Dillon) Crighton. Lawrence was employed as an auto mechanic at Wallingford Audi prior to his illness. He served in the U. S. Air Force as a...

Louis Moniz

Louis Moniz

Apr 29, 2013

NAUGATUCK- Mr. Louis A. Moniz, 91, of Naugatuck, passed away early Monday morning April 29, 2013 at the Vitas Hospice unit at St. Mary's Hospital, Waterbury. He was the husband of the late Beverly (Steeves) Moniz, who passed away in 1987 after 39 years of marriage. Mr. Moniz was born in Bristol, RI, March 17, 1922, a son of the...

Alice Reckmack

Alice Reckmack

Apr 28, 2013

CHESHIRE- Alice Reckmack a Cheshire resident for over seventy years passed away peacefully Sunday April 28, 2013 at the Southington Care Center. She was predeceased by her husband Robert P. Reckmack. She was born November 13, 1921 in Naugatuck daughter of the late Alexander and Jennie (Mikulski) Smolinski. Alice was a retiree from New Departure in Bristol where she worked...

Lance Burleigh

Lance Burleigh

Apr 26, 2013

OAKVILLE- Mr. Lance Allen Burleigh, 49, of Oakville, passed away at the Waterbury Hospital Friday April 26, 2013, after a brief illness. Lance was born in Newport, R.I., Sept. 30, 1963, a son of Ann (Angel) Burleigh-Willey of Texas and the late Gerald Burleigh, II and had been a Thomaston resident prior to moving to Oakville. He was a graduate...

Antoniette Johnson

Antoniette Johnson

Apr 25, 2013

NAUGATUCK- Mrs. Antoinette L. "Toni" Johnson, 76, of Naugatuck, passed away at the Smilo Cancer Center at Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven early Thursday morning April 25, 2013. She was the wife of Allan W. Johnson. Mrs. Johnson was born in Waterbury, Feb. 22, 1937, a daughter of the late John and Philomena (Salerno) Salerno and was a Naugatuck...

William Simpson

William Simpson

Apr 23, 2013

WATERBURY- William H. Simpson, 85, passed away Tuesday April 23, 2013 at his residence. He was born February 25, 1928 in Waterbury son of the late Harry James and Lena M. (Tranker) Simpson. William was a Shipping Clerk at Howland Hughes for twenty nine years prior to his retirement. He was an active member in the Christ Episcopal Church Men's...

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