Obituaries
Carlos Valente
Jan 7, 2017
Carlos Alberto Valente, 81, left this earth peacefully on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at St. Mary’s Hospital surrounded by the love and comfort of family. He was the husband of Maria Albina Valente. Mr. Valente was born June 14, 1935, in Pardilho, Portugal, the son of the late Jose Rodrigues and Carminda (Amador) Valente. He was a carpenter by trade...
Jose Martins
Jan 6, 2017
NAUGATUCK - Jose Martins, 92, passed away Friday, January 6, 2017 at his home. He was the husband of Celeste Martins. Mr. Martins was born April 25, 1924 in Seiros, Portugal, the son of the late Joaquim and Cecilia (Martins) Dias. In 1969 he moved to the U.S. and was a longtime Naugatuck resident. Over the years he worked in...
Nancy B. Rabtoy
Jan 6, 2017
Nancy B. (Robillard) Rabtoy, age 77, of Waterbury entered into rest on Friday, January 6, 2017 at the Mattatuck Health Care Facility in Waterbury. She was born on November 12, 1939, daughter of the late Wilford William and Nancy A. Robillard. Back in the early days, Nancy enjoyed skating at Hamilton Park with “the girls”, loved attending tag sales and...
Marisue Payne
Jan 5, 2017
CHESHIRE- Marisue Payne, 61, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 5, 2017 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She was predeceased by her husband of 33 years, Jeffrey Payne in 2011. She was born May 10, 1955 in New Haven, daughter of the late Susanne (Aitro) Heffernan. Marisue was a devoted mother to her children, Ashley Barron and son-in-law...
James A Porter
Jan 4, 2017
CHESHIRE - James A Porter, 94, formerly of North Branford, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Cheshire Regional Rehab in Cheshire. He was the husband of the late Cecelia E. Porter. Mr. Porter was born November 27, 1922 in Kentville Province of Nova Scotia, the son of the late Elmo and Eliza Porter. He joined the Canadian army in...
Mark Schumacher
Jan 4, 2017
Mark Schumacher, age 77, of Naugatuck entered into rest on January 4, 2017 at the Glendale Center in Naugatuck. He was the devoted husband of Jayne (McCulloch) Schumacher for over 41 years. Mark was born on May 13, 1939 in Manhattan, NY, son of the late Joachim and Sylvia (Zangger) Schumacher. Mr. Schumacher was a longtime Naugatuck resident, coming from...
Diane Ryan
Jan 3, 2017
Naugatuck, CT Diane Ryan, 56, the wife of Robert T. Ryan, died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, January 3, 2017. Diane was born in Waterbury, CT on August 29, 1960 a daughter of the late Peter R. and Elizabeth (Chism) Alanskas and had lived in Naugatuck for most of her life. Diane was a loving wife, daughter, mother, and...
Frances J. Davis
Jan 2, 2017
CHESHIRE - Frances Joan Davis (nee Jenkins), passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family on January 2, 2017. She is survived by her devoted husband, Robert “Bob” Davis. She was born March 18, 1931 in Durham, NC, the daughter of the late Roy and Pauline (Haswell) Jenkins. Fran was the matriarch of a small but tight...
Allan Tampellini
Jan 2, 2017
Allan Tampellini, 62, passed peacefully from this life into the next on January 2, 2017 in the VITAS Hospice Unit at St. Mary’s Hospital after a long illness. Al was born in Naugatuck, CT to the late Oscar and Lenore (O’Connor) Tampellini. He was a lifelong resident of Naugatuck, graduated from Naugatuck High School and spent his life in the...
Ellen Thurston
Jan 2, 2017
NAUGATUCK – Ellen Thurston, 84 passed away peacefully on January 2, 2017. Ellen was born November 25, 1932, in Pittsfield, MA, the daughter of the late Freeman P. and Frances Twitchell Thurston. Ellen graduated from Naugatuck High School and Simmons College in Boston. She was an accountant for several years at Waterbury Pressed Metal and retired from the YMCA. She...
Ruth Ryan
Jan 2, 2017
Watertown, CT Ruth M. Ryan, 92, formerly of Prospect and the widow of Joseph F. Ryan, died peacefully on Monday, January 2, 2017 at the Village at East Farms. Ruth was born in Waterbury, CT the daughter of the late Alphonse “Pete” and Elizabeth (Cleary) Pelletier and grew up in Waterbury where she graduated from Wilby High School in 1942....
Margaret L. Boudo
Dec 31, 2016
BRENTWOOD, NH- Margaret Lillian (Yutzler) Boudo, 94, formerly of Waterbury, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at the Rockingham County Nursing Home in Brentwood, NH. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Yutzler, of Waterbury, was a graduate of the Waterbury Hospital School of Nursing, and enjoyed a long career as a registered nurse. Margaret was known...
Alfred Brooke Blackburn
Dec 31, 2016
Alfred Brooke Blackburn, age 82, of Cheshire, entered into rest on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at the Alzheimer’s Resource Center in Southington. He was born on November 1, 1934 in Charles Town, WV, son of the late George S. and Elizabeth Brooke Blackburn. Brooke was a member of the St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Choir and performed with the Cheshire Community...
Wayne Sumner Hill
Dec 31, 2016
Wayne Sumner Hill, age 74, of Cheshire entered into rest on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at the Alzheimer’s Resource Center in Southington, where he was a resident for several years. He was the devoted husband of Judith Norton Hill for over 52 years. Wayne was born on May 17, 1942 in Meriden, son of the late George Sumner and May...
Genevieve Valiulis
Dec 31, 2016
Waterbury, CT: Genevieve Valiulis, 95, wife of the late Vytautas Valiulis, died peacefully on December 31, 2016 at Regal Care at Waterbury. Genevieve was born on Sept. 30, 1921 in Lithuania a daughter of the late Petras and Evdokija (Tarbajeva) Simkunas. In 1949 her family emigrated from Lithuania to Waterbury, which became her home and where she raised her family....
Jeffrey Paul Hamel
Dec 30, 2016
Cheshire- Jeffrey Paul Hamel, 71 passed away on December 30, 2016 after a long illness. He was born on August 17, 1945 in New Britain, Ct. The son of the late John George and Christine (Simchak) Hamel. Jeffrey was the President and Owner of Forestville Machine Company. He is survived by his loving wife Dale E. Cuomo; two sons, Gary...
Janice Duffy
Dec 30, 2016
Janice Marie Duffy Beloved Wife, Mother and Grandmother Naugatuck, CT Janice M. Duffy, 71, the wife of Thomas D. Duffy, died peacefully on Friday morning, December 30, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. Janice was born on October 27, 1945 in Waterbury, the daughter of the late Edgar L. and Emma G. (Livingston) Masone and graduated from Croft High School....
Edward Gesseck
Dec 30, 2016
Naugatuck, CT Edward Gesseck, 92, husband of Helen (Pompano) Gesseck, died peacefully on Friday, December 30, 2016, at The Village at East Farms with loving family by his side. Edward was born on March 4, 1924, in Naugatuck, Conn. He was the son of the late Bridget Gesseck Klaneski and Adam Gesseck, a Borough resident for most of his life,...
Carmelo Fazzino
Dec 28, 2016
Naugatuck, CT Carmelo Fazzino, 53, died peacefully on December 28, 2016 at St. Mary’s Hospital. Carmelo was born on March 20, 1963 in Sortino, Sicily, Italy a son of Giuseppa (Giuliano) Fazzino and the late Giuseppe Fazzino and had lived in Naugatuck for most of his life. In addition to his mother of Naugatuck, Carmelo is survived by his brother,...
Delores A. Sullivan
Dec 27, 2016
CHESHIRE- Delores A. Sullivan, 85, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at Mid-State Medical Center. She was predeceased by her husband John R. Sullivan in 2002 after 49 years of marriage. Mrs. Sullivan was born July 18, 1931 in New Haven daughter of the late Angelo and Julia (Vanacore) Massari. Delores worked for several years at McDonald's in Cheshire. She...
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