Obituaries

Betty Jane Ford

Betty Jane Ford

Apr 9, 2011

MIDDLEBURY - Betty Jane Ford, 80, passed away Saturday morning at Middlebury Convalescent Home. Miss Ford was born April 18, 1930 in Waterbury the daughter of the late Harold J. and Julia (Bowen) Ford. She was a lifelong Middlebury resident where she was a member of the Middlebury Congregational Church. She was an Assistant Manager for Southern New England Telephone...

Mary Dair

Mary Dair

Apr 9, 2011

CHESHIRE - Mary Dair, 92, passed away April 9, 2011 at Mid-State Medical Center in Meriden after a short illness. She was the wife of the late Alexander Leslie Dair. Mrs. Dair was born January 27, 1919 in Dundee, Scotland the daughter of the late William and Margaret (Laburn) Dand and the step-daughter of John Somerville. She was a longtime...

Francis Accetura

Francis Accetura

Apr 2, 2011

CHESHIRE- Francis "Frank" J. Accetura, 81, passed away Saturday April 2, 2011 at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury. He was the husband of Shirley M. (O'Neill) Accetura whom he was married to for 60 years. Frank was born October 29, 1929 in Waterbury; he was the son of the late Francis John and Justine Amelia (Valerio) Accetura. Frank served in...

Mary Hale

Mary Hale

Mar 29, 2011

Mary A. Hale, 94, passed away Tuesday March 29, 2011 at the Rosegarden Health and Rehab Center in Waterbury. She was the wife of the late Kenneth Ives Hale who passed away in 2008 after 68 years of marriage. Mary was born in North Haven, CT, June 10, 1916, the daughter of the late D.C. and Pamelia (Morrill) Allen. She...

Shirley Sarasin

Shirley Sarasin

Mar 27, 2011

WOLCOTT - Shirley R. Sarasin, 83, passed away peacefully Sunday March 27, 2011 at Bradley Memorial Hospital in Southington. She was the wife of the late Warren R. Sarasin. Mrs. Sarasin was born April 6, 1927 in Waterbury the daughter of the late Samuel A. and Lois (Stephens) Leisring. She was a C.N.A. for New Lakeview Convalescent Home in Cheshire...

Jonathan Havlick

Jonathan Havlick

Mar 23, 2011

CHESHIRE - Jonathan K. Havlick, 69, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at his home. He was the husband of Roberta (Karakoosh) Havlick. Mr. Havlick was born April 28, 1941 in Hartford, the son of Ruth (Loomis) Havlick and the late Roy W. Havlick. After graduating from Cheshire Academy, he went on to serve in the U.S. Navy aboard the...

Philomena Kusmit

Philomena Kusmit

Mar 22, 2011

CHESHIRE- Philomena "Phyllis" Kusmit, 92, formerly of West Haven passed away Tuesday March 22, 2011 at The Highlands Health Care Center in Cheshire. She was the devoted wife of the late Michael Kusmit. She was born October 16, 1918 in New Haven, the daughter of the late Antonio and Rafaela (Ruoppolo) Bottone. Mrs. Kusmit was a devout Catholic originally from...

Suzanne Fracasse

Suzanne Fracasse

Mar 21, 2011

CHESHIRE; Mrs. Suzanne (Carroll) Fracasse, 46 of Cheshire passed away Monday March 21, 2011 at her home. She was the wife of Paul Fracasse. Suzanne was born April 17, 1964 in Bridgeport a daughter of Francis W. and Susan (Harrison) Carroll, Jr. of Fairfield and has been a Cheshire resident since 1992. She was a graduate of Roger Ludlowe High...

Joseph Olsovey

Joseph Olsovey

Mar 20, 2011

BOYNTON BEACH, FL.- Mr. Joseph Olsovey, 89 of Boynton, Beach, FL, passed away Sunday Mar. 20, 2010 at the Bethesda Memorial Hospital in Boynton Beach. He was the husband of Emily (Chanko) Olsovey. Mr. Olsovey was born in New Britain, CT Feb. 24, 1922, a son of the late Stanley and Agnes (Lepkowicz) Olsovey and formerly had lived in Oxford,...

Letitia Soybel-Genest

Letitia Soybel-Genest

Mar 18, 2011

WOODBRIDGE- Letitia Maria Soybel-Genest, 62, passed away Friday March 18, 2011 at her home. She was the wife of Curtis A. Genest. Letitia was born October 22, 1948 in Englewood, NJ and was the daughter of the late Frank and Letitia (Pepe) Jannuzzi. She attended The Stone Academy where she received a bachelor's degree in Court Stenography. She was employed...

Caryl Forselius

Caryl Forselius

Mar 18, 2011

HAMDEN- Caryl A. Forselius, 63, passed away Friday, March 18, 2011 at the Connecticut Hospice in Branford. She was the loving companion of Robert Mark. Caryl was born July 11, 1947 in New Haven, daughter of Evelyn Lape and the late Joseph Aiello. She was a graduate of Cheshire High School and St. Mary's Nursing School. Caryl's life commitment to...

Linda Farley

Linda Farley

Mar 16, 2011

CHESHIRE - Linda S. Farley, 63, passed away March 16, 2011 at Yale New Haven Hospital. She was the wife of Charles W. Farley. Mrs. Farley was born November 12, 1947 in Waterbury the daughter of the late Gerald and Lillian (Gonthier) Simoneau. She was a longtime Cheshire resident as well as a communicant of Church of the Epiphany. She...

Ann Marie Schumacher

Ann Marie Schumacher

Mar 16, 2011

NAUGATUCK - Ann Marie Schumacher, 81, passed away Wednesday March 16, 2011 at Farmington Care Center in Farmington. She was the wife of the late Howard Schumacher who passed away in 2007. Mrs. Schumacher was born January 17, 1930 in Pigeon Roost, KY the daughter of the late Biege and Mae (Campbell) Engle. She was a longtime resident of Naugatuck...

Phyllis Esposito

Phyllis Esposito

Mar 11, 2011

MIDDLETOWN - Phyllis Esposito, 90, formerly of Rumberg Road in Cheshire. passed away Friday March 11, 2011 at Waters Edge Center for Health and Rehab in Middletown. She was the wife of the late Albert Esposito. Mrs. Esposito was born September 28, 1920 in Woodbridge the daughter of the late Jack and Victoria (Carasone) Lorusso. She lived most of her...

Alexis Pickus

Alexis Pickus

Mar 9, 2011

CHESHIRE- Alexis I. Pickus, 61, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at Connecticut Hospice in Branford. She was the wife of Jerome D. Pickus. Alexis was born November 27, 1949 and was the daughter of Irene (Wulff) and the late Alexander Sikeritzky. She was a graduate of West Haven High School. Besides her husband and mother, Alexis is survived by...

Margaret Anderson

Margaret Anderson

Mar 7, 2011

HAMDEN; Mrs. Margaret "Pege" (Murphy) (Lovett) Anderson, 86 formerly of Hamden and Waterbury passed away Monday March 7, 2011 at Valerie Manor in Torrington. She was the widow of Joseph Lovett who was killed in action in France during WWII. Mrs. Anderson was born April 28, 1924 in Waterbury a daughter of the late Thomas and Katherine (Ladden) Murphy and...

James Johnson

James Johnson

Feb 26, 2011

WATERBURY; Mr. James C. "Doc" Johnson, Sr. 86 of Waterbury passed away Saturday February 26, 2011 at Saint Mary's Hospital. Mr. Johnson was born March 11, 1924 in Waterbury the son of the late Charles L. and Madeline (Lattimer) Johnson and lived in Waterbury most of his life. He was a graduate of Bunker Hill Grammar School as well as...

Harold Evon

Harold Evon

Feb 26, 2011

Forestport, NY - Mr. Harold H. Evon, 76, of O'Brien Road formerly of Waterbury died at his home February 26, 2011 after a short illness. He was born on December 14, 1934, in Waterbury, Connecticut a son of Eugene and Beatrice Moore Evon. He entered the U.S. Navy in 1955 and was discharged in 1958. He then was in the...

Denise Dinnis

Denise Dinnis

Feb 25, 2011

CHESHIRE - Denise "Denni" A. Dinnis, 56, passed away Friday February 25, 2011 at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury from complications arising from pneumonia. Mrs. Dinnis was born December 11, 1954 in Patterson, NJ the daughter of the Ann J. (Aub) Muise and the late J. Harry Muise. She married James "Jim" A. Dinnis , on October 5, 1974 in...

Kathryn Smilo

Kathryn Smilo

Feb 17, 2011

NAUGATUCK - Mrs. Kathryn L. (West) Smilo, 72, passed away Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, at Hartford Hospital. She was the loving wife of Alan Richard Smilo. Mrs. Smilo was born in Concord, New Hampshire September 10, 1938, a daughter of the late Adah (Stevens) and Herbert West of Chichester, New Hampshire. She was a graduate of Keene State Teachers College...

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