Obituaries
Francis James Ash
Aug 26, 2014
NAUGATUCK, CT - Francis James “Jim” Ash, 74, of 53 Conrad Street, husband of the late Mary Anne Ash, died August 26, 2014 at his home. Jim was born March 28, 1940 in Waterbury, CT a son of the late Edward J. and Mary (Allen) Ash and had lived in Naugatuck all of his life. Jim is survived by a...
Roy A. Smith
Aug 23, 2014
CHESHIRE - Roy A. Smith, 79, formerly of Cheshire CT and Effingham Illinois, passed away Saturday, August 23, 2014 at CT Hospice in Branford. He was the husband of Sue M. (McArthur) Smith. Roy was born April 24, 1935 in Streater, IL the son of the late Clyde B. and Gladys L. (Sinkler) Smith. He was a Research Metallurgist for...
Selma F Oken
Aug 22, 2014
WATERBURY- Selma (Leifer) Oken, 94, passed away at Waterbury Hospital Friday August 22, 2014. Burial will take place at the Hebrew Benefit Cemetery Stillson Rd. Waterbury Monday August 25, 2014 at 2PM.
Emmett M. Costello
Aug 21, 2014
CHESHIRE- Emmett M. Costello, 83, entered into rest Thursday August 21, 2014 at Mid-State Medical Center in Meriden. He was the loving husband of Edna (Brodeur) Costello. Emmett was born January 25, 1931 in Meriden the son of the late William and Irene (Porter) Costello. He was a Korean War Veteran and was a loyal communicant of Church of the...
Lloyd A. 'Sonny' McPhee, III
Aug 20, 2014
CHESHIRE – Lloyd “Sonny” McPhee III, 62, passed away Wednesday August 20, 2014 at Hartford Hospital. Sonny was born August 30, 1951 in New Haven, the son of the late Lloyd and Viola (Miller) McPhee Jr. He was a life-long Cheshire resident where he worked at his family’s Auto Body shop, McPhee Auto Body. After the closing of McPhee Auto...
Anne Blackburn
Aug 19, 2014
CHESHIRE - Anne Flanagan Blackburn, 80, passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at Mid-State Medical Center in Meriden. Anne was born on December 22, 1933 in Waterbury, CT. She was raised in Middlebury, attended Waterbury Catholic High, and graduated from The St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing in Waterbury, class of 1954. She was a Registered Nurse for St....
Doris W. Smith
Aug 14, 2014
BEACON FALLS- Mrs. Doris Smith, 89, passed away peacefully on August 14, 2014 at the Paradigm Health Center of Waterbury. She was the loving wife of Austin J. Smith whom she was married to for sixty six years. She was born on December 24, 1924 to the late Harold and Alice Wilcox of Beacon Falls. Doris was a graduate of...
Barbara Gedraitis
Aug 14, 2014
PROSPECT, CT - Barbara (Schienda) Gedraitis, 97, of Royal Crest Drive, formerly of Glenrock Road in Waterbury, and the widow of Edward Gedraitis, died Thursday, August 14, 2014 at Paradigm Health Care Center of Prospect. Barbara was born December 4, 1916 in Waterbury, CT a daughter of the late Joseph and Helena (Spryszynski) Schienda and had lived most of her...
Elizabeth Cardoso Humphries
Aug 13, 2014
Elizabeth Cardoso Humphries NAUGATUCK - Elizabeth Cardoso Humphries, 49, passed away on Wednesday, August 13, 2014. She was the loving mother of Tiffany Cardoso and Connor Humphries. Born in Waterbury on April 21, 1965, she was the daughter of the late Eduardo and Filomena (Rodrigues) Cardoso. Liz worked as a clerk for the U.S. Postal Service for many years and...
Mark C. Richardson
Aug 13, 2014
Mark C. Richardson, age 61, of Branford entered into rest on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at Yale New Haven Hospital. Mark was born on October 31, 1952 in Bellows Falls, VT, son of the late Norman and Shirley (Dowling) Richardson, and was a Cheshire resident for most of his life. Mark retired in 2011 from Chemtura where he worked as...
Charles V. Hightower
Aug 11, 2014
CHESHIRE – Charles V. Hightower, 71, passed away Monday, August 11, 2014. He was the husband of Elaine (Scott) Hightower. Mr. Hightower was born January 26, 1943 in Evarts, KY the son of Kathleen (Ball) Hightower of Flemingsburg, KY and the late Vernon Hightower. His career in the U.S. Army began when he served his country during the Vietnam War...
Anne Mannion
Aug 11, 2014
Mrs. Anne (Walsh) Mannion NAUGATUCK, CT Mrs. Anne Marie (Walsh) Mannion, 94, formerly of Ash Road, Naugatuck, Connecticut, died at the home of her daughter in Marion, North Carolina on her birthday. Anne was preceded in death by her husband, Earl J. Mannion, who was also of Naugatuck. Mrs. Mannion was born on August 11, 1920 in Waterbury, Connecticut, a...
Theodore C. Kraus
Aug 9, 2014
CHESHIRE – Theodore C. Kraus, 93, passed away Saturday August 9, 2014 at Elim Park in Cheshire. He was the husband of Patricia (Cowie) Kraus. Mr. Kraus was born October 9, 1920 in Heusenstamm, Germany, the son of the late Karl and Christina (Wenz) Kraus. At the age of 4, Mr. Kraus immigrated to the U.S. where he lived in...
John Meunier
Aug 7, 2014
SHELTON- Mr. John Meunier, 41, of Shelton, passed away Thursday Aug. 7, 2014 at the Bridgeport Hospital. John was born in Bridgeport, Mar. 18, 1973 a son of Debra Turro and the late John Meunier and had been a resident of Shelton for most of his life. He was a graduate of Shelton High School and prior to his illness...
Pedro Lopes
Aug 6, 2014
NAUGATUCK – Pedro Lopes, 85, passed away August 6, 2014 at his home. He was the husband of Maria "Helena" (DaSilva) Lopes. Mr. Lopes was born April 25, 1929 in Brazil. He moved to Portugal at the age of two before moving to the U.S. in 1967. He was a longtime Mason for Calabrese Construction. He enjoyed playing cards, music,...
Rajeanne M. Chasse
Aug 6, 2014
CHESHIRE- Rajeanne M. Chassé, 86, passed away Wednesday August 6, 2014 at Mid-State Medical Center in Meriden. She was the loving wife of Raoul D. Chassé. She was born July 18, 1928 in Baker Lake, New Brunswick, Canada, daughter of the late Claude and Alma (Nadeau) Banville. "Rajeanne's life was a testament to her Catholic faith. She served the Lord...
Amedeo 'Guy' Pagano
Aug 5, 2014
CHESHIRE - Mr. Amedeo “Guy” Pagano, 102, formerly of Cheshire, passed away peacefully on August 5 at Bradley Memorial Hospital. He was the loving husband of the late Angela (Stanco) Pagano, to whom he was married for 60 years. Mr. Pagano was born on June 25, 1912, in Waterbury, son of the late Rocco and Angela Maria (Pace) Pagano. He...
Anna C. Kallgren
Aug 1, 2014
Anna C. Kallgren, age 95, of Cheshire entered into rest on Friday, August 1, 2014 in Elim Park Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. Anna was born on January 25, 1919 in Woodstock, daughter of the late Gustav Gunnar and Anna Lovisa Helena (Pettersson) Kallgren, and was a Woodstock resident for most of her life. Anna was a graduate of Providence...
Violet Perry
Jul 27, 2014
Violet “Vi” (Empoliti) Perry Naugatuck, CT - Mrs. Violet “Vi” (Empoliti) Perry, 95, of Naugatuck, died peacefully July 27, 2014 at her home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Robert Perry and was a lifelong Naugatuck resident. Mrs. Perry retired from Uniroyal, Inc., where she had worked for over forty years. She enjoyed dancing, singing...
Nakeena Pight
Jul 27, 2014
Waterbury, CT Nakeena Kavon Pight, 27, of Waterbury, died Sunday July 27, 2014 at Yale New Haven Hospital. Nakeena was born in Bridgeport, CT a daughter of J.C. Reddick and Shirlane Pight Reddick and was a direct care worker at Ability Beyond Disability. Nakeena is survived by her mother Shirlane Reddick, brothers Darren Pight and Justin Reddick, sister Chaulan Pight,...
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