Obituaries

Bernadette Harty

Bernadette Harty

Apr 15, 2014

CHESHIRE - Bernadette L. Harty, 88, passed away Tuesday April 15, 2014 at Elim Park Baptist Home. She was the wife of the late Joseph M. Harty. Mrs. Harty was born January 4, 1926 in Bellows Falls, VT, the daughter of the late George and Catherine (Pierce) Landers. She graduated from Bellows Falls High School and continued her education at...

Cynthia Rapp

Cynthia Rapp

Apr 15, 2014

Cynthia J. Rapp Wife, homemaker NAUGATUCK - Cynthia (Cindy) J. Rapp, 54, passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at Saint Mary's Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Harold Rapp. Mrs. Rapp was born on Nov. 1, 1959, in Waterbury, a daughter of Eugene and Dorothy (Sweeney) Leonard. She was a homemaker to her husband...

Madeline Link

Madeline Link

Apr 14, 2014

CHESHIRE- Madeline C. Link, 98, passed away Monday April 14, 2014 at Apple Rehab of Watertown. She was predeceased by her husband of fifty nine years James A. Link. She was born January 15, 1916 in New Haven daughter of the late George and Bertha (Howland) Cuny. Madeline was a Teacher in the Cheshire Public School System prior to her...

Eleanor Benson

Eleanor Benson

Apr 14, 2014

NAUGATUCK- Mrs. Eleanor Theresa (Hayes) Benson, 78, of Naugatuck, passed away in the early morning hours of Monday April 14, 2014. She joins her husband Arthur R. Benson, who passed away in 1999 after 40 years of marriage. Mrs. Benson was born in Southington Dec. 5, 1935, a daughter of the late George and Theresa (Eckels) Hayes and was a...

Janice Triano

Janice Triano

Apr 12, 2014

Janice H. Triano Retired teacher and administrator NAUGATUCK — Janice Havican Triano passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 12, 2014, at Saint Mary's Hospital. She was the widow of Charles E. Triano. Mrs. Triano was born in Waterbury on Nov. 14, 1936, daughter of the late Raymond and Emily (Herbst) Havican. She graduated from Crosby High School ('54) and Central...

Roy Yoder

Roy Yoder

Apr 11, 2014

Roy Lee Yoder Racing and motorcycle enthusiast NAUGATUCK — Roy Lee Yoder, 60, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2014, at Waterbury Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Sharon A. (McDonnell, Simpson) Yoder. Roy was born on Nov. 8, 1953, and was the son of the late Donald A. and Ellen R. (Butts) Yoder. He was...

Sophie Rogers

Sophie Rogers

Apr 11, 2014

MIDDLEBURY- Mrs. Sophie H. (Pilkewich) Rogers, 88, of Middlebury, passed away Thursday April 11, 2014 at the Middlebury Convalescent Home. She was the wife of the late Dr. Everett T. Rogers, DDS, who passed away in 2005. Mrs. Rogers was born in Waterbury, Oct. 20, 1925, a daughter of the late Casmir and Sophie (Motuski) Pilkewich and had been a...

Barbara Tarantino

Barbara Tarantino

Apr 11, 2014

NAUGATUCK Mrs. Barbara G. (Cantrell) Tarantino, 85, of Naugatuck, passed away Friday, April 11, 2014, at the Waterbury Hospital. She was the widow of Anthony A. 'Bucky' Tarantino who passed away in 2000 after 50 years of marriage. Mrs. Tarantino was born in Norwalk on Aug. 16, 1928, a daughter of the late Kenneth and Elizabeth (Hoffman) Cantrell, and had...

Leonard Androphy

Leonard Androphy

Apr 10, 2014

HALLENDALE, FL.-Leonard Androphy, loving father and grandfather, passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at the age of 89 years. He was the husband of Iris (Kahn) Androphy and the late Asnah (Atkins) Androphy. Leonard was a former owner of Androphy's Furniture and Appliances in Naugatuck, Connecticut. He raised his family in Waterbury. Besides his wife, Iris, he leaves his...

Waldemar Saguta

Waldemar Saguta

Apr 9, 2014

CHESHIRE - Waldemar "Walter" Saguta, 90, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at Highlands Health Care in Cheshire. He was the husband of the late Fannie (Singer) Saguta. Mr. Saguta was born May 1, 1923 in Russia, the son of the late Vaccelli and Esther (Steinberg) Saguta. Walter and his family were victims of the Holocaust. They were forced to...

Austin Nadeau

Austin Nadeau

Apr 9, 2014

CHESHIRE - Austin A. Nadeau, 95, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at the Highlands Health Care, Cheshire. He was the husband of the late Nivette F. (Laverdiere) Nadeau. Mr. Nadeau was born February 5, 1919 in Haverhill, MA the son of the late Armand and Delia (Dagneault) Nadeau. He graduated from Fordham University in 1947. He taught at Mt....

James Mitchell

James Mitchell

Apr 8, 2014

CHESHIRE- James R. Mitchell, Jr., 70, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family Tuesday April 8, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Barbara (Linsley) Mitchell. He was born on September 6, 1943 son of the late James R. and Harriet MacLelland Mitchell. James and Barbara were married at St. Bridget Church in 1965. He was a devoted father...

Sylvia Weisman

Sylvia Weisman

Apr 8, 2014

WATERBURY- Mrs. Sylvia (Stark) Weisman, 83, of Waterbury, passed away Tuesday morning April 8, 22014 at the Waterbury Hospital. She was the widow of Sherman I. Weisman, who passed away in 2009 after 57 years of marriage. Mrs. Weisman was born in Far Rockaway, Queens, N.Y., May 4, 1930, a daughter of the late Harry and Rae (Snow) Stark and...

Andrew Coleman

Andrew Coleman

Apr 8, 2014

Andrew Davis Coleman, Esq., 65, son of Burr F. Coleman and Bertha Davis Coleman, passed away April 8, 2014 in Charleston, S.C. Andy was born February 4, 1949 and graduated in 1966 from Bishop Gibbons High School in Schenectady, N.Y. In 1970, Andy graduated from The College of the Holy Cross and married his high school sweetheart, Catherine "Cathy" Cronin,...

Gerardo Zarra

Gerardo Zarra

Apr 5, 2014

Gerardo Vito Zarra, 80, passed away Saturday, April 5, 2014 while vacationing in Clearwater, FL. He was the loving husband of Natalina Zarra. Mr. Zarra was born June 27, 1933 in Teora, Italy, the son of the late Salvatore A. and Filomena Ciccone. He was a longtime Cheshire resident moving from Italy in 1960. He was the owner of Cheshire...

Michael Garnett

Michael Garnett

Apr 4, 2014

Naugatuck-Michael J. Garnett, 54, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital. He was the husband of Teresa (Etrio) Garnett. Mr. Garnett was born on February 16, 1960 in Hartford, a son of Patricia Garnett. He served honorably in the U.S. Marine Corps and worked as an information technician for a software company. He was a Eucharistic...

Aurea Tavares

Aurea Tavares

Apr 3, 2014

Aurea Tavares Worked at Uniroyal, Naugatuck Glass WATERBURY — Aurea DeJesus Lopes Tavares, 84, passed away on Thursday, April 3, 2014, at Waterbury Hospital. She was the wife of the late Joao A. Tavares. She was predeceased by two brothers, Leonel Alves and Antonio Rodrigues, and her nephew, John Alves. Mrs. Tavares was born on Jan. 7, 1930, in Ferreiroz...

Russell Langhans

Russell Langhans

Apr 3, 2014

Naugatuck-Russell J. Langhans 66 passed away on Thursday April 3, 2014 at St. Mary’s Hospital Vitas Unit surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Linda ( Lanouette) Langhans. Russell was born in Bridgeport on May 20, 1947 and is the son of Florence Langhans of Largo, Fl. and the late Joseph J. Langhans. Russell worked for Crowley...

Irene Wollschlager

Irene Wollschlager

Apr 3, 2014

CHESHIRE- Irene B. Wollschlager, 88, passed away Thursday April 3, 2014 at The Masonic Health Care Center in Wallingford. She was predeceased by her husband Warren J. Wollschlager Sr. She was born January 22, 1926 in Meriden, daughter of the late Joseph and Victoria (Stolcman) Banaszewski. Irene graduated with a RN degree in 1945 from the Meriden Hospital School of...

Robert Belden

Robert Belden

Apr 2, 2014

Robert Harold Belden, passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at Waterbury Hospital. Bob was born in Hartford on Sept. 25, 1932 to Harold (Poppy) and Helen Cannon Belden. He graduated from St. John’s Preparatory School in Danvers, MA in 1952. He was a graduate of Providence College in 1956. He was a proud American who served in the United...