Obituaries

Nora-Lee Arras

Nora-Lee Arras

Dec 14, 2013

Mrs. Nora-Lee (Walters) Arras, 94, of Naugatuck, passed away Saturday Dec. 14, 2013 at her home. She was the wife of the late H. Philip Arras who passed away in 1999. Mrs. Arras was born in New York, N.Y. the daughter of the late Edward and Elizabeth (Hahn) Bonner and was raised by her adoptive parents, the late, Elmer and...

Danef Pichardo

Danef Pichardo

Dec 14, 2013

Danef R. Pichardo, 48, of Waterbury, passed away Saturday December 14, 2013. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. Calling hours for Danef will be held Sunday December 15, 2013 at the Alderson Funeral Home of Waterbury, 9 Holmes Ave Waterbury, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Eleanore Lawlor

Eleanore Lawlor

Dec 14, 2013

West Hartford-ELEANORE M. LAWLOR, a Mercy Associate, died Saturday (December 14, 2013) at St. Mary Home. A native of Naugatuck, Eleanore was one of 13 children born to John and Mary (Whitelaw) Lawlor on August 24, 1915. She attended St. Francis School in Naugatuck and Naugatuck High School. For 12 years Eleanore was employed in the dietary department of St....

Mateus Loureiro

Mateus Loureiro

Dec 13, 2013

Naugatuck-Mateus Daniel Loureiro, 94, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Ana (Silva) Loureiro. Mr. Loureiro was born on October 20, 1919 in Portugal, a son of the late Joao Loureiro and Domingas (Monteiro) Loureiro. He retired from Eastern Foundry . Besides his wife, Ana, he...

Robert Smith

Robert Smith

Dec 12, 2013

Mr. Robert W. Smith, of Woodbury, passed away Thursday Dec. 12, 2013 at his home. He was the husband of the late Jeanne (Skiff) Smith. Mr. Smith was born in Waterbury, August 22, 1924, a son of the late William and Anna (Gans) Smith and had worked for many years in the rubber and plastics industry in sales and marketing....

Thomas Wilcox

Thomas Wilcox

Dec 11, 2013

Naugatuck-Thomas N. Wilcox, 59, passed away on December 10, 2013 in Waterbury. Mr. Wilcox was born on August 28, 1954 in Waterbury, a son of the late Robert Wilcox and Carolyn (Sargent) Wilcox. He was retired as the Dog Warden for the Borough of Naugatuck and was the owner of Tommy's Pizza in Naugatuck. He is survived by three daughters,...

Stephanie Best

Stephanie Best

Dec 10, 2013

NAUGATUCK - Stephanie (Swan) Best, 43, passed away Tuesday December 10, 2013 at Waterbury Hospital. She was the wife of Thomas Best. Stephanie was born August 1, 1970 in Waterbury, the daughter of Fred and Sue (Jones) Swan. She was a 1988 graduate of Naugatuck High School and was employed as nail technician in various agencies throughout the area. She...

Raymond Norton

Raymond Norton

Dec 10, 2013

Naugatuck-Raymond J. Norton, 70, passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Maryellen (Druan) Norton. Mr. Norton was born on March 5, 1943 in Derby a son of the late Arthur Norton and Edith (Howe) Norton. He was retired from Sweeney Excavation of Hamden where he worked for over...

Sidney Berry

Sidney Berry

Dec 9, 2013

Prospect-Sidney I. Berry, 88, passed away on Monday, December 9, 2013 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Beatrice M. (Moore) Berry. Mr. Berry was born on September 20, 1925 in Saco, ME a son of the late Wilbert and Ruby Berry. He was retired from Uniroyal Inc., where he worked as a Supervisor for...

James Regan Jr

James Regan Jr

Dec 9, 2013

Naugatuck-James Arthur Regan, Jr., 78, passed away on Monday December 9, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family after battling cancer. He was the husband of Lorraine (Donnelly) Regan. He was born on May 12, 1935 in Naugatuck, a son of the late James and Irene (Connelly) Regan. At 15, James, started to work at Naugatuck Well Drilling with...

Christine Gallucci

Christine Gallucci

Dec 9, 2013

PHOENIX, Ariz. - Christine Grace Gallucci, 99, of Phoenix, Ariz., died Dec. 9, 2013. Miss Gallucci was born in Fitchburg, Mass., daughter of the late Thomas and Anna (Scarano) Gallucci, but spent most of her childhood and adulthood in Naugatuck, Conn. Miss Gallucci was a graduate of Salem and Naugatuck High schools. She worked at Peter Paul Candy Co. for...

Helen Slusarz

Helen Slusarz

Dec 8, 2013

Helen Slusarz, age 86, entered into rest on December 8, 2013 at Hartford Hospital. She was the devoted wife of the late Richard T. Slusarz, Sr. Helen was born on July 21, 1927 in Freeland, PA daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Zoshak Chonko, and has been a Cheshire resident since 1966. Helen was a Registered Nurse, and that's...

Wade Englund

Wade Englund

Dec 8, 2013

Naugatuck-Wade E. Englund, 72, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 8, 2013. He was the husband of Judith (Booth) Englund. Mr. Englund was born on April 18, 1941 in Torrington a son of the late Ernest Englund and Mildred (Klinkowski) Englund. He spent most of his career as a Quality Control Engineer for the Hubble Space Telescope project at Perkin-Elmer....

Carolyn Searles

Carolyn Searles

Dec 7, 2013

Ansonia-Carolyn Searles, 62, passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at Griffin Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Carolyn was born on June 11, 1951 in Biddeford, ME a daughter of the late Harry Searles and Laura (Goodwin) Searles of Bethany. She was a member of TOPS, Valley Voices and was part of the Special Olympics. She worked at the...

Linda Briggs

Linda Briggs

Dec 7, 2013

WATERBURY — Linda K. (Stokes) Briggs, 66, passed away on Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, at Saint Mary's Hospital VITAS Hospice Unit with her husband by her side and surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Ronald T. Briggs Sr. Linda was born in Waterbury on March 9, 1947, and was the daughter of Susanna Stokes and the...

Helen Gilham

Helen Gilham

Dec 7, 2013

Dr. Helen Tanya Gilham, Ph.D., of Naugatuck, passed away Saturday Dec. 7, 2013 at her home. She was the wife of Thomas Ruschak. Dr. Gilham was born in Sydney Australia, July 22, 1957, a daughter of the late Peter and Larissa Gilham and had been a Naugatuck resident for the past 7 years, moving here from Lafayette, Ind. She received...

Larissa Gilham

Larissa Gilham

Dec 7, 2013

Mrs. Larissa (Medevoy) Gilham, 82, of Naugatuck, passed away Saturday Dec. 7, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Gilham was born, in Harbin, Manchuria, China, Aug. 30, 1931, a daughter of the late Stephan N. and Anna (Morozoff) Medevoy and was a Naugatuck resident for the past two years, moving here from Columbus, OH. She was raised in Russia, later living...

John Adams

John Adams

Dec 5, 2013

Mr. John W. Adams, 73, of Naugatuck, passed away on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 5, 2013. Mr. Smith was born in East Lyme, June 9, 1940, a son of the late Charles and Olive Mae (Smith) Adams, and was a borough resident for the past 25 years. He had formerly been a resident of the lower Naugatuck valley. He was a...

Norman McDuff

Norman McDuff

Dec 4, 2013

CHESHIRE - Norman G. McDuff, 67, passed away Wednesday December 4, 2013 at Waterbury Hospital with his family at his side. He was the husband of Jane (Marcil) McDuff. Norm was born February 21, 1946 in Waterbury, the son of the late Rene' and Rita (Bazinet) McDuff. He was a Sales Professional, working in the Manufacturing Industry for many years....

Marguerite Larmett

Marguerite Larmett

Dec 4, 2013

Marguerite Larmett, age 95, entered into rest peacefully on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at her home in Wolcott with her loving family by her side. Marguerite was the devoted wife of the late John Stacey Larmett. She was born on July 17, 1918 in Waterbury daughter of the late Charles and Marguerite Hall Durner. Marguerite was a graduate of Bunker...