Obituaries

Elizabeth Osborne

Elizabeth Osborne

Jul 2, 2012

Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Osborne Retired from Burndy Corp. SEYMOUR — Mrs. Elizabeth Ann (Amador) Osborne, age 70, of Seymour, died Monday, July 2, 2012 at Waterbury Hospital. She was the wife of William L. Osborne. Mrs. Osborne was born in Naugatuck on April 26,1942, a daughter of the late Manuel Amador and the late Margaret Miller-Benson. She was retired from...

John Kochanowski

John Kochanowski

Jul 2, 2012

John C. Kochanowski Risdon Manufacturing retiree NAUGATUCK — John Charles Kochanowski, lifelong resident of Naugatuck, passed away on July 2, 2012, surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with prostate cancer. He was predeceased by his wife and soul mate, Margaret Kochanowski (née Macken), to whom he was married for 52 years. Son of the late John Kochanowski...

David Koonitsky

David Koonitsky

Jul 1, 2012

David A. Koonitsky Sr. Retired meat cutter NAUGATUCK — Mr. David A. Koonitsky Sr., age 67, of Naugatuck, died unexpectedly on July 1, 2012, at his home. Mr. Koonitsky was born in Waterbury on Aug. 3, 1944, a son of the late Anthony and Olga (Antonchuck) Koonitsky. He was retired as a meat cutter, having worked at Everybody's Market and...

Victoria Moore

Victoria Moore

Jun 29, 2012

CHESHIRE - Victoria D. Moore, 55, passed away Friday June 29, 2012 at Mid-State Medical center in Meriden. She was the wife of Wenli Huang. Victoria was born October 17, 1956 in Medina, OH, the daughter of the late Robert D. and Shirlea (Hudson) Moore. She was a Registered Nurse for MidState Medical Center as well as being a licensed...

Claudia Nardi

Claudia Nardi

Jun 28, 2012

BLOOMFIELD - Claudia Ann Nardi, 53, passed away June 28, 2012 at Wintonbury Care Center. Claudia was born February 20, 1959 in Middletown, the daughter of the late Joseph L. and Edith P. (Mikalunas) Nardi. She was a longtime Middlefield, CT resident before moving to Bloomfield in 2003. Claudia is survived by her brother Robert and his wife Marla of...

Lawrence Cross

Lawrence Cross

Jun 27, 2012

CHESHIRE - Lawrence Allan Cross Jr., LCDR USN Ret., passed away on June 27th, 2012 due to complications arising from Parkinson's Disease. He was the husband of Anne Purdom Cross. Larry was born on May 17, 1939 in Ann Arbor, MI, the son of the late Lawrence Allan Cross and Camille (Wells) Cross. He obtained his BS in Physics and...

Elsa Bradford

Elsa Bradford

Jun 25, 2012

MERIDEN - Elsa Hotchkiss Bradford, 80, of Meriden, Conn., and Nantucket, Mass., died peacefully at home on Sunday. A descendant of Samuel Hotchkiss, who was a settler of the New Haven Colony, and of early settlers of Cheshire, CT, she was the daughter of the late Paul Tyler and Clara Kurtz Hotchkiss of Cheshire, and the widow of Samuel Bradford...

John Higgs

John Higgs

Jun 25, 2012

WATERBURY- Mr. John Emanuel Higgs, 87 of Waterbury, passed away Monday June 25, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Sylvia (Roberts) Higgs. Mr. Higgs was born in Key West, Fl. July 11, 1924, a son of the late Charles and Marie Higgs, and had been a Waterbury resident for the past 5 years, moving...

Robert Raddatz

Robert Raddatz

Jun 24, 2012

BETHANY - Robert W. Raddatz, 86, passed away June 24, 2012 at Yale New Haven Hospital. He was born in Chicago, IL, October 21, 1925 one of five children. His wife Jean of 55 years is deceased, as well as his parents and four siblings. He is survived by seven children: Leslie, Rob, Lowrie, Royce, Will, Randy and Wendell, residing...

Robert McIlvin

Robert McIlvin

Jun 23, 2012

CHESHIRE- Robert Keith McIlvin of Cheshire, Connecticut, died on Saturday June 23, 2012 at age 92 after a long illness. He is survived by his wife, Marian M. McIlvin, his daughter, Lori Sampatacos of Oceanside, California, his son and daughter-in-law, Bruce and Carol McIlvin of Loxahatchee, Florida, three grandchildren, one great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews. Born in Lynn, Massachusetts,...

Livia Keith

Livia Keith

Jun 22, 2012

Beacon Falls; Livia S.Keith 83, passed away on Friday June 22, 2012 at St. Marys Hospital Vitas unit surrounded by her family. Livia was born on November 17, 1928 in Waterbury and was the daughter of the late Rocco and Antoinette (Zollo) Sabia. She was a graduate of Waterbury Catholic High School. She worked for Teri Travel as a travel...

Nancy Wither

Nancy Wither

Jun 22, 2012

Mrs. Nancy M. (Reale) Wither Computer consultant PROSPECT - Mrs. Nancy Marie (Reale) Wither, age 42, of Prospect, died Friday, June 22, 2012, at her home peacefully, with family and friends, after a long illness. She was the wife of Mark Wither. Nancy was born in Waterbury on Oct. 6, 1969. She worked as a computer consultant for Lightning P.C....

Christine Venslovas

Christine Venslovas

Jun 22, 2012

CHESHIRE- Christine Ann Venslovas, 63, passed away Friday June 22, 2012 at the Connecticut Hospice in Branford after succumbing to her battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). She was surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Edward D. Venslovas and the mother of Christina I. (Venslovas) Avigne. She was born February 14, 1949 in Waterbury, daughter of...

Nancy Dayton

Nancy Dayton

Jun 21, 2012

CHESHIRE- Nancy Louise (Anderson) Dayton passed peacefully on Thursday, June 21, 2012 at Elim Park in Cheshire, Ct. She was the widow of Arthur Bliss Dayton, Jr. to whom she cherished 59 years of wedded bliss. She was born at Waterbury Hospital on June 15, 1927 to Gunard Edward Anderson and Melanie (Lingenheld) Anderson. Nancy grew up in Naugatuck graduating...

Alice Sakocius

Alice Sakocius

Jun 21, 2012

Waterbury - Mrs. Alice F. (Klimasauskas) Sakocius, age 98, of Waterbury died Thursday June 21,2012 at her home. She was the widow of George P. Sakocius. Mrs. Sakocius was born in Waterbury on March 29,1914 a daughter of the late Alexander and Ceclia (Brendzius) Klimasauskas. She was a communicant of SS Peter and Paul Church in Waterbury and a member...

Helen Goldfracht

Helen Goldfracht

Jun 21, 2012

WATERBURY-Helen (Bear) Goldfracht, a life-long resident of Waterbury, died Thursday the 21st of June after a long illness at Beechwood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in New London, CT. The daughter of Waterbury residents Rose (Schwartzman) and Samuel Bear, she was a graduate of Crosby High School. She continued her education at Post Junior College, the Perry Business School, and the...

Richard Johnson

Richard Johnson

Jun 21, 2012

CHESHIRE- Richard N. Johnson, 82, passed away Thursday June 21, 2012 at his residence. He was the husband of June (Mottram) Johnson. He was born February 19, 1930 in Hartford, son of the late Chester Milton and Helen (Burnham) Johnson. Richard was a graduate of Crosby High School Class of 1949. He served in the United States Army during the...

Margaret Clossick

Margaret Clossick

Jun 18, 2012

Meriden - Margaret E. Clossick, 80, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 18, 2012 at the Connecticut Baptist Home in Meriden, CT where she had lived the past 10 years. Ms. Clossick was born on February 24, 1932 in New Haven, the daughter of the late William and Bridget Clossick. She graduated from the Hospital of St Raphael School of...

Coral Whitney

Coral Whitney

Jun 17, 2012

WATERBURY- Coral E. Whitney, 85, passed away Sunday, June 17, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital after a brief illness. She was born July 25, 1926 in Coral Gables, FL daughter of the late Russell C. and Emily Helen (Shumaker) Payne. Coral was a free spirit and creative soul, as evidenced by her talent for painting, both in oils and watercolors....

Gertrude Dessureau

Gertrude Dessureau

Jun 16, 2012

Mrs. Gertrude E.Dessureau Retired from Glendale Center NAUGATUCK - Mrs. Gertrude E. "Gem" (McGann) Dessureau, age 73, of Naugatuck, died Saturday, June 16, 2012, at Waterbury Hospital after a brief illness. She was the widow of Arthur E. Dessureau. Mrs. Dessureau was born in Cambridge, Mass., on Jan. 14, 1939, a daughter of the late Francis and Gertrude (Norris) McGann....

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