Obituaries

Rosemary Passabet

Rosemary Passabet

May 19, 2012

Mrs. Rosemary V. Passabet Dvoted wife, mother and grandmother NAUGATUCK — Mrs. Rosemary V. (DePerrior) Passabet, age 90, of Naugatuck, died Saturday, May 19, 2012, at her home after a long illness. She was the wife of George P. Passabet. Mrs. Passabet was born in Mt. Kisco, N.Y., on Aug. 12, 1921, a daughter of the late Murton F. and...

Ronald Artman

Ronald Artman

May 17, 2012

WOLCOTT- Mr. Ronald Alan Artman, 46, of Wolcott and a former Naugatuck resident, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday May 17, 2012. Mr. Artman was born in Pittsburg, PA, Sept. 4, 1965, a son of Frederick A. Artman, Sr. and Rae E. (Ehrlich) Artman and moved to Naugatuck in his youth. He was educated in the local school...

Edna Corriveau

Edna Corriveau

May 17, 2012

FRANKLIN, NC - Edna M. Corriveau, 79, formerly of Cheshire, passed away Thursday May 17, 2012. She was the wife of the late Joseph A. Corriveau Sr. Mrs. Corriveau was born August 20, 1932 in New Haven and was a longtime Cheshire resident before moving to NC. She retired from Marlin Firearms where she worked as an inspector for many...

John Hayes

John Hayes

May 15, 2012

New Hampshire-John J. Hayes, 69 formerly of Naugatuck passed away on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at Valley Regional Hospital in Claremont, NH. Mr. Hayes was born on April 14, 1943 in Waterbury a son of the late James and Jeanne (Richer) Hayes. He was a Vietnam War Veteran having served in the US Air Force. He was retired from the...

Eleanor Mackler

Eleanor Mackler

May 14, 2012

THOMASTON- Eleanor Mackler, 86, passed away Monday May 14, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury. She was born September 15, 1925 in Westfield, MA daughter of the late Alyoius and his wife Pauline (Pukel) Vyskocil. Eleanor is survived by two daughters JoEllen and her husband Robert Fleming of Gilbert, AZ, and Holly Kozlowski of Thomaston; a brother Ralph and...

Hulda Risdon

Hulda Risdon

May 14, 2012

NAUGATUCK- Mrs. Hulda (Reichenbach) Risdon, 97, of Naugatuck, passed away early Monday morning May 14, 2012 at her home. She was the wife of the late Kenneth G. Risdon, who passed away in 1981 after 33 years of marriage. Mrs. Risdon was born in Waterbury, July 13, 1914, a daughter of the late Edelbert and Henrietta (Goetz) Reichenbach and was...

Marcel Normandin

Marcel Normandin

May 14, 2012

Prospect-Marcel Normandin, 87, of Prospect passed away on Monday, May 14, 2012. He was the husband of the late Marceline (O'Brien) Normandin. Mr. Normandin was born on September 19, 1924 in Woonsocket, RI. He served honorably in the US Navy in World War II where he received the American Theater Medal, Asiatic Pacific Medal, Philippine Liberation Ribbon and Victory Medal....

Elizabeth Rittell

Elizabeth Rittell

May 13, 2012

CHESHIRE- Elizabeth Rittel, 92, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2012 at Elim Park Baptist Home in Cheshire. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph Rittel. She was born October 9, 1919 in West Haven daughter of the late John and Julia (Tirka) Bonewicz. Elizabeth was employed as a Bookkeeper at Kravitz Manufacturing Company. She was a communicant of Blessed Sacrament...

Mary Santo

Mary Santo

May 12, 2012

TERRYVILLE- Mary Catherine Santo, 73, passed away May 12, 2012 at Countryside Manor in Bristol. She was predeceased by her husband Vincent J. Santo whom she was married to for fifty two years. She was born December 8, 1938 in Philadelphia, PA daughter of the late James and Mildred (Selfridge)Hand. Mary worked as a Vocational Coordinator at D.A.T.H.R in Danbury...

Victor Kloc Sr

Victor Kloc Sr

May 12, 2012

Naugatuck - Mr. Victor Peter Kloc, Sr., age 77, of Naugatuck, died unexpectedly on Saturday May 12,2012 at his home. Mr. Kloc was born in Waterbury on January 22,1935 a son of the late Joseph and Eva (Warneska) Kloc. He was retired from the Uniroyal Inc. Chemical Division in Naugatuck where he had worked for 35 years and was a...

Richard Leavitt

Richard Leavitt

May 12, 2012

CHESHIRE - Richard Charles Leavitt, 86, passed away peacefully on Saturday May 12, 2012 at Elim Park Place. Born May 14, 1925 in Lynn MA, Dick was a son of the late Frederick J. Leavitt and Agnes C. Mackey Leavitt and orphaned early in life. In his boyhood home of Nahant, MA, Dick forged many lifelong friendships and meet his...

Joseph Perrotti

Joseph Perrotti

May 12, 2012

CHESHIRE - Joseph C. Perrotti, 81, passed away Saturday May 12, 2012 at the Hospital of St. Raphael. He was the husband of Barbara R. (Rizzo) Perrotti. Mr. Perrotti was born January 10, 1931 in New Haven, the son of the late Chester and Blanche (Koslin) Perrotti. He was a WWII Army Veteran and was a longtime Cheshire resident. He...

Lydia Shearer

Lydia Shearer

May 11, 2012

BLOOMFIELD- Lydia Bond Shearer was born November 5, 1918 in Ilion, New York, daughter of the late William and Grace Callan Bond, sister of Elizabeth Bond Mackie. She attended New York State College for Teachers and graduated in 1941 with a degree in English. She married John Kennedy Shearer in 1943, who pre-deceased her in 2002. She and John resided...

Lorraine O'Connell

Lorraine O'Connell

May 11, 2012

Prospect-Lorraine Ann (McLean) O'Connell, 88, passed away on May 11, 2012. She was the widow of William O'Connell . Mrs. O'Connell was born on July 13, 1923 in Waterbury a daughter of the late Raymond McLean and Edith (Bays) McLean. In the past she has worked for Farrel News in Waterbury, Kraft Cheese also in Waterbury and Ben and Art....

Jean Rushworth

Jean Rushworth

May 10, 2012

BETHANY - JEAN C. RUSHWORTH PASSED AWAY ON FRIDAY MAY 11, 2012. SHE WAS THE BELOVED WIFE OF LESLIE E. RUSHWORTH WHOM SHE MARRIED APRIL 9 1960. JEAN WAS BORN NOVEMBER 20, 1939 IN BRIDGEPORT, DAUGHTER OF THE LATE ARCHIE AND LILLIAN HAKEY. BOTH SHE AND HER HUSBAND WERE THE OWNERS OF EASTSIDE DELI, IN NAUGATUCK. JEAN WAS PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED...

George Sabo Jr

George Sabo Jr

May 9, 2012

George a. Sabo, Jr., 87, of Prospect, passed away peacefully at his home May 9, 2012 with his loving wife, Shirley (Matijosaitis) and children around him. George was born May 19, 1924 in Waterbury, CT, the son of George A. Sabo Sr. and Alice (Wrynn) Sabo. He was a resident of Prospect since 1938 and was a communicant of St....

Glenn Bothroyd

Glenn Bothroyd

May 9, 2012

CHESHIRE - Glenn Charles Bothroyd Sr., 79, a lifelong Cheshire resident, passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2012, lovingly surrounded by his family and friends. He was the husband of Jeanette (Amundsen) Bothroyd. Glenn was born March 14, 1933 in Waterbury, son of the late Charles and Victoria (John) Bothroyd. Besides his wife of 38 years, Glenn is survived by three...

Richard Pavlik

Richard Pavlik

May 9, 2012

CHESHIRE - Richard P. "Dick" Pavlik, 75, passed away May 9, 2012 surrounded by his loving family at Mid-State Medical Center in Meriden, following a brief illness. He was the husband of Suanne L. (Scott) Pavlik. Dick, or "Richie" as he was known by his family, was born September 5, 1936 in Bridgeport, the son of the late John and...

Irene Kowalewski

Irene Kowalewski

May 8, 2012

Waterbury-Irene (Olszewski) Kowalewski, 92 passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2012. She was the widow of John Kowalewski. Irene was born on September 12, 1920 in Naugatuck a daughter of the late Michael and Evelyn (Kovzan) Olszewski. She is survived by one son, John A. Kowalewski of Waterbury and several nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Besides her husband she...

Sam Perrotti

Sam Perrotti

May 7, 2012

NAUGATUCK- Mr. Sam Francis Perrotti, 87, of Naugatuck, passed away late Monday evening May 7, 2012, at the Middlebury Convalescent Home. He was the husband of Marie A. (Pesanelli) Perrotti. Sam was born in Waterbury Oct. 25, 1924, a son of the late Pasquale and Carolina ( Billotta) Perrotti and was educated in the local school system. He moved to...

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