Obituaries

Daniel Grish, Jr.

Daniel Grish, Jr.

Jan 19, 2010

WWII Navy Veteran/Iwo Jima Survivor Prospect-Daniel G. Grish, Jr. (Griszkauckas), 83, a 53-year resident of Prospect, passed away at his home on January 19, 2010. Born in Waterbury, CT he was the son of the late Daniel and Anna (Zubras) Grisckauckas. He spent his formative years in the Brooklyn section of Waterbury where he attended St. Joseph Grammar School. He...

Manuel 'Manny' Morales

Manuel 'Manny' Morales

Jan 18, 2010

Southington ' Manuel "Manny" Morales, 36, of Southington, passed away January 18, 2010 at Yale New Haven Hospital after a long battle with Leukemia. Manny was born October 18, 1973 in Brooklyn, NY the son of Manuel Morales and the late Anne (Gonzales) Morales. He was a longtime Cheshire resident graduating from Cheshire High School in 1991. He was employed...

Jerome Kaplan

Jerome Kaplan

Jan 17, 2010

Waterbury - Jerome Herbert Kaplan, 83, of Waterbury passed away Sunday January 17, 2010 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Libbye (London) Kaplan. Mr. Kaplan was born May 20, 1926 in Waterbury, CT, the son of the late Louis and Sarah (Harris) Kaplan. He graduated from Anderson School, Crosby High School and University of Miami. He served...

Katherine Brown

Katherine Brown

Jan 16, 2010

CHESTER- Mrs. Katherine (Murphy) Brown, 90, of 1205 Chester Village West, Chester, died Saturday afternoon Jan. 16, 2010 at her home. She was the widow of Sherman H. Brown who died in 1991 after 50 years of marriage. Mrs. Brown was born in Naugatuck, Jan 18, 1919, the daughter of the late Jere J. and Katherine (Cross) Murphy and had...

Kevin Barnes

Kevin Barnes

Jan 15, 2010

NAUGATUCK - Mr. Kevin Allen Barnes, age 31, passed away Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, at Waterbury Hospital. Kevin was born in Norwalk on April 14, 1978, a son of George and Antoinette (Hemingway) Barnes Jr. of Naugatuck. He was a resident of Naugatuck for 28 years and was a 1999 graduate of the Naugatuck High School Life Skills Program. Kevin's...

Donald Peckingham

Donald Peckingham

Jan 13, 2010

Donald L. Peckingham, 47, passed away at his home on January 13, 2010. He was the son of Nancy (Peckingham) Iannucci and the late Fred Iannucci. Donald was born on June 14, 1962 in New Haven, CT. He was employed by the Legion of Christ in Cheshire as an office worker. He was also a communicant of The Church of...

Edmund Puchalski

Edmund Puchalski

Jan 13, 2010

Cheshire ' Edmund Puchalski , 77, of Cheshire, passed away Wednesday January 13, 2010 at his home. Mr. Puchalski was born April 18, 1932 in Cheshire the son of the late Joseph and Stella Puchalski. He was a lifelong Cheshire resident and had lived in the same home his entire life. He was employed with Southington Hardware and more recently...

Karen Slater

Karen Slater

Jan 12, 2010

NAUGATUCK- Mrs. Karen E. Slater, 66, of East Waterbury Rd., passed away Tuesday afternoon Jan. 12, 2010 at the Waterbury Hospital. She was the widow of Donald D. Slater, who passed away in 2006 after over 30 years of marriage. Mrs. Slater was born in Naugatuck, June 9, 1943, a daughter of Mrs. Anna (Rebenko) Weiss and the late Walter...

Charles Smith

Charles Smith

Jan 11, 2010

Cecilia, KY - Charles Smith, 87, of Cecilia, KY passed away January 11, 2010 at Mid-State Medical Center in Meriden. He was the husband of Alvina (Justice) Smith. Mr. Smith was born September 7, 1922 in Buffalo, NY, the son of the late Charles and Elizabeth (Schuster) Smith. He was a WWII Army Air Corp. Veteran serving as a Radioman....

Melissa Perreault

Melissa Perreault

Jan 10, 2010

Melissa A. (Finney) Perreault, 37, of Waterbury passed away Sunday, January 10, 2010 at Waterbury Hospital. She was the husband of Daniel W. Perreault. Melissa was born May 14, 1972 in Danbury and was the daughter of Susan L. (Bradley) Finney and the late Mark A. Finney Sr. Melissa volunteered her time at Mount Carmel Church where she helped with...

Rosanna Allen

Rosanna Allen

Jan 10, 2010

Mrs. Rosanna M. (King) Allen, 88 formerly of Store Avenue passed away Sunday January 10, 2010 at Apple Rehabilitation in Watertown. She was the widow of William M. Allen. Mrs. Allen was born February 14, 1921 in Millinocket, Maine a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Mack King and has been a longtime Waterbury resident. She was educated in...

Edward Wehner

Edward Wehner

Jan 9, 2010

Burlington - Edward William Wehner, Jr. formerly of Naugatuck lost his heroic battle of many years against Sclera-derma on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at the Amberwoods of Farmington surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Margaret-Ellen (Kearney) Wehner. Mr. Wehner was born on February 15, 1937 in New Haven a son of the late Edward William Sr....

Dorothy Curtis

Dorothy Curtis

Jan 9, 2010

Waterbury ' Dorothy L. Curtis, 83, formerly of Union St., passed away Saturday January 9, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital. She was the wife of Raymond Curtis. Mrs. Curtis was born July 31, 1926 in Bermuda the daughter of the late John and Amy (Hassell) Hoare. She was an Assembler for both Scovill and Century Brass in Waterbury. She was...

Rebecca Bess

Rebecca Bess

Jan 8, 2010

WATERBURY- Mrs. Rebecca (Shore) Bess, 91of Waterbury, passed away Friday afternoon Jan. 8, 2010, at the Abbott Terrace Health Center. She was the widow of Meyer Bess. Mrs. Bess was born in Waterbury, June 9, 1918, a daughter of the late Samuel and Etta (Treibich) Shore and was a lifelong resident of Waterbury. She was educated in the local school...

Arthur Dayton

Arthur Dayton

Jan 8, 2010

CHESHIRE-Arthur Bliss Dayton, Jr., 87, of Cheshire beloved husband of Nancy L. Dayton for 59 years, died on Friday, January 8, 2010 at Waterbury Hospital. He was born December 22, 1922 in Changsha, China at the Yale-in-China Hospital, to Dr. Arthur Bliss Dayton and Elinor Bliss Dayton. He leaves three children and their spouses: Jonathan B. Dayton and his wife...

Ruth McGovern

Ruth McGovern

Jan 8, 2010

LEROY, MI- Mrs. Ruth G. McGovern, 98, of 339 Eastland Dr., Leroy, MI, died early Friday evening Jan. 8, 2010 at the Lakeview Lutheran Manor in Cadillac, MI. She was the widow of Edward H. McGovern, Sr. who died in 1994. Mrs. McGovern was born in Naugatuck, Aug. 11, 1911, a daughter of the Algot and Augusta (Blade) Gabrielson and...

Ann Whelpley

Ann Whelpley

Jan 8, 2010

New Haven-Anne (Hornacek) Whelpley, 97, of 77 Mountain Rd, died on Friday, January 8, 2010 at Willow's of Woodbridge. She was the widow of Harold W. Whelpley. Mrs. Whelpley was born on November 11, 1912 in New York City, NY a daughter of the late Stephen and Katherine (Benda) Hornacek. She was retired from Yale University Beinecke Rare Book and...

Cleanthes Podaras SR

Cleanthes Podaras SR

Jan 7, 2010

Cleanthes Podaras was born on October 12 in 1930 to Panagiotis and Hariclia (Karakatsanis) Podaras. His father was at one point, the mayor of Corrisos, Kastoria. Despite hardships of war, he, as many did not, graduated from high school. At 19 as a refugee following World War II, he emigrated to the U.S., and set out to find his piece...

Sandra Calca

Sandra Calca

Jan 6, 2010

Prospect- Mrs. Sandra Lee (Cipriano) Calca, age 52, of 23 Merriman Lane, died suddenly Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of John Calca. Mrs. Calca was born in Waterbury on June 27, 1957, the daughter of Richard and Cynthia (Pelkey) Cipriano of Prospect. She was a member of the...

Stella Gransky

Stella Gransky

Jan 6, 2010

Stella F. Gransky, 89, of Waterbury, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2009 at the Wolcott View Manor Nursing Home. She was predeceased by her husband Michael J. Gransky. Stella was born July 21, 1920 in Union City and was the daughter of the late Peter J. and Pauline (Wojtunik) Pogorzelski. Stella is survived by two sons Michael J. and his...

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