Obituaries

Donald Andrews

Donald Andrews

Oct 1, 2022

Donald Andrews, 98, of Waterbury passed away Saturday October 1, 2022 at Abbott Terrace Health Center. He was the loving husband of the late Mary F. (Murphy) Andrews.

Mr. Andrews was born January 18, 1924 in Waterbury, a son of the late Kenneth and Helen (Pryor) Andrews and was a lifelong Waterbury resident. He was a 1942 graduate of Leavenworth...

Constantina Lucia Maturo

Constantina Lucia Maturo

Oct 1, 2022

Constantina Lucia Maturo, 85, of Cheshire, beloved wife of the late Fioravante Maturo, passed away after a long terminal illness on October 1, 2022. Constantina was born on October 23, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

After finishing secondary school there, she met and married Fioravante and moved to Connecticut with their first born son, Anthony, in the spring of 1962....

Lawrence H. Engelman

Lawrence H. Engelman

Oct 1, 2022

 

Lawrence H. Engelman, age 68, of Oxford passed away unexpectedly with his beloved wife by his side on Saturday, October 1, 2022.  He was the loving husband of Deyanira (Sanchez) Engelman for over 26 years.  Lawrence was born on May 31, 1954 in Waterbury, son of the late Morton and Marilyn (Gross) Engelman.  

 Larry was raised in Middlebury and attended...

Dolores Gandarillas

Dolores Gandarillas

Sep 29, 2022

Dolores (Sutton) Gandarillas, 102, of Bristol formerly of Beacon Falls, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2022 at Bristol Hospital. She was the loving wife of the late Charles Peter Gandarillas.

Mrs. Gandarillas was born April 20, 1920 in Beacon Falls, daughter of the late Russell Sutton and Hilda (DuBois) Sutton Wersig. She lived in Beacon Falls most of her life....

Antonio Teixeira Sr

Antonio Teixeira Sr

Sep 29, 2022

Naugatuck, CT Antonio D. Teixeira, Sr., 88, husband of Amelia Teixeira, died September 29, 2022 at St. Mary’s Hospital. Tony was born January 1, 1934 in Estarreja, Portugal son of the late Eduardo and Amalia (DaSilva) Teixeira. Tony was educated in Portugal, he joined the Portuguese Navy and was a volunteer firefighter in Estarreja. Tony met and fell in love...

Pearl Y. Petrucci

Pearl Y. Petrucci

Sep 27, 2022

 

HAMDEN – Pearl Y. Petrucci, 70, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at Connecticut Hospice in Branford. She was the wife of Harry Petrucci.

Pearl was born October 2, 1951, in Lowell, MA., daughter of the late Alfred and Annette (Motard) Goyette. She was a retired pharmacy technician.

In addition to her loving husband of 50 years, Pearl leaves...

Lucille Mary Rose Healey

Lucille Mary Rose Healey

Sep 27, 2022

Lucille Mary Rose (Normand) Healey, age 92, formerly of Waterbury, passed away after a brief illness, at Regency House Wallingford with her loving family by her side. She was the loving wife of the late Robert Healey, also of Waterbury.

Lucille was born on January 26, 1930 in Waterbury, CT. She was the daughter of the late Ulderic and Lydia...

Ruth Boyd Mott

Ruth Boyd Mott

Sep 26, 2022

Ruth Boyd Mott, 95, of Oxford, CT, and previously of Sidney, NY, beloved wife of the late Charlie Mott, passed away peacefully on September 26, 2022. Ruth was born on October 21, 1926 in Troy, NY to the late Henry and Beatrice Boyd.

Ruth was a receptionist with Bendrix and Guilder Medical Group, both in NY. She retired from Fawn...

Lewis Martin Lagervall

Lewis Martin Lagervall

Sep 23, 2022

Lewis Martin Lagervall, 87, passed away peacefully at Montowese Rehabilitation Center on Friday, September 23, 2022 after a long battle with Myelodysplastic Syndrome.

He is predeceased by his Father, Lewis Martin Lagervall, Sr., who was killed in action in World War II; his Mother, Zola Flaten; and his Stepfather, Marion Flaten. He is survived by his wife of 61 years,...

Betsy Fishburn

Betsy Fishburn

Sep 23, 2022

Naugatuck, CT It is with deep sorrow to announce on September 23, 2022, my mother, Betsy L. Fishburn passed. She is a beautiful soul, who had a loving nature and a forgiving heart that went too soon. She raised her daughter to be strong and courageous and it is at this time I will draw on these characteristics the most....

Gil Da Rocha Sr

Gil Da Rocha Sr

Sep 23, 2022

Naugatuck, CT Gil Manuel DaRocha, Sr., 75, died peacefully on September 23, 2022 at the Lutheran Home of Southbury. Gil was born April 25, 1947 in Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal son of the late Manuel and Ermelinda DaRocha. Gil lived in Naugatuck for most of his life and he worked for over 30 years as a machine operator. He was...

Carole Linn Lutes

Carole Linn Lutes

Sep 22, 2022

Carole Linn Lutes, age 79, of Chesire, CT passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2022. She was the long-term partner of Richard Minton. Carole was born on October 12, 1942 in San Luis Obispo, CA, to the late Elton Zehr and Mildred Zehr Ward.

Carole was a Reading Specialist and Division Leader at Dodd Middle School in Cheshire for many...

Eleanor (Chabot) Verner

Eleanor (Chabot) Verner

Sep 19, 2022

Eleanor (Chabot) Verner of Cheshire, beloved wife of Raymond Verner died on Monday, September 19, 2022 at LiveWell in Plantsville.

Ellie was born in Waterbury in 1937, and was the daughter of the late Honorius and Olga (Pekrul) Chabot. She attended schools in Waterbury, but in 1955 was a member of Cheshire High School’s first graduating class. From 1955...

Howard O. Peters, Jr.

Howard O. Peters, Jr.

Sep 14, 2022

Howard O. Peters, Jr., 82, of Cheshire, passed away peacefully on September 14, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Known to his family and friends as Howie, he was the beloved husband of Joanne Peters for 56 years. Born in Queens, New York, on August 29, 1940, to the late Howard Sr. and Estelle Peters, he was raised in Roslyn...

Maureen Ford Dibble

Maureen Ford Dibble

Sep 12, 2022

 

MIDDLEBURY - Maureen Ford Dibble, age 94, passed away on Monday, September 12, 2022, at the Lutheran Home in Southbury, surrounded by the love of her family. She was the widow of Stanley E. Dibble, Jr., who predeceased her in 2000.

Maureen was born on June 21, 1928, in Waterbury, the daughter of the late Hazel (Sheldon) and Chester...

Barbara Carignan

Barbara Carignan

Sep 11, 2022

BARBARA ANN CARIGNAN October 16, 1946 - September 11, 2022. Beloved Wife, Mother, & Grandmother (“MeMe”). NAUGATUCK - Barbara Carignan, 75, of Naugatuck, unexpectedly passed away in the early hours of September 11, 2022, at Waterbury Hospital. Barbara was born on October 16, 1946 to her late parents Stephen and Rose Zasimovich. She graduated from Wolcott High School, and began...

Beau Kupec

Beau Kupec

Sep 11, 2022

Naugatuck, CT Beau Kupec, 41, died unexpectedly on September 11, 2022. Beau was born October 2, 1980 in Bridgeport, CT a son of Kevin and Kathleen (Rhatigan) Kupec. Beau lived in Naugatuck most of his life, graduated from Naugatuck High School and worked at Axel Plastic Research Labs in Monroe. Beau was a great father to his daughter Emily and...

Michael Dubois

Michael Dubois

Sep 10, 2022

Naugatuck, CT Michael DuBois, 57, husband of Carol DuBois, passed away September 10, 2022 at Waterbury Hospital. Michael was born on September 23, 1964 a son of the late Thomas and Beverly DuBois. He was born and raised in Bridgeport, and was proud of having played baseball for the Park City Little League, where in 1977 he hit a home...

Mary Schlesinger

Mary Schlesinger

Sep 9, 2022

Mary E. Schlesinger Devoted wife, mother and grandmother Naugatuck, CT Mary E. Schlesinger, 89, widow of Robert Lee Schlesinger, died peacefully on September 9, 2022 at the Village at East Farms. Mary was born November 22, 1932 in Williamsport, PA daughter of the late Ernest and Bertha Ertel. Mary moved to Naugatuck in 1957 where she and her husband Robert...

David Ruela Jr

David Ruela Jr

Sep 9, 2022

St. Petersburg, FL David Jose Esteves Ruela, Jr., 80, husband of Aurora Carmalina (Garofalo) Ruela and a former Naugatuck and Woodbury, CT resident, died September 9, 2022 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Dave was born November 18, 1941 in Naugatuck, CT, son of the late David Jose Esteves Ruela, Sr. and Florence (Bercado) Ruela. Dave lived in Connecticut for most of...