Obituaries

Eugene F. Osborne

Eugene F. Osborne

Mar 10, 2021

NAUGATUCK - Eugene F. Osborne, 59, passed away on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at Waterbury Hospital. He was the husband of Staci (Ouellette) Osborne. Mr. Osborne was born November 14, 1961, in Waterbury, the son of the late William and Elizabeth (Amador) Osborne. He was a longtime Naugatuck resident and was a Plater for various manufacturing companies. Besides his wife...

Arnold A. Shiller

Arnold A. Shiller

Mar 10, 2021

GLASTONBURY- Arnold A. Shiller, 97, formerly of Waterbury, passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at The Hearth at Glastonbury. He was predeceased by his beloved wife , Dorothy “Dottie” Shiller on February 16, 2021 after more than 66 years of marriage. Mr. Shiller was born March 9, 1924 in Waterbury, son of the late Hyman and Rebecca (Bertha) (Kaufman)...

Raymond Melninkaitis

Raymond Melninkaitis

Mar 9, 2021

BEACON FALLS - Raymond Melninkaitis, 74, passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Ray was the husband of Eve (LaHines) Melninkaitis for over 46 years. Ray was born December 20, 1946, son of the late Bronius and Eugenija Melninkaitis. He legally immigrated to the United States with his parents and sister in June 1949 settling in Waterbury. The family resided...

Ralph T. Rowland

Ralph T. Rowland

Mar 8, 2021

Ralph T. Rowland, a Cheshire resident and active member of the community for six decades, died on March 8, 2021 peacefully at his home. He was 100 years old. Mr. Rowland, who was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey during the Woodrow Wilson administration, grew up there and in New Rochelle, where he graduated high school in 1937. Trained in the...

Susan E. Taylor

Susan E. Taylor

Mar 8, 2021

Susan E. Taylor, age 67, of Southington and formerly of Waterbury passed away on Monday, March 8, 2021 at Cook Willow Health Center in Plymouth. Susan was born on April 21, 1953 in Waterbury, daughter of the late Donald O. and Jesse (Harrison) Taylor. She worked as a secretary at two local doctor’s offices for over 28 years until her...

Douglas W. Hick

Douglas W. Hick

Mar 7, 2021

Douglas W. Hick, age 49 of Cheshire passed away peacefully at home with his loving family by his side after a 4 year courageous battle with cancer. He was the devoted husband of Melissa (Ludovico) Hick for over 22 years. Doug was born on January 20, 1972, son of Donald W. Hick and the late Joan (Ritch) Hick. Doug grew...

Marilyn Gail Radesk

Marilyn Gail Radesk

Mar 5, 2021

Marilyn Gail Radesk, 70, of Sarasota, Florida, passed away on Friday, March 5, 2021, lovingly surrounded by her sister and friends. Marilyn was born on July 7, 1950, in Des Plaines, Illinois, the first daughter of the late Waldemar V. and Madelyn E. Radesk (nee Carlson), formerly of Naugatuck. She attended Maine South High School in Park Ridge, where she...

John "Gunky" D. McCarthy

John "Gunky" D. McCarthy

Mar 4, 2021

CHESHIRE- John D. McCarthy, “Gunky”, 78, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday March 4, 2021 from vascular dementia and heart disease. He was the husband of Nancy (Grey) McCarthy. John was born April 30, 1942, in West Concord Ma, the son of the late William L and Margaret (Lehane) McCarthy. John loved his Boston sports; the Red Sox, the...

Thomas Elnitsky

Thomas Elnitsky

Mar 4, 2021

Waterbury, CT Thomas Elnitsky, 63, died peacefully on March 4, 2021 at Waterbury Hospital. Thomas was born in Waterbury, CT son of the late Harry and Lucille (Rzymska) Elnitsky. Thomas was raised in Naugatuck, where he attended local schools and graduated from Naugatuck High School, Class of 1976. Thomas attended college, where he excelled in all of his subjects. Thomas...

Maryann Schwab

Maryann Schwab

Mar 2, 2021

CHESHIRE – Maryann F. Schwab, 82, passed away comfortably on March 2, 2021, at the Summit at Plantsville. She was the wife of Alan W. Schwab. Mrs. Schwab was born May 20, 1938, in Waterbury, daughter of the late Andrew James and Loretta Anne (Moriarty) Daly. Maryann was a graduate of Sacred Heart High School in Waterbury and the Hospital...

Robert Napoli

Robert Napoli

Mar 2, 2021

Robert Stephen Napoli 1955 - 2021 Naugatuck, CT Robert Stephen Napoli, 66, died peacefully on March 2, 2021 at Waterbury Hospital. Robert was born on January 28, 1955 in Bridgeport, CT a son of the late Joseph and Julia (Cejkovsky) Napoli. Robert was raised in Bridgeport, where he attended local schools and graduated from Harding High School. He worked as...

Therese R. Sataline

Therese R. Sataline

Mar 2, 2021

CHESHIRE - Therese Reckmack Sataline, widow of the late Dr. Lee R. Sataline and nearly a lifelong resident of Cheshire, died on March 2 in Southington after a short illness at age 93. Born on April 5, 1927 on Horton Avenue to the late Mary Patton and John Reckmack, Mrs. Sataline would go on to live and later marry her...

Mary Elizabeth Mannweiler

Mary Elizabeth Mannweiler

Mar 2, 2021

NAUGATUCK - Mary Elizabeth Mannweiler passed away peacefully at her home on March 2, 2021, she was 104 years old. Born in Norwood, Ohio on June 23, 1916, to the late Wilbur Lawrence Young Davis and Augusta Minnis (Newman) Davis. Mary Elizabeth attended Miami University in Oxford , Ohio from 1935 - 1937 and received a degree in Fine Arts....

Robert "Bob" Messner

Robert "Bob" Messner

Mar 2, 2021

BEACON FALLS – Robert “Bob” G. Messner, 91, passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at his home. He was the husband of Elizabeth (Atwood) Messner. Bob was born January 2, 1930, in Waterbury, the son of the late Charles and Alice (Benson) Messner. He was Master Mechanic for the State of Connecticut retiring in 1980. He enjoyed wood working...

Anne M. Thompson

Anne M. Thompson

Mar 2, 2021

WALLINGFORD- Anne M. Thompson, 94, formerly of Hartford and Cheshire passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at Masonicare Health Center in Wallingford. She was the widow of Richard D. Thompson who predeceased her in 2012 after 49 years of marriage. She was born August 11, 1926 in Bronx, NY daughter of the late William D. and Anna M. (Ryan)...

Elizabeth "Liz" Clark

Elizabeth "Liz" Clark

Mar 1, 2021

CHESHIRE - Elizabeth “Liz” Clark, 73, passed away on Monday, March 1, 2021, at the Cheshire House in Waterbury. She was the wife of the late Douglas Clark. Liz was born April 30, 1947, in New Haven, the daughter of the late Bernard and Elizabeth McLoughlin. She was an Underwriter for Nationwide Insurance for many years and upon her retirement,...

Isabel Dasilva

Isabel Dasilva

Mar 1, 2021

Greer, SC Isabel S. DaSilva, age 96, passed away in Greer, SC on March 1, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Domingos and Ana Soares Carinha, and widow of Domingos J. DaSilva, who passed away in 1993. Born in Indiana, Isabel was raised in Portugal, returned to the US in 1940 and lived in Naugatuck, CT until her...

Mary Catherine Meacham

Mary Catherine Meacham

Feb 27, 2021

CHESHIRE – Mary Catherine Meacham, 71, died at her home, in Cheshire, on February 27, 2021. Mary Catherine was born January 12, 1950 to the late Austin and Frances Meacham. Mary Catherine was devoted to living a Consecrated Life of devotion to God. She lived her faith through attendance at daily Mass as well as participation in Eucharist Adoration and...

Elaine M. Gabani

Elaine M. Gabani

Feb 26, 2021

Naugatuck - Elaine Gabani, 68, passed away on Friday, February 26, 2021, at Waterbury Hospital. She was the wife of the late James Gabani. Elaine was born December 10, 1952, in Waterbury, the daughter of the late Warren and Shirley (Leisring) Sarasin. She was a Home Health Aide at VNA Health at Home, serving patients in the Naugatuck, Waterbury area,...

George L. Sirois

George L. Sirois

Feb 26, 2021

Naugatuck - George L. Sirois, 81, passed away on Friday, February 26, 2021, at Waterbury Hospital. He was the husband of Marita (Carolan) Sirois. Mr. Sirois was born November 2, 1939, in Quincy, MA, the son of the late Leonard and Marie (Levesque) Sirois. He was a long-time resident of Naugatuck where he was a communicant of St. Francis of...