Obituaries

Leonard Tarte

Leonard Tarte

Feb 9, 2021

Leonard Joseph Tarte A proud, loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather Deep River, CT Leonard Jospeh Tarte, 76, husband of Betty J. (Moss) Tarte, died peacefully on February 9, 2021 at Yale New Haven Hospital. Mr. Tarte was born on October 5, 1944 in Waterbury, CT son of the late Henry Noel Tarte and Meria Marie (Villemure) Tarte and...

Dorothy Knowles

Dorothy Knowles

Feb 9, 2021

Dorothy Loretta (Roberts) Knowles 1923 - 2021 Naugatuck, CT Dorothy Loretta (Roberts) Knowles, 97, passed on to her eternal reward on February 9th, 2021 in the VITAS Hospice Unit at St. Mary’s Hospital. Dorothy was born in Waterbury CT on April 27, 1923, the daughter of George Roberts and Loretta (Linskey) Roberts. She was the wife of the late Joseph...

Janet Hodgkins

Janet Hodgkins

Feb 8, 2021

Janet Hodgkins of Cheshire, CT passed away February 8, 2021. Janet was predeceased by her husband, David Hodgkins, and her parents, Carl and Eva Young. She is survived by her children, Clark Hodgkins (Denise) of Ringgold, GA, Claire Corbiere (Eben) of East Sandwich, MA, John Hodgkins (Tami) of St. Anthony, MN, Gregory Hodgkins (Linda) of Hamden, CT; and her grandchildren,...

Carolyn Stults

Carolyn Stults

Feb 8, 2021

Carolyn L. (Freer) Stults, 77, passed away on February 8, 2021 at Waterbury Hospital with her family by her side. She was born on July 24, 1943 in Bridgeport, Connecticut to the late Kenneth J. and Marion E. (McFarland) Freer. Carolyn was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She cherished time spent with her family and especially her grandchildren. In...

Richard "RJ" Joseph McFadden

Richard "RJ" Joseph McFadden

Feb 8, 2021

STAMFORD- Richard “RJ” Joseph McFadden, 28, formerly of Wolcott, passed away unexpectedly Monday, February 8, 2021 at his residence. RJ was born August 12, 1992 in Waterbury son of Ronald Joseph and Tammy (O’Day) McFadden. He attended Wolcott schools and graduated from Wolcott High School Class of 2010. While attending high school he played football under Coach Caouette, who he...

Thomas Matcheson

Thomas Matcheson

Feb 8, 2021

Thomas Matcheson Wolcott, CT On Monday the 8th of February, the world lost a gentle, selfless, and one-of-a kind man. Thomas Matcheson lost his battle with COVID, and peacefully left this world, with wife Marcia, daughters Johnna and Laura, and son Adam by his side. He was 67. The world he lived in was one filled with endless love for...

Maurice Levesque

Maurice Levesque

Feb 7, 2021

Watertown - Maurice R. (Moe) Levesque, 64, died February 7, 2021 at Waterbury Hospital of Covid and Pneumonia. Moe is survived by his wife of 29 years Lorraine “Raine” Dunbar Levesque. They resided in Middlebury for 15 years, moving to Watertown in 1999, where they were currently living. Moe was born in Waterbury, Connecticut on August 8, 1956 to Lucienne...

H. Christine  Pierpont

H. Christine Pierpont

Feb 7, 2021

WATERBURY- H. Christine Pierpont, 84, a lifelong Waterbury resident passed away Saturday, February 7, 2021 in the VITAS Inpatient Hospice Unit of St. Mary’s Hospital. She was the loving wife of William “Bill” Pierpont who she was married to for 61 years. Mrs. Pierpont was born March 17, 1936 in Waterbury, daughter of the late Thorsten H. and Agnes (Larson)...

Arthur  Gerrity

Arthur Gerrity

Feb 6, 2021

Naugatuck - Arthur Gerrity, 80, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2021 at Waterbury Hospital. He was the husband of Helen (Dunham) Gerrity. Mr. Gerrity was born July 30, 1940, in Flushing, NY, the son of the late William and Anna (Geiser) Gerrity. He was a long time Naugatuck resident where he worked as a tool setter. He proudly served...

Algert R. Sanders

Algert R. Sanders

Feb 6, 2021

Algert R. Sanders, 83, of Cheshire, CT, passed away peacefully at his home on February 6, 2021 of end-stage heart disease. Al was born February 15, 1937 in Libau, Latvia, the son of Gedimin Sanders and Elizabeth Chabaud Sanders. In 1940, after Russian forces began invading Latvia, Al’s mother escaped with her three children, taking the last passenger ship to...

Dennis Maguire

Dennis Maguire

Feb 6, 2021

Dennis Patrick Maguire 1964 - 2021 Bristol, CT Dennis Patrick Maguire, 56, died unexpectedly on Saturday, February 6, 2021 at his home. Dennis was born on June 8, 1964 in Houston, TX a son of William Maguire and the late Anne Marie (Toole) Maguire. Dennis graduated from Naugatuck High School, Class of 1983 and worked in the IT industry for...

Steven R. Crouse

Steven R. Crouse

Feb 6, 2021

NAUGATUCK - Steven Crouse, 27, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, February 6, 2021. He was the fiancé of Shannon Page. Steve was born July 22, 1993, in Waterbury, the son of Steven Crouse and Candi (Allan) Crouse. He was raised in Naugatuck attending local schools and graduated from Emmett O'Brien Technical School. He was a long time Naugatuck resident before moving...

Anthony LeGault

Anthony LeGault

Feb 5, 2021

CHESHIRE- Anthony LeGault, 73, passed away after a brief illness Friday, February 5, 2021 at MidState Medical Center in Meriden. He was the widower of Sharon (Stone) LeGault who he was married to for 34 years. Mr. LeGault was born November 18, 1947 in Escanaba, MI son of the late Wilfred Louis and Marjorie Ann (Stern) LeGault. Anthony was a...

Frances Rimer

Frances Rimer

Feb 5, 2021

WATERBURY- Frances Rimer, 88, passed away Friday, February 5, 2021 at the Glendale Center in Naugatuck. She was the widow of Gilbert Rimer who predeceased her in 2019 after 67 years of marriage. Mrs. Rimer was born March 9, 1932 in New Haven, daughter of the late Alex and Catherine (Goldstone) Johnson. Frances was a Medical Transcriptionist at St. Mary’s...

Robert DeVylder Sr.

Robert DeVylder Sr.

Feb 2, 2021

Robert DeVylder Sr., 72, passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, at the Hospital of Central CT - Bradley Memorial Campus. He was the husband of Nancy DeVylder. Mr. DeVylder was born April 29, 1948, in Waterbury, the son of the late Edgar and Lillian (Cordett) DeVylder. He was Police Officer for the town of Wallingford, retiring in 1998 after...

Mabel J. Daisomont

Mabel J. Daisomont

Feb 2, 2021

WATERBURY- Mabel J. Daisomont, 89, formerly of Candlewood Knolls, New Fairfield, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at her home in Waterbury. Mabel was born on March 23, 1931 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada a daughter to the late John and Dolena (Miles) Jamael. She graduated from St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia as...

Sophia Sabol

Sophia Sabol

Feb 1, 2021

NEWPORT, N.C. – Sophia Sabol, age 93, beloved wife of the late Paul Sabol and former resident of Waterbury, CT, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 1, 2021, at her daughter’s home in North Carolina, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Sabol was born on March 12, 1927 in Larksville, PA, daughter of the late Joseph and Sophie (Burkowski) Sabola....

Wendy Ebersole

Wendy Ebersole

Jan 30, 2021

Naugatuck – Wendy G. Ebersole, 75 of Naugatuck died on January 30, 2021 after a brief illness, with her brother by her side. Born August 16, 1945 and raised in Naugatuck, Wendy is survived by her brother, David Scott Ebersole and wife, Nancy Ebersole, niece Kirsten LaCroix and husband, Chad LaCroix, two great nieces Elizabeth and Anna LaCroix, nephew David...

Alan E. Schwed

Alan E. Schwed

Jan 28, 2021

Alan E. Schwed, 68, passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2021, at Middletown’s Middlesex Hospital, after a short but spirited battle with cancer. Alan was born on May 31, 1952, in Waterbury to the late Alexander and Marjorie (Deveney) Schwed. He graduated from Cheshire High School in 1970 and attended Western New England University. Like his father before him, Alan...

David W. Thomaswick

David W. Thomaswick

Jan 26, 2021

Cheshire, CT - David W. Thomaswick, 70, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at St. Mary's Hospital. He was the husband of the late Jean Thomaswick. Mr. Thomaswick was born July 13, 1950, in Toledo, OH, the son of the late Richard and Eileen (Frazier) Thomaswick. He was a longtime Naugatuck, CT resident and had worked for many years...