Obituaries

Thomas F. Johnson

Thomas F. Johnson

May 23, 2018

WATERBURY- Thomas F. Johnson, 79, passed away, Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at Wolcott View Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was the loving husband of Dianne (Brayton) L. Johnson whom he was married to for 45 years. He was born March 28, 1939 in New Britain, son of the late Earl and his wife Hedwig (Boucher) Johnson. Tom was a...

Faith Metcalfe Andrade

Faith Metcalfe Andrade

May 23, 2018

PLANTSVILLE – Faith (Knowles) Andrade, 95, passed away peacefully at her home with her daughters present on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. She is the wife of the late Manuel “Andy” Andrade who passed away in 2001. Faith was born January 7, 1923 in San Francisco, CA, the daughter of the late Harris and Margaretta (Darling) Knowles. She worked many years...

Ralph A. Edson

Ralph A. Edson

May 19, 2018

CHESHIRE- Ralph A. Edson, 88, passed away suddenly on Saturday May 19, 2018 at St. Mary’s Hospital. He was the loving husband of Jean (Coulter) Edson, to whom he was married for 61 years. Mr. Edson was born December 22, 1929 in Oxford, MA. He was the son of the late, Ralph A. Edson Sr. and his wife Ruth (Newcomb)...

Sheryl S. Heinrichs

Sheryl S. Heinrichs

May 16, 2018

CHESHIRE- Sheryl S. Heinrichs, 69, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Masonic Healthcare Center in Wallingford. Ms. Heinrichs was born September 9, 1948 in Windsor, VT daughter of the late Richard and Mary (Abbott) Sterling. Sheryl graduated from Woodstock High School Class of 1966, and then went on to Castleton University where she received her degree to become a...

Gerald P. Corcoran

Gerald P. Corcoran

May 16, 2018

CHESHIRE- Gerald P. Corcoran, 86, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was predeceased by his wife Adoria (Drouin) Corcoran in 2016 after 55 years of marriage. He was born March 8, 1932 in New Haven, the son of the late John Francis and Ella (Kinsella) Corcoran. Mr. Corcoran was a veteran...

Alexander H. Yorke

Alexander H. Yorke

May 9, 2018

Cheshire - Alexander H. Yorke Jr., 89, passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at his residence. He was the husband of the late Marcia (Suarez) Yorke. Mr. Yorke was born January 30, 1929 in Waterbury, a son of the late Alexander and Marjorie (Straub) Yorke. He was a retired lineman for Southern New England Telephone Company and proudly served his...

Boothipuram V. '"Whitey"' Vaitheeswaran

Boothipuram V. '"Whitey"' Vaitheeswaran

May 7, 2018

Boothipuram “Whitey” Vaitheeswaran, age 79, of New Haven and formerly of Cheshire, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 7th, with his loving family by his side. Whitey was the devoted husband of Chitra Vaitheeswaran of New Haven. He is also survived by his son, Vijay Vaitheeswaran, and his wife, Michelle Meertens, of New York; and his daughter, Shoba Lemoine and...

Roger W. Kuchera

Roger W. Kuchera

May 7, 2018

NAUGATUCK - Roger W. Kuchera, 77, of Naugatuck, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 7, 2018. He was a proud US Navy Veteran and until his retirement was employed as a computer programmer for NASDAQ. He was an avid HAM radio operator (K1TG) and also belonged to the US Naval Landing Party in which he was instrumental in growing into...

Merton Everett Brown

Merton Everett Brown

May 6, 2018

NAUGATUCK- Merton “Mert” Everett Brown, 98, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2018 at Waterbury Hospital. He was predeceased by his wife Lillian (Carlson) Brown in 1984 after 38 years of marriage. Mert was born August 26, 1919 in Waterbury son of the late Merton Edwin and Olive (Fesch) Brown. Mr. Brown was a graduate of Leavenworth High School. He was...

Jean I. Watson

Jean I. Watson

May 3, 2018

FORESTVILLE - Jean I. Watson, 69, passed away Thursday, May 3, 2018 at Touchpoints at Farmington. Jean was born May 2, 1949 in Waterbury, the daughter of the late Edwin F. and Jean (Wiatr) Watson. Jean was raised in Cheshire graduating from Cheshire High School in 1967. She furthered her education obtaining her Bachelors in Child Development from UCONN in...

Leo Goldberg

Leo Goldberg

May 3, 2018

WATERBURY - Leo Goldberg, age 98, died Thursday, May 3, 2018 at his home. He was the husband of Ethel (Leopold) Goldberg. Leo was born January 25, 1919 in New York, NY, the son of the late Max and Mary (Goralnick) Goldberg. He was a WWII veteran serving his country in the U.S. Army. Raised in New York City, Leo...

Francis R. 'Frank' Fargnoli

Francis R. 'Frank' Fargnoli

May 2, 2018

CHESHIRE- Frank (Francis) R. Fargnoli, 83, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at Connecticut Hospice in Branford. Mr. Fargnoli was born March 9, 1935 in Waterbury, the son of the late John and the late Anna (Fontana) Fargnoli. He graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Waterbury and then attended Fairfield University. He served his country in the U.S. Army...

Adele Scavone

Adele Scavone

Apr 28, 2018

NAUGATUCK - Adele Scavone, 92, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018 at her home in Naugatuck. She was the wife of the late Dominick Scavone. Mrs. Scavone was born July 15, 1925 in Waterbury, the daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine (Lanczynoki) Kielb. She was a lifelong Naugatuck resident who was employed by Uniroyal Chemical for over 20 years....

Cluster M. Hollie

Cluster M. Hollie

Apr 28, 2018

Cluster Mae Provo Hollie, born March 17, 1929, received her heavenly calling home on April 28, 2018. Cluster was born in Macon County, Alabama, to the union of Mary Lee Provo and Mose Provo (both deceased). She was one of 5 daughters born to this union. Cluster, a product of the Montgomery County Public School system (Booker T. Washington High...

Helen P. Beebe

Helen P. Beebe

Apr 27, 2018

CHESHIRE – Helen Purmont Beebe, 90, passed away peacefully Friday April 27, 2018 at her home surrounded by family and friends. She was the wife of the late Earl Beebe. Mrs. Beebe was born July 7, 1927, in New Haven, the daughter of the late Howard and Helen (Shea) Purmont. After graduating from the Hospital of St. Raphael’s Nursing School...

Robert D. Wooster Sr.

Robert D. Wooster Sr.

Apr 21, 2018

NAUGATUCK- Robert D. Wooster Sr., 86, passed away Saturday April 21, 2018 at Waterbury Hospital. He was the widower of Lois (Grabowski) Wooster who predeceased him in 2014 after 62 years of marriage. Mr. Wooster was born October 19, 1931 in Williamsport, PA son of the late Allan and Helen (Deischer) Wooster. Robert was the Managing Director for Alloy Foundries...

Ernest Josephson

Ernest Josephson

Apr 20, 2018

WALLINGFORD - Ernest Josephson, of Ashlar Village, died peacefully at the age of 88, on Friday, April 20, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. He was the husband of the late Carole (Parker) Josephson, who passed away in 2014. Mr. Josephson was born May 20, 1929 in New Haven, the son of the late Carl and Olga (Larson) Josephson....

John L. Mottas Sr.

John L. Mottas Sr.

Apr 20, 2018

BRISTOL- John L. Mottas Sr., 73, passed away Friday April 20, 2018 at Hartford Hospital. He was the widower of HelenAnn (Yeshinskas) Mottas whom he was married to for 40 years. Mr. Mottas was born June 24, 1944 in Fall River, MA son of the late Joseph and Dorothy (Whittaker) Mottas. John was a Steel Worker at Thinsheet Metals which...

Marie A 'Mary-Ann' Damiani

Marie A 'Mary-Ann' Damiani

Apr 16, 2018

Cheshire - Marie A. “Mary-Ann” Damiani, 72, passed away Monday, April 16, 2018. She was the wife of Ernest A. Damiani. Mary-Ann was born May 5, 1945 in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of the late Mathew and Margaret (Umbrino) Mastrapasqua. Mary-Ann was a wife and mother who was totally devoted to her husband and family. In addition to her husband,...

Robert A. Held

Robert A. Held

Apr 14, 2018

CHESHIRE - Robert A. Held, 32, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2018 at Hartford Hospital. Robert was born September 3, 1985 in Meriden, the son of Kathleen (Sattler) Held and the late Richard Held. Educated in local schools, Robert graduated from Cheshire High School Class of 2003. He continued his education at SCSU where he obtained his Bachelors in Media...

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