Obituaries
Donna H. Brown
May 28, 2020
WATERBURY- Donna H. Brown, 80, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2020 at Yale New Haven Hospital. She was the widow of Vaughn A. Brown who predeceased her in 2001 after 33 years of marriage. Mrs. Brown was born December 27, 1939 in San Jose, CA, daughter of the late Frederick and Bernice (Cooley) Hagedorn. She received her bachelor’s degree in...
Gloria Fuggi Votto
May 27, 2020
Gloria Fuggi Votto entered peacefully into eternal rest on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at the age of 97. She was born on Orchard Street in New Haven to Antonio Fuggi and Antonietta (Meglio) Fuggi, Italian immigrants from the province of Benevento. Gloria was raised by her parents and maternal grandmother along with her two brothers, Dominic and Henry Fuggi, and...
Driton Xhialli
May 27, 2020
CHESHIRE- Driton Xhialli, 69, passed away, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. He was the loving husband of Mirjeta (Daliti) Xhialli, whom he was to married to for almost 50 years. He was born December 30, 1950 in Belorta, Albania, son of the late Minir and Nedime (Spaho) Xhialli. Mr. Xhialli is survived by his children Edmond and his wife Morilda Xhialli,...
Alexander E. Nebolsine
May 25, 2020
CHESHIRE- Alexander E. Nebolsine, 83, died May 25, 2020 at the Midstate Medical Center. He was the widower of Susan Coe Nebolsine who predeceased him in 2011 after 18 years of marriage. Mr. Nebolsine was born February 4, 1937 in New York, NY, son of the late Eugene and Marie Illyne Nebolsine. He is a graduate of Leonia High School...
Karen Lee Hoffman
May 24, 2020
Karen Lee (Carlson) Hoffman, 72, of Cheshire, passed away on May 24, 2020 at Benchmark Senior Living in Hamden after several years battle with Alzheimer's disease. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Craig Hoffman, of Cheshire. Karen was born in Waterbury on August 5, 1947, the daughter of the late Carl and Eleanor Carlson. Raised in Naugatuck,...
Janice Gugliotti
May 23, 2020
Janice Gugliotti, 66, passed away peacefully, Saturday May 23, 2020, at VITAS at St. Mary’s Hospital. Janice was born December 24, 1953, in Waterbury, the daughter of the late Howard and Jean (Koosa) Toomey. She was a lifelong Waterbury resident where she was employed at Shoprite. Janice is survived by her daughter Amy Paternoster and her husband Steve and their...
Frederick "Fast Freddy" Freer
May 23, 2020
NAUGATUCK – Frederick “Fast Freddy” Freer, 66, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020, at his home. He was the longtime companion of Beverly Clark. Fred was born March 19, 1954, in Trumbull, the son of the late Donald and Barbara (Hayden) Freer Sr. He was a Corrections Officer for the State of CT, retiring in April of 2001. He was...
Ann Massaro
May 23, 2020
HAMDEN - Ann Massaro, 78, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2020, at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Mrs. Massaro was born March 15, 1942, in Waterbury, daughter of the late Edward and Anna (Radasso) D’Ambrisi. She was a retired dental assistant. She was a longtime Hamden resident who previously resided in Cheshire where she was a graduate of Cheshire High School,...
Joaquim Santos
May 22, 2020
Joaquim G. Santos 1935 - 2020 Naugatuck, CT Joaquim G. Santos, 84, husband of Laura (Martins) Santos, died peacefully on May 22, 2020 at Waterbury Hospital. Joaquim was born on November 11, 1935 in UL, Oliveira de Azemeis, Portugal a son of the late Francisco and Albertina (Gomes) Santos and had lived in Naugatuck for the past 50 years. He...
Joseph A. Ferry
May 21, 2020
CHESHIRE – Deputy Police Chief Joseph A. Ferry Sr. (Ret.), passed away Thursday, May 21, 2020, at his home. Son of the late Joseph and Rose (Valenti) Ferry. Beloved husband of Anna (Maratea) Ferry (53yrs) and loving father of Joseph and Dee Ferry of Wallingford, Felicia Ferry of Southington, and Greg and Elizabeth Ferry of Avon. Proudest poppy ever of...
Tillman H. Foster
May 21, 2020
CHESHIRE – Tillman Howard Foster, 63, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2020, at The Hospital of Central Connecticut - New Britain. He was lifelong resident of Cheshire. Mr. Foster was born October 11, 1956, in New Haven, son of the late Ebenezer and Shirley (Smith) Foster. He was Associate Health Analyst for the Department of Healthcare Strategies for the Connecticut...
Dennis Fowler Sr
May 21, 2020
Dennis Arthur Fowler, Sr. 1949 - 2020 Bethany, CT Dennis Arthur Fowler, Sr., of Bethany, CT passed away on May 21, 2020. Dennis was born on January 28, 1949 in Newport, NH a son of the late George Ellsworth Fowler and Catherine (Smiar) Fowler and had lived in Bethany for most of his life. He was an avid NASCAR fan...
Richard C. Mayo
May 18, 2020
New Haven - Richard C. Mayo, 53, passed suddenly at his home on May, 18th, 2020. Richard was born in New Haven, April 5, 1967, the son of the late Joseph Mayo and Mary (Clark) Mayo of Cheshire. He was raised in Cheshire and returned to New Haven in his adult life. He was a DJ, lover of music and...
Christopher D. Mott
May 17, 2020
Christopher D. Mott, age 37, of Manchester, Connecticut, passed away on May 17, 2020. He was a long-time resident of Oxford before moving to Manchester. Chris was very talented at many things and enjoyed playing golf, playing tournament pool, fishing, anything motorcycles, including racing them and working on cars. He enjoyed his job of many years as a building and...
Wayne Adams
May 16, 2020
Daytona Beach, FL Wayne W. Adams, 77, died May 16, 2020 at Adventhealth Hospital in Daytona Beach, FL. Wayne was born in Waterbury, CT son of the late Gaston and Elizabeth (Geigle) Adams. Wayne was raised in Naugatuck and he graduated from St. Francis School and Naugatuck High School. For many years Wayne owned and operated Adams Chevron on the...
Joanne Rondestvedt
May 15, 2020
Joanne Worley Rondestvedt died March 15 of complications resulting from the COVID-19 virus. She was 92 years old. Jo Worley was born on August 5, 1927 to F.E. Worley and Ruth Potter Worley in Hamden, CT. She was graduated from Pembroke College (now Brown University) in 1949 and received her Masters of Social Work from the Smith College School of...
Cory “BIG MURPH” Murphy
May 15, 2020
WATERBURY – Cory M. Murphy, 43, passed away, Friday, May 15, 2020. Cory “BIG MURPH” was born October 22, 1976, in Derby, the son of the late Ronald Murphy and Kathleen (Wasik) Sidoti-Mazza. He was a longtime Waterbury resident and attended Albertus Magnus College. He was employed by Sikorsky Aircraft for more than 20 years, a Hydraulic Technician and member...
Salvatore "Sal" DiGrazia
May 15, 2020
Salvatore “Sal” DiGrazia, age 65, of Oxford passed away on Friday, May 15, 2020. He was born on June 2, 1954 to Danti and Louise DiGrazia in Brooklyn, New York, where he spent his childhood years. During his youth, Sal was a member of Boy Scout Troop 66 and earned the honorable rank of Eagle at the age of 16....
Adam Swierbitowicz
May 15, 2020
Adam Swierbitowicz 1925 - 2020 Naugatuck, CT Adam Swierbitowicz, 94, passed away on May 15, 2020 of natural causes. Adam was born on December 16, 1925 a son of the late Henry and Helen (Brazicki) Swierbitowicz and he worked at the Eastern Company and the Naugatuck Board of Education, before retiring in 1997. Adam leaves his sister, Dolores Wisniewski, his...
Robert Gill
May 13, 2020
HAMDEN - Robert Gill, 78, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at his home. He was the husband of Carol (Petrucci) Gill. It all started on a crisp fall day, September 23, 1941. An exceptional man was born that day, the son of the late Charles and Elizabeth (Wilson) Gill, but in 1941 no one knew the irreverent and...
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