Obituaries

Jean Robison

Jean Robison

Jan 11, 2020

MIDDLEBURY- Jean Raeburn Robison, 88, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Waterbury Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the widow of the late Waldo W. Robison whom she was married to for 64 years. Mrs. Robison was born April 22, 1931 in Waterbury, daughter of the late George and Ruth (Terrell) Raeburn. Jean was a...

Louellen M.  Anderson

Louellen M. Anderson

Jan 10, 2020

CHESHIRE- Louellen M. Anderson, 93, passed away Friday, January 10, 2020 at Apple Rehab Coccomo in Meriden. She was predeceased by her husband Kenneth Anderson whom she was married to for 30 years. Mrs. Anderson was born July 26, 1926 in Baltimore, MD daughter of the late Lester and Anna (Helwig) Richmond. Louellen was a member of White Oak Baptist...

Russell (Withington) Sullivan

Russell (Withington) Sullivan

Jan 10, 2020

NAUGATUCK – Russell “Russ” (Withington) Sullivan, 47, passed away Friday, January 10, 2020 at his home. He was the son of Joanne (Crampton) Withington Droller and the late Russell Withington. Russ was born September 26, 1972, in New Haven and had been a Naugatuck resident for over 40 years. He graduated from Naugatuck High School, Class of 1990. After high...

James A. Brown

James A. Brown

Jan 8, 2020

CHESHIRE – James A. Brown, Sr., 97, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2020, at Elim Park in Cheshire. He was the husband of the late Lorraine M. (Canelli) Brown. Mr. Brown was born September 12, 1922, in Branford, CT, son of the late William E. and Anna Marie (Lundberg) Brown. Mr. Brown grew up in Wallingford and lived in Cheshire...

Michael Walsh

Michael Walsh

Jan 7, 2020

Michael T. Walsh 1958 - 2020 Plymouth, CT Michael T. Walsh, 61, died unexpectedly on January 7, 2020 at his home. Mike was born on December 24, 1958 in Sasebo, Japan the son of the late Chizuko Walsh. He retired from the Borough of Naugatuck, where he had worked as a General Foreman at the Street Department. He was an...

Edward J. Carson

Edward J. Carson

Jan 7, 2020

CHESHIRE – Edward J. Carson, Sr., 65, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at MidState Medical Center in Meriden. He was the husband of Charlene (Murphy) Carson. Mr. Carson was born on October 28, 1954, in Flushing, NY, a son of the late Henry and Margaret (Rafferty) Carson. He graduated from Cheshire High School in 1972. He was a...

Linda Kiernan

Linda Kiernan

Jan 6, 2020

Linda A. (Santa Barbara) Kiernan 1943 - 2020 Naugatuck, CT Linda A. Kiernan, 76, wife of Thomas Kiernan, died unexpectedly on January 6, 2020. Linda was born on July 28, 1943 in Waterbury, CT a daughter of the late Nicholas Joseph and Teresa (Errico) Santa Barbara and had lived in Naugatuck all of her life. In addition to her husband...

Curtis A. Genest

Curtis A. Genest

Jan 5, 2020

Curtis A. Genest, of Cheshire, departed this world on January 5, 2020 at the age of 77. He was born November 29, 1942 in Cheshire, CT to the late Amedee Genest and Viola (Rochford) Genest. He attended Cheshire High School, and then went on to serve his country during the Vietnam War in Fairbanks, Alaska from 1966-1968. Upon his return...

Donald Reilly

Donald Reilly

Jan 5, 2020

Donald F. Reilly 1955 - 2020 Waterbury, CT Donald F. Reilly, 62, died peacefully January 5, 2020 at his home, surrounded by the people that he loved. Don was born on July 9, 1957 in Waterbury, CT a son of the late Harold and Mae (Grenier) (Reilly) Latino and lived in Waterbury most of his life. Don was a huge...

Donna Ferrari

Donna Ferrari

Jan 5, 2020

Donna Lee Ferrari 1970 - 2020 Waterbury, CT Donna Lee Ferrari, 49, died peacefully on January 5, 2020 at Waterbury Hospital. Donna was born on April 8, 1970 in Waterbury, CT a daughter of Nicholas Ferrari and Donna (Gravelin) Ferrari and had lived in Waterbury all of her life. In addition to her mother; her father and her step mother,...

Blanche Clark

Blanche Clark

Jan 4, 2020

Blanche T. (Thurston) Clark 1921 - 2020 Blanche T. Clark, 98 years old, passed away on January 04, 2020 at St, Mary’s Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Arthur J. Clark. Mrs. Clark was born on November 17,1921 in Waterbury, daughter of the late Freeman P. and Frances (Twitchell) Thurston. Blanche graduated from...

Edward W. Cotter

Edward W. Cotter

Jan 4, 2020

NAUGATUCK – Edward W. Cotter, 77, passed away Saturday, January 4th, 2020 at his home. He was the husband of Patricia Sanders Cotter. Mr. Cotter was born, July 29, 1942, in Oceanside, NY the son of the late Otis and Mary DeLuca Cotter. He was a United States Postal Employee, retiring in 2002 and moving to Naugatuck in 2002. He...

Lawrence "Larry" G. LaMura

Lawrence "Larry" G. LaMura

Jan 4, 2020

BROOKLYN, NY- Lawrence “Larry” G. LaMura, 66, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Yale New Haven Hospital. Mr. LaMura was born February 18, 1953 in Brooklyn, NY, son of the late Joseph A. and Eleanor (Vassallo) LaMura. Larry was an Electrical Assistant in the hotel industry prior to his retirement. He is survived by his brother Joseph and his...

Jane Myers

Jane Myers

Jan 2, 2020

Jane Roberts Myers 1927 - 2020 Naugatuck, CT Jane Roberts Myers, 92, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on January 2, 2020 in the VITAS Hospice Unit at St. Mary’s Hospital. Jane was born January 28, 1927 in Waterbury, CT a daughter of the late John and Genevieve Scanlon. Jane lived in Naugatuck her entire life and graduated from...

Michael "Mick" Zubanch

Michael "Mick" Zubanch

Jan 1, 2020

NAUGATUCK – Michael “Mick” Zubanch, 89, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at the Glendale Center. He was the son of the late Charles and Anna (Sargent) Zubanch. Mr. Zubanch was born October 26, 1930, in Waterbury and was a lifelong Naugatuck resident. After many years, he retired from the Teamsters Labor Union Local 455 in the mid-1990s. He was...

Gloria Lorraine Drouin

Gloria Lorraine Drouin

Dec 31, 2019

Gloria Lorraine Drouin, 94, formerly of Cheshire, Connecticut, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at Seabury Skilled Nursing Facility in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Gloria was born on July 31, 1925 in Cheshire, the daughter of the late Nicola and Filomena (Perrotti) Casertano. A loving mother and devoted grandmother, Gloria was a remarkable cook and took great pride in preparing meals, cookies...

Cheryl Vaichus

Cheryl Vaichus

Dec 30, 2019

Cheryl Jamieson Vaichus, 49, passed away peacefully at Wolcott Hall Nursing Center, Torrington on Monday, December 30, 2019, after fighting the good fight for many years against Huntington’s Disease. Cheryl was born November 20 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, the cherished daughter of Audrey Jamieson Sperring of Waterbury and the late Derek Roy Jamieson. She was also the stepdaughter of Ray...

Rosemarie P. Gadsby

Rosemarie P. Gadsby

Dec 28, 2019

Rosemarie P. Gadsby, age 80, of Cheshire entered into rest on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at home with her loving family by her side. She was the devoted wife of Peter Gadsby for over 35 years. Rosemarie was born on December 2, 1939 in New Haven, daughter of the late Michael and Victoria Piscitelli. Rosemarie grew up in West Haven...

Peter L. Carlos

Peter L. Carlos

Dec 28, 2019

Peter L Carlos, age 80, passed away unexpectedly on December 28, 2019 at his home in Telford, PA. He was born on April 26, 1939 in Plattsburgh, NY the son of Louis and Helen Carlos. He was raised in Watertown, NY and graduated from Watertown High School in 1957. He attended Syracuse University prior to enlisting in the US Navy....

Alice Piotrowski

Alice Piotrowski

Dec 28, 2019

NAUGATUCK - Alice (Pralakas) Piotrowski, 74, passed away Saturday December 28, 2019 at her home. She was the wife of the late Henry W. Piotrowski, who passed away in 2013. Alice was born in Newtown, August 10, 1945, the daughter of the late Joseph and Stella (Retkowski) Pralakas. She was a lifelong Naugatuck resident where she was a graduate of...