Obituaries

Kenya Shondell Spencer

Kenya Shondell Spencer

Dec 14, 2019

Waterbury — Kenya Shondell Spencer was born on January 29, 1974, in Union NJ to William H. Spencer Jr. of Wilson, North Carolina and Patricia Cam-Beaver (Alvin) Bloomfield, CT, who will miss her dearly. She departed her life at age 45 on December 14, 2019. Kenya served her community through a career in healthcare, many of those years with Southbury...

Josephine A. Settembri

Josephine A. Settembri

Dec 14, 2019

CHESHIRE - Josephine A. (Addazio) Settembri, 89, passed away peacefully Saturday, December 14, 2019, after battling a long illness. She was the devoted wife of the late Salvatore J. Settembri. Mrs. Settembri was born June 16, 1930, in Staten Island, NY, daughter of the late Umberto and Maria (Pacelli) Addazio. Josephine enjoyed working at St. Mary's Hospital for 24 dedicated...

Steven Finke

Steven Finke

Dec 12, 2019

Ocala, FL Steven Francis Finke, age 62, went home to be with his Lord on December 12, 2019, surrounded by family in Ocala, Florida. Steven was born in Waterbury, Connecticut. He met his Wife of 33 years, then Janet Wetherall, in the Navy. Steven lived a life that exemplified goodness, and was appreciated by all that knew and loved him....

Geraldine Warren

Geraldine Warren

Dec 12, 2019

Geraldine A. (Tuccillo) Warren 1938 - 2019 Naugatuck, CT Geraldine A. (Tuccillo) Warren of Naugatuck, wife of James P. Warren, Sr., passed peacefully on December 12, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. Geraldine was born in Waterbury, CT a daughter of the late Louis and Anna (Manna) Tuccillo, she lived in Naugatuck most of her life and worked at Peter...

Carolyn M. Anastasiou

Carolyn M. Anastasiou

Dec 12, 2019

Carolyn M. Anastasiou, age 73, of Naugatuck entered into rest on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Waterbury Hospital. She was the devoted wife of the late Stavros Anastasiou. Carolyn was born on July 2, 1946 in Yorkshire Hull, England, daughter of the late Ernest and Mary Ellen (Johnson) Wilson. Carolyn worked as a nurse’s aide at Griffin Hospital and in...

Marilyn Johnson

Marilyn Johnson

Dec 9, 2019

Marilyn L. Johnson 1933 - 2019 Naugatuck, CT Marilyn L. Johnson, 86, the widow of Thomas F. Johnson, died peacefully after a long illness on December 9, 2019 in the VITAS Hospice Care Unit at St. Mary’s Hospital. Marilyn was born on April 11, 1933 in Waterbury, Connecticut. She was the daughter of the late John and Mary Ellen (Mullarkey)...

Ryan Sears

Ryan Sears

Dec 8, 2019

Ryan A. Sears 1992 - 2019 Naugatuck, CT Ryan A. Sears, 27, died unexpectedly on December 8, 2019 at his home. Ryan was born on August 5, 1992 in Derby, CT a son of Roger C. Sears and Carla (Sullivan) Sears and had lived in Naugatuck all of his life. Ryan was a former employee at Wal-Mart in Naugatuck and...

Agustin Santos Jr.

Agustin Santos Jr.

Dec 5, 2019

WATERBURY – Agustin Santos Jr., 26, passed away Thursday December 5, 2019 at Waterbury Hospital. He was the son of Agustin and Minerva (Cordero) Santos. Agustin was born February 28, 1993, in New Britain. He was a longtime Waterbury resident, moving to the city at the age of 5. He was known for his love of dancing; his selflessness and...

Philip Sher

Philip Sher

Dec 5, 2019

Cheshire - Mr. Philip Sher, 70, of Cheshire, formerly of Barkhamsted, CT, and Yonkers, NY, died on Thursday, December 5, 2019. He was the husband of Patricia (Uryga) Sher. Mr. Sher was born on March 19, 1949, in Yonkers, NY, son of the late Adolph and Ruth (Fishman) Sher. He is survived by his son Adam Sher and his wife...

Therese A. Roberts

Therese A. Roberts

Dec 3, 2019

Therese A. Roberts, 83, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2019, in the Vitas Inpatient Hospice Unit at St. Mary’s Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Therese was born in Waterbury on Oct. 7, 1936, the eldest daughter of the late George J. and Alice (Loiselle) Roberts. She lived in Waterbury most of her life, moving to Naugatuck 15years ago....

Alfred Holycross

Alfred Holycross

Dec 3, 2019

SOUTHINGTON – Alfred Holycross, 89, passed away Tuesday December 3, 2019 at the Hospital of Central Connecticut at New Britain General. He was the husband of Judith (Parkin) Holycross. Mr. Holycross was born April 16, 1930, in Mishawaka, IN, the son of the late Joseph and Beatrice (Stricker) Holycross. He was a driver for New Haven Dairy and New England...

Dwight Francis Gordon

Dwight Francis Gordon

Nov 30, 2019

Dwight Francis Gordon, Jr., 83, of Wallingford (formerly Cheshire) passed away at Masonicare Health Center on November 30, 2019. He was the husband of Janet Reynolds Gordon for 62 years. He was born in Lewiston, Maine on December 30, 1935. He was the son of the late Dwight F. Gordon and Marion Gordon. The family moved to CT during WWII...

Shirley  Janice Keane

Shirley Janice Keane

Nov 27, 2019

OXFORD- Shirley Janice Keane, 92, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at the Glendale Center in Naugatuck. She was the widow of Edward James Keane. Mrs. Keane was born January 10, 1927 in Stratford, CT. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Albert and Florence Caroline (Kennedy) Bulmer. Shirley was an avid golfer, and former member of...

Madeleine Cecile Altfeter

Madeleine Cecile Altfeter

Nov 26, 2019

Southington – Madeleine Cecile (LaPerriere) Altfeter, 89, entered into her eternal rest at home on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 after a long illness. Mrs. Altfeter was born in Waterbury, on May 14, 1930, as the youngest of eleven children to Antonio and Azelica (Pellerin) LaPerriere. She enjoyed traveling and visiting family and friends as well as spoiling her beloved dog...

Louis J. Jentzen

Louis J. Jentzen

Nov 26, 2019

WALLINGFORD- Louis Jentzen, 84, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at Masonicare Health Center. He was the loving husband of Mary (Golden) Jentzen. Mr. Jentzen was born July 17, 1935 in New Haven, son of the late Ludwig and Mathilde (Fuhrel) Jentzen. He was a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he received a degree in Electrical Engineering, and...

Karen Huntley

Karen Huntley

Nov 26, 2019

Karen Cindy Huntley 1958 - 2019 WATERTOWN, CT Karen Cindy Huntley, 61, of the Porter Street Group Home in Watertown and formerly of Naugatuck, peacefully entered into the arms of Jesus and Mumma at Yale New Haven Hospital on November 26, 2019, surrounded by her loving family after a brief illness. Karen was born January 26, 1958 In Waterbury a...

Marie C. Lestage

Marie C. Lestage

Nov 25, 2019

Marie C. Lestage, age 82, of Waterbury entered into rest on Monday, November 25, 2019 at Waterbury Hospital. Marie was born on June 18, 1937 in Waterbury, daughter of the late Anello “Neal” and Eunice (Canavan) Mautino. She was a resident of Waterbury for most of her life but had also lived in Tampa, FL in the 1980’s initially and...

Albert Sousa

Albert Sousa

Nov 23, 2019

Albert Sousa 1929 - 2019 Middlebury, CT Albert Sousa, 90, beloved husband of Lourdes (Nobrega) Sousa, died peacefully on November 23, 2019 at St. Mary’s Hospital. Mr. Sousa was born on September 23, 1929 in Providence, RI a son of the late Porfirio and Olympia Sousa. Albert never forgot his parents; they did everything for him, as he did for...

Charles Templeton Kellogg

Charles Templeton Kellogg

Nov 20, 2019

Charles Templeton Kellogg, a respected leader in business, in the community, and in the hearts of all who knew him, died on November 20, 2019. Chuck was born in Waterbury on November 23, 1931, and lived in the area all his life. A son of Frederic R. and Lucy Templeton Kellogg, grandson of Connecticut governor Charles A. Templeton, he exhibited...

Mary Dean

Mary Dean

Nov 20, 2019

Mary Ann Dean 1944 – 2019 Naugatuck, CT Mary was born on November 28, 1944 and passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 20, 2019. Resident of Naugatuck, and Southbury CT, born in Ossining NY, to Margaret and Chester Brown. She is predeceased by two brothers Chester, and Wilson. She is also predeceased by Charles E. Dean her loving husband, two...