Mary Sarah Bales
Aug 14, 2025
Mary Sarah Bales, age 100, born May 6, 1925 in Grant County, Kansas to the late George and Charlotte Bales, passed away at her home in Hamden, Connecticut on August 14, 2025. She is preceded in death by her sisters, Lorie Hatcher and Doris Kimbrel, brother, Calvin Bales, and half-siblings, Fred Bales, Geneva Larkin, Verl and Melvin Larkin. Survived...
Margaret A. Cambino
Aug 13, 2025
Margaret A. Cambino, 87, of Hamden, formerly of West Haven, passed away August 13, 2025. Margaret was predeceased by her loving husband, John Cambino. She was born in New Haven, Connecticut on December 15, 1937 to the late Salvatore and Concetta Pistone Giordano. She grew up and spent most of her life in West Haven, moving to Hamden in...
James Emmett Crowley
Aug 13, 2025
James Emmett Crowley of Derby, CT, son of the late John Joseph Crowley and Josephine Roy Crowley of Hamden, CT, passed away on August 13th at his home. He is survived by Diane Wilkes, the mother of his two sons, John Crowley of Ansonia, CT and Brian Crowley and his wife Amanda of Worcester, MA, and his sister, Janet,...
Richard K. Donabedian, Md
Aug 11, 2025
Professor Emeritus Richard Kasper Donabedian, MD, a longtime faculty member in the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Yale School of Medicine, passed away at Connecticut Hospice in Branford, Connecticut, at the age of 89. Dr. Donabedian grew up in Worcester, Massachusetts, profoundly influenced by his mother, a survivor of the Armenian genocide-a legacy that instilled in him enduring values...
Arolyn Ruth Bolton Lake
Aug 3, 2025
Arolyn Ruth Bolton Lake was a loving and independent mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, daughter, cousin, and friend. An original and deep thinker, Lyn was known among her loved ones for creating various forms of art using media such as stained glass, paper and ink, and watercolors. She loved the outdoors, gardening, innovative ideas, and was an extensive reader and...
Michael Carlos David Tomlinson
Jul 28, 2025
Michael Carlos David Tomlinson, 78, loving husband of the late Diane McNeill Carvalho Tomlinson, who recently passed away on June 2, 2025, died unexpectedly on July 28, 2025, in Griffin Hospital surrounded by friends and family. He was also predeceased by his first wife, Pauline Tomlinson, who passed away on July 26, 2004. He was born in New Haven...
Joanna "Jo" Page
Jul 26, 2025
Joanna "Jo" Page, 96, passed away peacefully on July 26, 2025 at Ashlar Village in Wallingford, CT. She was born in Ft. Wayne, IN to the late Anna Emiline (Bricker) Pillers and Thomas Burtin Pillers.
Jo was married to her beloved husband, Walter "Wally" Page, for 64 years. They were inseparable, sharing every part of life and...
Joan Quirk
Jul 22, 2025
Joan Quirk, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully in Tucson, Arizona, on July 22, 2025. Born in Port Jefferson, New York, on April 10, 194–, Joan lived a life marked by faith, love, and generosity. She loved the Lord and was ready to go home to Him.
Joan was preceded in death by her husband,...
Edgar A. Flynn
Jul 22, 2025
Edgar Alan Flynn, 91, of Meriden, passed away at his residence on July 22, 2025. Born in Hartford on October 22, 1933 to the late Martin and Mildred Pitts Flynn. After growing up in East Hampton, Edgar graduated from UConn before spending his career as an English teacher at Wilcox Technical High School. In 1959, as a talented catcher,...
Curtis D. Andrews, Sr.
Jul 21, 2025
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Curtis Dickerman Andrews, Sr., who departed this life on July 21, 2025 at the age of 91. Curtis "Curt" passed away peacefully at the Veterans Health Administration, West Haven, surrounded by his loving family.
Born on March 6, 1934 in New Haven, he was a lifelong...
Maureen F. Cunningham
Jul 16, 2025
Maureen Frances "Mo" Cunningham, 81, took her final bow on Wednesday, July 16th, 2025, at Evergreen Woods in Branford, Connecticut, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born July 22, 1943 in New Bedford, Massachusetts to Frances Burns and Ellsworth Cunningham, Maureen was the eldest of four. She leaves behind her loving siblings, Dennis Cunningham (Betsy) and Peter...
Audrey J. Buttery
Jul 15, 2025
Audrey Janet Buttery, age 91, of Cheshire passed away July 15, 2025 at Midstate Medical Center in Meriden. Audrey was born in New Haven, CT on February 12, 1934. She resided in Cheshire most of her life, working in retail and as a former aide at Elim Park. She is survived by her sons, Robert Buttery of Cheshire and...
Ching Chiu Hsu
Jul 14, 2025
Ching Chiu Hsu, 103, of Hamden passed away peacefully on July 14, 2025. Ching Chiu was born in Liaoning, China in 1922. He made his way to Taiwan where he met and married his wife, Pao Chu and welcomed their daughter, Ining. The family emigrated to the United States in 1973 and eventually settled in Hamden, Connecticut.
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Thew (Terry) Wright, Iii
Jul 11, 2025
Thew (Terry) Wright, III, 78, of Northampton, MA, passed away the night of July 11, 2025. Terry was born in New Haven, CT, on March 25, 1947, to Betsy & Thew Wright. He grew up with his two sisters in the woods of Mt. Carmel, CT. He graduated from the Choate School in Wallingford and attended Marietta College. After...
Dolores Astramowicz
Jul 10, 2025
Dolores Astramowicz, 89, loving wife of over 60 years to the late Matthew Astramowicz was called home to be with God on July 10, 2025, at the Curtis Home in Meriden. Born on April 7, 1936, a daughter of the late Raoul and Clara Wollschlager Nobert, Dolores is survived by her children, Mary Claire Andrew, Lynn Higgins and her...
Ann H. Bartiss
Jul 9, 2025
Ann H. Bartiss, 77, of West Haven, wife of 56 years to Thomas C. Bartiss, Sr., passed away at home on July 9, 2025. Born in New Haven on February 1, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Anne (Stamatien) Holtz. Besides her husband Thomas, she is survived by her children, Dr. Jennifer Bartiss-Earley of Plainville...
Ellen Laplante Griffin
Jul 7, 2025
Ellen LaPlante Griffin, 78, of Meriden, passed away on July 7, 2025, after a hard-fought battle on dialysis.
She was the loving mother of David Gavin, Kevin Gavin, Julie Ward, Amy Gavin, Jean-Marie Griffin, William Griffin, and Shaun Griffin. A devoted grandmother, Ellen will be dearly missed by her grandchildren: Tricia, Rebecca, Dakota, Robert, Olivia, Gabrielle, Victoria,...
James T. Logan Iii
Jul 7, 2025
James T. Logan, III, 72, lifelong resident of Meriden, loving husband of Robyn Huse Logan, passed away at home surrounded by his family after a long illness. He loved spending time with his family and working on and fixing projects. James worked at Neligon's and Bob's Garage as an autobody mechanic. He also was a volunteer fireman in South...
Jill Marie Anderson
Jul 4, 2025
Jill Marie Anderson, age 58, passed away July 4, 2025 after a sudden illness. Born in New Haven on February 9, 1967, she was the daughter of Alice "Midge" (Russell) Atwood of Wallingford and the late Burton Atwood. Jill is survived by her devoted husband Russell J. Anderson; daughter Danielle C. Willette of Meriden; granddaughter Briella Willette; and her...
James Totten Boorsch
Jul 3, 2025
BOORSCH, James Totten, loving and beloved brother, uncle, great-uncle, adoptive father and grandfather, and friend, of Hamden CT, died 3 July 2025. Born 8 September 1934, Jim graduated from Exeter Academy, Yale College 1955, and Yale Law School 1958. Predeceased by parents Jean Boorsch and Louise Totten Boorsch, brother John Peter Boorsch, and sister Mary Louise Vogler, Jim is...
