Anthony Charles Spratta
Oct 11, 2016
Meriden- Anthony C. Spratta, 95, husband of the late Dolores Spratta passed away on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was born May 26, 1921 in Waterbury a son of the late James and Pasqualine (Ferruci) Spratta. Anthony proudly served in the U.S.Army during World War II as a medic in the South Pacific...
Moo Soo Hwang
Oct 10, 2016
Moo Soo Hwang, age 84, of Branford, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Monday, October 10, 2016. He was born in Daegu, Korea on June 12, 1932 to the late Tae Hyun and Jam Yang Moon. Elder Hwang is survived by his loving wife Tae Hyung Hwang, his sons Haelyung Hwang and Sung-Ho Hwang,...
Mary A. Ouellet
Oct 8, 2016
Mary Agnes Ouellet, age 71, of Meriden, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on October 8, 2016. She was born in Meriden on July 26, 1945 to the late Eugene and Catherine Mousch. Mary is survived by her daughters Agnes Ouellet and Patricia Hills, brothers Earl and Joseph Mousch, grandchildren Amber Bova, Chelsea Cascio, and William, Tyler, Jackson,...
Dr. Katherine E. Mccarthy
Oct 7, 2016
Dr. Katherine E. McCarthy, age 76, of Woodbridge, passed on October 7, 2016 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She is predeceased by her parents Raymond and Inez Shaw McCarthy and her sister Elizabeth McCarthy Armand. She was educated in the Hamden school system. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Smith College, graduating Magna Cum Laude,...
Natalie Katzman
Oct 7, 2016
Natalie Katzman, 88, loving wife of Chester Katzman, formerly of North Haven, passed away at the Masonic Home Friday, October 7, 2016. Born in New Haven on March 25, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Simon and Rose Fien Wasserman. Beloved mother to her three children, Karen H. (Andrew) Brecher of Newington, Terri L. (Tim) Connellan of Southington,...
Joseph H. Pavlis
Oct 7, 2016
Joseph H. Pavlis, age 77, of Hamden, passed away on October 7, 2016. Born in Bridgeport on June 18, 1939 he was the son of the late Joseph & Theresa (Kollina) Pavlis. Joseph is survived by his wife Sheila, his son Joseph and his wife Jane Pavlis of Wallingford and his grandson Joseph D.J. Pavlis. He was predeceased by his...
Dolores Chiodo Carpentier
Oct 5, 2016
Dolores Chiodo Carpentier, age 78, passed away on October 5, 2016 at Yale New Haven Hospital. She was born in New Haven on August 9, 1938 to the late Francis and Mary LaSala Chiodo. She is survived by her husband Frank Carpentier, children Francis and his wife Kim, Robert, and KellyAnn Carpentier, and is predeceased by her daughter Donna Marie...
Eugene Girdwood
Oct 5, 2016
Eugene Girdwood, 88, of Wallingford, formerly of Old Saybrook, died peacefully on the evening of Wednesday, October 5th, 2016. Gene described himself as 'a jack of all trades, master of none,' but he was a master as a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He was a graduate of West Haven High School Class of 1946, and then served two years...
John Mongillo
Oct 5, 2016
John R. Mongillo, age 37, life tragically ended on October 5, 2016 as a result of a hit and run accident. John was the son of Bruce & Helen Mongillo; brother of Denise, David, and Jason Mongillo; father of Blake, and uncle of Jessica LaFrance and Anthony Mongillo. A special thanks for being part of John's life goes to his...
George B. Uihlein
Oct 1, 2016
George B. Uihlein, age 95, passed away on October 1st, 2016 after a brief illness. Born on March 2, 1921 in New Haven, CT. He was a son of the late Frederick Otto Uihlein and Florence Burwell Uihlein. Mr. Uihlein was a longtime resident of Woodbridge, CT where he and his wife built their home in the 1950's and raised...
Roger Giler
Oct 1, 2016
Roger Giler, 87, of Wallingford, CT, formerly of Wilton, passed away on October 1, 2016 at Yale New Haven Hospital. He was born in Berlin, Germany on June 20, 1929 to Aron and Sofie Reis Giler. Raised in France, he was a hidden child during World War II and a member of the French Resistance. A graduate of the Sorbonne...
Kristina Anne Needham
Sep 29, 2016
Kristina 'Krista' Anne Needham, age 29, passed away on September 29, 2016 at her home in Hamden. She was born in New Haven on October 7, 1986. Krista is survived by her loving parents Harry E. Needham III and Anne Kristina Goto Needham, her sister Darcy K. Needham, brother Harry (Jake) E. Needham IV, grandfather Arthur A. Goto, uncle Paul...
Lorraine A. Thompson
Sep 27, 2016
Lorraine Ann Thompson, 94, of Hamden, died on Tuesday, September 27, 2016. Lorraine was born in New York City on October 2, 1921. She was married to Frank Clarke Thompson for fifty-four years until he died in 1999. Her children are: Frances Thompson of Cheshire, John Thompson and his wife Kathryn of Wallingford, Michael Thompson and his wife Jacquelyn of...
Mary Guida Cummings
Sep 23, 2016
Mary Guida Cummings, age 89, of New Haven, wife of the late William T. Cummings, passed away on September 23, 2016 at Yale New Haven Hospital-St. Raphael Campus. She was born in New Haven on June 20, 1927 to the late Albert and Ann McKiernan Guida. She is survived by her daughters Tracey Foley and her husband Richard of North...
Marion Wilhelmina Dossin
Sep 19, 2016
Marion Wilhelmina Dossin, 100, passed away peacefully on September 19th at The Bradley Home in Meriden. Born in Meriden on April 5, 1916, oldest of three children of Albert P. Dossin and Bertha Greiner Dossin, she graduated from Meriden High School and lived in Meriden all her life. Marion always had time for her family, and for many years she...
Margaret 'Peggy' C. Scharer-Esposito
Sep 17, 2016
Margaret 'Peggy' Scharer-Esposito, 76, of Orange passed away peacefully on Saturday September 17, 2016 at Masonicare after a courageous battle with cancer and ALS. Peggy was born in Pittsfield, MA to the late Leo and Maryon Comalli. She is survived by her beloved sons John (Mary Beth) Scharer and Peter (Shawnee) Scharer; stepsons Mark Esposito and his partner Tish Jacobson,...
Shirley D. Mesham
Sep 16, 2016
Shirley D. Mesham, beloved wife of the late Horatio G. Mesham, formerly of North Haven, recently of Hamden, passed away on September 16, 2016, at the Whitney Center. She was born in West Haven on June 4, 1928, to the late Louis Joseph DuPaul and Dorothy Jantzer DuPaul. She is survived by her sisters, Carol D. Hubbell and Jane D....
Lew A. Dumond
Sep 12, 2016
Lew Allen Dumond, age 66, of Hamden, passed away September 12, 2016. Born in New Haven on August 2, 1950 he was a son of the late George E. & Charlotte (Allen) Dumond. Lew is survived by his wife of 36 years, Nancy (Argraves) Dumond; his sister Lila Boschee of Great Falls, MT; his brother Barrett M. Stack of Stillwater,...
Betty Redway
Sep 10, 2016
Betty Elaine Redway, 89, wife of the late Albert Redway, passed away peacefully on September 10, 2016. Born July 7, 1927 to the late Max and Margaret Opperman. Betty had been a loyal resident of Hamden for over 80 years, graduating from Hamden High Class of '44. Betty and Albert Redway were married in 1952, and celebrated 63 years together...
Edwin 'Ted' Reynolds Fletcher
Sep 10, 2016
Edwin 'Ted' Reynolds Fletcher, 82, of Hamden, passed away on September 10, 2016 at Yale New Haven Hospital. He leaves his loving wife Thurza Zeek Fletcher, daughter Callie Fletcher and her husband Jenner Rodriguez, and several nieces and nephews. He was born in New Haven on March 11, 1934 to the late Edmund and Anne Whalen Fletcher. After graduating from...
