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Elizabeth Ann Shack
Aug 10, 2015
Elizabeth Ann Shack passed away on August 10, 2015. Sweet, dear Elizabeth was the beloved wife of Gary Roger Brown and the cherished mother of Lila Belle Brown. We miss her gentle touch, her kindness, and her sweet warm smile. We will always love her. Elizabeth was a caring, warm and gentle woman who approached her world with loving kindness...
Philomena T. Ensero Camputaro
Aug 10, 2015
Philomena T. Ensero Camputaro, age 62, passed away on August 10, 2015 at the Mary Wade Home after suffering from early onset Alzheimer's Disease for the past 10 years. She was born in Waterbury, CT on August 28, 1952, daughter of the late Thomas Ensero and Grace Denzio Ensero. Philomena was predeceased by her husband, Nicholas Camputaro, Jr, her daughter,...
Ara M. Baltayan
Aug 7, 2015
Ara M. Baltayan, age 94, of New Haven, passed away on August 7, 2015. Ara was born in Istanbul, Turkey on September 6, 1920, he was a son of the late Garabed & Nuvart Baltayan. Ara was predeceased by his loving wife, Mary Arakelian Baltayan. He is survived by his daughter Rosemary 'Ro' Baltayan & her husband Ronald Morris of...
Jeffrey R. Goldman
Aug 7, 2015
Jeffrey R. Goldman, age 57, of North Haven, passed away on August 7, 2015. Born in New Haven on July 31, 1958. He was a son of Patricia Goldman McGalliard of Cheshire and the late Sidney R. Goldman. Jeff is also survived by his sisters, Nancy Papa & her husband Kenneth of Hamden and Susan Nisson & her husband Michael...
Robert L. Mack, Sr.
Aug 2, 2015
Robert L. Mack, Sr., age 76, of Meriden, passed away on August 2, 2015. Born in Darlington, SC on April 14, 1939, he was a son of the late Evander Mack & Era Lyd Mack. Robert is survived by his wife, Thelma Wilson Mack; daughters, Laurie Mack of Meriden, Jennell Mack of Middletown & Tammy Dingle of Florida; sons, Robert...
Thomas Crowell
Aug 1, 2015
Thomas Crowell, 61, of Meriden, passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2015. He was born in Boston, Mass. on August 16, 1953 to the late William and Ruth Crowell. Thomas was a beloved son and brother and will be missed by all who knew him. He enjoyed taking walks and especially helping anyone who needed a hand. Friends are invited...
Stephanie Sister' Perry
Jul 30, 2015
Stephanie 'Sister' Perry, 72, of 50 Grand Avenue, New Haven died July 30, 2015 at Connecticut Hospice in Branford after a brief illness. Stephanie was the daughter of the late Perry and Elizabeth (Dortche) Comfort; born in New Haven on February 16, 1943. She lived in New Haven her entire life, and has been a devoted Jehovah's Witness for 26...
M. Maryann Haibach Bates
Jul 30, 2015
M. Maryann Haibach Bates passed away at MidState Medical Center with family present, on July 30, 2015 at the age of 90. Born June 18, 1925 in Philadelphia, PA to the late Emil and Mary Nunn Haibach. She married the late Guy M. Bates on May 18, 1946 and moved to Colorado for seven years before settling in Meriden in...
Romulo Loyola Villar, M.D.
Jul 29, 2015
Romulo Loyola Villar, M.D., 83, loving husband of Josephine M.P. Villar, of North Haven, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He was born on September 5, 1931, to the late Leon and Pomposa Villar in Tabaco, Philippines. Romulo leaves behind his daughters Marie-Louise Villar and her husband Gary...
Nieves Mercado 'Meme' Gonzalez
Jul 27, 2015
Nieves Mercado 'Meme' Gonzalez, 86, wife of the late Jose Gonzales, died Monday, July 27, 2015 at MidState Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.She was born July 9, 1929, the eldest child of the late Francisco and Emiliana (Burgos) Mercado in Aguada, Puerto Rico.She is survived by her children Nivea Chaparro of Meriden, Jose A. Gonzalez of New Britain,...
Francis James Nappi
Jul 26, 2015
Francis James Nappi, age 68, of Milford, formerly of West Haven, passed away on July 26, 2015. Born in New Haven on June 20, 1947, he was a son of the late James and Agnes Gaudio Nappi, Sr. He is survived by his brother James Nappi, Jr.and his wife Connie of Bethany and his niece Julia Anne Nappi of Ohio....
Katherine J. Lipp
Jul 26, 2015
Katherine J. Lipp, age 82, of West Haven, passed away on July 26, 2015. Born in New Haven on August 25, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Irving W. Smith & Katherine Darby Smith step daughter of the late Theresa Elmo Smith and former wife of Frank J. Lipp. A childhood resident of Hamden, Katherine was a longtime...
Joanne Therese (Pawlikowski) Blair
Jul 25, 2015
Joanne Therese (Pawlikowski) Blair, 79, of Hamden, passed away at CT Hospice on July 25, 2015 with family by her side. Born in New Haven on October 27, 1935 to the late Frank Pawlikowski and A. Esther Romanik Pawlikowski Reiber. Joanne was the beloved wife of Edward Blair of Hamden; mother of, Karen (George III) Jahn of Hamden, Sharon (Dean)...
Betty Defrancesco
Jul 24, 2015
Betty DeFrancesco, age 90, a lifelong Hamden resident and the loving wife of 70 years to John DeFrancesco of Hamden, passed away at Whitney Manor on Friday, July 24, 2015. Betty was born March 21, 1925 to the late Ralph and Mary Mattei Candela. Beloved mother of Bernadette Gilbert & her husband Arthur, of West Haven, and Maria Cusano, of...
Ethel A. Matakaetis
Jul 21, 2015
Ethel A. Matakaetis, 87, of Wallingford, wife of the late Charles W. Matakaetis, passed away July 21, 2015 after a brief illness. Mother of Rev. Charlene Bruce of Wallingford and Charles 'Bud' Matakaetis of North Haven, and grandmother of Benjamin and Charles Matakaetis. She was predeceased by her brothers Edward and Irving Rawson. Ethel was born in New Haven, CT...
Dorothy Ann Parente
Jul 19, 2015
Dorothy Ann Parente (Formato), 85, wife of the late Robert J. Parente, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015 in Lexington, MA, after a long battle with both Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Loving mother of the late Roberta Anne Parente, and survived by daughters Lisa Parente and her husband Dr. Marc Dummit of Concord, MA, and Suzanne Spada and her husband Paolo...
Martin F. Onieal
Jul 18, 2015
Martin F. Onieal, 98 of the West Haven VA Hospital, husband of the late Marion P. Onieal passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2015. He was born on November 7, 1916 to the late Martin Francis and Frances Long Onieal in Menlo Park, NJ. He is survived by his daughter, Marion Rose Bouffard of Wolcott and son Marty Onieal of...
Marie Onofrio
Jul 17, 2015
Marie Onofrio, 76, of Meriden, wife of the late Richard Onofrio, passed away on Friday July 17, 2015 after a brief illness. She was born on August 13, 1938 to the late Austin and Phyllis Giannelli. She leaves behind her loving sons, Ricky, John, and Anthony Onofrio, and daughters Sharon Tracy and Ann Kehagioglou. She is also survived by her...
Diane A. Pomeroy
Jul 15, 2015
Diane A. Pomeroy, 73, wife of Bruce Pomeroy, passed away peacefully at home on July 15, 2015. She was born December 4, 1941 in Derby, CT a daughter of the late Gerard and Alice (Bombardier) Perras. Diane was raised in St. Albans, VT where she graduated from Bellows Free Academy. Upon graduation she returned to Connecticut with her sister Danielle...
Morgan M. Barrett, Jr.
Jul 12, 2015
Morgan M. Barrett, Jr, age 86, of Hamden passed away on July 12, 2015. Born in New Haven on June 2, 1929, he was a son of the late Morgan M. Barrett, Sr & Nora Garvey Barrett. Morgan was a US Navy Veteran and retired machinist for Simkins Industries. He is survived by his brother Maurice Barrett of Hamden. He...
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