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Helen Cobb Ogorzalek
May 23, 2015
Helen Cobb Ogorzalek, 87, of New Haven, formerly a longtime Hamden resident, passed away at Connecticut Hospice on May 23, 2015. She was the wife of the late Joseph Ogorzalek. Born October 4, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Joseph & Paula Weinert Cobb. Beloved mother of Bonnie DeFelice of New Haven, with whom she resided. Also survived...
Evelyn Erickson Mclellan
May 23, 2015
Evelyn Erickson McLellan, 85, of Hamden, wife of the late Edmund J. McLellan passed away at the Regency House in Wallingford on May 23, 2015. She was born in New Haven on February 15, 1930, daughter of the late Frank & Josephine Meehan Erickson and had lived in North Haven for many years before moving to Hamden. Mother of Thomas...
Pamela Ann Milford-Veno
May 21, 2015
It is an honor to share with you, the remarkable life story of Pamela Ann Milford-Veno, who passed away on May 21st, 2015 at the age of 54 from cancer. Pam's journey was one of connection, kindness, and love as she touched the lives of so many friends, family, and strangers. Pam was born on December 5th, 1960 to her...
Douglas Adams Bonyai
May 19, 2015
Douglas Adams Bonyai, age 56, of Hamden, passed away on May 19, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer in the care of and surrounded by his family at his sister's home in Branford. Born in New Haven on September 9, 1958 he was a son of Jane Adams Bonyai of Wallingford and the late Donald Michael Bonyai. Douglas is...
Ann Webster Talbot
May 18, 2015
Ann Webster Talbot, age 82, of Hamden, passed away on May 18, 2015 at her residence. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on February 19, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence Webster & Marion Cressy Webster. Ann is survived by her husband Edward F. Talbot; her daughters Susan Blum & her husband Ray of Prospect and Jane Talbot...
Forbes A. Smith
May 15, 2015
Forbes A. Smith, age 60, of Hamden, after a long courageous battle with cancer, passed away on May 15, 2015 at the Connecticut Hospice in Branford. Forbes was born in New Haven on November 29, 1954, a son of the late Forbes A. Smith, Sr. and Mary Katherine Roach Smith. He is survived by his sisters, Mary Sue FitzSimons and...
Alice Sloan Morse
May 11, 2015
Alice Sloan Morse, age 90, of Cheshire, formerly of Derby & New Haven, passed away on May 11, 2015. Alice was born in Somerville, New Jersey on October 10, 1924 and raised in Mystic, CT; a daughter of the late John Sloan & Alice Achsa Clark Sloan. She is surviverd by her daughters, Anne Caruthers of Derby and Susan Misenheimer...
Evelyn Penn Platcow
May 9, 2015
Evelyn Penn Platcow passed away at Conn. Hospice in Branford with her loving family by her side on Saturday, May 9, 2015. Born and raised in New Haven, she resided most of her adult life in New Haven and later in Hamden. Evelyn was the daughter of the late Philip E. Platcow and Mollie Penn Platcow. Her dad was Alderman...
Dorothy Ann Benson
May 8, 2015
Dorothy Ann Benson, 71, wife of the late Carl Benson, passed away on May 8, 2015 after a long illness. Born in Burlington, VT on November 8, 1943 to the late Raymond and Kathleen Foley Benoit. She loved traveling to Vermont to see the fall foliage and her favorite covered bridge in Brattleboro. She also enjoyed Bingo and trips to...
Alan C. Sartorelli
Apr 30, 2015
Alan C. Sartorelli, 83, of Woodbridge, husband of the late Alice Anderson Sartorelli, died peacefully at home April 30, 2015. He was born in Chelsea, MA on December 18, 1931, a son of the late Irma Sartorelli. He graduated from New England College of Pharmacy at Northeastern University in 1953, received a Masters Degree in Chemistry from Middlebury College in...
Annette F. Donovan
Apr 28, 2015
Annette F. Donovan, 94, of 150 Cook Hill Rd, Cheshire, died peacefully on April 28 in Branford. She is survived by her children, Mark of Kalamazoo, MI, Ann(Cote) of Bethany, Emily (Patton) of Wilton, IA, Martha of Kensington, Rachel of Glastonbury, Naomi of Green Lane, PA, Greta of Barto, PA, Deborah (Orris) of Colchester, and Christopher of Burlington. She is...
Dothia Maria Greene
Apr 27, 2015
Dothia Maria Greene, 81, of Eastern St., New Haven, wife of the late Ernest E. Greene passed away April 27, 2015 in the St. Raphael Campus of Yale New Haven Hospital after a brief illness. She is survived by her grandchildren Troy Fernandez, of New Haven and Tequell Fernandez of New Haven, 8 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren. Sister of Agnes...
Corinne J. (Maloney) Ambrose
Apr 26, 2015
Corinne J. (Maloney) Ambrose, age 87, of Hamden, passed away on April 26th, 2015 at St. Raphael Hospital in New Haven, CT. She was the wife of the late Francis A. Ambrose. Born on December 27, 1927 in Derby, CT to the late John and Mae (Magner) Maloney. She attended Annhurst College in South Woodstock, CT where she received a...
Anna R. Turley
Apr 25, 2015
Anna R. McCabe Turley, age 85, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at her home in Hamden. Preceding her in death was her husband of forty-six years, Maj. Joseph Turley. She was born August 19, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York to the late Margaret Scanlon and William McCabe. Also a sister to the late Margaret McCabe Leskie. Throughout...
Astrid G.L. Nelson
Apr 23, 2015
Astrid G.L. Nelson, 88, lifelong resident of Hamden, wife of the late H. Robert Nelson, passed away suddenly at St. Raphael's Hospital on April 23, 2015. Born in Hamden on September 30, 1926 to the late Hugo and Ida Ahlgren Axell. Astrid will be remembered by her children, Barbara Joslyn & her husband John of Hamden, Janice Nelson of Madison,...
Alice Shia Bundy
Apr 22, 2015
Alice Shia Bundy, 93, of Hamden, passed away at home on Wed., April 22, 2015 surrounded by her family. Alice leaves behind her loving daughter Beth Wolak (Michael) of Hamden, her sister Evelyn Riordan, grandchildren; Dr. Caroline Bolduc (Michael) of San Antonio, Joanna Cashman (Tom) of North Haven and Kathleen Wolak of Hamden, great-granddaughter Jacqueline Cashman, and sister-in-law Pat Riordan....
Maria R. D'Angelo
Apr 20, 2015
Maria R. D'Angelo, 83, of West Haven, wife of the late Giuseppe D'Angelo, passed away on April 20, 2015 at CT Hospice. Born in Alife (CE), Italy on May 7, 1931 to the late Antonio and Concetta Vanora Macchiarelli. Maria leaves her daughters, Angela Patrizi & her husband Franco of Milford and Giovanna D'Angelo of New Haven; grandchildren, Sabrina Onorato...
Isabella Dellarocco
Apr 18, 2015
Isabella Ardito DellaRocco, 96, of Hamden, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, April 19, 2015. She was born on August 17, 1918 in New Haven, the daughter of Cosmo Ardito and Marian Battlene-Ardito of Hamden. Wife of the late Alphonse DellaRocco, Mother of Lenore(Richard) Carlson, Salvatore (Valerie) DellaRocco, Lucille (Michael) Primicerio and the late Alvera (Fran) Klos, all of Hamden....
Elizabeth Cook Minor
Apr 16, 2015
Elizabeth Cook Minor, 100, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend died peacefully in her home on April 16, 2015. She was born at home in Meriden on June 6, 1914 to the late Edna (Skidgell). and Arthur E, Cook . Elizabeth graduated form Edgewood Park Junior College and worked for an insurance company in Hartford. She married the late...
Mary 'Kathy' Wasson
Apr 15, 2015
Mary 'Kathy' Wasson, 64, of North Haven passed away on April 15, 2015 at YNHH after a short illness. Born in Key West, FL on February 20, 1951 to the late Garrett and Anna Adams Wasson, Sr. Kathy is survived by her brother Garrett Wasson, Jr. of Sierra Vista, AZ; aunts, Henrietta Connelly of Hamden and Edith Chalmers of North...
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