Edward G. Parcella
Dec 14, 2014
Edward G. Parcella, age 88, of Hamden, passed away at Whitney Manor on December 14, 2014. He was the beloved husband of 64 years to Dolores A. McGillivray Parcella. Born in New Haven on July 20, 1926, he was a son of the late Frank and Philomena Gaetano Parcella. Besides his wife, he is survived and will be missed by...
Victor A. Gadwah Jr.
Dec 11, 2014
Meriden- Victor A. Gadwah Jr., 79, husband of Jean (Rockwell) Gadwah, passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2014 at MidState Medical Center. He was born August 31, 1935 in Colebrook, New Hampshire, a son of the late Victor and Jesse (Henson) Gadwah Sr. Victor worked for International Silver Co. in Meriden until they closed and then retired from Sandvik Milford...
Burton Casman
Dec 11, 2014
Burton Casman, age 87, of Tucson, AZ passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on December 11, 2014. He was married to Doreen Kaplowe Casman for 63 years. Born in New Haven on July 17, 1927, he was the son of the late Harry and Helen Coleman Casman. Burt served in the U.S. Army and the Merchant Marines. He was...
Josephine C. 'Jo' Bosch
Dec 10, 2014
Josephine 'Jo' C. Bosch, 79, of Hamden, passed away on December 10, 2014. Born in New Haven on November 8, 1935 to the late Joseph and Pauline Eisenhardt Bosch, Jo is survived by her siblings, Paula L'Ecuyer and her husband Richard of Hamden and Albert Bosch and his wife Elaine of North Haven; nieces and nephews, Rachel Bosch, Sarah Hyson,...
John Frederick Kotchian
Dec 10, 2014
John Frederick Kotchian of Elim Park, Cheshire CT, December 10, 2014. John Kotchian was born on November 14, 1921 in North Dakota, where his grandparents homesteaded in the 1880s. He was the son of Arthur George Kotchian and Erma Belle Hunger. He was raised in Wisconsin, participated in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, and earned his Eagle Scout award. He...
Cora N. Moreau
Dec 9, 2014
Meriden- Cora N. Moreau, 98, wife of Robert Moreau, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. She was born July 9, 1916 in Faceville, GA; a daughter of the late Charles and Jennie Frances (Betts) Dickenson. Cora was a devoted mother, wife, and grandmother who loved gardening, cooking, canning, music, and watching the birds. She was also a member of...
Judith Carrigan Sykes
Dec 9, 2014
Judith Harman Carrigan Sykes, loving wife of 51 years; caring mother of three, grandmother of five, and sibling to three; constant friend; dedicated teacher; devoted churchgoer; accomplished athlete; and person of quick wit, indomitable spirit and personality died peacefully on December 9, 2014 after a courageous four year battle with the blood cancer, Multiple Myeloma. Judy was the daughter of...
Judith Harman Carrigan Sykes
Dec 9, 2014
Judith Harman Carrigan Sykes, loving wife of 51 years; caring mother of three, grandmother of five, and sibling to three; constant friend; dedicated teacher; devoted churchgoer; accomplished athlete; and person of quick wit, indomitable spirit and personality died peacefully on December 9, 2014 after a courageous four year battle with the blood cancer, Multiple Myeloma. Judy was the daughter of...
Mrs. Mary M. Garrison
Dec 8, 2014
Mary M. Garrison, age 60, of Northford, formerly of Hamden, passed away at her residence on December 8, 2014. Mary is survived by her husband Raymond E. Garrison; her daughter Katheryn Kerley & her husband Joseph of Norwalk; her son Nicholas Garrison of North Branford; sister Ellen Sands of Hamden and her brother Robert Mulhern Ret. Chief GPD & his...
John Harold Seashore, M.D.
Dec 5, 2014
John Harold Seashore, M.D., 75, of New Haven, passed away at Yale-New Haven Hospital on Friday, December 5, 2014. He was the beloved husband of 50 years to Margretta Reed Seashore. Born in Springfield, MA June 18, 1939, he was the son of the late Harold G. and Ruby E. Idstrom Seashore. He is survived by his children; sons Robert...
Thomas Richard Carlson
Dec 5, 2014
Thomas Richard Carlson, 63, passed away suddenly in Meriden on Dec. 5, 2014. Tom was predeceased by his loving wife of 39 years, Susan Jane Carlson (Hackbarth). Tom was born on December 13, 1950 in New Britain, son of Herbert and Shirley Carlson of Berlin. He graduated from Berlin High School, where he enjoyed playing on the football team, and...
Ruth J. Roden
Dec 3, 2014
Ruth J. Roden, age 81, formerly of Orchid Rd, Meriden, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on December 3, 2014 in the Masonic Healthcare Center. Born in Meriden on November 27, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Dudley C. Johnson & Mildred Jaquith Johnson. Ruth is survived by her sons, David & his wife Denyse Roden of...
Catherine Katie' Kelly
Dec 2, 2014
Catherine 'Katie' Kelly, 85, wife of the late Cornelius Kelly passed away December 2, 2014 after a brief illness. She was born in Manhattan, New York on Feb. 25, 1929 a daughter of the late Michael and Catherine Foster O'Shea and had resided in Breezy Point, NY, 'The Irish Riviera' for many years before moving to Hamden, CT in November...
The Reverend Donald J. French
Nov 29, 2014
The Reverend Donald J. French, age 65, of Hamden, passed away on Saturday, November 29th, 2014 at the Mary Wade Home in New Haven. Born in West Hartford, the son of the late Lorraine French, he grew up in Stratford and Milford and attended local schools there. After studies at St. John's Seminary in Boston, he was ordained as a...
Julio E. Muniz
Nov 27, 2014
Meriden- Julio E. Muniz, 81, beloved husband of Raquel (Gonzalez) Muniz passed away on Thursday, November 27, 2014 at MidState Medical Center. He was born November 24, 1933 in Moca, Puerto Rico a son of the late Elias and Nila Muniz. Julio graduated in 1999 from Liberty University with a degree in Theology. He retired as a Barber and then...
Frieda Patzlaff Craig
Nov 25, 2014
Frieda Craig, 90 of Meriden passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2014, after a brief illness. Frieda was the daughter of the late Edward and Ida Patzlaff and was born September 16, 1924. She was born and raised in Meriden. She worked for many years for Friendly's in North Haven. Frieda was a spit fire to all those that knew her....
William Arthur Collett
Nov 24, 2014
William Arthur Collett, of Meriden and Leetes Island, CT, 94, husband of 68 years to Charlotte (Richmond) Collett passed away on Monday, November 24, 2014. He was born April 16,1920 in Meriden, son of the late Arthur G. and Jessie (Hobson) Collett. Bill served proudly as a United States Army Sergeant in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. He...
Douglas L. Owen
Nov 24, 2014
Douglas L. Owen, 63 - best friend and beloved husband of Carlene (Schultz) Owen, died on Monday, November 24, 2014 at St. Francis hospital in Hartford. He was born in Meriden; son of the late Leigh C. and Ruth D. Owen.Doug was retired from the Coca-Cola Company after 37 years. He was an avid sports fan who followed the Yankees,...
James W. Morgan
Nov 22, 2014
James W. Morgan, 90, a lifelong resident of Hamden, passed away at Connecticut Hospice on Saturday, November 22, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Dorothy O'Brien Morgan of Hamden for 65 years. Born on June 8, 1924, he was the son of the late Evan E. and Hazel R. Conroy Morgan. He is survived and will be dearly missed...
Mr. Frank William Pereira
Nov 19, 2014
Frank William Pereira, age 67, of Birmingham, MI, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family and friends in Ann Arbor, Michigan on November 19th after a long hard-fought battle. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, Frank was a graduate of Suffolk University and received an MBA from the University of Chicago. He was a corporate executive in the mining, telecommunications, software...
