Walter Pop' 'Sonny' T. Barker
Jul 23, 2013
Walter 'Pop' 'Sonny' T. Barker, age 90, of New Haven, passed away on July 23, 2013 at Yale New Haven Hospital with his loving family at his side. Walter is survived by his beloved wife of 63 years, Theodora Rembetsy Barker. Born in New Haven on August 7, 1922 he was a son of the late Walter T. Barker, Sr...
Carol C. Carey
Jul 22, 2013
Carey, Carol C. Carol C. Carey (Chadwick), 79, of Hamden entered into eternal rest on Monday, July 22, 2013. She was born in New Haven on September 13, 1933 to the late Francis and Mary Shefcyk Chadwick. Carol is survived by her loving husband of 56 years John (Jack); her daughter Kathleen (Kevin) Cragin of Newtown, CT; sons Peter of...
Robert B. Johnson
Jul 22, 2013
Robert B. Johnson, age 91, of Guilford, passed away on July 22, 2013. Robert was predeceased by his wife Alice Buller Johnson in 2003. He is survived by is son, Robert A. Johnson, MD and his wife Nydia of Port Jervis, NY and his granddaughters, Kristen and Bethany Johnson. Born in New Haven on Feb. 6, 1922 he was a...
Shirley Jane Bradley Berardino
Jul 22, 2013
Shirley Jane Bradley Berardino, 93, passed away July 22, 2013 at the Bradley Home after a brief illness. Born in Meriden on November 17, 1919 to the late Ernest T. and Rose Moore Bradley, Shirley was a lifelong Meriden resident. In addition to raising her family, Shirley worked for many years in the banking industry. She later served as a...
Eleanor G. Weitzel
Jul 18, 2013
Eleanor G. Weitzel, 95, formerly of Converse Ave., Meriden and Westbrook, Ct and wife of the late Walter Weitzel passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2013 at Masonic Healthcare Center. She was born August 1, 1917 in Meriden a daughter of the late Elizabeth Farrar and had worked at the former Home Club before retiring. Eleanor is survived by a...
Erna Mae Titus
Jul 16, 2013
Erna Mae Titus, age 85, died peacefully in Branford on July 16, 2013. She was predeceased by her brothers, Henry A. (Harry) Titus and Kenneth A. Titus, of Stony Creek. She was born in Branford on August 1, 1927, to Henry Birdsall Titus and Erna Aten Titus, who were summer residents of Stony Creek. She lived with her parents in...
Mrs. Mildred Mimi' Machado Neville
Jul 16, 2013
Mildred (Mimi) Machado Neville, of Hamden, CT, died July 16, 2013 at the Whitney Center, after a long struggle with Parkinson's disease. Daughter of Beatrice Gawtry and Jose Antonio Machado, Jr., she was born in New York City in 1935, and grew up there and in Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island. She graduated from the Chapin School and Bryn Mawr...
Frank Whitie' N. Bensen
Jul 11, 2013
Frank 'Whitie' N. Bensen, age 80, of West Haven, passed away on July 11, 2013 at Conn. Hospice in Branford. Whitie was predeceased by his wife Barbara Cooper Bensen. Born in Hamden on August 22, 1932, he was the son of the late Casper Bensen, Anna Marie Nissen Bensen and Jenny Knudsen Bensen Lovig. He is survived by his daughter,...
Jeanne Harbison Hein
Jul 6, 2013
Jeanne Harbison Hein of Bethany; 94 -- BETHANY - Mrs. Jeanne Hein, 94, died peacefully after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease on Saturday, July 6th at her home in Bethany, CT. Jeanne was born March 17, 1919 in Erie, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Strong Vincent High School with honors in 1936, serving as president of the school's National Honor...
Lucy Pagan
Jul 6, 2013
Lucy Pagan, 72 of Hamden, CT passed away to be with the Lord on July 6, 2013. Lucy was married to Santos Pagan for 55 years. She is survived by her loving husband Santos Pagan; 6 children, Nereida, Lemuel, Junice, Aramita, Betsy & Edward; 15 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and 12 brothers and sisters. Lucy was born in Utuado, Puerto Rico....
Susan Bennetto
Jul 5, 2013
Susan Bennetto, daughter of the late John and Eunice Bowman Bennetto, died at Yale-New Haven Hospital on July 5, 2013. Susan was born in New Haven on September 25, 1931. She graduated from Prospect Hill School in New Haven, and Connecticut College for Women in New London class of '53. After graduation she worked at the Munson Art Gallery in...
Monica Mary Pellegrino
Jul 3, 2013
Monica Mary Pellegrino, 88, life long resident of New Haven, wife of the late Louis Pellegrino, passed away on July 3, 2013. Born in New Haven on September 2, 1924 to the late Pasquale and Grace Solimini Acri. Monica is survived by her brother, James Acri and his wife Jean of Prospect and many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her...
Violet A. Olsen
Jul 2, 2013
Violet A. Olsen, 84, wife of 55 years to the late Gordon V. Olsen, passed away July 2, 2013. Mother of David and Nicole Randi Olsen, sister of Raymond, Gloria, Eleanor Alderson and the late Mary and John Alderson. Violet was born in Sunderland, England, March 8, 1929 a daughter of the late John James and Eliza Story Alderson. Violet...
John F. Cook
Jun 30, 2013
John F. Cook, 93, of Wallingford, CT passed away on June 30, 2013 after a brief illness. He was born on October 28, 1919 in Bronx, NY. He proudly served in the US Navy, inducted into the Ancient Order of the Deep, and received an Honorable Discharge in 1946. John was a lifelong Boston Red Sox fan and an avid...
Mrs. Catherine Gallagher Morse
Jun 30, 2013
Catherine Gallagher Morse, 90, of Hamden, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away on June 30th, 2013 in the Hospital of St. Raphael. Catherine was the widow of Hugh Morse. She was born in New Haven on August 25, 1922, daughter of the late John & Susan McDermott Gallagher. Catherine is survived by her daughter, Judith A....
William Billy' King Jr.
Jun 28, 2013
William 'Billy' Kenneth King, Jr., 59, of Hamden passed away on Friday, June 28, 2013. Billy was born in New Haven on February 21,1954 a son of William 'Bill' and Virginia Guerra King, Sr. of Hamden. Beside his parents, Billy is survived by his daughters, Gillian Bernier and her husband Stephen of Haddam and Meghan King of Haddam; granddaughter Veronica...
Anne Marie Lemoine
Jun 27, 2013
Anne Marie LeMoine, age 88,of Orange, formerly of Hamden, passed away on June 27, 2013. Anne was the widow of Edward L. LeMoine. Born in New Haven on March 28, 1925, she was the daughter of the late William & Margaret McGrath. Anne is survived by her daughters, Michelle Karen LeMoine & her husband Mark Carlo of Cheshire, Patrice Ann...
Bruce Covert Guthrie
Jun 25, 2013
Bruce Covert Guthrie, 73, husband of 48 years to Dale Ehlinger Guthrie of North Haven, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on June 25, 2013. Father of Susan (David) Duncan of So.Norwalk, Robert (Jennifer) Guthrie of Phoenix, AZ; grandfather of Kate and Will Guthrie of Phoenix, AZ. Predeceased by brothers, Charles Guthrie and William Woodward Guthrie Jr....
Robert Bob' John Benoit
Jun 22, 2013
Robert 'Bob' John Benoit, 80, of Madison, and formerly of Hamden, passed away on June 22, 2013 at Yale New Haven Hospital. Born in New Haven on February 21, 1933 to the late Regis H. Benoit and Helen McCue Benoit. Bob will be remembered by his loving wife, Ty Elwell; daughters, Patrice Benoit Franco and her husband Brian of Barrington,...
Jean Westerman Gregg
Jun 22, 2013
Jean Westerman Gregg was born July 20, 1918, and died June 22, 2013, aged 94 years. A noted contralto in her younger years, in later life she devoted herself exclusively to teaching, becoming one of the country's most respected voice teachers. She maintained an active studio until suffering a disabling stroke in 2008. She held an A.B. and M.A. in...
