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Paul D. Mauri
Jun 26, 2012
Meriden- Paul D. Mauri, 86, husband of the late Vernal (Hass) Mauri passed away on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at MidState Medical Center. He was born October 17, 1925 in Meriden a son of the late Alfonso and Rose (Tamburine) Mauri. Paul proudly served his country in the U.S.Navy during WWII and then worked for the U.S. Postal service retiring...
Edward 'Uncle Ed' R. Laudano, Sr.
Jun 24, 2012
Edward 'Uncle Ed' R. Laudano, Sr, age 73, of Hamden, passed away on June 24, 2012 surrounded by his family at St. Raphael Hospital. Ed was the husband of Marguerite Cricco Laudano; father of Michele D'Errico & her husband Angelo of Cheshire and Edward R. Laudano, Jr & his wife Jean of Wallingford; grandfather of Alexa & Joseph D'Errico and...
Leila G. Wheatley
Jun 16, 2012
Leila G. Wheatley, 85, wife of the late Harold Lewis Wheatley, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 16, 2012 surrounded by her family at Hamden Healthcare Center. She was born September 23, 1926 in Attleboro, MA a daughter of the late Ralph and Gladys Lake Streeter. Leila loved playing cards with her friends, writing poetry, was a member of the...
Rose Eastman O'Donnell
Jun 16, 2012
Rose Eastman O'Donnell, of Blue Hills Ave, Hamden & Boca Raton, FL, beloved mother and special friend too many, passed away on June 15, 2012 in St. Raphael Hospital. Rose was the widow of Earl Francis Eastman, Jr and Robert T. 'Bubby' O'Donnell; mother of Kelli Eastman Marcucci & her husband Joseph of Woodbridge, Jeffrey Eastman & his wife Mary...
Charles Theodore Henrich
Jun 15, 2012
Charles Theodore Henrich, age 91, of Cheshire, died June 15, 2012. A beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, he was born August 17, 1920, in Buffalo, NY, to the late John W. and Margarethe Kahler Henrich, the youngest of nine children. Charles attended Governor Dummer Academy and graduated from Cornell University in 1942 with a degree in Engineering....
Anne Parente
Jun 10, 2012
Anne Parente, 96, of Hamden passed away June 10, 2012. Anne was born in New Haven, CT to the late Liberato and Maria DeCrosta Parente and resided in Hamden for many years. She is survived by three nieces and their families - Linda Archick (William) of Hamden; Jean Ulrich (Eldon) of Madison, WI; Roberta Parente (Roger Bone) of Bridgewater, NJ....
Jean Vella Higgins
Jun 8, 2012
Jean Vella Higgins, 81, wife of the late Raymond A. Higgins passed away June 8, 2012 in Meriden after a brief illness. She was born in Hamden, Sept. 16, 1930 a daughter of the late Norman and Vella Warner Corey and was a lifelong Hamden resident. Mother of Kathleen Reid of Wallingford, and her husband the late James Reid, Christine...
Willa D. Abelson
Jun 6, 2012
Willa D. Abelson, 82, passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at her home in Urbana, IL. She had resided in New Haven from 1954-2009. Willa was born March 14, 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio to parents Gwendolyn Bale and William Dinwoodie. She married Robert Paul Abelson June 11, 1955. He preceded her in death July 13, 2005. Survivors include sons John...
Lester Overlock, Jr.
Jun 6, 2012
Lester 'Les' Overlock, Jr, age 64, cherished husband of Lauren Brooks Overlock, passed away peacefully at his home in Cheshire on June 6, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in New Haven on July 18, 1947 to the late Lester Overlock, Sr and Madelyn Williams Oertel of New Haven. Besides his wife and mother, Les leaves his daughters,...
Betty (Jacobson) Henrickson
Jun 5, 2012
Betty (Jacobson) Henrickson, 89, of Cheshire, formerly of Northford, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at Connecticut Hospice. Betty was the beloved wife for over 65 years of the late Ivar Henrickson Jr., who died in 2010. She was born in New Haven in 1922 to Ellen (Nilsson) and Adolf Jacobson. She graduated from Commercial High School in...
Lenore Pedersen Macauley
Jun 5, 2012
Lenore Pedersen Macauley passed away peacefully at the Whitney Center in Hamden, CT on June 5, 2012 at the age of 92 years. She was predeceased by her husband Arthur P. Macauley. Born on July 27, 1919 in Hamden, Lenore was a daughter of the late Jens Reinhold Pedersen and Lillian James Pedersen and the sister of the late Lillian...
Lisa P. Greco
Jun 2, 2012
Lisa Perrotti Greco, 74, of West Haven passed away June 2, 2012. She was born in New Haven on January 12, 1938, daughter of the late Dominic and Florence Montesi Perrotti and lived in West Haven for many years. Mother of Linda Greco (Nate Marinuzzi) of Bethany, Roseann Greco of West Haven, Tina Greco of West Haven, Domenic Greco and...
Florence M. Fletcher
Jun 1, 2012
Florence M. Fletcher, 96, lifelong resident of Hamden, wife of the late Fred Fletcher, Sr., passed away on June 1, 2012. Born in New Haven, January 4, 1916 to the late Michael and Hannah Dunn McDermott. She is survived by her three sons, Fred and his wife Carol, Stephen, and Dennis Fletcher; grandson, Mike Fletcher; granddaughter, Jennifer Daniel and her...
Robert E. Hitchcock
May 29, 2012
Robert E. Hitchcock, 76, of New Haven passed away on May 29, 2012 after a long illness. Born on March 14, 1936 in New Haven to the late William and Helen O'Brien Hitchcock, he leaves his loving wife Catherine Hitchcock; son, Bruce Hitchcock and his wife Susan of Bethany; grandsons, Bruce and Blake Hitchcock of Bethany; sister, Alicia Hitchcock of...
Richard W. Bryden, Sr.
May 27, 2012
Richard W. Bryden, Sr., age 85, lifelong resident of Hamden, husband of the late Eunice Hubler Bryden, passed away on May 27, 2012 at Midstate Medical Center. Born on September 12, 1926 in New Haven to the late William and Myrtle Coggeshall Bryden. Richard is survived by his four sons and daughters-in-law, Rick & Jill Bryden of Cheshire, Ray &...
Rowland 'Hock' F. Hocking
May 27, 2012
Rowland 'Hock' F. Hocking, 89, of Cheshire, passed away on May 27, 2012 after a short illness. Born in New Haven on February 15, 1923 to the late Earl and Irene Gruner Hocking. Rowland leaves his wife of 63 years, Shirley Orsag Hocking and his children, Joann Hocking of Naugatuck, and Peter Hocking of Providence, RI. He graduated from Hill...
Douglas Earl Roberts
May 25, 2012
Douglas Earl Roberts, 64, loving husband of 40 years to Carol Moon Roberts of North Haven, passed away May 25, 2012. Doug was born in Chicopee Falls, MA, April 11, 1948 a son of the late Earl H. and Helen Kecmer Roberts. He was a life long resident of North Haven. Formerly of E. H. Roberts Printing Co. of North...
Mary Lou Magoveny
May 22, 2012
Mary Lou Magoveny, 85, of Whitney Ave, Hamden, wife of the late George S. Magoveny, passed away peacefully May 22, 2012. She was born in Hamden Aug. 23, 1926, a daughter of the late Henry and Marie Depkin Pekari and was a long time Hamden resident. Mary Lou enjoyed playing bridge at the Miller Library and the North Haven Senior...
Richard Charles Culliney
May 19, 2012
Richard Charles Culliney, 58, of Kondracki Lane, Wallingford passed away May 19, 2012 after a brief illness. He was born in New Haven on October 16, 1953, a son of the late Lawrence J. and Catherine Gillen Culliney and had resided in North Haven for many years before moving to Wallingford in 2010. Richard was a special person who touched...
Jeffrey M. Partyka
May 16, 2012
Jeffrey M. Partyka, age 55, of South Yarmouth, MA, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, in Florida. He was born in NYC, NY on January 21, 1957. Jeffrey was a son of the late Leo K. and Mildred Zasonska Partyka. He is survived by his partner, Charles Cassella; brother, Lee M. Partyka and his wife Robin of North...
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