Vittorina (Rena) Pallanti
Jun 5, 2011
Vittorina (Rena) Pallanti, 94, of Hamden, beloved wife of the late Bruno Pallanti, passed away peacefully on June 5, 2011 at St. Raphael Hospital. A Hamden resident for seventy years, she was born on May 16, 1917, in Waterbury to the late Giovanni and Maria Marraccini Vanni. Rena is survived by her loving sons, Edward and David; her loving daughters-in-law,...
Rhea Maine
Jun 4, 2011
Rhea Maine died Saturday, June 4th in New Haven, CT. Born on April 15, 1917 in Ware, MA, to Hyacinth and Nelida Poulin, Rhea was the youngest of nine children. A wife and widow to both Daniel Walsh and James Maine, she was predeceased by her daughter, Mary-Ellen Ryan, and her son, Donald Walsh. Remarkably independent, Rhea worked in factories...
Lillie Ann (Heaviland) Reed
Jun 1, 2011
Reed, Lillie Ann (Heaviland) March 26, 1920-June 1, 2011, 91, Tinton Falls, NJ, passed away at Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, June 1, 2011. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Robert C. Reed, a son, Robert C. Reed, Jr, and her parents, Harry L. and Blanche Bennett Heaviland. Mrs. Reed received a Diploma in Piano from Georgian Court...
Mabel 'Sue' Orrell
Jun 1, 2011
Mabel 'Sue' Orrell, 84, died peacefully in Milford Hospital, June 1, 2011, wife of William F. Orrell, Jr. of Orange, loving mother of Billie Sue Ferris and husband Bernie Ferris, Terri Lynn Orrell, Charlotte Ann Orrell and Mary Ann Mijeski and husband John Mijeski, loving grandmother of Kirsten Sue Maccio and husband Raymond Maccio, Michael Ferris, Nicholas Ferris, Paul D....
Thomas F. Palmatier
May 31, 2011
Thomas F. Palmatier, 87, of Ashlar Village, Wallingford, passed away May 31, 2011. Husband of the late Susan Megary Palmatier, he is survived by his daughter Meg Palmatier of Woodbridge, CT, son Tim Palmatier of San Rafael, CA, and granddaughter Caity Brash. Thomas is also survived by a brother, Francis M. Palmatier of Southington, CT, a sister, Alice P. Ryan...
Ernest 'Ernie' C. Kirchberg
May 30, 2011
ORANGE - Ernest 'Ernie' C. Kirchberg, 88, of Russell Avenue, husband of the late Muriel Gerard-Kirchberg, son of the late Carl & Louise Tetzlaff Kirchberg, peacefully passed away on Monday, May 30, 2011, at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in West Haven. Ernie was born in Hamden on April 25, 1923, and was a resident of Orange for 80 years. He...
Gordon 'Joe' E. Adkins
May 29, 2011
Gordon E. 'Joe' Adkins, age 86, of West Haven, passed away May 29, 2011 at Connecticut Hospice in Branford. Joe was born in New Haven on October 11, 1924, a son of the late Raymond & Belle Geer Adkins. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie Taylor Adkins; his daughter, Deborah Vallas & her husband David of Guilford; his son,...
Jean V. Winch
May 29, 2011
Jean V. Winch, age 75, of Hamden, passed away on May 29, 2011 at the Masonic Hospice Care Center in Wallingford. Born in New Haven on November 14, 1935, she was the daughter of the late John & Lillian Barrie Verdyck. Jean is survived by her daughters, Debra Whitney & her husband Thomas of Germany and Patricia Winch of Torrington;...
Robert F. Ferguson
May 29, 2011
Robert F. Ferguson, 81, loving husband of Deborah Miller Ferguson of New Haven passed away May 29, 2011 peacefully surrounded by his family. Father of Kathleen Ann Cruz (Jacob) of Davie, FL., Robert F. Ferguson, III, (Patricia) of New Vernon, NJ. and James W. Ferguson of East Haven. Brother of Joan Shea (Jack) of West Haven, Frank Ferguson (Daphne) of...
Ann Prates Armeno
May 25, 2011
Ann Prates Armeno, 85, of Hamden, passed away at the Hospital of St. Raphael, May 25, 2011, wife of the late Edward L. Armeno, mother of Julie French and her husband Richard of Durham, Elizabeth and her husband John DePalma of Cheshire and Edward C. Armeno of Hamden, grandmother of Jennifer Armeno Duca, Kimberly Armeno, Julia, Emily and William DePalma,...
Andrew J. Lucibelli
May 23, 2011
Andrew J. Lucibelli, 91, of Hamden, died peacefully on Monday, May 23, 2011.He was the beloved husband of Jeanette Pagnam Lucibelli. Born in New Haven on February 29, 1920 to the late Rudolpho and Christina Amendola Lucibelli. Andrew was a 1938 graduate of Commercial High School in New Haven before serving in the 776th Ordinance Company of the 76th Division...
Mildred C. Mitchell
May 18, 2011
Mildred C. Mitchell, 95, of Hamden passed away on May 18, 2011 at the Hamden Health Care Center. She was born in Providence, RI on February 9, 1916 to the late Thomas and Anna Warren Mitchell. Miss Mitchell leaves her sister Audrey Foyer, a niece Susan Foyer Smith, her nephew Donald Foyer, a grandnephew and several grand nieces. The family...
John H. Carpenter
May 17, 2011
Meriden- John H. Carpenter, 86, husband of 63 years to Audrey (Ellstrom) Carpenter died on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at the Conn. Baptist Home. He was born January 30, 1925 in Meriden a son of the late Howard and Viola (Barker) Carpenter. John proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II; second armored division in Europe...
Herbert M. Atherton
May 12, 2011
Herbert M. Atherton, the dean of Yale's Ezra Stiles residential college, 1973-1982, died on May 12, 2011 in Branford, CT of cancer-related causes. Dr. Atherton took his doctorate in history at Yale and served on the history faculty 1967-1982. His career included service as staff director and director of educational programs for the National Commission on the Bicentennial of the...
Donald J. Macmillan, Jr
May 12, 2011
Donald James MacMillan, Jr., 'Donnie Mac', 52, of Raleigh, NC passed away suddenly on Thursday, May 12, 2011 in Raleigh. The loving son of Donald J. and Frances Budnick MacMillan, Sr., of West Haven, he is also survived by his beloved sister Diane MacMillan, also of West Haven and many dear Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and dear Terrie. Donnie was born...
Eric John Idec
May 11, 2011
Meriden- Eric John Idec, 68, passed away suddenly at his home on May 11, 2011. He was born November 3, 1942 in Linden, NJ, a son of William Idec and the late Martha (DeHanes) Idec. He attended Pratt Institute of New York, NY where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1964 for industrial design and earned his master's degree in...
Joan Giordano Lynn
May 9, 2011
Joan Giordano Lynn, age 82, of Hamden, passed away on May 9, 2011 at the Hospital of St. Raphael. Joan was the widow of Robert Hanson Lynn, Sr. Born in New Haven on February 12, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Andrew J. & Anna Scafraella Giordano. Joan is survived by her sons, Robert Hanson Lynn, Jr of...
Helen Spencer
May 8, 2011
Helen Spencer, a psychologist at the West Haven Veterans Administration hospital, died on Sunday, May 8th, at the age of 64. She is survived by two children, Kathleen Spencer of Burbank, CA and Christopher Spencer of Philadelphia, PA. Her death, at Yale New Haven Hospital, was the result of complications arising from ovarian cancer, which she had been battling against...
Arthur Vandermaelen
May 7, 2011
Arthur VanDerMaelen, 84, of Hamden, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2011 at CT Hospice, Branford. He was the husband of Raye Menna VanDerMaelen. Arthur was born in New Haven on January 6, 1927 to the late Arthur VanDerMaelen, Sr & Mildred Clarke VanDerMaelen. He is survived by step-daughters Linda & her husband Anthony Iazzetta of Hamden and Sandi &...
