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Evelyn Mary Lucky
Aug 28, 2010
Evelyn Mary Lucky, age 87, formerly of New Haven, passed away on August 28, 2010 at her residence in East Haven. Evelyn was born in New Haven on September 14, 1922 the daughter of the late Barnabus & Mary Yuhas Lucky. She was also predeceased by her brother, Ted B. Lucky. A resident of New Haven most of her life,...
Lida (Shamett) Newhall
Aug 26, 2010
Lida (Shamett) Newhall, age 90, of West Haven, passed away on August 26, 2010 at the Masonic Health Care in Wallingford. Lida was predeceased by her husbands, Serge Shamett and William S. Newhall, her son Gregory P. Shamett and brother Sura Astacoff. Born in New Haven on May 2, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Nancy...
Ida 'Edith' Granata
Aug 26, 2010
Ida 'Edith' Granata, 92, of New Haven passed away on August 26, 2010 at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She was born in New Haven, February 20, 1918 to the late Achille and Caroline Tagliaferra Granata. Besides her parents, Ida was predeceased by siblings, Florence DeChello, Salvatore, Julius, Alexander, Anthony, and Harry Granata and her late sister-in-law Catherine Granata who cared for...
Jean C. Haglind
Aug 25, 2010
Jean C. Haglind, age 80, of Hamden passed away suddenly on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 in the Hospital of St. Raphael. Wife of James B. Haglind, Jean is also survived by her daughters, Barbara Haglind of Raymond, NH, LeAnn Beland and her husband James of Wolcott and Carol Caruso and her husband Thomas of White Plains, NY. In addition to...
Sri Aditjahjo
Aug 22, 2010
Sri Aditjahjo, 83, of West Haven passed away Sunday, August 22, 2010 in New Haven. Wife of the late Heru Aditjahjo, she is survived by daughter Tri Widjajakusuma of West Haven and sons Eko Santoso and Dwi Soegiharto, both of Indonesia. She is also survived by 3 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Mrs. Aditjahjo was born in Indonesia on December...
Kathleen Joan Nixon
Aug 21, 2010
Kathleen Joan Nixon, 77, of New Haven, passed away on August 21, 2010 at Yale New Haven Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Surry, England on November 28, 1932 to the late Robert and Beatrice Stannard Wilson. Kathleen is survived by her two sons and their wives, Harry Taylor Nixon and Elizabeth of New Haven and Robert...
Robert Charles Letkowski, Sr.
Aug 19, 2010
Robert Charles Letkowski Sr., 59, formerly of West Haven and North Haven, passed away on August 19, 2010 in New Haven. He is survived by his former wife Denise Letkowski. Also survived by his 3 children. Daughter Robin Shura and her husband Ed of Wallingford. Son Robert 'R.C.' Letkowski Jr. and his wife Katherine of Madison. Daughter Heather Letkowski of...
Grace Fyler Farnsworth
Aug 16, 2010
Grace F. Farnsworth, 80, beloved wife of Frederick Warner Farnsworth, of Grass Island Guilford, passed away surrounded by her family August 16, 2010 after a brief illness. Mrs. Farnsworth was born in Hartford, CT, Sept. 19, 1929 a daughter of the late Wadsworth Gray and Grace Thomas Fyler. She graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1951, and was a...
Mildred Ryan Patrick
Aug 13, 2010
Wallingford- Mildred Ryan Patrick, 92 of Wallingford and Singer Island, FL, formerly of Orange, died at Ashlar Village, on Friday, August 13, 2010. She was born on October 15, 1917 in Hamden to the late Mildred A.Ryan(Vadney) and Charles V. Ryan. She graduated from Hillhouse High School and worked at the Yale Observatory prior to serving in the Woman's Army...
Mary S. Dunn
Aug 11, 2010
Mary S. Dunn, 88, formerly of 135 Putnam Avenue, Hamden who recently relocated to Conway, South Carolina this past March, passed away on August 11, 2010 after a lengthy illness. She was born in New Haven on March 3, 1922 to the late George and Helen Horan Smith. During her employment years, she worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation,...
Albert H. 'Bud' Clarke, Jr.
Aug 10, 2010
Albert H. 'Bud' Clarke, Jr., 82, of West Haven, husband of the late Lee Proctor Clarke passed away on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at CT Hospice in Branford. Father of Nellie Lee Tarini and her husband Robert of Richmond, RI, Albert H. 'Bud' Clarke III and his wife Justine of Dartmouth, MA, Luther P. Clarke and his wife Marybeth of...
Dorothy Anne Vanacore
Aug 10, 2010
Dorothy Anne Vanacore, 94, wife of the late Earnest J. Vanacore, passed away peacefully on August 10, 2010 at Miller Memorial Community after a long illness. She was born on March 6, 1916, a daughter of the late William and Mary Asher Ford. Dorothy was the beloved mother to her children; Diane Nichols of North Haven and Ronald Vanacore and...
Jacqueline Ann Leffingwell
Aug 9, 2010
Jacqueline Ann Leffingwell, age 65, of Saratoga Springs, NY, passed away August 9, 2010 at the Albany Medical Center. Born in Meriden on March 1, 1945, she was a daughter of the late Charles & Anna Cirillo Leffingwell. Jacqueline lived most of her life in Meriden until moving to NY 10 years ago. Jacqueline is survived by her daughters, Kimberly...
Margaret Gaff Howe Moreau
Aug 2, 2010
Margaret Gaff Howe Moreau, of Guilford, Connecticut, formerly of Falls Church, Virginia died peacefully at home on August 2, 2010. Born May 9, 1919 in New Haven, daughter of the late Charles and Pembroke Howe, she was raised in Springfield, Ohio with her sister Helen Pembroke (deceased). She was a graduate of the University of Western Ontario, Canada, enlisting in...
John Joseph Jurkiewicz
Jul 31, 2010
John Joseph Jurkiewicz, 93, beloved husband of 67 years to Virginia Menasian Jurkiewicz, of Hamden passed away peacefully July 31, 2010. He was born in New Haven December 22, 1916 a son of the late Martin and Amelia Judnyak Jurkiewicz, and resided in Hamden since 1983. John graduated from Hillhouse H.S. in 1936 and proudly served in the US Army...
Curtis H. (Whitey) Brainard
Jul 31, 2010
Curtis H. (Whitey) Brainard, 86, of Cheshire passed away on July 31, 2010. Husband of the late Jean Matthews Brainard, he is survived by sons Brian Brainard of Hamden and Jeffrey Brainard of Bristol. In additon to his wife, he was predeceased by a sister, Alma Smith and brothers Howard, Arthur, John, Lionel and Lester Brainard. A son of the...
Arnold William Freed
Jul 31, 2010
Arnold William Freed of Cheshire, beloved husband of Elizabeth Collins Freed, died suddenly on July 31, 2010 at his home. He was born in New Haven, CT on July 28, 1924, the son of the late Mabel and Jack Freed. He graduated from Hillhouse High School in New Haven and attended Whitney Art School in New Haven and New Haven...
Doris E. Hall
Jul 29, 2010
Middletown- Doris E. Hall, 101, formerly of North Farms Rd., Wallingford died on Thursday, July 29, 2010 at Middlesex Healthcare Center in Middletown. She was born June 14, 1909 in Durham, CT a daughter of the late Albert and Daisy (Francis) Hall. She had been a stenographer for Durham Manufacturing Co. until her retirement and had been an 80 year...
Charlene H. Riccardi
Jul 28, 2010
On July 28th 2010, Charlene H. Riccardi 67, of Jaenicke Lane, Hamden passed away peacefully after a short illness. Loving mother of Richard (Stacey) Riccardi of Hamden, ex-wife of Richard Riccardi of Petaluma, CA. Charlene was born in New Haven, CT on May 13, 1943, daughter of the late Charles and Helene Hill. Charlene attended Putman Avenue Elementary School, Michael...
David Wesley Bilger
Jul 27, 2010
Meriden - David Wesley Bilger, 82 died on Tuesday, July 27, 2010. He was born on the family farm on April 29, 1928 a son of the late George and Emma (Brechlin) Bilger. David lived his entire life on the family farm which had been last working diary farm in Meriden. He worked almost every day on the farm, whether...
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