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Esther 'Ginger' N. Barnes
May 10, 2009
Barnes, Esther 'Ginger' N . Esther 'Ginger' N. Barnes, age 81, of Sheahan Dr., Hamden, currently living at Maple Woods Assisted Living Facility passed away May 10, 2009. Ginger was predeceased by her husband of 51 years Robert Hale Barnes. Born in Akron, Ohio on August 19, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Louis & Mary Widican Negru....
Margaret E. Inzero
May 10, 2009
In Hamden, May 10, 2009, Margaret E. Inzero 92, of Putnam Ave., wife of the late John Anthony Inzero, mother of Marie Inzero Grady and her husband Frederick Joseph Grady of Northford and John E. Inzero of Wolcott, sister of Paul Tamassia of Port St. Lucie, FL and the late Edward 'Buster' Tamassia, grandmother of Frederick Joseph Grady, Jr. of...
Sgt Karl Barrett Pieper
May 10, 2009
SGT Karl Barrett Pieper, 29, of North Haven and Branford died unexpectedly at his mother's home on May 10, 2009. He was born in West Point, NY on September 22, 1979 to William Pieper of North Haven and Maryann Trocchio White of Branford. Besides his parents he leaves his maternal grandmother, Phyllis Trocchio of East Haven, stepfather, Mickey White of...
Helen L. Roman
May 8, 2009
Meriden - Helen L. Roman, 67, of Kensington Heights, wife of Mariano Roman Sr., passed away peacefully at home on Friday, May 8, 2009. She was born February 7, 1942 in Hardwick, VT a daughter of the late Edward and Lucille Hall. Besides her husband Mariano of 48 years, she is survived by three daughters, Mary Avila of Meriden, Lucy...
Eleanor V. Geel
May 8, 2009
Meriden - Eleanor V. Geel, 86 wife of the late Norbert J. Geel passed away on Friday, May 8, 2009 at Miller Memorial Commmunity, Meriden. She was born June 16, 1922 in Atlanta, Georgia a daughter of the late George and Lillian (Mergerlin) Veith. She was a resident of Danbury for most of her life until moving to Meriden in...
Doris Linnea Bratt Behnke
May 7, 2009
Meriden - Doris Linnea Bratt Behnke Doris Behnke, 93, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2009 in the presence of her sons, Russell and Allen after a prolonged illness. She was born in Providence, Rhode Island on August 15, 1915. She moved to Meriden with her parents, Julius and Hulda Bratt as a young child. Doris married Walter A. Behnke...
Chester Stanley Ambrose
May 3, 2009
Meriden - Chester Stanley Ambrose, passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2009 at Meriden Center. He was born August 3, 1919 in Brunswick, ME a son of the late John Henry and Grace (Talbot) Ambrose. He was an Assemblies of God Minister since 1971 and a former Ironworker from Local 424 (New Haven). He pastored churches in Waterbury and Putnam...
James G. Maghery
May 1, 2009
James G. Maghery, age 66, of Wallingford, formerly of Hamden, passed away May 1, 2009 at the Midstate Medical Center. Jim is the husband of Mary Anne Burke Maghery; father of Erin Maghery of Wallingford and Denis Maghery of Lubeck, Germany; brother of the late William and Alfred Sullivan and Frances McDonough; brother in-law of Rita Sullivan of Hamden and...
Dorothy R. Shoneck
May 1, 2009
Meriden - Dorothy R. (Hass) Shoneck, 86 wife of the late Andrew Shoneck passed away on Friday, May 1, 2009 at her home. She was born February 20, 1923 in Meriden a daughter of the late Walter and Viola (Schnabel) Hass. She was a parishioner of St. John Lutheran Church. Dorothy was secretary for the lighting division of The Miller...
Eric Leon Stone, Sr.
Apr 30, 2009
Eric Leon Stone Sr. passed away at home in Bethany on April 30, 2009. He was born in Woodbridge to the late Carl and Nettie Schilf Stone on November 21, 1918. Eric was a master craftsman who owned and operated several businesses throughout his lifetime. He was a highly skilled carpenter, cabinetmaker and millwright who achieved national recognition in the...
Eugene T. Ryan
Apr 29, 2009
Eugene T. Ryan, 66, of Fairfax, VA, formerly of Hamden & Meriden, CT, passed away April 29, 2009 at his residence. Born in Jamaica, New York on January 14, 1943 he was the son of the late Thomas J. and Isabella M. Ryan (O'Brien). He graduated from Bishop Loughlin High School in Brooklyn, NY and received his BS in Business...
Joseph Edward Magyar, Sr.
Apr 27, 2009
Joseph Edward Magyar, Sr., 95, husband of 69 years to Veronica Ivan Magyar, passed away on April 27, 2009 with family by his side. He was born in Bridgeport on March 16, 1914 to the late Gabriel and Julia Sedelmeyr Magyar. Besides his beloved wife, Joe is survived by his children, Barbara Allen of Milford, Joseph Magyar Jr. and his...
Atty. Thomas J. Staley, Sr.
Apr 25, 2009
Attorney Thomas John Staley, 76, of Cheshire, beloved husband of Barbara (Coutts) Staley died Saturday, April 25 at MidState Medical Center after a short illness. Mr. Staley was born in New Haven, CT on January 5, 1933, a son of the late Charles A. Staley, Sr. and Anne Lonergan Staley and was pre-deceased by his brother Charles A. Staley, Jr....
Robert E. Overstrom, Jr.
Apr 24, 2009
Wallingford - Robert E. Overstrom Jr., 55 passed away on Friday, April 24, 2009 at Conn. Hospice in Branford. He was born August 10, 1953 in Meriden a son of the late Robert and Doris (Stafford) Overstrom. He was a 1971 graduate of Wilcox Tech., where he was captain of the Track Team and earned an Associates Degree in 1979...
M. Patricia 'Patti' Bellmore
Apr 20, 2009
Mrs. M. Patricia 'Patti' Bellmore, age 62, of Hamden, passed away on April 20, 2009 at CT Hospice in Branford. Patti is the wife of John Bellmore Ret. HFD. Besides her husband she is survived by her daughter & son in-law, Kathleen and her husband Gary Appel of Waxhaw, NC; grandchildren Bryan and Jeremy Appel and her brother Robert Neerman...
Howard (Shorty) Weyant
Apr 20, 2009
Meriden - Howard (Shorty) Weyant, 82, passed away peacefully Monday morning, April 20, 2009 at MidState Medical Center following a brave battle against heart and kidney disease. He was born on Feb. 4, 1927 in Cromwell the son of the late Daniel and Alice (Walstead) Weyant. Howie moved to Meriden in 1941 living on the city's east side. He then...
Emma Elizabeth Lendroth
Apr 20, 2009
Emma Elizabeth Lendroth of Hamden passed away after a courageous battle with Breast Cancer at the Hospital of Saint Raphael on April 20, 2009 . She was born March 12, 1922 , in Southbury to the late Earl and Helen Mitchell Becker. Wife of Fred G. Lendroth Jr. of Hamden . Emma was a homemaker, loving mother, grandmother, and avid...
Walter E. Bloomingdale
Apr 19, 2009
Meriden - Walter E. Bloomingdale, 96, husband of the late Virginia (Beardsley) Bloomingdale passed away on Sunday, April 19 at MidState Medical Center in Meriden. He was born February 9, 1913 in New Haven a son of the late Jacob and Florence (Goodale) Bloomingdale. He had worked as a welder for CT Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Union until his retirement....
Janice Beckwith English
Apr 15, 2009
Janice Beckwith English died peacefully in her Vineyard Point home on April 15th at the age of 96. She was born at 80 Broad Street in Guilford, Connecticut on February 19, 1913 to Leon P. and Irma S. Beckwith. She grew up in the town where her father ran a stationary store and was organist and musical director at the...
Mary Lou Relyea
Apr 14, 2009
Mary L. Relyea, age 76, died April 14, 2009 at the Hospital of Saint Raphael in New Haven. She was born September 22, 1932 in Walnutport, PA, a daughter of the late Allan Walter and Pearl Annie (Moser) Peters.After earning a BS in chemistry from Drexel and a MS in chemistry from the University of Wisconsin, Mary was employed at...
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