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...
Eunice B. Chase
Apr 10, 2009
Meriden - Eunice B. Chase, 96, wife of the late Alonzo Chase passed away on Friday, April 10, 2009 at Coccomo Heathcare Center in Meriden. She was born April 3, 1913 in Meriden a daughter of the late Alanson and Sarah (Cone) Birdsey and lived in Meriden her entire life. She had worked at Home Bank until her retirement. Eunice...
Catherine 'Mary' Wilson
Apr 9, 2009
Catherine 'Mary'' Wilson, 95, of 22 Masonic Ave, Wallingford, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2009 at the Masonic Healthcare Center in Wallingford. She was the wife of the late Norman Wilson. She was born in New Haven, November 2, 1913, daughter of the late Charles and Olive Wilson Memmott, Sr. Mrs. Wilson was a member of the First United...
Lucille F. Mcsherry
Apr 8, 2009
Lucille Francis McSherry, 85, of Hamden, wife of the late Thomas McSherry, Sr. passed away on April 8, 2009. She was born in New Haven on March 5, 1924 to the late Frances and Muriel Murphy Doherty.She leaves her daughters, Geri McSherry of Northford, Eileen Davis and her husband Richard of Madison, Maureen Ellis and her husband Robert of Simsbury,...
Howard E. Blessing
Apr 8, 2009
Meriden - Howard E. Blessing, 89, husband of the late Frances (Koncki) Blessing passed away on Wedneday April 8, 2009 at the Masonic Healthcare Center in Wallingford. He was born September 3, 1919 in Meriden a son of the late William and Agnes (Schroeder) Blessing. He had worked in the tool and die department of New Departure for 38 years...
Lorraine A. Garcia
Apr 7, 2009
Lorraine A. Garcia, age 82, formerly of 12 Furman Rd, Hamden, passed away April 7, 2009. Lorraine was the widow of Emil F. Garcia, Jr; mother of William C. & his wife Laura Garcia of Hamden and Robert G. Garcia & his fiancee Sharon Raudat of East Haven & grandmother of William R. Garcia & Robert A. Garcia. Lorraine is...
Valentin Oquendo
Apr 6, 2009
Meriden - Valentin Oquendo, 72, husband of Marina (Serrano) Oquendo passed away on Monday, April 6, 2009 at MidState Medical Center. He was born June 5, 1936 in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico a son of the late Cruz and Felicita (Meyer) Oquendo. He was a machinist at Pratt & Whitney before retiring. He attended St. Rose and Holy Trinity Churches,...
Virginia Harding Chaffee Godsoe
Apr 4, 2009
Bangor, Maine - Virginia 'Ginny' Harding Chaffee Godsoe passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 4th at Westgate Manor in Bangor. Born at home in Prospect, Maine on May 23rd, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Percival and Mildred Grindle Harding. She had been a resident of Bangor, Maine since 1993. Prior to this she lived in Meriden and...
Keith Howard Dumas
Apr 4, 2009
Keith H. Dumas, 43, of Cooper Lane, Hamden passed away April 4, 2009. He was born in Bridgeport, CT September 4, 1965, a son of Thomas E. and Carolyn Sheldon Dumas and was a resident of Hamden since 1993.Family and friends are invited to attend a memorial gathering Monday, April 13 at 2:00 PM at BEECHER & BENNETT, 2300 WHITNEY...
John James Boyle
Apr 4, 2009
Boyle, John J. John J. Boyle, 77 of Hamden, husband of 52 years to Joan McKeon Boyle passed away April 4, 2009. John was the father of John and his wife Melissa of Woodbridge and grandfather of Adam, who will miss him dearly, brother of Alice Helms and her husband Robert of East Haven, Mary Bianchi and her husband Fred...
Ralph Olsen Mclean
Apr 4, 2009
Ralph Olsen McLean, 81, beloved husband of 47 years to Sunrae Agostini McLean, of Durham, passed away on April 4, 2009 at the CT Hospice surrounded by family. He was born in Westbrook, ME on August 10, 1927 to the late Charles and Florence Andrews McLean. Besides his wife, Ralph leaves his four children, Cynthia Getchell of Hallowell, ME, Debra...
Robert 'Bob' T. Curran
Apr 3, 2009
CURRAN, ROBERT 'BOB' T. Robert 'Bob' T. Curran, 71 passed away April 3, 2009 in the Hospital of St. Raphael, he was the husband of Margaret 'Meg' Devaney Curran of Hamden for 21 years. Bob was the father of Tom Curran of Stamford, Pat Curran and his wife Cindy of Yorktown Heights, NY, Rob Curran Jr. and his wife Hazel...
William A. Leck
Apr 2, 2009
Meriden - William A. Leck, 87, died at Westfield Care Facility on April 2, 2009, after a prolonged illness. Born July 2, 1921 to Adolph and Eva Leck, Bill grew up and lived most of his life in Meriden, CT. He worked as a professional lithographer & printer - trades he learned from his father - at Horton's Printing Co....
