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C. Willard Gamble
Dec 12, 2008
Gamble, C. Willard C. Willard Gamble, 84, of Woodbridge, husband of the late Florence Ryon Gamble passed away Dec. 12, 2008 in the Hospital of St. Raphael after a brief illness. He was born in Watertown, NY, Oct. 24, 1924 son of the late C. Wesley and Frances Harmon Gamble and resided in Woodbridge since 1955. Mr. Gamble attended Yale...
Ruth Schaefer Mcmahon
Dec 10, 2008
McMahon, Ruth (Schaefer) of Hingham, MA, formerly of Cheshire, CT and East Haven, CT, passed away December 10, 2008 after a long illness. Beloved wife of the late John McMahon. Loving mother of Cindy & husband John Cvarch, and Cathy & husband Paul McGovern, all of Hingham. Loving grandmother of Ben Cvarch and Kevin McGovern. Ruth worked at Yale University...
Fenno Follansbee Heath, Jr.
Dec 5, 2008
Fenno Follansbee Heath Jr., 81, beloved husband and father, passed away peacefully December 5, 2008 at his home in Hamden, CT following a long illness. He was born in Hampton, Va. on December 30, 1926 to the late Fenno F. and Dorothy Jones Heath. Prof. Heath was the Director of the Yale Glee Club from 1953-1992, a longtime conductor of...
Cornelia Ford Sise
Dec 4, 2008
Cornelia Ford Sise, 77, beloved wife of 57 years to Daniel H. Sise, passed away on December 4, 2008. She was born in New York City on February 26, 1931 to the late Frank and Cornelia Burchell Ford. Besides her husband, Cornelia is survived by her daughter, Cornelia Valldejuli of North Haven and her husband Raul, sons, Daniel H. Sise,...
Louise M. Kunze
Dec 2, 2008
Meriden- Louise M. Kunze, 99, wife of the late Albert T. Kunze passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at MidState Medical Center. She was born December 4, 1908 in Albany, NY a daughter of the late George and Catherine (Pritchard) Johnson. Louise attened the New Apostolic Church of Woodbridge, was a member of the Eastern Star, Westwood Court Order...
Robert E. Petry
Nov 30, 2008
Robert E. Petry passed away on Sunday Nov. 30, 2008 at Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, MA. He was born in Northford, CT, September 18, 1940 a son of the late Erwin C. and Irene Augur Petry. Rob married Janet James of North Haven, and they shared 46 years together. He was the father of Barbara Drummond-Bellacicco (Paul) of Northford, and...
Nancy Duggar Adams
Nov 28, 2008
Nancy Duggar Adams, age 95, beloved wife of the late John Farnham Adams, passed away on Friday, November 28, 2008 at the Whitney Center in Hamden. She was born in St. Louis, MO, to the late Dr. Benjamin Minge Duggar, who discovered the antibiotic aureomycin, and Marie Robertson Duggar. Nancy graduated from the University of Wisconsin and was a member...
James Joseph Barbato, Sr.
Nov 27, 2008
James Joseph Barbato, Sr, 80, beloved husband of Mary Teresa Nicoletta Barbato of 55 years passed away Nov. 27, 2008 at home surrounded by his family. Mr. Barbato was born in New Haven February 4, 1928 a son of the late James J. and Lillian Proto Barbato and was a long time Cheshire resident. He was the proprieter of the...
Werner P. Zukunft, Ret. Lt. Col. Usaf
Nov 27, 2008
Werner P. Zukunft, Ret. Lt. Col. USAF, age 88, of Hamden, passed away peacefully November 27, 2008 at his home. Werner is survived by his wife of 65 years, Virginia Kaercher Zukunft; his daughter Gretchen Zukunft; his son Karl W. Zukunft; his 3 grandchildren, Alexandra, Karl & Nicholas Zukunft; sister in-law Marge Zukunft of NC; niece Karen (Jim) McGuiness of...
Douglas J. Early
Nov 27, 2008
Meriden - Douglas J. Early, 49, passed way on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008. He was born May 24, 1959 in Hartford a son of John Early of Meriden and the late Gwendolyn E. (Bottume) Early. Besides his father he is survived by a step-mother, Pamela Early, a brother, Patrick and his wife Michele Early of Killingworth, two nieces and one...
Dorothy Mae Bruenn
Nov 23, 2008
Southington - Dorothy Mae (Catlin) Bruenn, 98, passed away on Sunday, November 23 at the Southington Care Center. She was the wife of the late John Bruenn. Dorothy was born in Winsted, CT on June 27, 1910 a daughter of the late Dillon and Edith (Warren) Catlin. She spent her entire adult life in the Meriden area, retiring from S.S.Kresge...
Eleanor Hartigen Radeach
Nov 22, 2008
In Wallingford, November 22, 2008, Eleanor Hartigen Radeach of Ashlar Village, Wallingford. Wife of John G. Radeach. Born August 20, 1920, she was the daughter of the late James J. and Mary Bodie Hartigen. Mother of Kenneth Weaver of Hamden and Richard Weaver of Clinton, Missouri. Funeral service will be held at the Masonic Healthcare Center Chapel, Tuesday, Nov. 25...
Theresa L. Diehl
Nov 22, 2008
Diehl, Theresa L. (Smith)West Haven - Theresa L.(Smith) Diehl passed away on Saturday, Nov. 22 at her home. She was the wife of the late Lloyd C. Diehl. Theresa was born March 23, 1922 in Bedford, PA a daughter of the late Harvey and Mary (Bennett) Smith. She was a clerk for New Haven Savings Bank until her retirement and...
Edward Michael Borek, Sr.
Nov 21, 2008
Meriden - Edward Michael Borek Sr., 86 passed away on Friday, November 21, 2008 at Masonic Healthcare Center in Wallingford after struggling for several years with congestive heart failure and leukemia. He was the beloved husband for 56 years of the late Barbara (Tessmer) Borek. He was born May 20, 1922 in Cheshire. He later moved to Meriden and worked...
Joan Barrett Mccann
Nov 21, 2008
Joan B. McCann of Hamden, passed away November 21, 2008 surrounded by her loving family at Connecticut Hospice in Branford. Born on January 19, 1933 in Keene, NH, she was a daughter of the late Bernard and Marie Walsh Barrett. Joan attended Hamden High School and Larson College before entering her banking career at Union Trust Bank. She was the...
Carmel 'Carol' Massaro Forto
Nov 21, 2008
In the Garden of Life God always picks a Rose. Carmel 'Carol' M. Massaro Forto, passed away at Elim Park Baptist Home in Cheshire on Nov. 21, 2008. Formerly of Hamden, she was the widow of Joseph Anthony Forto. She leaves behind her daughter Patricia 'Pat' (Edward) D'Addio of Cheshire, her son Anthony 'Chickie' (Laurie) Forto of Derby; sisters Theresa...
Louise Clements Massow
Nov 21, 2008
Meriden - Louise (Clements) Massow , 91 wife of the late Herbert C. Massow passed away on Friday, November 21 at MidState Medical Center. She was born February 9, 1917 in Orange, CT a daughter of the late James and Jennie (Rowell) Clements. She was a graduate of Middlesex Hospital School of Nursing, class of 1939. She was a member...
Hamilton King Dewees
Nov 20, 2008
DeWees, Hamilton K. In New Haven, November 20, 2008. Hamilton ( Ham) King DeWees of Madison. Husband of Doris West DeWees. Born on June 1, 1929, he was the son of the late Merle and Inez King DeWees. Father of Sheriden DeWees of Santa Monica, CA and Wayne DeWees of Orange County, CA. Step Father of John H. Gray (...
Eugene D. Locke, Sr.
Nov 19, 2008
Notice, no photo on Eugene Locke, Sr. for Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008 Please list under Orange In Branford, Wednesday, November 19, 2008, Eugene D. Locke, Sr., 82, of Orange, Husband of the late Evelyn Benedict Locke. Mr. Locke is survived by sons Eugene D. Locke, Jr. and his wife Diana of Hampton, NH and Clifford B. Locke and his wife...
Marion Della Rocca
Nov 18, 2008
Marion Della Rocca, 73, of Hamden passed away on November 18. She was the widow of Angelo R. Della Rocca who died in 1982. Born in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Benintende. She moved to Hamden eight years ago to be near her loving grandsons. Marion is survived by son Ralph Della...
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