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Frances G. Fortuna
Dec 29, 2007
Frances G. Fortuna, of 31 Second Street, Hamden, passed away Saturday December 29, 2007. She was the wife of the late John A. Fortuna, Sr. Frances was born in New Haven, August 28, 1919 a daughter of the late Philip and Carmela Manganella Giampapa.Mrs. Fortuna was the owner & operator of the former Gramma's Old Fashion Bakery and Family Bakery....
Dorothy Francis Dobensky
Dec 29, 2007
On Saturday, December 29, 2007, Dorothy Francis Dobensky, 89, of Meriden, left this world after a courageous battle with cancer to join all of her loved ones in heaven. Born in Meriden on April 30, 1918 a daughter of the late Peter and Evangeline O'Keefe DePizzol. She was a loving wife of 52 years to the late Joseph Dobensky. Mother...
Evelyn Blackwood Seekins
Dec 27, 2007
Evelyn Blackwood Seekins, 87, beloved wife of 68 years to Kenneth Seekins, passed away on December 27, 2007. She was born in Portland, Maine on August 14, 1920 to the late Burnham and Elna Blackwood Russell. Besides her husband, Evelyn leaves her sons and daughters-in-law, Clay and Jane Seekins of Wallingford and Ronald and Katherine Seekins of Sarasota, FL, two...
Charles E. Linsley
Dec 24, 2007
In the Hospital of St. Raphael, Dec. 24, 2007, Charles E. Linsley, of Hill St., Milford formerly of Orange and West Haven, husband of the late Erna Petrie Linsley, father of Janet Kelly and her husband, Michael of West Haven, Thomas Linsley and his wife, Martha of Weverville, NC, step-father of Nancy Howard Neville of Manchester, CT. Also survived by...
George D. Wright
Dec 24, 2007
At his residence on Dec. 24, 2007, George 'Buddy' D. Wright, age 57 of 51 Worth Ave., Hamden. Father of Silah and her husband Scott Patterson of New Britain; brother of Patricia Kitchin of St. Louis, MO, Gerald 'Bic' Wright and his wife Sharon of Wallingford, and John 'Jack' and his wife Julie Foley of Hamden; former husband of Patricia...
William H. Jackson
Dec 22, 2007
William H. Jackson, 93, of New Haven passed away Dec. 22, 2007 in the Haven Health Care after a brief illness. Mr. Jackson was born in Hamden June 19, 1914, a son of the late John Henry and Anna Allen Jackson and was employed by Liggett's Drug Store in New Haven in his earlier years. He also worked in the...
Gene C. Novak
Dec 21, 2007
Gene Carol Novak, 81, of Whitney Ave. Hamden, died Friday Dec. 21, 2007 after a brief illness in Yale-New Haven Hospital. Gene was born in Torrington on Dec. 25, 1925, a daughter of the late John and Beatrice Ford Richard. Beloved wife of Edward Novak, she is also survived by her daughter Diane Maturo and son-in-law William Maturo of Cheshire,...
Nancy Ellen Steinbach Mack
Dec 19, 2007
Nancy Ellen Steinbach Mack, 81, of Hamden died Wednesday, December 19, 2007. Mother of Pamela Lewis and her husband Mark, Wendy Mack-Chatfield and her husband Raymond, all of Hamden and William J. Mack III and his wife Deena of Woodbridge. Also survived by six grandchildren: William (fiancee Courtney Dann), Timothy (wife Barrett), and Peter Mack, Mark, Jr. and Amanda Lewis,...
Robert T. Vaughn
Dec 18, 2007
On Dec. 18, 2007, Robert T. Vaughn, 74, of Island Ln., West Haven passed away peacefully at Milford Hospital. Beloved husband of ChunHua Jiang, cherished father of Robyn E. Vaughn, Roxanne F. Vaughn both of New Haven, Robert Vaughn, Jr., Eric Vaughn both of VA, and Wesley Vaughn of Valhalla, NY, brother of Delia Saunders of Baltimore, MD, Gloria Ashlock...
John T. Mahoney
Dec 17, 2007
In New Haven, December 17, 2007, John T. Mahoney, 81, of Hamden. Beloved husband of 58 years of Anne T. (Miniter) Mahoney, he is also survived by sons Ed Mahoney and his wife Denise of Michigan and Ken Mahoney and his wife Nancy of North Haven, daughter Michelle (Mahoney) Stafford and her husband Larry Stafford of Massachusetts and seven grandchildren:...
Richard J. Altieri
Dec 16, 2007
Middletown - Richard J. Altieri, 60, husband of Kimberly (LeBrun) Altieri, passed away on Sunday, December 16 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born May 24, 1947 in Meriden a son of Eunice (Helin) Altieri and the late Thomas Altieri. He is a 1966 graduate of Maloney High School and attended Saigon University. He was store manager...
Thomas Iazzetta
Dec 16, 2007
THOMAS IAZZETTA Thomas Iazzetta, of Twin Brook Rd. Hamden, husband of the late Anna Consiglio Iazzetta, passed away Sunday, Dec. 16 in St. Raphael Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Iazzetta was born in Afragola, Italy, a son of the late Vincent and Concetta Orzo Iazzetta and resided in Hamden since 1952. He was employed by the Town of Hamden...
Dilip R. Patel
Dec 15, 2007
Dilip R. Patel, 51, of Wallingford, husband of Arti D. Patel and father of Kiran and Ronak Patel passed away on December 15, 2007. He was the son of Gangaben and the late Ramanbhai Patel and the brother of Hitesh and Mita. He is also survived by many loving relatives, friends and beloved dog Turgle. Dilip was born in India...
Jayne Anne Carroll Morley
Dec 14, 2007
Jayne Anne Carroll Morley, of North Haven, CT, previously of Hamden, CT and Warwick, RI, died on Friday, December 14, 2007. She was born on October 11, 1927 to Robert J. and Theresa Burke Carroll in Cranston, RI. Jayne was married to the late Edward (Ned) F. Morley. She leaves five sons and two daughters: Stephen Franklyn Morley and friend...
Veleda Mary Gallagher
Dec 13, 2007
BOYNTON BEACH, FL - Veleda Mary Gallagher, 92, died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007 in Boynton Beach, FL. She was the wife of the late Lenwood C. Gallagher. Born in Caribou, Maine on June 29, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Adelaide Adams Fitzsimmons. She had been a resident of Middletown until retiring to Florida twenty-five years...
Rocco J. Gelonese
Dec 13, 2007
Meriden - Rocco J. Gelonese, 52, passed away on Thursday, December 13, 2007 at his home. He was the son of Rocco R. and Imogene (Weaver) Gelonese. Besides his parents he is survived by three sisters, Vicky Church, Mary Rose Peck, and Patricia Gelonese, and two brothers, David and Leonard Gelonese. Funeral services will be private at the convenience of...
Mary J. Glorioso
Dec 10, 2007
PHOENIX, AZ - Mary J. Glorioso, 85, formerly of Meriden, died Monday, Dec. 10, 2007 in Phoenix, AZ. She was the wife of the late Joseph Glorioso. Born in Meriden on March 13, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Rocco and Rose Barretta Ferro. She had lived in Phoenix for the last ten years. She is survived by...
William Everett Brown
Dec 8, 2007
MERIDEN - William "Bill" Everett Brown, Jr., 91, formerly of Devon Court died Monday, Oct. 8, 2007, at Skyview Convalescent Home in Wallingford. He was the husband of the late Marjorie Elizabeth Burghoff Brown. Born in Everett, MA on Nov. 21, 1915, he was the son of the late William Everett and Anna Lundberg Brown, Sr. Until his retirement, he...
Charles Ward Werner
Dec 6, 2007
Charles Ward Werner, 29, of Leonard Rd. Hamden passed away at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Bronxville, New York on April 11, 1978 to Robert and Elizabeth Ordemann Werner. Besides his parents, Charles leaves his brother Christopher Werner of Hamden, his Aunt, Doris Snyder of Celebration, FL, Uncles, Stephen R. Ordemann of Waynesburg, PA, and...
Kari Ann Gentile
Dec 6, 2007
GENTILE, KARI ANN, 44, September 9th, 1963 - Dec. 6th, 2007. She was the beloved wife of Salvatore Gentile and adored mother to Victoria and Stephanie. Born in New Haven, raised in Hamden, the Republic Of Ireland and Vermont, she was a resident of East Haven since 1998. Kari was the daughter of the late Maurice J. Purpora and Ann...
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