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Theresia E. Brenner
May 21, 2007
THERESIA E. BRENNER Meriden- Theresia E. Brenner, 94, wife of the late Edgar Waldemar Brenner, formerly of Parker Ave. South, passed away Saturday May 19, 2007 in Cocomo Healthcare Center after a brief illness. Theresia was born in Durmasheim, Germany July 16, 1912 a daughter of the late Wilhelm and Theresia Garber Ell. She was a devoted member of the...
Irene Omicioli Wisikoski
May 19, 2007
Irene Omicioli Wisikoski, 82, of Surfside Beach, South Carolina and formerly of New Haven and Branford passed away Saturday, May 19, 2007 at the Waccamaw Medical Center, Murrells Inlet, S.C. She was the wife of the late Steven J. Wisikoski. She was born in New Haven, March 3, 1925, daughter of the late Luigi and Ersilia Omicioli. She is survived...
Gunnar Fredelf Selmquist
May 18, 2007
Gunnar Fredelf Selmquist, 97, husband of the late Lillian Grund Selmquist, passed away May 18, 2007 in the Masonic Geriatric Healthcare Center of Wallingford after a brief illness. Mr. Selmquist was born in Smolund, Sweden September 3, 1909 a son of the late Carl and Matilde Lindquist Selmquist and was owner of the Selmquist Painting Co. for many years prior...
Arthur Benjamin Williams, Jr.
May 17, 2007
Arthur Benjamin Williams, Jr. 88, husband of Marguerite Styer Williams of Petrose Circle, Orange, passed away Thurs., May 17, 2007. He was born in Detroit, MI, Jan. 15, 1919 son of the late Arthur and Grace Dennis Williams. He was a Insurance consultant with Nicholson Associates, for the Town of Orange and had an private practice. Mr. Williams was a...
Betty Ann Kay
May 17, 2007
North Haven- Betty Ann Stults Kay, 70, formerly of Cooper Rd., passed away peacefully at her residence on Thursday, May l7, 2007 with her children present. Born in St. Louis, Missouri on November 13, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Lester B. and Estelle Stults. She received her B.S. degree in Nursing from the Missouri School of Nursing...
Laura Ramos
May 17, 2007
MERIDEN - Laura Ramos, 87, of 166 Pratt Street, died at her residence on Thursday, May l7, 2007. She was the wife of the late Manuel Ramos. Born in Aguada, Puerto Rico on June 26, 1919, she was daughter of the late Ventura and Epifana Gonzalez Garcia. She was a member of Victory Tabernacle of Middlefield. She is survived by...
Benjamin Rivera
May 16, 2007
Meriden- Benjamin Rivera, 65, passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2007. He was born September, 16, 1941 in Aguada, Puerto Rico a son of Dominca Badillo Rivera and the late Santiago Rivera. Besides his mother, he is survived by three daughters, Rosemary Rivera and her husband Rene Simoneau of Meriden, Iris Rivera of Florida and Sandra Rivera of Meriden, three...
Ana Rivera
May 15, 2007
MERIDEN - Ana Rivera, 55, of 1155 Hanover Avenue, died Tuesday. May 15. 2007, at MidState Medical Center, after courageously fighting illness for one and one-half years. She was the wife of Fernando Rivera, Sr. Born in Aguada, Puerto Rico on Nov. 14, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Celestino and Trinidad Cordero Muniz. She was a loving...
Virginia Towns Abbott
May 14, 2007
Virginia Towns Abbott, born January 2, 1924, died after a long illness on Monday, May 14, 2007 at the Connecticut Hospice. The daughter of the late Allan F. Towns and Hilda Robbins Towns, she was born in Manchester, New Hampshire. She attended the University of New Hampshire, transferring after her freshman year to Bates College, which she loved, and from...
Robert Louis Schaff
May 13, 2007
At CT Hospice in Branford, May 13, 2007, Robert Louis Schaff, 75, of Hamden. Father of James and his wife Janice Schaff of Cheshire and daughter Marie Schaff. Also survived by 2 grandchildren, Julia and Jason Schaff of Cheshire. Son of the late Louis and Helen Whelan Schaff, Robert was born in New Haven on May 13, 1932. He had...
Chief Stephen Patrick Osita Osadebe
May 11, 2007
Chief Stephen Patrick Osita Osadebe, 73, of N. Main St., Waterbury, passed away May 11, 2007 at St Mary's Hospital, Waterbury. He was the husband of Elizabeth Edwin-Osadebe. He was born in Atani, Nigeria, March 17, 1934 son of the late Chief Dennis Obi Osadebe and Iyom Nwanyiego Uzoka-Osadebe. He was a world renowned Nigerian musician and was known as...
Frederick Hau Uihlein, Sr.
May 9, 2007
Frederick Hau Uihlein, Sr., 77, of Benedict Drive, North Haven, loving husband for 49 years of Eleanor (Quirk) Uihlein, passed away peacefully at his home on May 9, 2007. He was born on March 28, 1930 in New Haven, CT. Fred enjoyed spending his summers at Mansfield Grove in East Haven where he spent his time sailing and visiting with...
Annie B. Royster
May 4, 2007
MERIDEN - Annie B. Royster, 91, formerly of 29 Morgan Street, died Friday, May 4, 2007 at Miller Memorial Community. She was the wife of the late Harry Royster. Born in Oxford, NC, April 14, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Zeb and Clara Wimbush Marrow. She had been employed at Bailey's Laundry in Meriden and was an...
David Alan Pedersen
May 4, 2007
David Alan Pedersen, 68, of Shepard Ave, Hamden passed away on May 4, 2007. Beloved husband of 43 years to Lynda Bronson Pedersen. He was born in Warrens, WI on February 4, 1939 to the late Elvin and Ruth Dana Pedersen. Besides his wife, David leaves his three children, Robert Pedersen of Sheffield Village, OH and his wife Kelly, Jon...
Gertrude M. Orlando
May 4, 2007
Meriden/Southington- Gertrude M. Orlando, 89, wife of 70 years to Joseph A. Orlando, passed away on Friday, May 4, 2007 at the Curtis Home. She was born January 2, 1918 in Meriden a daughter of the late Howard W. and Gertrude (Deubel) Britney. She had been employed over the years for Woolworth's, Kresge's, International Silver, Pratt & Whitney and as...
Doris Stafford Overstrom
Apr 29, 2007
Wallingford - Doris Stafford Overstrom, 75, of 8 Tankwood Road, died peacefully at her home Sunday April 29. Doris was born in Meriden March 23, 1932, a daughter of the late Percy Leonard and Mildred Evelyn Backus Stafford. She had worked as a Telephone Operator at SNET until her retirement. She loved gardening and spending time with her granchildren. She...
Irma M. Leary
Apr 28, 2007
Irma M. Leary, 91, wife of the late William T. Leary, passed away on April 28, 2007 while living with her niece Gail Piccola in Wewahitchka, FL. She was born on October 26, 1915 to the late Dana and Ethel Smith Macdonald. Irma leaves her daughter Georgia Nichols of Bethany, grandsons William S. Nichols of Bethany and Robert B. Nichols...
Helen Wright Behnke
Apr 26, 2007
Meriden - Helen M. Behnke, 90, formerly of 1244 No. Broad Street, died Thursday April 26, 2007 at the St. Elizabeth Center at the Curtis Home. She was the wife of the late Harold W. Behnke. She was born in Meriden March 13, 1917, a daughter of the late Harry and Jessie Fitzsimmons Wright. She had been the store manager...
Jean K. Stabach
Apr 26, 2007
Jean K. Stabach, 88, formerly of Meriden, wife of the late Joseph Stabach, passed away on Thursday, April 26, 2007 at Middlesex Memorial Hospital. She was born February 14, 1919 in New Haven, CT, a daughter of the late Joseph and Kunagunda (Koncki) Kaczor. She was a member of St. Stanislaus Church in Meriden and more recently St. Mark Church...
Eunice Voos Miller
Apr 25, 2007
Wallingford - Eunice Voos Miller, life long resident of Hamden and Cheshire, and wife of the late Charles P. Miller, died on April 25, 2007. Mrs. Miller was born on August 26, 1913, daughter of the late Carl and Johanna Ploehn Voos. She was the sister of Audrey Kasek and Jane Frankforter, the late Raymon P. Voos and the late...
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