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...
William Miller Loos
Apr 22, 2007
William Miller Loos, 78, beloved husband of 56 years to Margaret "Peggy" Withey Loos of Bethany, passed away on April 22, 2007 after a short illness. He was born in New Haven on May 11, 1928 to the late Leonard and Celia Miller Loos. Cherished father and father-in-law of Cecelia Dorsey of Branford, Christina Sachin of Waterbury, Margaret Loos-Cosgrove of...
Christine A. Stevens
Apr 22, 2007
Meriden- Christine A. Stevens, 85 wife of the late Paul A. Stevens Jr. passed away Sunday, April 22, 2007 at the Curtis Home, Meriden. She was born in Meriden and lived here most of her life. She had owned and operated the Northend Market in Meriden for many years. Christine was also a member of St. Rose of Lima Church....
Joseph E. Ayoub, M.D.
Apr 17, 2007
In the Hospital of St. Raphael, April 17, 2007, Joseph E. Ayoub, M.D., 78, loving husband of 33 years to Claire Almaza Ayoub of North Haven, father of Carla Ayoub Mihalcik and her husband, John, and two granddaughters, Jasmyn and Jacinda. Also survived by his mother-in-law, Mahiba Almaza, nieces, Nicole Beaubat, Monique Kotaite, Laila Ayoub and cousins in NY and...
Geraldine Sterling Bruenn
Apr 17, 2007
MERIDEN - Geraldine Sterling Bruenn, 89, of 60 Hanover Street, died Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at Coccomo Memorial Health Care. She was the wife of the late Walter Bruenn. Born in Meriden on Oct. 13, 1917, she was the daughter of the late John and Frieda Sterling Rayhayes. She was employed at the Connecticut Telephone Company and was a volunteer...
Kenneth D. Staschke
Apr 15, 2007
Meriden- Kenneth D. Staschke, 76, husband of Dorothy Denison (Dubuc) Staschke passed away on Sunday, April 15 at his home. He was born September 1, 1930 in Meriden a son of the late Paul E. and Rose A.(Cote) Staschke. He attended Meriden schools and was a dispatcher for 32 years for Suzio Concrete Co. Inc. retiring in 1987. Ken was...
Marie Gormley Bradley
Apr 13, 2007
Meriden - Marie Gormley Bradley, 88, of 320 Colony Street died Friday, April 13, at the Bradley Home. She was the wife of the late A. Clifford Bradley. She was born in Meriden, October 11, 1918 a daughter of the late Harry and Louise Pavase Gormley. She danced in an act with her husband Clifford and sister-in-law, Shirley called the...
Josephine G. Fritz
Apr 13, 2007
Josephine G. Fritz, 71, of 121 Noble St., West Haven, passed away Friday, April 13, 2007 at St. Raphael's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Paul Fritz, W.H.P.D. She was born in New Haven, September 2, 1935 daughter of the late John "Tuffy" and Mary Masiello Giordano. Mrs Fritz was the supertendent of the Hilltop Terrace Apartments for...
Albert Russell Orlando
Apr 12, 2007
In Manchester, April 12, 2007, Albert Russell Orlando, 60. Son of Faustina (Raymond) and the late Henry William Orlando, Albert was born in New Haven June 25, 1946. In addition to his mother, Albert is survived by a cousin, Vanessa Indich of Hamden. Albert was a graduate of the Hartford Conservatory of Music and attended the University of Hartford. He...
Ruth Blaney Egner
Apr 11, 2007
Ruth Blaney Egner, 87, loving wife of 55 years of Rev. Harry R. Egner, Assistant Chaplin of Elim Park Baptist Home, Cheshire, passed away April 11, 2007 after a brief illness. She as born in Watertown, NY, April 29, 1919 a daughter of the late John and Laura Cooper Blaney. The Egner's served Baptist churches for over 50 years in...
Florence Etta Felton
Apr 10, 2007
MERIDEN - Florence Etta Felton, 78, of 55 Willow Street, died Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at MidState Medical Center. Born in Circleville, Ohio on May 22, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Alice Johnson Smith. Prior to her retirement she had been employed as a certified nurses aide at Skyview Convalescent Home in Wallingford. She is...
Jane Bein Hendon
Apr 8, 2007
In Yale-New Haven Hospital, April 8, 2007, Jane Bein Hendon, 84, beloved wife for 60 years of Rufus S. Hendon, mother of Alison M. Hendon of Brooklyn, NY, and Julia A. Hendon of Orrtanna, PA. She was predeceased by two brothers Louis and Thomas Bein and two sisters Eleanor Bein and Elizabeth Bein Keto. Jane was born in Berthoud, CO,...
Eleanor Guthrie Pardee
Apr 7, 2007
Pardee, Eleanor Guthrie In East Haven, April 7, 2007, Eleanor Guthrie Pardee, 92, of Central Ave., New Haven. Wife of the late Kenneth J. Pardee, Sr., mother of, Kenneth J. Pardee, Jr. of Guilford, Bradford H. Pardee of New Haven and Roger H. Pardee of Acton, NJ. Also survived by 4 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a...
Arnold Benton Willhite
Apr 2, 2007
CHESHIRE - Arnold Benton "Jack" Willhite, 86, of Cheshire passed away at Masonic Healthcare on Monday, April 2, 2007. He was the beloved husband of Laura Freitag Willhite for 63 years. Born in Oden, Arkansas on Nov. 12, 1920, he was the son of the late Willis and Etna (Fryar) Willhite and was a resident of Cheshire for the past...
Sarah Jaynes Pickens
Apr 1, 2007
In CT Hospice, April 1, 2007, Sarah Jaynes Pickens, 91, wife of the late Charles P. Pickens of Marlboro St., Hamden. Mother of Linda Pickens of Milwaukee, WI. Sister of the late Joseph, Henry, Oscar, Frederick, Richard and David Jaynes, Margaret Jackson and Frances Smith. Also survived by a grandson, nieces & nephews and a host of many dear friends....
