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Clifford E. Lindgren
Oct 17, 2006
In New Haven, Oct. 17, 2006, Clifford E. Lindgren, 87, of Home Place, Hamden. He was the loving husband of the late Eivor A. Lindgren and the father of Bradford Lindgren and his wife Ellen and Brian Lindgren, all of Hamden. He was predeceased by a sister, Bernice Lindgren. Mr. Lindgren was born in New Haven, Feb. 24, 1919, the...
Wesley Graham Smith
Oct 17, 2006
MONROE - Wesley Graham Smith, 84, of 19 Osborne Lane died Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at Bridgeport Hospital. He was the husband of Rosamond Clarke Smith. He was born in Springfield, MA on October 14, 1922, a son of the late Ernest and Ethel Smith and was employed as welder/fabricator at Coulter & McKenzie in Bridgeport. He worshipped at the...
Grace Doolan Kelly
Oct 15, 2006
Kelly, Grace Doolan In Branford, Oct. 15, 2006, Grace Doolan Kelly, 86, of Ridge Road, North Haven. Wife of the late Joseph W. Kelly; mother of Patsy Kelly of Hamden and Brian Kelly of Bridgeport; sister of Paul Doolan, MD and his wife, Nelly of Phippsburg, ME; grandmother of Casey and Patrick King and Justin, Whitney and Bronwyn Kelly; aunt...
Edward W. Newton
Oct 13, 2006
Meriden - Edward W. Newton, 87, husband of Mildred M. (Florian) Newton, died Friday, October 13, 2006 at Mid-State Medical Center with his loving family by his side. A lifelong resident of Meriden, he was born September 2, 1919, the son of the late Charles A. and Iva Bowen Newton. During World War II, he served with the U.S. Army...
Richard Kenyon Martin
Oct 9, 2006
In New Haven, Monday, October 9, 2006, Richard Kenyon Martin, 70, of Calamus Meadow Rd., Hamden. Husband of Elizabeth (Betty) White Martin; father of Donna (Steven) Richetelle of Hamden, Richard J. Martin of Hamden, John W. (Kristine) Martin of NC, Kenneth J. (Renee) Martin of Denver, CO; 9 grandchildren, Samantha Richetelle, Dean Richetelle, Miranda Richetelle, Jasmine Maraco, Allyson Martin, Shannin...
Kenneth Joseph Reynolds
Oct 6, 2006
Kenneth Joseph Reynolds, 90, of 169 Borrmann Rd., East Haven, husband of the late Marilyn McNamara Reynolds passed away at Yale-New Haven Hospital Friday, Oct. 6, 2006. He was the father of Susan Reynolds and her husband, Roger Loiseau of East Haven, and Kevin Reynolds and his wife, Stacy Reynolds of Branford, grandfather of Michael Reynolds and Nicole Reynolds of...
Emma Lillian Bischofsberger
Oct 3, 2006
MERIDEN - Emma Lillian Bischofsberger, 89, of 39 Empire Avenue died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006 at Westfield Care & Rehab Center. She was the wife of the late Charles Bischofsberger. Born in Great Neck, North Hempsted, NY on Feb. 19, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Mary Fisher Dannenfelser, Sr. She was a member of South...
Ann M. Tessmer Turgeon
Oct 3, 2006
At Harborside Healthcare Arden House, Oct. 3, 2006, Ann M. Tessmer Turgeon, 98, formerly of Woodruff St., Hamden. Wife of the late Thomas Turgeon; beloved mother of Lorraine Palacios and devoted son-in-law William Palacios; sister of the late Alfred Tessmer, David Tessmer and Edward Tessmer. Ann was born in Wallingford on Jan. 26, 1908, daughter of the late John and...
Joseph G. Shia
Oct 3, 2006
In New Haven, Oct. 3, 2006, Joseph G. Shia, 80, husband of Donna Westgate Shia of Grassy Hill Rd., Orange, father of Brenda Hankinson of Frisco, TX, brother of Julia Kiselewich of Stamford, Marian Libby of Shapleigh, ME, John G. Shia of West Monroe, LA, Henry G. Shia of West Haven and the late Frederick Shia. Also survived by a...
Marion H. Rabito
Oct 1, 2006
Marion H. Rabito, 91, wife of the late E. Paul Rabito, daughter of the late Anthony and Mary Hebor Erdos, died Sunday, October 1, 2006 at her residence. Born in Wallingford on July 12, 1915, she was formerly of Schoolhouse Road. She is survived by a sister, Edith Drapeau of Meriden. There will be no calling hours. A Mass of...
Lillian Jane Meek
Sep 29, 2006
Lillian Jane Meek, 99, wife of the late Franklin L. Meek, passed away peacefully Sept. 29, 2006 in the Masonic Healthcare Center. She was born in Wallasey, England, Nov. 7, 1906, a daughter of the late John and Ellen McDonnell Ross and lived in Granite Bay, Branford for 65 years before living in Bella Vista New Haven for 21 years....
Edythe Mcknight Knapp
Sep 28, 2006
In Meriden, Sept. 28, 2006, Edythe McKnight Knapp, 91, of Ashlar Village, Wallingford, wife of Henry H. Knapp. She was born June 30, 1915 in Newark, NJ, daughter of the late H. Rex and Irma Pfizenmeyer McKnight. She retired in 1971 from General Electric Corp. where she worked as a secretary. Memorial service Sunday, Oct. 1 at 3 p.m. at...
Alvin J. Shelton, Sr.
Sep 27, 2006
MERIDEN - Alvin J. Shelton, Sr., 79, died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2006 at MidState Medical Center. Born in Rockville, Virginia on Sept. 11, 1927, he was the son of the late George and Mozzelle Shelton. Before his retirement, he was employed for twenty-eight years at Pratt & Whitney in North Haven and was a driver for Rushford Center, Inc. He...
Alvin J. Shelton, Sr.
Sep 27, 2006
MERIDEN - Alvin J. Shelton, Sr., 79, died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2006 at MidState Medical Center. Born in Rockville, Virginia on Sept. 11, 1927, he was the son of the late George and Mozzelle Shelton. Before his retirement, he was employed for twenty-eight years at Pratt & Whitney in North Haven and was a driver for Rushford Center, Inc. He...
Alice Beverly Fisher
Sep 26, 2006
Alice Beverly Fisher, 61, passed away on Sept. 26, 2006 after a long illness. Born March 8, 1945 in Milford, daughter of the late Edward and Alice Pope Hay. Beverly, as she was called, had been a nurse for 32 years. She worked at several local convalescent homes and even spent 10 years at the CT Hospice caring for those...
George Wilbur Lampman
Sep 23, 2006
Meriden- George "Bill" Wilbur Lampman, 90, of Sunset Ave., died after a brief illness on Saturday, September 23, 2006 at the Masonic Healthcare Center in Wallingford. He was the husband of the late Ruth Ridley Lampman who predeceased him on Jan. 7, 1991. Born in Lyndonville, VT on Feb. 4, 1916 to the late Harry J. and Nelli Booth Lampman....
Muriel M. Macarthur
Sep 22, 2006
Muriel M. MacArthur, 75, beloved wife of Angus MacArthur of 509 Maple Ave., Cheshire passed away Friday, September 22, 2006 at the Masonic Healthcare Center. Mrs. MacArthur was born in Bridgeport, CT, November 25, 1930 a daughter of the late Henry S. and Nancy Berg Burr. She was a member of the Spring Glen Church, Spring Glen Garden Club and...
William Lawrie Dickson
Sep 21, 2006
MERIDEN - William Lawrie Dickson, 84, formerly of 91 Orchid Road, died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006, at Masonic Geriatric Healthcare Center in Wallingford. He was the husband for fifty-two years of Dorothy Olson Dickson. Born in Meriden on May 4, 1922, he was the son of the late William L. and Nettie Hubbard Dickson. He was a graduate of Meriden...
Beatrice Menasian Carolla
Sep 20, 2006
Beatrice Menasian Carolla, 91, wife of the late John G. Carolla, of Shepard Hill Rd. Hamden, passed away Sept. 20, 2006 at CT Hospice after a brief illness. Mother of Philip Carolla and his wife, Jean of Hamden, sister of Virginia Jurkiewicz and her husband, John of Hamden and Besse Counihan of Wallingford. She is also survived by granddaughters, Gina...
Roger Barry Thomas, Sr.
Sep 19, 2006
In Orange, Wed., Sept. 19, 2006, Roger Barry Thomas, Sr., 71, of Hamden. Husband of Judyth Capper Thomas; father of Roger B. Thomas, Jr. of Hamden, Kim S. Thomas of Hamden and the late Holly Ann Thomas Sequino. Also survived by 6 grandchildren, Joseph and Jason Sabato, Patrick Thomas, Roger Thomas, III, Christina Nunez, and Elaina Thomas; a brother Harold...
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