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Jeanette (Jane) Mazza
Jun 19, 2006
Jeanette (Jane) Mazza, 82, of Pratt St., (formerly of Kiefer Rd.) died unexpectedly on Monday, June 19th, 2006 at MidState Medical Center. She was the beloved wife of Dominick (Mick) Mazza for 54 years. Born in Meriden, May 29, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Theodore and Jeanette (Wachulski) Bober. She was a graduate of Meriden High School...
George Joseph Marinko
Jun 16, 2006
George J. Marinko, 61, passed away June 16, 2006 after a brief illness. Brother of Robert G. Marinko of Hamden, and Dawn Fritzell of East Haven. Also survived by 1 niece and 5 nephews 3 great-nieces and 1 great- nephew. He was born in Waterbury and lived in New Haven for many years before moving to Moodus in 1996. He...
Joseph J. Conroy, Jr.
Jun 15, 2006
Hamden - Joseph J. Conroy, Jr., 85, of 255 Riverside Dr., husband of Anne Tighe Conroy passed away Thurs., June 15, 2006. He was born in Seymour, CT, Oct. 23, 1920, son of the late Joseph James and Judith Anderson Conroy and he volunteered for the Navy during WW II. Following the war, under the V 12 program, he graduated...
George N. Baer, Jr.
Jun 9, 2006
Meriden- George N. "Dooley" Baer, Jr., 87, husband of the late Dorothy Somerset Baer passed away on Friday, June 9, 2006 at MidState Medical Center. He was born in Meriden on September 5, 1918 a son of the late Goerge N. and Lillian (Krauss) Baer Sr.. He was a veteran having served his country during World War II in the...
Anne V. Venditto
Jun 9, 2006
Anne V. Venditto died at Connecticut Hospice in Branford on Friday, June 9, 2006, having suffered a massive stroke on June 6. Born in Ansonia on November 25, 1913, to Thomas L. and Anna Glynn Valance, Anne moved to New Haven in 1939 upon her marriage to her late husband, Anthony Venditto. She had been an active parishioner of St....
Dorothy Elsie Wojan
Jun 7, 2006
MERIDEN - Dorothy Elsie Wojan, 89, of 85 Carter Avenue Ext., oldest child of Julius and Augusta Hoffman Wojan, went to her heavenly reward on Wednesday, June 7, 2006, at Miller Memorial Community. Dorothy was born in Meriden on August 5, 1916 and graduated from Meriden High School with the Class of 1934. She worked at the Meriden Trust and...
William E. Schmidt
Jun 7, 2006
In Branford, June 7, 2006, William E. Schmidt, 73, of West Haven, husband of Patricia Gillen Schmidt, father of Annelouise Schmidt and her partner, Pam Schmidt of Ogden, UT, Lauretta (Laurie) Dowling and her husband, Michael of Hamden, Greta Heath and her husband, Ray of Rutland, MA and Heidi Law and her husband, David of Kingston, MA. Also survived by...
Henrietta Elizabeth Young
Jun 7, 2006
Henrietta Elizabeth Young, 86, of Tower Lane, New Haven, wife of the late Kenneth L. Young passed away June 7, 2006 after a brief illness. She was born in Danforth, ME, Feb. 23, 1920, a daughter of the late Thomas S. and Elsie Shaw Philbrick. She grew up in Monuement Beach on Cape Cod and graduated from Bourne High School....
William P. Simeone
Jun 7, 2006
In Wallingford, June 7, 2006, William P. Simeone, 93, of Masonic Ave., husband of the late Phyllis Soboeski Simeone, formerly of Campbell Ave. and a longtime resident of the Steven Heights section of West Haven. Brother of Jenney Williams of Riverview, FL and Lillian Crego of Deerfield Beach, FL and the late Patricia Anatone, Ralph and Phillip Simeone. Billy was...
Raymond Clifford Pierson
Jun 6, 2006
Raymond Clifford Pierson passed away June 6, 2006 at CT Hospice after a long illness, he was a resident of Baybrook Arms, West Haven and was lifelong West Haven resident. Born May 23, 1923 to Irene Catlin Pierson and Carl William Pierson, besides his parents he was predeceased by brothers, Frederick William Pierson and infant brother, Carl William Pierson, Jr....
Margaret S. Dingle
Jun 5, 2006
In Meriden, June 5, 2006 Margaret S. Dingle, 88, of Wallingford and formerly of Hamden. Wife of the late Frederick M. Dingle. Mother of Patricia D. Wiedenmann of Wallingford, Marcia C. Dingle of Guilford, Louise D. Beach of Prospect and Frederick M. Dingle, Jr. of Peoria, Arizona. Also survived by 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Margaret was born in New...
Iver Johnson
Jun 3, 2006
Hamden- Iver Johnson, 83, beloved husband of 53 years of Grace Lundeen Johnson of Shepard Ave., passed away June 3, 2006 after a brief illness. He was born in New Haven, Feb. 20, 1923 a son of the late Ellis and Olga Peterson Johnson and was a resident of Hamden since 1955. Mr. Johnson was employed as a painter at...
Robert August Hoff
Jun 1, 2006
Meriden - Robert August Hoff, 87, died Thursday, June 1, 2006, at MidState Medical Center. He was the husband of the late Lillian Flatow Hoff. Born in New Britain on April 25, 1919, he was the son of the late Albert and Augusta Wilk Hoff. He was self-employed at Meriden Slitting Company until his retirement in 1982. He was a...
Marion Hicks Aliff
May 29, 2006
MIDDLETOWN - Marion Hicks Aliff, 74, of 1606 Country Club Road, died Monday, May 29, 2006, at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford. She was the wife of the late Horace J. Aliff. Born in Meriden on March 6, 1932, she was the daughter of the late George and Veronica Hicks. She was employed as a secretary at Carabetta Enterprises and...
George H. Schlayer
May 29, 2006
At his home, May 29, 2006, George "DoDo" H. Schlayer, 90, of Judson Ave., New Haven, husband of the late Evelyn Schipper Schlayer, among his nieces and nephews are Elene Barsczewski, Christine Brooks, Barbara Kahn, William Bergmann and Herbert Hill. He was predeceased by sisters, Minnie Schlayer, Annie Schlayer Hill, Christine Schlayer Bergmann, Elizabeth Schlayer, Pauline Schlayer Amour, Martha Schlayer...
Bernice Thompson Stokes
May 28, 2006
In Hamden, May 28, 2006, Bernice Thompson Stokes, 90, wife of the late Lee Stokes and the late Henry M. Brown, formerly of Sylvan Ave., New Haven. Mother of Kathryn Clarke of San Pablo, CA, Henry Brown of Phoenix, AZ, Robert Brown of Bedford, OH and the late David Brown. Also survived by 10 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren, cousin of...
Thomas Francis Eburg
May 20, 2006
Thomas Francis Eburg, 76, of 140 Island Lane, West Haven and formerly of Park St., West Haven passed away at his home Saturday, May 20, 2006. He was the husband of Roberta Carleton Eburg. He was born in New Haven January 25, 1930 son of the late Oarrie and Evelyn Kelley Eburg. He was employed by Hummel Brothers Meat Packing...
Stavroula Proestakis
May 19, 2006
Stavroula Proestakis, 90, formerly of Green St., New Haven, wife of the late George P. Proestakis, passed away Friday, May 19, 2006. She was born in Vresthena, Greece, daughter of the late Panagiotis and Chrisanthe Maimoinis Rozanitis and immigrated to the United States in 1954. She is survived by her two sons, Peter G. Proestakis of North Haven and Constantine...
Jaroslav Jan Pelikan, Jr.
May 13, 2006
Jaroslav Pelikan, Sterling Professor Emeritus of History at Yale and former dean of the Yale Graduate School, died Saturday at his home in Hamden, after a battle with cancer. He was 82. Jaroslav Pelikan was born on December 17, 1923 in Akron, Ohio to immigrant parents. His father was a Lutheran pastor. In 1946, at the age of 22, he...
Catherine P. Tootsie Granata
May 13, 2006
In Hamden, May 13, 2006, Catherine P. "Tootsie" Granata, 85 wife of the late Anthony A. Granata formerly of Bayshore Dr., West Haven. Mother of Anthony M. Granata and daughter-in-law Mackey Granata of North Branford, Raymond J. Granata and daughter-in-law Diane Granata of Seymour, Kathy Sicignano of Hamden and Carol Jones and son-in-law Charles Jones of Clearwater, FL. sister of...
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