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Mathew D. Taylor, Jr.

Mathew D. Taylor, Jr.

Jun 24, 2005

Bethany-Mathew Dwight Taylor, Jr., 61, husband of the late Charlotte Heyward Taylor of Bethany passed away June 24, 2005 in St. Raphael Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in New Haven, Feb. 4, 1944 a son of Rosa P. Taylor of New Haven and the late Matthew D. Taylor, Sr. Mr. Taylor was proprietor of the parking lot...

William Francis Cronin

William Francis Cronin

Jun 21, 2005

Wallingford - William Francis Cronin, 77, of 122 Bull Ave., died Tuesday, June 21, 2005 at Connecticut Hospice in Branford. He was the husband of Jean Jurinski Cronin. Born in Meriden on Oct. 1, 1927, he was the son of the late William J. and Mary Wadsworth Cronin. He was a graduate of Stone Business School and had been employed...

Joanne C. Tashjian Geel

Joanne C. Tashjian Geel

Jun 21, 2005

Meriden - Joanne C. Tashjian Geel, 54, of Pine Tree Ridge, died Tuesday, June 21, 2005 at MidState Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was the wife of William Geel. Born in Pontiac, MI on Dec. 25, 1950, she was the daughter of the late John Arthur and Melanie Jarvis Tashjian. She was a graduate of the University of...

Martha Jane Steele

Martha Jane Steele

Jun 17, 2005

Cheshire, CT- Martha Jane Steele, 87, wife of 60 years of G. Donald Steele, of 150 Cook Hill Rd, Chehire CT. passed away June 17, 2005 after a long illness. She was born in Decatur, Indiana January 20, 1918 a daughter of the late Joseph S. and Cleo Roop Linn and resided in Hamden before moving to Cheshire in 1973....

Betty Jane Roraback

Betty Jane Roraback

Jun 16, 2005

MIDDLEFIELD - Betty Jane Roraback, 79, of 43 Stowe Street, died Thursday, June 16, 2005, at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London. She was the wife of the late James W. Roraback. Betty was born in Meriden, Nov. 25, 1925, the daughter of the late John and Arline Goddard Gerschefski. She was a 1943 graduate of Meriden High School...

Anne V. Coutts

Anne V. Coutts

Jun 14, 2005

ANNE V. COUTTS Hamden- Anne V. Coutts, 75, wife of 54 years to George F. Coutts, Jr. of Cumpstone Dr., passed away June 14, 2005 in the Elim Park Baptist Home after a brief illness. She was born in East Haven, Sept. 29, 1929 a daughter of the late Joseph and Carmela Anastasio Vanacore and resided in Hamden since 1953....

Audrey Labanca Hansen

Audrey Labanca Hansen

Jun 4, 2005

At her home, June 4, 2005, Audrey LaBanca Hansen, 85 of 997 Glen Cove Ave., Palm Bay, FL, wife of the late Theodore Hansen, mother of Helen Redmond of West Haven, Patricia Cameron of Palm Bay, FL, step-mother of Betty Jane Konopka of Wallingford, sister of Bertha Torto of East Haven and Anthony L. LaBanca of Kentucky. Also survived by...

Catherine C. Petrillo

Catherine C. Petrillo

Jun 4, 2005

Catherine Crocco Petrillo, wife of the late Daniel Petrillo, passed away Saturday June 4, 2005 in the CT Hospice Branford. She was born in New Haven September 14, 1917 a daughter of the late Peter and Victoria Crocco and resided in Hamden for 35 years before moving to Woodbridge in 2001. Mrs. Petrillo was employed with the N.Y., N.H., &...

Barbara M. Church

Barbara M. Church

Jun 4, 2005

BARBARA M. CHURCH Meriden, CT & North Eastham, MA- Barbara M. Church wife of the late Alton R. Church passed away June 4, 2005 in the Masonic Geriatric Health Care Center after a brief illness. She was born in Meriden April 10, 1926 a daughter of the late Raymond and Mabel Rushworth Messner and resided in South Meriden most of...

Dick Roelof Wittink

Dick Roelof Wittink

Jun 4, 2005

New Haven, Conn.-Dick R. Wittink, the George Rogers Clark Professor of Management and Marketing at the Yale School of Management, died on June 4 at age 59. Wittink was a respected mentor and scholar with over one hundred articles in the field of marketing. He was noted for his work in the study of conjoint analysis, the most widely used...

Dolores Jacobson Milardo

Dolores Jacobson Milardo

Jun 1, 2005

MERIDEN - Dolores Jacobson Milardo, 87, of 33 Cone Avenue, died Wednesday, June 1, 2005 at Coccomo Memorial Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late John Sebastian Milardo. Born in Meriden on March 14, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Anna Anderson Jacobson. She had worked as a claims adjuster at Bankers Life...

Donna Marie Fitzgerald

Donna Marie Fitzgerald

May 31, 2005

MERIDEN - Donna Marie Fitzgerald, 52, of 104 Swain Ave., died Tuesday, May 31, 2005 at MidState Medical Center. She was the loving wife of Daniel B. Fitzgerald. Born in Meriden on May 30, 1953, she was the daughter of Marie Gueil Savulis of Meriden and the late Stanley Savulis. She had worked as a supervisor at the Napier Company...

Donald Paul Stephens

Donald Paul Stephens

May 29, 2005

MERIDEN - Donald Paul Stephens, 80, of 186 Gwen Road, died Sunday, May 29, 2005 at MidState Medical Center. He was the husband of Elizabeth Backus Stephens. He was born in Meriden, Sept. 16, 1924, a son of the late Paul and Ruth Cooke Stephens. He had served in the U.S. Coast Guard and worked as a tool designer until...

Jeannette C. Hamilton

Jeannette C. Hamilton

May 28, 2005

Jeannette C. (Crossland) Hamilton, age 89, of Windsor, CT., died Saturday, May 28, 2005, at Kimberley Hall North in Windsor, Conn. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Crossland and Alice Westfield Crossland. She is survived by her daughter, Amy-Jean(Hamilton) Van Arsdale of Milford, CT and sons, Gary Hamilton of Stratford, CT, Danny Hamilton of Gaylordsville, CT, and Arley...

Sharon Ann Mclean

Sharon Ann Mclean

May 27, 2005

Woodbridge - Sharon Ann McLean, 50, passed away at her home at 4 Deer Run Road on May 27, 2005 surrounded by her family. She had lived in Woodbridge for almost 40 years. She is survived by her brother, Dean McLean of Woodbridge, sisters, Lana Deym Campbell of Providence, RI, Carol Mathieu of Falls Church, VA and Joyce Dayley of...

Ruth Anna Ellis

Ruth Anna Ellis

May 25, 2005

MERIDEN - Ruth Anna Ellis, 75, of 25 Steuben Street died Wednesday, May 25, 2005, at her home. She was born August 1, 1929, a daughter of the late Wilson and Minnie Gudet Ellis and had worked as a secretary at International Silver Company. She is survived by a nephew and his wife, Gary and Cynthia Ellis of Chaplin, CT;...

Dominic J. Ceravone

Dominic J. Ceravone

May 24, 2005

At his home, May 24, 2005, Dominic J. Ceravone, 9, of 50 William St., West Haven, son of Joseph D. and Tracy Razowski Ceravone, brother of Karissa and Ashley Ceravone and Trevor Caruso all of West Haven, grandson of Laura Razowski of Derby, Stanley Razowski of West Haven, William Ceravone of East Haven and Norma Ceravone of Milford and great-grandson...

Valentin 'Bill' 'Billy' William Schanz

Valentin 'Bill' 'Billy' William Schanz

May 23, 2005

Northford-Valentin William Schanz, 76, "Bill", "Billy", husband of June O'Neill Schanz for 53 years, passed away in St. Raphael Hospital, May 23, 2005. He was born in New Haven March 3, 1929 a son of the late Valentin and Gertrude Gaul Schanz and resided in Northford since 1931. Mr. Schanz operated the Schanz Farm for many years until 1969, and...

Santiago Roman

Santiago Roman

May 22, 2005

MERIDEN - Santiago Roman, 91, died surrounded by his loving family and friends, on Sunday, May 22, 2005, at Miller Memorial Community. He was the husband of the late Georgina Sanchez Roman. He was born in Moca, Puerto Rico August 25, 1913, a son of the late Tomas and Irene Caban Roman. He worked as a machinist at International Silver...

Henry F. Ficken, Jr.

Henry F. Ficken, Jr.

May 21, 2005

MERIDEN - Henry F. Ficken, Jr., 84, formerly of 224 Sunset Ave., died Saturday, May 21, at Saybrook Convalescent Home. He was born April 29, 1921 in Meriden a son of the late Henry and Johanna (Hackbarth) Ficken Sr. He was employed at New Departure in quality control until his retirement and was a parishioner of St. Rose of Lima...

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