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Raymond Adam Wollenberg
Jul 13, 2004
MERIDEN - Raymond Adam Wollenberg, Sr., 67, died Tuesday, July 13, 2004, at Hartford Hospital. He was the husband of Barbara Piontek Wollenberg. Born in Meriden Feb. 26, 1937, he was the son of the late Adam and Adolfine Renn Wollenberg. He was a dedicated milkman for Sievert's, Greenbackers' and Guida's Dairies and his customers looked forward to his friendly...
Arthur Alfred Crossley
Jul 9, 2004
MERIDEN - Arthur Alfred Crossley, 83, formerly of 22 Baldwin St., died Friday, July 9, 2004, at Miller Memorial Community. He was the husband of the late Dorothy Duchene Crossley. Born in Walton, Nova Scotia, Canada on July 7, 1921, he was the son of the late Alvin L. and Jean Sanford Crossley. He served in the in the U.S....
Arthur J. Dupuis
Jul 9, 2004
WALLINGFORD- Arthur J. Dupuis, 79 husband of 58 years to Helen E.(Knaggs) Dupuis died Friday, July 9, 2004, at Masonic Healthcare Center in Wallingford. He was born August 17, 1924 in Meriden a son of the late Russell Dupuis and Rosina (Hineline) Dupuis Scism. Arthur worked for 40 years for International Silver Company . He was a veteran of World...
Florence Wessman Schuster
Jul 9, 2004
Meriden-Florence W. Schuster, 86, wife of the late Myron H. Schuster, Jr, passed away Friday July 9, with her family by her side. A devoted wife, mother and friend, she will be missed by all. She was born in Meriden Nov. 25, 1917 a daughter of the late Charles and Ida Olson Wessman and resided in Meriden all of her...
Rita M. Hanson
Jul 9, 2004
Rita M. Hanson, 80, of 38 Tokoneke Dr., Meriden, passed away at her home Friday, July 9, 2004. She was the wife of Claude Hanson. Born in Baltimore, MD, Oct. 26, 1923, daughter of the late James and Mary Schultz Szymonowski. Mrs. Hanson was a member of Saint Rose Church. Besides her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Diane...
David F. Morgan
Jul 8, 2004
Wallingford-David F. Morgan, 90, husband of the late Grace Montgomery Morgan passed away Thurs., July 8, 2004 in the Masonic Geriatric Healthcare Center. He was born in Reading, PA, June 8, 1914 a son of the late David W. and Edna Lindenmuth Morgan and had resided in North Haven for 36 years before moving to Wallingford in 1998. He served...
Jean Catheryn Harkins Reilly
Jul 7, 2004
Jean Catheryn Harkins Reilly, 80, formerly of Norwood Ave. and Delsole Rd., Hamden, died Wed., July 7, at the Hospice at Coes Pond in Worcester, MA after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Matthew A. Reilly, the daughter of the late Milton W. and Mary Kelleher Harkins and was born on May 12, 1924 in New...
Antoinette 'Nate' Franco
Jul 3, 2004
Antoinette '' Nate '' Franco, 78, of Elizabeth Rd., Hamden, passed away July 3, 2004 at CT Hospice, Branford. She was the wife of the late Domenic Franco. Born in New Haven, Dec. 15, 1925, daughter of the late Salvatore and Vita DiNicola. Mrs. Franco was employed by the former Roby Lyn Company, New Haven as a seamstress prior to...
Harold W. Behnke
Jul 1, 2004
MERIDEN - Harold W. Behnke, 95, formerly of 1244 No. Broad St., died Thursday, July 1, 2004, at St. Elizabeth Center at the Curtis Home. He was the husband of Helen Wright Behnke. Born in Meriden, June 25, 1909, he was the son of the late Theodore and Helen Klingenschmidt Behnke. He was a high school graduate and until his...
Kenneth Stuart Grandy
Jul 1, 2004
In Sequim, Washington, July 1, 2004, Kenneth Stuart Grandy, 91, formerly of Meriden, husband of the late Virginia Coggins Grandy. He was born Jan. 6, 1913 in Barrington, RI, son of the late Leonard Wyles and Hattie Burdick Grandy. He grew up in Plantsville, CT and later moved to Meriden where he lived most of his adult life. He was...
Stoughton C. Spear
Jun 30, 2004
Stoughton C. Spear, 77, of 425 Sterling PL., Hamden, passed away on June 30, 2004 after a long illness. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 55 years, Lillian Whiteman Spear. Born Sept. 12, 1926 in Brooklyn, NY, a son of the late Clarence and Alice Fox Spear. Before graduating from high school, Stoughton left to serve his country as...
Stoughton C. Spear
Jun 30, 2004
Stoughton C. Spear, 77, of 425 Sterling PL., Hamden, passed away on June 30, 2004 after a long illness. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 55 years, Lillian Whiteman Spear. Born Sept. 12, 1926 in Brooklyn, NY, a son of the late Clarence and Alice Fox Spear. Before graduating from high school, Stoughton left to serve his country as...
James Turner Williams
Jun 25, 2004
WILLIAMS, JAMES T. James Turner Williams, 77, entered into eternal rest on June 25, 2004. Husband of Ida Thomas Williams of 208 Starr St., New Haven, father of Melva Boyd of Hamden, Iris Williams of New Haven, and Anna Horne and her husband Morris of West Haven. He is also survived by 4 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. James was...
Kirk L. Overlock
Jun 25, 2004
In North Conway, New Hampshire, June 25, 2004, Kirk Lee Overlock, 31, of 117 Mueller Dr., Hamden. Born in New Haven, May 13, 1973, he was the son of Lester L. Overlock, Jr. and his wife, Lauren of Cheshire and Sandra Collake Overlock of Hamden, grandson of Madelyn Oertel of New Haven and the late Lester L. Overlock, Sr., Elizabeth...
Milton Albert Brizzie
Jun 24, 2004
MERIDEN - Milton Albert Brizzie, 85, of 93 Hall Ave., died Thursday, June 24, 2004, at Meriden Nursing and Rehab Center. He was the husband for 50 years of the late Dorothy Saunders Brizzie. Born in Meriden on Feb. 25, 1919, he was the son of the late Harvey G. and Lela Brusie Brizzie. He was a high school graduate...
Leon G. Ransom
Jun 23, 2004
At his home, June 23, 2004, Leon G. Ransom, 76, husband of Dorman Anderson Ransom of Starr St., New Haven, father of Marsha L. Ransom McAlpine-Moore and her husband, Robert Moore of Hamden, Melba M. Crowley and Janet Bailey both of New Haven, grandfather of Melinda Lee Crowley, Sean-Michael J. McAlpine, Robert Adam Moore, Eli Jacob Moore, Suzanne Ransom, Tannis...
Keith T. Clarke
Jun 16, 2004
MERIDEN - Keith T. Clarke, 53, of 10 Fiesta Heights, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 16, 2004, at MidState Medical Center with his family at his side, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of the late Joanne Marcinski Clarke. Born in Meriden on Feb. 15, 1951, he was the son of the late Harry W....
Rose Naples Riccitelli
Jun 15, 2004
MERIDEN - Rose Naples Riccitelli, 86, a lifelong resident of Meriden, died early Tuesday morning, June l5, 2004, at the Westfield Care and Rehab Center. She was the wife of the late Joseph Riccitelli. She was born in Meriden on June 11, 1918, daughter of the late Domenic and Theresa Naples. During World War II, Rose was employed by Insilco...
Phillip M. Wallen
Jun 15, 2004
In Hartford Hospital after a long illness, June 15, 2004, Phillip M. Wallen, 46 of 195 Dawson Ave., West Haven, father of Jennifer Dotson and Phillip Douglas both of West Haven, brother of Estrellita Koukoulis, Esther Fitch, Russell Wallen, Sr., all of West Haven, Cherlyn Kasynak of Hamden, Brenda Rose, Karen Wallen, Harry Rose, Glenn Wallen all of New Haven,...
Lucy Betty Perfetto
Jun 14, 2004
At her home, June 14, 2004, Lucy Betty Perfetto, 89 of North Haven, sister of Joseph Perfetto of Hamden and the late Vincent Perfetto and Mary Amore, aunt of Agatha Elliott of Guilford, Frances Handy of Lake Worth, FL and Pat Perfetto of Putnam, CT, also survived by several great-nieces and nephews. Lucy was born in New Haven, March 24,...
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