Cecile F. Villano
Apr 3, 2004
In Wallingford, April 3,2004. Cecile Lillian Francis Villano, 81, of North Haven. Mrs Villano was born in Burlington, VT. December 29, 1922, daughter of the late Prosper and Gladys Francis. She was a life long resident of the New Haven area. Mother and Mother- in -law of Robert L. and Cherlynn Villano, Carol A. and Robert Cassell, Edward F. and...
Annette L. Rowell
Apr 2, 2004
MERIDEN - Annette L. Rowell, 82, of 60 Hanover St., died Friday, April 2, 2004, at MidState Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Rene Gosselin and the late Hillard Rowell. Born in Weedon, Quebec, Canada on Sept. 15, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Marie Delude LaPointe. She was a member of St....
Kathryn V. Egan
Apr 2, 2004
Kathryn V. Egan, 98, formerly of 19 Mowry St., North Haven, passed away Friday, April 2, 2004 at the Jewish Home for the Aged, Davenport Ave., New Haven, she was the wife of the late William J. Egan. Born in New Haven, March 4, 1906, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anne Curran Mulvey. She is survived...
Shirley L. Priebe
Apr 1, 2004
MERIDEN - Shirley L. Priebe, 79, of 102 Baker Ave., South Meriden, died Thursday, April 1, 2004, at MidState Medical Center. She was the wife of Howard W. Priebe. Born in Meriden on Nov. 23, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Ida Lockert Hubball. She was a graduate of Meriden High School and had been employed...
Shirley Fox Cook
Mar 30, 2004
MERIDEN - Shirley Fox Cook, wife of William A. Cook, married for 37 years, was taken home by God on Tuesday, March 30, 2004. Shirley was one of Meriden's own, having been born and raised in the City as a member of a prominent, accomplished family. She was a daughter of the late Andrew and Elizabeth Graham Fox. Shirley was...
Otto 'Dutch' Frederick Albert
Mar 27, 2004
Otto ''Dutch'' Frederick Albert, 88, of Cary, NC, and formerly of Branford, died on March 27, 2004 at home. Dutch was predeceased by his wife Leora ''Lee'' Raban Albert. He is survived by sons Donald Albert, and his wife Linda, Laurence Albert, and his wife Diane, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Memorial service Sat., June 12, 2004 at 9:30...
Vivian D. Curry
Mar 26, 2004
In CT Hospice, March 26, 2004, Vivian D. Curry, 80 of Woodbridge formerly of Bethany, wife of the late Alfred W. Curry, mother of Bonita Curry-Jones of West Haven, Susan C. Vaughn of Hamden, David Curry of Milford and Lawrence Curry of Raleigh, NC. Also survived by a sister, Edwina Thompson of Bethany, 13 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. She was...
Ellen A. Olson
Mar 24, 2004
Hamden- Ellen Anderson Olson, wife of 55 years of Eric Olson of 1450 Whitney Ave. formerly of Rockwood Rd passed away March 24, 2004. She was born in New Haven July 16, 1921 a daughter of the late Arthur M. and Bertha Nelson Anderson and was a life long resident of Hamden. Mrs. Olson was a secretary at S.C.S.U. retiring...
E. Perry James
Mar 24, 2004
Wallingford- E. Perry James, 93, husband of the late Barbara M. Walters James, formerly of North Haven, passed away March 24, 2004 in the Masonic Geriatric Healthcare Center. Father of Janet J. Petry and her husband Robert, of Northford, grandfather of Barbara P. Drummond of Northford and James E. Petry of Watertown, MA and loving great-grandfather of Elizabeth Janet Drummond...
Lowell E. Olson, M.D.
Mar 23, 2004
In New Haven, March 23, 2004, Lowell E. Olson, M.D., 75, husband of Barbara Dewey Olson of River Rd., North Haven. Born in Anamoose, North Dakota on July 17, 1928, he was the son of the late Clarence and Mary Fleming Olson. He received a Bachelor's Degree from Macalester College in St. Paul, MN and entered the Yale University School...
Martin ' Swabbie' M. Shurgalla
Mar 23, 2004
In the VA Hospital, West Haven, March 23, 2004, Martin ''Swabbie'' M. Shurgalla, 80, of Merwin Ave., Milford, husband of the late May Hoffman Shurgalla, father of Martina ''Tina'' McDonald and Ann Becroft both of Milford, brother of Elizabeth Yoggodinskie of Marion Heights, PA, Madeline Carnuccio of Shamokin, PA and George Shurgalla of Coal Township, PA, grandfather of Bree McDonald...
David 'Poppy' Ruiz Gonzalez
Mar 22, 2004
David Ruiz Gonzalez '' Poppy'' , 69, of 329 Hanover St., passed away at the Mid State Medical Center on March 22, 2004 after a long and courageous battle with diabetes and heart problems. He leaves behind his loving wife Louise Sweeney Gonzalez. Born on September 15, 1934 in Aquada, Puerto Rico to the late Juan and Gregoria Ruiz Gonzalez....
Lea Catherine Pech
Mar 20, 2004
In Meriden, March 20, 2004. Lea Catherine Pech, 89, of 360 Broad St., formerly of School Street in Hamden. Wife of the late Joachim Pech. Mother of Ann Marie Ryan and her husband Daniel of Norwalk, OH and Frances Moynihan and her husband Alfred (Ted) of Yalesville. She is also survived by a daughter-in-law, Norberta Pech of Cheshire, 13 grandchildren,...
Esther R. Schott
Mar 17, 2004
MERIDEN - Esther R. Schott, 82, of 320 Colony St., died Wednesday, March 17, 2004, at the Bradley Home. She was the wife of the late Kenneth Schott. Born in Owl's Head, Maine on August 28, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Chester and Cora Harrington Rackliff. She was a graduate of Larson Junior College which is now...
Donald A. Barker, Sr.
Mar 16, 2004
DONALD A. BARKER, SR. Donald A. Barker, Sr., 77, of Worth Ave., Hamden, husband of the late Norma Jenkins Barker, passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2004 at CT Hospice. He was born in New Haven, a son of the late Walter T. and Maude Elliott Barker and lived in Hamden since 1955. He was a quality control manager at Camco...
Melvin Robertson Odell
Mar 15, 2004
In New Haven, March 15, 2004, Melvin Robertson Odell of 39 Founders Village, Clinton, formerly of Hamden and Brewster, MA. Husband of the late Doris Dearden Odell. Born in West Haven, May 28, 1919, he was the son of the late Percey and Edith Heath Odell. A veteran of W.W. II, Melvin served in the U. S. Army Air Corp....
Phyllis Dailey Parks Esposito
Mar 15, 2004
In Cheshire, March 15, 2004, Phyllis Dailey Parks Esposito, 90, of Elim Park Baptist Home, Cheshire, formerly of Hamden. Wife of the late Michael Esposito, mother of Judy Parks Solli of Southington, sister of the late Gordon Rowe Dailey. Grandmother of Lynnette Kaschke of Middletown and Andrea Powell of Southington. Also survived by 3 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at BEECHER...
Kelly Eileen Chiaramonte
Mar 14, 2004
Kelly Eileen Chiaramonte, 42, passed away Sun., March 14, 2004 at Yale New Haven Hospital after a long and couragous battle with cancer. She is survived by her mother and stepfather, Judi and George Smith of Stafford Springs, CT and her father, Edward Chiaramonte of West Haven. She was born in New Haven, July 8, 1961, grew up in Hamden...
Jean J. Doerr
Mar 12, 2004
In Branford, March 12, 2004. Jean Jackson Doerr of 885 Indian Hill Rd., Orange. Wife of Richard L. Doerr. Mother of Douglas A. Doerr of Oakland, Ca. Born in Denver, Co. , she was the daughter of the late William G. and Adah Yager Jackson of Gibson County, Indiana. Jean attended Evansville University, Indiana University and graduated from The University...
Gunnar Bjorkman
Mar 11, 2004
Gunnar Bjorkman, 83, husband of 51 years to Ruth Koch Bjorkman of Corbin Rd., Hamden, formerly of Stamford, passed away on March 11, 2004 of a cardiac arrest. Born on June 12, 1920 in Fredriksberg, Sweden, son of the late Axel Fredrik and Hedvig Bergsten Bjorkman. For more than twenty years Mr. Bjorkman was the publisher and editor of Scandinavian-American...
