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Gregg Howard Johnson
Aug 16, 2004
Meriden - Gregg Howard Johnson, 57, died peacefully of complications from leukemia on Monday, August 16, 2004 at home surrounded by the love and comfort of his wife and daughter. He was born October 3, 1946 in St. Paul, MN a son of Howard and Marlys (Gerber) Johnson. Gregg grew up in Lindstrom,MN and graduated from Lindstrom High School in...
Carl Theodore Wirth
Aug 15, 2004
Meriden- Carl Theodore Wirth, 97, formerly of 58 Horton Ave., died Sunday, August 15 at MidState Medical Center. He was the husband of the late Helen Edith (Hackbarth) Wirth. He was born in Meriden, November 30, 1906 a son of the late Karl and Antoinette (Teige) Wirth. He was a supernumerary police officer and worked as chief electrician at New...
Helen Petryn
Aug 14, 2004
Helen Petryn, 104, wife of the late Fred T. Petryn passed away August 14, 2004 in New Haven. Mother of Andrew F. Petryn of New Haven, sister of the late Amelia. Mrs Petryn was born June 15, 1900 a daughter of the late John & Agnes Mahelkevicz and was a nurse's assistant at the former Grace Hospital and the Hospital...
Viola Yasensky Preisner
Aug 13, 2004
Viola H. (Yasensky) Preisner, 95, died Friday, August 13, 2004, t the Glastonbury Health Care Center in Glastonbury. She was the widow of John L. Preisner, to whom she was married for 65 years. Viola was born July 21, 1909 in Wallingford, CT, a daughter of the late Stanislaus and Anastasia Yasensky, both born in Austria, and immigrated to the...
Percy E. Mcclure
Aug 12, 2004
In Cheshire, Aug. 12, 2004, Percy E. McClure 75, of New Haven, husband of 58 years to Virginia Griffin McClure, father of William Marvin McClure of Meriden and Clifton Eugene McClure of Hamden, brother of Stanley McClure of Atlanta, GA and Dorothy Lancaster of Mystic, CT, grandfather of Marva, Derik, Jenal and LaTanya McClure and great-grandfather of, Marshall and Jacari...
Rose M. Verneris
Aug 10, 2004
In Meriden, August 10, 2004, Rose Merlone Verneris, formerly of Jamestown, RI, wife of the late Henry Verneris. Born in North Haven, CT, May 6, 1911, she was the daughter of the late Carlos and Anna Telltilneno Merlone. She is survived by a son, Robert C. Verneris of Meriden, two sisters, Adeline Ullrich of Alaska and Eva Amendola of Hamden...
Edith Carlson Haynes
Aug 6, 2004
In Branford, Aug. 6, 2004, Edith Carlson Haynes, 91, of 29 Chestnut St., West Haven, wife of the late John ''Jack'' K. Haynes, mother of George I. Haynes and his wife, Linda of West Haven, John K. Haynes, Jr. and his wife, Candice of Hampden, MA and gandmother of Matthew and Kristin Haynes. She was predeceased by sisters, Gladys Smith...
Watson S. Bentley
Aug 5, 2004
Wallingford- Watson S. Bentley, 94 formerly of Bennett Rd., East Haven husband of Helen (Munck) Bentley died Thurs., August 5, 2004 at Masonic Geriatric Healthcare Center in Wallingford. Born May 30, 1910 in New Haven, a son of the late Herbert and Grace Rand Bentley. Until his retirement he was a tool and die maker for the Ecklin Manufacturing Co....
Florence H. Small
Aug 4, 2004
Small, Florence H. In the Hospital of St. Raphael, Aug. 4, 2004, Florence Haynes Small, 78, of 79 Crofton St., New Haven, wife of the late Sam Small. Mother of Sam Small, Jr., James Small, Shepardine Small, Jeanette Culbreath, Charles Small, Sarah Ann Small, Mary Hoffman, John Lawrence, Victoria Nobles and the late Clara Speicher. Sister of Emma Heyward, Louise...
Cynthia Lynn Anderson
Aug 2, 2004
On Aug. 2, 2004 in Fort Myers, FL, Cynthia Lynn Anderson, formerly of Hamden, passed away after a valiant struggle with a long illness. Her son, Jacob Shaver, her daughter, Sandra Shaver and grandson, Damien Shaver, all of Fort Myers, FL, survive her. In addition, she is survived by her mother, Betty Anderson Miller of Hamden, sisters, Kathryn Anderson of...
Donald A. Kannenberg
Aug 2, 2004
Plantsville- Donald A. Kannenberg, 72 of Saw Mill Lane, died in his home on Monday, August 2. He was the husband of Carol (Priebe) Kannenberg. He was born in Mishawaka, Indiana on August 9, 1931 a son of the late William H. and Violet (McLean) Kannenberg. He served his country in the U.S. Marines. He graduated from Meriden High School...
Nella Pini
Aug 1, 2004
Nella Pini, 77 of Evergreen Ave., Hamden died at her daughter's home on Long Island, Aug. 1, 2004 after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Renzo Pini and the daughter of the late Ermes and Marie Pincelli. Mrs. Pini was born in Italy, April 9, 1927 and came to the USA in 1956. She had been...
Margaret L. Fitzgerald
Jul 31, 2004
Branford-Margaret L. FitzGerald, 88, of Alps Rd. Branford passed away Sat., July 31, 2004. A retired school teacher, she was the daughter of the late James H. and Alice Symmes FitzGerald. Margaret was born in New Haven, Aug. 29, 1915 and was a resident of Hamden before moving to Branford in 2002. She was a teacher in the Hamden school...
Esther Cisto
Jul 28, 2004
Esther Cisto, loving wife for 48 years of the late Mario S. ''Butch'' Cisto peacefully passed into eternal life through her faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ on July 28, 2004 at home, with her treasured children by her side. She was born in Danbury, CT on June 25, 1929 and lived on Orange Street in New Haven...
Rev. Irvin 'Sherm' Gagnon
Jul 28, 2004
Rev. Irvin ''Sherm'' Gagnon, 55, husband of Diane (Cronauer) Gagnon passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2004 at MidState Medical Center. He was born Jan. 8, 1949 in Fort Kent, Maine, a son of the late Conrad and Albina (Charette) Gagnon. He graduated from Assumption College, Worcester, Mass. He was ordained by the Augustinians of the Assumptionists in 1977 and he...
Richard F. Reiske
Jul 27, 2004
Meriden - Richard F. Reiske 76, husband of Anne Ivers Reiske passed away on Tuesday, July 27 at MidState Medical Center. He was born October 9, 1927 in Meriden a son of the late Frances and Mary (Coffey) . Richard worked in the Finance Department for the City of Meriden until his retirement in 1991. He attended the Pequot Business...
Pauline Tomlinson
Jul 26, 2004
Tomlinson, Pauline Pauline Tomlinson, age 57, of Woodbridge, CT, died Monday, July 26, 2004, at CT Hospice in Branford. She was the wife of Michael C. Tomlinson & the daughter of the late Earl and Julia Parker Cipperley and was born on December 6, 1946 in Washta, IA. Pauline is survived by her daughter Julie Marcinko and her husband Peter...
Eric Bullard Larsen
Jul 25, 2004
LARSEN, ERIC BULLARD In Lebanon, Indiana, July 25, 2004. Eric Bullard Larsen of 704 North East St., Lebanon, Indiana. Husband of Lana Fauvergue Larsen. Father of Dane Larsen of Carmel, IN. Born in Providence, on September 30, 1953 he was the son of Edwin V. Larsen and Janet Andersen Larsen of Hamden. Eric graduated from Paul Smith's College and State...
Florence Leeds Olsson
Jul 24, 2004
OLSSON, FLORENCE L. In Wallingford, July 24, 2004, Florence Leeds Olsson of 40 Ashlar Village. Wife of the late Emil G. Olsson, Jr. Born in Denver, CO on March 11, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Frederick W. and Blanche Crystal Leeds. A graduate of the St. Raphael Hospital School of Nursing, she received a Bachelor's degree from...
Edward W. Greim
Jul 24, 2004
In Hartford, July 24, 2004, Edward W. Greim, husband of Patricia Bodin Greim of 133 North Hill Rd., North Haven. Mr. Greim was born in New Haven, January 27, 1944 son of the late George and Margarite Rocklott Greim. He was the District Manager of Saab Cars, USA, Meriden and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a member...
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