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Gorish 'Zaven' Mahakian
Apr 17, 2004
In East Haven, April 17, 2004, Gorish ''Zaven'' Mahakian 85, husband of Guldane Keshian Mahakian of 14 James St., East Haven, father of Paul Mahakian and his wife, Eleanor of Hamden, Peter Mahakian of East Haven and the late Henry ''Hank'' Mahakian, brother of Hrach Richard Mahakian and his wife, Audrey of Haines City, FL, cousin of Louise Mahakian of...
Lois B. Aichler Bradley
Apr 12, 2004
Largo, FL - Lois B. Aichler Bradley, 80, formerly of Meriden, died Monday, April 12, 2004 at her residence in Largo, Florida. Born in Meriden, August 8, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Julie Sternberg Aichler. She graduated as a registered nurse from Middlesex School of Nursing in 1944 and served in the Army Nurse Corps...
Daniel Rodriguez
Apr 11, 2004
MERIDEN - Daniel Rodriguez, 45, of Parker Avenue South, died Sunday, April 11, 2004, at MidState Medical Center after a long illness. He was the husband of Migdalia ''Dolly'' Vazquez Rodriguez. Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on June 15, 1958, he was the son of the late Juan Fidel Rodriguez and the late Isabel Roman. He was employed as a...
Mildred L. Jepson
Apr 10, 2004
MERIDEN - Mildred L Jepson, 95, of Meriden, died Saturday, April 10, 2004, at Miller Memorial Community in Meriden. She was the wife of the late George S. Jepson. Born in Yalesville on July 3, 1908, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Ray and Lilla May Terrell Andrews. She attended school in Wallingford and upon her marriage to...
Philip C. Surh
Apr 5, 2004
North Haven- Philip C. Surh, 82, husband of Mija Kim Surh of 1178 Hartford Tpke. passed away April 5, 2004 in Yale New Haven Hospital. He was born in Back Koe, China, Feb. 10, 1922 a son of the late Byung Kyu Surh and Hannah Kim Surh and graduated from Waseda University of Tokyo. During the Korean War he was...
Leroy E. Vincent, Jr.
Apr 4, 2004
In Montgomery, NY, April 4, 2004, Leroy E. Vincent, Jr. formerly of West Haven, husband of the the late Georgia Bishop Vincent. During WW II he was in the US Marine Corps. He was a retired telephone lineman for Western Electric. Friends may call Thurs., April 8, 2004 at BEECHER & BENNETT TAYLOR FUNERAL HOME, 410 Campbell Ave., West Haven...
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...
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