Elizabeth 'Betty' I. Cook
Feb 23, 2004
In New Haven, Feb. 23, 2004, Elizabeth ''Betty'' I. Cook, 87 of Care Ln., West Haven, wife of the late William G. Cook, devoted mother of Eileen Cook and sister, Nellie Wentworth both of West Haven also survived by several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by sisters, Anna Bosco, Peggy Stannard and brothers, Frank, William and John Quinn and...
Mildred W. Fox
Feb 22, 2004
MERIDEN - Mildred W. Fox, 97, died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2004 at Masonic Geriatric Healthcare Center. She was the wife of the late Christian F. Fox,Sr. Born in Meriden on Oct. 15, 1906, she was the daughter of the late Elbert M. and Nellie Wainwright Webb. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, a 50-year member of...
Beryl F. Lukasik
Feb 20, 2004
Meriden - Beryl F. Lukasik, 84, formerly of 30 Dana Lane, died Friday, Feb. 20, 2004 at the Regency House in Wallingford. She was the wife of the late Edward J. Lukasik Sr. She was born in Oakfield, Maine, November 7, 1919 a daughter of the late Carl and Fasnet Joy Moore. She belonged to the PTA at the Hanover...
Ruth Gracey Schroeder
Feb 19, 2004
MERIDEN - Ruth Gracey Schroeder, 92, formerly of 447 Broad St., died Thursday, Feb. 19, 2004, at Connecticut Baptist Home. She was the wife of the late Otto Edward Schroeder. Born in Meriden on Jan. 6, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Abraham and Emma Winkel Gracey. She had been employed in the Treasurer's Office of the State...
Anne Johnstone Libby
Feb 18, 2004
In Hamden, Feb. 18, 2004, Anne Johnstone Libby, formerly of Dearborn, MI, wife of the late Dale D. Libby, mother of Christine Baird of Hamden and Linda Dyer of Amherst, NH. Also survived by 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be held in Dearborn, Michigan. Local arrangements with BEECHER & BENNETT, 2300 WHITNEY AVE., HAMDEN.
George Valentine
Feb 17, 2004
In CT Hospice, Branford, Feb. 17, 2004, George Valentine, 84, husband of 62 years to Marjorie McFarland Valentine of 75 Washington Ave., Hamden. Father and father-in-law of Sandi and Jack Cunningham of Wallingford and Douglas W. Valentine of Brooklyn, CT and grandfather of Ross B. Cunningham of Wallingford. George was born in New Haven, Nov. 29, 1919, son of the...
Norman Russell Shove
Feb 17, 2004
Norman Russell Shove, 82, of 109 Dawson Ave., West Haven died at Connecticut Hospice in Branford on Feb. 17, 2004 after a brief illness. He was born in New Haven on Nov. 26, 1921, son of the late John and Mae (Young) Shove. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to West Haven. In 1939, Norman graduated from the West Haven High...
Myrtle Miville Connolly
Feb 16, 2004
In CT Hospice, Branford, Feb. 16, 2004, Myrtle Miville Connolly, 91, of Bolton St., Hamden, beloved wife of the late Edward Connolly, mother of Eileen C. Hoffman and her husband, Ret. Army Col. Peter D. Hoffman of Plano, TX and Douglas E. Connolly and his wife, Peg Hanlon Connolly of Hamden, grandmother of Karen Carlisle and her husband, James of...
Evelyn P. Haling
Feb 16, 2004
MERIDEN - Evelyn P. Haling, 8l, of 26 Ann View Terrace, died Monday, Feb. 16, 2004, at MidState Medical Center. She was the wife of Gerald C. Haling. Born in Meriden on Sept. 7, 1922, she was the daughter of the late William Frederick and Frances Elizabeth Rodauch Priebe. She was a 1940 graduate of Meriden High School and had...
Phyllis J. Reil
Feb 16, 2004
Phyllis J. Reil, 88, of Venice FL formerly of Bethany, wife of the late Otto A. Reil, died Feb. 16, 2004 in Venice. She was born July 11, 1915 in New Haven, daughter of the William and Gertrude Myers Janswick. She worked as a secretary at Amity High School for 13 years retiring in 1980. She was a member of...
Whitney O. Gardiner, Sr.
Feb 15, 2004
MERIDEN - Whitney O. Gardiner, Sr., of Meriden, loving and dedicated husband, father and grandfather, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2004 at the age of 78, after battling a lengthy illness. He was born in Meriden on June 12, 1925, the son of the late Orrin Addison and Eva Norrie Gardiner, lifelong residents of Meriden. He entered the U.S....
Pedro Cardona
Feb 14, 2004
Meriden - Pedro Cardona, 73, of 300 Cook Ave., loving husband of 51 years to Christina Ruiz Cardona passed away Sat., Feb. 14, 2004 at MidState Medical Center. He was born in Aguada, Puerto Rico, July 30, 1930, a son of the late Pedro and Rosa Vazquez Cardona. He lived in Meriden since 1951 and retired in 1984 from Times...
Beatrice Shufelt Wood
Feb 13, 2004
Beatrice S. Wood, 90, passed away Feb. 13, 2004 at the Masonic Geriatric Health Care Center. She was born in Guilford, June 18, 1913 a daughter of the late Alonzo and Katherine B. Wade Shufelt and resided in New Haven and West Haven before moving to Wallingford in 1994. She worked for SNET as a Supervisor for over 31 years....
Hans W. Hafner
Feb 13, 2004
Hans Walter Hafner,42, of Orange St. New Haven son of Walter A. and Elsie Gumz Hafner of Meriden passed away Friday, February 13, 2004. He was born in Meriden, March 27, 1961 and graduated from Maloney H. S. in 1979. He then graduated from the Hartt School of Music and from Connecticut State College. He was employed by Wacovia, formerly...
Victoria Almeida Cardoza
Feb 11, 2004
In New Haven, entered into eternal rest, Feb. 11, 2004, Victoria Almeida Cardoza, 93, of 56 Homestead Ave., Hamden. Wife of the late Walter Cardoza. Born April 12, 1910, in Brava, Cape Verde, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Rita Nunes Mendez Almeida. Mrs. Cardoza migrated to the USA in 1920 and resided in Ansonia, before moving...
John H. A. Kilbourne
Feb 10, 2004
In Hamden, Feb. 10, 2004, John H. A. Kilbourne, 92, formerly of Whitney Ave., Mt. Carmel, husband of the late Dorothy Hall Kilbourne, father of Faith K. Bates, of Litchfield, CT. Marianne Thompson of Fl.and the late Dorothy and Nancy Kilbourne. Also survived by 5 grandchildren and 5 great-grand children. Retired from the State of Connecticut, Unemployment Department in New...
Arthur A. Valando
Feb 10, 2004
MERIDEN - Arthur A. Valando, 85, of 511 Kensington Avenue died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004 at MidState Medical Center. He was the devoted husband of Patricia Reuss Valando and was a loving family man. Born in Brooklyn, NY on July 28, 1918, he was the son of the late Pasquale and Georgia Smith Valando. He was the owner of the...
William Henry Holland
Feb 6, 2004
North Haven-William Henry Holland. 75, loving husband of Barbara Pauk Holland of Sunset Rd., passed away suddenly Feb. 6, 2004. He was born in Saybrook, CT, June 21, 1928 a son of the late George and Anna Marie Lambertus Holland and had lived in North Haven since 1969. Mr. Holland was employed at the First National Stores as a meat...
Frank Elton Gussman
Feb 6, 2004
In New Haven, Feb. 6, 2004, Frank E. Gussman, 88, of Terrace Ave., West Haven, husband of the late Ruth Jebabet Gussman, father of Carol Binkowski of West Haven, also survived by 2 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by 4 brothers, Henry, Lawrence, Stanley and Earl Gussman. Frank had worked as a supervisor for United Nuclear....
Donald L. Drapeau
Feb 4, 2004
MERIDEN - Donald L. Drapeau, 65, died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2004, at MidState Medical Center. He was the husband of the late Barbara Buehrle Drapeau. Born in Meriden on Jan. 15, 1939, he was the son of the late Raymond and Teresa Lakipo Drapeau. He was a graduate of Meriden High School and the University of New Haven and had...
