Obituary Listing

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...

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...

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....

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,...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

Mar 11, 2004

At St. Raphael's Hospital, March 11, 2003, Anthony A. Civittolo 70, of Foxon Rd., North Branford. Survived by his children, Megan Civittolo, Anthony Civittolo, both of Port St. Lucie, FL and Carmen Civittolo of Las Vegas, Nevada, his fiancee Carol Erickson Allen and her sons, Joseph and Paul Allen, dear friend of Robert and Diane Swartz and their children Jaime,...

Mar 11, 2004

Bea DeJordy, 97 of 87 Washington Avenue, West Haven entered peacefully into rest at home on March 11, 2004. She was the devoted daughter of Rosaire ''Joe'' and Aldea Cote Bolduc, wife of the late George DeJordy and beloved mother of the late Jeanne DeJordy Osborne. She was the loving grandmother to Clifford and Kathy Osborne of West Haven, Kevin...

Mar 6, 2004

Mar 6, 2004

In Woodbridge, March 6, 2004. Alta Fuller Munro, formerly of Bethany. Wife of the late L. Gregory Munro. Born in Chelsea, Ma. on Feb. 21, 1906, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Alta Rich Fuller. A graduate of the Hartford Hospital School of Nursing in 1928, she was the oldest member of their Alumni Association. Alta was...

Mar 2, 2004

Hamden- James Russell Collett, 74, husband of the late Lois Christensen Collett of Still Wood Rd., passed away in CT Hospice, March 3, 2004. Mr. Collett was born in Hamden, Dec. 14, 1929 a son of the late Robert and Myrtle Wallace Collett and was a lifelong resident of Hamden. He was employed at the United Illuminating Co. for 26...

Mar 1, 2004

In Homestead, FL, March 1, 2004 Karen W. Thomas of 131 Daniel Ave., Guilford, formerly of Todd St., Hamden. Wife of Gary Thomas. Devoted mother of Brian Withycombe and his wife Wendy of Kensington, CT, Debra Garvey and her husband Justin of Hamden, Stepmother of Tracey Thomas and her husband Marvin Bellis of Hamden and Hale Thomas of Tucson, AZ....

Mar 1, 2004

In Wallingford, March 1, 2004, Frank S. Winchester, III, of Ashlar Village, formerly of Hamden. Husband of Doris Keeney Brown Winchester. Born in Albany, NY, May 3, 1923, he was the son of the late Frank S. and Valerie Wentworth Winchester. A graduate of Boston University, Frank entered the Insurance field, working with Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., American Mutual Insurance...

Mar 1, 2004

In loving memory of Melanie Sadonis who passed away on March 1, 2004 in North Haven. She was born on April 5, 1971, and is survived by her husband and many friends who will always remember her beautiful smile. She is predeceased by her parents Mary Jane Higgins Natale and Edward Sadonis, her brother Christopher Sadonis and grandparents Thomas and...

Feb 28, 2004

In New Haven, February 28, 2004, William Francis Saars of 111 Park St., formerly of Manwaring Rd., Niantic, husband of Sylvia Hershatter Saars. Born in East Haven, Dec. 19, 1908, he was the son of the late John E. and Olive Slatert Saars. An early exposure to Radio in the 1930's lead to various courses in electroncs and electromagnetics and...