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...
Frances J. Freeland
Feb 4, 2004
MERIDEN - Frances J. Freeland, 51, of Wilbur Ave. died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2004, at her residence. Born in Meriden on June 9, 1952, she was the daughter of Joseph and Anna Renkiewicz Boyko and the late Walter Beaudoin. She was employed as a per diem nurse for many area hospitals and was a devout member of Jehovah's Witnesses. Besides...
Gladys P. Bohman
Jan 30, 2004
Gladys P. Bohman, 92, died Friday, January 30, 2004, in Hamden, Connecticut. She was a longtime resident of Royal Oak, Michigan, and widow of Prof. George V. Bohman, former chair of the Department of Speech, Wayne State University. Daughter of the late Robert H. Presley and Blanche West Presley, she was born April 21, 1911, in Collinsville, Illinois, and raised...
George A. Klaiber
Jan 30, 2004
North Haven- George A. Klaiber, 88, devoted husband of 63 years of Evelyn Toelle Klaiber of 45 Beechwood Dr. passed away January 30, 2004. Mr. Klaiber was born in New Haven, a son of the late George A. and Gladys Fletcher Klaiber and lived in North Haven since 1958. He was employed at the N.Y. N.H. & Hartford Railroad in...
J. Gordon Hanna
Jan 29, 2004
In Cheshire, Jan. 29, 2004, Joseph Gordon Hanna of Elim Park Baptist Home, Cook Hill Rd., formerly of Apple Tree Ln., Hamden, husband of Josephine Everhart Hanna. Born in Warriors Mark, PA, May 23, 1921, a son of the late Joseph M. and Alverta M. Simpson Hanna. A graduate of Dickinson College, he was an Analytical Chemist at the Connecticut...
June Dontigney
Jan 29, 2004
MIDDLETOWN - June Dontigney, 72, of 352 Newfield St., died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2004 at Middlesex Hospital. Born in Meriden on May 10, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Joseph John and Esther Slamon Reynolds. She was a l950 graduate of Meriden High School and worked in the Medical Records Department at Meriden-Wallingford Hospital until her retirement in...
Suzanne (Susie) D. Etter
Jan 28, 2004
Suzanne D. Etter (Susie) 63 of Harwinton CT, formerly of Hamden, CT, passed away at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital on January 28, 2004, after a brief illness. Susie was born October 31, 1940 in New Haven, CT and was the daughter of the late Dorothy and Harold Demond. She was the beloved wife of Herbert H. Etter. In addition to her...
Russell Charles Hintz
Jan 27, 2004
In Wallingford, January 27, 2004, Russell Charles Hintz of 65 Masonic Ave., formerly of Hamden, husband of the late Ebba Berg Hintz. Born in New Haven, April 4, 1914, he was the son of the late Ernest F. and Mary Usinger Hintz. A veteran of W.W. II, he served with Co. C, 289th Infantry Div. of the U.S. Army. After...
Chrystabelle Hall
Jan 24, 2004
Chrystabelle Hall, 92, wife of the late Charles K. Hall passed away January 24, 2004, at St. Raphael's Hospital after a brief illness. Mrs. Hall was born in Nakoosa, WI, she moved to Florida in 1961, where she lived until moving to Connecticut in 1996. While in CT she enjoyed her activities at the Clelian Center of Hamden. She is...
Joseph Robert 'Bob' Hildrich
Jan 23, 2004
Joseph Robert ''Bob'' Hildrich, 84, of 22 Masonic Ave., Wallingford, formerly of West Haven passed away Friday, Jan. 23, 2004 at MidState Hospital, Meriden. He was the husband of the late Mary Adelaide Cox Hildrich. Born in Bronx, NY, Feb. 2, 1919, son of the late Joseph Charles and Alma Pierce Hildrich. He was a Electronic Technician in the Physic's...
William 'Bill' Henry Morgan
Jan 23, 2004
William ''Bill'' Henry Morgan,Jr.,79, of New Haven passed away suddenly at his home Friday, Jan. 23, 2004.He was born in New Haven, June 13, 1924, son of the late William Henry Morgan, Sr. and Cora Hayes Morgan. He was a Housing Specialist for the Redevelopment Agency for the City of New Haven prior to his retirement. Mr. Morgan served in...
Eleanor 'Ellie Barrie' Piscitelli
Jan 22, 2004
In New Haven, Jan. 22, 2004, Eleanor Piscitelli, stage name, Ellie Barrie, of 16 Colby Ct., mother of Joseph Piscitelli of Orange, sister of Evelyn Maselli and Louise Cennotti both of West Haven. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great- nephews. She was predeceased by brothers, Albert and Frank Bellucci. She was born in New Haven,...
John S. Kravontka
Jan 21, 2004
MERIDEN - John S. Kravontka, 80, of 60 Hanover St., died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004, at Haven Health Center in Cromwell. Born in Manchester, CT on Feb. 3, 1923, he was the son of the late John and Sophie Tolva Kravontka. He was self-employed as a handyman and cabinet maker. He is survived by a daughter, Cynthia K. Lewoc of...
Yin Hai Lee
Jan 21, 2004
Yin Hai Lee, 99, of Howe St., New Haven, wife of the late Wah Chew Lee of the former New China Restaurant. Mother of Woon Yuet Chan of New Haven and Moon F. Lee and his wife Oy Ngan Wong Lee of Hamden, sister-in-law of Sik Fong Lee of New Haven, grandmother of Eileen Lee, Dennis Chan, William Chan, Jenny...
Elizabeth Schirmer Blennerhassett
Jan 20, 2004
In Wallingford, Jan. 20, 2004, Elizabeth Schirmer Blennerhassett., wife of the late John Lycett Blennerhassett, formerly of Orange, CT and St. Petersburg, FL. She was born in North Bergen, NJ, Nov. 24, 1913, a daughter of the late Wilhelm and Sophie Martin Schirmer. She worked for many years as a Dietitian in the Orange Public Schools. Mrs. Blennerhassett was a...
Warren R. Gilmore
Jan 20, 2004
In Wallingford, Jan. 20, 2004, Warren R. Gilmore, 80, of 22 Masonic Ave., formery of Hamden, husband of 30 years to the late Norma Noto Gilmore, father of Elizabeth J. Dunbar and her husband, John M. of Worcester, MA, Wendy A. Cayward and her husband, Darren of Hamden, Thomas A. Gilmore and his wife Gail A. of Cheshire and Robert...
