Ella H. Glasnapp
Aug 28, 2003
MERIDEN - Ella H. Glasnapp, 99, died Thursday, August 28, 2003 at Coccomo Memorial Health Care Center. Born in Meriden, Nov. 14, 1903, she was the daughter of the late Christopher C. and Henrietta Corves Glasnapp and was a member of the First Congregational Church. She is survived by many cousins, including Barbara Bober of Cheshire. She was predeceased by...
Jean Kydd Lareau
Aug 27, 2003
In West Haven, Aug. 27, 2003, Jean Kydd LaReau, 98, wife of the late Ulric LaReau, formerly of E. Brown St., West Haven. She is survived by a nephew, James Guild of Huntington Beach, CA. Graveside service Sat., Sept. 20, 2003 at 1 p.m. at Orange Center Cemetery. Arrangements under the direction of BEECHER & BENNETT TAYLOR FUNERAL HOME, 410...
Grace Beecher Rathgeber
Aug 26, 2003
At her home, Aug. 26, 2003, Grace Beecher Rathgeber, 86, she had been married to the late Henry Rathgeber for 56 years, of 602 Central Ave., New Haven, mother of Jean Rathgeber of Flagstaff, AZ, sister of Marjorie Beecher of Middletown, grandmother of Thomas Mullins and great-grandmother of Stormy Mullins. She was predeceased by a son, Robert Rathgeber and a...
Elsie W. Richardson
Aug 22, 2003
Elsie W. Richardson, 87, of 77 Paddock Ave., Meriden, died Friday, August 22, 2003, at the Meriden Care Center. She was the wife of the late Edward Richardson. She was born in East Hampton, LI, NY, Dec. 26, 1915, daughter of the late Benjamin Addison and Elsie Pearl Foster Warner. She was a member of Saint John Lutheran Church, Meriden....
L. Maxwell Sleeper
Aug 21, 2003
L. Maxwell Sleeper, 100, of 200 Leeder Hill Dr., Hamden, husband of the late Elizabeth Bassett Sleeper and his second wife the late Louise MacLeod Shute Sleeper, passed away Aug. 21, 2003 after a brief illness. He was born in Sherman Mills, ME, a son of the late Walter and Margaret Harris Sleeper and had lived in Hamden for many...
George D. Conquest
Aug 18, 2003
George DeForest Conquest, 84, husband of Wilhelmina Morgan Conquest of Marlen Dr., North Haven passed away Aug. 18, 2003 after a brief illness. He was born in New Haven a son of the late George P. and Cora Lee Branche Conquest and had lived in Hamden before moving to North Haven in 1970. He graduated from Hamden High School, Class...
Thomas James Buchan
Aug 16, 2003
Thomas James Buchan, 91, of Ashlar Village, Wallingford, husband of the late Hazel Southerton Buchan passed away Saturday, August 16, 2003. He was born in New York City, son of the late Harry Anthony O'Donovan and Edith Palmer Buchan and resided in North Haven for 40 years before moving to Wallingford in 1987. He was employed at the Smedley Co....
Anna Florence Villecco
Aug 15, 2003
In Branford, August 15, 2003, Anna Florence Villecco, 81, of 630 Mix Ave., Hamden, wife of the late Augustine Villecco, mother of Carol Ann Blasczyk and husband, James of Wallingford, Diana Morin and husband, Gary of Meriden and Robert and his wife, Barbara Villecco of Glastonbury, sister of Rita Hayes of East Haven. Also survived by 7 grandchildren, Thomas Villecco...
Marjorie S. Mccarthy
Aug 12, 2003
Marjorie S. McCarthy, 84, of 34 Ridgewood Road, died Tuesday, August 12, 2003 at MidState Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Arthur G. McCarthy. She was born in West Hartford on Oct. 25, 1918, the daughter of the late Arthur R. and Gertrude Gray Single. She is survived by a brother, A. David Single of Branford; four...
Alice E. Fricke
Aug 12, 2003
Alice E. Fricke, 86, formerly of West Haven, entered into rest suddenly on Tuesday, August 12, 2003, in Sumter, S.C. She was the widow of Leonard Fricke. She was born in New Haven, March 12, 1917 daughter of the late William and Alice Downey. She was a long time resident of West Haven until moving to Sumter, SC. Mrs. Fricke...
Long Dam-Quang
Aug 11, 2003
In New Haven at St. Raphaels Hospital on Monday, August 11, Long Dam-Quang, 50, loving husband of Thanh Ha Le Thi of Paradise Ave., Hamden CT. Father of Liem Dam-Qyang and Kim-Lan Dam of Hamden; brother of Bao Dam-Quang of TX, and many other brothers and sisters living all over the world. He was born on September 26, 1952 in...
Caroline Swierczek Mead
Aug 5, 2003
In Plantsville, CT, Aug. 5,2003, Caroline Swierczek Mead, 89, of Deer Run Road, Woodbridge, wife of the late Clayton Mead, mother of Valerie Mombello of Woodbridge and Robert Mead of Colorado., sister of Bernice Kocot. Also survived by 8 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by sisters, Mary Newman and Valerie Hoffman and brothers, John and Joseph Swierczek. She...
Kenneth Wallace Johnson
Aug 4, 2003
In Toms River, NJ, Aug. 4, 2003, Kenneth Wallace Johnson, 78, husband of Josephine Leonard Johnson of 11 Henley Circle, Manchester, NJ, formerly of Cooper Ln., Hamden, father of Clifford and his wife, Pamela P. Johnson of Guilford and Marcia Stefanicci of Toms River, brother of Herbert Johnson of Orange, Dorothy Root of Wallingford, grandfather of Ryan and Chris Johnson,...
Jane Dibble Tracy
Aug 3, 2003
MERIDEN --Jane Dibble Tracy, 86, passed away at her home on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2003. Born Nov. 9, 1916, daughter of the late Lillie Clarke Kneringer and Lewis Acker Dibble, she grew up in Naugatuck. She was one of five children. Jane graduated from Saint Margaret's School in 1935. She graduated from Smith College in 1939 with a Bachelor of...
Richard Allen Thomas, Jr.
Aug 3, 2003
In Branford, Aug. 3, 2003, Richard Allen Thomas, Jr., 61, husband of Joan Kelsey Thomas of Centerbrook Rd., Hamden, father of Linda Wetmore and her husband, Ronald of Hamden, Scott Thomas and his wife, Sheryl of Hamden and Richard Thomas, III and his wife Laurie of Summerfield, NC, brother of Brenda Lanni of St. Augustine, FL. Also survived by 7...
Lois Guyette Timberman
Aug 1, 2003
In Hamden, August 1, 2003, Lois Guyette Timberman of Fairview Ave., West Haven, wife of the late DeWilton B. Timberman, mother of Beverly Barnes of West Haven, Nancy Moore of Belfast, ME, step-mother of Charlotte Timberman of North Haven, Dennis Timberman of Hampton, CT and Timothy Timberman of Coventry, CT. Also survived by 8 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren....
Miss Elsie Elizabeth Church
Jul 31, 2003
Miss Elsie Elizabeth Church, 98, of 125 Putnam Ave., Hamden died Thursday at Branford Hills Health Care Center. She was born in Montville, CT, August 14, 1904, daughter of the late Joseph Thomas and Grace Beaulack Church. She taught briefly at Stoneleigh Manor College in Rye Beach, NH and Northfield Academy in Northfield, MA before moving to New Haven and...
Darrell M. Rogers
Jul 30, 2003
MERIDEN - Darrell M. Rogers, 22, of 105 Woodland St., died Wednesday, July 30, 2003 at his home. Born in Meriden on Nov. 9, 1980, he was the son of Gene Blair of Waterbury and Celisa Rogers of Meriden. He was a high school graduate and enjoyed football. Besides his parents, he is survived by a brother, Damien Osborn of...
Elaine L. Hoppe
Jul 29, 2003
ASHLAND, Ohio - Former Cheshire and Meriden resident Elaine L. Marx Hoppe, 87, died Tuesday, July 29, 2003 at Brethren Care Village in Ashland, Ohio following a long illness. Mrs. Hoppe was born March 22, 1916 in Meriden, and was the daughter of the late Gustav and Alice Mielke Marx. Elaine lived in Meriden until 1952 and then made her...
Mildred Boyer Hansen
Jul 26, 2003
In Wallingford, July 26, 2003, Mildred Boyer Hansen of 22 Masonic Ave., Wallingford, wife of the late Frederick Hansen. Born in New Haven, May 7, 1900, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Louise Graf Boyer. Mrs. Hansen was a secretary for the International Union of Operating Engineers retiring in 1983. She is survived by her son,...
