Rose T. Laraia Cassano
Sep 11, 2003
At her home, Sept. 11, 2003, Rose T. Laraia Cassano, 87, wife of the late James J. Cassano of Milford. Mother of Sr. Maria Cassano CND of New York City, Carmelia (Mrs. Robert L. Erickson) Cassano of Orange, CT, Vincent (Georgia) Cassano of Tyler, Texas and Michael (Laura) Cassano of Bronx, New York, sister of, Peter, Joseph, James, Dominic and...
Mabel Ford Schenk
Sep 10, 2003
Mabel Ford Schenk, 90, of Waitsfield, VT, formerly of Hamden, passed away Sept. 10, 2003, wife of the late George Robert Schenk, Sr. Mrs. Schenk was born in Quebec, Canada, a daughter of the late Willis and Bernice Nichols Ford and resided in Hamden for over 50 years before moving to Vermont in the fall of 2002. She was employed...
Olive Glowacki Leroy
Sep 10, 2003
Olive G. LeRoy, 83, of Woodbridge, wife for 61 years to the late Stephen J. LeRoy, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 at Hilltop Heath Center in Ansonia. She was born Sept. 8, 1920 in Baltimore, MD a daughter of the late William and Rose Glowacki. Olive graduated from Southern Connecticut Teachers College and then went on to...
Louise Elsie Lombard Streblow
Sep 6, 2003
In Branford, Sept. 6, 2003, Louise Elsie Lombard Streblow, 96, of Sylvan Valley Rd. Orange, wife of the late Franklin Nowell and Carl Streblow. She was born in Gloucester, MA, March 25, 1907, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Lombard. She is survived by her daughter, Helen Enright of Orange, CT, 6 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Streblow...
Gertrude L. Sorenson
Sep 6, 2003
Meriden - Gertrude L. Sorenson, 91, of 320 Colony St., died Sat., Sept. 6, 2003 at the Bradley Home Infirmary. She was the wife of the late Herbert Sorenson. She was born in Meriden, Jan. 15, 1912 a daughter of the late Gustav and Martha Schwarz Rufleth. She had worked as a part-time bookkeeper at the Interstate Glass Co. for...
Margaret Mackin Lucey
Sep 5, 2003
Margaret Mackin Lucey, entered into eternal rest, September 5, 2003, after a long struggle. Margaret ''Peggy'' Lucey, wife of the late Donald F. Lucey, was born in Boston, August 9, 1915, to Jeremiah and Margaret Mackin. She received her B.A. at Emmanuel College and a M.A. in social work at Boston University. After many years raising a family, she took...
Mary Catherine Feustel
Sep 2, 2003
In New Haven, Sept. 2, 2003, Mary Catherine Feustel, 93, of 232 Shepard Ave., Hamden. Daughter of the late William J. and Mary Heaney Feustel. Sister of the late William M., John, Edward, Emma Feustel and Dorothy Griser. Aunt of Mary Ellen Chideckel of Swarthmore, PA and Michael E. Feustel of Satellite Beach, FL. She was born in New Haven,...
Blanche Harris Danner
Sep 2, 2003
In Wallingford, Sept. 2, 2003, Blanche Harris Danner, 96, of Center St., West Haven, mother of Frederick Danner and his wife, Sherry of Northford, grandmother of, Scott Danner and his wife, Nicole of North Haven, Adam Danner and his wife, Lauren of Westbrook, Craig Danner and his fiancee, Jessica Osborne of Wallingford, Hope Danner of Northford, great-grandmother of, Torre Danner...
Leon Alfred Dubois
Sep 2, 2003
MERIDEN - Leon Alfred DuBois, 82, of 104 Stoddard Drive, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2003 at Hartford Hospital. He was the husband of Elizabeth Webber DuBois. Born in Meriden, March 5, 1921, he was the son of the late Amos and Ida Zimmerman DuBois. He was employed as a toolmaker for 22 years at International Silver Company, after which he...
Alberta Bancker Cox Kaminski
Aug 30, 2003
In Cheshire, August 30, 2003, Alberta Bancker Cox Kaminski of 150 Cook Hill Rd., formerly of Laurel Street, West Haven. Wife of William S. Kaminski. Born in Woodhaven, L.I., NY, May 31, 1909, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Mary Emma Kent Cox. A graduate of Skidmore College in 1931, Mrs. Kaminski was a member of the...
Joseph J. Zemke
Aug 30, 2003
Meriden- Joseph J. Zemke, 84, beloved husband of 59 years of Sarah ''Sally'' Zemke of Catherine Dr., passed away in MidState Medical Center, Sat. August 30, 2003 after a brief illness. In addition to his wife he is survived by a daughter, Kathleen Ryan of Waterford, CT, 2 sons, Peter J. Zemke of South Meriden and Joel L. Zemke of...
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...
