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Edgar Avery Morgan

Edgar Avery Morgan

Mar 2, 2003

In Branford, March 2, 2003. Edgar Avery Morgan, formerly of Derby Turnpike, Orange, husband of the late Maybelle Shillinglaw Morgan, father of Mrs. Betty M. Bruce of Branford, grandfather of Sharon Lee and great-grandfather of; Timothy, Jessica, Amanda and Alex Lee. Born in New Haven March 18, 1908, he was the son of the late Julius and Elizabeth Caffrey Morgan....

Avis L. Kirchstein

Avis L. Kirchstein

Mar 1, 2003

Avis L. Kirchstein, 90, of Meriden died Sat., March 1, 2003 at the Masonic Home Acute Care Center in Wallingford. She was the wife of the late Harold Kirchstein, Sr. Born in Meriden, April 14, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Gustave and Bertha Wusterbarth Lipfert. She was a graduate of Meriden High School Class of 1929. She...

Carolyn Wilhelm Carroll

Carolyn Wilhelm Carroll

Feb 28, 2003

In Wallingford, Feb. 28, 2003, Carolyn Wilhelm Carroll formerly of Hartford Turnpike, North Haven, wife of William A. Carroll. Born in Hamden, Feb. 16, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Louise Scholl Wilhelm. She was a graduate of the New Haven State Teachers College. Besides her husband, she is survived by two daughters; Suzanne Parker of...

Doris Richey Peck

Doris Richey Peck

Feb 27, 2003

In New Haven, Feb. 27, 2003, Doris Richey Peck ,81, wife of Amos Lloyd Peck of Hillfield Rd., Hamden, mother of Betty Peck Kelly of Long Beach, CA and her late twin sister Barbara Peck Black, Janet Peck Riordan of San Clemente, CA and Richard David Peck of Hamden, sister of Betty Richey Gill of N. Carolina and the late...

Paul S. Francis

Paul S. Francis

Feb 26, 2003

MERIDEN - Paul S. Francis, 71, of 719 Hanover Road, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2003, at his residence. He was the husband of Geraldine Limmer Francis. Born in Hartford on Dec. 12, 1931, he was the son of the late Willis and Eleanor Killiam Francis. He attended Meriden High School and Cheshire Academy and was a graduate of the University...

Ursula Kelly Ahmuty

Ursula Kelly Ahmuty

Feb 24, 2003

Ursula Kelly Ahmuty, 83, February 24, 2003, of 18 Beverly Road, Hamden. Wife of the late William R. Ahmuty,Jr. Mother of Mary Maloney and her husband, Kevin, of Hamden, sons, William R. Ahmuty, III and his wife, Joellen of Lattingtown, NY, John K. Ahmuty and his wife Cindy of Sandy, UT, daughters, Joan Hoefling and her husband Richard of Silver...

Pearl Allen Gradwell

Pearl Allen Gradwell

Feb 24, 2003

MERIDEN - Pearl Allen Gradwell, 95, of Metacomet Drive, died Monday, Feb. 24, 2003. She was the widow of Edgar A. Gradwell, who died in 1984. She is survived by her daughter, Martha L. Gradwell of Meriden. Mrs. Gradwell was born in Meriden, the daughter of the late Walter and Martha Robinson Allen and was the granddaughter of the late...

Joseph R. Riccitelli

Joseph R. Riccitelli

Feb 22, 2003

Joseph R. Riccitelli, Sr., 81, a life long resident of the Meriden-Wallingford area died Saturday, February 22, at the Meriden Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was the husband of Rose Naples Riccitelli. He was born in Wallingford, February 4, 1922, son of the late Joseph and Angelina Pasquale Riccitelli. He served in the U. S. Army in Europe during Word...

Therese Marie Perron

Therese Marie Perron

Feb 20, 2003

Therese Marie Perron, 95, of 135 Magee Dr., Hamden, wife of the late Roland Peter Perron, mother of Violet L. Perron of Hamden. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by 5 brothers and 6 sisters. Born in New Brunswick, Canada, May 27,1907 a daughter of the late Maxim and Laura Nadeau Violette. A member of the...

Mary Moore Berg

Mary Moore Berg

Feb 16, 2003

Berg; Mary Moore In Quincy.MA, Feb. 16,2003, Mary Moore Berg, 85, formerly of Hillview Ave., Hamden, wife of the late Edwin Werner Berg, mother of Patricia Berg DelVal of Quincy,MA, Pamela Berg Carey of Kensington,CT and Phyllis Berg Angelicola of Prospect,CT, sister of the late Charlotte Young, Mildred Russell, Lillian Unger, Joseph, Edward and Robert Moore. Alao survived by 6...

Jonathan Brian Meigs

Jonathan Brian Meigs

Feb 16, 2003

MERIDEN - Jonathan Brian Meigs, 54, of 40 Oxbow Drive, died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003, at MidState Medical Center. He was the husband of Alice Hyatt Meigs. Born in Meriden on March 12, 1948, he was the son of the late Carlton and Barbara Perham Meigs. He was a graduate of Southern Connecticut State University and received a Masters Degree...

Rita Simms White

Rita Simms White

Feb 15, 2003

In Wallingford, February 15, 2003, Rita Simms White of The Masonic Healthcare Center. Wife of the late Alan M. White, mother of Elizabeth M. Martin of Hamden, Lillian R. Eckels of North Haven, Claude A. White of New Haven and William S. White of North Carolina, sister of Molly Carson of Ireland. Also survived by 13 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren....

Eva M. Sanford

Eva M. Sanford

Feb 14, 2003

Eva Margaret Sanford, 98, wife of the late Edmund D. Sanford, formerly of West Hartford passed away peacefully in Bethany, Feb. 14, 2003. She is survived by two daughters; Eve M. Kranz and her husband, Hugo of Bethany, Sandra J. Sanford of Newington, a son David Sanford and his wife Nancy, of Wellesly, MA. Also survived by 8 grandchildren and...

Roy Earle Tripp

Roy Earle Tripp

Feb 13, 2003

In New Haven, Feb. 13, 2003 Roy E. Tripp, 78, husband of Cecelia Smith Tripp of 485 Wintergreen Ave., Hamden, father of Gillian E. Tripp of Hamden and Philip M. Tripp of Branford, grandfather of Colin Myles Tripp, brother of the late Frederick Tripp of Somerset, MA. Born in South Dartmouth, MA, March 22, 1924, son of the late Frederick...

Victoria Mary Thomas Hammie

Victoria Mary Thomas Hammie

Feb 12, 2003

Victoria Mary Thomas Hammie, 87, of 6 Oak St., Branford, died on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003, at Yale New Haven Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of Morris Hammie, whom she married in 1949 in New Haven, CT and by whom she was predeceased. She was born March 10, 1915 in Bryantown, Maryland, the daughter of the...

Robert Anthony Ferriolo

Robert Anthony Ferriolo

Feb 10, 2003

In Branford, Feb. 10, 2003, Robert Anthony Ferriolo of Alps Rd., formerly of West Haven, son of the late Anthony M. and Delores Cochiarelli Ferriolo, beloved brother of Carol F. Masotta and Peter M. Ferriolo both of Branford, cherished uncle of Vincent, John and Ronald Masotta and Shayn Ferriolo, predeceased by a nephew, Peter M. Ferriolo, Jr. A 1953 graduate...

Josephine Milazzo Lanziero

Josephine Milazzo Lanziero

Feb 9, 2003

In New Haven, Feb. 9, 2003, Josephine Milazzo Lanziero, 73, wife of the late Frank Lanziero, Sr. formerly of 3rd Ave. West Haven. She was born in New Haven, January 8, 1930, daughter of the late Cosmo and Virginia Messina Milazzo, and was a resident of West Haven for many years. She is survived by sons, Frank Lanziero, Jr. and...

Robert J. ''Obba'' Siligato

Robert J. ''Obba'' Siligato

Feb 6, 2003

In Florida, February 6, 2003. Robert J. ''Obba'' Siligato formerly of Gilbert Ave., Hamden. Born in Hamden, September 2, 1947, he was the son of the late Joseph J. and Mary Maselli Siligato. Brother of Angela Siligato of New Haven and Joseph J. Siligato, Jr. of Cody, WY. Friends may call at BEECHER AND BENNETT, 2300 WHITNEYT AVE., HAMDEN on...

David George Erickson

David George Erickson

Feb 3, 2003

In West Haven, Feb. 3, 2003, David G. Erickson, 41, of Ocean Ave., son of Kenneth and Lenora ''Lee'' Lupoli Erickson of West Haven, brother of Robert L. Erickson of Orange, Kenneth J. Erickson of Lighthouse Point, FL and Carol Erickson Allen of East Haven, uncle of Joseph D. Allen, Paul G. Allen and James K. Erickson. David was born,...

Alton Richard Church

Alton Richard Church

Feb 2, 2003

NORTH EASTHAM, MA - Alton Richard Church, 79, of 85 Rolling Lane, formerly of Meriden, CT, died Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003, at Harbor Hill Care Center in Middletown, CT. He was the husband of Barbara Messner Church. Born in Meriden on Aug. 24, 1923, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Leone Maronde Church. He served in the...

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