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Allen Kingsford
Dec 23, 2002
MERIDEN - Allen Robert Kingsford, 96, formerly of Yale Ave., died Monday, Dec. 23, 2002, at Westfield Care and Rehab Center. He was the husband of the late Lois Kuhn Kingsford. Born in Yalesville on April 19, 1906, he was the son of the late Robert and Emma Allen Kingsford. He retired in 1971 as Chief Corporate Auditor for the...
Alyce Marie Lebeda
Dec 20, 2002
Alyce Marie Lebeda, 80, of Hamden, wife of the late Louis H. Lebeda passed away Friday, Dec. 20, 2002. She was born in Netcong, NJ, Dec. 15, 1922 a daughter of the late Chris P. and Grace Edwards Christensen and had lived in Caldwell, NJ for many years before moving to Hamden in 1996. Mrs. Lebeda was a registered nurse...
Barbara Jeppesen Thomann
Dec 20, 2002
In Rhinebeck, NY, Dec. 20, 2002, Barbara Jeppesen Thomann wife of the late Harold F. Thomann, mother of Jean T. Cook of Red Hook, NY and Robert C. Thomann of Northford, sister of Charles Jeppesen of Branford, also survived by a granddaughter, Robin Cook of New York City and grandsons, Andrew Cook of Brookline, MA and Robert Thomann of Northford....
Joseph Schaffeld
Dec 20, 2002
In New Haven, Dec. 20, 2002, Joseph Schaffeld, 90, of 2 Koczak Ct., North Haven, husband for 62 years of Elizabeth Romanovsky Schaffeld, father of Carol Berube of Wallingford and grandfather of Thomas Berube of Denver, CO. Also survived by two nieces, Patty and her husband, Richard Carney of Hamden, Elaine and her husband, Jack Gaffney of Yorktown Heights, NY,...
Rose Cianciolo Demaio
Dec 17, 2002
At Glendale Center, Naugatuck, Dec. 17, 2002, Rose L. Cianciolo DeMaio 94, of Orange, formerly of Rochford Ave., Hamden, wife of the late Frank DeMaio. Rose was born in New Haven, Feb. 15, 1908, a daughter of the late Francesco and Francesca Arena Cianciolo. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Giovanna and Carmen Lupoli of Orange and a...
Margaret Verab Martin
Dec 15, 2002
In Branford, Dec. 15, 2002, Margaret Verab Martin of 17 Franklin St., North Haven, wife of Lester G. Martin, mother of Judith M. Halkovetz of North Haven, Robert and his wife, Juanita Valley Martin of Greenwood, SC, grandmother of Julie Amendola, Justin Halkovetz and Crystal Jones and great-grandmother of Robert A. (Little Bobby) Amendola, Jr., Hunter Jones and Jordan Jones....
Elizabeth Alice Kroeber Westfort
Dec 13, 2002
Meriden - Elizabeth Alice Kroeber Westfort, 86, of 42 Sperry Lane died Friday Dec. 13, at the MidState Medical Center. She was the wife of Robert Edward Westfort. Born in Richmond Hill, Long Island, NY a daughter of the late Robert Theodore and Hattie Benson Kroeber. She had worked as a cook at Platt High School and for seventeen years...
Terry A. Evans
Dec 11, 2002
In CT Hospice, Branford, Dec. 11, 2002, Terry A. Evans, 55, of 20 Thill St., West Haven, brother of Lorraine Brewer of West Haven and George P. Evans of Hamden, uncle of Courtney Evans of Kansas City, MO, George P. Evans, III of Hamden, Kelly DeLucia and David Brewer both of New Haven. He was born in New Haven, May...
Blanche Bryant Tate
Dec 9, 2002
WALLINGFORD - Blanche Bryant Tate, 89, of 7 McGuire Court, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2002, at the home of her son, Eugene McLean in Wallingford. She was the wife of the late Charles Tate. Born in Calais, Maine on August 13, 1911, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Cora Seeley Fenlason. She is survived by two sons...
James Marvin Duffy, Sr.
Dec 8, 2002
MERIDEN -- James Marvin Duffy Sr., 85, passed away peacefully at the Regency House in Wallingford on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002. He was the husband of Shirley Siering Duffy. He was born in Waterbury on Dec. 11, 1916, a son of the late Harold and Sarah Shaw Duffy. He was a volunteer for the Lions Club, and coached Little League...
Seabury Lewis
Dec 8, 2002
Entered in to rest eternal, December 8, 2002, Seabury Lewis 89, of 35 Hamden Hills Dr., Hamden. He was the loving husband of the late Hazel Goodall Lewis and the beloved father and father-in-law of Cynthia Lewis and William E. O'Donnell of Hamden and Venice, FL. Born in New Haven on September 21, 1913, he was the son of the...
Willis E. Copeland, Sr.
Dec 5, 2002
In Wallingford, Dec. 5, 2002, Willis E. Copeland, Sr., 90, of Ashlar Village, husband of the late Kathryne Strouse Copeland, father of Ann Smith of Delaware, OH, Mary Ellen Copeland of West Dummerston, VT, Willis E. Copeland, Jr. of Bethany, Peter Copeland and William Copeland both of Hamden, brother of Harry Copeland of San Francisco, CA, William Copeland of Galt,...
Alfred ''Roy'' L. Alexander
Dec 5, 2002
HADDAM - Alfred ''Roy'' L. Alexander of 77 Little Meadow Road, died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002, at his home. He was the husband of Marilyn Cook Alexander. Born in Meriden on Jan. 10, 1933, he was the son of the late William and Louise Mattick Alexander. He had been employed as a machinist at Electric Boat in Groton until his...
William 'Bill' Salvatore Cirillo
Dec 4, 2002
Meriden - William ''Bill'' Salvatore Cirillo, 87, of 222 Olive St. passed away peacefully at MidState Medical Center on Wednesday December 4, 2002. He was the husband of Shirley Greenbacker Cirillo. He was born in Meriden on July 9, 1915, a son of the late Salvatore and Grace Barucci Cirillo. He was a graduate of Meriden High School class of...
Salvatore Verselli
Dec 1, 2002
WALLINGFORD - Salvatore Verselli, 79, of 81 Ridgecrest Road, died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002, at Masonic Healthcare Center after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of the late Emily Kaminski Verselli. Born in Meriden on June 9, 1923, he was the son of the late Frank and Rose Papallo Verselli. He served in the U.S. Navy during...
Carl J. Michelson
Nov 30, 2002
In CT Hospice, Nov. 30, 2002, Carl J. Michelson, 88, husband of the late Lillian Kondrat Michelson of 829 Racebrook Rd., Orange, father of Karl A. Michelson of Orange, brother of Leonard C. Michelson of Penfield, NY and the late Runar W. Michelson. Carl was born in Jersey City, NJ, Oct. 8, 1914 a son of Victor C. and Maria...
James W. Barker
Nov 28, 2002
James W. Barker, 86, husband of the late Emily Rankin Barker, of Linden Ave. Westbrook, formerly of Killingworth passed away Thursday Nov. 28, 2002 in CT Hospice. Brother of Jean Hunter of Pompton Lakes, NJ and the late Andrew J. and Robert W. Barker, uncle of Emily Strunk of Wayne, NJ and dear friend of Betty Crolley of Clinton. He...
Rosa Hansen Tinlin
Nov 28, 2002
In Wallingford, Nov. 28, 2002, Rosa Hansen Tinlin, 95 of Masonic Ave., formerly of Whitewood Rd., Killingworth and Silverbrook Estates, Red Cedar Rd., Orange, wife of the late Thomas C. Tinlin, Jr., mother of Patricia Rogers of Orange, sister of Mabel Cederlund and her husband, Harry of Foxboro, MA and the late Olaf, Axel and Henry Hansen. Also survived by...
Edgar J. Brainerd
Nov 25, 2002
PLAINVILLE - Edgar J. Brainerd, 78, formerly of Meriden, husband of Virginia (Lauder) Brainerd of Wallingford, died after a long illness on Monday, Nov. 25, 2002, at Plainville Health Care Center, which was his home for the past 8 years. Born in Meriden on June 8, 1924, he was the son of the late Reginald and Mary Elizabeth (Carter) Brainerd....
John T. Dabakis
Nov 21, 2002
John T. Dabakis, 50, husband of Cathy Lemaster Dabakis of Willowcrest Dr., Hamden passed away at his home Nov. 21, 2002. He was born in New Haven, Nov. 19, 1952 a son of Gregory Dabakis of Hamden and the late Stella Cokotis Dabakis and was a Certified Financial Planner with American Express Financial Advisors of North Haven since 1978. In...
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