Gertrude R. Hoffstadt
Dec 30, 2002
In Branford, Dec. 30, 2002, Gertrude Ryan Hoffstadt, 87, wife of Burton F. Hoffstadt, of Green Hill Rd., Bethany formerly of Derby Ave., West Haven, mother of Karen Stephens and her husband, Dennis of Bethany, and Kevin Hoffstadt and his wife Elaine of Milford, grandmother of Amy Sudmyer, Jonathan Stephens, Tyson and Ryan Hoffstadt and step-grandmother of Rachel and Joseph...
Ben Segal
Dec 27, 2002
Ben Segal, 83, theatrical producer and founder of the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, Connecticut, died Friday (December 27, 2002) at the Masonic Healthcare Center, Wallingford, after a brief illness. A resident of Wallingford for 42 years, Mr. Segal was born in Boston on May 9, 1919, to Frank and Rebecca Segal; the family moved to New Haven in 1924. Mr....
Fred F. Mazan
Dec 26, 2002
In New Haven, Dec. 26, 2002, Fred F. Mazan 84, of 48 Rolfe Rd., Hamden, brother of Lucian, Stanley, Raymond, Patricia and the late Paul, Richard, Wanda and Constance Mazan. He was born in New Haven, Nov. 23, 1918 a son of the late Frank and Helen Tokarz Mazan. He retired as an Army ordinance inspector at the Springfield Armory....
Grace Fearey Rathbone
Dec 26, 2002
In Hamden, December 26, 2002, Grace Fearey Rathbone of 200 Keeder Hill Drive, Hamden wife of the late Richard Adams Rathbone. Sister of William R, Fearey of Concord, CA. Also survived by 4 nieces and 2 nephews and several great nieces and nephews. Mrs Rathbone was a graduate of Wellsley College class of 1929. She was a general secretary at...
Robert T. Murphy, Sr.
Dec 25, 2002
In Hamden ,Dec. 25, 2002, Robert T. Murphy, Sr., of 1450 Whitney Ave.,husband of the late Geraldine Desmond Murphy, father of Robert T. Murphy, Jr. and his wife Anne Catinello Murphy of North Haven, brother of Helen Sullivan of Brooklyn ,NY, grandfather of Christopher and Thomas Murphy of North Haven. He was born in Brooklyn, NY, Nov. 20, 1912, son...
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...
