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Frank P. Tatta
Sep 25, 2002
In Great Barrington, MA, Sept. 25, 2002, Frank P. Tatta, of Sandisfield, MA formerly of West Haven, brother of Helen DiLeonardo of New Haven, Mary Hardt of West Haven, Dorothy Coombs of Meriden, and the late Joseph Tatta and Ben Tatta. A giving person, Frank was born in Brockton, MA on August 26, 1919 a son of the late Luigi...
Frank Randolph Corkin, Jr.
Sep 25, 2002
MERIDEN - Frank Randolph Corkin, Jr., 87, of 92 Lydale Place, died Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2002, after a lengthy illness. Born in Bridgeport on Sept. 19, 1915, he was the son of the late Frances Beebe Corkin and Frank Randolph Corkin, Sr. He attended local schools and graduated from Meriden High School, Class of 1933 and from St. Lawrence University...
Charles ''Punch'' Humphrey
Sep 23, 2002
In CT Hospice, Sept. 23, 2002, Charles ''Punch'' Humphrey, 74, husband of Dorothy Prehn Humphrey of Hubert St., West Haven, father of Linda Griffin and her husband, Leonard of Milford, Robert Humphrey of West Haven, Barbara Humphrey of Dennis, MA and Paul Humphrey and his wife Kim of Branford, grandfather of Amy and Bryan Griffin, Diane, Alyson and Adam Humphrey....
Henry Jules Gautot
Sep 20, 2002
Henry J. Gautot, In Branford, September 20,2002, Henry Jules Gautot, 83, of James St, Hamden. Predeceased by his wife Suzanne Lamarque Gautot and his first wife, Simone Gautot. Father of Dominique Ford of Myrtle Beach, SC, Catherine Gautot of Hamden, Al Gautot of Clinton and Philippe Gautot of Putney, VT, brother of Jean Pierre Gautot and Martine Gautot both of...
Mary T. Hill
Sep 18, 2002
Meriden - Mary T. Hill , 90, wife of the late Donald Hill passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002 at the Curtis Home, Meriden. She was born July 23, 1912 in Meriden, a daughter of the late Albert and Matilda (Kumnick) Stoltmann. Mary is survived by two sons; Robert Hill and his wife Karen of Durham and John...
William F. Walters
Sep 17, 2002
Wallingford-William F. Walters, 91, husband of the late Agnes Hanson Walters passed away Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2002 in the Masonic Geriatric Healthcare Center after a brief illness. He was born in Yonkers, NY, a son of the late Frederick C. and Katherine Furcht Walters and had resided in Springfield, MA before moving to Wallingford in 2000. He was employed by...
Ruth Violet Anderson Cyphers
Sep 15, 2002
MERIDEN - Ruth Violet Cyphers, 99, of 320 Colony St., died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002, at the Bradley Home. She was the wife of the late Harold L. Cyphers, Sr. Born in Meriden, August 7, 1903, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Emma Swanson Anderson. She was a lifelong resident of Meriden and was a member of...
Einar Erickson
Sep 9, 2002
Hamden- Einar Erickson, 97, of 75 Washington Ave., husband of the late Frances Wiese Erickson passed away Sept. 9, 2002. He was born in Lysvik Varmland, Sweden a son of the late Erik and Mathilda Olsson Larsson. Mr. Erickson was employed at Winchester Repeating Arms Co. as a tool maker for 36 years, retiring in 1971 and a member of...
Elmer S. Frederickson
Sep 9, 2002
Elmer Stanley Fredericksen, 79, of Phelps Dr., Hamden passed away Monday. Sept. 9, 2002 in West Haven after a brief illness. He was born in New Haven, March 20, 1923 a son of the late Elias and Magdalene Larsen Fredericksen and had resided in Hamden all of his life. He was employed by the Home Insurance Co. of North Haven...
Michael Joseph Phelan
Sep 8, 2002
In the VA Medical Center, West Haven, Sept. 8, 2002, Michael Joseph Phelan, 97, husband of the late Marion Smith Phelan of 143 New Rd., Hamden, father of Sheila Coyle and her husband, Dennis of Hamden, grandfather of Dennis Coyle, Jr., Kevin Coyle and Kristen Pitts, great-grandfather of Shaun Pitts, Jr., also survived by many nieces and nephews, predeceased by...
Lois Virginia Leigh Larsen
Sep 7, 2002
In West Haven, Sept. 7, 2002, Lois Virginia Leigh Larsen of 308 Savin Ave., wife of the late Ivan Larsen. Born in Hamden, CT, June 6, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Adeline Barry Leigh. Before moving to West Haven, Mrs. Larsen had been a resident of Hamden and Cheshire. She is survived by a daughter,...
Gloria Pepi Pascale
Sep 5, 2002
In New Haven, Sept. 5, 2002, Gloria Pepi Pascale, 79, of Choate Ave., Hamden, wife of Joseph Pascale, mother of Marie A. Pascale of Branford, twin sons, Joseph V. Pascale of East Haven and Robert J. Pascale of West Haven, and son Valentine John Pascale of Hamden. Born in Boston, MA, Aug. 26, 1923, a daughter of the late John...
Bernice Skinner Hemingway
Sep 4, 2002
At her home, Sept. 4, 2002, Bernice Skinner Hemingway, 98, wife of Edwin P. Hemingway of South Rice St., Brevard, NC, formerly of West Haven and Branford, sister of Clare P. Linsley of Branford and the late Everett E. Skinner and Lillian W. Skinner. She was born, May 13, 1904 in New Haven, a daugher of the late Edward P....
Dorothy Martha Gollnick
Sep 4, 2002
MERIDEN - Dorothy Martha Gollnick, 83, formerly of Carl St., after which she lived for nine years with her daughter prior to moving to the Miller Memorial Community, died Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2002 at MidState Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Arthur Walter Gollnick. Born in Meriden on August 26, 1919, she...
Alvina Bortle Smith
Sep 2, 2002
Wallingford- Alvina Bortle Smith, 93, wife of the late Reginald A.E. Smith passed away Monday., September 2, 2002 in the Masonic Geriatric Healthcare Center. She was born in New Haven, November 28, 1908 and was a daughter of the late Cornelius and Alvina Schultheiss Bortle. She is survived by a daughter, Patricia Clarke of Hamden, a son, Fred Morris Smith...
Holbrook Nichols Throm
Aug 30, 2002
Holbrook Nichols Throm, 80, of 91 White St., West Haven died at his home Friday, Aug. 30, 2002. He was the husband of Jessie Bulter Throm for 57 years. He was a resident of West Haven since 1945. Mr. Throm was born in New Haven, Dec. 16, 1921, son of the late George Conrad and Adah Holbrook Throm. He was...
Hays Jones
Aug 29, 2002
Hays Jones, 92, a resident of Hamden for 50 years, died at home, Aug. 29, 2002. He was born in Mt. Vernon, NY, Sept. 25, 1909 and was a direct desendent of Roger Sherman, signer of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution and mayor of New Haven. He was the son of the late Hays and Alice Hillman Jones and...
M. Adelaide (Cox) Hildrich
Aug 27, 2002
In Meriden, Aug. 27, 2002, Mary Adelaide (Cox) Hildrich, of Masonic Ave., Wallingford, formerly of Linden St., West Haven, wife of J. Robert Hildrich, mother of Stephen R. Hildrich, Esq. and his wife, Andrea Nadel of Orange, also survived by granddaughters, Rachel A. and Lena A. Hildrich of Orange. She was predeceased by two infant brothers, William Bradford Cox and...
Mary Agnes Desmond Mcguinness
Aug 27, 2002
In New Haven, Aug. 27, 2002, Mary Agnes Desmond McGuinness, 91, of Sherman La., Hamden formerly of Brooklyn, NY, loving and caring wife of 50 years of the late John J. McGuinness, aunt and Godmother of Robert and his wife Anne Murphy of North Haven, also survived by several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by 9 brothers and sisters....
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