Obituary Listing

Jun 29, 2023

Matthew Clark Morin, 65, of Middletown, loving husband of Rosemary (Nehring) Morin, passed away on June 29, 2023. He was born in New Britain, CT on June 27, 1958, a son of the late Milford Joseph Morin and Nancy Ann (Clark) Morin. Besides his wife Rosemary, Matt is survived by his brother Mark Morin and his wife Melbie, sister...

Jun 27, 2023

Jane F. Cogan, age 61, of Hamden passed away at her home on June 27, 2023. Born in New Haven on October 20, 1961, she was a daughter of the late William and Kathryn (Hume) Cogan. Jane is survived by her sisters, Kathryn Cogan, with whom she resided, and Clare Murray and her husband William of Hamden, and her...

Jun 25, 2023

Rita H. Knudsen, age 95, of Hamden passed away on June 25, 2023. Born in New Haven on October 30, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Mary (Freeman) Hemingway, Sr. Rita was the widow of Frederick H. Knudsen. She is survived by her children, Kathleen and her husband Frank Lind of Hamden, Beth and her...

Jun 24, 2023

Eulalia Candelario-Santos, 86, of Meriden, CT, loving wife of the late Jose Luis Velazquez, passed away on June 24, 2023 at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico on February 12, 1937, a daughter of the late Irene Candelario and Victoria Santos. Eulalia worked as a seamstress in Brooklyn, New York for many...

Jun 23, 2023

Mark Phillip Wenzel, 40, of Hamden, CT, passed away with his loved ones by his side on June 23, 2023. He was born to James Wenzel and the late Phyllis Wenzel on May 25, 1983 in New Haven, CT, and continued to be loved and raised by his father James and his stepmother Margaret Wenzel following his mother's passing...

Jun 22, 2023

Rita Connolly Lehto, 71, of Westbrook, CT and Estero, FL, passed peacefully with her family after a short illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Alan Lehto. She was predeceased by her parents, Frank and Pauline Connolly, and brother, David Connolly, and was the close sister to Vilma Roetting Cook and Francis Connolly and his wife Terri....

Jun 22, 2023

Alfredo Ramos, 63, of Meriden, loving husband of 42 years to Elizabeth Rosado, passed away on June 22, 2023, in his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Añasco, Puerto Rico on January 10, 1960, a son of the late Jaime Ramos and Balbina Mendez. Besides his wife Elizabeth, Alfredo is survived by his daughter Lyzbeth Ramos...

Jun 21, 2023

Arlene B. Zehalla, of Elim Park, Cook Hill Rd., Cheshire, passed away on June 21, 2023. Arlene was born July 11, 1924 to the late Edna (Hague) and Joseph Berchtold. She is survived by her beloved son, Atty. Stephen J. Zehalla, grandchildren, James (Kathleen) Brennan and Amy (Dominic) Milano, and great-grandchildren, Colton and Jayden Brennan and Dominic, Sofia, and...

Jun 19, 2023

Alisha Shirley Taylor , 30, passed away on June 19, 2023.  She was born on July 18, 1992 in Port Chester , NY before moving to Meriden, where she graduated from Platt High School and still resided. She went on to become a traveling Certified Nursing Assistant, working for different companies, and would travel anywhere to take care of...

Jun 18, 2023

George Henry Palmer, Jr., 84, of Hamden, passed away with family by his side, on Father's Day, June 18, 2023, at CT Hospice. He was born on February 6, 1939 in New Haven to the late George and Frances O'Hara Palmer. George was predeceased by the love of his life, Joyce Larkin Palmer, who recently passed away in March....

Jun 17, 2023

Hedwig A. E. Dieterich, 94, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 17, 2023 at Masonicare in Wallingford, CT.

Hedy, as she was known, was born in Mainz, Germany on September 15, 1928 to Robert Becher and Hedwig Moser Becher. As a teenager during World War II, she lived with family in Weinsberg, Germany, where she met her...

Jun 16, 2023

David B. Caldwell, age 58, of Bethany passed away June 16, 2023 after a brief illness. Born in New Haven on October 6, 1964, he is a son of, and is survived by, John W. and June (Kavanagh) Caldwell of Orange. Dave is also survived by sons Brandon M. Caldwell of Northford and Samuel M. Caldwell of Milford; Debby...

Jun 12, 2023

Carmel Teresa Papandrea Tkacz, 99, a life-long Meriden resident, loving wife of the late Joseph Tkacz, passed away on June 12, 2023 at Apple Rehab-Coccomo in Meriden. She was born in Meriden on May 22, 1924, a daughter of the late Salvatore and Immaculata Wodatch Papandrea. Carmel is survived by her son Joseph Tkacz, Jr. and his wife Barbara,...

Jun 11, 2023

Charles Jacob Ferguson, Sr., beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, brother-in-law and friend, passed away peacefully at his home in Hamden, CT on June 11, 2023. Charles was born on December 17, 1934 in Fredericksburg, VA to the late James J. and Alma Wormley Ferguson. Charles accepted Jesus Christ at an early age and was baptized as a...

Jun 10, 2023

James A. Nugent, 84, passed away on June 10, 2023, in Sarasota, Florida. Jim was the son of the late Arthur J. and Rosemary Nugent. He was born and raised in New Haven and "up the country" at his family home in the Berkshires. Jim loved watching sunsets, especially the sunset over the Berkshire mountains.

Jim was...

Jun 10, 2023

Martha (Marty) Mathewson passed away peacefully at The Guilford House on June 10, 2023 at the age of 101. She was born on April 10, 1922 to Jacob & Florence Bloomingdale of New Haven, CT. Marty was predeceased by her husband Albert Mathewson, two sisters, Cora Davis & Florence Lickteig, and four brothers, Jacob, Walter, William and Frank Bloomingdale....

Jun 10, 2023

Lloyd Mathew Mueller, 72, beloved husband of Daria Kirjanov-Mueller of Hamden passed away June 10, 2023 after a brief illness. He was born in Mineola, NY March 30, 1951, a son of George Helmuth Mueller and Carol P. Dochez Mueller. He received a BA degree from Wesleyan University, an MA degree from the University of California at Irvine and...

Jun 9, 2023

Florence "Flo" Sherwood, 92, of Ashlar Village, Wallingford, wife of the late Walter T. Sherwood, passed away on June 9, 2023. Born in New Rochelle, NY on September 3, 1930, daughter of the late Ira and Florence Brendon Thomas. Flo graduated from Mount Vernon Hospital School of Nursing as an Operating Room Nurse. After moving to Goshen, CT, she...

Jun 8, 2023

Ramon Bordoy-Rivera, 82, of Meriden, CT. Born February 21st, 1941 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Loving husband of the late Maria Mendez-Rivera, loving father of the late Raymond and Anthony Rivera, son of the late Alejandro and Luz Bordoy-Rivera, passed away at home on June 8, 2023, surrounded by his family. Ramon is survived by his children George, Hector, Soy-Angle,...

Jun 8, 2023

Matthew C. Mauriello, 55, of Hamden passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2023. He was the husband of Carrie Copeland Mauriello and father of Matthew Mauriello, Jr. He was born in New Haven on April 27, 1968 to Mario and June Laudano Mauriello. A graduate of Hamden High School, where he played football, Matthew was the owner/operator of Mauriello...