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Grace Sturtevant Hopkins
Mar 12, 2002
Grace Sturtevant Hopkins, of 200 Leeder Hill Dr., Hamden, CT, formerly of New Brunswick, NJ, died on March 12, 2002. Beloved wife of the late Francis W. Hopkins, sister of Julian M. Sturtevant of North Branford, CT, aunt of Ann Sturtevant Ormsby of Seattle, WA, Jane Sturtevant of New York, NY and Dixon R. Sturtevant of Schaumburg, IL, she was...
William 'Bill'' Deane Hargrove
Mar 10, 2002
Hargrove, William ''Bill'' Dean William ''Bill'' Deane Hargrove, 70, formerly of Hamden and New Haven passed away Sunday, March 10, 2002 in Yale New Haven Hospital. He was born in Hamden, June 30, 1931, a son of the late Robert and Naomi Deane Hargrove, Sr. at 7 months of age he became ill with spinal menigitis that left him paralized...
Arline C. Pye
Mar 10, 2002
Arline C. Pye, In Cheshire, March 10, 2002, Arline C. Pye, 92, wife of Ross C. Pye of 140 Cook Hill Rd., Cheshire, sister of Doris E. Cook of Hartford, CT and also survived by several relatives in CT, MA and VT. She was born in Waterboro, ME on Dec. 25, 1909, devoted and loving daughter of the late Rev....
Daniel E. Kacergis
Mar 8, 2002
Daniel E. Kacergis In Hamden, March 8,2002, Daniel E. Kacergis, 85, of Sherman La., formerly of Kenwood Ave., Hamden. Husband of the late Grace Jones Kacergis. He was born in New Haven son of the late John & Mary Daske Kacergis. He was a maintenance mechanic for the Burndy Corp formerly of North Haven and then worked for the Jewish...
Ella Reid Lathrop
Mar 4, 2002
Ella Reid Lathrop, In Hamden, March 4, 2002, Ella Reid Lathrop, 98, of Main St., West Haven, wife of the late Daniel L. Lathrop, Sr. Mother of Harriet Coleman of Lacy, WA, Dorothy Thomas of Waterbury, Daniel L. Lathrop, Jr. of Hamden, Robert Lathrop of Hartford, grandmother of eleven grandchildren and several great -grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son,...
Esther Lynae Larson Kenny
Mar 1, 2002
Esther Lynae Larson Kenny, Esther Lynae Larson Kenny of 80 Charlton Hill, Hamden, wife of the late John E. Kenny, Sr. passed away March 1, 2002 in CT Hospice after a brief illness. She was born in New Haven, Jan. 12, 1920 a daughter of the late August and Emma Bradstrom Larson and had lived in Hamden since 1987. She...
Henry Rathgeber
Mar 1, 2002
Henry Rathgeber In New Haven, March 1, 2002, Henry Rathgeber, 92, of 602 Central Ave., husband of Grace Beecher Rathgeber. He was born in New Haven, son of the late Henry J. and Marie Antoinette Weiman Rathgeber. He graduated from the Penn State School of Ship - Marine Engineering in 1932 and served in the U.S. Navy for six years....
Robert H. Denison
Mar 1, 2002
Robert H. Denison Robert H. Denison, 84, formerly of 283 Cook Ave., Meriden, died Friday, March 1, 2002 at the Meriden Nursing Center, he was the husband of the late Alexandra Smallon Denison. He was born in Meriden on Sept. 11, 1917 a son of the late George H. and Marie Lambert Denison. He worked at Verdolini's Restaurant in Meriden...
Suzanne Hart
Feb 28, 2002
Suzanne Hart, In Branford, Feb. 28, 2002, Suzanne Hart of the SARAH (Shoreline Association For Retarted And Handicapped) Tunxis Group Home. Daughter of the late Hiram Schuyler and Mary Jim Hart. She is survived by her beloved brother and his wife, John and Patricia Hart of Hamden, a niece, Laurie Docknevich of Hopkinton, MA, nephews, Scott Hart of Moodus, Robert...
Evelyn S. Raby
Feb 27, 2002
Evelyn S. McKnight Raby Edvelyn S. Raby, 93, formerly of 61 Sunbright Drive North, Meriden, died Feb. 27, 2002 at Coccomo Memorial Health Care Center, she was the wife of the late Omer Raby. She was born in Birmingham, England, Jan. 2, 1909, a daughter of the late Ernest and May Howard Swatkins. She worked for many years at Pratt...
Constance Addison Ishikawa
Feb 23, 2002
Constance Addison Ishikawa, 94, widow of Tamijiro Ishikawa of Old Farm Rd., Durham, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 23rd at Middlesex Convalescent Center, Middletown. Born in Norwalk, CT, she spent most of her life in New Haven. Before retirement, she was employed at Yale New Haven Food Department. She is survived by son's, Kazutami Ishikawa of New Haven, Tokutami Ishikawa...
Francis J. ''Chief'' Leddy
Feb 22, 2002
Francis J. ''Chief'' Leddy, In Hamden, Feb. 22, 2002, Francis J. ''Chief'' Leddy of 210 Hillfield Rd., husband of the late Lois Whitham Leddy. He was born in New Haven, Sept. 10, 1921, a son of the late Vincent J. and Anna Rancourt Leddy. A graduate of Hamden High School,he trained at the Winchester Trade School. He was a veteran...
Arnaldo Cusano
Feb 21, 2002
Arnaldo Cusano, In New Haven, Feb. 21, 2002, Arnaldo Cusano of 51 Hemlock St., West Haven, husband of Amelia Monaco Cusano. He was born in Ruviano, Italy on Jan. 19, 1928, son of the late James and Vincenza Cusano. Mr. Cusano was a member of the Columbian Social Club of West Haven. Besides his wife he is survived by a...
Sally Margaret Macvarish
Feb 21, 2002
Sally Margaret MacVarish In Hamden,CT, Feb. 21,2002, Sally M. MacVarish, 97, formerly of Eastern St., New Haven. Born in Brookline, MA, September 3,1904, daughter of the late John D. and Cassie Cash MacVarish. She was a medical records librarian for New Haven Hospital for many years. Survived by a dear friend Florence Crosby of Hamden and several nieces and nephews....
Charles 'Chuck' Richard Leiss
Feb 16, 2002
Wallingford-Charles ''Chuck'' Richard Leiss, 74, died at the Connecticut Hospice in Branford on February 16, 2002, following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born November 19, 1927, in Bridgeport, Ct, a son of the late Charles E. and Marjorie Pawson Leiss. He graduated from Meriden High School and attended Boston University. Chuck served in the US Navy during WWII...
Charles N. ''Newt'' Schenck
Feb 14, 2002
CHARLES N. ''NEWT'' SCHENCK III New Haven-Charles N. ''Newt'' Schenck III, 79 a leading New Haven lawyer and community leader passed away February 14, 2002 at Yale New Haven Hospital after a long illness. He is survived by his wife Anne Finlay Schenck, five daughters, Sarah Crooks-Merrill of Portland, OR, Katherine Brett Schenck of Belmont, MA, Susan Schenck Izard of...
Doris Jacquelin ''Firefly'' Stempowicz
Feb 14, 2002
Doris J. ''Firefly'' Stempowicz, In Middletown, Feb. 14, 2002, Doris Jacquelin ''Firefly'' Stempowicz, formerly of Mix Ave., Hamden, wife of the late Lee Stempowicz, mother of Jean Creta of Matthews, NC, grandmother of Jaime Creta Brown of Madison WI and Jared Creta of Matthews, NC, sister of Virginia J. LiMauro of Branford, Eugene Jacquelin of Wallingford and the late Lawrence...
Nancy Lee Bradley
Feb 13, 2002
NANCY LEE BRADLEY New Haven, CT- Nancy Lee Bradley, 52, constant companion of William Pobihun of 625 Orange St., passed away Feb. 13, 2002 at home. She was born in Woodsville, NH, July 7, 1949 a daughter of the late James A. and Virginia Lee Dow Bradley and had lived in New Haven since 1976. She graduated from Quinnipiac College...
Frances F. Hansen
Feb 11, 2002
Frances F. Hansen In CT Hospice, Feb. 11, 2002, Frances F. Hansen, 95, mother of Donald Hansen of Mix Ave., Hamden. She was born in Hamden, Nov. 23, 1906, daughter of the late Peter S. and Laura A. Bertelsen Hansen. She was a waitress at the former Double Beach Club, Branford. Sister of the late, Soren,Edward, Alfred, Myer, Peter, Anna...
Elizabeth Cress Otten
Feb 11, 2002
MERIDEN - Elizabeth Cress Otten, 83, of 320 Colony St., died Monday, Feb. 11, 2002, at the Bradley Home Infirmary. She was the wife of the late Rev. Frederick W. Otten. Born in Greensboro, NC, Nov. 30, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Monroe and Ollie Troutman Cress, Sr. She was a graduate of the Peabody Institute...
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