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Spencer S. Colwell
Jul 30, 2002
Spencer S. Colwell, 82, of Elim Park Place, Cheshire, formerly of Hamden, died Tuesday, July 30, 2002. He was the widower of Emogene Sigsbee Colwell and the son of the late Dr. Howard S. and Mary S. Colwell of New Haven. He leaves a son, Steven S. Colwell, and daughter-in-law, Susan N. Colwell, of Harvard, MA; a daughter, Elizabeth Ann...
Frederick 'Rick' Thomas Shepherd, Iii
Jul 23, 2002
Frederick ''Rick'' Thomas Shepherd, III In Woodbridge, July 23, 2002, Frederick ''Rick'' Thomas Shepherd, III, 47 of 1990 Litchfield Tpk., Shepherd Farm, Woodbridge, husband of Sarah Russell Shepherd, father of Erik and Benjamin Russell Shepherd, son of Frances Beattie Shepherd of Woodbridge and the late Frederick T. Shepherd, Jr., brother of Joan S. Eicher of Centerport, NY, Susan S. Rochette...
Eric R. Lawson
Jul 20, 2002
Meriden - Eric R. Lawson, 86, formerly of Paddock Ave., died Sat. July 20, 2002 in Hawaii while visiting his son. He was the husband of the late Viola Helen Salamandra Lawson. He was born in Hopkinton, NH, March 24, 1916, a son of the late Arthur V. and Anna Olson Lawson. He worked as a machinist at the Charles...
William J. Mclean
Jul 20, 2002
WILLIAM J. McLean William J. McLean of Hamden died at CT. Hospice on July 20, 2002. He was the loving and devoted husband of Jennie S. McLean and is survived by his children, Suzette and Brian and predeceased by a son Sean. He is also survived by his loving step-children, Leonard Matteo, Jr. and his wife Catherine, of Hamden, Gerald...
Nina Bonanno Caruso
Jul 19, 2002
NINA CARUSO, In Middletown, July 19, 2002, Nina Bonanno Caruso formerly of Whitney Ave., Hamden, wife of the late Joseph J. Caruso. Born in New Haven, Aug. 29, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Mary Lupino Bonanno. Mrs. Caruso had worked as a seamstress and a bookkeeper at the former Woolworth's in New Haven. She was...
Kenneth J. Reuben
Jul 17, 2002
Kenneth J. Reuben, 84, died suddenly, July 17, 2002 at his home, Whitney Center, 200 Leeder Hill Dr., Hamden, husband of the late Betty Briggs Reuben. He is survived by a cousin, Margaret Reith of Mechanicsburg, PA. He was a licensed electrician and retired from Picker Corp. He served three years in the U.S. Army in Whittier, AK during WW...
Frank E. Wooster
Jul 17, 2002
FRANK E. WOOSTER Bethany- Frank E. Wooster, 87, loving husband of 54 years to Mary Hands Wooster of Carrington Rd., passed away Wednesday July 17, 2002 in WH VAMC. Father of William Dils and his wife Lorna Dils of Hamden, brother of Charlotte Trumbley of Bethany, Barbara Johnson of Sharon, CT, brother-in-law of Lydia Wooster of Bethany, grandfather of Blair...
Marion Rose Crane Lee
Jul 17, 2002
In the Hospital of St. Raphael, July 17, 2002, Marion Rose Crane Lee, 88, of 30 Linden Ln., Madison formerly of Coram St., Hamden, wife of the late Joseph S. Lee. Mother of Joseph C. and his wife Mary Jo Lee of Hamden and John E. Lee of Madison, grandmother of Sr. Kathryn Lee, ASCJ of Hamden, Timothy J. Lee...
Leonora Wilcox Miller
Jul 14, 2002
Leonora Wilcox Miller, 77, wife of Richard C. Miller of 68 Cherry Ln., West Haven died Sunday at CT Hospice, Branford. Mrs Miller was born in Fall River, MA daughter of the late Thomas and Alberta DeBragga Wilcox. She was a member of the First Congregnational Church, West Haven for 50 years and a deaconess. Mrs Miller was a member...
Marion Belle Comstock
Jul 13, 2002
South Meriden - Marion Belle Comstock, 81, formerly of 163 Evansville Ave., died Sat., July 13, 2002 at CT Baptist Home in Meriden. She was the wife of Raymond Edward Comstock. She was born in Esmond, RI, Dec. 4, 1920, a daughter of the late Elton L. and Susie Longfellow Mathewson. She had been employed as a secretary at the...
Dorothy Sabol Sniffen Chase
Jul 9, 2002
Meriden - Dorothy Marie (Sabol Sniffen) Chase, 87, formerly of 22 Marlson Road, died Tuesday, July 9, at Elim Park in Cheshire following a lengthy illness. She was the wife of F. Luin Chase Sr. She was born in Hartford CT, Dec. 11, 1914 daughter of the late Joseph and Bertina Coombs Sabol. The Sniffen family from Bridgeport adopted her....
Kathryn E. Mcdonald
Jul 9, 2002
Kathryn Elizabeth McDonald, 63, of Paramount Ave. Hamden, passed away July 9, 2002 after as long illness. She was born in Jersey Shore, PA, January 29, 1939 a daughter of the late Stewart and Margaret Smith Luther and had lived in West Haven from 1969 until moving to Hamden in 1994. She was employed as a technician with the Xerox...
Norman Alfred Duke
Jul 7, 2002
WALLINGFORD - Norman Alfred Duke, 79, of Highland Ave., died Sunday, July 7, 2002 at the MidState Medical Center. He was the husband of Edna Hintz Duke for 52 years. He was born in Meriden, April 29, 1923, a son of the late Thomas and Lenna Bruenn Duke. He served with the 29th Engineers in the Army during World War...
Anita Malavase Smith
Jul 7, 2002
In Hamden, July 7, 2002, Anita Malavase Smith, 92, formerly of Willard St., Hamden, wife of the late Harold T. Smith, mother of Arthur H. Smith of Southington, CT and grandmother of Kevin Smith of Jensen Beach, FL and Keith Smith of Hamden. She was predeceased by a granddaughter, Susan I. Smith, brothers, Galaleo, James, Geneo and Edward Malavase, a...
June Berthelson Mount
Jul 6, 2002
In Southington, July 6, 2002 June Berthelson Mount,78, wife of the late Harry Mount of 33 Woodruff St., Hamden: mother of Susan Healy of Hamden, Wendy Mount of Jersey City, NJ and the late Karen E. Mount, grandmother of Matthew J. Healy. June was born in New Haven, Jan. 5,1924 a daughter of the late Andrew and Christine Larsen Berthelson....
Francis 'Robbie' Wesley Robinson, Jr.
Jul 6, 2002
In the VA Hospital, West Haven, July 6, 2002, Francis ''Robbie'' Wesley Robinson, Jr., 62, of Belden Rd., Hamden, husband of Lucille Murphy Robinson, father of of William S. Robinson of New Haven, brother of Barbara Providence of New York, Emily Robinson of North Haven and the late Kenneth Robinson and Patricia Gibbs. Also survived by four grandchildren. He was...
Lois L. Mclaughlin
Jul 5, 2002
WALLINGFORD -- Lois L. McLaughlin, 83, of 47 Heritage Woods, died July 5, 2002 and is now with her heavenly father. She was the wife of the late Clifford McLaughlin Sr. She was born in Springfield, ME, March 4, 1919, a daughter of the late Torry and Ada Boyington Merrill. She was a member of the Center Congregational Church in...
Janice L. Harris
Jul 5, 2002
JANICE L. HARRIS West Haven- Janice L. Harris, 76, of 1000 Campbell Ave. passed away suddenly July 5, 2002. She was born in New Haven, March 2, 1926 a daughter of the late Arthur and Rose Abeshouse Harris and had lived in New Haven before moving to West Haven in 1995. She was employed at Rocklin Auto Parts of West...
Warren J. Dittmer
Jul 5, 2002
Meriden - Warren J. Dittmer, 81, of 360 Broad St. died Friday, July 5, 2002 at MidState Medical Center. He was the husband of the late Grace Cichowski Dittmer. He was born in Meriden, May 28, 1921 a son of the late Edward and Gertrude Swinden Dittmer. He graduated from Meriden High School and the Curtis Wright Institute in Glendale,...
Marilyn Bogart Chamberlain
Jul 3, 2002
Branford-Marilyn Bogart Chamberlain, 59, wife of George W. Chamberlain, passed away Wed. July 3, 2002 after a brief illness. She was born in New Haven, Sept. 21, 1942, a daughter of Lucy Connellan Bogart of New Haven and the late Louis Bogart and had lived in Branford since 1974. Mrs. Chamberlain was emplyed by the Yale Press for 22 years...
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