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Barbara Stott Tolman
May 12, 2002
BARBARA S. TOLMAN Orange- Barbara Stott Tolman, wife of Henry Tolman II, of Orange Center Rd. passed away May 12, 2002. She was born in Franklin, MA. September 11, 1911 a daughter of the late Leroy W. and Annie Arnold Stott and was a graduate of Dean Academy and Connecticut College. Mrs. Tolman was a Charter member of the Church...
Helen Ostrowski Coburn
May 12, 2002
In New Haven, May 12, 2002, Helen Ostrowski Coburn, 76, of 58 Ford St., Hamden, wife of he late Charles Coburn and mother of the late Mary Veronica Coburn. Grandmother of Lena Dalbey of San Francisco, CA, sister of Marie Hampton of Warminster, PA , Thomas Ostrowski of Forked River, NJ and the late Theresa Sloskey, Katherine Dixon, Frank and...
Margery J. Keeney
May 10, 2002
Wallingford - Margery J. Keeney of Ashlar Village passed away May 10, 2002 after a courageous fight with cancer. She was born in Hamden, December 16, 1917 a daughter of the late Nathan J. and Carrie Stedman Keeney, Sr. and had resided in Hamden for many years before moving to Wallingford. She was employed as a secretary at the Northeast...
Bala Balasubramaniya
May 10, 2002
Bala Balasubramaniya, Our beloved mother, Bala, passed away May 10, 2002, after a brief illness. She is survived by her son Dr. Viswa Nathan of Woodbridge, daughters, Bharath of Chennai, India, Ajithan of Ranchi, India, Nithya of Madison, WI and Niranjana of Delhi, India, 9 grandchildren and3 great-grandchildren. Her genuine love, sharp wit and intellect won the love, affection and...
Ruth Walker Hobson
May 2, 2002
In Cheshire, May 2, 2002, Ruth Walker Hobson, 89, of Elim Park formerly of Washington Ave., Hamden, wife of the late John S. Hobson. She was born, April 2, 1913 in Keene, NH, a daughter of the late Clayton A. & Grace Watermen Walker. She was an active member of the Mt. Carmel Congregational Church, a member of the Mary...
Elizabeth Guimares Pina Farrar
May 2, 2002
Farrar, Elizabeth Guimares Pina In New Haven, May 2, 2002, Elizabeth Guimares Pina Farrar, 90, of 135 Derby Ave., wife of the late Abraham L. Farrar, mother of Albert J. Pina, John A. Pina, Vincent M. Pina, foster mother of Donald Augustine all of New Haven. Also survived by her first husband Albert Pina of Chula Vista, CA and several...
Doris 'Terry' Catherine Sloane
May 1, 2002
In Hamden, May 1, 2002. Doris ''Terry'' Catherine Sloane, 94, formerly of 2405 Whitney Ave., Hamden and Northford, wife of the late Laurence A. Sloane. Born in New Zealand on February 4, 1908, daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine Meale. She came to the United States in 1948 and served as Secretary at St. Monica's Church in Northford for...
Shirley Dean Porter
Apr 29, 2002
MERIDEN - Shirley Dean Porter, 91, formerly of Heritage Commons in Middletown, died Monday, April 29, 2002, at The Bradley Home in Meriden. She was the wife of the late Robert H. Porter. Born June 3, 1910 in Brattleboro, VT, she was the daughter of the late Delmar and Mabel Littlefield Trout. Her father, the Rev. Delmar Trout was the...
Florine Meyer Page
Apr 28, 2002
MERIDEN - Florine Meyer Page, 81, formerly of 88 Mattabasset Drive, died peacefully with her family by her side on Sunday, April 28, 2002, at Masonic Geriatric Healthcare in Wallingford. She was the wife of the late Clarence R. (Jim) Page. Born in Meriden July 27, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Alberta Tefft Meyer and...
Dorothy 'Dot' M. Kosh
Apr 27, 2002
KOSH, DOROTHY ''DOT'' Dorothy M. ''DOT'' Kosh of 127 Washington Ave., Hamden, passed away Saturday April 27, at home surrounded by her loving family after a couragous battle with lung cancer. She was born in Hatfield, MA, February 12, 1933 a daughter of the late John J. and Hilda Corman Fortsch and had lived in Hamden since 1974. She was...
Elmyra Lord Iversen
Apr 25, 2002
In Cheshire, April 25, 2002, Elmyra Lord Iversen, 97 wife of the late Arthur F. Iversen, formerly ofNew Haven and Warwick, MA. She had worked at the former New Haven Water Company from 1924 util 1972 when she retired as Corporate Secretary. She was born in Bridgewater, MA. daughter of the late William and Elzada Saunders Lord. Mrs Iverson gradauted...
Francis E. Johns
Apr 25, 2002
In Wallingford, April 25, 2002, Francis E. Johns, 78, of Kondracki Ln., Wallingford formerly of Hamden. Father of Veronica Holcomb of Staten Island, NY, Brenda Fortes of New Haven and Keith D. Johns, D.D.S. of Hamden, also survived by four grandchildren. He was predeceased by a brother Vernon Johns. He served in the U.S. Navy during WW II. He was...
Edward Larsen Fredricksen
Apr 25, 2002
Edward Larsen Fredricksen, In Wallingford, April 25, 2002, Edward Larsen Fredricksen, 87, of Phelps Dr., Hamden, brother of Nancy and Elmer Fredricksen both of Hamden. He was born in Sacramento, CA, Oct. 9, 1914, a son of the late Elias and Magdalene Larsen Fredricksen. Funeral service Monday, April 29, 2002 at 11 a.m. at BEECHER & BENNETT, 2300 Whitney Ave.,...
Eliot B. Stretch
Apr 24, 2002
MERIDEN - Eliot B. Stretch, Jr., 68, of 76 Butler St., died Wednesday, April 24, 2002, at his residence. Born in Meriden on May 13, 1933, he was the son of the late Eliot B. and Mignon Davis Stretch, Sr. He was a graduate of Meriden High School and the University of Connecticut, and had been employed as a housing...
William H. Frey, Jr.
Apr 24, 2002
MERIDEN - William H. Frey, Jr., 64, of 60 Hanover St., died Wednesday, April 24, 2002 at his residence. He was born in Hartford on Jan. 16, 1938, the son of the late William H. and Dorris Meeker Frey, Sr. He was self-employed in the advertising business. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air force and had been a...
June Harriet Dyer
Apr 24, 2002
Dyer, June Harriet In Hamden, April 24, 2002, June Harriet Dyer, 76, formerly of Clifford St., Hamden. She was born June 5, 1925 in Hayward, CA, daughter of the late George Everett and Ragna Matilda Olson Dyer. She had been employed as a secretary for many years for the Yale University Library. Funeral service Monday at 9 a.m. at BEECHER...
Mary Cantino Bauchmann
Apr 20, 2002
MERIDEN - Mary Cantino Bauchmann, a longtime resident of Meriden, died suddenly at Holy Cross Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on April 20, 2002. She was the wife of the late Harold J. Bauchmann and suffered a heart attack at the age of 87. Born in Manchester on Feb. 10, 1915, she was the eldest of five daughters of Angela...
Alida Garoppolo
Apr 19, 2002
MERIDEN - On Friday, April 19, 2002, Alida Garoppolo, 92, peacefully left this world to join her beloved daughter, Dorothy (Garoppolo) Ogle, her beloved son-in-law, Joseph W. Ogle and her grandson, Theodore T. Ogle in eternal rest. Alida is survived by her loving and devoted husbland of 76 years, Theodore T. Garoppolo; her loving son, John Garoppolo of Manchester, CT...
Levon H. Kassabian
Apr 16, 2002
Levon Harry Kassabian of 36 High St. Guilford and 11 Meriden Avenue, Meriden died Tuesday, April16 in Old Saybrook. He was born in Meriden on March 31, 1913, son of the late Jevon and Leonora (Klatt) Kassabian. He volunteered for the U.S. Army in 1941 and served with the 34th Division in the African campaign and suubsequently landing in Italy....
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