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Marion Frances Finkle George
Mar 16, 2002
MARION Frances Finkle George, In New Haven, March 16, 2002, Marion Finkle George, 81, wife of the late John J. George of 100 Forest Hill Rd., North Haven: mother of Gary George and Eric W. George both of North Haven: sister of the late Dorothy Finkle and Betty Finkle. Mrs George a daughter of the late Willard M. and Minnie...
John J. Hyland, Sr.
Mar 16, 2002
John J. Hyland Sr., In Waterbury, March 16, 2002, John J. Hyland, Sr., 90, of 500 Moss Farms Rd., Cheshire, husband of the late Catherine Marak Hyland: father of Donna Drury of Novato, CA, Sharon Wade of Durham, Ellen Stash of Wilmington,NC, Lisa Remington of Hamden and John J. Hyland, Jr. of Cheshire. Also survived by 12 grandchildren. Predeceased by...
William 'Bill'' F. Putnam
Mar 14, 2002
William ''Bill'' F. Putnam, Sr., William ''Bill'' F. Putnam, Sr., 42, of Meriden, died Thursday, March 14, 2002 at Yale New Haven Hospital after a long illness. Born in Meriden, Nov. 11, 1959, he was the son of Wallace and Jean Putnam of Berlin. He was employed by Tony's Trucking of Wallingford and was formerly the owner of Putnam Concrete...
Gerda I. Koslowski
Mar 14, 2002
Gerda I. Koslowski, In New Haven, March 14, 2002, Gerda I. Koslowski, 84, wife of Walter Koslowski, of 50 Foster St., New Haven. Mother of Dagmar Fuhrmann and her husband Peter of North Haven and Renate Kristuf and her husband, Norbert of Rodenbach,Germany, sister of Elly Rickborn of Hamberg, Germany. Also surived by 4 grandchildren and one great-grandson all of...
Marion Gilpatrick Beesley
Mar 13, 2002
Marion Gilpatrick Beesley, Marion Gilpatrick Beesley, 95, of West Haven, widow of William Patrick Beesley, died Wed. March 13, 2002 in the Mary Wade Home in New Haven. Born in New Haven, the daughter of the late Edward F. Gilpatrick and Jeanette Berry Gilpatrick. She was predeceased by 2 brothers, Redmond Gilpatirck and Theodore Gilpatrick; 2 daughters, Jeanette Bunnell and...
Donald C. Hesse
Mar 13, 2002
Donald C. Hesse, 61 ,of 22 Masonic Ave., Wallingford, died Wednesday, March 13, 2002 at Yale New Haven Hospital after a long illness. Mr. Hesse was born in Bridgeport, June 23, 1940, son of the late Ross and Elizabeth Chamberlain Hesse. He was president of the Hesse Realty in West Haven prior to his illness. Mr Hesse was Past Master...
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....
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