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...
Eleanor C. Lowe White
Feb 10, 2002
White, Eleanor C. Lowe In Yale New Haven Hospital, Feb. 10, 2002, Eleanor Coggeshall Lowe White, 85, wife of the late Robert Morris White, MD of Evergreen Woods, 88 Notch Hill Rd., North Branford: daughter of the late Bessie Farren Russell and John Louis Lowe. She was a longtime resident of Orange and a continuous member of the Orange Congregational...
Howard Dale ''Pete'' Geary
Feb 8, 2002
Howard Dale ''Pete'' Geary In Branford, Feb. 8, 2002, Howard Dale ''Pete'' Geary of 35 Hamden Hills and formerly of Bear Path Rd., Hamden. Husband of Alice Ferriera Geary, father of Stephen W. Geary of Haddon Heights, NJ and Lynne Geary of Aiken, SC, brother of Robert Geary of Gaithersburg, MD and Neva Snelson of Akron, Ohio. Also survived by...
Ethel Jordan Pennyman
Feb 7, 2002
MERIDEN - Ethel Jordan Pennyman, 85, of 35 Hillside Ave., died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2002, at Westfield Care and Rehab Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Preach Pennyman. She was born Sept. 6, 1916 in Thomaston, GA and is survived by a son, Eddie L. Pennyman, Sr. and a stepdaughter, Charlene Eleby. She was predeceased by two...
Dorothy Elizabeth Brown
Feb 5, 2002
Dorothy E. Brown In New Haven, Feb. 5, 2002, Dorothy Elizabeth Brown, 87, of 125 Putnam Ave., Hamden, wife of the late Wayne C. Brown, mother of Dr. Thomas E. Brown and his wife Roberta L. Brown of Hamden and Nancy Elizabeth Gebhard and her husband Robert Gebhard of Denver, CO, grandmother of Elizabeth Ann Brown of Denver, CO, David...
Harriet G. Pitcher
Jan 31, 2002
Harriet G. Pitcher In New Haven, Jan. 31, 2002, Harriet G. Pitcher, 65, of 90 Park St., New Haven. Sister of Edward Pitcher of East Haven and George Pitcher of West Haven. Predeceased by brothers Gordon, Raymond, Robert and Frederick Pitcher and sisters Mary and Virginia Pitcher. BEECHER & BENNETT, HAMDEN
Louise Cantarella Demaio
Jan 31, 2002
Louise Cantarella DeMaio In Hartford, Jan. 31, 2002, Louise Cantarella DeMaio, 67, of 2405 Whitney Ave., Hamden, wife of the late Thomas J. DeMaio, mother of Thomas DeMaio of Midway, GA and Karen Green of Meriden, grandmother of Thomas A. DeMaio of Garden City, GA and Christine Green of Wallingford, great-grandmother of Jason N. Sullivan of Wallingford, sister of Tashia...
