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Doris Meeker Hanks
Nov 23, 2001
DORIS M. HANKS Cheshire- Doris Meeker Hanks, 93, wife of the late George W. Hanks, Sr. passed away Nov. 23, 2001 in the Elim Park Basptist Home. She was born in New Haven, Nov. 21, 1908 a daughter of the late William H. and Anna Hull Meeker and had lived in East Haddam for 20 years before moving to Cheshire...
Ingeborg Christiane Gross
Nov 23, 2001
GROSS, INGEBORG C. In Hamden, November 23, 2001, Ingeborg Christiane Gross, 92, of 200 Leeder Hill Rd., wife of the late Dr. Alfred Gross. She was born April 13, 1909 in Berlin, Germany. Married to Dr. Gross in 1933, she lived in Milan, Italy, Manchester and London, England during World War II. The family emigrated to the U.S. in 1947,...
Elizabeth 'Betty' Schmitt Dahill
Nov 21, 2001
In Branford, Nov. 21, 2001, Elizabeth ''Betty'' Schmitt Dahill, 66, of 67 Gordon St., Hamden, wife of William B. Dahill, mother of Heather Dahill, William F. Dahill and Kevin C. Dahill all of New York City. Also survived by 2 grandchildren, Jacob and Georgia Dahill. She was born in Worcester, MA, Jan. 17, 1935 daughter of the late Frank &...
Lorraine Anne Watson
Nov 21, 2001
Watson; Lorraine A. In Hamden, Nov. 21,2001, Lorraine Saccani Watson, 77, formerly of Putnam Ave., wife of the late Robert A. Watson, mother of Robert A. Watson, Jr. Creswell, OR, grandmother of Galen Seth Watson of OR, sister of Nancy Hurlburt of Hamden. She was born in New Haven, May 16,1924, daughter of the late Harry F. and Elizabeth Mongillo...
Minnie Andersen Novaro
Nov 20, 2001
Novaro; Minnie A. In Branford, Nov. 20,2001, Minnie Andersen Novaro,93, of 85 Westerly Dr., Hamden, wife of the later Joseph Angelo Novaro. She was born in Hamden, April 26, 1908, daughter of the late Emanuel and Minnie Gladwin Andersen. She was a teacher in the Wallingford School System. Sister of Sherman Andersen of OR. Funeral from BEECHER & BENNETT, 2300...
Bertha Tuttle Kinney
Nov 19, 2001
Kinney, Bertha E. In Wallingford, Nov. 19, 2001, Bertha Tuttle Kinney, 87, of 22 Masonic Ave., formerly of 6 St., New Haven, wife of the late Miles J. Kinney. Mother of Eileen Kinney Frost of North Haven and Ronald Kinney of Miami FL, also survived by 7 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by 3 sisters, Flossi Davies, Minnie Jacques, Gertrude...
Emma B. Smith
Nov 18, 2001
EMMA B. SMITH Emma B. Smith, 98, wife of the late John J. Smith of Melrose Ave., Hamden passed away November 18, at home after a brief illness. She was born in New Haven, a daughter of the late Gottlieb and Emma Chandler Link and had lived in Hamden for 34 years. In her earlier years she was a member...
Frederick J. Sturtze, Iii
Nov 18, 2001
Sturtze; Fredereick J., III In Sarasota, Florida, Nov. 18, 2001, Frederick J. Sturtze, III, 79, of 7304 Country Club Dr. and formerly of Highland Ave., Hamden. Husband of the late Eleanor Gordon Sturtze, father of Bonny Brownell of Bridgeport, Joan Carvalho of Wallingford and David E. Sturtze of Las Vagas, brother of Frida Brock of CA, Jeanette Miller Sarasota, FL,...
Jennie P. Volpe
Nov 18, 2001
Volpe, Jennie P. In her home, Nov. 18, 2001, Jennie P. Volpe, 95, of 100 Red Cedar Rd., Silverbrook Estates, Orange, wife of the late Alexander John Volpe. Mother of Marie Volpe Giacobbi and her husband, Robert of Orange, Anna Ferrante and her husband, John of Milford, Alexander Volpe of Orange and the late Anthony Volpe. Also survived by 10...
Ella Jacobson Johnson
Nov 18, 2001
ELLA J. JOHNSON Ella Jacobson Johnson ,89, of Mill Rd., North Haven, wife of the late Helge Johnson passed away in Wallingford November 18, 2001. She was born in New Haven, Dec. 4, 1911 a daughter of the late Rudolph and Clara Larson Jacobson and had lived in North Haven for 60 years. Mrs. Johnson was a life long member...
Marion S. Shur
Nov 14, 2001
MERIDEN - Marion S. Shur, 79, of 24 New Hanover Ave., died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2001, at MidState Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Yoland Shur and the late William Steinbach. She was born in Meriden on Sept. 25, 1922, the daughter of the late Truman A. and Madeline Bonnell Rebstock Stiles and was a graduate of...
Winfield Russell Jacobs
Nov 12, 2001
Winfield Russell Jacobs, 81, of 2 Seymour Road, Woodbridge, died peacefullyat home on November 12. His wife, Roberta Brooks Jacobs, survives him. A civil engineer and land surveyor with Philip W. Genovese and Associates for over 30 years, he was instrumental in the design of numerous significant projects in the region including Route 80 improvements in East Haven, enhancements to...
Bernice Rolf Walker
Nov 12, 2001
In New Haven, CT, November 12, 2001, Bernice R. Walker, 86, of Leeder Hill Dr. Hamden, CT. Beloved wife of the late Charles Allen Walker and loving mother of Allen, John and Larry. Cherished grandmother of Karin, Jessica, Courtney and Meredith. Born in New Sweden, Texas, Bernice graduated from Texas College of Arts and Industries in Kingsville, Texas and earned...
Muriel M. Martens
Nov 10, 2001
MURIEL M. MARTENS Muriel M. Martens, 86, of 1 Windsor Rd. North Haven, died Nov. 10, 2001 in the Hospital of St. Raphael. She was born in Fulton, NY and a resident of North Haven for the past 43 years. Mrs. Martens was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, the New Haven Country Club, Madison Beach Club...
Ruth Symington Miner
Nov 8, 2001
Miner; Ruth Symington Ruth Symington Miner died, Thursday November 8,2001. Wife of the late MortonBuckingham Miner,Jr. of Carmalt Road, Hamden. She was born in New Haven June 29,1920, daughter of the late Frederick Stanton Symington and Ruth Stevens Symington. of Hamden Mrs. Miner was a graduate of the Hopkins Day Prospect School and attended Connecticut College for Women and a...
Kaino A. Kesseli
Nov 7, 2001
MERIDEN - Kaino A. Kesseli, 78, of 29 Water St., died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2001at The Curtis Home. He was the husband of Ruth Kesseli.He was born Sept. 27, 1923 in Maine, the son of the late Henry and Celia Kesseli and had been employed at Pratt & Whitney in North Haven, CT.Besides his wife, he is survived by a...
Doris E. Mchugh
Nov 2, 2001
In New Haven, Nov. 2, 2001, Doris E. Fitzgerald McHugh, 86, of 70 Bear Hill Rd. Bethany. Wife of the late Daniel W. McHugh, Sr. Mother of Ellen Pease of Easton and Brian McHugh, Jr. of Clearwater, FL.Sister of Robert Fitzgerald of West Haven. Also survived by 11 Grandchildren and several Great Grandchildren. Predeceased by a Daughter Doris Rose and...
William Albert Trace
Oct 30, 2001
William Albert Trace, age 74 of 659 Tanner Marsh Road, Guilford, died Tuesday evening at the Hospital of St. Raphael, following an extended illness. Mr. Trace was born November 2, 1926 in Meadville, PA, the son of Myron Dickson & Agnes Querns Trace. A graduate of Meadville High School; he graduated in 1954 from the University of Miami with a...
Kenneth Jacob Krick
Oct 29, 2001
Kenneth Jacob Krick, 84, of 87 Hanover St., Yalesville died Monday, Oct. 29, 2001, at the Hospital of St. Raphael in New Haven. He leaves his beloved wife of 59 years, Maedred Evers Krick. He was born Apr. 30, 1917 in Meriden, the son of the late Jacob and Anna Gamber Krick and was a graduate of Meriden High School,...
Rose I. Sedon Nerkowski
Oct 29, 2001
In New Haven, Oct 29, 2001 Rose I. Sedon Nerkowski, 78, formerly of 125 Putnam Ave., Hamden. beloved wife of 59 years of the late John V. Nerkowski; mother of John V. Nerkowski Jr and his wife Eileen of East Haven and Robert E. Nerkowski and his wife Diane of Hamden: sister of Dorothy Turnquist of Colton, OR and the...
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