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Louis Weisser

Louis Weisser

Oct 23, 2001

Weisser; Louis In Old Saybrook, October 23,2001, Louis Weisser 89, formerly of Madison, husband of the late Edith Sherman Weisser. Father of Marion ''Bunny'' Grenfell, Virginia Thomas, Wallace Weisser all of New Haven, Sylvia Konick of Hamden, James Weisser of Guilford, David Weisser of England, Michael Weisser of Lincoln, NE and the late Clifford and Edward Thomas. Brother of the...

Viola Mead Buchholz

Viola Mead Buchholz

Oct 23, 2001

In Hamden, Oct. 23, 2001, Viola Mead Buchholz, 100, of Bassett St., West Haven, wife of the late Charles A. Buchholz. Mother of Helen Danehy of West Haven and Dorothy Karrel of Greenwich, CT, also survived by 8 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson. She was predeceased by a son, Charles Buchholz and a grandson, Randall Buchholz. She was born...

Dorothy F. Hartenstein

Dorothy F. Hartenstein

Oct 22, 2001

WALLINGFORD - Dorothy F. Hartenstein, 86, died Monday, Oct. 22, 200l,at Masonic Geriatric Healthcare Center. She was the wife of the late Robert H. Hartenstein. Born in Meriden April 10, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Frederick and Elizabeth Maude Graham Fox. She was a graduate of LaSalle Junior College and had been part-owner of the former...

The Reverend William Henry Kirk

The Reverend William Henry Kirk

Oct 19, 2001

Kirk; The Reverend William H. In Hamden, Oct. 19, 2001, The Reverend William Henry Kirk, 92, of Whitney Center. Husband of the late Ruth Parker Kirk and his late first wife of 45 years, Mary Michel Kirk, father of Serena Kirk of Bangor, ME, Susan K. Semple and Judy K. Fitzsimmons both of Cambridge, MA also survived by 9 grandchildren...

Anna Lovig Hignett

Anna Lovig Hignett

Oct 18, 2001

HIGNETT, ANNA L. In Cheshire, Oct. 18, 2001, Anna Lovig Hignett of 140 Cook Hill Rd., wife of the late Weymer Hignett. She was born in Hamden, Sept. 10, 1905 a daughter of the late Christen and Marie Lauritzen Lovig. She was a member of the Trinity Evangelical Free Church of Woodbridge. Mrs. Hignett is survived by two sisters: Mabel...

Jacqueline A. Harrison Jackson

Jacqueline A. Harrison Jackson

Oct 16, 2001

Jackson, Miss Jacqueline A. Harrison At her home, Oct. 16, 2001, Miss Jacqueline A. Harrison Jackson, 73, of 18 Tower East, New Haven, mother of Allen Jackson of West Haven, sister of Inez Jackson Abram of New Haven, Mary Davis of Boston, William Jackson of New Haven and the late James, John, George and Edward Jackson, grandmother of Derrick and...

The Reverend Janice Lee Osburn Keck

The Reverend Janice Lee Osburn Keck

Oct 14, 2001

Keck, The Reverend Janice Lee Osburn The Reverend Janice Lee Osburn Keck of Bethany died on Oct. 14, 2001. She was born June 19, 1926 in Huntington,WV and grew up on her grandparents' farm near Wayne, WV. A graduate of Berea College (1949), she received her B.D. from Boston Univ. School of Theology in 1952, and became Program Director of...

Gwendolyn D. Ellis

Gwendolyn D. Ellis

Oct 13, 2001

Ellis, Gwendolyn D. In Norwalk, Oct. 13, 2001, Gwendolyn D.Ellis, 66, wife of Richard Ellis of 4115 Hayes St. NE, Washington, DC. She was born in Bronx, NY, April 10, 1935 a daughter of the late Eldridge & Wineferd DeFratis Davis. She was a record clerk for AT&T in Virginia retiring in 1999. She was a member of Christian Tabernacle...

Joan Linck Engstrom

Joan Linck Engstrom

Oct 13, 2001

Engstrom, Joan L. In CT Hospice, Branford, Oct. 13, 2001, Joan L. Engstrom, 71, wife of the late Alden H. Engstrom of 69 Prospect Ave., West Haven. Mother of Cindy Engstrom of Kissimmee, FL, Carol Engstrom of Roswell, GA, Lynn Vanderzyl of Kissimmee, FL, William H. Engstrom of West Haven and James Engstrom of West Haven, sister of George Linck...

Gladys Preece Pfeiffer

Gladys Preece Pfeiffer

Oct 11, 2001

GLADYS P. PFEIFFER Meriden - Gladys P. Pfeiffer, 80, wife of 62 years of Arthur E. Pfeiffer of 903 East Main St. passed away Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001 in MidState Medical Center after a brief illness. She and her husband operated Parkway Cleaners of Meriden for over 50 years together. She was born in Portland, CT, March 17, 1921 a...

Donald Walter Hass, Sr.

Donald Walter Hass, Sr.

Oct 10, 2001

Donald W. Hass, Sr. Meriden-Donald Walter Hass, Sr., 72, husband of Angela Caley Hass of 122 Charles St., passed away in Hartford Hospital, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2001. He was born in Meriden March 3, 1929, a son of the late Walter W. and Viola Schnabel Hass and had lived in Meriden all of his life. He served in the U.S....

Emil G. Olsson, Jr.

Emil G. Olsson, Jr.

Oct 10, 2001

Emil G. Olsson, Jr. In Meriden, Oct. 10, 2001, Emil G. Olsson, Jr. 88, of 40 Ashlar Village, Wallingford, husband of Florence Leeds Olsson. He was born in West Haven, CT, Dec. 29, 1912, a son of the late Emil G. and Sigrid Martinson Olsson, Sr. Emil was a bookbinder for Yale University restoring rare books. He was a 50...

Viva Lafountain Longe

Viva Lafountain Longe

Oct 9, 2001

Longe, Viva LaFountain In New Haven, Oct. 9, 2001, Viva LaFountain Longe, 89, of 403 Painter Dr., West Haven, wife of the late Chester A. Longe. Mother of Diane Tuderios of Twin Falls, ID and Chester Longe, Jr. of West Haven, sister of Nathan LaFountain of Swanton, VT and the late Dorcas Farrar, Bernace Manning, Hilda McMahon and Gordon LaFountain....

Lesley Catherine Dubois

Lesley Catherine Dubois

Oct 9, 2001

Meriden-Lesley Catherine Dubois, 51, of 75 Clinton St., died Tuesday, Oct. 9, at Hartford Hospital. She was the wife of Reginald Dubois. She was born in Great Yarmouth, England, Feb. 26, 1950 a daughter of the late Donald and Ethel LLoyd Corrie, she graduated from Middlesex Community College and later worked there as the Financial Aid Director. She was a...

Douglas Howard Milligan

Douglas Howard Milligan

Oct 7, 2001

Milligan, Douglas Howard In Wadsworth Glen Health Care Center, Middletown, Oct. 7, 2001, Douglas Howard Milligan, 87 of 23 Parkview Rd., Wallingford, beloved husband of Mary Mollica Milligan. He was born in Greenfield, MA, a son of the late Robert and Alice Dinsmore Milligan, served in the U.S. Army during WW II. He worked as a material handler at Pratt...

Albert E. Callan, Jr.

Albert E. Callan, Jr.

Oct 7, 2001

ALBERT E. CALLAN, JR. Hamden- Albert Edward Callan, Jr., 75, of 51 Ingram St passed away October 7, 2001, in Yale New Haven Hospital. He was born in New Haven, August 3, 1926 a son of the late Albert E. and Florence Hughes Callan, Sr. and had lived in Hamden most of his life. He was a reporter for the...

Anna Elizabeth Buttery Young

Anna Elizabeth Buttery Young

Oct 5, 2001

Anna (Elizabeth) Buttery Young, 92, of 5 Linda Court, Northford, wife of the late John A. Young died Friday at Whitney Manor, Hamden. Mrs. Young was born in Darien, July 8, 1909 daughter of the late Andrew and Alice Buttery. She is survived by a son, Albert Young of Northford. Also survived by 6 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by...

Frieda Elizabeth Dobratz Denison

Frieda Elizabeth Dobratz Denison

Oct 5, 2001

Frieda Elizabeth Dobratz Denison, 96, of 800 Bal Harbor Blvd., Punta Gorda, Florida formerly of Meriden died Friday, Oct. 5, 2001 at Faucett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte, Florida. She was the wife of the late Raymond N. Denison. She was born in Meriden, March 3, 1905 daughter of the late Frank and Hanna Verch Dobratz. She was a resident...

Robert T. Warner, Sr.

Robert T. Warner, Sr.

Oct 4, 2001

ROBERT T. WARNER, SR. Hamden-Robert T. Warner, Sr., 92, of 125 Putnam Ave., Hamden, husband of the late Nan Conway Warner passed away Thursday, Oct. 4, 2001 in the Hamden Health Care Facility. He was born in Detriot, MI, May 21, 1909 a son of the late William R. and Lillian Hamlin Warner and had lived in Hamden since 1940....

Milton H. Whited

Milton H. Whited

Oct 4, 2001

Milton H. Whited, 80, of 334 Curtis St. Meriden died Thursday at CT. Hospice, Branford. He was the husband of Patricia Fahl Whited. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, July 7, 1921 son of the late Milton Rueben and Clara DeWolf Whited. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corp. during WW II. Mr Whited was a graduate of Ohio...

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