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Elinor Somerset Schnabel
May 10, 2001
Middletown- Elinor Somerset Schnabel, 84, wife of the late Erwin A. Schnabel passed away Thursday, May 10, 2001 in the Lutheran Home of Middletown after a brief illness. She was born in Bridgeport, CT September 2, 1916 a daughter of the late Joseph and Edith Crowe Somerset and had lived in Meriden for many years before moving to Middletown. She...
Henry 'Hank' Mahakian
May 10, 2001
Henry ''Hank'' Mahakian, husband of Eileen Stannard, died May 10, 2001 at their home in England. He was the eldest son of Gorish and Guldane Mahakien of East Haven, CT and a 1967 graduate of Hopkins Grammar School. After two years at Bates College he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, held the rank of Sargeant E-5, served on the...
Lewis M. Spear
May 9, 2001
MERIDEN - Lewis M. Spear, 77, of 76 Highland Ave., died Wednesday, May 9, 2001, at Westfield Care and Rehab Center. He was the husband of Lois Knight Spear. He was born in Pittsfield, MA on August 12, 1923, a son of the late Carlton and Marguerite Johnson Spear and attended the University of Connecticut. He was a member of...
Lavern Hudson
May 9, 2001
MERIDEN-LaVern Hudson, 44, of 151 Crown St., died May 9, 2001 at her home. She was born in Baltimore, MD, March 19, 1957, a daughter of the late Nathanial Hudson and Mattie Deloris Banks Hudson of Meriden. Besides her mother, she is survived by two daughters, Sonia Cividanes and Nina Cividanes, both of Meriden; three sons, Howard Cividanes, Jr., Kevin...
Angelina Cuomo Frese
May 7, 2001
In Sykesville, MD, May 7, 2001, Angelina J. Cuomo Frese, 88, wife of the late Daniel J. Frese, formerly of Oliver Rd., New Haven and Laurel Gardens of Orange: mother of Terry Frese Masto of West Haven, Nancy Birck of Sykesville, MD, Frederick Frese of East Haddam and Daniel J. Frese, Jr. of Berryville, VA, also survived by 7 grandchildren,...
Doris O'Conner Lundblad
May 6, 2001
In Milton, MA. May 6, 2001, Doris O'Conner Lundblad, 80, wife of the late Gustaf O. Lundblad, formerly of Drummond Rd., Orange, she moved to Milton, MA to live with her daughter, Linda Lundblad, and her son-in-law, George Lovely. Sister of Evelyn Griffith of Alhambra, CA and grandmother of Kate & Will Lovely. She was born in New Haven, Nov....
Florence Shirley Ryan Hodgkinson
May 5, 2001
In Milford, May 5, 2001, Florence Ryan Shirley Hodgkinson, 84, wife of the late Robert W. Hodgkinson of Colonial Boulevard, West Haven. Mother of David Hodgkinson of Orange and Robert Hodgkinson of Punta Gorda, FL. Also survived by 3 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. She was born in New Haven, Sept. 2, 1916 daughter of the late William & Christine Lang...
Sydney Partman Isenberg
May 3, 2001
Sydney Partman Isenberg, 92, loving husband of Hazel Windham Isenberg, passed away Thursday, May 3, 2001 in the Masonic Geriatric Health Care Center, Wallingford after a brief illness. He was born in New Haven, CT August 22, 1908 a son of the late Morris and Libby Partman Isenberg and was President of Gentree Limited Clothier of New Haven from 1950...
Vella Warner Corey
Apr 28, 2001
Vella Agnes Warner Corey, 94, wife of the late Norman L. Corey passed away April 28, in Montowese Health Care after a long illness. She was born in Hamden August 18, 1906 a daughter of the late Everitt and Jennie Warner and had lived in Hamden for most of her life. She was co-proprieter with her husband of Corey's Nursery...
Maxine V. Guimond
Apr 27, 2001
New Haven-Maxine V. Guimond of 18 Tower Lane, wife of the late Roland Guimond passed away Friday, April 27, 2001 in St Raphael Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Smyrna Mills, Maine, Sept. 1, 1917 a daughter of the late William and Theresa O'Donnell Wallace. She was a communicant of St Aedan's Church and had lived in...
James L. Holmes, Sr.
Apr 26, 2001
In Wallingford, April 26, 2001, James L. Holmes, Sr. 99, of Second Ave., West Haven, husband of the late Edna Martha Holmes. Father of Virginia Holmes, Cynthia Holmes both of Brewster, MA, James Holmes, Jr. and his wife Sandra E. Holmes of Westerville, OH, grandfather of Heather Maldonado and great-grandfather of Zachary Maldonado. He was predeceased by a sister, Elizabeth...
Muriel Stromberg Burt
Apr 23, 2001
In Hamden, April 23, 2001, Muriel Stromberg Burt, 87, formerly of Hartley St., North Haven. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of sixty-two years, Howard G. Burt. She is survived by her two loving sons, Kenneth H. Burt of Center Barnstead, NH and Donald E. Burt of Wolcott, CT; grandmother of six and great-grandmother of one. Her family also...
Zoriada Cotto-Vega
Apr 23, 2001
In Hartford, April 23, 2001 Zoriada Cotto-Vega, 47, of 90 West Helen St., Hamden, mother of Johnny Vega and David Vega both of Hamden, daughter of Julia Velasquez Cotto of Puerto Rico and the late Luis Cotto, sister of Hector Cotto, Florencio Cotto both of Hamden, Renaldo Cotto of New Haven, Samuel Cotto and Nativida Cotto both of Hamden, Nancy...
Eleanor Smith Grandy
Apr 22, 2001
In Wallingford, CT, April 22, 2001, Eleanor Smith Grandy, 93, wife of the late Winfred M. Grandy formerly of Putnam Ave, Hamden. Mother of Elizabeth Jockinsen of Anaheim, CA, James W. Grandy, Westminster, VT and Alan Grandy of Sutton, NH, also survived by 11 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. She was born in New Haven, June 28, 1907 daughter of the...
Nancy Holbrook Friend
Apr 22, 2001
Nancy Holbrook Friend, 81, of 135 Belle Rive, Ninety Six, S.C. formerly of 125 Putnam Ave., Hamden died Sunday. She was the widow of the late Harvey H. Friend. She is survived by daughters, Marsha DuPre of Ninety Six, SC, Nina Smith of Colorado Springs, CO, Pamela Mills of Reynoldsburg, OH and a son Ralph Nettleton of Pickerington, OH. Sister...
Naomie E. Moore
Apr 21, 2001
Suddenly in West Haven, April 21, 2001, Naomie E. Moore 26, of 951 First Ave. West Haven. Daughter of John and Kathy Moore Nutley. Mother of Cayla Moore, sister of Dawn Moore and Alijah Nutley all of West Haven. Naomie was a member of Christ Episcopal Church, West Haven and a lifelong resident. She was employed as a x-ray technician...
John J. Kilmer
Apr 20, 2001
Cheshire - John J. Kilmer 78, formerly of Cheshire, died Friday, April 20, 2001 in the Hospital of St. Raphael, New Haven following a lengthly illness. His wife, Marie Glasberg Kilmer died in 1990. Father of Sharlene K. Gugarty of MA, brother of William of New Haven and Bertha Miller of NY. Also survived by three grandchildren and several nieces...
Rose Anna Sansone
Apr 19, 2001
MERIDEN - Rose Anna Sansone, 73, died Thursday, April 19, 2001 at Meriden Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born in New Haven on Sept. 23, l927, a daughter of the late Stanley and Mary Liguori Sansone and had worked at the Armstrong Tire Corp. in New Haven for thirty-eight years, until her retirement in 1981. She is survived by...
John Joseph Kennedy
Apr 18, 2001
In New Haven, April 18, 2001 John J. Kennedy, 79, husband of Arlene Twohill Kennedy of 75 Washington Ave., Hamden, father of John Kennedy of Framingham, MA and Edward Kennedy of Canton, CT also survived by 5 grandchildren. He was predeceased by 2 sisters, Florence Bradley and Ursula Williamson. He was born in New Haven, October 30, 1921 son of...
Olive P. Young
Apr 17, 2001
MERIDEN - Olive P. Young, 92, of 360 Broad St., died Tuesday, April 17, 2001 at the Miller Memorial Community, where she had been a resident for the last four years. She was the wife of the late James K. Young. She was born in Wallingford on Feb. 13, 1909, the daughter of the late Eugene and Clara Booth Post....
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