Obituary Listing

Nov 2, 2000

Suddenly in Hamden, Nov. 2, 2000, Yolanda DeBrigita Vitale 84, of 680 Mix Ave. wife of the late Angelo Vitale. Mother of Angelo G. Vitale of Hamden, sister of the late Theresa Pulciani, Philomena Rao, George and Albert DeBrigita. Also survived by 8 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, a great-great-granddaughter and several nieces and nephews. She was born in Hamden, September 4,...

Nov 2, 2000

Suddenly in New Haven, Nov. 2, 2000, William James Russell. Companion of Robin Pope of 1244 Forest Rd. New Haven. Mr Russell was born in Hartford, son of the late James W. & Betty Kiely Russell. He graduated from Plainville Schools and Boston University. Mr Russell began his career at Atena in Hartford and later moved to the First Union...

Oct 28, 2000

In Branford, Oct. 28, 2000, Evelyn Dooley Ruocco, wife of the late Alphonse Ruocco of 599 Russell St., New Haven. Mother of Mrs Joseph (Theresa) Redente of Branford, Mrs Raymond (Florence) Sundwall of East Haven, Mr Anthony Ruocco of Milford, Ms. Margaret Amore of Clinton and Mrs John (Kathy) Riordan of Killingworth. Also survived by 13 grandchildren and 10 great...

Oct 26, 2000

In Wallingford, Oct. 26, 2000, Claire Toth Steele 69, wife of Bruce M. Steele of 815 Still Hill Rd., Hamden. Mother of Jay B. Steele and his wife Ann of Plantsville, grandmother of Megan Steele, sister of Lawrence W. Toth of Tewksbury, MA. Also survived by a niece and two nephews. She was born in Melrose, MA, Aug. 13, 1931,...

Oct 23, 2000

DURHAM-Guy R. DiSarro, 88, of 126 Parmelee Hill Road, died Monday, Oct. 23, 2000, at Middlesex Hospital. He was the husband of the late Lillian Otte DiSarro. He was born Sept. 6, 1912, in Hartford,CT, a son of the late Joseph and Louise Martino DiSarro and worked in the maintenance department at the Long Lane School in Middletown. He was...

Oct 23, 2000

Emmy T. Knudsen 90, formerly of Ridge Road, North Haven, wife of the late Christian N. Knudsen, mother of M.J. Knudsen of Branford and Joan C. Perkins of Sydney, Australia. Also survived by 6 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Funeral service will held at BEECHER & BENNETT, 2300 Whitney Ave., Hamden, Friday, Oct. 27 at 11 A.M. Burial will follow at...

Oct 23, 2000

Plantsville-Katherine Ann Kannenberg, 28, of 52 Saw Mill Ln., died Monday, Oct. 23, 2000 at MidState Medical Center in Meriden. She was born in Worcester, MA on May 15, 1972, a daughter of Donald A. and Carol A. Priebe Kannenberg, Sr. of Plantsville.She had worked for the Meriden - Wallingford Society for the Handicapped and was a member of St....

Oct 20, 2000

In North Branford, October 20, 2000, Mary Flom Thim 94, of 201 Granite Rd., Guilford formerly of Hamden, wife of the late Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court John R. Thim. Mrs.Thim as was born in Iowa City, Iowa on June 7, 1906, a daughter of the late Professor George T. and Loretta Muldoon Flom. She was a graduate...

Oct 17, 2000

In New Haven, Oct. 17, 2000, Eudora Anna Yale Ford, 86, of 414 Second Ave., West Haven she was the wife of the late Edward Ford. Sister of Elizabeth Yale of West Haven, Phyllis Gale of New Haven and the late Frederick Yale. Aunt of Sidney F. Gale of Guilford, William Yale, Frederick Yale IV both of West Haven, Nancy...

Oct 13, 2000

ELIZABETH A. '' BETTY '' WILSON Hamden-Elizabeth ''Betty'' Wilson, 76, of 313 Franklin Rd wife of the late Robert J. Wilson, passed away Friday, October 13, 2000 after a brief illness. She was born Dec. 12, 1923, a daughter of the late Matthew and Beatrice Dubois Gibbons and had lived in Hamden since 1950. She was a sales clerk at...

Oct 12, 2000

Mead, Rose Griffiths In New Haven, Oct. 12, 2000, Rose Griffiths Mead, 91, wife of the late Kenneth Mead formerly of Eastern St. Born in New York City on February 11, 1909, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Matilda Umbricht Griffiths. Her life of service to the church included religious teaching, directing Vacation Bible Schools and prayer...

Oct 10, 2000

In New Haven, Oct. 10, 2000. Ruth Proctor Malone 82, wife of the late Charles Henri Malone of 52 Edwards St. Mother of Maureen Malone Jones and Charles R. Malone, both of New Haven. Sister of Eleanor Adams of Cheshire, Edna Weller of East Haven and Barbara Proctor of Spokane, WA. Also survived by 6 grandchildren and 6 great-granchildren. She...

Oct 8, 2000

Oct 5, 2000

In New Haven, Oct. 5, 2000, Frank M. Piscitelli husband of Marie Lombardi Piscitelli of 86 Springside Ave. Father of Catherine Piscitelli of New Haven, Michael Piscitelli of East Haven, Frank Piscitelli, Jr. of Southbury and the late William Piscitelli, brother of Anthony Piscitelli of N.C. and Carmel Proto of East Haven. Friends and family are invited directly to St....

Oct 5, 2000

Eugene Charles Oberempt,68, of 15 Steuben St., Meriden, died Thursday, Oct. 5, 2000, at his residence. He was the husband of Eleanor Hoff Oberempt. He was born in Meriden on Aug. 2,1932, the son of the late Charles and Emma Knop Oberempt. He was a graduate of the New England Technical Institute and was employed for twenty-five years as an...

Oct 3, 2000

Suddenly on Oct. 3, 2000, Walter J. Krempa, beloved husband of Dorothy Koelle Krempa for fifty five years of 42 Haverford St., Hamden. Father of Robert Krempa of Ashland, MA and David Krempa of Daphne, AL, brother of Edmund Krempa of Haverford, PA and the late Albert Krempa. Also survived by 3 grandsons, 2 granddaughters and a great-grandson. He was...

Oct 2, 2000

Suddenly at her home October 2, 2000, Leslie Lorraine Wynne, of 165 Clintonville Rd., North Haven, sister of Irene Montesi of Hamden and Donald Wynne of East Haven. Also survived by 5 nephews and 3 nieces. She was predeceased by a sister Mercia Sportino. She was born in Hartford, December 23,1917,daughter of the late Harold and Irene Yates Wynne. She...

Oct 2, 2000

In New Haven,October 2,2000,Arthur William Bailey of 42 Revere St., husband of Irene West Bailey. He was born in New Haven, Dec. 30, 1926, son of the late Frank B. and Olive Bradley Bailey, he was a painting estimator, retiring from the Waterworth Co. of Waterbury in 1992. He served with the Military Police, U.S. Army during W.W. II, and...

Oct 2, 2000

In Cheshire, October 2, 2000. Mary Martindale Beckwith Bean Eaton,of Elim Park, formerly of Jones Road, Wallingford. Wife of the late Frederik S. Eaton. Born in Hoosick Falls, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late George E.M. and Adelaide Bostelmann Bean. Having attended the Kingswood-Oxford School of Hartford, the Outdoor School of Sarasota, Florida, she graduated from the Cambridge...

Oct 1, 2000

In Cheshire, Eleanor Rhodes Peterson, 84, of 150 Cook Hill Rd., Cheshire and formerly of Dessa Dr., Hamden died October 1, 2000. She was the wife of Commander Ernest Robert Peterson, USN., Retired, mother of Charles Dana Peterson and grandmother of Kirsten Peterson both of West Hartford, sister of the late Arnold M. Rhodes. She was born in Lancaster, New...