Obituary Listing

Mar 30, 2023

Shirley Shove Sisson, 70, of Branford, formerly a life-long West Haven resident, passed away on March 30, 2023 at Branford Hills Health Care Center. She was born in New Haven on July 2, 1952, a daughter of the late Norman Russell Shove and Dilys Jean (Orchard) Shove. Shirley leaves her daughter Jennifer Carney and her husband Steven, son Edwin...

Mar 27, 2023

Anthony Peter DeLio, II, 94, of Bonita Springs, Florida and a former longtime resident of Hamden and West Haven, Connecticut, died March 27, 2023. He was born June 29, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of the late David and Margaret (Mascali) DeLio. Anthony had been a resident of Bonita Springs since 2010.

Anthony graduated in...

Mar 26, 2023

Entered into eternal rest March 26, 2023, Catherine Kolesnik, 92, resided in North Haven at the time of her passing and was the daughter of the late Walter and Mary Semaniak Kolesnik. Catherine was born and raised in New Haven, moved to Hamden, and then to North Haven, where she lived with her sister, Lillian Buciak, whom she cared...

Mar 25, 2023

Conna Mae Arnold, age 101, of Meriden, passed away on March 25, 2023. Conna Mae was the widow of John L. Arnold. Born in Springfield, OH on August 16, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Twing Paul and Laura (Folck) Brooks and sister of the late Patti Ann Brooks. For the first 50 years of her life...

Mar 25, 2023

John C. Lorusso, 92, longtime Woodbridge resident, husband of the late Dorothy Maher Lorusso, passed away on March 25, 2023 at the West Haven VA Medical Center. Born in Hamden, CT on August 2, 1930, to the late Pietro and Eva Consenzo Lorusso. John served in the United States Army during the Korean War. John was a master carpenter,...

Mar 24, 2023

Robert Lee Dargan, Jr., 60, of Meriden passed away suddenly on March 24, 2023 in MidState Medical Center. He was born in Meriden April 4, 1962, a son of Ella Mae Robinson Dargan of Meriden and the late Robert L. Dargan, Sr. A lifelong Meriden resident, he was a communications officer in the U.S. Air Force from 1985-1995 and...

Mar 20, 2023

Jack Homer Stevens, of 65B Masonic Ave., Wallingford passed away March 20, 2023 at MidState Medical Center after a brief illness. Husband of Corrine Hickman Stevens. Son of the late Lornal and Catherine Clemace Stevens. Father of Fawn R. DeMello, Holly (Eric) Deltgen, and Randy S. (Sara) Stevens. Brother of the late Larry Stevens. Also survived by seven grandchildren...

Mar 19, 2023

David Perez, 38, of Meriden, passed away on March 19, 2023 at Hartford Hospital. He was born in Meriden on November 27, 1984, a son of Carlos E. Perez and Darlene Marie Martinez. Besides his parents, he is survived by his brothers; Carlos Perez Jr., Christopher Dell (Maritsa DeJesus), Orlando Perez (Raquel Soto), Daniel Crespo Waller, and Taylor Gonzalez....

Mar 16, 2023

Doris Ruth Gentile, age 91, longtime resident of Hamden, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2023 at Elim Park, Cheshire with her son by her side. Born in Philadelphia, PA April 8, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Eleanor (Sirken) Massaro. Doris was the widow of Richard D. Gentile. She is survived by her children,...

Mar 15, 2023

Daniel Thomas Smith, 65, of Ridge Rd., North Haven passed away March 15, 2023. Loving father of Jason T. Smith, Christopher D. Smith, Gloria T. Smith, and Danielle G. Smith, all of North Haven. Beloved grandfather of Kurt D. and Wade W. Smith. Brother of Barbara Schlosser of Tolland and the late Raymond Smith. He was born in New...

Mar 14, 2023

Pamela Lynn Krischtschun, 58, of Hamden passed away at her home on March 14, 2023. Born in New Haven on October 7, 1964, she was a beloved daughter of Sharon (Burness) Krischtschun and the late Oscar Krischtschun, granddaughter of the late Louis and Helen Burness and Max and Lydia Krischtschun, and niece of the late Patricia Burness. Besides her...

Mar 13, 2023

Joyce Larkin Palmer, 86, wife of 63 years to George H. Palmer of Hamden, passed away at St. Raphael's Hospital on March 13, 2023. Born in New Haven on September 18, 1936, she was the daughter of the late John and Marion Fredenburgh Larkin. She is survived by her two loving daughters, Joan Verrillo and her husband Paul of...

Mar 12, 2023

Elizabeth "Betty" Curci (née Salerno), 103, of Hamden died after a brief illness at Yale-New Haven Hospital early Sunday morning. The widow of Alfred Curci, she is survived by her daughters, Elizabeth Ann Gilbert of Hamden and Mary Grace Warner and her husband John of East Haven, as well as six grandchildren, Dr. Stacey Bonet and husband Alberto of...

Mar 12, 2023

Sara Ann Kennedy, 32, of Hamden passed away unexpectedly at home on March 12, 2023. Sara was the beloved and cherished daughter of Michael and Frances (DeRose) Kennedy. She was the epitome of sweet and gentle beauty, never without a smile, unequivocal kindness, or perfect makeup. She will be forever cherished and deeply missed by her family and friends....

Mar 11, 2023

Diana Glenna Dimon, 88, of Hamden, passed away March 11, 2023 at the Hospital of St. Raphael. Born in New Haven on July 17, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Harold James and Josephine E. Glenn Dimon. She is survived by her cousin Mary Anna Andrews, with whom she resided, as well as cousins Billy and Eddy...

Mar 8, 2023

Valerie LaFaye Roberson, 69, of Meriden, passed away peacefully at her home on March 8, 2023.  She was born in Bells Mill, VA on December 31, 1953, the daughter of Samuel D. Clemons and the late Faye S. (Alexander) Clemons. Valerie was the master key that opened doors and experiences for her family. She had a special strength and...

Mar 5, 2023

Virginia Grace Connelly, 81, wife of the late John "Jack" Connelly, passed away on March 5, 2023 at MidState Medical Center after a short illness. She was born in New Haven on June 2, 1941 to the late Benjamin and Grace Gorski Pogonelski. Hamden has been home to Ginny since her family moved to town when she was in...

Mar 3, 2023

Edward W. D'Addio, age 85, of Wallingford passed away March 3, 2023. A resident of Cheshire most of his life, Ed was predeceased by his wife Patricia Ann (Forto) D'Addio, his daughter Jennifer D'Addio, and his granddaughter Victoria D'Addio. Ed is survived by his sons, Edward G. D'Addio and his wife Tanya and David J. D'Addio and his wife...

Mar 1, 2023

Karen O'Brien Lenois, 79, loving and devoted wife of 53 years to Robert G. Lenois, Sr. of North Haven, and loving mother of three, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Yale-New Haven Hospital on March 1, 2023. Born in New Haven on April 28, 1943, she was the oldest daughter of the late John and Margaret O'Brien....

Feb 27, 2023

Lorraine Laframboise (née Godin), 85, died of cancer on February 27, 2023, at home in Hamden, CT with her husband Joseph at her bedside. Besides her husband, she will be remembered by her daughter, Denise Laframboise; son-in-law, Brent Moore; granddaughter, Nicollet Laframboise; and grandson, Owen Moore. Lorraine was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to the late Louis C. and...