Radhames A. Castillo
May 12, 2023
Radhames Antonio Castillo, 69, of Hamden, loving husband of Beatrice Almonte Castillo, passed away at home on May 12, 2023. He was born in Bonao, Dominican Republic on January 7, 1954, a son of Amado and Paulina Sorrentino Castillo. Besides his wife Beatrice and mother Paulina, Radhames is survived by his loving children; Michael, Michelle, and Giancarlo Castillo, his...
Donald Albert Brand
May 5, 2023
Donald Albert Brand was born on December 3, 1945 in New Rochelle, New York to the late Norma Cohen and Charles Brand. The second-oldest of five children, he grew up in a loving and close-knit family with gentle, progressive and humanistic values. Children were encouraged to express themselves and seek self-actualization, while demonstrating kindness and compassion towards others. During...
Mary A. Hudson
May 5, 2023
Mary Agatha Hudson of Meriden, CT, age 90, passed away on May 5, 2023 surrounded by the love of her family at Connecticut Hospice of Branford.
Mary was born on August 27, 1932 in Bronx, New York to the late John and Mae Conte. Mary spent her earlier life enjoying the New York life living close to...
Darlene Jean Anderson
May 4, 2023
Darlene J. Anderson, age 73 of Hamden passed away May 4, 2023. She was the wife of James Anderson and mother of Scott Anderson. Born in New Haven on Sept 5, 1949 she was a daughter of the late Jack and Theresa (Basillocato) Jeffe and sister of the late Cheryl Spevik. Darlene was a resident to Hamden all her...
Maureen Elinor Seeba
May 4, 2023
Maureen Elinor Connors Seeba, age 80, passed away on May 4, 2023. Maureen was the beloved wife of Walter H. Seeba. Born in New Haven on December 29, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Elinor (Hibbard) Connors. Maureen graduated from West Haven High School in 1960 and lived there until her move to New York...
Lorraine Marie Palacios
May 3, 2023
Lorraine M. Palacios, 94, of Hamden passed away on May 3, 2023. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on October 27, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Ann M. (Tessmer) Turgeon. Lorraine was the widow of William L. Palacios. A resident of Hamden for many years, she was a former sales representative for the Eureka Company and...
William A. Phibbs
May 2, 2023
William A. Phibbs, 96, a life-long Meriden resident, loving husband of 59 years to the late Bernice Dobrick Phibbs, passed away on May 2, 2023 at Masonic Healthcare, Wallingford. He was born in Meriden on March 10, 1927, a son of the late Charles E. Phibbs and Hilda Backstrom Phibbs. William honorably served in the Army Air Corps during...
Gene Harold Outka
May 1, 2023
The family of Gene Harold Outka, 86, are deeply saddened to report that he passed away on Monday, May 1, 2023. His death came peacefully after a long illness.
Gene was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on February 24, 1937, the beloved son of the late Harold Irvin and Gertrude Anna Elliott Outka. From adolescence, his...
Georgianna H. Sorensen
Apr 29, 2023
Georgianna H. Sorensen, 87, of Woodbridge, CT passed away at her home on April 29, 2023, in the same home where she was raised. She lost her husband and soulmate in 2021, Robert "Bob" Sorensen, and together they had traveled the world. She was the daughter of the late Herbert B. and Katherine (Mahn) Hubbell. Georgianna is survived by...
Amanda D. Los
Apr 29, 2023
Amanda Danielle Los, 38, of Meriden, suddenly passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2023. Born on May 18, 1984, she lived and went to school in Wallingford for most of her life, graduating from Sheehan High School in 2002, before moving to Meriden. She was funny and had a quick wit, always making people laugh. She was interested in...
Samuel J. Chuchta
Apr 26, 2023
Sam was the fifth of six children, he has 4 brothers and 1 sister, through marriage he added two more sisters. His greatest love was music. He loved playing his guitar. He loved going on adventures with his best friends. When he loved, he loved with his whole heart. We will miss his larger-than-life presence, his stomping around the...
James O. Kelly
Apr 23, 2023
James Oliver Kelly gained his wings on April 23, 2023, surrounded by his family. Although he was a private man, he lived a life of wonder and excitement. He started out as a chemist working for a pharmaceutical company and quickly built his career from there. He went from lab work to regulatory affairs. Even though he loved his...
Peter "Pete" Copeland
Apr 20, 2023
Peter "Pete" Copeland passed away, Thursday, April 20, 2023 after a long battle with illness. Pete is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Carillon Bell Copeland, and his daughters, Joan (Rusty Eder) of Conowingo, MD, and Kim (Joe Onofrio) of West Haven. He was the proud grandfather of Michelle and Leanne Onofrio of West Haven. Born in...
Patricia Vitale Thomas
Apr 20, 2023
Patricia Vitale Thomas, 85, of Meriden passed away peacefully at home April 20, 2023, surrounded by her family. She was born in Meriden June 15, 1937, the daughter of the late Rudolph J. and Beatrice Tomassetti Vitale, and she was a life-long Meriden resident. Patricia is predeceased by her brother Frederick Vitale, and her children James LeRoy, Patricia Kafka,...
John F. "Jack" Rosenbeck
Apr 20, 2023
John F. "Jack" Rosenbeck, 91, of Wallingford, formerly of Cheshire passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2023. John was born August 5, 1931 in West Haven, son of the late Jack and Georgeanna (Dorsett) Rosenbeck and brother of the late Elizabeth "Betty" Simeone. He was in the printing business his whole career and retired from Herlin Press of West...
Marilyn "Maryann" M. Mazzella
Apr 20, 2023
Marilyn "Maryann" McKenna Mazzella, 87, of Hamden, peacefully passed away on April 20, 2023. Maryann was born on October 28, 1935 to the late Frances and Helen Kelleher McKenna in Springfield, MA. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Samuel Mazzella; her son, James Mazzella; and siblings, Frances, Helen, and Tucker. Maryann is survived by her sister...
Robert "Bob" Fiedler
Apr 19, 2023
Robert "Bob" Fiedler, 86, of Hamden, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2023, at Yale-New Haven Hospital surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Margaret Fiedler for 62 years, who passed away in 2019. Bob was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on November 12, 1936, son of the late Richard and Jennie Drost Fiedler, and grew up...
April Serena Moss
Apr 15, 2023
April Serena Moss, of Milford, unexpectedly passed away at her home on April 15, 2023. She was born in New Haven on April 21, 1964 to the late Robert and Ruth Lewis Moss. April was the cherished mother to her daughters, Kayla and Sydney Ellis of Milford; best friend and soulmate to Gordon Ellis of GA; sister to Tyrone...
Catherine B. "Cathy" Jones
Apr 14, 2023
On April 14, 2023, Catherine B. "Cathy" Jones passed away at home, after fighting Glioblastoma for nearly two years. Cathy is survived by her devoted husband, David White and her loving son, Spencer Schoen. Also surviving Cathy are her parents Gerard and Emily Jones, of Woodstock, VT; sisters, Ginna Halverson (Anders) of Denver, CO and Leila Shields (Nick) of...
Charles J. Smith
Apr 13, 2023
Charles Joseph Smith, 91, of Wallingford, formerly of Hamden, passed away on April 13, 2023 at Masonicare in Wallingford. He was the husband of the late Evelyn J. Sablitz Smith. Charles was born in Hamden on October 20, 1931 to the late Merton Alexander Smith and Keith Ferguson Smith. He grew up in Hamden and Felton, DE. Charles joined...
