Ellen Mae Scanlon
Dec 17, 2022
Ellen Mae Scanlon, 75, died on December 17, 2022 in her home in North Carolina. She was a beloved wife, mother of five, and grandmother to five grandchildren. Born in New Haven in 1947 to the late Joseph and Mary Farrell, she was the younger of two children. A longtime resident of Connecticut, where she raised her five children,...
Baby Sophia Rose Sarcione Clay
Dec 17, 2022
Baby Sophia Rose Sarcione Clay passed away on December 17, 2022 at Midstate Medical Center in Meriden. She leaves her parents Kristina Sarcione and Kenneth Clay, siblings; Courtlynn, Ariel, and Kyleigh Clay, and Logan Sarcione Clay, grandparents Cindy Sarcione, Kenneth Clay, Roxeann Milavie, Rosemary DelVecchio Greenwood, and Frederick Clay, and godparents Stephen Standish and his wife Nina. She was...
Phyllis P. Clark
Dec 16, 2022
Phyllis Pearson Clark, 88, loving wife of 65 years to Thomas E. Clark, passed away December 16, 2022 because of complications from Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). She was born in Baltimore, MD April 11, 1934, a daughter of the late Adolph Pearson and Beatrice Shufelt Wood, and had lived in Branford, CT for 39 years before moving to Orange,...
Alma M. Esposito
Dec 16, 2022
Alma M. Esposito, 97, of Hamden, CT, loving wife of the late Joseph Esposito, passed away peacefully on December 16, 2022. Born in New Haven on September 28, 1925, a daughter of the late Rafael and Antoinetta Navaretta Affinito of Italian descent, Alma spent her early days enjoying Savin Rock Amusement, shopping in downtown New Haven and playing the...
Carole Lee Devore
Dec 15, 2022
Carole Lee DeVore, 83, beloved wife and mother, passed away peacefully at Yale-New Haven Hospital on Thursday, December 15, 2022. Carole was a vibrant, creative presence-by turns a ballet dancer with the San Diego Starlight Opera, an exceptional teacher, a dedicated choir member, a moderator at the polls, a spice-driven cook, a dramatic storyteller, and an accomplished actress in...
Robert W. Carruthers
Dec 15, 2022
Robert William Carruthers of Cheshire, CT, known to family and friends as Bob, Bobcat, or Bobby, passed away on December 15, 2022 at the age of 75. Bob was born on July 28, 1947, in Ayer, Massachusetts, and was the eldest child of Robert Calvin Carruthers and Dorothy Louise (Dill) Carruthers. As a child, Bob moved all over the...
Matthew M. Weigold
Dec 14, 2022
Matthew M. Weigold, 46, of Meriden, passed away on December 14, 2022 at Midstate Medical Center. He was born on February 15, 1976, a son of Robert and Maureen Shaw Weigold. Besides his mother Maureen, Matthew is survived by his sister Barbara Campbell and her husband G.T., and brothers Alan and Robert Weigold. He was predeceased by his father...
Joyce L. Scaniffe Miller
Dec 11, 2022
Joyce L. Scaniffe Miller, 74, of Hamden, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at Connecticut Hospice surrounded by her children. She was born in New Haven on April 27, 1948 to the late Dorothy and Leonard Scaniffe. Joyce will be lovingly remembered by her children, Ildefonzo Gonzalez (Marci), Elizabeth Gonzalez (Daneen), Jose Gonzalez (Kim), Richard Gonzalez (Lourdes),...
John Bernacchia Jr.
Dec 10, 2022
John Bernacchia, Jr., 81, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2022 with his nieces and nephews by his side. Born in New Haven on April 19, 1941 to the late John and Marcellina "Blanche" Castellazzo Bernacchia, Sr. He was also predeceased by his sisters, Marie Omicioli and Dolores Fusco.
John will be remembered for his kind and...
Nathaniel Stewart
Dec 10, 2022
Nathaniel Stewart, 76, of Meriden, loving husband of Mary Ann (Williams) Stewart, passed away on December 10, 2022 at Hughes Healthcare & Rehabilitation in West Hartford. He was born in Andalusia, Alabama on December 12, 1945, a son of Hollis and Annie Curry Stewart. Besides his wife Mary, Nathaniel is survived by his children; Krystal Jones (Tasha), William (Taylor)...
Cecelia Lostys
Dec 9, 2022
Cecelia Lostys, age 96, of Hamden, passed away on December 9, 2022. Born in New Haven on November 22, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Karl Sr. and Agnes (Pinter) Gibiser. She was the widow of Faustina Lostys. Cecelia was a graduate of Commercial High School in New Haven and then worked for the Knights of Columbus....
Gary D. Gamache
Dec 6, 2022
Gary D. Gamache, 62, of North Branford passed away tragically December 6, 2022 as the result of being struck by a motor vehicle. He was born in New Milford February 22, 1960, a son of Robert P. Gamache of Wallingford and the late Carol Zappe Gamache, and had resided in North Branford for many years. He graduated from North...
Frank J. Lewis
Dec 5, 2022
Frank Joseph Lewis, 88, beloved husband of 64 years to Martha Schweitzer Lewis of Hamden, passed away December 5, 2022 after a brief illness. He was born in Cleveland, OH, a son of the late Frank and Mary Gambeski Lewis, and had resided in Hamden for many years. He served in the US Army and the Army Reserves from...
Ronald E. Westfort
Dec 1, 2022
Ronald E. Westfort passed away peacefully in the early hours of Dec. 1, 2022, at Pilgrim Manor in Cromwell, Conn., after a long illness. He was 77.
Ron was born Feb. 13, 1945, in Meriden, Conn., to Robert and Elizabeth Westfort (Kroeber) and attended Platt High School. He was both an elite academic and an all-star athlete...
Wendy Jane Hawley Platt
Nov 29, 2022
Wendy Jane Hawley Platt, 69, of North Haven passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at Connecticut Hospice, Branford with her family by her side. Wendy was the beloved wife of 41 years to William T. Platt, Jr. Wendy was born in New Haven on July 23, 1953 and was the daughter of the late Jeanette K. and...
Robert G. Erickson
Nov 28, 2022
Robert G. Erickson, 70, passed away peacefully on November 28, 2022 at Branford Hills Healthcare Center. Robert was born on September 27, 1952, son of the late Carol-Lee Erickson and Carl E. Erickson of West Haven. He was a proud 1972 graduate of West Haven High School and volunteered as an assistant to the WHHS Boys Basketball team. During...
Barbara Mary Chall
Nov 27, 2022
Barbara Mary Chall, 90, a life-long Meriden resident, passed away on November 27, 2022. She was born in Meriden on August 14, 1932, a daughter of the late Irving and Mary Wactowski Chall. Barbara is survived by her nieces; Sandra McCann and her husband Daniel, and Deborah Chall, great-nieces and nephews; Jennifer Wilcox (Steven), Kelly McCann (Rosaldo Abastillas), Rebecca...
Frederick A. Schmidt
Nov 20, 2022
Frederick A. Schmidt, 95, of Meriden, CT passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2022, just short of his 96th birthday. Fred was born in Meriden, the beloved son of the late Arthur O. and Ida (Nevin) Schmidt. He is survived by his wife Joan (Hetzel) Schmidt, his daughter Anne (Schmidt) Danaher and her husband Kenan, and his son John...
Patricia G. Mcweeney
Nov 20, 2022
Patricia G. Bodie McWeeney, 85, of Hamden, passed away November 20, 2022. Patricia was the beloved wife for 50 years of the late Dr. Palmer F. McWeeney. Born in New Haven on May 8, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Gladys and Joseph Bodie. Throughout her life Patricia loved to travel, go to parties, and spend time...
