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Helen I. King
Jun 2, 2022
Helen King, 99, wife of the late Jay King, passed away unexpectedly and peacefully on June 2, 2022 at Hartford Hospital surrounded by her family. Helen was born at the Brown Family farmhouse in Turkey River, Iowa on November 26, 1922, the middle daughter of the late Arthur and Pearl Troester Brown. She graduated from Guttenberg High School in...
Michael T. Civitello
May 30, 2022
Michael "Mike" T. Civitello, 97, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Memorial Day, May 30, 2022, at Connecticut Hospice. He was born on May 1, 1925 to Michael and Catherine (Auletta) Civitello and was raised by his Aunt Michelina (Auletta) Milone. Mike was a veteran of the US Marines, serving in the South Pacific during World War...
Vincent D. Spratta
May 29, 2022
Vincent D. Spratta, 90, of Meriden, passed away on May 29, 2022 at the Hospital of Central CT in New Britain. He was born on August 27, 1931, a son of the late James and Pasqualina Ferruci Spratta. Vincent honorably served in the Army from 1952-1954 during the Korean War. After his honorable discharge he owned and...
Phyllis Pieper
May 27, 2022
Mrs. Phyllis (Hickey) Pieper, 93, wife of the late George H. Pieper, passed away on May 27, 2022 at her home on Clintonville Road, North Haven. She was the loving mother of Sharon Pieper Lettick and her husband Steven of Branford, Kathleen Pieper Altmann of Fairfield, Richard Pieper and Roberta of North Haven, and Paul Pieper and his wife...
William M. Schaeffer
May 25, 2022
William M. Schaeffer, 89, of Southington, passed away on May 25, 2022. Born in Meriden on April 8, 1933, he was the son of the late William E. and Minnie Gerschefski Schaeffer. He was predeceased by his brother Warren Schaeffer, and his late wife Dorothy LaCroix Schaeffer. He was a US Army veteran. He retired in 1999 from Modern...
Drew V. Mcdermott
May 25, 2022
Drew V. McDermott, an emeritus professor of computer science at Yale University, passed away on May 25, 2022. The eldest of 5 children, whose father was an agricultural economist and whose mother was an editor, he flourished in an environment that fostered curiosity and independence. With his parents' encouragement, he became fascinated with history, philosophy, and science.
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Julia Hammer Knight
May 24, 2022
Julia (Hammer) Knight, age 51, of New Haven, passed away at her home after an almost 2-year leukemia battle with her loving family beside her on May 24, 2022. Born in Louisville, KY on November 22, 1970, Julia is survived by her husband and best friend, Daniel M. Knight; her 2 beautiful adult children, Audrey and Winston Knight; her...
Marguerite M. Mccraven
May 21, 2022
Marguerite Mills McCraven, age 97, died peacefully in the company of her family on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at home in Hamden, Connecticut. She was born on November 2, 1924 in Toledo, Ohio to parents Edward and Kathryn Mills. She married her husband, Marcus McCraven, who predeceased her, in 1947 in Washington, D.C. She was also predeceased by her...
Ruth "Shirley" Russo
May 21, 2022
Ruth "Shirley" (Ricketson) Russo, age 90, of East Haven, passed away May 21, 2022. Born in Acushnet, MA on November 1, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Allen and Edith (Johnson) Ricketson. A former resident of New Haven, Shirley resided most of her life in Hamden. She was the widow of Harold Russo, Sr. Shirley is survived...
Lori A. Courchesne
May 18, 2022
Lori A. Courchesne, 47, of Meriden, passed away on May 18, 2022. Born in New Haven on October 17, 1974, a daughter of the late Irvin May, Jr. and Mary Ann (Heffernan) May, Lori is survived by her daughter Sarah Courchesne, brother Michael May, sister Danielle D'Onfro and her husband Kurt, niece Emily D'Onfro, mother and father in-law Vincent...
Kathleen Stakey
May 14, 2022
Kathleen Ann DiMauro Stakey, 69, passed away on the evening of May 14, 2022 after a long fight with cancer, surrounded by her friends and family at her home in Higganum. She was born in Meriden on June 2, 1952 to Angela Downes and the late Michael J. DiMauro, immediately bringing joy and laughter into their world. In her...
Akile Kareco
May 10, 2022
Akile Kareco, beloved husband of Ksanthipi Lito Kareco passed away May 10, 2022 in CT Hospice. He was born in Gjirokaster, Albania April 6, 1928, a son of the late Thoma and Alexsandra Qendro Kareco. Father of Thoma Kareco and his wife Albina Kareco, and Kosta Kareco and his wife Svanilda Kareco. Grandfather of Antea, Donald, Alexa, and Erica....
Edith M. Chalmers
May 10, 2022
Edith M. Chalmers, age 102, of North Haven passed away peacefully at her home on May 10, 2022. She was the widow of Thomas Chalmers. She was born in New Haven on December 31, 1919, a daughter of the late Henry & Catherine (Dyer) Adams. Edith was predeceased by her sisters, Henrietta Connelly, Anna Wasson, Mary Pallman, & Rita...
Carol L. Miller
May 8, 2022
Carol Lee Miller, 89, of Wallingford, loving wife of the late Paul H. Miller, passed away on May 8, 2022 at MidState Medical Center. Born in Cincinnati, OH on August 3, 1932, a daughter of the late Carl and Helen Hummler Jensen, Carol is survived by her daughters, Linda Miller and Kimberly Bradley, and son Paul Miller, Jr. She...
Gloria R. Mchugh
May 5, 2022
Gloria R. McHugh, 95, of Hamden, wife of the late Edward G. McHugh, passed away at Yale-New Haven Hospital on May 5, 2022. Born in New Haven March 29, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Gustave and Louise Regionale. She is survived by her loving son, Marc G. McHugh and his wife Margaret (Peggy) Wiggins McHugh of...
Henry M. "Happy" Gilmore
May 4, 2022
Henry M. "Happy" Gilmore, 69, of Hamden, passed away at his home on May 4, 2022. Born in New Haven on April 29, 1953, he was the son of the late Henry F. & Barbara (Wehner) Gilmore. Henry is survived by his wife Lizz (Ehly) Gilmore; his sister Patricia Burke Gilmore of No. Haven; and his nephew Gary Burke...
Ruth C. Colwell
May 2, 2022
Ruth C. Colwell, age 99, passed away on May 2, 2022. She was born in West Haven on April 21, 1923 to Clifford H. & Jane (Vandermooren) Crawshaw. After attending the Stone School of Business, Ruth was employed by the New Haven Gas Company until she became a homemaker. Afterwards, Ruth was employed by the Hamden Chronicle, then Second...
Georgia S. Buckholz
May 2, 2022
Georgia S. Buckholz, 95, of West Haven, wife of the late Charles A. Buckholz, passed away at Yale-New Haven Hospital on May 2, 2022. Born in New Haven August 9, 1926, she was the daughter of the late John and Lillian (Stephen) Sambrook. Affectionately known as "Nana" by her friends and family, she is survived by her two sons;...
David Silverstein
Apr 30, 2022
David Silverstein, 85, of Boynton Beach, FL, formerly of Delray Beach, FL and Meriden, CT passed away on April 30, 2022. He was born in Boston, MA on September 15, 1936, a son of the late George and Beatrice Maletz Silverstein. He is survived by his children Karen Stoohs and her husband Brian of NJ, Diana LaPiene and her...
David E. Howell
Apr 29, 2022
David E. Howell of Hamden, loving husband of Maria (DeVit) Howell, passed away peacefully on April 29, 2022. He was born in 1949 in New Haven, son of the late Elmer and Mary Tuite Howell. Prior to his retirement, David worked for the Veterans Hospital in West Haven. Besides his wife, he is survived by his brothers, Robert (and...
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