Sean F. Vecchio
May 24, 2021
Sean Francis Vecchio, 50, passed away on May 24, 2021 at MidState Medical Center after a short illness. A lifelong resident of Hamden, he was born in New Haven on August 26, 1970. For the last 17 years, Sean was an engineer for the Metro North Railroad. He had a love of music that he was able to share...
Wai Ching Lee
May 22, 2021
Wai Ching Lee, age 67, passed away at her home in Hamden on May 22, 2021. Born August 21, 1953 in Nanhai, Guangdong, China, she was the daughter of Jusheng and Huan Du Yuan. She is survived by her loving daughter, PuiYee Lee of Hamden; as well as two brothers, Ming Hui Yuan and his wife Yan Huan Zhou...
Karen E. Kelley
May 22, 2021
Karen E. Kelley, 89, resident of Elim Park in Cheshire, CT, entered into Eternal Peace on May 22, 2021 surrounded by the love and support of her family. Born in New Haven on April 6, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Alice (Ferguson) Ekblade. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Warren T....
Jack A. Friberg
May 19, 2021
Jack A. Friberg, 80, passed away peacefully on May 19, 2021 at Silver Springs Care Center. He was born in New Haven on June 25, 1940, son of the late Axel and Maria (Brodd) Friberg. Jack was a proud veteran of the United States Navy. He entered the Navy in 1958 and served throughout the Vietnam War, being honorably...
Celestine "Cele" Casa
May 9, 2021
Celestine "Cele" Casa, died on May 9, 2021. She was born in New Britain, Connecticut on June 26, 1928, a daughter of the late Joseph & Maria (Carozza) Apruzzese. When Frank, her husband of 61 years, died in 2016 she had inscribed on their headstone, "We had a wonderful life." They made the most of their time together on...
Mary-Elizabeth Leduc
May 7, 2021
Mary-Elizabeth LeDuc, 55, of Hamden, passed away on May 7, 2021, after a long illness. She was born in Meriden, CT on March 11, 1966 to the late Richard W. and Joan O'Brien LeDuc. Mary attended St. Rose School in Meriden and was a 1984 graduate of Mercy High School in Middletown. She had a successful career in corporate...
Carol L. Quinn
May 6, 2021
Carol L. (Metrelis) Quinn, 91, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, at home in Southwick, MA on May 6, 2021. Born in New Haven on September 15, 1929, Carol was the daughter of the late Peter and Louise (Brainard) Metrelis.
Carol graduated from Meriden High School in 1947. She worked for 46 years in diagnostic imaging, initially...
Marcus R. Mccraven
May 5, 2021
Marcus Rollins McCraven, age 97, died peacefully in the company of his family on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at his home in Hamden, Connecticut. He was born on December 27, 1923 in Des Moines, Iowa to parents Marcus and Buena McCraven. He married his wife Marguerite Mills, who survives him, in 1947 in Washington D.C. He was predeceased by...
Marie M. Lonardo
Apr 28, 2021
Marie Martucci Lonardo, 90, beloved and devoted wife of Dominick Lonardo for 67 years entered into rest April 28, 2021. She was born on March 3, 1931, the daughter of the late Frank and Nancy Cairella Martucci, and resided in Hamden most of her life. Marie re-entered the workforce as a bookkeeper at several local businesses and retired in...
Ruth Ibsen
Apr 28, 2021
Ruth (Hanks) Ibsen, 88, of Cheshire, wife of the late Donald J. Ibsen, passed away at the UConn Health Center on April 28, 2021. Born in New Haven January 2, 1933, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Doris (Meeker) Hanks. Ruth will be lovingly remembered by her children; Marcia Russo (Michael) of Farmington, Donald J....
Keith Johnson
Apr 28, 2021
Keith Johnson, age 72, of Hamden, passed away on April 28, 2021. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Becky, sons Benjamin and Whitney, 3 grandchildren, and his brother Gary Johnson of Waco, Texas; extended family and the photography community that was so important to him. Prior to retirement Keith was the New England sales representative for...
Arden Lyn Poirier
Apr 27, 2021
Arden L. Poirier Graham, 48, of Wallingford passed away on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. She was born in Meriden on January 29, 1973. Arden graduated from St. Joseph School in Meriden and attended Wilcox Tech Vocational School. At a later date she became a Certified Nurses Assistant and at one time worked at Skyview Center in Wallingford. Arden is...
Robert E. Cork
Apr 23, 2021
Robert Ernest Cork, 78, born and raised in Terre Haute, Indiana, passed away in East Windsor, Connecticut, on April 23, 2021, after a long struggle with dementia, culminating in pneumonia.
Bob was a proud graduate of Terre Haute's Garfield High School (home of the "Purple Eagles"), Class of 1960. He entered the US Air Force and after...
Harold Obstler
Apr 22, 2021
Harold Obstler passed away on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at the age of 95. He did so peacefully on his own terms, with dignity, grace, courage, kindness, and as always, humor, in the company of the family he loved so much. Harold's was a life well lived. We will miss him. Harold was born and raised in New York...
Betsy E. Kirchberg
Apr 21, 2021
ORANGE – Betsy Ellen Kirchberg, 70, of Red Cedar Road, daughter of the late Muriel Gerard-Kirchberg and Ernest Carl Kirchberg, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at her Silverbrook Estates apartment with her live-in aide, Jasmine Thomas, and close family members by her side.
Betsy was born in New Haven on September 25, 1950, and...
Nancy J. Novaro
Apr 20, 2021
Mrs. Nancy Joan Novaro passed away peacefully in her North Haven home on April 20, 2021 at the age of 100. Nancy was born Nunzia Marchione in Bristol on November 1, 1920 to the late Pietro and Angelina Arre Marchione. Nancy was predeceased by her seven siblings, Julia Petrucci, Minnie Carey, Lena, Mary, Matthew, Frank, and Joseph Marchione. Nancy...
Candido Gonzalez
Apr 19, 2021
Mr. Candido Gonzalez's funeral will begin at 11:00 AM Tuesday, April 27. Livestream of the service will be available on Facebook at this link starting at 10:00 AM:
Funeral de Candido Gonzalez comenzará a las 11:00 AM en Martes, 27 de Abril. Acceso a la transmisión en vivo en este sitio Web a partir de las 10:00...
Barbara N. Sablitz
Apr 16, 2021
Barbara Neveski Sablitz, 89, of Wallingford, passed away April 16, 2021 after a brief illness. She was born in New Haven on April 6, 1932 to the late Adam and Alice Smith Neveski. For 65 wonderful years, Barbara was the wife of Leonard Sablitz until his death a year ago. Hamden was always home up until 10 years ago...
Claro Malvar Estavillo
Apr 7, 2021
Claro Malvar Estavillo, 74, of Hamden passed away on April 7, 2021 after a long battle with his health over the last year. Born in Banna, Ilocos Norte, Philippines on August 7, 1946 to the late Pedro and Maria Malvar Estavillo, Claro will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Adoracion Vicente Estavillo; his daughters, Joyce Estavillo and Jeanette (Rommel)...
Charles J. Heller Jr.
Mar 30, 2021
Charles James Heller Jr., 72, of New Haven, passed away on Tuesday March 30, 2021 at the West Haven VA Medical Center. Born in New Haven on August 14, 1948, a son of the late Charles and Lorraine Cummings Heller, Charles is survived by his loving daughters; Michelle Rubertone of New Haven, Christen Nelson and her husband Erik of...
