Smith "Earl" "Leo" Leary
Jul 16, 2021
Smith "Earl" "Leo" Leary, 56, passed away on July 16, 2021 after a lengthy illness. He was born in Ahoskie, NC, on August 21, 1964. Earl graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1983, where he loved athletics. He excelled in track, football and basketball. Earl made a career working with his hands, especially in carpentry and mechanics. He...
June M. Rahl
Jul 16, 2021
June Marie Rahl, age 92, of Hamden, passed away on July 16, 2021. Born in New Haven on January 12, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Frederick and Bernice (Marlowe) Coomes. June was predeceased by her loving husband of 69 years, Joseph T. Rahl, Sr. (Ret. HFD); her son, Joseph T. Rahl, Jr., and her granddaughter, Elizabeth...
Edward T. Blair, Sr.
Jul 15, 2021
Ed passed away on Thursday, July 15, 2021 at Connecticut Hospice in Branford. He was born on May 26, 1930 to the late Alice (Joslyn) and L. Edward Blair. They loved and encouraged him throughout his life, telling him he could be anything that he wanted. Ed put himself through college at Dartmouth, and law school at Columbia. He...
A. Alan Frost
Jul 14, 2021
Aubrey Alan Frost of Cromwell, CT died on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 in hospice care at Middlesex Hospital after a brief illness. Alan was born in Hartford on September 4th, 1944 to Aubrey and Eloise Frost. He left home at six and spent the rest of his childhood at Mansfield State Training School. He later moved to a group...
Barbara J. Tonry
Jul 12, 2021
Barbara J. (Galleher) Tonry, of Hamden, CT passed away on July 12, 2021. Born in Dallas Texas on November 8, 1936 she was a daughter of the late John C. & Annabelle (Nance) Galleher. Widow of Donald Tonry she is survived by her sisters Beverly Smith and Brenda Carter both of Texas. Barbara had coached the Yale women's gymnastics...
Elvira Nehring
Jul 11, 2021
Elvira "Halli" Nehring, a long-time resident of Meriden, passed away on Sunday, July 11, 2021 at the age of 86. The youngest of six children, she was born in 1935 in Bock, Germany. She immigrated in 1956 with her husband Ewald and young son to build a life together in the U.S.A. Elvira worked at Eyelet Specialty in Wallingford,...
Silvina Ramos
Jul 9, 2021
Silvina Ramos, 87, of Meriden, wife of the late Antonio Ramos, passed away on July 9, 2021 at Apple Rehab-Coccomo in Meriden. Born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico on January 1, 1934, a daughter of the late Cruz Oquendo and Felicita Valentin. She is survived by her daughters; Yolanda Ramos-Garcia (Ramon) of Puerto Rico, Norilsa Ramos (Robert Rodriguez) of...
Patricia M. Bossi
Jul 7, 2021
Patricia 'Pat' MacKown Bossi, of Meriden, CT, passed away peacefully on July 7, 2021, the loving wife for 72 years of Craig Arthur Bossi, who predeceased her one month earlier. Pat was born in Kenwood, NY in 1924, the daughter of Leon and Gertrude (Forgue) MacKown, and lived most of her early life in Kenwood and Chicago, IL. She...
Marian L. Coward Page
Jul 6, 2021
Marian Lois Coward Page passed away peacefully at Connecticut Hospice on July 6, 2021. She was born on New Year's Day, January 1, 1929, in Buffalo, NY to Harry and Marian Coward. Marian graduated from Buffalo Seminary and Endicott College. After college she spent time traveling in Europe and working in New York City. She met and fell in...
Jonathan C. Crosby
Jul 5, 2021
Jonathan "Jon" C. Crosby, age 73. lifelong resident of Hamden, passed away on July 5, 2021. Born in New Haven on May 4, 1948, he was a son of the late John J. Crosby & Florence (Bradley) Crosby. Jon is survived by his wife Constance (Krebs) Crosby; daughters Stacey Flores & her husband Joe of Washington, Stephanie Lowenski of...
Gary L. Olson
Jul 5, 2021
Gary L. Olson, husband of the late Linda Crum-Olson, passed away into the arms of his Savior on Monday, July 5, 2021. He was 68. He was born in Meriden on March 5, 1953 to the late Wilbur and June (Moore) Olson. Gary graduated from Platt High School and attended Faith Baptist Church in Southington. He was employed at...
A. Carl Sharon
Jun 29, 2021
A. Carl Sharon, age 66, of Hamden, passed away on June 29, 2021. Born in Brockton, MA on November 27, 1954, a son of the late Alfred Carl Sharon and Charlotte Maule Sharon, he is survived by Christi Reed Sharon, their son Micah Christopher Sharon both of Hamden, and brother Jonathon M. Sharon of MA. He was predeceased by...
Arthur A. Goto
Jun 29, 2021
Arthur A. Goto, age 100, of Wallingford, passed away on June 29, 2021. Born in New Haven on December 9, 1920, he was the son of the late Anthony & Anna (Takrczyk) Goto. Arthur was predeceased by his wife Florence Blomkvist Goto; his son Arthur A. "Chip" Goto; his granddaughter Kristina Needham; and his sister Genevieve Camera. He is...
Mary J. Hasbrouck
Jun 27, 2021
Mary Jeanne Hasbrouck passed away from Metastatic Breast Cancer, peacefully surrounded by loved ones, on June 27, 2021. She had a fantastic life. Mary always said she would not have changed her life for anything. Cancer, although a fierce disease, introduced her to many wonderful people and experiences which she would not have had otherwise. Metastatic Breast Cancer was...
John P. "Jack" Ambrogio
Jun 19, 2021
John P. "Jack" Ambrogio, Ret. Chief, HPD, age 87, beloved husband of Maureen O'Connor Ambrogio, passed away at Yale-New Haven Hospital on June 19, 2021. John was born on March 25, 1934 to the late Rose DelGrego Ambrogio and William Ambrogio. He grew up in Hamden and graduated from Hamden High School. After serving in the United States Army,...
Stanley J. Niziolek
Jun 18, 2021
Stanley J. Niziolek, age 64, of Hamden, passed away on June 18, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born in New Haven, CT on April 22, 1957 he is the son of Alma Hopke Niziolek of Hamden and the late Stanley J. Niziolek, Sr. Stanley is survived by his...
Leejay Rudenjak
Jun 17, 2021
Leejay Rudenjak, age 65, passed away on June 17, 2021 at Connecticut Hospice in Branford, Connecticut. He was born on June 19, 1955 at the U.S. Naval Hospital in San Diego, California, eldest child of the late Leo Rudenjak and Janet Rudenjak, (nee Uminger,) who currently resides in Spring Hill, Florida.
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Frederick W. Danforth, Jr.
Jun 13, 2021
Frederick Wilcox Danforth, Jr. died peacefully in his home, surrounded by his family in North Haven, Connecticut on June 13,2021. He was 92. Fred was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Frederick Wilcox Danforth and Laura Ogden Warner. In 1946, Fred graduated from Nichols School in Buffalo, where he was voted Most Popular, Best Natured, Wittiest and...
James M. Williams
Jun 12, 2021
James Mckenzie Williams, 54, of Hamden, passed away on June 12, 2021. He was born in New Haven on June 11, 1967, a son of the late Mario Propratnick and Constance Williams. James is survived by his daughters; Jessica Williams and Kaitlyn Michaud, sons; James Mckenzie Williams, Jr. and Mckenzie Reynolds Stevens, siblings; Debra Samuels, Brenda Petrillo, Robert Williams,...
Virginia Butler Calistro
Jun 9, 2021
Virginia Butler Calistro, 96, passed away peacefully at home in Woodbridge June 9, 2021, leaving behind a large and loving family and a legion of friends and admirers. Virginia was born January 8, 1925 in New Haven. She was the daughter of the late Jessie McDaniel and James Bruce Butler of West Haven, and, along with her sister, the...
