Robert L. Wells Sr.
Nov 22, 2020
MERIDEN–Robert L. Wells, Sr., a parishioner of Our Lady Queen of Angels, entered in to the Dear Lord's loving grace on Sunday, November 22, 2020, his 45 th Wedding Anniversary, at home in the presence of his devoted family.
Robert was born in Meriden, the son of the late Phyllis Mary Fox and Henry Wallace Wells, Sr....
Deborah Ann Bassett
Nov 22, 2020
Deborah Ann Bassett, age 71, of Wolcott, passed away on November 22, 2020 at Elim Park Baptist Home in Cheshire. Born in New Haven on April 23, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Russell G. Bassett, Sr. and Alberta F. Berlepsch Bassett. A resident of Hamden most of her life, Deborah was a receptionist for many years...
Adeline Ozycz
Nov 20, 2020
Adeline Barbara Ozycz, 101, of Meriden, a daughter of the late Stanislaus and Anna (Labut) Gura, and sister of the late Joseph Gora, John Gura, and Lydia Tupay, passed away on November 20, 2020 at The Bradley Home. She was the wife of the late Victor Ozycz; and the mother of Paul M. Ozyck and Joanne C. Santos. Two...
Edward T. Carr
Nov 17, 2020
Edward Thomas Carr, 96 years old, died on Nov. 17, 2020 of Covid-19 at the VA Hospital in West Haven. Eddie was born in New Haven to Francis Patrick Carr and Rita Flanagan Carr on April 30, 1924. He was predeceased by his four brothers, Frank Carr, William Carr, John Carr, and Robert Spillane. He is survived by several...
Nancy Duble
Nov 17, 2020
Nancy Sherlock Stead Duble passed away peacefully in her home at Evergreen Woods, North Branford, CT on November 17, 2020. She was born on January 13, 1927 in Bridgeport, CT to Frederick Stead and Ruth Harvey (Haskell). She graduated from Saint Thomas' School, Rowayton, CT in 1945 and Colby Junior College (Colby Sawyer College), New London, NH in 1947....
Barbara Roche Amato Kuslan
Nov 17, 2020
Barbara Roche Amato Kuslan passed into eternal life on November 17, 2020, 10 days shy of her 90th birthday. She was born in Hartford, CT on November 27, 1930 to Ethel C (Ryan) and James F. Roche. She spent her youth living in North Haven, CT. Barbara was blessed to have been happily married twice, to wonderful men. The...
Doris Ann Robinson-Rivers
Nov 14, 2020
Pastor Doris Ann Robinson-Rivers, 66, unexpectedly passed away and gained her eternal wings on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at MidState Medical Center. Pastor Rivers was born on October 1, 1954 in Hartsville, SC to the late Mr. Elijah and Mrs. Louisa Bacote Robinson, Sr. She graduated in 1972 from Butler High School in Hartsville, SC. She relocated to Meriden...
Cynthia Elaine Troxler
Nov 13, 2020
On the morning of November 13, 2020, our beloved sister and friend Cynthia Elaine Troxler entered eternal rest. Cynthia was born in New Haven on February 6, 1952 to the late Samuel and Gloria Plummer Troxler. Cynthia was a graduate of Hillhouse High School, where she was a member of the cheerleading squad. After graduation Cynthia continued her studies...
Joyce O. Blakeslee
Nov 12, 2020
Joyce Oswald Blakeslee, 89, wife of 60 years to the late Miles Grant Blakeslee, Jr., passed away in her home on November 12, 2020. She was born in Scranton, PA on April 9, 1931, daughter of the late David and Mary Moses Oswald. A resident of North Branford, she and Miles had also resided in Ft. Myers, FL. Joyce...
Nicholas J. Zacarelli
Nov 11, 2020
Nicholas J. Zacarelli, 94, of Hamden, passed away peacefully at the St. Raphael's Campus of Yale-New Haven Hospital on November 11, 2020. He was the beloved husband of the late Eleanor Werme Zacarelli. Born in New Haven on March 17, 1926 to the late Celotto and Josephine Valentino Zacarelli. Nicholas had been an active member of the Knights of...
Stephen A. Filo
Nov 8, 2020
Stephen A. Filo, 65, passed away on November 8, 2020. He was born in Meriden on June 10, 1955, son of the late Louis and Helen (Basa) Filo. Stephen spent many years as a taxi driver but most recently worked as a security guard at Honeywell in Northford. He was a member of the American Legion Post 45 in...
Flynn A. Longley
Nov 3, 2020
Flynn A. Longley, 90, of North Haven, husband of the late Jeanne Magnuson Longley, passed away at his home on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Born in New Haven July 4, 1930, he was a son of the late Guy and Eva Shippey Longley. Flynn is survived by his children, Linda J. Kearney (John) of Wallingford, Nancy Longley Hernandez (Eduardo)...
Gay Green Steinbach
Nov 2, 2020
Gay Green Steinbach (neé Gay Webster Greenboam, later changed to Green) passed away at the Whitney Center in Hamden of complications from end-stage COPD on November 2, 2020 at age 87, where she had lived most happily for the last 8 years of her life among many of her oldest and dearest friends. A native of London, England, Gay...
Betty Wieland
Oct 31, 2020
Betty Wieland, 98, lifelong resident of Meriden, passed away on October 31, 2020 at MidState Medical Center. Born in Meriden on April 2, 1922 to the late George and Mary Barbour Chance. For 15 years, Betty worked for the Meriden Board of Education as a clerk before her retirement in 1979. She had been an active member of Rachel...
Richard T. Pilchen
Oct 31, 2020
Richard T. "Dick" Pilchen was a man who made the most of life, often quoting this line from his beloved Auntie Mame: "Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death!" On the morning of October 31, 2020, Dick departed from the banquet table peacefully, his faithful dogs Nala & Rutheford by his side. Dick was...
Maria Luisa Lopes Borges
Oct 29, 2020
Maria Luisa ("Mima") Lopes Borges passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on October 29, 2020. She was born on February 19, 1927 on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde Islands. Her parents were Arcenio Lopes and Henriqueta Lopes Varela. She was predeceased by her husband, Manuel Lopes Borges and her brothers, Jose Lopes and Manuel Lopes. She immigrated...
Louise R. Shimchick
Oct 28, 2020
Louise R. Shimchick entered into Eternal Life on October 28, 2020. She died at home in Morningside alongside Walter, her husband of sixty-six years, who lay asleep at her side. Louise had been cared for in her last days by daughter Cindy Agro (Mrs. Joseph Agro) and son David Shimchick under the guidance of Connecticut Hospice, with support from...
George A. Meinsen
Oct 27, 2020
George A. Meinsen, age 97, a lifelong resident of Hamden, passed away on October 27, 2020. Born in New Haven on September 14, 1923, he was a son of the late George H. Meinsen & Anna Bortniak Meinsen. George was predeceased by his wife Rosemarie "Bo" Corbett Meinsen; his daughter Mary Meinsen; and his brothers, L. Robert & Lawrence...
Carmen L. Arocho
Oct 23, 2020
Carmen Lizzette Arocho, age 54, of Meriden, passed away on October 23, 2020. Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico on September 6, 1966, she was the daughter of the late Carmelo Arocho and Sonia DeJesus. She is survived by her children; Jessica Burdacki and her husband Theodore, Jasmine Segundo, Luis Rivera, and Jessenia Rivera, siblings; Sonia Arocho, Migdalia Arocho, Juan...
Priscilla Kenney
Oct 21, 2020
Priscilla Blake (Smith) Kenney, 86, of Bethany passed away at St. Raphael's Hospital on October 21, 2020. Priscilla was born in Greenwich, daughter of the late Alden W. and Charlotte E. Smith. Her family moved to New Haven when she was in the 3rd grade, when her father became Chief Editorial Writer for the New Haven Register. She attended...
