Georgiana M. Borsari
Feb 23, 2021
Georgiana M. Borsari of Northford, wife of 40 years to the late David P. Borsari, passed away February 23, 2021 after a fierce and lengthy battle with multiple illnesses. Loving mother of Melissa (Vincent) Falcone of Northford, Melanie Borsari of New Haven, Melinda Borsari of Northford, and the late Miranda J. Borsari. Grandmother of Laura C. Costelli and Bella...
Robert J. Behler
Feb 20, 2021
Robert Jon Behler, 54, husband of Judith Turner Behler of Hamden passed away February 20, 2021. Father of Roland Texeira, David (Kyrstyna) Texeira, and Jon Behler. Grandfather of David Paul Texeira, Jr. and Riley Elizabeth Texeira. Brother of Deborah (Nicholas) Sidorick, Susan Behler Pelletier and Cynthia (Joseph) Cavallaro. Son-in-law of Cynthia Turner. Brother-in-law of Paul (Mary) Turner and Tracy...
Faye K. Clarke
Feb 20, 2021
Faye Keller Clarke, age 86, died at home in the arms of her loving husband Mike Clarke on February 20, 2021. Faye and Mike were married for over 64 years. Faye was the daughter to the late Arthur and Helen Keller. She was predeceased by her sister Helene Humphries and brother Arthur Keller. She is survived by her seven...
Mary Elizabeth Gordon Nelson
Feb 18, 2021
On Thursday, February 18, 2021 around 3 a.m., the angel of silence sealed the lips of Mary Elizabeth Gordon Nelson. Her soul winged its flight from this world to the place of peace and everlasting love. We are grateful she died of natural causes, and that her wishes to be in her own home in her own bed were...
Elizabeth Mayer Willard
Feb 15, 2021
Elizabeth "Betty" Mayer Willard, age 90, passed away February 15, 2021. Born in Escanaba, Michigan on September 16, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Walter & Ruth Mayer. Betty was a resident of New Haven most of her life and was a courier for the former Simkins Company. Betty was a 68 year member of Alice Chapter...
Galina Eremina
Feb 14, 2021
Galina Eremina, age 84, of Hamden passed away February 14, 2021 at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Born in Moscow, Russia on December 2, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Alexander and Lidia Gorbatych. Galina is survived by her husband Oleg Eremin; her daughters Julia Titus and her husband Donald of Hamden and Marina McCarthy and her husband Patrick...
George B. Gozda
Feb 12, 2021
George B. Gozda, 79, of Meriden, passed away on February 12, 2021, after a hard fought battle due to complications from Covid-19. He is survived by his daughters: Deanne O'Leary and her husband Daniel of Ashford, CT, Anita Gozda of Meriden, and Marlene Christopher and her husband Jason of Wallingford; grandsons: Jeremy Gozda and Travis Christopher; and long-time companion...
Allison V. Morgan
Feb 11, 2021
Allison Vanessa Morgan, 50, of Meriden, loving wife of John Small, passed away on February 11, 2021 at Midstate Medical Center. Born in Meriden on June 14, 1970, a daughter of the late Charles and Mary Alice Vaughn Jones, she is survived by her children; Travaughn Morgan and Akevis, Quanessa, and Diantee Duncan, brothers; Matthew Morgan and Donald Jones...
Kevin M. Botte
Feb 11, 2021
Kevin M. Botte, age 45, passed away on February 11, 2021 at Yale New Haven Hospital. Born on September 5, 1975 in New Haven, he was the only child of the late Fred R. Botte and Rosann Perrotti Botte. Kevin is survived by an extended family of cousins, nieces and nephews. He was a computer trainer employed by New...
Thomas R. Gagliardi
Feb 11, 2021
Thomas R. Gagliardi, 57, of Eastern Street, New Haven died peacefully on February 11, 2021 at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Thomas was a 1982 graduate of Joseph A. Foran High School in Milford. He previously resided in Milford and Shelton. Born October 19, 1963, he was the son of the late Thomas J. and Elizabeth H. (McGuire) Gagliardi. He is...
Jayne Sandora
Feb 10, 2021
Jayne B. Sandora, age 98, of West Haven passed away peacefully on February 10, 2021. Jayne was the beloved wife of the late John A. Finger and the late Nicholas John Sandora. She was born in New Haven on March 24, 1922, a daughter of the late Ignatz and Phyllis (Pliska) Waronka. She is survived by her step-daughter Shelley...
Corine "Rena" Vreeland
Feb 8, 2021
Corine Tecla "Rena" Vreeland, 96, wife of the late Raymond Vreeland, Ret. HFD, passed away at Twin Maples Healthcare Center in Durham on February 8, 2021. Born in New Haven December 19, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Carlo and Corina Baldwin DaVia. Rena is survived by her two loving children; Thomas Vreeland of Hamden and Patricia...
William E. Trella
Feb 6, 2021
William E. Trella, age 68, son of the late Edward F. Trella and Mildred E. (Hansen) Trella, passed away February 6, 2021, after a hard fought battle during the pandemic. A lifelong resident of Meriden, Bill met the love of his life, Deborah (Bell) Trella as a teenager. He was a graduate of Wilcox Technical High School in Meriden....
Dr. Clarence T. Sasaki
Feb 4, 2021
Dr. Clarence Takashi Sasaki, age 80, the Charles W. Ohse Professor Emeritus of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, passed away peacefully with his wife holding his hand on February 4, 2021 at Smilow Cancer Hospital. Clarence was born in January of 1941 in Honolulu, Hawaii to Tsutomu and Carla Sasaki. He attended 'Iolani School and received his undergraduate BA...
Alan G. Stagg
Feb 3, 2021
Alan G. Stagg, 83, of Lebanon, CT passed away on February 3, 2021 at his home. He was born in New Haven, CT on April 11, 1937, a son of the late Carl B. and Marguerite Smith Stagg. He is survived by his sister Betty Golebiewski of Meriden, sister-in-law Helen Stagg, brother-in-law Peter Brooks, eight nieces and nephews and...
James Dana English
Feb 3, 2021
Jim passed away on February 3, 2021 after a long ilness. He was born in New Haven on March 15, 1932, the son of late Philip H. and Katharine Dana English. He was also preceded in death by his brother Richard. Jim was descended from 2 Connecticut Governors. Jim attended the Foote School, Hopkins, and Choate and was a...
Theodore R. "Joe" Holley, Jr.
Jan 31, 2021
Theodore R. Holley Jr., "Joe," was born in Merry Hill, NC, on November 14, 1939, to the late Theodore R. Holley Sr. and Erma Cofield Holley. Joe resided in Bertie County, NC, and later moved to Meriden, CT, where he transitioned to his final resting place on January 31, 2021.
Growing up down in Bal-Gra, Joe worked...
Annabelle Shaw
Jan 30, 2021
Annabelle Shaw, age 95, passed away January 30, 2021 at Masonicare in Wallingford. Born in Bristol, CT on April 16, 1925, she was a daughter of the late William and Charlotte (Sibley) Shaw. A resident of Hamden most of her life, Annabelle retired from Blue Cross Blue Shield. She was predeceased by her sister Ruth Cohane; her brothers, Richard...
Josephine I. Lockery
Jan 29, 2021
Josephine Iacobelli Lockery, 91, of Hamden, loving wife of the late Walter Lockery, passed away on January 29, 2021 at home, her hand held by caregiver Cindy Adinolfi. Born in Hamden on November 14, 1929, the only child of the late Giuseppe and Lucia Civitello Iacobelli, she is survived by her sons; Joseph Lockery and his wife Sarah of...
Martha Oquendo-Pabon
Jan 29, 2021
NEW BRITAIN-Martha Oquendo-Pabon, 58, passed away on January 29, 2021 at MidState Medical Center. She was the beloved wife of Miguel Pabon. Martha was born in Meriden on March 13, 1962, daughter of Marina (Serrano) Oquendo and the late Valentin Oquendo. Along with her husband Miguel, she is survived by her children, Jonathan Pabon and Carol Pabon; siblings Maria...
