Walter F. Hammie
Sep 16, 2020
Walter F. Hammie, affectionately known as Freeman, was born to the late Stanford and Katherine Turner Hammie on March 24, 1937 in Oxford, NC. He departed this life on September 16, 2020 at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Freeman was the oldest son of 8 children. He graduated in 1956 from Mary Potter High School in Oxford. Following graduation, he moved...
Albert R. Dobie
Sep 7, 2020
Albert "Al" Richard Dobie, 86, of Hamden passed away after a short illness, on September 7, 2020 at his home. Born in New Haven on January 16, 1934 to the late Albert and Elizabeth Kuehn Dobie, Al grew up in New Haven before raising his family in Hamden, where he had lived for the last 60 years. For many...
Angela Brunetti
Sep 5, 2020
Angela Brunetti, 96, of Hamden, passed away on September 5, 2020. Born in New Haven on April 9, 1924, a daughter of the late Ralph and Frances Cordoglio Brunetti, she is survived by her loving sister Anne Caiafa, sister-in-law Patricia Brunetti, 7 nieces and nephews, 18 grandnieces and grandnephews, and several great-grandnieces and great-grandnephews. She was predeceased by her...
Mary Elizabeth Dorr Staffer
Sep 5, 2020
Mary Elizabeth Dorr Staffer, "MEDS," 63, passed away on September 5, 2020 after a short illness. Born on April 9, 1957 to the late Samuel and Jean Cocking Dorr. She considered herself a North Haven girl although she briefly attended school in Wallingford. Mary was a hard working, well organized woman in the home and employment. She started her...
Robert C. Langner Sr.
Sep 2, 2020
Robert Conrad Langner, Sr., age 95, of Wallingford, formerly of Hamden, passed away at Masonicare in Wallingford on September 2, 2020. Born in Ansonia on May 25, 1925, he was the son of the late Conrad and Mary Smallman Langner. A devoted family man, Robert is survived by his 5 children; Robert C. Langner, Jr. (Gail) of Guntown, MS,...
Barbara Ann Gruneis
Aug 23, 2020
Barbara Ann Gruneis, 84, of North Haven, passed away with family by her side at Yale New Haven Hospital on August 23, 2020. She was born in New Haven on June 28, 1936 to the late John and Fedora Sullo DeLaca. Barbara graduated from the Grace New Haven School of Nursing. As a registered nurse, she worked at the...
George J. Murphy
Aug 22, 2020
George J. Murphy passed away peacefully at CT Hospice on August 22, 2020 with his wife and daughter by his side, as well as a wonderful Hospice nurse Colleen, after a challenging battle with cancer. He was born in New Haven on April 30, 1936 the son of George T. and Dorothy DeSheen Murphy. He leaves his wife, Nancy...
Burton A. Talmadge Sr.
Aug 21, 2020
Burton A. Talmadge, 91, husband of the late Margaret Ann Chamberlain Talmadge passed away August 21, 2020 after a brief illness. He was born in New Haven on February 8, 1929, a son of the late Arthur L. and Helen Riley Talmadge, and was a lifelong Hamden resident. He proudly served in the US Army from 1951-1952 and was...
Rev. John J. Keane
Aug 20, 2020
The Rev. John J. Keane, age 83, died August 20, 2020 at his home in Enfield. He was born in Springfield, Mass. on August 26, 1936, son of the late Martin J. Keane, Sr. and Mary Ellen (Devine) Keane. Father Keane was raised in Enfield, where he attended Saint Joseph Elementary School, and later attended Cathedral High School in...
Ellen Ahern Lunn
Aug 19, 2020
Ellen Bernadette (Ahern) Lunn, of Hamden, passed away at home on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at the age of 66. She was the beloved wife of Robert A. Lunn. Born in New Haven October 5, 1953, she was the daughter of Thomas B. Ahern of New Haven and the late Jean (Ward) Ahern. She grew up in Branford, and...
James S. Kowalczyk
Aug 19, 2020
James S. Kowalczyk, age 64, of Meriden, passed away at home on August 19, 2020. Born in New Britain on July 27, 1956, a son of the late Bernard and Theresa Redente Kowalczyk, he is survived by his long-time partner Ann Windish, sons; Daniel and David Kowalczyk and brother-in-law Andrew Bisi. He was predeceased by his sister Donna Bisi,...
Walter E. Haller Sr.
Aug 17, 2020
Walter E. Haller, Sr., 92, of Hamden passed away on August 17, 2020 at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Irene Penders Haller. Walter was born in Bridgeport on August 18, 1927, son of the late Emil and Lavinia Green Haller. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served honorably during World War II. Walter worked...
Lucille R. Ray
Aug 15, 2020
Lucille Riddle Ray, of Meriden, unexpectedly fell asleep in death at MidState Medical Center on Saturday, August 15, 2020. She was 86 years young. It's with heavy hearts that we say "rest for now" to our dear mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, spiritual sister and friend. In her early years Lucille was a nurse's aide at Westfield Manor Nursing Home and...
Thomas Clifford Johnson
Aug 15, 2020
Thomas Clifford Johnson, loving husband, father and grandfather, was born to eternal life on August 15, 2020 at the age of 94, at home with several family members present. Tom was born on January 29, 1926 in New Haven, CT and grew up there with his sister Anna Mary, and his parents Anne and Leon. He followed in his...
Gary P. Buchter
Aug 7, 2020
Gary P. Buchter, 64, of Hamden, passed away on August 7, 2020. Born in New Haven, CT on April 6, 1956, a son of the late Warren and Charlotte Vaughn Buchter. He is survived by his brothers, Warren G. Buchter Jr. and his wife Cinda of Florida, and Mark Buchter and his wife Suzanne of Ansonia; step-mother Edith Buchter;...
Richard Sulima
Aug 7, 2020
Richard Sulima, 61, of Meriden, went home to be with his Lord and savior Jesus Christ on Friday, August 7, 2020 at Midstate Medical Center. He was born in Hartford on November 18, 1958, a son of the late Edward and Marian Roberts Sulima. He is survived by his siblings; Ralph and Edward Sulima and Cheryl Mainhood....
Jorge A. Sanchez
Aug 6, 2020
Jorge A. Sanchez, 86, of Meriden, passed away on August 6, 2020 at Miller Memorial Community. Born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico on May 3, 1934, a son of the late Manuel Acevedo and Adela Sanchez; he is survived by his son Jorge Acevedo and his wife Elizabeth of Meriden, daughter Wanda Lopez and her husband Eliud of Meriden, grandchildren...
Carmel Pulaski
Aug 5, 2020
Carmel Pulaski, 77, of Meriden, passed away on August 5, 2020 at Midstate Medical Center. She was born in New Haven, CT on February 9, 1943, a daughter of the late Caspar and Raffaella Giudice Cacioppo. Carmel is survived by her children Lori and Eric Pulaski and his wife Emily, both of Meriden, and grandchildren Timothy Dargan, Eric Pulaski...
William Henry Brown Iii
Aug 1, 2020
Celebrating the life of William Henry Brown, III (Billy), born in New Haven on February 21, 1958 to the late William H. Brown Jr. and Sylvia Almeida. He was suddenly taken away on August 1, 2020 in North Carolina at the age of 62. Billy grew up in West Haven and Durham, CT and was educated in the Middletown...
Margaret Flynn Simmons
Jul 29, 2020
Margaret (Flynn) Simmons, of North Haven, passed away at home on July 29, 2020. She was the beloved daughter of the late Donald J. and Elsie M. Flynn. She leaves a sister, Barbara Flynn of Allentown, PA, and a brother, Donald J. Flynn of North Haven. She is survived by four nephews; Jeffrey Liedke, Michael Liedke, Joshua Liedke, and...
