Robert J. Garcia
Apr 3, 2019
Robert J. (Bob) Garcia, 76, of Hamden, CT passed away April 3, 2019 after a brief illness. Born in New York, NY on May 20, 1942, he was a son of the late Manuel and Carmen (Martinez) Garcia. Bob is survived by his wife of 53 years, Doris (Costas) Garcia; his daughter Michelle (Edward) Kissner of North Haven; his sons...
Rudolph T. Kazimer
Apr 3, 2019
Rudolph Thomas Kazimer, 93, a lifelong resident of Meriden, loving husband to the late Elsie Helen Kazimer, passed away on April 3, 2019 at The Connecticut Hospice, Branford. He leaves his children; Thomas Kazimer and Nancy Kazimer, both of Meriden, and Robert Kazimer and wife Ellen of Evans, GA, grandchildren; Katherine Kazimer and Timothy Kazimer and his wife Nile, and...
Daniel J. Sullivan
Mar 31, 2019
Daniel J. Sullivan, 94, of Hamden passed away peacefully in his home on March 31, 2019. He was the beloved husband of the late Anne (Hotchkiss) Sullivan. Dan was born in Ansonia on December 23, 1924, son of the late George and Margaret (Kelly) Sullivan. He attended Ansonia High School before entering the United States Army Air Corp during WWII....
Joseph P. Amodeo
Mar 31, 2019
Joseph Paul Amodeo, 98, of Hamden, passed away on March 31, 2019, at home surrounded by family. Born on April 16, 1920 to the late John and Anna Ianucci Amodeo, Joseph is survived by his loving wife of 72 years, Enes Altieri Amodeo. Joseph grew up on Wooster Square in New Haven and joined the US Army after graduating from...
Stanley J. Mucha, Jr.
Mar 31, 2019
Stanley J. Mucha, Jr. 70, of Hamden, beloved husband of 48 years to Diane J. Mucha, passed away March 31, 2019 after a courageous fight with a brief illness. He was born in New Haven July 27, 1948, son of Theresa Romanowski Mucha of Hamden and the late Stanley J. Mucha, Sr. Loving father of Kimberly Mucha (John Baldini) of...
Joyce Mary Boozang
Mar 26, 2019
Joyce Mary Boozang, 77, of Hamden, passed away at YNHH on March 26, 2019 after a short illness. Born in New Haven on July 28, 1941 to the late William and Mary Gallagher Boozang. Joyce will be remembered by her wife of 33 years, Michele Hubbard; her brother, William Boozang & his wife Sheila of Walpole, MA; her sister-in-law, Imelda...
Walter W. Greist
Mar 25, 2019
Walter Williams Greist, 74, of North Haven, passed away unexpectedly at his home on March 25, 2019. He was born in New Haven on October 31, 1944 to the late Norman and Dorothy Russ Greist. Walter leaves his loving children Jesse Greist (Sandra) of Hamden and Arjuna Greist (Trystan) of Greenfield, MA, their mother Ellen Greist, grandchildren Cedro Yoann Greist...
Dr. Graeme L. Hammond
Mar 23, 2019
HAMMOND, DR. GRAEME L., 86, of North Haven, CT, died peacefully on Saturday, March 23, 2019, in Acton, MA. Born and raised in Scarsdale, New York, Graeme was a graduate of Denison University in Granville, Ohio and McGill University Medical School in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where he met his beloved Janet (deceased, nee LeDain). He introduced himself to her in...
Barbara M. Roos
Mar 22, 2019
Barbara M. Roos, age 96, of Cheshire, passed away on March 22, 2019 at Elim Park. Barbara was born in New Haven on August 1, 1922, the daughter of the late F. Walden Wright and Gladys (Murfey) Wright. She was the widow of Oscar H. Roos. Barbara is survived by her daughter Christine R. Puffer and her husband Richard of...
Theresa Florio
Mar 22, 2019
Theresa M. Florio, age 96, passed away March 22, 2019 at St. Raphael Campus of Yale New Haven Hospital. Born in New Haven on June 12, 1922 she was a daughter of the late Joseph Massaro & Pasqualina (Giannotti) Massaro. Theresa was the widow of Louis Florio Jr. She is survived by her beloved son Louis Florio III of Hamden;...
Marjorie J. Brenner
Mar 21, 2019
Marjorie J. Brenner, 90, passed away peacefully on March 21, 2019 at Apple Rehab Coccomo with family by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Reinald Brenner Jr. Marjorie was born in Meriden on November 1, 1928, daughter of the late Laurent and Augusta Gerhing Galarneau. Marjorie led a life caring for others. She was a nurse...
David H. Mcgalliard
Mar 20, 2019
David H. McGalliard, 92, of Cheshire, passed away peacefully on March 20, 2019 at his residence. He was born in Newark, NJ on February 17, 1927. He lived in New Jersey for twenty-one years and graduated from Millburn High School in 1944. He served in the U.S. Navy for eighteen months, after which he enrolled in Rutgers University. In 1948...
Dorothy H. Jarboe
Mar 20, 2019
Dorothy (Hoff) Jarboe, 95, of Colchester, formerly of E. Killingly and Southington, loving wife of the late Thomas Jarboe, passed away peacefully on March 20, 2019 with her family by her side. Dorothy was born in Meriden, CT on March 8, 1924 to the late Albert and Augusta (Wilk) Hoff. After graduating high school, Dorothy worked in retail and manufacturing...
Admiral Gerald E. Thomas
Mar 20, 2019
Gerald Eustis Thomas, 89, a retired Rear Admiral and U.S. Ambassador passed away on March 20, 2019 in New Haven, CT. He was the second black officer to achieve the rank of Admiral in the United States Navy. Admiral Thomas was born in Natick, Massachusetts on June 23, 1929, the son of Walter W. and Leila L. (Jacobs) Thomas. He...
Richard S. Pogonelski
Mar 18, 2019
Richard S. Pogonelski, 36, of Hamden, passed away unexpectedly on March 18, 2019. Born in New Haven on July 13, 1982, he was the son of Mary Beth (O'Connor) Stewart and the late Richard C. Pogonelski; stepson of Robert Stewart; maternal grandson of Mary Elizabeth (Braden) O'Connor and the late William T. O'Connor Sr.; brother of Ryan Pogonelski and his...
Craig Murray Trauner
Mar 18, 2019
Craig Murray Trauner, 49, of Branford, passed away on March 18, 2019. Born in New Haven on October 12, 1969 to the late Elizabeth-Ann Murray Trauner. Craig had a creative spirit and enjoyed writing music and poetry. For many years he had been a member of the International Society of Poets. One of his many accomplishments was having his poetry...
Margaret M. Conti
Mar 16, 2019
Margaret M. Conti, age 60, of New Haven, passed away on March 16, 2019 after a brief illness. Margaret was born in Brooklyn, NY on April 9, 1958, a daughter of Joan (Swan) Merenda of New Haven and the late Domenic Merenda. She is also survived by her sons, Frank Conti Sr. of New Haven, Joseph Conti of Branford, and...
James I. Macwilliam
Mar 13, 2019
James Ibsen MacWilliam passed away peacefully at the age of 71 on March 13, 2019 after a courageous six-year battle with cancer. His daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and Asher Nichols and Devon and Jesse Villarreal, join with all those who knew and loved him in mourning his death. Jim was born on October 16, 1947, in New Haven, Connecticut. His...
Elizabeth Walker
Mar 12, 2019
The family of Elizabeth Ezell Walker bid her farewell on March 12, 2019 at the age of 102. Elizabeth was the wife of Cesar C. Walker for 54 years. She was born in Tuskegee, AL on August 3, 1916, daughter of the late Levi and Carrie Slaughter Ezell. She came to Connecticut with her sister in 1942, working for the...
Jeanne S. Rowe
Mar 10, 2019
Jeanne Sevison Rowe, 93, of Hamden, died on 10 March 2019. She was the loving wife of Daniel S. Rowe, MD. They were married for 61 years and were active members of the Yale community since 1966. Raised in Shamokin, PA, Jeanne graduated from West Chester University. An accomplished pianist, she was a voice and music teacher who sang in...
