Catherine Gunn Dinnean
Jan 28, 2019
Catherine 'Katie' Gunn Dinnean, age 92, of Hamden, passed away on January 28, 2019. Born in New Haven on December 23, 1926 she was the daughter of the late Terence Francis Gunn & Rose Ann (Hackett) Gunn. Growing up in New Haven, she attended St. Mary's Grammar School and graduated from Hillhouse High School in 1944. She was proud that...
Gail S. Depaola
Jan 28, 2019
Gail S. DePaola, 81, wife of 51 years to the late Theodore C. DePaola, Sr., passed away on Monday, January 28, 2019 at the MidState Medical Center surrounded by her family. She was born on January 23, 1938 in Hartford, daughter of the late Captain Bertrand and Dorothy (Lyon) Sawyer. Gail graduated from Meriden High School Class of 1956. She...
Thomas H. Enright
Jan 25, 2019
Thomas Henry Enright, formerly of Hamden, passed away peacefully on January 25, 2019, surrounded by his family. He was 93. Mr. Enright was born on 11/22/25 in West Haven, the son of Ilka (Buehler) Enright and Thomas Enright. Mr. Enright was a decorated WWII veteran and a proud American. He served his country by joining the Navy when he was...
David B. Armstead
Jan 25, 2019
David Brian Armstead, 51, of Hamden, passed away unexpectedly at home on January 25, 2019. Born in New Haven on April 28, 1967, he was the son of Robert and Sharon (Rourke) Armstead of Hamden. He is survived by his sons, Brian Armstead of TN and Myles Armstead of MD, his sister, Stacy Armstead of Hamden, and several aunts, uncles,...
Robert Lee Denardis
Jan 24, 2019
Robert Lee DeNardis, 79, of Hamden, passed away on January 24, 2019 after a brief illness. He was born on December 23, 1939, a son of the late Vincent J. and Pauline Petrella DeNardis. He is survived by his brother Richard (Ruth), sister Dorothy Palluotto, and sister-in-law Gail DeNardis. He was predeceased by his brothers Leonard and Gale DeNardis, and...
Jane Dugan-Yantosca
Jan 20, 2019
Jane Dugan-Yantosca, age 66, of North Haven, passed away on January 20, 2019 at Yale New Haven Hospital. Jane was born in Athol, Massachusetts on April 20, 1952, a daughter of the late Bertram & Lois (Ewell) Dugan. Jane is survived by her loving husband of 40 years, Tony Yantosca, and their three children, daughter Kathleen Dugan Yantosca (Francesco Cartiera)...
Rosella H. Richetelli
Jan 18, 2019
Rosella H. Richetelli, 89, of Hamden, formerly of New Haven, loving wife of Nicholas Richetelli, peacefully passed away at home on January 18, 2019. She was born in New Haven on December 16, 1929 to the late Gus and Rosella Kellogg Boyaji. Along with her husband, she is survived by her children Ronald Richetelli and his wife Dona of Clinton...
John M. Donohue
Jan 16, 2019
John M. Donohue, 56, of Hamden, passed away peacefully at his home on January 16, 2019, after a long battle with ALS. John was born in New York City on June 30, 1962 and raised in Hamden, Connecticut. He was the son of Martin Donohue & Mary 'Pat' (Cahalan) Donohue of Hamden. John is also survived by his sisters, Maureen...
Robert E. Parker, Sr.
Jan 16, 2019
Robert 'Bob' Earl Parker Sr., 71, passed away on January 16, 2019 at his home. Bob was born in Athol, MA on February 5, 1947 to the late Harold and Thelma Stratton Parker. He was married to Ellen Westendorff Parker for 44 years. Bob was a veteran of the Vietnam War and served in the Army. He was deacon and...
Paul E. Mester
Jan 16, 2019
Paul E. Mester, age 61, of Hamden, passed away at Conn. Hospice in Branford on January 16, 2019. Paul was born in New Haven on November 9, 1957. He is survived by his wife Theresa (Acampora) Mester; his daughter Nicole Korb & her husband Andrew of South Burlington, VT; and his son Joe Mester & his partner Emily Cook of...
Neshan Chitjian
Jan 15, 2019
Neshan Chitjian, age 86, passed away on January 15, 2019 at Midstate Medical Center in Meriden. Born in Alexandria, Egypt on April 16, 1932, he was the son of the late Krekor Chitjian & Arousiag (Kardashian) Chitjian. Neshan was predeceased by his beloved wife Mary (Hajian) Chitjian. He is survived by his sister Mary Apekian of Egypt, his brothers-in-law Berge...
Catherine Mary Fennelly
Jan 12, 2019
Catherine Mary Fennelly, 100 years old, died at her home of twenty years in Ashlar Village in Wallingford, Connecticut on January 12, 2019. Catherine, or 'Kate,' was born on October 24, 1918 on Staten Island in New York City. She was the daughter of Patrick Henry Fennelly and Catherine Agnes Schrowang Fennelly. As a teenager she attended an advanced academic...
Suzanna Lengyel
Jan 12, 2019
Suzanna Lengyel, 89, of Woodbridge died peacefully on January 12, 2019 in her home with family by her side. She was born on March 31, 1929 in Budapest, Hungary to the late Mihaly and Olga (Haas) Kadar. Suzanna and her future husband Peter left Hungary in 1956 after the failed Hungarian Uprising. They married in Vienna and then came to...
Lorraine D'Errico
Jan 9, 2019
Lorraine (Chambrelli) D'Errico, age 87, of Hamden, passed away January 9, 2019 at Elim Park in Cheshire. She was the widow of Joseph John D'Errico. Born in New Haven on July 8, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence & Margaret (DeGale) Chambrelli. She is survived by her daughter Ann L. D'Errico of Hamden, and her son Angelo...
Stanley Insler
Jan 4, 2019
It is with great sadness that the Insler family mourns the passing of Stanley Insler, the Salisbury Professor Emeritus of Sanskrit and Comparative Philology at Yale. Son of Clara and Frank Insler, Stanley was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. He attended the Bronx High School of Science, leaving at 16 to attend Columbia University on a Ford...
Dorris H. Rochette
Jan 3, 2019
Dorris H. Rochette, 99, wife of the late Joseph A. Rochette, passed away on January 3rd, 2019. She was born in Meriden on August 13, 1919, the daughter of the late Ernest (Smoke) and Mary (Ficken) Hallbach. She attended Meriden schools and graduated from Meriden High School in 1937. She was a member of Westwood Ct #5 Order of Amaranth...
Helen A. Drew
Jan 1, 2019
Helen A. Drew, 92, wife of Edward J. Drew of Wilmington, NC, passed away January 1, 2019. Always known for her keen sense of humor, legendary dinner parties and positive outlook on life, she was born in Bridgeport, a daughter of the late Anthony M. and Veronica Josaitis Wallace. She had lived in New Haven and Hamden for many years...
Mary Mcgouldrick Slater
Dec 30, 2018
Mary McGouldrick Slater, 55, of Hamden, loving wife of Robert D. Slater, Jr., passed away on December 30, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in West Hartford on March 24, 1963 to the late John and Beverly Seaward McGouldrick. Along with her husband, she is survived by her brother Michael McGouldrick, daughters Megan Alling and Melissa...
Marcia Forbes Leake
Dec 29, 2018
Marcia Forbes Leake, 96, of Guilford, formerly of Orange and West Haven, passed away at home on December 29, 2018. She was born in New Haven on November 8, 1922 to the late Ernest and Mary Torello Forbes. She is survived by her daughters Nancy Leake and Susan Lender, son Jeffrey Leake and his wife Catherine, grandchildren Kristen Montanez and...
Virginia L. Stevens
Dec 29, 2018
Virginia L. Stevens passed away on Saturday, December 29, 2018. Born in Massachusetts, Virginia moved to her grandmother's house in Cheshire; where she resided until marrying her high school sweetheart, Lee H. Stevens, to whom she remained married to until his passing in 2011. They moved to South Meriden, where they resided for most of their life. While raising two...
