Irvin L. Jiggie' Brady Iii
Feb 15, 2018
Irvin L. 'Jiggie' Brady, III, 47, lifelong resident of Meriden, passed away at his home on Thursday, February 15, 2018. Born in Meriden on February 27, 1970, he was a son of Sheila (Howard) Brady of Lewiston, ME. and the late Irvin L. Brady, Jr. He is survived by his siblings, Nancy Brady of Auburn, ME, Lisa B. Fancier of...
Beverly Tischer
Feb 15, 2018
Beverly Polley Tischer, age 96, of Wallingford passed away on Feb. 15, 2018. Beverly was the widow of Harold E. Tischer. Born in New Haven on December 5, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Gordon & Carriene (Olmstead) Polley. She is survived by her daughter Judy Gimler & her husband Douglas of Morgan, VT; her sons Bruce Tischer...
Rene H. Tompkinson
Feb 15, 2018
Rene Harry Tompkinson, 90, of Spring Meadow, Elim Park, Cheshire, formerly of Meriden and Stoddard, NH passed away on February 15, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Esther Benson Tompkinson and they celebrated their 67th anniversary on August 15, 2017. Rene was born in New Haven on July 6, 1927, son of the late William H. and Helen Truchot...
Dominick C. Pestone
Feb 14, 2018
Dominick Charles Pestone, 83, of Hamden passed away on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Born in New Haven on June 22, 1934, he was the son of late Salvatore and Angelina Pestone. He was a graduate of West Haven High School, Class of 1952. Dom was a pharmacist for over 50 years, having graduated from University of...
Agnes M. Welter
Feb 10, 2018
Mrs. Agnes M. Welter, age 100, of Port Charlotte, FL passed away on February 10, 2018. She was the widow of the late Ralph A. Welter. Born in Waterbury, CT on October 23, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Johanna Waznis Bruzevicius and was raised in Fair Haven, CT. She is survived by her sons; Richard...
Edgar O. Ethier
Feb 10, 2018
Edgar O. Ethier, age 84, of Hamden, loving husband of Nancy Redding Ethier, passed away peacefully on February 10, 2018. Edgar was born on November 7, 1933 in Woonsocket, RI to the late Edgar O. and Isabelle Aubin Ethier. Along with his wife Nancy, he is survived by his daughters Samantha Steele (Matthew) and Melissa Macolini (John), sons; Bryan (Debbie),...
Barbara Bentley Lassen
Feb 9, 2018
Barbara Bentley Lassen, 89, of West Haven, loving wife to the late David K. Lassen, passed away on February 9, 2018 in Cheshire. She was born in New Haven on May 31, 1928 to the late Frederick and Rebecca Seleucia Bentley. Barbara is survived by her loving children; Richard Lassen (Charlotte) of Hamden, Sharon Salzo (Michael) of West Haven, Susan...
Nancy Penton Etter
Feb 6, 2018
Nancy Penton Etter, 88, of Wallingford, wife of the late John "Jack" Etter, passed away peacefully on February 6, 2018 at the Masonic Home. Born in Cambridge, MA on October 5, 1929 to the late Albert and Elizabeth Peaslee Davies. After growing up in Cambridge Nancy also lived in Arlington, MA where she was an elementary school teacher. She is...
William J. Casey, Jr.
Feb 4, 2018
William J. Casey Jr., 62, of Hamden, passed away peacefully on February 4th, 2018, in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Bridgeport, CT on May 12, 1955 to Jacqueline Casey Canning and the late William J. Casey Sr. He graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1973 and attended The University of Rhode Island. He...
Anthony James Romandetti
Feb 4, 2018
Anthony James Romandetti, age 69, of Hamden, passed away February 4, 2018 at his home. Born in New Haven on June 1, 1948 he was a son of the late Anthony John Romandetti & Helen (Jamilkowski) Romandetti. Anthony is survived by his daughters, Karen R. Bogrette & her husband Michael of Hamden and Kimie Romandetti of West Chester, PA; his...
Lydia E. Ceritto
Feb 2, 2018
Meriden- Lydia E. Ceritto, 95, of Meriden passed away February 2, 2018 after a brief illness. She was born May 30, 1922; a daughter of the late Albert and Agusta Wilk Hoff, and was a longtime Meriden resident, prior to spending the last several years in Middletown. She had been employed at the Curtis Home as a healthcare aid, A.G.C....
Dorothy Dot' Grabowski
Feb 2, 2018
Dorothy "Dot" Grabowski, 87, formerly of New Hyde Park, NY passed away quietly on Friday, February 2, 2018 at Masonicare Hospice in Wallingford CT. She and her husband Rudolph "Rudy" moved to Woodbridge, CT in 2008, where she lived with her daughter and son-in-law, Geriann and Paul White, and twin grandchildren Jake and Sydney. She is also survived by her...
Robert A. Mcintosh
Jan 31, 2018
Robert A. McIntosh, 93, of Greenway St., Hamden died January 31, 2018 in CT Hospice, Branford. He was born January 22, 1925; the son of the late Harold S. and Delma Winsor McIntosh, and had resided in Hamden for many years. Mr. McIntosh was a lifetime member of the Church of the Redeemer. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of...
Theodore H. Trutnau, Sr.
Jan 31, 2018
Theodore H. 'Ted' Trutnau, Sr., age 89, of Hamden, passed away on January 31, 2018. Born in New Haven on August 18, 1928, he was a son of the late Rudolph Sr. & Louise (Hoephner) Trutnau. Ted was predeceased by his wife Rosella M. (Richards) Trutnau, his sister Ruth de'Castillia, and brothers Rudolph Trutnau Jr. and Frederick Trutnau. He is...
Leroy N. Bredenberg
Jan 30, 2018
LeRoy Nelson Bredenberg, age 99, of Southbury, formerly of Bethany & Hamden, passed away on January 30, 2018. Born in New Haven on October 10, 1918, he was a son of the late Einar & Elda (Nelson) Bredenberg. LeRoy is survived by his wife of 80 years Dorothy (Lewis) Bredenberg; sons, Eric Bredenberg & his wife JoAnn of Southbury and...
Mildred Millie' Paul
Jan 29, 2018
Mildred "Millie" Paul, 95, of Hamden, CT, formerly of Milford, CT, passed away peacefully on January 29, 2018 at Hamden Health Care Center. Mrs. Paul was born in Racine, Wisconsin on February 3, 1922 to the late Joseph and Francis Stastny. Much of her childhood was spent in Chicago, Illinois until she met and married the late James Paul on...
John S. Anthony
Jan 28, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of John "Jack" Spencer Anthony, of Orange, announces his passing on Sunday, January 28, 2018 after a brief illness. Jack will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 41 years, Loretta, his children, Julie (Jered), Peter "Chip" (Amanda), and Adele (Danny), and his dear sister Kathy Anthony Sperry. Jack will also be...
Eugene Smith, Jr.
Jan 27, 2018
Eugene Smith, Jr., 88, of East Haven, formerly of Jupiter, FL and Guilford, CT, passed away January 27, 2018. Husband of the late Ellen Smith. He was born in West Haven May 7, 1929; son of the late Eugene and Emma Somers Smith, and had proudly served in the US Navy on the USS Rochester and USS Mississippi. He was...
William S. Demayo, Jr.
Jan 25, 2018
William S. 'Bill' DeMayo, Jr., 88, of New Haven, passed away at his home on January 25, 2018. Bill was born in New Haven on April 6, 1929 to the late William DeMayo Sr. and Aida DiRocco DeMayo. He will be remembered by his nieces and their husbands, Elizabeth DeMayo & Tim Koelle of New York, NY and Catherine DeMayo...
Danny Lee (Barrett) Gayken
Jan 25, 2018
Danny Lee (Barrett) Gayken, age 50, of Durham, passed away on January 25, 2018. Born in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany on January 3, 1968, he was the son of Silvia H. (Fleischer) Barrett and Richard B. Barrett of West Hartford; brother of Richard J. Barrett & his wife Andrea of Southington, Kimberley B. McCord & her husband Kent of Granby and...
