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Rev. Jeff Dyous
Dec 30, 2016
Reverend Jeff Dyous, a high school teacher, ordained minister, and a resident of Hamden, CT, passed away on December 30, 2016 at the age of 86. Reverend Dyous is survived by his wife, Marlin, his son, Randall, and two children from a previous marriage. Reverend Dyous was born in Preston, Georgia, on February 7, 1930 to Maggie Brown and Hollis...
Carolina T. Meneo
Dec 30, 2016
Carolina T. Meneo, 98, wife of the late Michael Meneo, passed away in Cheshire December 30, 2016. She was born in Woodbridge, August 16, 1918, a daughter of the late Francesco and Maria Savo Troiano, and had resided in Hamden from 1959 to 2009 before moving to Cheshire. Mrs Meneo had attended Blessed Sacrament Church, and was employed by Kresge's...
Ralph A. Mongillo
Dec 29, 2016
Ralph A. Mongillo, 89, a 64 year resident of Hamden, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at the St. Raphael Campus of Yale-New Haven Hospital. He was born in Shelton on April 1, 1927 to the late Ralph and Adeline Nuzzo Mongillo. Ralph was the loving husband of the late Margaret Henault Mongillo. He graduated from Shelton High...
John Defrancesco
Dec 29, 2016
John DeFrancesco, age 93, of Hamden, passed away on December 29, 2016. John was born in New Haven on June 3, 1923, a son of the late John & Matilda (Esposito) DeFrancesco. He was the loving husband over 70 years of Betty Candela DeFrancesco, who passed away in 2015. John is survived by his beloved daughters, Bernadette Gilbert & her...
Lillian Black
Dec 26, 2016
Lillian Jackson Black, age 105, passed away on December 26, 2016 at the Medical University of South Carolina Hospital in Charleston, SC. Lillian was born in New Haven on April 6, 1911, a daughter of the late William & Jenny (Vanall) Jackson. She was the widow of Edward Henry Black, whom she married on November 2, 1929. She is survived...
Ihab A. Gobran
Dec 25, 2016
Ihab A.Gobran, 79, husband of Laurice Gobran of Hamden passed away December 25, 2016 after a brief illness. Father of Karen Gobran, Timothy Gobran and his wife Dalia. Brother of Moheb Gobran of FL. and Mary Hanna of AL. Grandfather of Raphael Gobran.
Arthur Horrigan
Dec 25, 2016
Meriden- Arthur 'Art' Horrigan, 97, passed away on December 25, 2016 at CT Baptist Home. He was born in Meriden of James and Signe Horrigan on January 3, 1919-one of five siblings, Jim, Dot, Kate and Marion, all of whom predeceased him. He lived in Meriden his whole life, graduating from Meriden High School. He and his wife Arlene (Brickheimer)...
Anne T. Mahoney
Dec 25, 2016
Anne T. (Miniter) Mahoney, a long-time resident of Hamden, passed away on Christmas Day. Born in 1928 in New Haven, Anne attended Hamden High, received an Associate's Degree from Stone College, and started her employment at the Peabody Museum in New Haven. She spent most of her career at New Haven Coal and Oil in Hamden, then Seaboard Oil in...
Sydney P. Clark, Jr.
Dec 24, 2016
Sydney Procter Clark, Jr. passed away quietly on Dec. 24, 2016. He was born in Philadelphia, PA to Sydney Procter Clark, Sr. and Isabella Mumford Clark. He is survived by his wife of 54 years Elizabeth ('Dibbie') Frey Clark. In 1947, he graduated from Pomfret School and later received both his B.S. ('51) and Ph.D. ('55) in Geology from Harvard...
Salvatore A. Pagliaro
Dec 22, 2016
Salvatore A. Pagliaro, 86, entered into eternal rest December 22, 2016 at the WH VAMC. He was a longtime resident of North Haven, Cheshire, and Deerfield Beach, FL before moving to Hamden in 2015. He was the loving husband of Wera K. Pagliaro, who passed away in 2015. Salvatore was born in New Haven, a son of the late Michael...
Michael Andrew Shore
Dec 22, 2016
Michael Andrew Shore, age 14 of Southington, passed away unexpectedly on December 22, 2016. Michael was born in New Britain on April 8, 2002, the son of Andrea (Aszklar) Shore-Barrett & her husband, Richard J. Barrett of Southington and Michael J. Shore of Plainville. He is the brother of Kayli & Vanessa Hernandez of Southington & Xenna Shore; stepbrother of...
Alberto J. Stacey, Jr.
Dec 17, 2016
Alberto 'Albert' J. Stacey, Jr., 51, passed away suddenly on December 17, 2016. Born in Colombia, South America on August 29, 1965 to Dolores Jimenez of Wallingford and the late Alberto Stacey, Sr. Besides his mother, Albert leaves his sisters, Helen Pittman & her husband Kenny of Hamden, Amalia 'Myle' Johnson & her husband Demetrius of Hamden; sister-in-law, Wendy Stacey...
Dr. Paul S. Marra, Dds
Dec 17, 2016
Dr. Paul Salvatore Marra, DDS, age 90, of Guilford, passed away peacefully Saturday, December 17, 2016 at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Born on September 18, 1926 to the late Michele and Filomena Pugliese Marra. Dr. Marra was predeceased by his brother Joseph C. Marra and his sisters, Mary M. Hyde and Antoinette V. Marra. Dr. Marra attended Scranton Street School, Troop...
Shirley M. Moore
Dec 16, 2016
Shirley M. Moore, 80, longtime resident of Hamden passed away after a long illness on Friday, December 16, 2016. She was predeceased by her husband, Theodore W. Moore, and her son, Theodore W. Moore, II. She leaves behind to cherish her memory her step-daughter, Theodora Graham; her grandson Theodore Graham, both of Naples, FL; and her longtime companion, Robert Tyson;...
Matthew J. Barba
Dec 16, 2016
Matthew Joseph Barba, age 49, of Hamden passed away on Friday, December 16, 2016. Born in Holyoke, MA on January 4, 1967, he was the son of Joseph and Agnes Carrozzella Barba of Cheshire. Matt graduated from the New York Military Academy in 1986 and went on to serve in the United States Army in Germany. He attended Johnson &...
Maire Borzain Terrace
Dec 15, 2016
Maire Borzain Terrace, 97, of Hamden, passed away on December 15, 2016. Maire was the widow of S. George Terrace. Born in New Haven on September 19, 1919, she was the daughter of the late George & Mary (Brearton) Borzain. Maire was mother of the late Atty. Thomas O. Terrace, Mary Margaret Mandel, & J. Paul Terrace, both of Hamden;...
Lawrence R. Solomon
Dec 14, 2016
Lawrence Roy Solomon MD, aged 73, died of melanoma on December 14, 2016 at The Connecticut Hospice. Dr. Solomon hailed proudly from the Bronx, NY. He attended City College of New York and the New York University School of Medicine before moving to New Haven to start his medical residency at Yale New Haven Hospital in 1967. From 1969-1971 he...
William L. Ayers
Dec 13, 2016
Berlin - William L. Ayers, 85, loving husband of 62 years to Lorna (Wenk) Ayers, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on December 13, 2016. He was born May 22, 1931 in Critz, Virginia, a son of the late Thomas and Christine (Critz) Ayers. William graduated from William & Mary College with an A.S. degree in Drafting....
Louise M. Mazur
Dec 11, 2016
Louise M. Mazur, age 99, of Hamden, passed away on December 11, 2016. Louise was the widow of Felix Mazur. She was born in New Haven on October 29, 1917, the daughter of the late James Hinchliff and Josephine Haaf Hinchliff. Louise is survived by her sons, Geary Danihy of Milford and Philip J. Mazur & his wife Rhonda of...
Oscar J. Dos Santos
Dec 11, 2016
Oscar J. Dos Santos passed away on December 11, 2016 at Yale New Haven Hospital. He was the husband of Gladys Dos Santos. He was born in Guinea Bissau, Western Africa on December 30, 1960 to the late Armindo and Narcisa Soares Dos Santos. Along with his wife Gladys, Oscar is survived by his daughter Nilza Dos Santos and son...
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