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Ruth C. Walsh Ruth was born on 15 July 1918, in Brooklyn, New York. She was the daughter of Charles Martin Schmitt, son of Alsatian immigrants, and Elizabeth Mabel (Peacock) Schmitt, daughter of second-generation Irish immigrants. Ruth was an only child and grew up in Ozone Park, New York, around the block from her future husband, James Patrick Walsh, son of Irish immigrants. Ruth was a lovely child, shy and pretty, and interested in music and dance. Her dream was to become a Rockette and...

Anthony C. DeFilippis, Sr. , age 89, died Thursday surrounded by his loving family. Tony was born in Santa Maria Infante, Italy, and is the son of Saverio and Livia of Stamford, Connecticut where he resided for seventy-one years before moving to Bloomfield, and then Southbury. Tony was married to the love of his life, Mae Anne Agostino DeFilippis, for nearly sixty years; they have four children, ten grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Tony graduated from Stamford High School and St....

John “Jack” Lauf, of Southbury, CT, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 6, 2019 at the age of 97 with close family by his side.  Born in Danbury, CT on April 27, 1921, he was one of four sons born to John and Hedwig "Hattie” Lauf. After attending Immanuel Lutheran School, he graduated from Danbury High School class of 1939 and was a long time member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Danbury and St. James Lutheran Church in Southbury.   He and his brothers,...

Kenneth Ronald Winters passed away on January 5th, 2019, following a long illness. Born in Danbury on July 17, 1948, to Louis and Helen (Dennis) Winters, Ken was a longtime resident of New Milford before settling with his loving wife Zdena (Jaros) in Heritage Village, Southbury in 2009. Ken served in the US Army from 1967-69 with an honorable discharge. He was employed by Ridgefield Public Schools, where he retired after many years of service as foreman of the facilities department. He...

Frank E. Cerone Jr. of Watertown CT, formerly of Newburgh, NY entered into rest peacefully with his wife and children by his side on January 4, 2018.  He was 76.  Frank was a US Navy Veteran and had a successful career in medical equipment & pharmaceutical software sales.  After his retirement in 2005, Frank spent much of his time teaching people about the Bible and helping friends.  Frank enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, and golfing.  Frank...

WOODBURY — Catherine Allen "Kitty" Michener, 93, of 93 Washington Rd., Woodbury, died Friday, January 4, 2019. She was the wife of Carroll Michener. Kitty was born October 28,1925 in Bridgewater, the daughter of Grover Cleveland and Evadnia (Dickinson) Allen. She attended Burnham School in Bridgewater and graduated from New Milford High School with the Class of 1944. She worked at Hart's 5 & 10 while going to high school and during World War II she worked at the G.E....

Anna Theresa Cornelis 86, passed away peacefully at her home in Southbury on January 2nd after a long illness.  'Terry’ as she liked to be called was the beloved wife of the late Francis Graham Cornelis. She was born February 29, 1932. Terry enjoyed being a leap year baby frequently joking she only aged once every 4 years which made her only ‘21’ at the time of her death.  Terry was the only child of the late Impi Syrja and Paul Westerberg. Her birth...

Nancy McLean Lauriat Age 97, of Southbury, CT, formerly of Washington Depot, CT, died peacefully with family on January 1, 2019.  Predeceased by her husband, Charles E. Lauriat III, her daughter-in-law Denise D. Lauriat, her granddaughter Margaret Lavigne Plum and her sister Grace M. Smith; survived by her brother Robert B. McLean and Priscilla of Saratoga, CA, four children, the Hon. Peter M. Lauriat, (Ret.), of Burlington, MA, John R. Lauriat of Roxbury, CT, Deborah L. Lavigne and...

William Joseph Butterly, Jr. died unexpectedly at Waterbury Hospital in the early hours of Dec. 29, 2018.  He was born on February 21, 1943, the second of six children born to the late Winifred (Burns) and William Butterly, Sr. He was married for 51 years to his high school sweetheart, Judith Collins Butterly.   Bill grew up in Watertown, and much of his youth was spent working in his dad's coffee shop on Main Street, a place where politics and sports were constantly and hotly...