All Obituaries

Terryville - Lorna May (Voegeli) Eckman, 72, died peacefully at home surrounded by the love and warmth of her family on January 23, 2020 after a long and hard fought battle with cancer.  She was born March 3, 1947  in Naugatuck, CT, the daughter of the late Louis and Della Voegeli.  She is survived by her husband Gordon L. Eckman of 42 years, her three children Carmen Chaparro (Andres) of Windsor, Jason Eckman (Linda) of Plymouth, and Chelsie Marple (Michael) of Terryville...

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It is with great sadness that the family of Gary Fitzherbert announces that he passed away January 23, 2020.  Gary was born June 18, 1947 and raised in Aroostook County, Maine. He lived in Easton, Maine and was a proud member of the Easton, Maine High School Basketball State Champion Team of 1965. Gary graduated from the University of Maine, Orono in 1971 and then received an M.S. in Special Education from Southern Connecticut State College. Gary began his career teaching...

  John “Jack” Joseph Muckstadt May 22, 1920 –January 22, 2020 It is with great sadness that the family of Jack Muckstadt announces that he passed away on January 22, 2020.  Born in Brooklyn, New York, Jack moved to Long Island where he graduated from Sewanhaka High School in Floral Park.  Following his high school graduation, Jack earned an art degree from the Pratt Institute School of Art in Brooklyn.    Jack had an inherent sense of...

Susan (Vormbrock) Cebelenski 74, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at home in Middlebury surrounded by her loving family. She was an active member of St. John of the Cross Church, as well an avid member of their choir. She enjoyed reading, swimming and playing bridge with friends. Most notably she was the charismatic local Inn Keeper for many years. Susan is survived by Richard her devoted husband of 53 years as well as her three sons; Christopher (Laurie) of Arlington, MA, Scott...

Southbury- Bert Boyson,  a brilliant mind, a boundless heart- Bertrand Boyson, 90, died on Tuesday January 21, 2020 in his home after a long illness. Gentle, modest, and known for his inquisitive and analytical mind, Bert had a fine sense of humor. Suffused with profound humanity, and was loved by all who knew him. Bert was born in Brooklyn on September 14, 1929. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School; He went on to earn a BS in Mechanical Engineering from City College, and a...

Kathleen Anne Gemeinhardt –McDonald 56, of Woodbury died January 16, 2020 from a long term illness. She was born on February 7, 1963 in Patterson, NJ, the only daughter of Paul and Kathleen Gemeinhardt. She lived in west Milford, NJ and attended West Milford High School before moving to Woodbury Connecticut in 1982.  She received her BS in Business from Sacred Heart University On September, 5, 1992 she was married to Lawrence McDonald at St. Teresa’s Catholic Church in...

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Xavier March, 87, of Southbury, CT died on January 10, 2020 at Masonicare in Wallingford, CT. He was born in Guayaquil Ecuador, the son of Francisco and Nieves March.   Xavier was a graduate of Dartmouth College ‘57 and Iona College where he earned a Master of Computer Science degree.  He had a 40-year career at IBM Corporation as a systems analyst, where he worked on many projects, including developing computer programs for the development of NASA’s Saturn rocket...

Mr. Robert E. Dains, Sr. 90, of Woodbury passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 9, 2020, at home surrounded by his loving family. Bob was born November 19, 1929 in Woodbury, to the late Edgar N. Dains, Sr. and Helen (Howard) Dains. He was married to Carolyn (Wood) Dains for 65 years, until her passing in 2015. He is survived by daughters Kathryn Chabot and husband Henry of Wells, Maine, Barbara Dains of Watertown, Patricia Morgan of Watertown, Gail Garzon of Waterbury; son Glen Dains...