Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Woodbury, Connecticut

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John F. Webster

John F. Webster

Sep 27, 2015

John F. Webster, Age 90 of Heritage Village, Southbury died on September 27, 2015. He has survived by his deeply beloved wife Erika, daughter Alison of New York City, son Brian of San Francisco, sisters Edith Eggert of Tampa, Florida and Dorothy Buhler of Denver, Colorado. A veteran...

Richard L. Thompson

Richard L. Thompson

Sep 25, 2015

Richard L. Thompson passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on Friday morning, September 25, 2015. He was the beloved husband of the late Charlotte F. (Cochran) Thompson who passed away on May 31, 2014. They had been married for 66 years and Sunday, September 27, 2015...

Harold L. Bender

Harold L. Bender

Sep 25, 2015

Harold L. Bender, Pioneering Editor of Weekly Television Celebrity Magazine and Former Director of National Publicity at NBC, dies at 90. Harold L. Bender, a charismatic journalist who interviewed scores of celebrities in a weekly magazine published by the Journal American Newspaper and later became the director of...

Foster Donald Lynn

Foster Donald Lynn

Sep 20, 2015

Foster Donald Lynn, 83, of Bethlehem passed peacefully at home on September 20th surrounded by his loving family. Born on February 2, 1932, a son of Benjamin and Rosetta Lynn, Donald grew up and was educated in Watertown, CT. Donald worked with his brother Bob on the Lynn...

Shirley Garrigus Mcilory

Shirley Garrigus Mcilory

Sep 19, 2015

Shirley Garrigus McIlroy, 94, died September 19, 2015. She was the widow of Leonard James McIlroy. She was a long-time resident of Southbury. Mrs. McIlory was born on December 21, 1920, daughter of William H. and Dorothy B. Garrigus, in Waterbury. Her brother Townsend W. Garrigus and her...

Elizabeth Kalmbacher Orr

Elizabeth Kalmbacher Orr

Sep 18, 2015

Elizabeth Kalmbacher Orr (Bet) born March 1, 1920 in Newtown, Connecticut, to Florence Page and Albert Joseph Kalmbacher died peacefully on September 18, 2015, at Bethel Health Care Center. Bet a longtime resident of Roxbury, CT, was preceded in death by her husband Frederick Orr and her sister...

Kenneth R. Sapack

Kenneth R. Sapack

Sep 17, 2015

Kenneth R. Sapack, 51, of Woodbury, CT, died unexpectedly on Thursday, September 17, 2015, at Waterbury Hospital. He was the husband of Debra Sapack. Ken was born May 11, 1964 in Bridgeport, CT, son of Robert and Judith Sapack of Charlestown, RI. He was Chief Accounting Officer of...

John Francis ''Jack'' Dwyer

John Francis ''Jack'' Dwyer

Sep 15, 2015

WWII Veteran from New Preston John Francis "Jack" Dwyer departed this life peacefully on 15 September 2015 at Village Crest in New Milford CT. Jack was born in New Haven on 21 April 1921 to Evelyn McGrath and John Dwyer and spent his youth in the nearby community...

Violet C. Junas

Violet C. Junas

Sep 15, 2015

Violet C. Junas died at her home on Tuesday September 15, 2015 surrounded by her husband and family. She was the daughter of Thomas and Katherine Wiehl of Maspeth New York. Violet was born July 11th, 1924. She was most passionate about gardening and was a lifetime member...

Wilbur Gearity

Wilbur Gearity

Sep 12, 2015

Wilbur "Bill" Gearity passed away peacefully on September 12, 2015 at Middlebury Convalescent Home. Bill was the loving husband of Enid Gearity, who predeceased him. Bill and Enid had a long, loving marriage, lasting almost 70 years. Bill and Enid lived in Ridgefield, Newtown and most recently, Heritage...

Thomas Bradfield Meek Jr

Thomas Bradfield Meek Jr

Sep 10, 2015

Thomas Bradfield Meek Jr., 89, of Woodbury, CT, passed peacefully in his home Thursday, September 10, 2015. He was the faithful husband of Penelope Rockwell Meek, who passed earlier this year. Mr. Meek is survived by his son, Thomas B. Meek III of Cambridge, MA and daughter, Amy...

Anita Cohen Osband

Anita Cohen Osband

Sep 8, 2015

Anita Cohen Osband, 84 of Southbury passed away on Tuesday September 8th, 2015. She is survived by her daughter, Jessica Osband, her son Walter Osband and her four grandsons, Johnny, David, Sam and Danny. Mrs. Osband was an avid bridge player and had been a Certified Financial Planner...

Barry Walter Manville

Barry Walter Manville

Sep 3, 2015

Beloved husband, father and grandfather Barry W. Manville, 62, passed away September 3 at Waterbury Hospital with his family by his side. Barry was born in Danbury CT, May 26, 1951 the son of Arthur and Rita Manville. Barry is survived by his wife of 45 years, Anna...

John Louis Tutko

John Louis Tutko

Sep 2, 2015

John Louis Tutko chose to spend his last days at home following a brief illness. He passed peacefully on September 2, 2015. John was born March 21, 1939 in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. He was predeceased by his parents - Violet Chupilo and John Joseph Tutko - and his older...

Deborah Morgan Dearington

Deborah Morgan Dearington

Sep 1, 2015

Deborah Morgan Dearington passed away at the Lutheran Home of Southbury on September 1, 2015 after a relatively brief battle with cancer. She was 72 years old and had been a resident of Woodbury, Connecticut for 37 years. She is survived by her husband and best friend, Searls...

Sharon Mehler

Sharon Mehler

Sep 1, 2015

Sharon Lee Mehler died peacefully in her home on September 1, 2015. She was 66years old. For over 20 years, Sherri was a flight attendant for American Airlines. She was most passionate about gardening, cooking and entertaining. In addition, she was an avid tennis player, needle pointer, Bridge...

Robert Louis Cieri, Sr

Robert Louis Cieri, Sr

Aug 30, 2015

Robert Louis Cieri, Sr., 91 passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2015. He was the husband of the late Jean (Walsh) Cieri. Robert was born March 13, 1924 and spent his youth in Madison, NJ. While attending Madison High School he excelled in football and hockey. His football...

Ann S. Brittain

Ann S. Brittain

Aug 30, 2015

On Sunday, August 30th, surrounded by family, Ann S. Brittain was unexpectedly called to her new position above. She was told that her work here on earth was done for the time being. Ann worked in Regional School District 15 at Gainfield Elementary for 37 years before retiring...

Greg Lockwood

Greg Lockwood

Aug 16, 2015

Greg Lockwood passed away August 16, 2015, at the age of 58. He is survived by his loving wife, Denise Lockwood, his beloved sons, Amil and Ezrah and wife Valerie, his mother Ellie Lockwood, his adored grandchildren Eva and Vincent, his brother Scott Lockwood and sister Lisa Lockwood,...

Paul A. Palmer

Paul A. Palmer

Aug 14, 2015

PAUL A. PALMER Paul A. Palmer, 88, of Southbury, passed away on August 14th after a long decline from cancer with his loving family by his side. Paul was the husband of Catherine (Gilmore) Palmer for 63 years. He was born on July 14th, 1927 in Auburn, New...