Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Woodbury, Connecticut

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Emily Sears

Emily Sears

May 31, 2015

Emily L Sears of Oxford CT died peacefully on the morning of May 31, 2015 at the Valerie Manor Senior living facility in Torrington CT. She was 94. Born in Ansonia, CT on March 22, 1921, she was the daughter of George and Florence Berggren. Mrs. Sears worked...

Duncan Calder Stephens, Iii

Duncan Calder Stephens, Iii

May 30, 2015

WOODBURY -- Duncan Calder Stephens, 85, died Saturday May 30, 2015, at home. His death was unexpected but peaceful, and his family was by his side. He was the husband of Eileen Denver. He was an affable, serene, compassionate man who did a wonderful job of living. Duncan...

Donald E. Gedney

Donald E. Gedney

May 22, 2015

Donald E. Gedney, 92, of Heritage Village, Southbury, died on Friday, May 22 at River Glen Health Care Center, Southbury, CT. Donald passed away peacefully and with the comfort of knowing he left a loving and caring family after a long, courageous, and dignified battle with emphysema. He...

Katherine R. Mcdonald

Katherine R. Mcdonald

May 20, 2015

Katherine R. McDonald, 95, died peacefully on Wednesday May 20, 2015 at Pomperaug Woods in Southbury. She was a longtime resident of Heritage Village before coming to Pomperaug Woods which she truly enjoyed being at. She was the wife of the late Philip McDonald for 45 years. She...

Frank K. Jennings

Frank K. Jennings

May 14, 2015

SOUTHBURY JENNINGS - FRANK K. Francis Kirwin Jennings of Southbury, Connecticut passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 14, 2015 with his family by his side. Born December 17, 1929 in Allenhurst, New Jersey to James A. Jennings and Elizabeth Jennings, he lived life with passion. He was an...

Anna Tranchina

Anna Tranchina

May 10, 2015

Anna Tranchina, 94 of Woodbury died Sunday May 10th, 2015. She was the widow of the late Salvatore Tranchina. Mrs. Tranchina was born February 14, 1921 in Brooklyn, NY a daughter of the late Giuseppe and Finisia (Squitieri) Cordella. She was a long time resident of Long Island,...

Paul Robert Bruch, M.D.

Paul Robert Bruch, M.D.

May 10, 2015

Paul Robert Bruch, M.D., age 91 years, passed away peacefully at Waterbury Hospital on Sunday May 10 in the presence of his loving family. Paul was born in Detroit, Michigan on August 3, 1923, son of Paul and Ruth (Van Burger) Bruch. He was raised in San Francisco,...

Leo J. Mccoy, Jr

Leo J. Mccoy, Jr

May 8, 2015

SOUTHBURY - Leo J. McCoy Jr., 59, passed away peacefully at Bristol Hospital on Friday, May 8, 2015 with his loving mother by his side. Leo was born on April 3, 1956 in Danbury Hospital. At 8 years old, Leo and his family moved to Southbury for the...

Gertrude Laub

Gertrude Laub

May 8, 2015

Mrs. Gertrude "Trudy" Laub Heritage Village Leader SOUTHBURY - Gertrude "Trudy" Laub, 96, of The Watermark at East Hill, died on May 8, 2015. She was the widow of Eric Laub. Mrs. Laub was born in Vienna, Austria. She attended schools in Vienna, and lived in New York...

Joanne F. Moryl

Joanne F. Moryl

May 7, 2015

Joanne F. Moryl, of Southbury, died Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Wolcott View Manor. Joanne was born in Belleville, NJ, daughter of the late Michael A. and Rose Tarantino Finn. Joanne received her Bachelor's degree in Music Education at Montclair State University in NJ and her Master's in...

Frederick Charles Loveless

Frederick Charles Loveless

May 7, 2015

CHESHIRE-Frederick Charles Loveless, 84, passed away on May 7, 2015 surrounded by his adoring family. He was a devoted husband to his soul mate, Jane Anne Loveless, for sixty years. Fred grew up in Ogdensburg, a town nestled on the St. Lawrence River in upstate New York. Raised...

Robert N. Harris, Jr

Robert N. Harris, Jr

May 5, 2015

Robert N. Harris, Jr., 46, of Southbury, died Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Robert was born March 8, 1969 in Queens, NY, son of Robert N. Harris and Anita (Hasskamp) Harris. Robert graduated from Newtown schools, received his Bachelor's degree from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA and his...

Judith Catherine Wickun Ovesne

Judith Catherine Wickun Ovesne

May 5, 2015

Judith Catherine Wickun Ovesne of Middlebury passed away peacefully with her family by her side at Griffin Hospital on May 5, 2015. Judy was the beloved wife of Charles Ovesne and the devoted mother of Denise Blake and Jeffrey Blake, both of West Haven. Before her retirement, Judy...

Brenda Stewart

Brenda Stewart

May 4, 2015

Southbury - Brenda Stewart, 76, died on Monday, May 4, 2015. Brenda was born on November 10, 1938 in Waterbury, the daughter of the late David H. and H. Ruth (Walmsley) Stewart of Oxford. Brenda was predeceased by her brother Alan David Stewart, formerly of Oxford. She is...

Richard Jung

Richard Jung

May 4, 2015

Richard Jung died Monday, May 4, 2015, after a 21-month battle with brain cancer. He was the husband of Marise Jung, who was at his side at his death. He also leaves behind his devoted daughters, Jillian and Joanna. Richard was born in Brooklyn, NY, the son of...

Michael L. Obronko

Michael L. Obronko

May 3, 2015

WATERBURY- Michael Luke Obronko, 66, of 177 Whitewood Rd., formerly of Terrace Ave., Naugatuck, died Sunday, May 3, 2015 after a brief illness at St. Mary's VITAS. Michael was born October 24, 1948 in Waterbury, son of the late Mitchell and Stella (Wojcicki) Obronko. He was a graduate...

Kathlyn Freeman

Kathlyn Freeman

May 2, 2015

Kathlyn (Kay) Freeman passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at River Glen Healthcare Center. She was the daughter of Gertrude and Thomas Roper and the wife of Walter Joseph Freeman who predeceased her in 1996. Kay was born in the Bronx, N.Y. on November 28, 1920....

Harvey Buckwald

Harvey Buckwald

Apr 30, 2015

Harvey Buckwald of Southbury, CT (formerly of Pleasant Valley, NY) passed away at the age of 79. He was born in the Bronx, NY, the son of Emil and Regina Buckwald. He attended Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, NY where he met Ann, the love of his life....

Lea D. Seabury

Lea D. Seabury

Apr 30, 2015

Lea D. Seabury, 87, of Oxford, died Thursday, April 30, 2015 at the Beacon Brook Health Center in Naugatuck. Lea was born November 10, 1927 in Oxford, daughter of the late Paul and Dora Douillet. A lifelong Oxford resident, she was a retired kindergarten para-professional at the Quaker...

Arthur John Whitehouse

Arthur John Whitehouse

Apr 26, 2015

Arthur J. Whitehouse, 90, of Southbury, CT, passed away April 26, 2015 peacefully at home surrounded by family and special loved ones. He had been in hospice care for several weeks and died on his own terms, in the home he so loved, facing the pond, in Heritage...