Obituaries

Nov 17, 2014

Mary B. King, a devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away at the age of 95 on Monday, November 17 at her home in Heritage Village in Southbury with two of her children by her side. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was the youngest daughter of the...

Nov 13, 2014

Florence Eva (Mintel) Burr, 83, of Middletown, formerly of Woodbury and Monroe, died Thursday, November 13, 2014 at Middlesex Hospital. She was the widow of George Burr. She is survived by three sons, James, Kenneth and Richard and two daughters, Bethann and Kathleen; 6 grandchildren and 2 great...

Nov 12, 2014

Mary Eleanor (Murphy) Tully Frey, 97, of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts died on November 12, 2014 in her home after a period of declining health. She was married to Donald Joseph Tully in December of 1941 who died in 1979 in Southbury, Connecticut and she then married Orian Frey in...

Nov 12, 2014

SOUTHBURY - Robert Downs Wilson of Southbury died peacefully Wednesday, November 12, 2014. He was the husband for 58 years of the late Elizabeth (Cappers) Wilson. Mr. Wilson was born October 15, 1928, in San Diego, Calif., the son of Capt. Henry E. Wilson of Ipswich, Mass., and...

Nov 12, 2014

Robert Murray Paterson Bob Paterson passed away at his home on November 12, 2014 after a brief illness. He was born in Saginaw, Michigan, January 2, 1937, to Robert Paterson and Mae Murray of Scotland. He was predeceased by his parents and two sisters: Jean McDowell Kelly and...

Nov 12, 2014

Homer R Underwood, 93, widower of Jacqueline Joray Underwood, died on Wednesday Nov 13, 2014 at the Lutheran Home in Southbury after a prolonged battle with Alzheimer's. Homer was born April 19, 1921. He was a Selectman in the town of Washington (1959-72). He began and operated Underwood...

Nov 7, 2014

John Barbarisi, 85, of Southbury, CT passed away peacefully at home November 7th, 2014 surrounded by his family. John was born in Paterson, NJ on December 24th, 1928 to the late Joseph and Jessie Barbarisi. He worked as a manager for Colonial Life Insurance Company of America, now...

Nov 5, 2014

Woodbury - Ruth (Charbonneau) Rooney, 89, of Woodbury, passed away Wednesday Nov. 5 at Waterbury Hospital after a brief illness with her family by her side. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Rooney. Ruth was born July 2, 1925. Ruth was the first official police...

Nov 5, 2014

Antoinette Vernuccio, 93, died Wednesday November 5, 2014 at Masonicare at Newtown. She was the wife of the late Sam Vernuccio for 59 years. A longtime resident of Bridgeport until moving to Sandy Hook fifteen years ago. Mrs. Vernuccio was born on August 28, 1921 she was the...

Nov 5, 2014

Margaret (Peggy) Werner Nye died peacefully at home on November 5, 2014, after a long illness. Peggy was born in Cooperstown, NY, to Louanna (Bowen) and J. William Werner on July 23, 1922. She grew up in Hudson Falls, NY, alongside her two brothers, William Werner and Scott...

Nov 5, 2014

Helen (Doyle) Chalker passed away on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at the River Glen Health Care Center in Southbury. Helen was born in Middletown, on June 10, 1925 and was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School. She was the beloved wife for 68 years of Wesley E....

Nov 2, 2014

Claire Leader Goss (Mrs. George A. Goss Jr.) passed away peacefully on Nov. 2 at her home in Middlebury, Conn. Claire was born in New Haven on Oct. 17, 1927, the daughter of the late Edwin O. Leader and Helene (Gilbert) Leader. She attended Hamden Hall and the...

Nov 2, 2014

Mr. Albert "Abbott" Sears, 63, passed away Sunday, November 2, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital after a long illness. Abbott was born November 15, 1950 in Bridgeport and lived in the Southbury/Newtown area. He was an Army veteran and worked as a truck driver for most of his...

Nov 1, 2014

Joseph Blaisdell, 72, of Southbury, CT, died peacefully on November 1, 2014. He was the beloved and loving husband of Cheryl (Stockwell) Blaisdell. He was born February 21, 1942 in Old Town, Maine. He served his country in the Army and was stationed at Fort Bliss in El...

Oct 31, 2014

Shirley Judson Morgan died on October 31, 2014 at the Lutheran Home, in Southbury, CT. She was the loving wife of the late Addis William "Bud" Morgan, her husband of 66 years. She was 89 years old. Shirley was born in Waterbury Hospital on January 22, 1925. She...

Oct 30, 2014

Jessie ( Angle ) Werner, of Heritage Village, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at her home. She was the widow of Gustave G. Werner, Jr. Jessie was born in Hayward, California, the fourth of six daughters of the late Jessie and Paul Angle of Richmond...

Oct 27, 2014

Mr. Richard C. Brown Sr., age 81, of Woodbury, died Monday October 27, 2014 in hospice care. He was the beloved husband of Anne V. Brown. Mr. Brown was born in Waterbury on April 16, 1933 the son of the late Ernest C. Brown and Doris (Truelove) Brown....

Oct 27, 2014

Donald Joseph Cheh, 76, of Southbury, CT, formerly a 42-year resident of Bethel, passed away at Danbury Hospital on Monday, October 27, 2014. He was born in Norwalk, CT on January 10th, 1938, the son of the late Joseph and Sonia Dutka Cheh. Don is survived by his...

Oct 25, 2014

David Alan Platt, 48, of Grassy Hill Road passed away on October 25, 2014 after a long illness. He was born on May 27, 1966. He was a graduate of Nonnewaug High School class of '84. He became an electro plater for Custom Design Services out of Danbury...

Oct 17, 2014

Cemetery: St. Francis Cemetery

Location: Munson-Lovetere Woodbury

Funeral: St. Francis Xavier Church

Services: A mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, October 21 at 11: 00 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Church, New Milford....