Obituaries

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....

Oct 16, 2014

Dorothy Guntner, 95, of Southbury, CT, a former resident of Pleasantville, NY, died October 16, 2014 at Pomperaug Woods Health Care Center. She was the widow of Charles (King) Guntner, her husband of 52 years. She was born February 5, 1919 in Bronx, New York, daughter of the...

Oct 16, 2014

Reed Bertolette, 91, died October 16th, 2014 at the Watermark East Hill, Southbury, CT. He is survived by his children, Katharine Hess, Reed Bertolette, Jr. and Russell Edward Bertolette, and two grandsons, Alek and Russell Hess. Reed was born in Norristown, PA on December 14th, 1922, the son...

Oct 16, 2014

John Lang Stevens, 63, of East Windsor, formerly of Bethlehem, died Thursday, October 16, 2014 at his home. John was born December 28, 1950 in Waterbury, son of Joseph Stevens and the late Mildred Root Stevens. He graduated from Watertown High School and UCONN with a Bachelor's Degree...

Oct 12, 2014

Anne Elizabeth Ramsey Schorr (né©e Anne Elizabeth Ramsey) was born in Paterson, NJ on September 18th 1927 to Louise Simonds Ramsey and Harold Alonzo Ramsey. She passed away on October 12, 2014 after a lengthy battle with lung cancer. Anne and her husband Harold Paul Schorr lived in...

Oct 10, 2014

Patricia A. Arnold, a 39 year resident of Southbury crossed the Rainbow Bridge, with her childhood pet, a white collie named Pal, on Friday, October 10, 2014. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to Floyd and Carolyn Duermit Cordes, leaving there in 1936 to live in New York...

Oct 5, 2014

Olington S. Pond Master Gardener Oakville - Olington (Oley) Pond of Oakville, died Sunday, Oct. 5, at Waterbury Hospital. He is the husband of the late Janet Cole Pond. Oley was born October 1, 1942, in Sharon, CT, son of the late Loyal Pond and late Geraldine Baily...

Oct 4, 2014

Warren Stewart Carlson, of Woodbury, CT, passed on October 4, 2014 at Danbury Hospital. He was 85 years old. Warren was born December 29, 1928 at Bridgeport Hospital, the son of the late John William and Helen Carlson. He was the husband of his loving wife, the late Jean H. (Hoboken) Carlson..."An angel in his life" as all would...

Oct 4, 2014

Raymond L. Drapko, Sr., 72, of Oxford, passed away unexpectedly Friday, October 3, 2014 at his home after a courageous 22 year battle with Parkinson's Disease. He was the beloved husband of Janet (Kluczinsky) Drapko for 48 years. Ray was born February 16, 1942 in Waterbury, son of...

Sep 30, 2014

John E. "Jack" Dwight, 79, of Estero, FL, devoted husband and loving father, died peacefully in his sleep on September 30, 2014. Born and raised in Newburgh, NY, he graduated from Newburgh Free Academy in 1953. A serious student of very modest means, he received a scholarship from...

Sep 25, 2014

Ann Jordan Laeuchli of Southbury died Thursday, September 25, 2014. Mrs. Laeuchli was born and raised in Fayetteville, Ark., where her father was founder and dean of the Graduate School of the University of Arkansas. Following her graduation there, she took an M.A. at Columbia and soon married...

Sep 23, 2014

Otto Joseph Paparazzo of Woodbury passed away peacefully on September 23rd at the River Glen Health Care Center in Southbury. He was 88. Born in Waterbury on October 2, 1925, the son of Maria and Louis Paparazzo, Otto was a graduate of Crosby High School, Cheshire Academy and...