Obituaries
Loved ones for Munson Lovetere Funeral Homes and Cremation Services
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Woodbury, Southbury, Bethlehem, Middlebury, South Britain, Oxford, Newtown, Roxbury, Washington, Washington Depot, New Milford, Bridgewater, Watertown, Sandy Hook
Randall Bernard Martin
May 14, 2014
Randall Bernard Martin, 49, died in his Southbury home Wednesday May 14, 2014. Randall was the son of Shirley A. Martin and the late Frederic R. Martin. Besides his mother, he is survived by his brother Scott F. Martin and his sister Caroline E. Martin. He also leaves...
Mary Q. "Polly" (Weeks) Peck
May 12, 2014
Mary Q. "Polly" (Weeks) Peck, formerly of Oyster Bay NY, passed away at the age of 94 on May 12, 2014 in Danbury, CT. She was predeceased by her husband Bill and is survived by her children, Bill of Manchester VT, Charlie (Shawn) of Denver CO, Heidi Sullivan...
Geraldine Santonocito
May 10, 2014
Geraldine (Gerri) Santonocito, 74, of Southbury, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 10, 2014 after a short illness. She was the devoted wife of former Southbury First Selectman Joseph A. Santonocito. Gerri was born in Astoria, New York on February 12, 1940 to parents Catherine M. (Fogarty) and...
Ewa Gierat
May 10, 2014
Ewa (Eva) Ilona Karpinska Gierat, 92 of Bethlehem, CT passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Waterbury Hospital. Born in Warsaw, Poland, she was the daughter of the late Zygmunt and Grazyna (Jezewska) Karpinski. She was the wife of the late Stanislaw Gierat. Ewa graduated from Glasgow...
Eugene Kaplan
May 4, 2014
Eugene H. Kaplan, born August 23,1921 to Louis and Sarah (Harris) Kaplan at Worcester, Mass. died on May 4, 2014. The family moved to Waterbury, CT in 1922. He was educated in Waterbury schools, graduating from Hendrickson Grammar School and Crosby High School where he was principal clarinetist...
John J. Deschino
May 3, 2014
John J. Deschino Korean War Veteran Expert Tailor John J. Deschino, 84, of Woodbury, widower of his high school sweetheart and wife of 45 years, Marjorie (Weed) Deschino, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014, while vacationing in the Dominican Republic. John was born March 23, 1930, in Waterbury...
Thomas H. Cole, Sr
May 1, 2014
Thomas Howard Cole, Sr. BETHLEHEM-Thomas was born in Detroit, Michigan on July 13, 1928 son of the late Howard E. and Anna Mae (Welch) Cole He lived in Rhode Island, and New Haven, Southbury, and Woodbury, CT, before settling in Bethlehem, CT in 1967. He joined the volunteer...
Rita M. Talarico
Apr 26, 2014
RITA M. TALARICO, 83, of Southbury, died peacefully at Waterbury Hospital on April 26, 2014. Born in Middletown, CT, Rita lived in Woodbury for most of her life. She was the wife of the late Joseph Talarico and daughter of Emily and Henry Lineweber. She leaves three children;...
Helen Eve Kopacz
Apr 24, 2014
Helen Eve Kopacz, age 94, of Southbury, Connecticut, passed from this life on April 24, 2014. Born November 22, 1919 in Brooklyn, NY she was the daughter of the late Sophia and William Wozniak. She was predeceased by her four brothers, Stanley, Anthony, Joseph, and Kamel and her...
Michael Dougherty
Apr 21, 2014
Michael Dougherty, a resident of Southbury Training School, Southbury, beloved son of the late John F. Dougherty and Martha Schwab Dougherty and great nephew of Charles M. Schwab, President of Carnegie Steel, United States Steel and Bethlehem Steel died on Monday April 21, 2014 at Waterbury Hospital with...
Barbara G. Carlson
Apr 20, 2014
Barbara G. Carlson, 84, passed away at Glendale Center in Naugatuck on April 20, 2014. Barbara was born in Waterbury on December 18, 1929. She was the widow of John C. Carlson. She was the daughter of the late Louis and Gertrude Gardiner. She was a loving mother,...
Justin M. Tobia
Apr 20, 2014
Justin M. Tobia passed away on April 20th, 2014 at his home is Southbury, CT. He was born on April 6th, 1948 in Bronx, NY. He is survived by his wife of 43 years Maria Elena Tobia. He has 2 daughters, Danielle Tobia Albushies of Bow, NH and...
Joseph Santonocito
Apr 19, 2014
Joseph A. Santonocito, 70, of Southbury passed away peacefully at his home in Heritage Village on Saturday, April 19, 2014 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was the devoted and loving husband to Geraldine Santonocito. Joe was born in Brooklyn, NY on August 22, 1943...
Paul J. Meyer
Apr 16, 2014
Paul J. Meyer, 85, of Southbury, CT, entered into eternal rest on April 16, 2014, in the comfort of his home surrounded by his loving family. His beautiful wife of almost 50 years, Gloria Maria (DeFina) Meyer awaits him in heaven. Paul Meyer was born on April 5,...
Minnie Lindberg
Apr 15, 2014
Minnie Lindberg, 93, of Woodbury died Tuesday April 15, 2014 at Apple Rehab in Watertown. Minnie was born January 13, 1921 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania a daughter of the late Issac and Mary (Steffy) Bauman. She worked at the Shell gas station in Woodbury for over 20 years and...
Helen Ann Hatfield
Apr 13, 2014
HELEN ANN HATFIELD WOODBURY- Helen Ann Hatfield, 83, of Woodbury, died Sunday April 13, 2014 at River Glen Health Care Center in Southbury. Helen was born February 6, 1931 in Westport, CT, daughter of the late Daniel and Alice (Marz) Hatfield and resided in Woodbury for many years,...
Emily Anne Yish
Apr 9, 2014
Emily Anne Yish, 19 years old, of Oxford, passed away Wednesday, April 9th, at her home. Emily was born on November 9, 1994 in Derby, Connecticut and was the daughter of David and Tracy (Blood) Yish. She was a 2012 graduate of Oxford High School, where she played...
Marilyn Lichtenstein
Apr 5, 2014
Marilyn Lichtenstein, loving mother and grandmother, passed away on Saturday, April 5, 2014. She was 86 years old. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Marilyn was one of the first women accepted at the prestigious Parsons School of Design, where she majored in visual art and art history....
Raili Klee
Apr 4, 2014
SOUTHBURY- Raili Klee passed way at Danbury Hospital on April 4, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. Raili was born in Helsinki, Finland on December 11, 1937, the daughter of Armas and Karin Pohjola. She worked as an interpreter at the American Embassy in Helsinki where she...
Bernard Ross
Apr 4, 2014
Bernard Ross, age 94, of Heritage Village, Southbury, passed away peacefully Friday, April 4, 2014, with his family by his side. Bernie is survived by his children, Daniel Ross and his wife Julie of Slingerlands, New York and his daughter Janet Greene and her husband Ira of Kew...

