Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Woodbury, Connecticut

Serving Woodbury, Connecticut

James Paul Mansfield Sr

James Paul Mansfield Sr

Jul 25, 2008

James Paul Mansfield Sr. (Jim, Jimmy, or Iron Otter), 58 years old of Woodbury, CT, died July 25th, 2008 in Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center due to complications arising from Acute Myelogenous Leukemia. Born September 11, 1949 in Waterbury, CT, he grew up and lived in Woodbury, CT. Although...

Joseph Beck

Joseph Beck

Jul 22, 2008

Joe Beck, 63, Renowned Jazz Guitarist Joe Beck, the internationally acclaimed jazz guitarist, composer and recording artist, died on Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 in hospice in Danbury CT. Born Joseph Arnold Beck in 1945, Philadelphia, PA. Son of the late Arnold and Eleanor (Chichester) Beck. Acknowledged by jazz...

Michael H. Cady

Michael H. Cady

Jul 21, 2008

Mr. Michael H. Cady, 56, of Newtown died Monday July 21, 2008 at Danbury Hospital. He was the husband of Madeline Weckerle Cady. Mr. Cady was born July 3, 1952 in Waterbury a son of the late Robert S. and Julia L. (Binns) Cady. He graduated from Watertown...

Helen H. Platte

Helen H. Platte

Jul 18, 2008

Helen Platte, 97, of Heritage Road, Southbury, CT, died Friday, July, 18, 2008 at Pomperaug Woods Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late C. Richard Platte. Mrs. Platte was born July 12, 1911 in Brooklyn, New York, daughter of the late William James and Lulu...

Harold Harry E. Harris

Harold Harry E. Harris

Jul 18, 2008

SOUTHBURY- Harold "Harry E. Harris, 77, of Southbury, passed away Friday July 18, 2008 at Danbury Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Dorothy (Batchelor) Harris. Mr. Harris was born September 20, 1930 in Bayonne, NJ, son of the late Harold H. and Estelle (Kately) Harris. He graduated...

Emma Theriault Wertman

Emma Theriault Wertman

Jul 15, 2008

Ms. Emma Theriault Wertman, 74, of Brigeport died Tuesday July 15, 2008 at her home. Emma was born January 26, 1934 in Bridgeport and was a lifelong resident of Bridgeport. She is survived by three daughters, Emma Rivenburg and her husband Jimmy, Adelia Maida and her husband Sam...

Lois Specland Raphael

Lois Specland Raphael

Jul 15, 2008

Lois Specland Raphael, 81, of Heritage Village, Southbury, died Tuesday, July 15 at Danbury Hospital. She was the widow of Arnold R.N. Raphael. Mrs. Raphael was born December 8, 1926 in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of the late Robert and Bea (Miller) Specland. Mrs. Raphael lived in Europe and...

Jean M. Wurster

Jean M. Wurster

Jun 30, 2008

Jean M. Wurster of 497B Heritage Village, Southbury, died Monday, June 30, 2008. She was the wife of Warren L. Wurster who died in July, 1992. Mrs. Wurster was born April 8, 1917 in Birmingham, Alabama, daughter of the late Robert and Ella Yolton. She graduated from the...

Hazel Knapp

Hazel Knapp

Jun 29, 2008

Miss Hazel V. Knapp of Heritage Road, died Sunday June 29, 2008 in her home. She was born in Yonkers, NY daughter of the late George O. and Lily - Amanda (Wixon) Knapp. She attended Yonkers schools and Columbia University. She took early retirement as Business Administrator of...

Arthur Soss

Arthur Soss

Jun 25, 2008

Mr. Arthur Soss, 76, of Heritage Village died Wednesday, June 25, after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. He was the devoted husband of Ethel (Altes) Soss. Mr. Soss was born June 19, 1932 in New York City the son of William and Edna (Marmor) Soss. Arthur came...

Thomas Winfield South Iii

Thomas Winfield South Iii

Jun 22, 2008

Thomas Winfield South III, 37, of New Milford, CT, died Sunday, June 22, 2008 at New Milford Hospital in New Milford, CT. Mr. South was, for many years, a noted landscape designer. A graduate of Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine, he also attended Dean College in Franklin, Mass....

John Philip Duffy

John Philip Duffy

Jun 20, 2008

John Philip Duffy, 67, of Westside Road died Friday June 20, 2008 at Waterbury Hospital. Mr. Duffy was born January 27, 1941 in New York City son of the late Michael and Mary Anne (Mone) Duffy. He had lived in Inwood, NY, Newtown & Southbury, CT. For over...

Ruth Mary Phelan

Ruth Mary Phelan

Jun 15, 2008

Miss Ruth Mary Phelan, 84, of Heritage Village died unexpectedly Sunday June 15, 2008. Ruth, born September 8, 1923 in Waterbury, was daughter of the late George and Helen (Bowers) Phelan. She was a graduate of Waterbury Catholic High School and the Diocesan College of the Sisters of...

George Thomas Fischer

George Thomas Fischer

Jun 14, 2008

George Thomas Fischer, 87, of Heritage Village died Saturday June 14, 2008. He was born on December 29, 1920 at Mountainside Hospital in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, the son of the late Alice Marie and Louis A. Fischer. He is survived by his son, Keith and his wife...

John J. Filchak Jr

John J. Filchak Jr

Jun 13, 2008

Mr. John J. Filchak Jr. of Goshen died Friday June 13, 2008 at his home. He was the husband of Mary (Marren) Filchak. John was born September 20, 1930 in Plymouth, PA son of the late John and Mary (Kosloski). His family later moved to Derby, Ct where...

Claire S. Leegant

Claire S. Leegant

Jun 10, 2008

CLAIRE S. LEEGANT SOUTHBURY- Claire S. Leegant, 96, of East Hill Rd., died Tuesday, June10, 2008 at East Hill Woods, Southbury, CT. She was the wife of the late Harold A. Leegant, DDS. Mrs. Leegant was born October 25, 1911 in New York City, daughter of the late...

Marsha Jean (Zera) Burritt

Marsha Jean (Zera) Burritt

Jun 9, 2008

Marsha Jean Burritt (Zera) 64, of Woodbury, passed away Monday, June 9, 2008, after a courageous battle with cancer in her home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Gordon R. Burritt for the past 47 years. Marsha was born in Greenfield, MA on July 18,...

Dominique Andrac. Mattac.I

Dominique Andrac. Mattac.I

Jun 7, 2008

SOUTHBURY- Dominique André© Matté©i,71, died Saturday June 7, 2008 at his home. Mr. Matté©i was born September 10, 1936 in Corsica France. He immigrated to the United States at the age of 15 and became a US citizen which he considered a great privilege. He began his long...

Mary Winifred Reynolds

Mary Winifred Reynolds

Jun 7, 2008

Mary Winifred Reynolds died on June 7th in Southbury, Connecticut at the age of 96. She was the daughter of Mary Blythyn and Timothy Ryan. She is survived by her sons Wallace Blythyn Reynolds of Greenwich, Ct and William Timothy Reynolds of Dallas, Texas and her stepsons, Roger...

Florence G. Ackerman

Florence G. Ackerman

Jun 4, 2008

Florence Ackerman, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at the age of 94 years. Beloved wife of the late Morton Ackerman, daughter of Peter and Jenny Bess. She is survived by her daughter Pamela Cantor and son Richard Ackerman, their spouses Dick and Bobbi, her grandchildren...