Obituaries

Mar 4, 2023

Bethlehem- Tristan Gabriel Ocasio passed away on Saturday March 4, 2023.

He was born on August 23, 2005, Waterbury, CT to Tristan Ocasio and Melissa (Strachan). He is survived by his three siblings Aiden, Madison and Julian as well as his grandfather Hector Gonzalez and grandmother Margaret Strachan. In addition to his parents, siblings and grandparents Tristan...

Mar 2, 2023

Woodbury- Thomas M. Samuelson, 81, of Woodbury, passed away on Thursday March 2, 2023 at Waterbury Hospital after a short illness. He was the loving husband of Linda Lee (Carter) Samuelson for 58 years.

Thomas was born on December 31, 1941 in Rochester, NY, the son of the late Carl E. Samuelson and Mary (Murray) Samuelson. Tom...

Mar 2, 2023

Southbury-formerly of Seymour

Elizabeth Marie Bentham 91, affectionatly known as Betty passed away March 2, 2023 at the Lutheran Home of Southbury. She was born on November 17, 1931 to parents Harold and Marie Parsons in Westbrook, Maine.

Betty was proudly known as a longtime resident of Seymour.

Betty is predeceased by her...

Mar 2, 2023

Thomas M. Donegan passed away peacefully after a long illness at the Valerie Nursing home in Torrington Connecticut on March 2nd 2023. He was 81 years of age. Tom was born on October 1st,1941 in Milford, Connecticut. He was highly educated, holding a Batchelor of Science degree from Worchester Polytech Institute, Master Degrees in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, and...

Feb 27, 2023

Joan Kellogg Renz, 88, of Waterbury, passed away on Monday, February 27, 2023, after a brief illness.

Born in Larchmont, NY on January 27, 1935, Joan was the daughter of the late Frederick and Beatrice Vail Kellogg.  She was predeceased by her brothers Frederick Kellogg, Jr and Peter Kellogg.

She was raised and educated in...

Feb 27, 2023

Anne R. Hutchins - Orsi, 61, of Washington, CT died peacefully at home, February 27, 2023 from complications of multiple sclerosis, surrounded by her family.  Diagnosed with a severe case of MS in 1990, Anne persevered with fortitude during the thirty-three years she lived with the disease.

Born February 1, 1962 in Glen Cove, NY, daughter of...

Feb 24, 2023

UPDATE Burial will now take place Wednesday March 1, 2023 at 12:30pm. Church services will still take place Monday. Please see details below.

The services for Olga will be held on Monday, February 27, 2023 at Christ the Savior Orthodox Church, beginning at 9:00 am. Burial will be held on  Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 12:30 pm...

Feb 22, 2023

 Patricia Jean (Hansen)Foster, "Mommom" p   assed peacefully in her Southbury home on Wednesday February 22nd surrounded by her loved ones. PJ was born in Brooklyn, NY on December 9th, 1937. Pat was pre-deceased by her husband Kenneth Foster, and leaves behind her three children and their spouses, Thomas and Suzanne Foster, Nancy and Mark Smith, Susan and Gregory Lloyd. Her...

Feb 16, 2023

"…a beautiful spirit, always willing to help those in need."

Cheshire- Our beloved son, Matthew Jensen, 33, of Cheshire, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2023 after a long illness. Matthew was born to Jon and Donna (Dayharsh) Jensen of Cheshire.

Matt was a graduate of Cheshire High School class of 2008. He earned the...

Feb 13, 2023

Rosemary McLinden Hudson, 97, died in Southbury, CT on 2/13/2023. Born in Jamaica, Queens, NYC 3/11/1924, she lived in Stewart Manor, NY; Ridgefield, CT; and Southbury, CT.

In Jamaica, she attended Our Lady of Lourdes School and earned her RN at Mary Immaculate Hospital Nursing School. She married Joseph J. McLinden shortly after the end of WWII,...

Feb 12, 2023

Michael G. Douskey passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2023, surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Mike was born on September 5, 1972, in New Milford, Connecticut. The son of Adam and Iona Douskey, with sibling Lisa, Mike remained a local resident of the area his entire life. He purchased his...

Feb 12, 2023

Barry S. Sacks, of Southbury, died Feb. 12 in St. Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, after suffering a heart attack two days earlier. Born in Bronx, New York on Nov. 22, 1959, he was a son of Maxine Sacks, of Heritage Village, Southbury; and the late Jerry Sacks.

A graduate of Ithaca College where he earned a Bachelor of...

Feb 8, 2023

Jo Marie Wendel w as born May 16, 1949 in Bridgeport hospital.  She is the daughter of Dorothy Hiller and Joseph Bosco.

She lived in Milford and graduated from Jonathon Law high school. She met and married Thomas Wendel in 1968 and lived in Hawaii where their only child William was born.

They came back...

Feb 6, 2023

BETHLEHEM Patricia Lillian Bouteiller passed away on February 6, 2023 at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington. Patricia was born on March 12, 1940 in Derby, Connecticut, the daughter of the late Kenneth and Eleanor (Carlson) Petersen. She is survived by her husband Leon, of 61 years, her daughter Amy Jean (Dale) Roberts of Lakeland, Florida, and sister Pamela (Bill)...

Feb 6, 2023

With tremendous sadness, we announce the passing of Jacqueline "Jackie" Giusto, our loving grandmother, mother, wife, and friend. Jackie left us on February 6, 2023, at the age of 86, after a battle with heart disease.

Jackie was born to Joseph and Lucy Giuffre in Brooklyn, New York on May 24, 1936.  While born an only child,...

Feb 5, 2023

Southbury- William Harry Starchak Jr., 90, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on Sunday, February 5, 2023. He was the husband of the late Carolyn Rae (Miles) Starchak.

William was born in Derby on April 7, 1932 to the late William Harry Starchak and Margaret Etta (Fleming) Starchak. He was a lifelong resident of the...

Feb 2, 2023

Woodbury-

Anne Louise Nethercott Ravenda passed away peacefully, with her children by her side, on February 2, 2023, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Bridgeport, Connecticut after not waking up on the morning of Friday, January 27, 2023. She was a longtime resident of Bethel, Connecticut, then Woodbury, Connecticut and finally of Newtown, Connecticut.

Anne was...

Jan 31, 2023

Southbury- Virginia Earing, 100, passed away on January 31, 2023 at Maplewood in Newtown, CT. She was the loving wife of 53 years to the late Paul L. Earing.

Ginny, as she was lovingly called, was born on January 20, 1923 in Great Neck, NY to the late Ralph and Cecilia (McAndrew) Lieb. Ginny served as a...

Jan 31, 2023

Lisa Quint passed after a long battle with AML on January 31, 2023 in the comfort of her own home.

In her life Lisa worked 41 years as a research Chemist at Uniroyal Chemical. She had a master's degree, a love of learning and always searching for the truth through science.

She passes on to...

Jan 30, 2023

Marilyn C. Hurst, 86, of Southbury CT (formerly of Longmeadow, MA and Woodbridge, CT) passed away after some recent health issues early on January 30, 2023, with her daughter, Deborah, by her side.

From an early age, Marilyn was a lover of learning. She graduated valedictorian of her high school class, went on to Smith College (BA...