Obituaries

Apr 27, 2021

A funeral mass for Paul Pollock, who passed away in April, will be celebrated on Monday, December 20, at 10:30 am ET at St. Rose of Lima Church, 46 Church Hill Rd., Newtown, CT. The family will be receiving guests from 10-10:30 AM in the church's vestibule. We respectfully request that everyone who attends is fully vaccinated and wears...

Apr 27, 2021

Livia Serra McLarney, 91, of Heritage Village, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at St. Mary's Hospital.

Mrs. McLarney was born February 22, 1930 in Waterbury, CT. She was the daughter of the late Frederick and Marion (Ligouri) Serra. She was raised in Plymouth on the Serra family dairy farm, lived on a farm on...

Apr 23, 2021

Joyce Eagle-Henry "Granner" age 89, of Woodbury, passed away on Friday, April 23, 2021. Born on August 13, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, she was the daughter of Wilfred and Catherine (Kay) Munro Eagle.  She grew up in Montreal and attended McDonald College at McGill University where she met her future husband, Philip Daniel Henry, MD Joyce was an...

Apr 17, 2021

Service will be private.

Apr 16, 2021

Douglas Murdoch Jeffrey, 85, of Southbury, CT, died peacefully in his home on April 16, 2021.

Born in Bridgeport on August 7, 1935, to the late Thomas and Jessie (Nicholson) Jeffrey, Doug graduated from the Danbury State Teachers College (now Western Connecticut State University) in 1957 and earned his master's in education from the University of Bridgeport....

Apr 13, 2021

Francis Gerald Driscoll, 92, of North Andover, MA, and most recently of Southbury, CT, passed away on Tuesday April 13, 2021 surrounded by his loving family.

Frank (Gene) was born September 24, 1928 in Stoneham, MA the son of Francis Jeremiah Driscoll and Catherine Harris Driscoll.  He was educated in Malden MA schools and was a 1951...

Apr 12, 2021

Helen "Paula" Parent, 95, of Sky Meadow Road in Bethlehem, passed away peacefully on April 12, 2021. Paula was born on July 20, 1925 in Waterbury, Connecticut. She is predeceased by her spouse, Edward Parent, as well as her close cousins, Mary O'Connor and Margaret Matthews. Paula graduated from Quinnipiac University and went on to work as the supervisor...

Apr 8, 2021

Linda Johnson Bignelli, born December 13, 1944 in East Lyme, Connecticut, wife of Stephen Bignelli and daughter of the late Paul and Lillian Johnson of Naugatuck, Connecticut, died on April 8, 2021 after a protracted battle with cancer.

She received a BA from North Park College in Chicago, Illinois and an MS in Education from Western Connecticut...

Apr 7, 2021

Anne Casey, beloved spouse, mother, Mimi, sister, aunt, and friend to many passed away at home on April 7, 2021 surrounded by the people who loved her most.  She was born on November 10, 1955 in Philadelphia, PA and grew up in Media, PA. Anne raised her family in Vermont and Maine before settling in Woodbury, CT with her...

Apr 7, 2021

Julia (Polis) Cook, 84, of Redding, CT passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on April 7 at the Danbury Hospital Regional Hospice Care Unit.

Julia, who went by Jewel, was the daughter of the late Marie and Leonard Polis. Jewel and her husband William (Bill) were married on December 18th, 1954 in Flushing, New York...

Apr 6, 2021

SOUTHBURY- Annette Stutsky, 95,  passed away on April 6, 2021. Annette was the daughter of Rose and Sam Berger and sister to Irving.

Annette was the loving wife of Jack Stutsky for 61 years, who will be with her now in heaven. They married in Brooklyn in 1947 and lived there until 1985 when they moved to...

Apr 5, 2021

Peter Raymond Doiron, age 70, of Bethlehem CT, passed away Monday April 5th 2021 at his home.  Peter was the youngest son of Raymond and Rose Doiron of Beacon Falls, CT.  He is survived by his wife, Carol, his sons Matthew (Brenda) of Warwick NY, and Benjamin of Bethlehem, and daughters Sarah (Erik) Tremblay, of Williamsburg, VA, and Laura...

Apr 4, 2021

WOODBURY – Alexandria "Jean" Kharma, 80, of Woodbury, passed away at home (or per her wishes, 'was discontinued') on April 4, 2021.

She was born in Philadelphia, Pa., to the late Gregory and Anna Palmer, and grew up on her Grammy's farm in Hellertown, Pa. She received her bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in Russian...

Apr 3, 2021

WATERBURY – On April 3, 2021, John Kiyak passed away at the age of 45 from a sudden and unexpected death.

He was a lifelong resident of Bethlehem. He lived a humbled life surrounded by nature, family and friends.

He was predeceased by Michael and Edith Kiyak, who were his parents. John is survived by...

Apr 3, 2021

James H. "Jay" Ravenscroft, Jr., 65 passed away April 3, 2021 after a long illness.

Born March 21, 1956 in Naugatuck to parents James H. and Eleanor Ravenscroft. As a youth he was active in scouting; an Eagle Scout and member of "The Order of the Arrow". He worked as a lifeguard at the Woodbury Hollow and...

Apr 1, 2021

Rosemarie D.  Roy known by her family and friends as "Ro Lipari" entered into eternal rest, with Jesus, on Thursday April 1, 2021.  Her deep Christian faith gave her strength as she combated chronic heart failure and other ailments for the better part of her life.

Ro was born on April 7, 1948 in Easton, PA, the...

Mar 27, 2021

"Thy Will Be Done"

Southbury- Lorraine (Paganini) Falcone, 81, peacefully passed away after a brief illness at Yale New Haven Hospital on Saturday, March 27, 2021.  As a devoted wife, she was married to Anthony Falcone for 59 ½ years.  She was born on July 24, 1939 to the late Harold and Mary Paganini and grew up...

Mar 26, 2021

Middelbury-

John J. Jungen, 67 , passed away March 26,2021 after a brief illness.  He was the devoted husband of Beth (Phillips) Jungen for 19 years . John was born July 25, 1953 in Queens, New York son of the late John J. and Marilyn (Dippold) Jungen. John was a great guy with a big heart who...

Mar 25, 2021

Laurence R. Noga, age 64 passed away March 25, 2021 in hospice at Regal Care of Waterbury, after a long illness.

He is survived by his son, Eric R. Noga of Waterbury, his parents Stephen and Dorothy Noga of Waterbury, his siblings, Richard (Susan) Noga of Shelbyville, TN, Susan (James) LaRovera of Waterbury, and Kenneth(Stacy) Noga of...

Mar 25, 2021

Loving Wife and Mother

SOUTHBURY- Marcia (Sable) Davison, 84, passed after a brief illness at VITAS hospice at St. Mary's Hospital on Thursday March 25, 2021.  She was the wife of W. Richard Davison.

Marcia was born on November 3, 1936 to the late Joseph Edward and Agnes Mary (Richmond) Sable.  She married her husband...