Obituaries

Dec 4, 2020

On Friday December 4, 2020, Alan Lee Blau, loving husband, father and grandfather passed away at the age of 87.  Alan was born in Brooklyn, NY to Helen and Isadore Blau. On April 7, 1968 he married Sybil Ravitz and together they raised two daughters, Caroline and Sarah. He received his PhD in American History from City University of...

Dec 4, 2020

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Howard "Skip" Northrop, Jr passed away peacefully at Waterbury Hospital on Friday, December 4 after a brief illness with COVID-19.  He was 79 years old.

Skip was born on January 4, 1941 in Waterbury, CT, the son of the late Howard Northrop, Sr, and Astrid (Grandell) Northrop.  He attended Kaynor Technical School...

Dec 2, 2020

Geoffrey (Jeff) A. Gruneberg of Brookfield – 61, died unexpectedly December 2, 2020, at Hartford Hospital. He was born March 20, 1959 in Danbury, the son of the late Rudy and Margaret (Fisher) Gruneberg.

Jeff graduated from Brookfield High School, Class of 1977. Jeff's free time was spent hunting and observing wildlife. He enjoyed watching Nascar and...

Nov 28, 2020

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Nov 28, 2020

SOUTHBURY — Longtime Southbury resident Robert Meisel, 93, died peacefully at home on November 28, 2020.

Born in New York City on October 29, 1927, the son of Herman and Hortense Meisel, Bob graduated from New York University with an engineering degree. After serving in the U.S. Navy, Bob spent his early career as an engineer with...

Nov 27, 2020

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Nov 26, 2020

Bernard Arthur Trudel passed away in Southbury, CT on Thursday, November 26th, 2020 at the age of 95 due to complications of the Coronavirus. Born in Rutland, VT, Bernie lived most of his life in Manchester, NH. He served in the Navy during WWII in the S. Pacific. He married his childhood sweetheart, Theresa M. Dionne after returning from...

Nov 26, 2020

W. Roy Breg, Jr., Professor Emeritus at Yale School of Medicine, an accomplished scientist and a loving and beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather passed away peacefully on Nov. 26, 2020 at the age of 97. He had been a resident of Southbury, CT, for 64 years. Roy was predeceased by his wife, Margaret (Meston) Breg.

Roy was...

Nov 24, 2020

Pasquale M. DeFeo (Pat) – 78, formerly of Watertown, CT and husband to Susan Hunter DeFeo, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family November 24, 2020.

Pat was born in Waterbury, the son of Pat and Helen DeFeo. He grew up in the North Main section of town becoming a proud Waterbury Fire Fighter. While being an...

Nov 24, 2020

Bethlehem- Barbara Jean (Smalley) Verrastro of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully at Sheridan Woods in Bristol on November 24, 2020, after a long illness. She was the loving wife of the late Salvatore Verrastro.

Barbara was born on June 21, 1930 in Anne Arbor, Michigan to the late Harriet (Metcalf) Smalley and George Smalley. Barbara attended Bryant College...

Nov 23, 2020

Steven J. Grudzien, born December 13, 1949, of Woodbury, passed away peacefully on November 23, 2020, after a long battle with cancer, having previously kicked cancer in the pants twice.

Steve was a plumber and steam fitter for 50 years, and also served as an EMT for 23 years with both the Woodbury Ambulance Association and Campion...

Nov 22, 2020

Mary (Cherepinsky) Pinevich passed away November 22, 2020 at River Glenn rehabilitation center surrounded in her heart by family and friends after a brief illness just two months short of her 97th birthday. Mary was born January 20, 1924 in Waterbury Ct where she attended local schools and graduated from Leavenworth high school.  She was one of five children...

Nov 21, 2020

Arthur Lawrence Peck, 79, of Newtown, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday November 21st at Danbury Hospital. He was born on October 25, 1941 in Newtown, CT. He is predeceased by his parents Kenneth and Alice Peck (McGinley), his brothers Charlie, Kenneth, John, and Jack, and his son Daniel.

Arthur was the second eldest of...

Nov 20, 2020

ROXBURY – Edward E. Tierney, 97, passed peacefully away on November 20, 2020. He was born on December 14, 1922 in Elizabeth, NJ. and was raised in the Bellerose section of Queens, NY.  Edward enlisted in the Army Air Corps on February 8, 1944 at the beginning of WWII. He served in the 314th Air Transport Squadron, 31st Air...

Nov 19, 2020

Alfred Abdoo Abraham, 96, passed away on November 19th. "Al" was born on December 27, 1923 in Newark, NJ, the son of the late Abdoo and Jennie Abraham, and for 53 years, husband of the late Cecelia Ramey Abraham. Al is survived by his children Alfred L. Abraham (and wife Danielle) of Watertown, Michael Abraham (and wife Cara) of...

Nov 16, 2020

Bernice K. Lent-Lindeborn, 91, of Heritage Village, Southbury, Connecticut, entered into eternal rest on November 16, 2020. She was the wife of Robert S. Lindeborn for 42 years.

She was the daughter of the late Bernard and Mary (Lynch) Koeppen of Westport, Connecticut. She graduated Staples High School in Westport, Connecticut in 1948. Bernice owned and operated...

Nov 16, 2020

Dante R. Civitello, aged 95, passed away on Monday, November 16th at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury. He was the devoted husband of the late JoAnna Marie Civitello and the father of six children. Dante was born on August 17th, 1925 in Waterbury, Connecticut. He was the son of Domenick Civitello and Luisa (DiLella) Civitello. Dante will be remembered...

Nov 16, 2020

Richard Reimold, 85, passed away November 16th at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Conyngham, PA to Lawrence and Pauline Reimold, he is survived by his wife of 55 years Kathleen (Kathe), his two sons and their spouses, Scott and Julie Reimold of Woodbury, CT, and Mark and Jennifer Reimold of Boxford, MA, and his four grandchildren,...

Nov 16, 2020

Myrna Anderson Sisk passed away on November 16, 2020. She was 90 years old and a devoted wife of Ralph Edward Sisk for seventy years. Myrna was born in Norwalk, the daughter of Ruth and Alfred Anderson. She attended local schools and was a proud member of the Norwalk High School class of 1947.

After graduating from...

Nov 15, 2020

Warren Riecker, 90, formerly of Ridgefield died peacefully at his home in Woodbury, CT on November 15th 2020.  He was born in Queens, New York on March 2, 1930 grew up in the Bronx and Port Chester, New York before joining the army and serving during the Korean War. In 1959 Warren moved to Ridgefield with his wife Barbara...