Obituaries
Loved ones for Munson Lovetere Funeral Homes and Cremation Services
We cover the following but are not limited to
Woodbury, Southbury, Bethlehem, Middlebury, South Britain, Oxford, Newtown, Roxbury, Washington, Washington Depot, New Milford, Bridgewater, Watertown, Sandy Hook
John (Johnny) P. Hallock
Jan 14, 2021
Bethlehem- John Patrick Hallock of Bethlehem died unexpectedly at home on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at the age of 55. "Johnny" was born June 13, 1965 in Danbury to Caryl Stratton of Woodbury and John Hallock of Bethlehem; both of whom survive him. He graduated from Lyndon Institute in Lyndon, VT in 1982. Johnny was a very talented and...
Donald Henry Blyn
Jan 12, 2021
Donald Henry Blyn Stuart, FL - Donald Henry Blyn, born in Brooklyn, New York, August 7, 1929, to Morris Blyn and Martha Blyn (née Geyer) passed away on January 12, 2021. Often he told stories of his days trolley car-jumping with boyhood friends from the neighborhood of Bay Ridge, back to Coney Island where he had spent his earliest...
Pamela Owens
Jan 11, 2021
Pamela Mary Owens (Dalton), 71, of Southbury passed away on January 11th 2021. She was born on June 13th 1949, the daughter of the late Rodney Dalton and Josephine Dalton. Pam was given less than a 10% chance of surviving when she was born prematurely weighing 1 pound, 14 ounces. She stayed in an incubator for 77 days and...
Sally (Mesta) Reed
Jan 9, 2021
Woodbury – Sally Mesta Reed passed away peacefully on Saturday January 9th after a brief illness. She was 95.
Sally was born in Pittsburgh on August 21st, 1925 and grew up in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Following her marriage to Charles Manning Reed in 1953 she lived in Beirut for several years before settling in Darien, Connecticut. In...
Gordon Macneill Morehouse
Jan 8, 2021
Gordon MacNeill Morehouse
Southbury- Gordon M. Morehouse, age 84, passed away after a short illness on January 8, 2021. Born March 10, 1936 to Charles W. and Frieda H. (MacNeill) Morehouse.
Gordon was raised in Danbury and attended Morris St. School and graduated from Danbury High School, class of 1955. He then went on to...
Alexander Robert Haas
Jan 7, 2021
Alexander R. Haas, born October 27, 1948 to Alexander and Eleanor (Geraerdts) Haas, died January 07, 2021, due to covid complications. Named after his loving father, he was known as Alex to all but his close family who called him by his middle name, Robert. Robert was born in Bronxville, NY. In his youth, he moved to a couple...
Robert J. Lieber
Jan 5, 2021
Bob Lieber passed away peacefully on January 5, 2021. Bob had a warm and reassuring presence, and his quick-witted humor and wordplay brought laughter and smiles to those around him. He had a generous and kind heart, and was a loving and caring son, husband, father, and grandfather, a treasured son-in-law, and a friend to all. He was a...
Bazil Grabovsky
Jan 5, 2021
Bazil Grabovsky, 91, of Heritage Village, Southbury, CT, fell asleep in the Lord on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 after a month-long struggle with pneumonia.
Born in Larksville, PA on September 20, 1929, he grew up in Edwardsville, PA, where he was an active member of St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Church. Throughout his childhood, Bazil was...
Gregory Nichols
Jan 4, 2021
Gregory John Nichols, of Bethlehem, passed away suddenly on January 4, 2021. He was the husband of Jenny (Frampton) Nichols. Greg was born in Waterbury on October 26, 1961 to the late Franklyn and Gladys (Brittain) Nichols. After graduating from Nonnewaug High School, Greg attended the University of Connecticut, earning his Bachelor of Science degree.
Greg is...
Isabelle (Strattman) Aquilar
Jan 2, 2021
Isabelle (Strattman) Aquilar – 97, of Watertown and formerly a longtime resident of Woodbury passed away on Saturday January 2, 2021 surrounded by the love of her family at home.
Isabelle was born April 12, 1923, the daughter of the late Herman and Louise (DeVaux) Strattman. She grew up on her family's farm in Woodbury and told...
Ronald R. Zemper
Jan 2, 2021
Ronald Ray Zemper, 73, of Southbury, Ct, passed away at Griffin Hospital on January 2, 2021 after a valiant battle with Parkinson's disease. Ron was born in Milford Ct and graduated from Jonathan Law High School, in Milford where he served as president of his senior class, played varsity football and received a scholar athlete award from the National...
Victor H. Leidel
Dec 31, 2020
Victor Leidel, 98, of Woodbury, Connecticut passed away New Year's Eve morning, December 31, 2020. Always living with a zest for life, his goal was to live to 100 but sadly he was taken early by the coronavirus. He was the husband of the late Violet (Holmgren) Leidel. Mr. Leidel was born March 23, 1922 in North Bergen, New...
Christopher Batchelor
Dec 28, 2020
Christopher Clark Batchelor, 70, of Woodbury, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2020 at the Summit at Plantsville after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of Dolores "Bachi" Weglarz Batchelor.
Chris was born on May 23, 1950, in Milford, the son of Mead W. Batchelor and Sheila "Smith" Huidekoper.
Chris was a member...
Karen A. Dilley
Dec 28, 2020
Karen (Anderson) Dilley of Southbury, CT passed away on December 28th at the age of 68. She was surrounded by her loving family.
Karen was devoted to her family and cherished all of the time she spent with them. Her three granddaughters were the light of her life, known to them as Grammy, she will always be...
M.K. Philip "Toffy" Kharma
Dec 27, 2020
M.K. Philip ("Toffy") Kharma of Woodbury, CT passed away after a long illness on December 27, 2020. Born July 17, 1970 in Torrance, CA the son of the late Dr. K.M. ("Kal")Kharma and Alexandria Jean ("Palmer") Kharma. Philip was a graduate of the Taft School and Bucknell University with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering.
His first position...
Harry J Brown
Dec 27, 2020
Harry J. Brown, age 77, of Woodbury, passed away on December 27, 2020. Born in Bridgeport on October 3, 1943, he was the son of the late Harry Richard Brown and Evelyn Brown. Harry was a devoted husband and father who enjoyed the outdoors, watching old westerns and boxing. He especially loved spending time with family and friends.
...Ellen Louise (Rauth) Purcell
Dec 25, 2020
Ellen Louise (Robin) Purcell, 90, loving wife and partner to Bradford Purcell, passed away on December 25, 2020, but her indomitable spirit lives on in her husband, their five children, four grandchildren, and an extended group of family, friends and four-legged creatures from every area of her life.
Robin was born and raised in Hancock, MD by...
Frederick Thomas Palmer
Dec 25, 2020
Frederick Thomas Palmer passed away at his home in Bethlehem, CT on Christmas Day after a long illness. He was 78 years old.
The oldest child of the late Frederick Joseph and Catherine McGuire Palmer, Fred was born on March 22, 1942 and raised in New Haven, CT. He graduated from Notre Dame High School and Quinnipiac...
Nancy J. (Kooser) Deangelis
Dec 25, 2020
Nancy Jean Kooser DeAngelis of Southbury, Connecticut died on December 25, 2020 at the age of 84.
Nancy was devoted to her family and treasured every beautiful moment she shared with them. She will be greatly missed by her family Mark and Linda DeAngelis, Matthew DeAngelis and Suz Friedrich, Christopher and Laurie DeAngelis; Sara DeAngelis and Archil...
Michael Edmund Matusevice
Dec 24, 2020
Michael Edmund Matusevice March 22, 1990 – December 24, 2020
Michael E. Matusevice, 30, formerly of Waterbury, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday December 24, 2020.
Michael was born March 22, 1990 in Waterbury, the son of the late Michael C. and Michelle B. (Wagner) Matusevice. He was a 2009 graduate of Waterbury Arts Magnet School...

