Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Woodbury, Connecticut
Serving Woodbury, Connecticut
Robert T. Pressimone Sr.
Nov 13, 2020
Robert T. Pressimone (Bob), age 65 of Middletown, NY passed away on November 13, 2020. Born in Patterson, NJ on November 22, 1954, Bob was the son of the late Frank & Corrine Pressimone of Clifton, NJ. He attended Paul VI Regional H.S. in Clifton and went on to graduate from St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkhill, NY upon...
Dr. Mehdi Saghatol Eslami
Nov 8, 2020
Dr. Mehdi S. Eslami, 90, of Southbury, Connecticut passed away peacefully, with family by his side, on November 8, 2020 after a brave battle with COVID-19. He was the beloved husband of Judith A. Eslami.
Dr. Eslami was born in Kerman, Iran on September 1, 1930, son of the late Mohammad and Zahra (Morshedi) Saghatoleslami. He was...
Sylvia E. Polokoff-Engel
Nov 8, 2020
Sylvia Polokoff Engel died peacefully at her home in Norwalk on November 8, after extended illness. Sylvia was born in Brooklyn in 1927 to Jacob and Nettie Pashkis. She received her Bachelor and Masters degrees in Education from Hunter College in New York, and a 6th year degree from the University of Bridgeport. Nearly all of her four-decade professional...
Marilyn Mae Thompson
Nov 4, 2020
Marilyn Mae Thompson, age 77, of Hendersonville, NC passed away November 4, 2020 at UNC Medical Center. A native of Connecticut, Marilyn made her final move to the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Prior to her most recent move, Marilyn and her husband, Dennis, lived for fourteen years in Deerfield Beach, Florida.
Marilyn was known...
Robert W. Crawford
Nov 1, 2020
Robert W. Crawford (Bob), 67, of Woodbury passed away unexpectedly at his home on November 1, 2020. Robert was born on April 27, 1953 in Appleton, WI to Richard Crawford and Claire Crawford (Née: Vogelmann). He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and obtained a BA in Fine Arts and Illustration. He was an award-winning illustrator and...
Caitlin M Davis
Oct 31, 2020
Caitlin M. Davis, 37, passed away peacefully from natural causes on Saturday, October 31, 2020, at her home in Woodbury.
She was born August 6, 1983, to John and Cecily (Hunt) Davis at St. Joseph's Hospital in Stamford, CT. She grew up in Woodbury and graduated from Fairfield University where she was a double major in English...
Eugene H. Springer
Oct 31, 2020
Southbury- Eugene Holder Springer passed into eternal rest on Saturday, October 31, 2020 at the age of 76. Eugene (Gene) was the loving husband of Mercedes (Lopez) Springer. He was born in Port Chester, New York on May 8, 1944, son of the late Constance Hill Pitney and Edward William Springer.
Gene attended Edison School in Port...
Clara S. Orlawski
Oct 28, 2020
Clara S. Orlawski, 93, of Woodbury, formerly of Meriden, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. She was the beloved wife of Francis J. Orlawski for almost 67 years. Clara was born on December 18, 1926, in Meriden, the youngest daughter of Elias and Olga (Kisla) Savchik. Clara attended Meriden schools and Larson Junior College, and then studied...
Diane B. Heavens
Oct 27, 2020
Diane Heavens passed away early October 27th at St. Mary's Hospital after a long illness at the age of 85.
A resident of Woodbury for 53 years, Diane grew up south of Boston in the town of Hingham and after graduating high school, attended Beaver College outside of Philadelphia. After college, Diane moved to New York City,...
Evelyn K. Detlefsen
Oct 26, 2020
Evelyn May (Kane) Detlefsen of Bethlehem passed away peacefully at home on October 26th. Evelyn was born May 3, 1932 in Waterbury, CT to Harry Kane and Edith Leiber. She was raised by her Grandma and Grandpa Leiber in Seymour, CT, where she attended and graduated High School. Evelyn met and married the love of her life, the late...
Kathleen Donlin
Oct 23, 2020
Kathleen Donlin, age 77, of Woodbury, Connecticut passed away peacefully on Friday, October 23, 2020, surrounded by loved ones at St. Mary's Hospital's Hospice Unit.
Kathleen was born on February 5, 1943, in Elizabeth, NJ to Denis Nolan Moulder and Ursula P. Gauleni-Moulder. Kathleen married Andrew Donlin on May 9, 2007, in Stuart, Florida.
Kathleen...
Faith Warner
Oct 16, 2020
Faith Killiam Warner died peacefully at the age of 98 in Southbury, Ct. on October 16, 2020 with family members close by.
Born on March 12, 1922 in Boston MA Faith was the youngest of three children of Mary Negley Scully Killiam and Paul Killiam of Cambridge, MA.. Faith attended The Buckingham and Winsor Schools, graduating from...
Georgia C. Shepstone
Oct 15, 2020
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Albert Eric Theis, Jr.
Oct 10, 2020
Eric's family is composing the obituary please check back. All services are private.
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Theresa Kacerguis
Oct 6, 2020
Beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
BETHLEHEM - Mrs. Theresa Kacerguis, 92, of Bethlehem, died peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the widow of Vincent Kacerguis Sr. Theresa was born in Waterbury, daughter of the late Joseph and Ursula (Kerute) Kailukaitis. She was the youngest daughter of eight children, growing up in the...
Kathryn R. Shveda
Oct 5, 2020
Kathryn R Shveda, 82, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on October 5, 2020, after a long battle with cancer. She was born on November 1, 1937 in Chillicothe, Ohio, the beloved daughter to the late Elvey Clifton and Margaret "Peg" Ester Fri. She grew up on their family farm and was active in the 4H...
Mary Starr Adams
Oct 4, 2020
Mary Starr Smith Adams, also known as Skippy by those who loved her passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at the age of 87. A lifelong resident of Newtown she was the daughter of Paul Scudder and Starr Conger Smith, and the wife of the late Kenneth M. Adams to whom she was married for more than 40...
Phyllis H. (Hamilton) Babb
Oct 2, 2020
Mrs. Phyillis (Hamilton) Babb, 91 of Southbury, passed peacefully October 2nd at Pomperaug Woods Health Center. She was the beloved wife of Robert L. Babb for 50 years.
Mrs. Babb was born August 7, 1929 in Maquoketa, Iowa, a small farm town where she grew up as the only child of the late Rex and Adaline Hamilton,...

