Obituaries

Dec 21, 2020

Homer L Bennett Jr.

Navy Veteran, Father, Grandfather, Local Businessman

SOUTHBURY - Homer Lyman "HL" Bennett Jr. passed away peacefully December 21, 2020. HL was born in Southbury on April 27, 1928, to Homer Sr. & Edith (Roulston) Bennett. Homer graduated Woodbury High School Class of 1946 and was the last living member of his...

Dec 21, 2020

Anthony Thomas Russo, Jr. (aka Tony) age 79 passed-away on December 21. He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Judy Bello Russo of Oxford, CT; as well as his daughter Lynn Russo Hawthorne and her husband William (Sam) Hawthorne of Southbury; his brother Carl Russo and wife Karen of Redding, CT and his sister-in-law Renay Bello Mishico...

Dec 20, 2020

Michael J. Tyszka, 64, of Heritage Village, Southbury, passed away on December 20, 2020. He was born on June 3, 1956 to Michael and Barbara (Mahoone) Tyszka. Michael enjoyed traveling and life at home spending time with his family. Micheal leaves behind his wife of 20 years, Margaret Tyszka, his beloved children Linda and her husband Jason Marshall, Michael...

Dec 19, 2020

With great sadness, we announce the passing of Lawrence J. Karam on December 19 due to complications of COVID-19. Larry leaves a large family who grieves at this loss. Born in Brooklyn, NY on May 17, 1930 to Wadad Jamate and Nassib Karam, he married Johannah McGuire in 1952 and raised six children. During this time, Larry served in...

Dec 14, 2020

John Jay Dykman, 57, of Naugatuck CT died December 14th at St. Mary's Hospital of Covid-19. John was born October 28, 1963 the son of Stephen Dykman and Sharon Flood of Oxford CT. He had a Bachelor's Degree from Albertus Magnus College and worked counseling people with many health issues for over 20 years. He was a longstanding active...

Dec 13, 2020

HARVEY FORMAN, AGE 81, OF SOUTHBURY DIED ON DECEMBER 13, 2020 FROM THE COMPLICATIONS OF ALZHEIMER'S AND COVID PNEUMONIA.  HARVEY WAS PREDECEASED BY HIS PARENTS SAM AND PAULINE (STERN) FORMAN AND HIS BROTHER PHILIP.

HARVEY WAS BORN IN NEW YORK CITY IN 1939. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, CAROL AND HIS DAUGHTERS JUDITH AND DEBORAH, HER...

Dec 10, 2020

David C. Breakell

Vo Ag Instructor

Woodbury- David C. Breakell (Mr. B) 88, beloved husband of Jean O. Breakell, passed into eternal peace Dec. 10, 2020. Born March 6, 1932 in Torrington, CT, son of the late Helen J. and Edward Breakell. He is survived by his brother Edward Breakell, Melbourne, FL. He leaves behind...

Dec 10, 2020

Ellen Grace (White) Jeffrey, 79, of Southbury, died peacefully on Dec. 10, 2020, at Danbury Hospital after a brief illness.

Ellen was born April 17, 1941, in Jersey City, N.J., daughter of the late Willard and Marguerite (Berrian) White. She was the beloved wife of Douglas Jeffrey.

Ellen graduated from Wagner College with a Bachelor...

Dec 9, 2020

Robert Platt Ulin

Robert "Bob" Ulin, brilliant student, WWII veteran, heralded economist and beloved family member, passed away peacefully on December 9, 2020 at his home at Pomperaug Woods in Southbury, CT. He was 98 years old.

Born on May 7, 1922, Bob was raised in Brookline, MA. He graduated from Harvard, summa cum laude,...

Dec 7, 2020

Louise (Giordano) Kimball, of Southbury, CT passed peacefully on December 7, 2020 at the age of 93. Louise was born to John and Angelina Giordano in the neighborhood of Rosebank in Staten Island, NY where she resided for most of her life. In 1948 Louise married her husband, William Kimball of Westerleigh, Staten Island, who predeceased her in 1995....

Dec 6, 2020

Leora "Ann" (Carpenter) Moore, age 83 formerly of Newtown, passed away peacefully Sunday, December 6, 2020 at the Lutheran Home of Southbury. Ann was born on December 19, 1936 in Carmel, California to Nola and Richard Carpenter. She graduated from Pacific Grove High School (1954) and later received an Associate's Degree from Monterey Peninsula College (1956). Ann married her...

Dec 5, 2020

Bess L. Zimbel Fleischman died December 5 of natural causes at the age of 102. Bess was born October 10, 1918, in Woburn, Massachusetts, to Morris and Tillie Zimbel. She was one of five siblings. She studied dance, voice, and piano for many years and conducted her own dance school for nine years. During World War II she entertained...

Dec 5, 2020

Anne P. Delo passed away peacefully in her home on December 5, 2020, at the age of 76.  Born Martha Anne Phillips in Lakeland, Florida, Anne was a fourth-generation Floridian and the daughter of Captain Joseph Smith Phillips (USN) and Martha Douglas Dabney Phillips.

As a Navy "brat," Anne lived in 15 cities before the age of...

Dec 5, 2020

***Updated- Services will be held on August 7, 2021 @ 11:00 AM at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Watertown, CT***

Luba R Braatz, 76, died unexpectedly on Saturday , December 5, 2020, at the nursing home where she resided for many years, Autumn Lake of Bucks Hill in Waterbury.

Luba was born July 14, 1944, in...

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

**Updated Service Announcement**

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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