Obituaries

Dec 3, 2019

Daryl Laneville Austin

12/1/1949-12/3/2019

Daryl lost her courageous battle with breast cancer on December 3, 2019, at John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington, CT. Daryl was born in Waterbury, CT to Mary (Zuraitis) and Daniel Laneville Sr.

Daryl was raised in Watertown, Ct and graduated from Watertown High School. She obtained her Masters in...

Dec 1, 2019

Jean Kirby Shepard of Woodbury passed peacefully December 1, 2019 at Waterbury Hospital. Her husband of 64 years, Frank E. Shepard, Jr., predeceased her in 2014. She was born July 21, 1932 to Philip H. and Jean Sage Kirby of Waterbury.

Family, three generations of Shepard Farms, and Woodbury were the focus of her life for 70...

Nov 30, 2019

Juanita Walls, born August 14, 1933, died at home, Thursday, October 15, 2020.  Juanita is predeceased by her husband Roy O. Walls, son Doug, and daughter Gwenn Walls.  She leaves loving family, including sons Daniel and Todd Walls, and six grandchildren. Services were held Saturday, October 24th.

Nov 30, 2019

Southbury

George Couturier, age 88, entered into eternal rest Monday, April 13, 2020 at the Lutheran Home of Southbury. He is survived by his loving wife Marlene, her children and their spouses, his daughter Kathleen of Tucson, Arizona, nine grandchildren and one great grandchild. Marlene and George were married for 44 years and resided for many years...

Nov 30, 2019

Donald Harold Barry, 81, passed away on May 16, peacefully at his home in Oxford, CT. He was born August 25, 1938 in Van Horne, Iowa to Ronald and Mildred (Jenkins) Barry. He received his BSBA in Accounting from Creighton University, in Omaha, Nebraska, where he played both basketball and baseball. In 1961, he married the love of his...

Nov 29, 2019

Samuel S. Klausner was born at home in Brooklyn, NY on August 22 1920 to Sara and Max Klausner. He died on November 29, 2019 on the 99th day of his 99th year at home in Southbury, CT with his wife Phyllis and family by him. Sam attended Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn and Brooklyn College graduating in...

Nov 28, 2019

Sary Ritchie of Heritage Village in Southbury, CT.  died peacefully on Thursday November 28 at the age 77. She is survived by her husband Robert Ritchie, her children Andrew Schenfield, Eric Schenfield and Jennifer Schenfield Burwin, and  6 grandchildren.

Sary was born in Brooklyn NY,she attended James Madison High School and college at the Fashion Institute of...

Nov 24, 2019

Louis Bolice Fudale, of Southbury, CT, husband of Eileen (Clarke)(Volpe) Fudale, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, November 24.  He was born the son of a coal miner November 19, 1932, in Maynard, Ohio, son of the late Bolice Fudale and Josephine (Skovron) Fudale.  Louis was a graduate of  St Clairsville High School, he worked on the railroad...

Nov 24, 2019

Robert Louis Bowolick, 85, of Southbury passed away Sunday November 24, 2019 at home surrounded by his loving family.

A resident of Heritage Village in Southbury, CT, Robert was born September 2, 1934 in Ansonia.  He is pre-deceased by his parents Louis and Estelle Bowolick of Ansonia, CT and his wife of forty years, Janet A Buchheit. ...

Nov 20, 2019

Audrey Gasche Haller, 91, passed November 20, 2019 at the Lutheran Home in Southbury. She was born July 29, 1928 in Peekskill, NY to Earnest  and Gertrude (Hagg) Gasche. Audrey was predeceased by her husband Robert Haller.

Audrey grew up in Trumbull and resided for many years in Stepney. She leaves behind her daughter Beverly (Marc) Dassonville...

Nov 19, 2019

James William Burr, age 64, of Middletown, died peacefully at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital on Monday afternoon, November 19, 2019 after a long fight with kidney disease.

Born and raised in Monroe, Connecticut, Jim was the eldest son of the late George and Florence Burr.  Jim was a Vietnam War Veteran and retired from the State of Connecticut....

Nov 18, 2019

Nicholas M. (Nick) Hadad passed away Monday November 18, 2019 at Waterbury Hospital after a brief illness.  He had his family at his side.  He was the husband of Vera Crunden Hadad of Southbury and the son of the late Michael and Karime (Showah) Hadad.

Nick was born on April 3, 1934 at his home in Danbury. ...

Nov 18, 2019

Alberta (Bert) L. (Staehle) Lockhart, 84, passed away Monday, November 18, 2019 at Waterbury Hospital after a long battle with kidney disease.  She was the wife of the late Robert L. Lockhart and the daughter of the late William and Helen (Remmers) Staehle.

Bert was born February 10, 1935, in Abington Township, PA. She attended schools in...

Nov 15, 2019

Mrs. Dianne Giovanetti, 73, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday evening November 15th, 2019 at her home in Oxford Greens, Oxford, CT.  She was the loving wife of David F. Giovanetti.

Dianne was born on September 24, 1946, in Holly Springs, MS, the daughter of George Hugh Freeman and Anne Dandridge.  She is survived...

Nov 15, 2019

Katharine Flint Merriman Nichols, 75, of Woodbury, CT passed away on November 15, 2019 after a brief illness, surrounded by her family.

Katharine was born to DeWitt and Marjorie (Duke) Flint on March 14, 1944 in Lake Charles, LA.  After DeWitt, an Army Air Corps pilot, was killed in action in 1945, Marjorie moved to CT where...

Nov 14, 2019

Howard H. Parsell Sr. age 85, of Southbury, CT passed away November 14, 2019. Born November 13, 1934, he was the son of Wallace and Dorothy Parsell, brother of Wallace Jr. and Lorraine Parsell, husband to Carol Parsell, father of Howard Jr. and Edward Parsell and grandfather of Jacob, Kaylee and Kyle Parsell.

Living in Southbury his...

Nov 12, 2019

Mandy L. Stango ,44, entered into eternal heaven on November 12, 2019, to join her brother Daniel. She was the daughter of Linda Drake Soresino and James Soresino. She leaves behind her parents, four aunts- Shelia Baker (James), Deborah Mazzettini (Mario), Beverly Drake and wife Lorelyn, and June Drake, two uncles- David Drake (Joan), and Arthur Drake (Brenda). Mandy...

Nov 12, 2019

Stephaney Hubyk – "Ant Steph" passed away peacefully November 12, 2019 after a brief but courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Stephaney was born on August 20, 1929 to Michael and Tessie Hubyk and was the youngest of 5 children. Stephaney is survived by her sister-in-law Norma Hubyk and her niece Tess (Leonard) Assard – with whose family she spent...

Nov 10, 2019

Robert Lester Curtis (Bobby) died after a long illness on Sunday, November 10, 2019. Bobby was born in New Britain, June 26,1938, the son of Lester G. Curtis and Edith Rittner. He graduated from New Britain HS in 1956.  Bobby served two years in the US Army in Germany and attended University of Bridgeport.  For over 30 years, he...

Nov 9, 2019

Timothy J. Smith, age 68, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at Waterbury Hospital. Born April 17, 1951 in Waterbury, the son of Daniel J. and Margaret B. Smith. Tim was a resident of the the Southbury Training School Cottage 34.

Tim is survived by his brothers Bill Smith of Waterbury, Ct., Michael Smith of Seattle,...