Obituaries

Dec 23, 2019

Grace Dyer Aarons passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer on December 23, 2019 at the Regional Hospice in Danbury. She was 90 years old and a longtime resident of Washington and Woodbury.

Grace was born on March 21, 1929 and grew up in Old Brookville, New York. She was the daughter of the late...

Dec 20, 2019

Forrest Palmer, of Southbury, a World War II veteran and former president and publisher of The News-Times of Danbury, died Friday, Dec. 20, at 95.

He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Patricia, as well as his sons, Ray and his wife Linda, of Danbury, and James and his wife Catherine, of Normal, Ill.; in...

Dec 19, 2019

Christopher Griffith 36, of Woodbury, beloved son of Carl and Deborah (Rado) Griffith passed away on Thursday December 19, 2019.  Christopher was born on May 27, 1983 in Waterbury, CT

Christopher graduated from St Margaret-McTernan School as a lifer student, and was a graduate of Sacred Heart University in Fairfield where he was a member of the...

Dec 18, 2019

John A. Niland

1928-2019

John A. Niland 91, husband of the late Elaine Schmidt Niland passed peacefully at Regional Hospice in Danbury after a brief illness on Wednesday December 18, 2019. He was born February 15, 1928 in Danbury to the late John and Anne McCarthy Niland. He was a long-time parishioner of St Gregory...

Dec 15, 2019

Nancy Josephine DeSotto, 68, of Woodbury, CT, passed away on December 15, 2019 after a brief illness.

She was born on October 14, 1951 in the Bronx, New York, second of four daughters, to Mary and Phil DeSotto.

Nancy attended elementary school in the Bronx, and graduated from Lehman College of the City University of...

Dec 14, 2019

Joseph John Racsko, of Stratford CT, entered this world on 18 May 1926. He was one of five children, two of which would fight to defend the principals of the United States of America during World War Two. Following the war he met and married Rose O'Brien and fathered six children. He worked for a New York utility company...

Dec 11, 2019

Formally from Woodbury CT, Annabelle (Smith) Lyle 80 passed into Heaven on December 11, 2019 at Masonic Home in Newtown. She was born April 9, 1939 in Waterbury on a snowy blizzard day and died December 11, 2019 on a snowy day. She was the daughter of late Anna and Leon Smith.

Annabelle grew up in Naugatuck...

Dec 4, 2019

*Funeral Services and burial will be held August 14, 2020 at 11 A.M., location will be determined closer to date of service.

Patricia Moran Pape passed away peacefully, surrounded with the love of family, on Dec. 4, 2019, at Waterbury Hospital.

Born in Waterbury to Constance Moran and Thomas F. Moran, Patricia attended Waterbury schools....

Dec 4, 2019

Oswald (Ozzie) G. Rapin passed away Wednesday December 4, 2019 at Waterbury Hospital after a brief illness. He was the beloved partner of 62 years (and spouse of 11 years) of Frank Gencarello of Woodbury.

Ozzie was born in Corcelles-près-Payerne, Switzerland on July 13, 1931, the youngest of Albert and Martha Rapin's five children. He began his...

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....