Obituaries

Apr 27, 2018

James Patrick Kelley, 82, of Woodbury, CT, formerly of Shelton, passed away peacefully Friday, April 27, 2018, surrounded by his family.  He was the husband for 59 years of Maryann (Shpak) Kelley.

James was born on April 13,1936 in Bridgeport, CT.  He was the son of the late James Peter and Anne Kelley.  James was a National...

Apr 25, 2018

John L. Mahon, age 95, of Woodbury, CT, passed away

peacefully on Wednesday, April 25th. John served in the

Army Airforce in the Pacific Theater, a WW II veteran. He returned to Passaic, NJ to start his career as an Industrial Engineer for the US Rubber Company, now Uniroyal, where he worked for 35 years....

Apr 22, 2018

Woodbury- William Gheduzzi, 68, formerly of Irvington, NY passed away at Yale New Haven Hospital on April 22, 2018. Born in Brooklyn, NY to his late parents Reynold and Alvera (Attardi) Gheduzzi, he was a dutiful son, a loyal husband, a devoted father, a loving grandfather, a great brother and a dear friend to those lives he impacted. Known...

Apr 22, 2018

Clinton Harold Hackenson was 90 years young, living in his home in Easton, CT when he passed away April 22, 2018.  He began life in New Haven at St. Raphael's Hospital on Dec. 19, 1927.  He was raised in Fairfield, CT, the only child of Harold and Gladys Hackenson.  He attended Roger Ludlow High School.  He grew up working...

Apr 21, 2018

Gerald Allen Phillips, 55, was unexpectedly found passed away at his home on Saturday, April 21, 2018. Although his family will miss him dearly we know he is with God in a better place.

Gerald was born on April 3, 1963 in Waterbury, CT to the late William and Wilma (Beasley) Phillips. A Southbury resident all his...

Apr 21, 2018

Watertown-

Stephen Yonych, Sr.  88, passed away at Waterbury hospital Saturday, April 21, 2018 surrounded by family. He was the husband of Sheila (Fisher) Yonych.

Stephen was born in New York City, June 23, 1929 to immigrant parents, the late William and Mary (sobeska) Yonych.  He lived in Galway, NY where he attended school and...

Apr 16, 2018

Pauline (aka Polly) Anderson Southbury- Polly Anderson, 81, passed away on April 16, 2018 at River Glen in Southbury, CT.  She was born August 25, 1936, to the late Clarence and Helen (Platt) Anderson.  Polly was a descendent of Tristan Coffin one of the founders of Nantucket.  She was born in Waterbury and lived 80 years of her life...

Apr 14, 2018

Nettie Burti, born Nettie DeLouise, January 31, 1921 in New York City. Resident of Oxford, CT. Wife of Vincent Burti (deceased) loving mother of Vincent Burti Jr. and Maria Bunzl. Grandmother of Vincent and Clare Burti, Christopher and Kelli Burti, Thomas Burti and Ashley Burti. Great Grandmother of Anthony, Gianna, Ava and Nicholas Burti. Mother in law of Peter...

Apr 12, 2018

Evandro "Van" DiCorpo – Waterbury Business Magnate, Loving Husband, Father and Grandfather

Evandro "Van" DiCorpo, 89, died on Thursday at Regional Hospice and Pallative Care Center in Danbury after a brief battle with lung and liver cancer.

Mr. DiCorpo was born March 30, 1929 in the town of Terranera, Italy in the Province of Abruzzo. ...

Apr 12, 2018

After a long illness, Allan Westervelt, 90, passed away peacefully at his home in Heritage Village, Southbury, CT on April 12, 2018.  A devoted father, he is survived by 6 children: Eve Caimano of Great Barrington, MA; Jaye Gmoser Werner of Seaford, DE; Sean Westervelt of Brookfield, CT; Danielle Westervelt of Woodbury, CT; Page Westervelt of Roxbury, CT; Ali...

Apr 11, 2018

Neil (Cornelius) Thibodeau, 71 passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 11.  He was the son of the late Mary Clare (O'Neill) Thibodeau and Cornelius Thibodeau of Watertown, CT.  He is survived by his beloved wife Dani (Danuta) Thibodeau and two children John (Natasha Linn) Thibodeau of Arlington, VA and Laura (Stephen) Salvini of Galena, Ohio, and two grandchildren, Max...

Apr 10, 2018

Mary Anna (Pavan) Bignelli, 91, widow of Sebastian J. Bignelli died April 10, 2018 in her home. Mary was born in Treviso, Italy on February 19th, 1927, daughter of Teresa (Nardari) and Vittorio Pavan.

Before her marriage in 1948 she was a resident of Middlebury where she worked for the Town of Middlebury in the Town Clerk's...

Apr 9, 2018

MaryEllen C. Murray passed away peacefully on April 9, 2018, after a lengthy illness at the Alzheimer's Resource Center in Plantsville, CT. She was born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1928, to Timothy and Cecilia Murray, and is survived by her son, Timothy Fanti and his wife, Cathryn; by her granddaughter, Kristen Marsh and her husband, Steven, and their daughter,...

Apr 7, 2018

Naugatuck- Lillian Stowe, 90, of Melbourne Street died Saturday April 7, 2018 at Waterbury Hospital. She was the wife of the late Harold Stowe. She was born October 7, 1927 in Waterbury, daughter of the late Anthony and Florence (Shaw) Pesente. Mrs. Shaw was a lifelong resident of the area, living most recently  in Middlebury and Naugatuck. She loved...

Apr 6, 2018

Robert (Bob) Charles Stroby, 61 of Middlebury, CT passed away peacefully Friday, April 6, 2018 surrounded by his loving family.

Robert was born January 18, 1957 in Bayonne, New Jersey, the son of the late Charles Robert and Eileen Marie (Smith) Stroby.

He attended Marlboro High School in Marlboro, New Jersey and continued his education...

Apr 5, 2018

John Leland Zimmerman of Heritage Village, Southbury, Ct past to the Lord on April 5, 2018.  Born in Brooklyn, NY in 1926 he resided in Rockville Center, NY before moving to Heritage Village in Southbury, CT.  Upon graduating in 1946 from Yale with a degree in economics he became an Economic Forecaster for Bethlehem Steel in Bethlehem, PA.  Was...

Apr 4, 2018

Penni Sue Rosen of Southbury, CT.  April 4, 2018.  Daughter of late Barbara and Nathan Rosen of Columbia, CT & Ocala, FL.  Beloved Mother of Eric Meyers of New York City & late Jessica Meyers of Southbury, CT.  Sister to Gail (& Eugene) Vaccaro of Framingham, MA; Frank (& Cindy) Rosen of Littlestown, PA; Jodi Rosen of Dummerston, VT. ...

Apr 4, 2018

William C. Whittemore, lll, passed away on April 4, 2018 after a 19 year long fight with cancer. Mr. Whittemore was a business lawyer for 45+ years. He began his law practice with the New York City law firm of Arthur, Dry & Kalish, and later was in-house corporate counsel for Mobil Corporation and then Freeport McMoRan. He founded...

Apr 3, 2018

Patricia Ann Smith, 86 of Southbury died at Pomperaug Woods on Tuesday, April 3, 2018.  She was the wife of the late Robert Lee Smith.

Mrs. Smith was born September 18, 1931 in Vestal, NY, the daughter of the late Victor and Anne Wilkerson.  She had lived in Rye and Bedford, NY before moving to Southbury in...

Apr 2, 2018

Woodbury- Robert J. (Bob) Volage 78 passed away unexpectedly, at home on Monday April 2, 2018. He was the husband of Claudette (Goulet) Volage. Bob was born in Waterbury, CT on January 18, 1940, the son of the late Francis J. (Frank) Volage and Evelyn C. Viltrakis. He attended St. Joseph grammar school and Crosby High School in Waterbury, earning...