Obituaries

Jan 31, 2018

Rose (Monaco) Gracy, 91

Rose Gracy, 91, of Woodbury, CT, passed away on Jan. 31st at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury.

Rose was born in Seymour and graduated Seymour High School in 1944. She worked at Uniroyal, Risdon Manufacturing, and retired from the Amity School System in 1985. In retirement, she did volunteer work for...

Jan 31, 2018

Josephine Anne Baker, 87, of Southbury, CT, passed away peacefully Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at Skyview Nursing Home.

Josephine was born May 20, 1930 in Bronx, NY, daughter of the late Frank and Cecilia (Scala) Liscio.  She is survived by her sister Ann Giulini of Hackensack, NJ, her children Thomas Baker of Cheshire, CT, Andrew Baker of...

Jan 25, 2018

Raymond Lee Lasiter, Sr., 89, of Woodbury Road passed away peacefully Thursday January 25, 2018 at Watertown Convalarium. Mr. Lasiter was born May 28, 1928 in Paris, Arkansas son of the late Ira and Molly (Bowers) Lasiter, who both passed away in Memphis, TN. He was the widower of Mina Clair (Bennett) Lasiter of Southbury, CT.

He...

Jan 25, 2018

Doris Jones Squire

ROXBURY – Doris (Dori) (Jones) Squire, 83 of Roxbury, died Thursday, January 25, 2018. In 1957, she married the late Charles M. "Bud" Squire.

Dori was born January 24, 1935, daughter of the late Russell P and Esther Carol (Heller) Jones. She was born in New Haven and moved to Waterbury in...

Jan 22, 2018

Joan M. Waterhouse, a long time resident of Southbury CT, age 82, passed away peacefully Tuesday January 23, 2018 at a Genesis Healthcare facility in Southern New Jersey.  Born on June 1, 1935 in Brooklyn New York, she was the daughter of George Ellsworth and Ruth (Kane) Waters.

Joan earned her bachelor's degree at Columbia Presbyterian in...

Jan 21, 2018

Frederick Morehead 88, passed away on January 21 at the Lutheran Home in Southbury. He was the beloved husband of Joyce (Haskel) Morehead and the devoted father of Laura Gleeson, James Morehead (Karen), Elizabeth Bella (Dan), John Morehead and Sarah Barden (John).

He was born July 30, 1929 in Roanoke, Virginia, to Frederick and Laura (Fox) Morehead....

Jan 18, 2018

Carole Deschino Dicks, 81, of Southbury, passed away on January 18th.

She was born in Waterbury on January 14, 1937 and graduated from Wilby High School. She was a devoted wife, loving mother and adoring grandmother.

She was preceded in death by her husband, David Dicks. She is survived by children: David Jr., Russ, Roland,...

Jan 17, 2018

Robert Baldwin Mapp

World War II and Korean War Veteran

Robert Baldwin Mapp, 96, husband of his high school sweetheart and wife of 73 years, Olive Doolittle Mapp (Polly), passed away peacefully Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at the VA Medical Center in West Haven, Connecticut.

Robert was born April 5, 1921 in Milford,...

Jan 17, 2018

Donald R. Rulli, 85 of Woodbury, died Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at the VITAS Hospice Unit of St. Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, CT. He was the husband of Beverly (Young) Rulli.

Don was born August 28, 1932, in New Britain, CT., the son of the late Dominic John Rulli of Bristol, CT, and Eleanor Carrier of New Britain,...

Jan 16, 2018

Sophie J. (Ploch) Belko, 87, passed away on Jan. 16, 2018, at Waterbury Hospital with family by her side.

Born on April 17, 1930, Sophie was the youngest child of the late Michol and Agnes (Matula) Ploch.  She was the widow of Harry A. Belko, to whom she was married for 44 years.

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Jan 14, 2018

Edward W. Phillips, 87, "Bud" of Westside Road died January 14, 2018. He was the husband of the late Madelyn (Strack) Phillips. Bud was born on December 13, 1930 in Waterbury son of the late Algernon and Beatrice (Taylor) Phillips.

Bud was a lifelong resident of Woodbury, a true "townie".  He owned and operated Phillips Diner for...

Jan 13, 2018

On January 13, 2018, Lawrence R. Zingo passed away peacefully at his home in Southbury, CT, with his loving son Michael with him. Larry faced his 'cancer battle' with courage & dignity- putting his strong faith, trust & belief in The Lord to walk through it with him.

Born in Bridgeport, CT on January 29, 1951, into...

Jan 11, 2018

RICHARD F. GABRIEL, of Southbury, Connecticut, formerly of Bridgewater, Connecticut and New York City passed away, on January 11, 2018 at the age of 93.

In 1943, at age 18, he was drafted in the U.S. Army and sent to active duty in France and Germany in World War II.  In 1946, after he was discharged from...

Jan 9, 2018

Irina Pabst, best known as Granny, passed away on January 9, 2018 with her family by her side. She was born February 28, 1917 in Moscow, Russia to Valentine and Sergi Denham.

Irina married Robert Pabst in 1941. She lived a full life. She loved to travel and was very active in the Arts, investing and was...

Jan 8, 2018

William M. Murphy, 70, of Oakville, passed away January 8, 2018 at Waterbury Hospital. William was born in Waterbury on  April 18, 1947, son of the late Patrick and Mary E. (Conway) Murphy. He was the husband of Karen (Wolfson) Murphy.

William worked at ALJIM/Schaffer Foods and Napoli Foods until his retirement.

William was an...

Jan 6, 2018

Woodbury-

Denise A. Rose, 50, of Church Hill Road passed away unexpectedly on Saturday January 6, 2018. She was born January 21, 1967 in Waterbury,  daughter of the late Kenneth and Eleanor Rose.

Denise had worked as a legal assistant at Cramer and Anderson LLP for many years. She leaves behind her husband...

Jan 5, 2018

ZOMBAR

Constance (Bartow) Zombar, age 70, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Friday, January 5, 2018.  Born December 19, 1947 to Homer and Janet (Smith) Bartow in Cooperstown, NY, Connie was a long-time resident of Woodbury, CT.  She graduated Masuk High School in Monroe in 1965.  She married her high school sweetheart, Robert...

Jan 5, 2018

Norman Bruce Horton, of Southbury and formerly of New Canaan, Connecticut, passed away peacefully on January 5, 2018, one day after his 88th birthday.

Bruce was born on Long Island, New York to Daniel Tucker Horton and Anna Tull Horton, and grew up in the village of East Norwich. The youngest of six, Bruce loved all the...

Jan 5, 2018

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Walter Richard Greatorex, fondly known as "Beansie"

Walter "Beansie" Greatorex, 84, of Southbury, CT passed peacefully after a brief illness January 5, 2018 to join his beloved wife of over 62 years Claire (Fleming).

Born in 1933 and raised in Waterbury, CT by the late Theodore...

Jan 1, 2018

Danbury - Delphine L. Claussen, a resident of Ridgefield, passed away on Monday, January 1 at the age of 86 years old. She was surrounded by loving family and health care givers at the Regional Hospice Center in Danbury.

Born in Grand Forks, ND and raised in Minnesota, Del eventually moved to Connecticut where she spent most...