Obituaries

Loved ones for Munson Lovetere Funeral Homes and Cremation Services

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Woodbury, Southbury, Bethlehem, Middlebury, South Britain, Oxford, Newtown, Roxbury, Washington, Washington Depot, New Milford, Bridgewater, Watertown, Sandy Hook

Nancy (Hunicke)  Allen

Nancy (Hunicke) Allen

May 16, 2017

Nancy Hunicke Allen, age 63, of Roxbury, Connecticut, died Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at Danbury Hospital. Nancy was born on August 11, 1953, in North Adams, Massachusetts. She is the daughter of Barbara and Raymond Hunicke, who also reside in Roxbury, Connecticut.

Nancy graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 1975 with a B.S. in Home...

Ary Reed

Ary Reed

May 15, 2017

Ary Reed, 92 years old, passed away on May 15 at the River Glen Nursing Home in Southbury, Connecticut. For 20 years, he was the loving and devoted husband of Bernice Reed of Southbury, CT.

Ary was born on October 20, 1924 in Long Island, NY to Rosica and Gustav Rosenfelder. He was predeceased by his brother...

Claire Anne Root

Claire Anne Root

May 14, 2017

Claire Anne Root, 59, of Woodbury passed away on May 14th, 2017. Born July 27th, 1957  the daughter of George and Gisele (Robert) Gagnon, she was the beloved wife of Stephen Root.

She grew up in Waterbury and went to school at St. Anne's and later graduated from Crosby High School. She was a sweet, kind, loving...

Gloria Carey

Gloria Carey

May 13, 2017

Bethlehem-

Gloria A Carey, 68, died Saturday, May 13th, 2017, in the privacy of her own home. Gloria was born in Derby Connecticut on August 12th 1948 Daughter of late Walter Nystrom and Gloria (Michaud) Nystrom. Gloria previously owned the Bethlehem liquor store and was the first manufacturer of the Bethlehem Christmas ornament. She leaves behind her...

Peggy Ann Richards

Peggy Ann Richards

May 11, 2017

Peggy Ann Richards passed over on Thursday May 11 at the River Glen Nursing Home in Southbury, CT.  She leaves her loving spouse Judith Kelly who was privileged to share her life with Peggy for over fifty years.

Peggy was born May 29, 1935 in Easton, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Kathleen (McCann) and Charles W. Richards.  She...

Christopher Stephen Malewicki

Christopher Stephen Malewicki

May 8, 2017

Milford, Connecticut

Christopher Stephen  Malewicki, of Milford died at his home on May 8, 2017, age 49.

He was born January 13, 1968 in Milford , he was predeceased by his loving mother Marilyn J. Smith in 2011, and in December 2016, his wife Kathryn Alice Treszi of 24 years. Christopher grew up with six...

Rebecca K. Snyder

Rebecca K. Snyder

May 6, 2017

Dr. Rebecca Kay Finley Snyder, 78, professor emeritus of mathematics education, passed away on May 6, at The Watermark at East Hill in Southbury, CT, after a long battle with vascular dementia. Born in Anderson, SC, on December 5, 1938, "Becky" was the daughter of Willie Hance and Emmie Beatrice (Kay) Finley of Mountville, SC. Becky graduated from Clinton...

Calvin Charles Cooper

Calvin Charles Cooper

May 6, 2017

Calvin Charles Cooper died May 6, 2017 in Southbury, Connecticut. He was 90 years old.

Born September 6, 1926 at home in Lyndonville, New York, he was the youngest of six children born to Mary Ann Miller and George Leroy Cooper. The family raised apples, cherries, peaches, sheep, cows and other ventures on general farms near Lake...

June (Oliver)  Holmes

June (Oliver) Holmes

May 2, 2017

June Oliver Holmes of Southbury, CT passed away in her sleep on May 2nd after a brief stay in Connecticut Hospice.

June was born in Scranton, PA, on June 25, 1923, the beloved daughter of Ivydene Rachel Beagle and Merton Hubbard Dobson.

She graduated from Scranton Central High School and met her future husband, Evan...

Eric V. Laurentus

Eric V. Laurentus

May 1, 2017

Eric V. Laurentus, age 56, of Woodbury, CT, died peacefully on Monday, May 1st at St. Mary's Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Bronx, NY on June 29 1960. He was the son of Catherine and Valdur Laurentus. He was employed with the Seymour school system as a network computer technician. He was an avid Grateful...

Alan Gilmore Palmer

Alan Gilmore Palmer

May 1, 2017

Alan Gilmore Palmer of Southbury died on May 1, 2017 after a long illness. Alan was the beloved Son of the late Paul A. Palmer and Catherine Gilmore Palmer. Alan was born on October 14th, 1958 in Lockport, New York. He was a graduate of Southbury High School and held degrees in Hotel Management from Paul Smiths College and...

N. Charles Schwabacher

N. Charles Schwabacher

Apr 30, 2017

N. Charles Schwabacher, 81, of Bethlehem passed on to his final journey on April 30, 2017.  Born on March 14, 1936 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, he was the son of the late Gerhard P. and Alice (Ferron) Schwabacher. He was known by his family and friends as a fun-loving, generous man.  He enjoyed photography, meeting new people, quiet time with...

Marion Edgar

Marion Edgar

Apr 28, 2017

Marion Edgar died April 28, 2017 at Masonicare in Newtown from complications of vascular dementia.  It's a horrific disease that increasingly stole her sanity, emotions and bodily control over 40 months.

She was born in NYC on August 26, 1926 to the late Peter and Catherine (Olchowa) Gurnik.  She spent most of her life in Meriden, CT...

Jessica Katherine Wiltshire

Jessica Katherine Wiltshire

Apr 27, 2017

Jessica Wiltshire 43, of Waterbury, was called home to the Lord on Thursday April 27, 2017. Jessica was the daughter of the late Calvin and Joan Wiltshire. She was a kind, generous and loving person. Jessica will be missed by her two children, her sisters Cynthia of NC, Kathleen of Thomaston CT, Kimberly of Cheshire CT, and brother Calvin...

Anthony Gabriele

Anthony Gabriele

Apr 27, 2017

Anthony Gabriele, 78, of Waterbury, passed away on Thursday April 27, 2017 at Waterbury Hospital after a long illness. Anthony was born in Waterbury on June 6, 1938, the son of the late Giovanni Gabriele and Anna Maria (Ciarlariello) Gabriele.  "Tony" served his country faithfully in the United States Army Reserves until his retirement. He also enjoyed driving the...

Dale (Hammar)  Ventres

Dale (Hammar) Ventres

Apr 25, 2017

Dale Ventres, nee Hammar, of Bethlehem, Connecticut passed away peacefully Tuesday April 25th at Waterbury Hospital at the age of 57. She was the beloved wife of Michael Ventres of Bethlehem, CT. Dale was born in Bridgeport, CT August 11th 1959 to the late Alan and Nancy Hammar of Newtown, CT.

Dale grew up in Newtown, CT,...

Ruth Meyers Baker

Ruth Meyers Baker

Apr 22, 2017

WOODBURY- Mrs. Ruth (Meyers) Ring Marggraff Baker, died Saturday April 22, 2017 at home. She was the widow of Harvey Ring, Lewis Marggraff and Robert Baker. Ruth was born February 18, 1932 in Waterbury, Ct, daughter of the late Dr. Royal A. and Ruth (Light) Meyers. She graduated from Watertown High Scool and the Catherine Gibbs School. She worked...

Jane Ann Hasselman Hocking

Jane Ann Hasselman Hocking

Apr 21, 2017

Jane Ann Hasselman Hocking, 86, died April 21, 2017 at her home in Roxbury, CT.  She was preceded in death by her husband, James Robert Hocking.  She was born October 25, 1930 in LaSalle, Illinois, the daughter of the late Albert and Elsie Fay Hasselman.

She attended Penn Hall Junior College, where she was named Penn Hall...

Cris H. Schaefer

Cris H. Schaefer

Apr 15, 2017

Cris Hayden Schaefer

Cris Schaefer, 80, passed away peacefully on April 15th, surrounded by his family at home in Woodbury, CT. Cris was born in Longbranch, NJ on Nov 18, 1936, a longtime resident of Woodbury, CT. He was the son of Raymond and Amy Schaefer. He graduated from Deerfield Academy class of 1955, received a degree...

Edward L. Werner

Edward L. Werner

Apr 14, 2017

Edward L. Werner, 84, of Newville, PA and Woodbury, CT, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2017 in Carlisle Regional Medical Center, Carlisle, PA.  He was born on May 7, 1932 in New York City, and was the son of the late Edward and Cecilia (McNamara) Werner.

He was a graduate of the Fairfield Prep School in...