John Eckrich
Mar 23, 2017
Woodbury — John Eckrich, 86, died Thursday, March 23, 2017 at his home in Heritage Village of natural causes.
Born in Hungary on February 3, 1931, Mr. Eckrich emigrated to the United States following the Hungarian Revolution in 1956 and became a naturalized citizen in 1963. He wholeheartedly embraced becoming an American and was very proud of...
David B. Monckton
Mar 22, 2017
David B. Monckton, 70, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2017. He was the husband for 46 years of Cathy (Manke) Monckton.
Dave was born February 1, 1947, the son of the late Richard and Eleanor (Ball) Monckton and grew up in Bethlehem, CT. He was a graduate of Woodbury High School as well as Hartford State Technical...
Fred E. Thorp
Mar 18, 2017
Woodbury
Fred Edsel Thorp
Retired flight engineer and restaurateur
Fred Edsel Thorp, 94, of Woodbury, husband of Tokiko (Okamoto) Thorp died peacefully Saturday, March 18, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Fred was born October 4, 1922 in Cohocton NY. He was the son of the late Fred and...
Nancy Jane (Taylor) Hatstat
Mar 15, 2017
Nancy Jane Hatstat (Taylor) died peacefully with her husband by her side at 1016PM on Wednesday March 15th at Waterbury Hospital after a brief battle with cancer. Nancy handled her death as she handled everything in her life. Family and friends first.
Nancy was born on November 17th 1942 in Waterbury. She was the daughter of Beverly...
Christel Bailey
Mar 14, 2017
Christel R. Bailey, 71, of Southbury CT., passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on Tuesday March 14, 2017. She has been a resident of Southbury for over 50 years. She was born on May 25, 1945 in Germany.
She was predeceased by her husband Thomas Bailey who died in 1993. She is survived...
Grace Marie Greene
Mar 12, 2017
Grace Marie Greene, 90 of Woodbury CT died peacefully Sunday, March 12, 2017. She was the wife of Richard B. Greene.
Grace Marie was born September 23, 1926, in Bridgeport CT, the daughter of Grace Marie (Downs) Smith and Robert C. Smith Sr. She grew up in Morris Plains NJ and graduated from Morristown NJ High School...
Thomas Owen Mcevoy
Mar 10, 2017
Woodbury –
Thomas Owen McEvoy, 72, of Judson Avenue, known as Mac by townspeople passed away on March 10, 2017. Mac was born November 11, 1944 son of the late John and Mary (Parker) McEvoy. He served in the US Air Force as a mechanic in the 1960's. For years Mac, worked at Woodbury Telephone, starting as...
Carol B. Parsell
Mar 8, 2017
Carol B. Parsell, 77, of Southbury, CT, born on March 12, 1939, passed away peacefully at Danbury Hospital on March 8, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Carol was predeceased by her parents, Ed & Ruth Baldauf of Danbury, her sister Ruthann Bertrand and her son, Edward Parsell. She leaves behind her husband of 58 years Howard Parsell Sr.,...
Mark Peterson
Mar 7, 2017
Mark Peterson, 60, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at St. Mary's Hospital in the company of close family and friends. Mark was born in Waterbury, January 7, 1957, son of late Mary (Reynolds) Peterson and Alexander Peterson, both of Bethlehem. He was raised in Bethlehem and attended local schools. After 35 years of working as...
Olive V. (Richardson) Fidgeon
Mar 5, 2017
FIDGEON, Olive "Olivia" V. (Richardson) 94, of Southbury, CT passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 5, 2017. The daughter of late Walter and Ida Grace Richardson, she was born April 26, 1922 in (Woodhaven, NY). Olivia was predeceased by her beloved husband of 45 years, Milton "Bud", in 1990. She is survived by her son, Richard Crawford Fidgeon and...
Jesse James Meadows
Mar 4, 2017
NEWTOWN - Jesse James Meadows, 80, of Newtown, CT died surrounded by his family on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Griffin Hospital in Derby, CT. He is survived by his beloved wife of 57 years, who had the patience of a saint, Ethel (Dayton) Meadows of Botsford.
Jesse was born January 31, 1937 in Elgood, West Virginia,...
William T. Ives
Mar 2, 2017
Bethlehem - William (Bill) Ives, 78 died Thursday March 2, 2017 at his home unexpectedly.
Bill was born February 3 1939 in Hartford Ct., the son of the late Milton and Kathryn Ives. Bill worked for the Town of Woodbury for 30 yrs, was a devoted volunteer firefighter for 30 Yrs. also. He enjoyed spending time with...
Julia Norton (Andrews) Davey
Mar 2, 2017
Julia (Judy) Norton Davey, 94, died peacefully in her home on March 2, 2017, surrounded by family after a brave fight with pancreatic cancer. Judy had been a resident of Southbury, Connecticut since 1996. She was born in Waukegan, Illinois on October 31, 1922, to the late Philip Augustus Andrews and Jessie McKean Andrews, both of Nashua, New Hampshire. ...
Helene' Marie Roy
Mar 1, 2017
Helene' M. Roy, formally a longtime resident of Woodbury, Ct., passed peacefully Wednesday March 1, 2017. She was 92. She was the wife of Joseph A. Roy.
Helene' was born July 2nd, 1924 in Lac Megantic, QC, Canada. She had 16 siblings whom we had many happy summers visiting at the "cottage" on the lake.
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James C. Taylor, Sr.
Feb 27, 2017
WOODBURY — James Taylor Sr., 68, of Woodbury, died Monday, February 27, at Wolcott View Manor in Wolcott. He was the widower of Colleen (Moran) Taylor.
Mr. Taylor was born April 29, 1948, son of Raymond and Beverly (Cummer) Taylor of Woodbury. He was a 1966 graduate of Woodbury High School and attended Kaynor Technical Institute. He...
Audrey (Phillips) Bliven
Feb 25, 2017
Audrey Phillips Bliven – 92, Middlebury, CT (formerly of Woodbury and Bethlehem, CT) passed peacefully into heaven on Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Middlebury Convalescent Home. Predeceased by her husband Jack Glendon Bliven, Audrey was the oldest daughter of the late Algernon and Beatrice (Taylor) Phillips born on August 25, 1924 in Waterbury. Audrey grew up and attended schools...
Robert E Van Tassel
Feb 25, 2017
Robert (Bob) Van Tassel, 83 of Southbury, CT passed away on Saturday, February 25. He was born on May 14, 1933 in White Plains NY to Amelia and Edwin Van Tassel.
Bob is survived by his wife Carole of 58 years and daughter Jill. Bob was a loving husband, father and friend to all.
Bob...
Susan Joanna (Johnson) Berke
Feb 23, 2017
Susan Joanna (Johnson) Berke, 79, formerly of Bethlehem and New York City, died peacefully at home in Plantsville, CT.
Susie was born May 30, 1937 in Los Angeles, CA, the daughter of Charles and Anita Johnson. The youngest of three siblings, she grew up in LA and on a ranch near San Luis Obispo. Her sense of...
Robert C. Maclellan
Feb 18, 2017
TORRINGTON -- Robert C. MacLellan, age 88, of Torrington and formerly of Southbury and Woodbury, passed away peacefully on February 18 surrounded by the comfort of his family. He was the loving husband of Jane MacLellan, father of four, grandfather of six, and great grandfather of five.
Bob lived an amazing life and left a lasting legacy. ...
