Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Woodbury, Connecticut

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Minna T. Rapisarda Hebert

Minna T. Rapisarda Hebert

Sep 21, 2016

Watertown - Minna T. (Rapisarda) Hebert, wife of the late Roger J. Hebert, died Wednesday September 21, 2016 surrounded by her family. She was born August 17, 1920 in Bronx, New York the daughter of Gaetano and Beatrice (Buonodonna) Rapisarda. Minna was a Devoted Catholic and was a...

Margaret Olsen Wilson

Margaret Olsen Wilson

Sep 21, 2016

Southbury- Margaret (Olsen) Wilson, 95, affectionately known as 'Ma', passed away on September 21, 2016 at Danbury Hospital after a brief illness. Ma was the widow of Harry B. Wilson. Margaret raised her family in Southbury. She was the owner of Wilson Real Estate and Wilson Excavating with...

James Russell Robinson

James Russell Robinson

Sep 20, 2016

James Russell Robinson, 98, formerly of Manhattan, died on September 20,2016 at River Glen Health Care Center in Southbury, Connecticut, where he had lived since 2013. Jimmy was born on February 1, 1918 in Rochester, NY, and grew up in nearby Wyoming, NY. He became interested in civil...

Lazar Szabo

Lazar Szabo

Sep 18, 2016

Lazar Szabo, longtime resident of Heritage Village, Southbury CT, died peacefully on Sunday, September 18, 2016 at Danbury Hospital after a brief illness. At the time of his death he was surrounded by his family, including his daughter Denise Hahn of Somers, New York and his son Dr....

Suzanne B. Duff

Suzanne B. Duff

Sep 14, 2016

Mrs. Suzanne (Barley) Duff, 73, of Woodbury, died peacefully Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at the Lutheran Home of Southbury after a long, courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born April 2, 1943 in New Milford, CT, daughter of the late Ralph and Marion (Potter) Barley. She graduated...

Elizabeth Fitzgerald Duncan

Elizabeth Fitzgerald Duncan

Sep 13, 2016

SOUTHBURY - Elizabeth Fitzgerald Duncan of Southbury, formerly Greenwich, died peacefully at The Hearth in Southbury on September 13, 2016. She was the widow of John F. Duncan. Elizabeth was born in Fitchburg, Mass. on October 22, 1924. She was the daughter of the late John and Katharine...

William J. Mccoy

William J. Mccoy

Sep 11, 2016

William J. McCoy passed away peacefully on September 11, 2016, in New Britain CT. He was the son of Ester Bailey McCoy and the late Leo J. McCoy Sr., and the brother to the late Leo McCoy Jr. Billy was born on April 12, 1959 in Danbury Hospital....

Sean J. Donnelly

Sean J. Donnelly

Sep 8, 2016

1940 - 2016 Sean James Donnelly of Roxbury, CT died September 8th at the age of 76 after a long illness. Donnelly was born in Wales, son of the late Major John R. Donnelly, MBE, TD, and Kathleen Hannan Donnelly, and adoring husband of the late Deborah B....

Anthony Laukaitis

Anthony Laukaitis

Sep 7, 2016

Tony Laukaitis, age 97, passed peacefully from this life on 09/07/2016, with his family by his side. He was born 07/13/1919 on his parent's dairy farm in Woodbury and spent most of his life in town. He served in the Army during WWII, from RI to Florida. After...

Beverly Ann (Blenis) Mckeone

Beverly Ann (Blenis) Mckeone

Sep 5, 2016

Beverly Ann (Blenis) McKeone, 76, of Southbury CT went home to be with her Savior on Monday, September 5, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury, CT following a prolonged battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born in Albany, NY on December 11, 1939 to Gordon and Dorothy...

Maria Furst De Pena

Maria Furst De Pena

Sep 5, 2016

Maria Furst de Pena of Waterbury, CT. died September 5th, 2016 at the age of 98 years old. At the time she was residing at Glendale Center in Naugatuck. Maria was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on February 13, 1918. She was the daughter of Maria Morales and...

Nina Tamara Grecenko

Nina Tamara Grecenko

Aug 31, 2016

Nina Tamara Grecenko of Southbury passed away on Wednesday August 31st at River Glen Nursing Facilities after a brief illness. Nina was born in The Czech Republic on August 7th 1929. After immigrating to the United States she lived in New York City, and eventually settled in Southbury...

John Francis Piselli

John Francis Piselli

Aug 28, 2016

John Francis Piselli of Woodbury Hill died Sunday August 28, 2016 at River Glen in Southbury, CT. John was Brooklyn-born and raised in a large family with hardworking immigrant parents. After serving in World War II in the Navy on the USS Sandoval, resupplying equipment and troops to...

Tessie (Geletka) Preslopsky

Tessie (Geletka) Preslopsky

Aug 26, 2016

Tessie (Geletka) Preslopsky, 96, fell asleep in the Lord on Friday, August 26, 2016. She was the widow of William J. Preslopsky. She was born in Waterbury, CT on Dec. 28, 1919, to the late Aksenty and Mary (Kasarowich) Geletka. Tessie is survived by her daughters Pattie (Peter)...

Laarni V. Zawislak

Laarni V. Zawislak

Aug 24, 2016

Laarni V. Zawislak, age 45 of Oxford, CT, passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2016. She was Born in Nasugbu Batangas Philippines. She is survived by her beloved husband Raymond Zawislak, her cherished son Neil Ring, and Mother Leovigilda R. Villadolid. She also leaves behind her brothers Allan Oliva,...

Arlene Gail Herrick

Arlene Gail Herrick

Aug 23, 2016

Arlene Gail Herrick, 65, of Southbury passed away on August 23. Arlene was born on May 19, 1951 in Atlantic City, N.J. daughter of Edward and Rose Katz. She grew up in Margate, N.J. Her favorite place was the Atlantic Ocean and the beach. Arlene attended Harcum College...

Joseph Zimmer

Joseph Zimmer

Aug 23, 2016

Joseph Zimmer of Southbury, Ct. passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family and friends. He was born in Meriden, Ct on 2/21/54. He lived many years in the New Haven area before moving to Southbury. He worked several years at Aces and most recently was a...

Claire Ellen Fleming Greatorex

Claire Ellen Fleming Greatorex

Aug 8, 2016

Claire (Ellen) Fleming Greatorex, fondly known as "Diz" and Mrs. G Claire "Diz" Greatorex, 83, of Southbury, CT passed peacefully on August 8, 2016. She leaves behind her beloved husband Walter of over 62 years. Born in 1933 and raised in Woodbury, CT by the late William F....

Patricia Ann Duer

Patricia Ann Duer

Aug 6, 2016

Patricia Ann Duer, formerly of Nanuet, New York passed away peacefully on August 6, 2016 at Saint Raphael Hospice in New Haven after a long battle with dementia. She was 78. She was born Patricia Ann Sheehan in New York on December 28, 1937 to the late Bridget...

Joann E. (Bello) O'Connell

Joann E. (Bello) O'Connell

Aug 3, 2016

JoAnn E. (Bello)O'Connell- of Southbury, previously of Fort Lauderdale FL and Stamford CT. passed on August 3, 2016. She was the daughter of William and Evelyn Bello. JoAnn is survived by her husband Richard L. O'Connell, children AmyJo DeFelice, Julie O'Connell, Richard O'Connell and Peter O'Connell, sister Alice...