Obituaries

Mar 24, 2016

George Henry Long died peacefully at home on 3/24/16. He was born in Naugatuck, CT on 3/9/28 to Isabelle (King) Long and Walter Henry Long. He was predeceased by his wife Leone (Halstead) Long. George lived most of his life in Middlebury, He was a Constable for the...

Mar 24, 2016

Helen Sholtes O'Connor, age 91, passed away peacefully at Pomperaug Woods Health Center in Southbury, Connecticut on March 24, 2016. Helen was born on January 22, 1925 in College Point, NY. She was the daughter of the late Julius Sholtes and Gizella Hollendoner Sholtes and the sister of...

Mar 23, 2016

Joseph Daniel Rourk, Age 99, died March 23, 2016 peacefully at his home in New Preston, CT. He was born the son of Clare and Joseph Rourk on October 27, 1916 at Rockville Center Hospital, Long Island, New York. Joe is survived by his loving wife of 65...

Mar 20, 2016

Woodbury Nancy E. Galvin of Woodbury, died March 20, 2016. She was born June 21, 1931, the daughter of the late Joseph and Ria Smith. Nancy is survived by her husband Joseph and her sons Chris, and William Galvin and her daughter Elizabeth Neild.

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Mar 19, 2016

Susan Marie Trabka (Eannotti), 64 years old, entered into eternal rest at her home in Oxford, Connecticut, on Saturday, March 19, 2016, surrounded by her family and friends. Beloved wife of Allen Trabka, mother of Ashley Dayton (Trabka) and her husband Stephen Dayton; Susan's strong will to live,...

Mar 16, 2016

Obituary for Carol Linda Ranish Ranish, Carol Linda, of Middlebury, CT, passed away of lymphoma while surrounded by family at her home on March 15, 2016. Married to Melvyn Ranish on August 13th, 1965 (51 years and high school sweethearts), mother of Jeffrey and Suzanne. Grandmother to Jack...

Mar 16, 2016

Charles Drew Morten departed this world in the early morning hours of March 16, 2016. He leaves behind his best friend and wife of 36 years, Donna Pereira, his daughter Amelia Edelman (Christopher) and three adoring grandchildren, John, Charlotte and Walter. Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts to Charley E....

Mar 15, 2016

Vera Callanan passed away March 15, 2016 at Silverado Senior Living in San Juan Capistrano, Ca. She was born February 28, 1928, the daughter of the late Robert and Luella Foster. She worked for Timex in Middlebury, Ct and then loved working alongside her daughter at Merle Norman...

Mar 13, 2016

Marie D. Alfano, 84, died Sunday March 13, at her home, The Lutheran Home in Southbury. Marie was born June 3, 1931 in Rhinecliff, New York, daughter of the late Antonio Caggianelli Sr. and Maria C. (Cappollino) Caggianelli. She attended high school and worked as an aide in...

Mar 11, 2016

Christine (Engelke) Perrin Goddard, age 101, died with peace and dignity at her Southbury home early Friday morning after a brief period of declining health. She was a resident of Watermark at East Hill. She is survived by a son, Peter Perrin, of Coos Bay, OR; a daughter,...

Mar 10, 2016

Concetta Rossi Minor Loving wife, mother and grandmother Concetta Rossi Minor, 98, of Woodbury passed away peacefully at home on March 10, 2016. She was the wife of the late Kenneth H. Minor. Connie, daughter of Alexander and Ida (DelPo) Rossi, was born on March 17, 1917 at...

Mar 9, 2016

William "Billy" Michael Cicio, II passed away peacefully on March 9, 2016, at his home in Washington, Connecticut, following a long struggle with cancer. He leaves behind his parents, Susan and William, as well as his siblings, Alyssa and Ryan, and his beloved grandfather William J. Cicio, beloved...

Mar 9, 2016

Thomas Joseph Donnelly III Beloved husband, father, brother, son Thomas Joseph Donnelly III, 57, of Southbury, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 in his home. Tom is survived by his loving wife of 29 years, Sharon, and two children, Thomas IV, and Kristen. Tom was born...

Mar 5, 2016

Lucia(Lucy) Iseppi, 97, passed away peacefully, March 5,2016 at the Pope John Paul II rest home after a lengthy illness. A life long resident of Fairfield, Lucy was the loving wife of the late Gene Zeppi Iseppi. She leaves her son Gene (Butch), daughter in law Kendra, grandson...

Mar 5, 2016

Avid Fisherman Albert Lawrence Coey, 89, of Woodbury, died March 5, 2016, after a short illness and hospitalization. He was the husband of Karla Anne (Sachsenhauser) Coey. Lawrence was born March 24, 1926, in Summit NJ, the son of Albert Edward Coey and Ione Florence (Shopp) Coey. He...

Mar 4, 2016

Ralph W. Bentley, 88, of Southbury, CT, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 4, 2016 in Waterbury, CT. He was born on July 17, 1927 in Brattleboro, VT to Glossie and Mabel (Carey) Bentley, and was raised in Hinsdale, NH. He is pre-deceased by his parents; brother, Roland;...

Mar 4, 2016

James H. Churchill, 68 of Woodbury, CT died unexpectedly on March 4, 2016. Jim was born on May 14, 1947 to parents Dorothy and Howard Churchill. He graduated from Woodbury High School in 1965 and was quick to enlist in the US Army in the fall of 1966....

Mar 1, 2016

Valerie Crunden formally of Fairfield, passed away peacefully at St. Mary's Hospital in the Vitas Unit. Valerie was born February 12th, 1949 daughter of the late Frederick and Ruth Crunden. Miss Crunden is survived by two sisters, Elaine (Monroe) Kelemencky of Woodbury, Vera (Nicholas) Hadad of Morris and...

Mar 1, 2016

Henry John Ferguson (Hank) 93 of Southbury, CT passed away on Tuesday March 1, 2016 at his home in Heritage Village of natural causes. He was born on April 26, 1922 in New York City to Henry and Katie (Waters) Ferguson. He is predeceased by his loving wife...

Feb 29, 2016

Robert Van Houten, 90, of Southbury, CT, formerly of Westchester County, New York passed away peacefully on Monday, February 29, 2016 in Danbury, CT. He was born on April 30, 1925 in the Bronx, New York to Edward Van Houten and Lillian (Jarvis) Van Houten. He is pre-deceased...