Ann Messick Skripe, age 99, of Stratford, passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2005 in Hewitt Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center, Shelton. Born in Trumbull to the late Michael and Barbara Voytko Messick, she was a Stratford resident for many years. She was the widow of Cornelius Skripe and is survived by her beloved niece Thea Bartlett of Trumbull and her nephew Michael Messick of Mystic and several grand nieces and nephews. She was pre-deceased by a sister Marion Messick; four brothers Michael A., William, Andrew and John Messick; a niece Dagmar Messick Goett. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 9:15 A.M. in the Adzima Funeral Home, 50 Paradise Green Place, Stratford and at 10:00 A.M. in Holy Ghost Russian Orthodox Church, Bridgeport. Interment will be in Lakeview Cemetery, Bridgeport Friends may call on Monday from 8:30-9:15 A.M