Obituaries

Dennis J. Dwyer Sr.

Dennis J. Dwyer Sr.

Jan 27, 2013

Dennis J. Dwyer Sr., age 72, of Stratford, beloved husband of Marsha Kaddo Dwyer, passed away on Sunday, January 27, 2013 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mr. Dwyer, a Veteran of the U.S. Navy, was born in Bridgeport to the late Thomas and Evelyn Dwyer and has been a life long area resident. He was a retired installer for ATT. Dennis, an...

Joseph J. Babasick

Joseph J. Babasick

Jan 23, 2013

Joseph J. Babasick, age 79, of Stratford, beloved husband of Phyllis Gautiero Babasick, passed away on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 in his home. Mr. Babasick, a retired tool and die maker for the General Electric Company was born in Bridgeport to the late Andrew and Elizabeth (Takach) Babasick and has been a life long area resident. He was a member...

Robert Nangle

Robert Nangle

Jan 22, 2013

Robert Nangle, age 79, of Shelton, beloved husband of Delia McGuire Nangle, passed away on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 in West River Health Center, Milford. Mr. Nangle, a Korean War Veteran of the U.S. Navy, was born in Bridgeport to the late William and Louise (Assel) Nangle and has been a life long area resident. He was a retired supervisor...

Barbara Ann Beman

Barbara Ann Beman

Jan 20, 2013

Barbara Ann Beman, age 76, of Stratford, passed away on Sunday, January 20, 2013 in Bridgeport Hospital. Barbara, a retired assembler for Singer Manufacturing Company, was born in Stratford, beloved daughter of the late Leon and Annie (Faust) Beman and has been a life long area resident. She attended the U.S. School of Music, and was a life member of...

Raymond J. Buyniski

Raymond J. Buyniski

Jan 18, 2013

Raymond J. Buyniski, age 73, of Bridgeport, passed away, on Friday, January 18, 2013, in Bridgeport Hospital. Raymond, a publisher and composer of classical music, was born in Bridgeport to the late Joseph P. and Helen Sambroski Buyniski, and has been a life long area resident. He was a graduate of Fairfield Prep, and attended the University of Hartford, and...

George G. Perham

George G. Perham

Jan 16, 2013

George G. Perham, age 86 of Stratford, passed away on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 in Lord Chamberlain Health Care Center, Stratford with his loving family by his bedside. Born in Bridgeport to the late Stanley and May (Grainger) Perham, he has been a lifelong area resident. George was a WWII veteran of the US army and was retired from Cochran...

Theodore Lepesko

Theodore Lepesko

Jan 16, 2013

Theodore Lepesko age 81, of Stratford Connecticut entered into eternal rest on Wednesday January 16, 2013. Ted, a U.S. Army veteran, was born on September 3, 1931 in Bridgeport Connecticut to the late John and Mary (Hrenyo) Lepesko, and was a graduate of Warren Harding High School. He married Margaret Erickson on September 26, 1954, and was a Tool and...

John R. Kozak

John R. Kozak

Jan 7, 2013

John R. Kozak, age 85, of Bridgeport, beloved husband of Eva Torony Kozak, passed away on Monday, January 7, 2013 in his home. Mr. Kozak, a U.S. Army Veteran, was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania to the late John and Anna (Sauko) Kozak, and has been a long time area resident. John was retired from Moore Special Tool Company, and had...

Theodore Kelly

Theodore Kelly

Jan 7, 2013

Theodore Kelly, age 84, of Stratford, husband of the late Theresa Jarchuska Kelly, passed away on Monday January 7, 2013 in his home. Mr. Kelly, a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War, was born in Bridgeport to the late Paul and Genevieve (Chorndorf) Kelly and has been a life long area resident. He was the proprietor of Westport Roofing,...

Barbara Viellette Chuba

Barbara Viellette Chuba

Jan 5, 2013

Barbara Viellette Chuba, age 77, of Deerfield Beach, Florida, formerly of Stratford, the widow of Andrew Chuba, passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2013 in her home. Barbara was born in Bridgeport to the late Howard and Emily (Ludwig) Viellette, and was retired from the General Electric Company. Survivors include her beloved companion Russell Veinot of Deerfield Beach, Florida, a...

George Culver

George Culver

Dec 29, 2012

George Irving Culver, age 76, lost his battle with Alzheimer's on December 29, 2012. Born on November 6, 1936 he was the son of the late Irving Bedell Culver and Genevieve Crofut Culver. George was born and raised in Stratford, Connecticut until moving to Lawrenceville, Georgia after retirement. He was married to the late Glacia Geary Culver on December 30,...

Andrew G. Bekech

Andrew G. Bekech

Dec 27, 2012

Andrew G. Bekech, age 89, of Trumbull, beloved husband of Julia Waslesyn Bekech passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2012 in St. Vincent's Medical Center. Mr. Bekech, a WW II Veteran of the U.S. Navy Seabees, serving in the Pacific as a Frogman, was born in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania to the late Andrew and Mary (Yurek) Bekech, and has been...

John G. Huchko

John G. Huchko

Dec 25, 2012

John George Huchko, age 93, passed away on December 25 in Bethlehem, CT. Mr. Huchko was born in Windber, PA to the late Andrew and Susan (Bashar) Huchko. He was a lifelong resident of the Bridgeport/Trumbull area. He served as Captain in the US Army during WWII. Mr. Huchko earned a JD Degree at Northeastern University School of and practiced...

Kasmaria Bogdanowicz Niedzwiecki

Kasmaria Bogdanowicz Niedzwiecki

Dec 25, 2012

Kasmaria Bogdanowicz Niedzwiecki, age 92, of Stratford, the widow of Joseph Niedzwiecki, passed away on Tuesday, December 25, 2012 with her family by her side. Mrs. Niedzwiecki, a retired secretary for the Bullard Company, was born in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Adam and Stella (Lakowski) Bogdanowicz and has been a long time area resident. She was a graduate of...

Caroline T. Pelli

Caroline T. Pelli

Dec 25, 2012

Caroline T. Pelli, age 95, of Bridgeport, passed away on Tuesday, December 25, 2012 in her home. Caroline, a retired seamstress for WARNACO, was born in New York City, to the late Agostino and Maddalena (Cioffi) Pelli and has been a long time area resident. Survivors include her brother Teofilo (Ted) Pelli and his wife Barbara of Stratford. In addition...

Mary Kelly Dellagioia

Mary Kelly Dellagioia

Dec 24, 2012

Mary Kelly DellaGioia, age 78, of Stratford, beloved wife of Joseph DellaGioia, passed away on Monday, December 24, 2012 in St. Joseph's Manor, Trumbull. Mrs. DellaGioia, a retired pre-school teacher, was born in the Bronx, New York to the late Edward and Elizabeth (Jones) Kelly, and has been a long time area resident. She was an avid fan of the...

Janet M. Skirkanich Stupak

Janet M. Skirkanich Stupak

Dec 22, 2012

Janet M. Skirkanich Stupak, age 56, of Fairfield, beloved wife of James J. Stupak, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2012 in her home. Janet, a graduate of Bunnell High School and The Laboratory Institute of Merchandising, was born in Bridgeport to Mary (Wojnagi) Skirkanich of Stratford, and the late Peter Skirkanich, and has been a life long area resident....

John F. "Jack" Angeski

John F. "Jack" Angeski

Dec 20, 2012

John Frederick "Jack", age 73, of Stratford died on December 20, 2012 at his home in Stratford surrounded by his family. He was born in Bridgeport of the late James and Rosalie [Wilhelmy] Angeski. Jack was predeceased by his cherished first born child, Susan Lee (Angeski) Lewis. He is survived by his beloved wife of 52 years, Ellen Marie (Gerte)...

Ronald P. D'Amato

Ronald P. D'Amato

Dec 18, 2012

Ronald P. D'Amato, age 61, of Stratford, passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 in his home. Born in Bridgeport to Ivadean White D'Amato of Stratford and the late Dominick D'Amato, he has been a lifelong Stratford resident. In addition to his mother he is survived by a brother Dominick D'Amato of Shelton, a sister Janice D'Amato of Stratford, a...

Victoria Leigh Soto

Victoria Leigh Soto

Dec 14, 2012

Victoria "Vicki" Leigh Soto, age 27, of Stratford, cherished daughter of Carlos and Donna (Fagan) Soto, and beloved sister of Jillian, Carlee and Carlos Matthew Soto, passed away on Friday, December 14, 2012 in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. Born In Bridgeport, she was a lifelong Stratford resident. Vicki was a graduate of Stratford High School Class of 2003, and Eastern Connecticut...