Obituaries

Joseph D. Inman Sr.

Joseph D. Inman Sr.

Jul 31, 2011

Joseph D. Inman Sr., of Stratford, beloved husband of Patricia Kelly Inman, passed away on Sunday July 31, 2011 in Lord Chamberlain HCC, after a courageous one-year battle with Lung Cancer. Joe, a U.S. Marine Corp. Veteran, was born in Lebanon, New Hampshire to the late Warren and Margurette (Tobin) Inman, and has been a long time area resident. He...

Andrew John Nelson Ii

Andrew John Nelson Ii

Jul 31, 2011

Andrew John Nelson II passed away at his home on Sunday July 31, 2011. He was born on January 22, 1947, to the late Andrew J. and Marjorie (Lescheshen) Nelson. Andy lived in Stratford all of his life attending Eli Whitney Elementary School, and Wooster Middle schools before graduating from Frank Scott Bunnell High School in 1965. He attended and...

Helen Zemola Hallstrom

Helen Zemola Hallstrom

Jul 28, 2011

Helen Zemola Hallstrom, beloved wife of the late Kenneth Hallstrom, passed away on Thursday July 28, 2011 at the Carolton H.C.C., Fairfield. Mrs. Hallstrom, a homemaker, was born in Brandon, Colorado to the late John and Mary (Szendrock) Zemola and has been a long time area resident. She was an avid bowler and dancer, and was a member of the...

Laurie Macarthur Murray

Laurie Macarthur Murray

Jul 26, 2011

Laurie Belle (MacArthur) Murray of Shelton, born November 28, 1934 in Buffalo, NY passed away on July 26, 2011 with her loving family by her side. Daughter of Bruce Ernst and Winifred (Snyder) MacArthur, Laurie attended Hamburg, HS, Allegheny College and Syracuse University (Kappa Kappa Gamma) earning a BS degree in Education. Laurie taught at schools in Pittsburgh, PA, Corning,...

Frank G. Mencel

Frank G. Mencel

Jul 25, 2011

Frank G. Mencel, age 88, of Stratford, the beloved husband of Nettie Drachowsky Mencel, passed away on Monday July 25, 2011 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mr. Mencel, the proprietor of Mencel Roofing Company, was born in Bridgeport to the late Andrew and Katherine (Kotrady) Mencel and has been a life long area resident. He was a WW II Veteran of the...

Katherine Safko

Katherine Safko

Jul 21, 2011

Katherine Safko, age 93 of Stratford, passed away peacefully on July 21, 2011 at Griffin Hospital, Derby, in the presence of loving family members. Katherine was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Safko, and is also predeceased by her brother, Thomas Allis, and her parents, James and Anna Allis, to whom she was born in 1918. Left to cherish...

Mary Brinsco

Mary Brinsco

Jul 19, 2011

Mary Brinsco, age 96 of Shelton formerly of Bridgeport, the beloved widow of Andrew Brinsco, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 in Bridgeport Hospital. Born in Stratford to the late Joseph and Magdalena (Stupak) Hudak, she has been a life long area resident. Survivors include nieces Eleanor Dugan, Mary Ann Pando, Dorothy Barwick; nephews Michael and Nicholas Hudak; several...

Rita Nogic

Rita Nogic

Jul 18, 2011

Rita E. Nogic, age 68 of Bridgeport, passed away in Lisbon, CT on Monday, July 18, 2011. Born in Bridgeport to the late Edmund Shannon and Evelyn (Vincent) Shannon Hawley, Rita has been a lifelong city resident. She was a member of the Pequannock Yacht Club where she was a lifetime member of the Woman's Auxiliary. Survivors include her beloved...

Peter Francis Cleary

Peter Francis Cleary

Jul 14, 2011

Peter Francis Cleary, age 81, of Milford passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 14, 2011 in Gardner Heights HCC of Shelton, with his beloved wife and 3 loving daughters by his side. Born in Bridgeport to the late Frank and Helen (Astram) Cleary he has been a life long area resident. Peter was a veteran of the US Army serving...

Eva Litwin Roman

Eva Litwin Roman

Jul 12, 2011

Eva Roman age 92, of Stratford, passed away peacefully in the home she loved and lived in for over 60 years, surrounded by her family. She was born in Bridgeport on January 15, 1919 to the late Nicholas and Pearl Litwin, and lived her early years in Wilkes Barre, PA. Eva was a kind and gentle soul, who loved her...

Evelyn M. Murcko

Evelyn M. Murcko

Jul 9, 2011

Evelyn M. Murcko, age 92 of Stratford, passed away on Saturday July 9, 2011 in her home. Evelyn, a retired executive secretary for American Chain and Cable Company was born in Stratford to the late Paul and Mary (Kochiss) Murcko and has been a lifelong area resident. She is survived by a brother Jospeh Murcko of Fairfield, and a sister...

Antonietta De Maio Riccio

Antonietta De Maio Riccio

Jul 8, 2011

Antonietta De Maio Riccio, age 74 of Stratford, beloved wife Leonardo Riccio, passed away on Friday July8, 2011 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mrs. Riccio, was born in San Pietro, Italy to the late Antonio and Elvira (De Stefano) De Maio, and has been an area resident for 45 years. Antonietta was the matriarch of the family. She was a loving wife,...

John F. Hmil

John F. Hmil

Jul 4, 2011

John F. Hmil, age 82, of Stratford, beloved husband of the late Patricia Gonzalez Hmil, passed away on Monday July 4, 2011 at Connecticut Hospice, Branford. Mr. Hmil, a Korean War Veteran of the U.S. Air Force, was born in Stratford to the late Frank and Katherine (Krehel) Hmil and has been a life long area resident. He was a...

Marilynn Mack

Marilynn Mack

Jun 29, 2011

Marilynn J. Mack, age 73 of Stratford, passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 in St. Vincent's Medical Center. Born in Bridgeport to the late Frank and Gertrude Plumb, she has been a longtime Stratford resident. Marilynn was retired from William B. Meyer Inc. where she was a customer service manager. Survivors include her beloved husband Gerald B. Mack Sr.,...

Benjamin Solkofske

Benjamin Solkofske

Jun 26, 2011

Benjamin Solkofske, age 94, a longtime resident of Shelton, died peacefully at home Sunday morning, June 26, 2011, with his immediate family around him. He is survived by his loving wife of 67 blessed years, Mary, and his son Ben Jr. (Kathy), two grandchildren, Scott Solkofske (Sara Westgate), and Kate Bissinger (Derril), and three great-grandchildren Chelsea Thomas, Clinton, and Hunter...

Olimpia Mejnartowicz Czaplinski

Olimpia Mejnartowicz Czaplinski

Jun 26, 2011

Olimpia Mejnartowicz Czaplinski, age 90,died peacefully in her home on Sunday June 26, 2011. Born in Poland, she was the beloved wife of the late Albert Czaplinski for 64 years. She is survived by her son, Albert Jr., and his wife Cindy of Wallingford; her son, Leonard and his wife, Linda of Oxford; four grandchildren, Jeffrey, Julia, Olivia, and Timothy,...

Helen C. Kozma

Helen C. Kozma

Jun 25, 2011

Helen C. Kozma, age 92 of Stratford, the widow of Ernest Kozma, passed away on Saturday June 25, 2011 in Lord Chamberlain Health Center, Stratford. Mrs. Kozma was born in Pennsylvania to the late Leon and Maryann and has been a long time area resident. Survivors include her beloved daughter Helene Kozma of Stratford. Funeral services and interment in Gate...

Elizabeth Volk

Elizabeth Volk

Jun 24, 2011

Elizabeth Volk age 87, died peacefully in Morgan Hill, CA on June 24, 2011. Elizabeth was born in Bridgeport, Ct and was a lifelong resident of Stratford, Ct. before moving to California in 1991. She worked as a clerk for the American Fabrics Company for 49 years before retiring. She is survived by her loving niece, Barbara Mariano of Morgan...

Anna E. Sirotnak

Anna E. Sirotnak

Jun 23, 2011

Anna E. Sirotnak, age 100, of Stratford, the widow of Andrew Sirotnak, passed away on Thursday June 23, 2011 in Bishop Wicke Health Center, Shelton. Mrs. Sirotnak, a homemaker has been a life long area resident. Survivors include her loving sister-in-law Eva, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband Andrew, she was pre-deceased by her parents Joseph...

Clarence A. Peck

Clarence A. Peck

Jun 16, 2011

Clarence A. Peck age 84, of Stratford, beloved husband of Zennie Weaver Peck, passed away on Thursday June 16, 2011 in Griffin Hospital, Derby. Mr. Peck, the former proprietor of Peck Plumbing, was born in Middletown, Pennsylvania to the late Clarence H. Peck and Emma (Nornhold) Peck, and has been a long time area resident. He witnessed the raising of...