Obituaries

John M Brady

John M Brady

Jan 9, 2011

John M. Brady age 54 of Stratford passed away suddenly on Sunday January 9, 2011 in East Haddam. John, a Quality Control Engineer for Numet Machining Techniques Inc of Stratford, was born in Bridgeport to Earl J. and Barbara (Mc Namara) Brady of Stratham, NH and has been a life long area resident. John was a graduate of Bunnell High...

Olga Bilchak Williams

Olga Bilchak Williams

Jan 6, 2011

Olga Bilchak Williams, age 83, of Stratford, the widow of John S. Williams passed away on Thursday, January 06, 2011 in Lord Chamberlain Health Care Center. Olga was born in Stratford to the late Michael and Mary (Risko) Bilchak and has been a life-long Stratford resident. She was a long time employee of Franklin Pharmacy on Barnum Ave and Miller's...

Ann Lescheshen Szalay

Ann Lescheshen Szalay

Jan 6, 2011

Ann (Lescheshen) Szalay, age 95 of Huntington, Connecticut was called home to rest in the arms of the Lord on January 6, 2011 in Bridgeport Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late William Szalay. Born in Bridgeport on March 17, 1915 she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Anna (Labash) Lescheshen. Upon graduation from Stratford High...

Emelia Pitoniak

Emelia Pitoniak

Jan 3, 2011

Amelia F. Sporinsky Pitoniak, age 96 of Stratford, the widow of Michael J. Pitoniak passed away on Monday January 3, 2011in St. Joseph's Manor, Trumbull. Mrs. Pitoniak, a retired teacher for St. Mark School in Stratford was born in Jessup, Pennsylvania to the late Andrew and Mary (Hriczko) Sporinsky and has been a long time area resident. She was a...

Pauline Finkenbinder Gayda

Pauline Finkenbinder Gayda

Jan 3, 2011

Pauline Finkenbinder Gayda RN, age 90 of Stratford the widow of Michael P. Gayda passed away on Monday January 3, 2011 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mrs. Gayda, a WW II veteran of the U.S. Army Air Force Nursing Corp, was born on November 4, 1920 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania to the late John and Elsie (Ditlow) Finkenbinder and has been a long...

Alma Pjura Barvenik

Alma Pjura Barvenik

Jan 2, 2011

Alma Pjura Barvenik age 92 of Stratford, Connecticut the widow of Frank X. Barvenik passed away on Sunday January 2, 2011 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mrs. Barvenik, a homemaker was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut to the late Joseph and Anna (Kovac) Pjura and has been a life long area resident, spending her summers in Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard for over forty...

Dorothy Evelyn Weaver

Dorothy Evelyn Weaver

Dec 31, 2010

Dorothy Evelyn Weaver, age 83, of Milford, the beloved wife of Robert Weaver Sr passed away on Friday, December 31, 2010 in Bridgeport Hospital with her family by her side. Born in Stratford to the late John and Julia (Kamenicky) Fedorko, she has been a Stratford resident for 81 years before moving to Milford 2 years ago. She was a...

Mary Fedak Nettle

Mary Fedak Nettle

Dec 29, 2010

Mary Fedak Nettle age 94 of Shelton, widow of the late Hugh Nettle passed away on Wednesday December 29, 2010 in the Carolton HCC Fairfield. Mrs. Nettle, a retired waitress for the Stratfield Hotel was born in Warrior Run, Pennsylvania to the late John and Anastasia (Wojico) Fedak and has been a long time area resident. She was a member...

Albert A. Hudak

Albert A. Hudak

Dec 28, 2010

Albert Hudak passed away peacefully December 28th, 2010 at Bridgeport Hospital. Albert was born February 19th, 1929 to Frances and Michael Hudak in Stratford, Connecticut. He was known to many as 'Al' and attended Stratford High School, graduating in 1947. Al excelled in sports and played for the Stratford High Football, Baseball and Track teams. Al married Joan Augustus, his...

Earl R Scholz

Earl R Scholz

Dec 27, 2010

Earl R. Scholz, age 74 of Shelton, husband of 50 years to Barbara Delvecchio Scholz, passed away suddenly on Monday December 27th 2010 in Griffin Hospital. Born in Bridgeport to the late Earl and Helen Bentz Scholz, Earl resided in Shelton Ct with his family since 1964. He was retired from Yellow Freight Trucking Company and was currently employed part...

Patricia Pawlak Dunn

Patricia Pawlak Dunn

Dec 26, 2010

Patricia A. Pawlak Dunn age 74 of Sutton, Massachusetts, formerly of Stratford passed away on Sunday December 26, 2010 in her home. Mrs. Dunn, a retired accounting clerk for Casco Products was born in Bridgeport to the late Stanley and Mary (Terifay) Pawlak and had been a long time area resident, before moving to Sutton. Survivors include her devoted children...

Frank X. Povondra

Frank X. Povondra

Dec 26, 2010

Frank X. Povondra, 60, of Shelton, husband of Nancy Balgach Povondra , died Dec. 26, 2010 at the Connecticut Hospice in Branford. Son of the late Frank and Helen Povondra, he was born October 5, 1950 in Bridgeport and was raised in Stratford. A graduate of St Joseph's College in Rensselaer, IN he was a financial system manager at General...

Martha (Marty) Kennedy Golembeski

Martha (Marty) Kennedy Golembeski

Dec 21, 2010

Martha Victoria (Marty) Kennedy Golembeski, age 88 of Stratford, the widow of Joseph T. Golembeski passed away on Tuesday December 21, 2010 in Bishop Wicke Health Care Center, Shelton. Marty was born in Detroit, Michigan to the late Emmett and Martha (Rogenzenski) Kennedy and was a graduate of Denby High School. She worked as a Wingtip inspector during WW II....

Harry Luke Lukachik

Harry Luke Lukachik

Dec 20, 2010

Harry (LUKE) Lukachik, age 89 of Stratford passed away on Sunday December 19, 2010 in St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport. Harry, a retired Broker/Financial Analyst for Payne-Weber, Fairfield was born in Bridgeport to the late Harry and Rose (Dyczka) Lukachik and has been a long time area resident. Mr. Luke, a graduate of Harding High School and Boston College Class...

Janet Kardos Hayes

Janet Kardos Hayes

Dec 20, 2010

Janet Kardos Hayes, age 79 of Stratford the beloved wife of Richard Hayes Sr. passed away on Monday, December 20, 2010 in Connecticut Hospice, Branford. Janet, a retired receptionist for Drs. Donald and Lisa Carroll was born in Bridgeport to the late William and Gladys (Fox) Kardos, and has been a life long area resident. She was a graduate of...

Timothy J. Scheibel

Timothy J. Scheibel

Dec 18, 2010

Timothy John Scheibel Sr. passed away unexpectedly on Saturday December 18th at the age of 59. He was born to the late Edwin and Muriel Scheibel on August 8th, 1951, in Bridgeport, Ct. He was the third of four children. Tim graduated from Bunnell High School in 1969 and went on to earn a BA and Masters in Recreation Administration...

John Marcovich

John Marcovich

Dec 17, 2010

John Marcovich age 90 of Stratford, the widower of Frances Mercurio Marcovich passed away on Friday December 17, 2010 in Astoria Park Health Center, Bridgeport. Mr. Marcovich, a WW II Veteran of the U.S. Army was born in Simpson, Pennsylvania to the late Jacob and Florence (Romancik) Marcovich and has been a long time area resident. He was a retired...

Donald S. Dorne

Donald S. Dorne

Dec 15, 2010

Donald Stuart Dorne, age 76, of Stratford, son of the late Stratford Town Councilman Edmond A. Dorne and Minnie F. Dorne, died on Wednesday December 15, 2010 in Lord Chamberlain Health Center, Stratford. Mr. Dorne was also pre-deceased by his devoted sister Avril M. Westmoreland of Stratford and his niece Marcia J. Gallant of Naugatuck. Born January 2, 1934 in...

Paul J. Figlar

Paul J. Figlar

Dec 15, 2010

Paul J. Figlar Jr., age 87 of Ocala, Florida, the widower of Eleanor Gombar Figlar, passed away on Wednesday December 15, 2010 in Danbury Hospital after a short illness. Paul was born in Plavec, Czechoslovakia to the late Paul J. Figlar Sr. and Anna Plavnicky Figlar, he had been a Trumbull resident for 39 years before moving to Ocala in...

John James Skurjo

John James Skurjo

Dec 13, 2010

John James "Yash" Skurjo, age 60, of Orange formerly of Stratford, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2010 in Bridgeport Hospital with his loving family by his side. Born in Bridgeport to the late John and Laura (Leokadja) Skurjo Jr. he was a life long area resident, and was retired from the Gaynor Corporation located in Stratford. John was member...