Obituaries

William S. Kirkman

William S. Kirkman

Nov 30, 2010

William S. Kirkman, age 82 of Milford beloved husband of Shirley V. Dutton Kirkman, passed away on Tuesday November 30, 2010 in Milford Hospital, with his family by his side. Bill, a Sergeant in U.S. Army Air Corp served his country with pride and honor during WW II. He was born in Dover, Ohio to the late Marion and Blanche...

Juanita Brown Bickford

Juanita Brown Bickford

Nov 30, 2010

Juanita Edwina Brown Bickford, age 95 formerly of New Haven, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away on Tuesday November 30, 2010 in Gardner Heights Health Center, Shelton, after a long illness. Mrs. Bickford, widow of Edgar P. Bickford, was born December 19, 1914 in Greenville, Maine, daughter of Oliver and Ellen Jane (Butler) Brown. She was a stay at...

Charles G Perry

Charles G Perry

Nov 24, 2010

Charles G. "Gordy" Perry, age 75 passed away peacefully at his home Wednesday, November 24, 2010. He was born in Bridgeport on August 5, 1935 to the late Francis and Mary (Pjura) Perry. A lifelong resident of Stratford, he was known to all as "Gordy". He graduated Stratford High School in 1953, where he played football and ran track, setting...

Elizabeth Sabol

Elizabeth Sabol

Nov 18, 2010

Elizabeth (Betty) Sabol, age 98, passed away peacefully on Thursday November 18th at the Jewish Home in Fairfield, CT. Born in Bridgeport, on August 25th, 1912, the daughter of Michael and Elizabeth Gabco, Elizabeth lived for many years in Bridgeport before moving to Stratford in 1962. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and her most...

Alexander P Schultz

Alexander P Schultz

Nov 17, 2010

Alexander P. Schultz age 95 of Huntington, the widower of Caroline Salamon Schulz, passed away on Wednesday November 17, 2010 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mr. Schultz, a retired Shipping Clerk for Goldman Distributing Company was born in Bayonne, New Jersey to the late Alexander and Caroline (Rokasz) Schultz and has been a life long area resident. He was an avid Gardener...

Laurynd S. Mentus

Laurynd S. Mentus

Nov 14, 2010

Laurynd S. Mentus passed away peacefully at The Connecticut Hospice in Branford, CT on Sunday November 14, 2010.Laurynd was born in Waterbury, CT to the late Alexsandra (Kalasnik) Mentus and Stephen Mentus. A natural athlete, his favorite sports were baseball and basketball. He was a star varsity player for both sports in high school (Watertown High School class of 1961),...

Kathryn Jugan

Kathryn Jugan

Nov 12, 2010

Kathryn Jugan age 88 of Bridgeport, passed away on Friday November 12, 2010 in St. Joseph's Manor, Trumbull. Kathryn, a retired assembler for Remington Rand was born in Lorraine, Ohio to the late Michael and Catherine (Lison) Jugan and has been a long time area resident, and will lovingly be remembered as the family baker and seamstress. Survivors include her...

Thomas Kozloski

Thomas Kozloski

Nov 10, 2010

Thomas A. Kozloski, age 59 of Stratford passed away on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 in his home. Born in Bridgeport to Andrew and Ann (Mika) Kozloski, he has been a life long area resident. Tom Graduated the University of Bridgeport with a Masters Degree in Science and worked in St. Vincent Medical Center as a Medical Technologist. While working he...

Marie S. Provenzano

Marie S. Provenzano

Nov 10, 2010

Marie S. Provenzano, age 75 of Stratford, the widow of Carl Provenzano passed away on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 in her home. Born in Bridgeport to the late Joseph and Mary Scalzi, Marie has been a lifelong area resident. Survivors include her sons Thomas Provenzano and his wife Cheryl of Stratford and John Provenzano and his wife Carol of Stamford;...

Luke A. Verrilli Sr.

Luke A. Verrilli Sr.

Nov 4, 2010

Luke A. Verrilli Sr., age 82 of Bridgeport, passed away on Thursday, November 4, 2010 in Bridgeport Hospital. Born in Bridgeport to the late Ralph and Anna (Riccio) Verrilli, Luke has been a lifelong city resident. He retired form Sikorsky Aircraft in 1993 after 35 years of service as a painter and was a member of the Sikorsky ¼ Century...

Avril Dorne Westmoreland

Avril Dorne Westmoreland

Nov 3, 2010

Avril Marilyn Westmoreland of Stratford, age 79, daughter of the late Stratford Town Councilman Edmond A. Dorne and Minnie F. Dorne, passed away November 03, 2010 in Lord Chamberlain Health Care Center, Stratford. Born April 20, 1931 in Fairfield, Ms. Westmoreland moved with her family to Stratford in 1941, and graduated magna cum laude from Stratford High School in 1949....

Matthew R Dalling

Matthew R Dalling

Oct 31, 2010

Matthew R. Dalling of Oxford Connecticut, beloved 24-year-old son of Colleen Curran Dalling and Ross T. Dalling, was welcomed into heaven on Sunday October 31st, 2010. He is survived by his brother Ross Kenneth Dalling and his fiancée Amy Latka also of Oxford, two grandmothers Judith A. Curran of Shelton and Mary Bishop Galt of Oxford, his grandfather Kenneth Dalling,...

Merton H. Bennett

Merton H. Bennett

Oct 26, 2010

Merton H. Bennett, 82, of Stratford, husband of Gloria G. Bennett for 47 years, took his last breath and passed peacefully on October 25, 2010, in Bridgeport Hospital. Born in Milford on February 20, 1928, he was the son of the late John R. Bennett and Faith S. Bennett, and was also pre-deceased by a brother Goodrich Bennett. Merton was...

Anna Oleshkevich Super

Anna Oleshkevich Super

Oct 24, 2010

Anna Oleshkevich Super, age 93 of Stratford, the widow of Michael Super, passed away on Sunday October 24, 2010 in Lord Chamberlain Health Center Stratford. Mrs. Super a homemaker was born in Bridgeport to the late Steven and Vera (Plitnik) Oleshkevich and has been a life long area resident. She will be remembered as the "family seamstress", and the "ultimate...

Dr. Ann Evers Spodnik

Dr. Ann Evers Spodnik

Oct 24, 2010

Dr. Ann Evers Spodnik died on October 24, 2010, in her Milford, Connecticut, home, from complications of breast cancer. Dr. Evers was born November 17, 1949, in St. Paul, Minnesota. She grew up and was educated in Toledo, Ohio. She graduated from St. Ursula Academy, in Toledo, and received her undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Toledo. An...

Anne Sproch Sedlak

Anne Sproch Sedlak

Oct 23, 2010

Anne Sproch Sedlak, age 96, passed away on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at Milford Hospital. Born February 3, 1914 in Portage, PA, Mrs. Sedlak emigrated with her parents and siblings to Šambron, Slovakia, where she lived until she returned to the United States as a young woman. She married her beloved husband, the late Stephen Sedlak, in Cleveland, OH, and...

Barbara J. Binette

Barbara J. Binette

Oct 22, 2010

Barbara J. Binette, age 82, of Bridgeport a retired assembler with Harvey Hubbell, passed away on Friday, October 22, 2010 in St. Joseph's Manor in Trumbull. Barbara was born in Shelton to the late Aime and Ethel (Smith) Binette and has been a life long Bridgeport resident. Survivors include 2 sisters Eileen Bochino of Fairfield and Gloria Voytek of Stratford...

Elizabeth Blees Yacko

Elizabeth Blees Yacko

Oct 20, 2010

Elizabeth Blees Yacko, age 90 of Bridgeport, the beloved wife Edward Yacko, passed away on Wednesday October 20, 2010 in Connecticut Hospice, Branford. Mrs. Yacko, a homemaker was born in Stratford to the late Peter and Elizabeth (Albrecht) Blees and has been a life long area resident, and was an avid knitter and loved to travel to Nova Scotia. Survivors...

Ronald J. Borucki Sr.

Ronald J. Borucki Sr.

Oct 13, 2010

Ronald J. Borucki Sr. age 68 of Bridgeport beloved husband of Carol Verespie Borucki, passed away on Wednesday October 13, 2010 in St. Vincent's Medical Center Bridgeport. Ron, a retired HVAC-Technician for Custom Air Systems was born in Bridgeport to the late Edward and Eva (Kollar) Borucki and has been a life long area resident, and was an avid Yankee...

Patricia M. Riccio Kantor

Patricia M. Riccio Kantor

Oct 12, 2010

Patricia Riccio Kantor, age 59 of Southbury, passed away on Tuesday October 12, 2010 in the home of her brother and sister-in-law in Milford. She is survived by 2 sons Clint and Patrick Kantor, her brother John Riccio, her sister-in-law Lynlee T. Riccio, and her niece Shannon Riccio. She was pre-deceased by her parents, Patsy and Rose Marie (McGovern) Riccio....