Obituaries

Charles Louis Wilkerson

Charles Louis Wilkerson

Jun 1, 2010

CHARLES LOUIS WILKERSON, a resident of Stratford, CT died at Bridgeport Hospital at the age of 84 on Tuesday, June 1, 2010. Charles was born in Bridgeport, the son of World War I veteran and pharmacist, Charles Francis Wilkerson and Willa Warner Wilkerson. His family was lifelong residents of Bridgeport, CT. A Veteran of World War II and Korea, he...

John Panas

John Panas

May 26, 2010

John Panas age 89 of Stratford beloved husband of the late Bernice Dunning Panas, passed away on Wednesday May 26, 2010 in his home. Mr. Panas, a WW II Veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the Battle of the Bulge and in England, France and Germany, for thirty-eight months was born in Wehrum, Pennsylvania to the late George and...

Evelyn Adzima Strich

Evelyn Adzima Strich

May 26, 2010

Evelyn M. Adzima Strich age 84 of Stratford, the widow of John Strich passed away on Wednesday May 26, 2010 in Lord Chamberlain Health Center, Stratford. Mrs. Strich, a retired secretary for the Bullard Company, was born in Passaic, NJ to the late Joseph V. and Elizabeth (Krehel) Adzima and has been along time area resident. Survivors include her stepson...

Rita Elias

Rita Elias

May 23, 2010

Rita Elias, age 78 of Stratford passed away on Sunday May 23, 2010 in her home. Rita was born in Stratford on September 2, 1931 to the late Michael and Helen (Kochiss) Elias and has been a life long Stratford resident, and member of Holy Name of Jesus Church. She was like an "Angel" to her 13 siblings, and is...

Keith "Jethro" Carl Faulkner

Keith "Jethro" Carl Faulkner

May 22, 2010

Keith " Jethro" Faulkner, age 44 of Stratford, passed away on Saturday, May 22, 2010 in Bridgeport Hospital. Born in Bridgeport to the late Donald and Barbara (Rudolph) Faulkner, he has been a lifelong Stratford Resident. Jethro was a plumber with A & B Mechanical in Monroe and is a member of the Royal Order of Moose in Stratford and...

Veronica R. Benichak

Veronica R. Benichak

May 19, 2010

Veronica R. Elias Benichak, age 91 formerly of Stratford, the widow of Andrew Benichak, passed away on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 in Bluffton, SC. She was born in Bridgeport to the late Michael and Helen (Kochiss) Elias and had resided in Stratford all her life until moving to Bluffton 3 years ago. Survivors include her devoted children Frances Doucette and...

Daniel Gorlo

Daniel Gorlo

May 18, 2010

Daniel Gorlo age 60 of Bridgeport passed away suddenly on May 18, 2010 in Bridgeport Hospital. Daniel was born in Bridgeport on December 29, 1949 to Margaret Chanda Gorlo of Bridgeport and the late John P. Gorlo and has been a life long area resident. He attended Holy Name School and graduated from Fairfield Prep, and received his BA from...

David W. Sampson

David W. Sampson

May 17, 2010

After a long and courageous battle with cancer, David Warren Sampson of Shelton, age 42, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 17, 2010 at Connecticut Hospice in Branford, CT. David graduated from Masuk High School in Monroe in 1985 and attended Central Connecticut State University and IMTI. He was employed by Forger-Kunkel Plumbing & Heating in...

Anna Hodanick Worozilcak

Anna Hodanick Worozilcak

May 12, 2010

Anna Hodanick Worozilcak, age 92 of Shelton, formerly of Trumbull, the widow of John Worozilcak, passed away on Wednesday May 12, 2010 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mrs. Worozilcak, a retired employee of Dresser Industries was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania to the late Dmitri and Anna (Szabolczyk) Hodanick and has been a long time area resident. She was a member of the...

Stephen M. Sekelsky

Stephen M. Sekelsky

May 12, 2010

Stephen M. Sekelsky age 87 of Stratford, passed away on Wednesday May 12, 2010 in St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport. Mr. Sekelsky, a U.S. Army Veteran of WW II was born in Bridgeport to the late Stephen and Veronica (Moyher) Sekelsky and has been a life long area resident. He was retired from Remington Arms, where he was a member...

Irene Rymszewicz Izdebski

Irene Rymszewicz Izdebski

May 10, 2010

W. Irene (Rymszewicz) Izdebski, 91, of Stratford, CT and formerly of New Bedford, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 10, 2010, at the Lord Chamberlain Rehab and Nursing Center. Born in New Bedford on January 10, 1919 to the late Stanislaw and Maryann (Rutkowska)Rymszewicz. She was married to the late John Izdebski who passed away in 1980. Irene's late son...

Gregory J. Yates

Gregory J. Yates

May 10, 2010

Gregory J. Yates age 56 of Stratford, passed away suddenly on Monday May 10, 2010 in Bridgeport Hospital. Greg, a Heavy Equipment Operator for Mark IV Construction was born in Bridgeport to the late John P. and Mary Ellen (Strelecki) Yates and has been a life long area resident. He truly loved riding his HARLEY. Survivors include his beloved wife...

Ralph Rizzo

Ralph Rizzo

May 7, 2010

Ralph Rizzo passed away peacefully on Friday, May 7, 2010 in his home in Stratford, Connecticut with his family by his side. He was 90 years old. Ralph was a kind, generous, hard-working, fun-loving man, who enjoyed spending time with his family in and around Stratford, and with his friends in Port St. Lucie, Florida. He was born in Derby...

Serafina D'Amato

Serafina D'Amato

May 7, 2010

Serafina D'Amato, age 81, of Stratford, passed away on Friday, May 7, 2010 in Bridgeport Hospital. Born in Molfetta, Italy to the late Cecilio and Susanna (DeBari) Spadavecchia, she has been a long time area resident and was a retired dress maker for Messina Dress Co. Survivors include her beloved husband Giuseppe D'Amato; 3 devoted daughters Judy DiSavino and her...

Genevieve Humenick

Genevieve Humenick

May 5, 2010

Genevieve Nerkowski Kernicky Humenick, age 95, of Stratford, the widow of Nicholas B. Kernicky and Peter Humenick, passed away peacefully in her home on Wednesday May 5, 2010. Gen was born in Chicopee, Massachusetts on July 27, 1914 to the late Frank and Leonora (Lemanski) Nerkowski and has been a life long area resident. She was a retired Production Control...

Bernard P. Butch Ogrodowicz

Bernard P. Butch Ogrodowicz

May 4, 2010

Bernard P. (BUTCH) Ogrodowicz, age 63 of Stratford passed away on Tuesday May 4, 2010 in Connecticut Hospice Branford. Butch, a retired self-employed Drywall installer, was born in Bridgeport to the late Bernard and Dorothy (Mushinsky) Ogrodowicz and has been a life long area resident. He was an avid hunter, fisherman and gardener. Survivors include his beloved children Lisa Ogrodowicz...

Joseph John Curran Sr.

Joseph John Curran Sr.

May 3, 2010

The servant of God, Joseph John Curran, Sr. reposed into Life Eternal this day after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 85. Joseph was born in Brockton, Mass in 1924. After moving to Connecticut, he was a resident of Bridgeport until 1981, Huntington until 2004, and most recently Orange, Ct. Joseph was a graduate of Central High School. He...

Catherine Yurgosky Marcho

Catherine Yurgosky Marcho

May 3, 2010

Catherine A. Yurgosky Marcho age 85 of Trumbull, widow of the late Joseph Marcho passed away on Monday May 3, 2010 in Lord Chamberlain Health Center. Mrs. Marcho, a homemaker was born in Jessup, Pennsylvania to the late Andrew and Pauline (Frankosky) Yurgosky and has been a long time area resident. Survivors include her beloved children Ronald Marcho, and Robert...

Roman Sourmach

Roman Sourmach

Apr 30, 2010

Roman Sourmach, age 45 of Naugatuck passed away on Friday April 30, 2010 in his home. Roman, a self-employed carpenter was born in Grodno, Belarus and has been a area resident for eighteen years. Several friends in the local area survive him. Calling hours on Thursday from 5-7 p.m. in the Adzima Funeral Home 50 Paradise Green Place Stratford. A...

Robert M. Blake

Robert M. Blake

Apr 27, 2010

Robert Blake, age 79 of Stratford, the beloved husband of Jean passed away on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 in Bridgeport Hospital. Born in Bethel, CT he grew up in New York City. He earned his undergraduate degree at Georgetown University and his masters at Fordham University. After serving in the Marines, he began his career in sales working for major...