Obituaries

Theresa A. Prihoda

Theresa A. Prihoda

Mar 10, 2010

Theresa A. Prihoda, age 103 of Bridgeport, the widow of John Prihoda passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2010 in St. Vincent's Medical Center. Born on February 26, 1907 in Poultney, VT to the late Joseph and Stella (Estona) Skovira, she has been a lifelong Bridgeport resident. She worked for Remington Arms during WWII, Columbia Records, the Bronx Bakery and Country...

Joseph William Dupont Iii

Joseph William Dupont Iii

Mar 8, 2010

Joseph William Dupont III "Joey", age 29 of Derby passed away on Monday, March 8, 2010 in CT Hospice in Branford. Born in Bridgeport on March 11, 1980 to Joseph William Dupont II and Laura Lee Cornell, he was raised in Stratford and Shelton and has resided in Derby since June. Joey was a carpenter with CGM of Fairfield and...

John H. Rivers

John H. Rivers

Feb 27, 2010

John H. Rivers age 82 of Derby, beloved husband of Mary Puskar Rivers, passed away on Saturday February 27, 2010 in Griffin Hospital. Mr. Rivers, a WWII Veteran of the U.S. Army was born in Bridgeport to the late Walter and Rose (Lewis) Rivers and has been a long time area resident. He was retired after 36 years from the...

Hope Ann Moniuk Meyer

Hope Ann Moniuk Meyer

Feb 26, 2010

Hope Ann Moniuk Meyer widow of Frank H. Meyer passed away suddenly on Friday February 26, 2010 in her home. Hope was born in Bridgeport beloved daughter of Ann Wairy Moniuk of Fairfield and the late Stephen Moniuk Sr., and had been a resident of Fairfield for many years, before moving to West Haven. She was a 1960 graduate of...

Barbara M. Pitoniak Sachs

Barbara M. Pitoniak Sachs

Feb 25, 2010

Barbara Marie Sachs, age 65, a resident of Shelton for over 35 years, passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2010, at Bridgeport Hospital. Mrs. Sachs was born in Peckville, Pennsylvania, daughter of Amelia Pitoniak and the late Michael Pitoniak, and was a graduate of the University of Bridgeport with a Bachelor's Degree in Science, and a Master's Degree in Clinical...

Mary H. Krajcik Wargo

Mary H. Krajcik Wargo

Feb 23, 2010

Mary H. Krajcik Wargo age 93 of Trumbull, the widow of Joseph J. Wargo passed away on Tuesday February 23, 2010 in St. Vincent's Medical Center Bridgeport. Mrs. Wargo, a homemaker was born in Bridgeport to the late Sylvester and Caroline (Vizvary) Krajcik and has been a lifelong area resident. She was a graduate of St. John Nepomucene Commercial High...

Edward T. Sedlock

Edward T. Sedlock

Feb 21, 2010

Edward T. Sedlock age 75 of Stratford passed away on Sunday February 21, 2010 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mr. Sedlock a U.S. Army Veteran was born in Bridgeport to the late John and Vera (Tomasco) Sedlock and has been a life long area resident. He was retired from Burritt Lumber and Sikorsky Aircraft, and was an avid Duckpin Bowler. Survivors include...

William Joseph Smetana Sr.

William Joseph Smetana Sr.

Feb 20, 2010

William J. Smetana Sr., 82, of the Huntington section of Shelton, passed away, surrounded by his family, on Saturday, February 20, 2010. Bill was born on February 15, 1928 in Bridgeport, CT to the late Steven and Anna (Skutel) Smetana. After graduating Warren Harding High School in 1946, he became a plumber and then went into sales and fabrication for...

Nora M. Tenk

Nora M. Tenk

Feb 17, 2010

Nora M. (Chagnon) Tenk, age 66, of Stratford, beloved wife of 46 years to Kalman Tenk Jr. died peacefully Wednesday, February 17, 2010 with her family by her side after a courageous battle with cancer. Nora was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut to the late Charles and Marie Chagnon. Nora was known to many as "Nanny Nora". She had many passions...

Mary Savoyski

Mary Savoyski

Feb 17, 2010

Mary Kuchar Savoyski, formerly of Bridgeport, CT, died peacefully Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at Brighton Gardens in Port St. Lucie, FL. Mary, 93, was born September 10, 1916 in Bridgeport, CT. She was the widow of John Savoyski and daughter of the late Paul and Christine Kuchar. Mary leaves a daughter, Sharon Savoyski Porto, with whom she resided in Florida...

Michael J. Fiorella

Michael J. Fiorella

Feb 14, 2010

Michael J. Fiorella age 45 of Stratford passed away suddenly on Sunday February 14, 2010 in his home. Michael, a graduate of Bunnell High School and The University of New Haven was born in Bridgeport, beloved son of Ronald Fiorella and Barbara Rossi Fiorella and has been a life long Stratford resident. He was an avid fan of the Pittsburgh...

Lt,Col Charles J. Nolin Usaf (Ret)

Lt,Col Charles J. Nolin Usaf (Ret)

Feb 14, 2010

Lieutenant, Colonel, Charles J. Nolin USAF (ret), age 84 of Bridgeport passed away on Sunday February 14, 2010 in his home, surrounded by his loving family. Chuck, a retired officer in the Unites States Air Force, serving from 1943-1975 in Alaska, France, and Africa was born in Springfield, Massachusetts to the late Charles and Eveline (Perron) Nolin and has been...

Matushka Zinaida Belaieff

Matushka Zinaida Belaieff

Feb 9, 2010

Matushka Zinaida Istuchin Belaieff age 93 of Trumbull, the widow of Proto-Deacon Sergei Belaieff passed away on Tuesday February 9, 2010 in St. Joseph's Manor, Trumbull. Matushka Zinaida, a retired Nurses Aide at Bridgeport Hospital was born in Russia to the late Alexander and Zinaida Istuchin and has been a long time area resident. She has been a lifelong devoted...

Glenna L. Booth

Glenna L. Booth

Feb 4, 2010

Glenna L. Booth, age 92 of Stratford, the widow of Willis Booth passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2010 in the Bishop Wicke Health Care Center in Shelton. Born in South Tremont Kings Co., Nova Scotia to the late Perley and Elva (MacGregor) MacLannan, she has resided in the US most of her life. She was retired from Nation Wide...

Joseph Mino

Joseph Mino

Jan 24, 2010

Joseph M. Mino age 93 of Stratford, widower of Elizabeth Fida Mino passed away on Sunday January 24, 2010 in Lord Chamberlain Health Center Stratford. Mr. Mino, a retired machinist for AVCO was born in Barnesboro, Pennsylvania to the late John and Helen (Podany) Mino and has been a long time area resident. He was a member of the Baldwin...

Martha Guggenheim

Martha Guggenheim

Jan 24, 2010

Martha (Morey) Guggenheim passed into eternal rest with the Lord on Sunday January 24, 2010 at Lord Chamberlain in Stratford. She was the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Ernest (Clara) Morey. Her devoted husband, Dudley Lewis Guggenheim, predeceased her. Mrs. Guggenheim was a life long resident of Stratford graduating from Stratford High School in 1934. She was an...

Florence Totora

Florence Totora

Jan 24, 2010

Florence Donofri Totora age 85 of Stratford the widow of Frank M. Totora passed away on Sunday January 24, 2010 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mrs. Totora, a retired receptionist for Milford Hospital was born in Bridgeport to the late Daniel Donofri and Anna (DiBlasi) Donofri Pavluchik and has been a life long area resident. Florence was very patriotic and was involved...

Michael J. Lesko Sr.

Michael J. Lesko Sr.

Jan 23, 2010

Michael J. Lesko Sr, Age 83 of Stratford, widower of Lois Sabadosh Lesko passed away on Friday, January 23, 2010 in Bridgeport Hospital. Born in Bridgeport to the late John and Anna Ferko Lesko, was a lifelong Stratford resident. Mike was a retired Stratford firefighter. He was a WWII veteran of the United States Navy serving in the Okinawa Theater...

Jane Marie Demetriades

Jane Marie Demetriades

Jan 23, 2010

Jane Marie Demetriades, age 79 of Hamden formerly of Stratford the widow of Mikis Demetriades MD passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2010 in CT Hospice. Born in Bridgeport to the late James and Florence (Bernard) Sudrow, she lived most of her life in Stratford before moving to Hamden 15 years ago and would spend 6 months of the year...

Anthony S. Tivadar

Anthony S. Tivadar

Jan 21, 2010

Anthony S. (Tony) Tivadar age 80 of Stratford passed away on Thursday January 21, 2010 in Bridgeport Hospital. Tony, a Korean War Veteran of the U.S. Army, was born in Bridgeport to Fairfield residents Joseph and Anna (Lutar) Tivadar. He was educated at Holland Hill, St. Stephen's, and Maplewood Schools and graduated from Bassick High School, the International Correspondence School,...