Obituaries

William Binder

William Binder

Mar 15, 2009

Carl Binder age 85 of Stratford, beloved husband of the late Ilse Schultz Binder, passed away on Sunday March 15, 2009 in his home. Mr. Binder, a retired mechanic for Pratt & Whitney was born in Germany and has been a long time area resident. He was a member of The Baldwin Center, Shelton Seniors and the Sikorsky Club of...

William Willis Converse

William Willis Converse

Mar 13, 2009

Willis "William" Converse age 77 of Orange, beloved husband to Joan (Grabiec) Converse died on March 13, 2009in Bridgeport Hospital. Born in South Gate CA to the late Frederick and Ethel (Cotrell) Converse, he was an Air Force veteran during the Korea War. He was the retired Tax Assessor of 30 years, for the city of Orange. Survivors besides his...

Frank Biazzo

Frank Biazzo

Mar 7, 2009

Francis (Frank) Biazzo, age 87 of Del Ray Beach, Florida formerly of Stratford passed away on Saturday March 7, 2009 in the Sunrise Adult Care Facility Boynton Beach, Florida. Mr. Biazzo a WW # II Veteran of the U.S. Army was born in Bridgeport to the late John and Josephine (Occupinto) Biazzo and has been a life long area resident,...

Joseph Palchak

Joseph Palchak

Mar 6, 2009

Joseph Palchak age 87 of Shelton passed away on Friday March 6, 2009 in Griffin Hospital. Mr. Palchak, a retired Machinist for ACME Shear Company, was born in Bridgeport son of the late Joseph and Ann (Zabovnik) Palcak and has been a life long area resident. Survivors include his beloved wife of sixty-four years Anna Clayton Palchak, and several nieces...

Ann Hanish

Ann Hanish

Mar 5, 2009

Ann (Hanick) Hanish, age 90, of Bridgeport passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2009 in St. Vincent's Medical Center. Born in Dunmore, PA to the late Michael and Anna Matzak Hanish, she has been a life long area resident. Ann was an employee of General Electric for 37 years. Survivors include a brother Joseph Hanish of Milford; 3 sisters Margaret...

Katherine I Barrett

Katherine I Barrett

Mar 4, 2009

Katherine I Rogers Barrett age 85 of Bridgeport passed away on Wednesday March 4, 2009 at Bishop Wicke Health Cneter, Shelton. Mrs. Barrett was born in Bridgeport on February 5, 1924, daughter of the late Martin and Mary Arthur Rogers and has been a life long area resident. She was an area waitress for many years. Katherine will be greatly...

Stella W. Corba

Stella W. Corba

Feb 27, 2009

Stanislawa "Stella" W. Corba, age 96 of Stratford, the widow of John G. Corba, passed away on Friday, February 27, 2009 in Cambridge Manor in Fairfield. Born in Great Barrington, MA to the late Alexander and Rosalia (Rogala) Drenzek, she has resided in Stratford for the past 50 years prior to entering Cambridge Manor. She was a retired assembler for...

Hugh J. Catalano

Hugh J. Catalano

Feb 26, 2009

Hugh J. Catalano age 67 of Stratford passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Thursday February 26, 2009. He was born in Washington DC on December 14, 1941 son of the late Dr. Pasquale M. Catalano and Marie Mallon Catalano. Pre-deceased by his wife of 43 years, Mary Lou and brother Attorney Michael A. Catalano survivors include 3...

Stephanie Babij Dziewulski

Stephanie Babij Dziewulski

Feb 23, 2009

Stephanie Madeleine Babij Dziewulski, 87, beloved wife of 54 years of the late Michael J. Dziewulski, passed away on February 23 at Bridgeport Hospital after a 30 plus years struggle with diabetes. She was the seventh of ten children born to Peter and Magdalena Blacha Babij in Scranton, PA. Around 1940 she came to Bridgeport to visit her cousin Pearl...

Eleanor Kosa Kacer

Eleanor Kosa Kacer

Feb 21, 2009

Eleanor Kosa Kacer age 97 of Bridgeport widow of Earl Kacer passed away on Saturday February 21, 2009 at the Lutheran Home in Southbury. Mrs. Kacer a retired Loan Officer for over twenty years at Mechanic's and Farmer's Savings Bank, was born in Bridgeport to the late Joseph and Ann Kosa and has been a life long area resident. She...

Margaret Santurbano Dimartino

Margaret Santurbano Dimartino

Feb 20, 2009

Margaret Santurbano Di Martino, age 84 of Dover Foxcroft, Maine formerly of Stratford passed away on Friday February 20, 2009 in Hibbard Health Center, Maine. Mrs. Di Martino the widow of Raymond Di Martino was born in Bridgeport to the late Antonio and Crescenza Santurbano and has been a life long area resident, living in Vermont and Maine for the...

Joseph S. Cieciorka

Joseph S. Cieciorka

Feb 20, 2009

Joseph S. Cieciorka, age 87 of Shelton, beloved husband of the late Tessie Prawdzik Cieciorka passed away on Friday February 20, 2009 in Bishop Wicke Health Center in Shelton. Mr. Cieciorka, a WW # II Veteran of the U.S. Army was born in Dickson City, Pennsylvania to the late Alexander and Mary (Sobkowiak) Cieciorka and has been a life long...

Elizabeth Pollock

Elizabeth Pollock

Feb 17, 2009

Elizabeth Pollock age 91 of Stratford, widow of Andrew Pollock passed away on Tuesday February 17, 2009 in Bridgeport Hospital. Born in Kurmya Czechoslovakia to the late Joseph and Mary Pokrstenych Fida, Elizabeth moved to the United States over 70 years ago and an area resident for the past 50 years. Survivors include her daughter Elizabeth Larocque and her husband...

Dorothy Bilischko

Dorothy Bilischko

Feb 17, 2009

Dorothy Bilischko, age 81 of Stratford, died Tuesday, February 17, 2009 in Bridgeport Health Care Center. Born in Bridgeport to the late Alexander and Helen (Kerecman) Bilischko she has been a homemaker all her life. While she lived in Florida for seven years of her life she enjoyed that area very much and travels Florida extensively. She was an excellent...

Bogdan Czaplinski

Bogdan Czaplinski

Feb 14, 2009

Bogdan (Don) Romuald Czaplinski, age 52 on Wednesday, died early Saturday morning, February 14, 2009. Don was a loving son, father and grandfather, born February 18, 1957 in Wesolowo, Poland to Sabina and Romuald Czaplinski; the youngest of three children. His family immigrated to this country in 1963 and he lived in Stratford most of his life. He attended Bunnell...

Mary Lou Catalano

Mary Lou Catalano

Feb 12, 2009

Mary Lou Dinan Catalano, age 66 of Stratford the beloved wife of Hugh J. Catalano passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2009 in Bridgeport Hospital. Born on Sunday, April 5, 1942 in Bridgeport to the late Dr. H. Philip Dinan Jr. and the late Dorothy Flanagan Dinnan. She attended St. James School, graduated Laurelton Hall in 1960 and Russell Sage...

Mary Zychek

Mary Zychek

Feb 12, 2009

Mary (Zajczyk) Zychek, age 89 of Bridgeport, the widow of Michael Zychek passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2009 in Masonicare of Newtown. Born in Jastrabie, which is part of the Carpathian Mountains in Czechoslovakia to the late Stefan and Mary (Cvanciger) Pirhala, she has lived in the United States for the last 72 years. Survivors include 3 sons: Frank...

Ramiro Lopes

Ramiro Lopes

Feb 11, 2009

Ramiro "Ray" Ramos Lopes age 66 of Bridgeport passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2009 in Connecticut Hospice in Branford. Born in Santo Estevou, Chaves, Portugal to the late Mario and Ana Goncalves Lopes, he moved to the United States at the age of 21 in 1968. He was a foreman for ERA Construction Co. in Bridgeport. Survivors include 2...

Helen Dina

Helen Dina

Feb 11, 2009

Helen Dina age 97 of Bridgeport passed away on Wednesday February 11, 2009 in Maefair Health Center, Trumbull. Miss Dina a retired assembler for Warner Box Company was born in Bridgeport to the late George and Susan (Hudak) Dina and has been a life long area resident. Survivors include her niece Patricia Angiolollo (Anthony), nephews, George Zahorsky (Ileen), Salvatore Savastano,...

John D Paton Iii

John D Paton Iii

Feb 6, 2009

John D. Paton III, 71, of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina passed away Friday, February 6, 2009 at Tidelands Hospice House in Georgetown, SC. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; he was the son of the late John D. and Meryl Paton. Mr. Paton was a US Army veteran and in his youth had been an Eagle Scout. He had received his BS...