Obituaries

Anthony F. Tom Sr.

Anthony F. Tom Sr.

Aug 25, 2007

Major Anthony F. Tom Sr., age 87 of Stratford passed away on Saturday August 25, 2007 in Bridgeport Hospital. Maj. Tom was born in Dickson City, PA to the late Peter and Bertha Tom on November 20, 1919. He entered the U.S. Army on May 18, 1944 and completed his basic infantry training at Ft. Mc McClellan, AL. He joined...

Nicholas Didio Jr.

Nicholas Didio Jr.

Aug 24, 2007

Didio – Nicholas Didio Jr. of Stratford, husband of Carol Noel Didio passed away on Friday August 24, 2007 in St. Vincent Medical Center in Bridgeport. Born in Bridgeport to the late Nicola and Giovanniona Mastermarino Didio, Nicholas was a lifelong area resident and retired from Sikorsky Aircraft after 40 years of service. He was a member of the Germania...

Mary Krizan

Mary Krizan

Aug 15, 2007

Mary Smith Krizan age 78 of Bridgeport, widow of Albert Krizan passed away on Wednesday August 15, 2007, in Bridgeport Health Care Center. Born in East Kingston, NY to the late Joseph and Esther Smith, Mary was a long time area resident and retired from Remington Rand with over 50 years service. Survivors include; a son Albert Krizan Jr, a...

Michael Piatak

Michael Piatak

Aug 15, 2007

Michael Piatak, age 82 of Stratford, passed away on Wednesday August 15, 2007 in his home. Mr. Piatak, a WW#II Veteran of the U.S. Navy was born in Granville, New York to the late John and Mary Homa Piatak and had been a life long Bridgeport and Lordship resident. He was retired from Sikorsky after thirty-three years of service and...

Maria Namor Crainich

Maria Namor Crainich

Aug 14, 2007

Maria Namor Crainich, age 86 of Bridgeport, passed away on Tuesday August 14, 2007 in St. Vincent's Medical Center Bridgeport. Mrs. Crainich, a retired assembler for Harvey Hubbell was born in Udine, Italy and has been a long time area resident. Survivors include her beloved children John Namor of Bridgeport, and Josephine Haslob and her husband Richard Sr. of Stratford,...

Julia Poniatowski

Julia Poniatowski

Aug 10, 2007

Julia Rudalavage Poniatowski age 84 of Stratford, the widow of Frank M. Poniatowski passed away on Friday August 10, 2007 at Bridgeport Health Care Center. Mrs. Poniatowski was born in Shenandoah PA to the late Charles and Margaret Goulus Rudalavage, and was retired from the United Technology Company Packing Division. Survivors include her beloved son Marty Poniatowski and his wife...

Eva I. Soltis

Eva I. Soltis

Aug 6, 2007

Eva Iwasczyszyn Soltis, age 91 of Bridgeport, widow of George Soltis Jr., passed away on Monday August 6, 2007 in her home. Mrs. Soltis a retired sales lady for Read's Department Store was born in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania to the late Nicholas and Barbara Iwasczyszyn and has been a long time area resident. She was an active member of St....

Aaron Thomas Hine

Aaron Thomas Hine

Aug 6, 2007

Aaron Thomas Hine, age 29 of Milford passed away suddenly on August 6, 2007. Aaron, a chef at Marshall Lane Manor in Derby, was born in Bridgeport beloved son of James and Karen Bekech Hine. He was a graduate of Ansonia High School and Johnson and Wales School of Culinary in Rhode Island. He was an avid Jets and Braves...

Carmela Piccirillo Mudre

Carmela Piccirillo Mudre

Aug 6, 2007

Carmela Piccirillo Mudre, age 83 a long time resident of Stratford passed away on Monday August 6, 2007. Mrs. Mudre was born in Bridgeport daughter of the late Michael and Anna (Pinto) Piccirillo and was the widow of Edward J. Mudre. Survivors include her beloved children Gary Mudre and his wife Cathy of South Carolina and Gail Voytek and her...

Andrea Pond

Andrea Pond

Aug 4, 2007

Pond – Andrea Jeanne Pond, age 40, of Stuart Florida, formerly of Stratford died Saturday, August 4, 2007 in Stuart Florida. Born in Bridgeport to R. Michael Pond of Stratford and Sandra Jeanne Pond Fisher of Port Orange, FL she was an area resident until moving to Florida in 1992. Andrea was a graduate of Notre Dame High School in...

Louis J Kish

Louis J Kish

Aug 1, 2007

KISH – Louis J. Kish, age 89 of Stratford, the widower of Margaret Knapik Kish, died on August 1, 2007 in Lord Chamberlain Health Care Facility, Stratford. Born in Coventry to the late John Kish and Julia Csenge Kish, he was a resident of Stratford for 55 years. He was a retired Purchasing Agent for Moore Special Tool Company and...

Ronald S Seale

Ronald S Seale

Jul 31, 2007

SEALE – Ronald S. Seale, age 66, of Trumbull, died on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 in St. Vincent's; Medical Center, Bridgeport . Born in Bridgeport to the late Robert Seale and Florence Lewis Seale. He was a resident of Trumbull for many years. He was a retired employee of Kohl's Department Store. .Survivors include his beloved sister Violet Kozdeba of...

Daniel T. Dusenberry Sr.

Daniel T. Dusenberry Sr.

Jul 30, 2007

Daniel Theodore Dusenberry, Sr, 92, passed away on July 30, 2007, in Shelton Connecticut. He was born in Bethel, Connecticut on November 2, 1914, the youngest child of Carrie and Jacob Dusenberry. Dan married Annie Andera in 1941 in Bridgeport, Connecticut and together they had three children: Phyllis Ann, Frances Elaine, and Daniel Theodore Jr. He loved his family throughout...

Helen Ceccarelli

Helen Ceccarelli

Jul 29, 2007

Helen Ceccarelli of Stratford age 87, widow of John Ceccarelli, passed away in Bridgeport Hospital on Sunday July 29, 2007. Born in Carmel PA to Peter and Anna Minzora Zielinski, Helen was a lifelong area resident for over 80 years. Retired from General Electric with 30 years of service as an assembler, she was a member of the GE Quarter...

Angelo Lucifora

Angelo Lucifora

Jul 28, 2007

Angelo Lucifora, age 84 of Stratford died Saturday July 28, 2007 in Bridgeport Hospital. Born in Bridgeport he has been a lifelong area resident and had also lived in Tucson, Arizona for a short period of time. Angelo was the Son of the late Luigi and Concetta Lucifora and the widower of Margaret Vieira. He was the former proprietor of...

Mary Szymborski

Mary Szymborski

Jul 26, 2007

Mary Szymborski, age 82 of Milford, beloved wife of John Szymborski for 64 years passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2007 in Milford Hospital. She was born on May 29, 1925 in Bridgeport to the late Michael and Anna Piletsky. In addition to her husband she is survived by her daughter Mary Ann Rasch of North Haven, sisters Julia Comcowich...

Veronica Samoudsky Hansen

Veronica Samoudsky Hansen

Jul 26, 2007

Veronica Rose Samoudsky Hansen, age 75 of Stratford passed away on Thursday July 26, 2007 in Bridgeport Hospital. Veronica, a retired employee of the Connecticut Post for over seventeen years, was born in Granville, New York to the late Andrew and Susan Samoudsky and has been a long time area resident. She was graduate of Harding High School's Class of...

Barbara T Kepchar

Barbara T Kepchar

Jul 26, 2007

Barbara Kepchar, age 77 of Bridgeport, passed away on Thursday July 26 2007 in the Golden Hill Nursing Home in Milford. Married to Peter Kepchar Jr., Barbara was born in Bridgeport to the late Peter and Margaret Gomori Hatrick and was a lifelong area resident. Barbara was employed as a caretaker at the Stonehaven Rest Home in Bridgeport, was...

Emily Yacko Dragan

Emily Yacko Dragan

Jul 20, 2007

– Emily Yacko Dragan, age 92 of Miramar, Florida, passed away after a short illness on July 20, 2007 in Florida. Emily was born in Bridgeport daughter of the late Michael and Anna Yacko and was the widow of John Dragan. She was educated in the Bridgeport School System, Central Connecticut College and Columbia University. Emily taught in the Bridgeport...

Helen B. Pistey

Helen B. Pistey

Jul 19, 2007

Helen B. Pistey, age 86 of Bridgeport, The daughter of the late John and Helen (Knapick) Pistey, died Thursday, July 19, 2007 in St. Joseph's Manor. Graveside services will take place at 10 am in St. John's Cemetery Stratford on Tuesday, July 24, 2007.