Obituaries

Charles Duane Williams

Charles Duane Williams

Jun 4, 2007

Charles Duane Williams age 79 of Stratford, beloved husband of Helen Mc Gowan Williams entered into eternal life on Monday June 4, 2007 at Bridgeport Hospital with his loving family by his side. Born and raised in Dunmore, PA, he was the beloved son of the late Charles and Freda Williams. After graduating from Warren Harding High School he served...

Donald L. Peters Sr.

Donald L. Peters Sr.

Jun 3, 2007

Donald L. Peters Sr. age 75 of Monroe, passed away on Sunday June 3, 2007 in St. Vincent's Medical Center Bridgeport. Mr. Peters, a Korean War Veteran of the U.S. Army serving with the 101st Airborne Division, was born in Bridgeport to the late Frank and Selma Hesse Peters and has been a life long area resident. He was a...

Margaret Drank Southard

Margaret Drank Southard

Jun 1, 2007

Margaret Drank Southard, age 90 of Bridgeport passed away on Friday June 1, 2007 in Lord Chamberlain Health Care Center in Stratford. Mrs. Southard, a homemaker was born in Bridgeport to the late John and Susan Drank and has been a life long area resident. She was the widow of Norman Southard. Survivors include her beloved daughter Sally Hicks and...

Gina Mencarelli Biazzo

Gina Mencarelli Biazzo

May 31, 2007

Gina Mencarelli Biazzo, age 87 of Delray Beach, Florida, formerly of Stratford passed away on Thursday May 31, 2007 in Florida. Mrs. Biazzo, a homemaker, was born in Bridgeport to the late Angelo and Maria Mencarelli and had been a life long area resident before moving to Delray Beach. Survivors include her beloved husband Frank, her devoted children John Baizzo...

Mary Krafchick

Mary Krafchick

May 31, 2007

Mary Lajioe Krafchick, age 79 of Bridgeport passed away on Thursday May 31, 2007 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mrs. Krafchick, a homemaker was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts to the late William and Marie O'Connor Lajioe and has been a long time area resident. Survivors include her beloved husband Anthony Krafchick, 3 devoted children Walter of Holyoke, MA, Anastasia of West Haven...

John F. Komar

John F. Komar

May 31, 2007

John F. Komar, age 82 of New Haven passed away on Thursday May 31, 2007 in Connecticut Hospice Branford. Mr. Komar, a WW # II Veteran of the U.S. Army was born in Bridgeport to the late George and Pauline Bercik Komar and had been a life long Stratford resident prior to Moving to New Have 3 years ago. He...

Dorothy Coffin Brelsford

Dorothy Coffin Brelsford

May 31, 2007

Mrs. Dorothy C. (Coffin) Brelsford, age 88 of Crosby Commons, Shelton (formerly of Stratford) entered into eternal life on May 31, 2007 on the Feast of the Visitation in Bridgeport Hospital with her loving family by her side. She was the beloved wife of Herbert W. Brelsford for 62 years. Born on July 17, 1918 in Bridgeport, she was the...

Gabor Bagley

Gabor Bagley

May 29, 2007

Gabor Bagley, age 87 of Stratford, passed away on Tuesday May 29, 2007 in Lord Chamberlain H.C. C. Stratford, after a long illness Mr. Bagley, a WW # II Veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the 6th Armourred Division, saw combat in campaigns involving Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe, was born in Stratford to the late...

Anna Patrick

Anna Patrick

May 28, 2007

Anna Lazor Patrick, age 96 formerly of Stratford passed away on Monday May 28, 2007 in St. Joseph's Manor Trumbull. Mrs. Patrick, a retired assembler for Remington Rand was born in Jastreb, Czechoslovakia to the late Nicholas and Anna Plavcan Lazor and has been a long time area resident. She was a member of the Baldwin Center Seniors and the...

Marilyn Egirt Skapyak

Marilyn Egirt Skapyak

May 28, 2007

Marilyn Egirt Skapyak, age 76 of Stratford, passed away on Monday May 28, 2007 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mrs. Skapyak, a homemaker was born in Bridgeport to the late Christopher and Pearl Egirt and has been a life long area resident. Survivors include her beloved husband John Skapyak, her devoted children Lindee Horne and her husband Joseph of Shelton and Richard...

Martha Babey Kasper

Martha Babey Kasper

May 26, 2007

Martha Babey Kasper, age 96 of Stratford passed away on Saturday May 26, 2007 in Connecticut Hospice Branford. Mrs. Kasper, a homemaker was born in Duquesne, Pennsylvania to the late John and Martha (Oleyar) Babey, and has been a life long area resident. She was a member of the St. John's Seniors and the Royal Neighbors of America, and was...

Margaret Filicko Saltis

Margaret Filicko Saltis

May 20, 2007

Margaret Filicko Saltis age 74, of Stratford passed away suddenly on Sunday May 20, 2007 in her home. Marge, a retired secretary for Sikorsky Aircraft Pricing Department, was born in Stratford to the late Peter and Anna Filicko and had been a life long area resident. She was a graduate of Stratford High School and had been a life long...

Mary J. Pastor

Mary J. Pastor

May 19, 2007

Mary J. Pastor, age 84, of Shelton, passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2007 in Griffin Hospital, Derby. Born in Housatonic, MA to the late Marcell anf Marianna Krysiak Pieklik, she was a life-long resident of Stratford and Shelton for four years. She was a retired sales assistant at Kmart and was the widow of Joseph T. Pastor, Sr. ....

Ann Quiricone

Ann Quiricone

May 19, 2007

Ann Quiricone, age 85 of Stratford the widower of Armando Quiricone, died Saturday, May 19, 2007 in Bridgeport Hospital. Born In Pittston, PA to the late Anthony and Anna Shoemaker Ruskus, she has been a life long area resident who retired from Remington Arm in Bridgeport where she was an assembler. Survivors include her beloved children: a son Gary Quiricone...

John A. Vitkowski

John A. Vitkowski

May 18, 2007

John A. Vitkowski, age 58, of Stratford died on Friday May 18, 2007 at home. Born in Bridgeport to the late John and Barbara Doran Vitkowski, he has been a life long area resident, A United States Air Force veteran of the Viet Nam conflict, he worked for the Engineering and Refrigeration INC of New Jersey. John was an avid...

Mary H. Kasprak

Mary H. Kasprak

May 17, 2007

Mary H. Kasprak, age 87, of Northbridge, MA passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2007 in Beaumont Nursing Home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. to the late John and Julie Reut, she was a resident of Northbridge for eight years. She was a retired assembler for Remington Arms Company and Harvey Hubbell Company. Survivors include two beloved sons Paul Kasprak and...

Walter Janeczek Sr.

Walter Janeczek Sr.

May 17, 2007

Walter Janeczek, Sr., age 85, of Trumbull, passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2007 in Bridgeport Hospital, Born in Dickson City, PA to the late Peter and Anna Kuchanska Janeczek, he was a resident of Trumbull for many years. Walter was a retired supervisor at Sikorsky Aircraft with 45 years of service, where he was a member of the Quarter...

John J. Adams Iii

John J. Adams Iii

May 17, 2007

John J. Adams III, age 60, of Seymour, died on Thursday, May 17, 2007 in Yale-New Haven Hospital. Born in Bridgeport to the late John J. Adams Jr. and Mary Steiz Adams. He was an inspector for Sikorsky Aircraft for the last 23 years and was a member of the Teamsters Union. Local 1150 and was a Graduate of Bunnell...

Helen Knapp Buchwalder

Helen Knapp Buchwalder

May 9, 2007

Helen Knapp Buchwalder, age 101 of Bridgeport passed away on Wednesday May 9, 2007 in Bridgeport Hospital. Helen, a homemaker, was born in Bridgeport to the late Peter and Mary (Sarnik) Knapp and has been a life long area resident. Survivors include 3 nieces and 2 nephews. She was pre-deceased by her brothers John and Joseph Knapp and her sisters...

Jimmie F. Behan

Jimmie F. Behan

May 9, 2007

Jimmie F. Behan age 62 of Stratford, passed away on Wednesday May 9, 2007 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mr. Behan, a U.S. Army Veteran of the Viet Nam Conflict, was born in Little Rock, Arkansas to the late Francis and Muriel Behan and has been a long time area resident. He was a self- employed stock trader. Survivors include his beloved...