Obituaries

Edward P. Smith Ii

Edward P. Smith Ii

May 9, 2007

Edward Smith II, age 55 of Ansonia passed away on Wednesday May 9, 2007 in Connecticut Hospice Branford. Ed was born in Bridgeport to Geraldine Mangler Smith and the late Edward Smith and has been a life long area resident, living in Ansonia and Derby for the past twenty plus years. He and his wife where the former proprietors of...

Catherine Coscia Novak

Catherine Coscia Novak

Apr 30, 2007

Catherine Coscia Novak, age 91 of Stratford, passed away on Monday April 30, 2007 in Countryside Manor H.C. C. Bristol. Mrs. Novak, a homemaker, was born in Bridgeport to the late Nicola and Mary Coscia and has been a life long area resident. She was the widow of Joseph Novak. Survivors include her beloved sons Joseph A. Novak and his...

Joseph Patrick Molloy

Joseph Patrick Molloy

Apr 26, 2007

Joseph Patrick Molloy, beloved husband of the late Grace Downs Molloy, died Thursday, April 26 in Bridgeport Hospital. He was born in Bridgeport in 1911, the son of Margaret Egan and Patrick J. Molloy, and resided in Stratford most of his adult life. A retiree of Southern New England Telephone Company, Mr. Molloy held supervisory positions in Bridgeport, New Haven,...

Andrew C. Van Etten

Andrew C. Van Etten

Apr 15, 2007

Andrew C. Van Etten , age 71 of Hamden formerly of Stratford, died Sunday, April 15, 2007 in CT Hospice in Branford. Born in Bridgeport to the late Clarence and Susan MacIndoe Van Etten, he was a graduate of Stratford High School and has been a life long area resident. Andy was a Veteran of the US Army during the...

Joseph R. Liscinsky

Joseph R. Liscinsky

Apr 15, 2007

Joseph R. Liscinsky, age 74 of Stratford died Sunday, April 15, 2007 in his home with his loving family by his side. Born in Bridgeport to the late Stephen and Anna Fedorko Liscinsky, Joe has been a life long area resident. He was a retired Marketing Engineer with G.E. Capital and was a veteran of the US Army during the...

Rita Marie Sherman

Rita Marie Sherman

Apr 14, 2007

Rita Marie Sherman, age 85 of Stratford, died on Saturday, April 14, 2007 in her home. Born on Prince Edward Island Canada to the Late John C. and Alma Gallant Arsenault, she has resided in Stratford for the last 58 years and prior to that in Bridgeport. Rita was the beloved wife of 50 years to the late Paul T....

Evelyn E. Seres

Evelyn E. Seres

Apr 12, 2007

Evelyn E. Seres age 57 of Stratford, died on Thursday April 12, 2007, in her home with her loving family by her side. Born in Bridgeport to the late Joseph and Emily Margavitch Cantafio, she has been a lifelong area resident. Evelyn worked part-time for Harvey – Hubbell and was a Communicant of Our Lady of Grace Church in Stratford....

Alice Bednar Nemergut

Alice Bednar Nemergut

Apr 10, 2007

Alice Bednar Nemergut age 92, of Shelton, widow of Paul Nemergut Sr., passed away on Tuesday April 10, 2007 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mrs. Nemergut, a homemaker was born in Bridgeport to the late Joseph and Elizabeth Bednar and has been a life long area resident. She was an active member of St. James Church Stratford and the Baldwin Center. Survivors...

Ernest J. Bontya

Ernest J. Bontya

Apr 10, 2007

Ernest J. Bontya age 85 of Trumbull, passed away on Tuesday April 10, 2007 in his home. Mr. Bontya, a WW # II Veteran of the U.S. Army, was born in Trenton, New Jersey to the late John and Mary Csabala Bontya and has been a long time area resident. He was a retired engineer for the City of Milford...

Elizabeth Welch Maimone

Elizabeth Welch Maimone

Apr 10, 2007

Elizabeth Welch Maimone age 84 of Trumbull, passed away on Tuesday April 10, 2007 in Maefair Health Care Center Trumbull. Mrs. Maimone, a retired assistant manager for City Savings Bank, was born in Rozetta, Illinois to the late Fred and Cora Welch and has been a long time area resident. She was the widow of Samuel B. Maimone. Survivors include...

Pauline Motyka

Pauline Motyka

Apr 9, 2007

Pauline Motyka, of Trumbull, passed away on Monday, April 9, 2007 in St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport. Born in Bridgeport to the late Andro and Anna Soltis, she was a resident of Trumbull for many years. Pauline is the widow of Joseph Motyka and is survived by her beloved son Stephen Motyka and his wife Lisa. She is also survived...

John R. Iszczyszyn

John R. Iszczyszyn

Mar 31, 2007

John R. Iszczyszyn, age 47 of Stratford passed away on Saturday March 31, 2007 in Bridgeport Hospital. John, a salesman for Home Depot in Stratford was born in Poland, beloved son of Maria Hura Iszczyszyn of Stratford and the late Wladyslaw Iszczyszyn and has been a life long area resident. He was a graduate of Kolbe Cathedral High School and...

Anthony J. Pytko

Anthony J. Pytko

Mar 29, 2007

Anthony J. Pytko, age 89 of Stratford passed away on Thursday March 29, 2007 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mr. Pytko, a WW # II Veteran of the U.S. Army was born in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania to the late Anthony and Bertha Zegarski Pytko and has been a long time area resident. He was a retired mechanic for Keating Ford and prior...

Marcella Repotski Gluhanich

Marcella Repotski Gluhanich

Mar 28, 2007

Marcella Repotski Gluhanich, age 98 of Bridgeport, the widow of Stephen Gluhanich passed away on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 in Connecticut Hospice, Branford. Mrs. Gluhanich, a retired Registered Nurse at St. Vincent's Medical Center, was born in Glen Lyon, PA to the late Stephen and Susan Maks Repotski and has resided in Bridgeport most of her life. Survivors include her...

Sarah Billy Barry

Sarah Billy Barry

Mar 27, 2007

Sarah Billy Barry, age 83 of Stratford, passed away on Tuesday March 27, 2007 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mrs. Barry, a retired secretary for Black and Decker was born in Jessup, Pennsylvania to the late Andrew and Elizabeth Billy and has been along time area resident. She is survived by her beloved son Patrick Barry and his wife Jan of Wilmot,...

Marilyn Liscinsky Knecht

Marilyn Liscinsky Knecht

Mar 25, 2007

Marilyn Liscinsky Knecht, age 68 of Stratford passed away on Sunday March 25, 2007 in Bridgeport Hospital. Marilyn, a retired secretary for Curtis-Crandon-Moffett Insurance Company, was born in Bridgeport to the late Frank Peter Liscinsky and Anne Sutyak Liscinsky and has been a life long area resident. She was a graduate of Harding High School and was a long time...

Anthony T. Bratchell Jr.

Anthony T. Bratchell Jr.

Mar 24, 2007

Rarely can one say that a person departs from this earth leaving a happy life behind them. On March 24, 2007, Anthony T. Bratchell Jr., 54 of West Palm Beach, Florida did just that. While his death was sudden and tragic, his life was happy and complete. Tony had a sarcastic whit. He enjoyed laughter and always knew how to...

William Bilischko

William Bilischko

Mar 23, 2007

William Bilischko, age 81 of Stratford died Friday, March 23, 2007 in Bridgeport Hospital. Born in Bridgeport to the late Alexander and Helen Kerescman Bilischko he has been a life long area resident. He was a graduate of the Booth and Bayliss Business School in Bridgeport and was a retired accountant for Beaver Write Products. He was a WWII Veteran...

Carol A. Griz

Carol A. Griz

Mar 23, 2007

Carol A. Griz, age 64 of Bridgeport, a Senior Claims Representative with Travelers Insurance Company, died Friday, March 23, 2006 in her home with her family by her side, after a long courageous and valiant battle with cancer. She was born in Bridgeport to the late Martin Panuczak and Helen Naperkowski Panuczak and has been a lifelong area resident. Carol...

Michael Dirgo

Michael Dirgo

Mar 21, 2007

Michael Dirgo, age 49, of Stratford, passed away on Wednesday March 21, 2007 in Bridgeport Hospital. Born in Bridgeport to Michael Dirgo of Stratford and the late Anna Vojtek Dirgo, he was a lifelong resident of Stratford. Survivors in addition to his father include his beloved sister Mary Ann Carlson and her husband Russ of Boxford, MA, two nephews David...