Obituaries

Vera Sakovich Markitan

Vera Sakovich Markitan

Feb 14, 2007

– Vera Sakovich Markitan, age 92, passed away on Wednesday February 14, 2007 at the Jewish Home in Fairfield, where she resided for the past 15 months. Prior to that Vera lived at the Seymour Hollander Apartments on Park Avenue, Bridgeport from 1982 until November 2005. Born on December 1, 1914 in New Haven to the late Anton and Irene...

Edward M. Luca

Edward M. Luca

Feb 13, 2007

Edward M. Luca, age 85 of Bridgeport passed away on Tuesday February 13, 2007 in St. Vincent's Medical Center Bridgeport. Mr. Luca, a WW # II Veteran of the U.S. Army was born in Pawling, New York to the late Michael and Susan Luca and has been a long time area resident. He was a retired engineer for Dresser Industries...

Jacqueline Jewell

Jacqueline Jewell

Feb 12, 2007

Jacqueline M. Jewell, of Orange, daughter of the late Alden Y. and Catherine G Jewell of Bridgeport's North End passed away on Monday February 12, 2007. Jacqueline was a retired executive in the Business Office of S.N.E.T. New Haven, and was a former president of the Telephone Pioneers Club. She is survived by her sister Lola Downs, of Milford, and...

Stella Swaikowsky

Stella Swaikowsky

Feb 9, 2007

Lenda Swaikowsky Stella, age 95 of Stratford, passed away on Friday February 9, 2007 in Lord Chamberlain Health Care Center Stratford. Mrs. Swaikowsky, a retired assembler for Sikorsky Aircraft, was born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania to the late Frank and Julia Lenda and has been a long time area resident. She was the widow of Roman Swaikowsky. Survivors include her...

George Hudenets

George Hudenets

Feb 8, 2007

George Hudenets, age 87 of Stratford, passed away suddenly on Thursday February 8, 2007 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mr. Hudenets, a WW # II Veteran of the U.S. Army, was born in Carpentertown, Pennsylvania to the late Steven and Vera Hudenets and has been a long time area resident. He was a retired machinist for Raybestos. Survivors include his beloved wife...

Catherine Kopchak Liscinsky

Catherine Kopchak Liscinsky

Feb 7, 2007

Catherine Kopchak Liscinsky, of Stratford, entered into rest on Wednesday, February 7, 2007 her 95th birthday. She was born in Bridgeport to the late Andrew and Anna Kopchak and was the widow of Stephen Liscinsky. Survivors include her daughter Joan Clements, her son Stephen Liscinsky Jr., and his wife Peggy, seven grandchildren Stephen Liscinsky III and his wife Jaime, Nancy...

Stephen Ellias

Stephen Ellias

Feb 4, 2007

Stephen Ellias, age 89 of Stratford, passed away on Sunday February 4, 2007 in Astoria Park Health Care Center, Bridgeport. Mr. Ellias, a WW # II Veteran of the U.S. Army, was born in Stratford to the late Stephen and Dorothy Martinez Ellias and has been a life long area resident. He was a retired machinist for the Singer Manufacturing...

Helen Bobko Dixon

Helen Bobko Dixon

Feb 4, 2007

Helen Bobko Dixon, age 81 of Stratford, passed away on Sunday February 4, 2007 in Lord Chamberlain Health Care Center Stratford. Mrs. Dixon, a retired bookkeeper for Connecticut Photo Blue, was born in Stratford to the late Michael and Susie (Kopcik) Bobko and has been a life long area resident. She was a member of the Miamogue Yacht Club, where...

Joseph Charles Bizub Jr.

Joseph Charles Bizub Jr.

Feb 2, 2007

Joseph Charles Bizub Jr., age 80 of Shelton, died Friday, February 2, 2007 in his home. Born in Bridgeport to the late Joseph C. Bizub Sr. and Anna Valek Bizub, Joe has been a life long area resident. He was a veteran of the United States Navy during WWII fighting in the Philippines. He retired from Bridgeport Metal Goods after...

Glenn Stephen Kochiss

Glenn Stephen Kochiss

Feb 2, 2007

Glenn Stephen Kochiss, age 60 of Cheshire formerly of Watertown, died Friday, February 2, 2007 in Waterbury Hospital. Born in Bridgeport to the late Stephen and Mary Mihalko Kochiss, he has resided in Watertown for 30 years moving to Cheshire just 1 week ago. He was a Lab Tech for Imagistics and Pitney Bowes. Survivors include his beloved wife Patricia...

Efstratios Chocas

Efstratios Chocas

Jan 30, 2007

Efstratios "Stratty" Chocas, age 79 of The Villages in Florida formerly of Milford, died Tuesday January 30, 2007 in Leesburg Regional Medical Center in Leesburg Florida. Born in Stamford to the late Nicholas and Yanoula Anagnostopoulos Chocas, he resided most of his life in Stamford, living in Milford for 9 years and then moved to The Villages in Florida 5...

Dolores Jula Sekelsky

Dolores Jula Sekelsky

Jan 27, 2007

SEKELSKY – Dolores Jula Sekelsky, age 76, of Stratford and Hollywood, Florida passed away on Saturday January 27, 2007, in Florida. Mrs. Sekelsky, a retired saleswoman for the Sage Allen Department Store was born in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania to the late John and Helen Jula. She was a long time area resident, spending her winters in Florida. She was the beloved...

Kathleen A. Mittleman

Kathleen A. Mittleman

Jan 26, 2007

Kathleen A. Mittleman, age 50, of Stratford the beloved wife of Irving Mittleman died Friday, January 26, 2007 in Bridgeport Hospital. Born in Bridgeport to Peter and Bernice Haley Tomscheck she has been a lifelong area. She was employed by Cogenics Inc in New Haven as an accountant. Survivors include her Husband Irving, her parents Peter and Bernice Tomscheck of...

Joseph J. Matlyak

Joseph J. Matlyak

Jan 25, 2007

Joseph J. Matlyak, age 67 of Easton, died Thursday, January 25, 2007 in his home. Born in Bridgeport to the late Joseph and Anna Kopchyak Matlyak he has resided in Easton all of his life. Joseph was a retired farmer with the Center Farm Dairy. He was a lifetime member of the National Riffle Association and had a great love...

James R. Filowicz

James R. Filowicz

Jan 25, 2007

James R. Filowicz, age 75 of Shelton passed away on Thursday January 25, 2007 in Ludlow Health Care Center, Fairfield. Mr. Filowicz, a Veteran of the U.S. Army and Air Force during the Korean Conflict, was born in Bridgeport and has been a life long area resident. He was a graduate of Housatonic Community College and the University of New...

Andrew Tibor

Andrew Tibor

Jan 25, 2007

Andrew Tibor age 87, of Stratford, widower of Josephine Macionus Tibor, passed away peacefully in Bridgeport Hospital on Thursday, January 25, 2007. Andrew was born in Bridgeport to the late John and Mary Gyongyosi Tibor. He was a Stratford resident for 60 years. Andrew was a machinist supervisor for Avco Lycoming for many years and then retired from Sikorsky Aircraft....

Linda De Lorenzo Benigno

Linda De Lorenzo Benigno

Jan 22, 2007

Linda De Lorenzo Benigno, age 58 of Shelton, passed away on Monday January 22, 2007 in Griffin Hospital, Derby. Linda, a homemaker, was born in Bridgeport to the late Arthur and Erminia (Liotto) De Lorenzo and has been a life long area resident. She was a graduate of Notre Dame High School and the Famous Artist School in Westport. Survivors...

Beatrice Jean Helwig

Beatrice Jean Helwig

Jan 21, 2007

– Beatrice Jean Helwig, age 81 of Stratford died Sunday, January 21, 2007 in her home. Born in Norwalk to the late George M. and Hannah (Olsen) White She has been a lifelong area resident. She was the widow of Carleton P Helwig and she retired from Warnaco in 1988. Survivors include 2 sons Robert Carleton Helwig and his wife...

Anna Ferko Pavlik

Anna Ferko Pavlik

Jan 20, 2007

Anna Ferko Pavlik, age 96 of Morgan Hill, California, died on Saturday January 20, 2007 in Pacific Hills Manor, Morgan Hill, CA. Mrs. Pavlik, the widow of Michael Pavlik, was born in Bridgeport and lived most of her life in Stratford, before moving to California in 1991. She was retired from the General Electric Company. Survivors include her loving sister...

Genevieve Mary Sibiski

Genevieve Mary Sibiski

Jan 18, 2007

Genevieve Mary Sibiski, age 94, of Oxford passed away on Thursday, January 18,2007 in the Griffin Hospital, Derby. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph A. Sibiski. Born in Derby on June 25,1912 to the late Ralph and Elizabeth DeMarco, she had been a Stratford resident for 54 years. Mrs. Sibiski worked for the American Red Cross Blood...