Obituaries

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...

Rocco Sciarappa

Rocco Sciarappa

Mar 21, 2007

Sciarappa – Rocco Sciarappa, age 57 of Milford, passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 in his home. Born in Bridgeport to the late Rocco and Anna DeVietro Sciarappa he was raised in Trumbull, and was pre-deceased by his beloved wife Cheryl Gaudio Sciarappa. Rocco was employed by Sikorsky Aircraft for over twenty years and was a member of Teamsters...

James D. Socci

James D. Socci

Mar 19, 2007

James D. Socci, age 69, of Stratford, died on Monday , March 19, 2007 in St Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport. Born in Norwalk to the late Benedetto and Ann Luciano Socci, he was a resident of Stratford for 10 years and in Norwalk until he moved to Stratford. He was a retired surveyor for Moody-O'Brien Surveying Company. Survivors include his...

John Putnam Ripley

John Putnam Ripley

Mar 18, 2007

John Putnam Ripley, 90, a corporate pilot, aircraft mechanic, WWII flight instructor, father of four, husband of Charlotte Smith Ripley for 64 years, and long-time resident of Lordship, died Sunday, March 18, 2007, in Saint Joseph's Manor in Trumbull, Connecticut. John, who also went by the nickname "Mike," was born in 1916 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Charles Francis Ripley and...

Leo Winogradow

Leo Winogradow

Mar 17, 2007

Leo Winogradow, age 87 of Milford passed away on Saturday March 17, 2007 in Connecticut Hospice, Branford. Mr. Winogradow, a retired electrical engineer for St. Raphael's Hospital was born in Saratov, Russia and emigrated to Venezuela in 1948 and has been a Milford resident since1960. Survivors include his beloved wife Anna, his 3 children Victor Winogradow and his wife Carol...

Annie Koller

Annie Koller

Mar 6, 2007

Annie L. Koller, age 89, of Clinton, ME, died Tuesday, March 6, 2007 at Lakewood Manor with her loving family by her side. She was born on December 13, 1917 in Bridgeport, CT., the daughter of Stephen and Mary (Bartok) Maslar. She lived for many years in the Bridgeport area until moving to Maine. Annie was a member of the...

George L. Somsky

George L. Somsky

Mar 4, 2007

George L. Somsky, age 55 of Bridgeport, passed away on Sunday March 4, 2007 in Bridgeport Hospital. George, a former self-employed contractor, was born in Tarentum, Pennsylvania to Elizabeth Metal Somsky of Bridgeport and the late George Somsky and has been a long time area resident. Survivors in addition to his mother include his beloved children Christopher Somsky of Bridgeport,...

Mary Matyi Smith

Mary Matyi Smith

Mar 2, 2007

Mary Elizabeth Matyi Smith, age 86 of New Albany, Indiana, formerly of Stratford passed away on Friday March 2, 2007 in Autumn Woods H.C.C. New Albany, Indiana. Mrs. Smith, a retired assembler for the General Electric Company was born in Bridgeport, daughter of the late George and Elizabeth (Seamen) Matyi and had been a life long area resident. She was...

Frank J. Nalepovic

Frank J. Nalepovic

Feb 27, 2007

Frank J. Nalepovic, age 87 of Monroe passed away on Tuesday February 26, 2007 in St. Vincent's Medical Center Bridgeport. Mr. Nalepovic, a retired assembler for Sikorsky Aircraft was born in Bridgeport to the late John and Mary Nalepovic and has been a life long area resident. He was the widower of Helen Feltovich Nalepovic. Survivors include his beloved children...

Dorothy Pavlow Ihnat

Dorothy Pavlow Ihnat

Feb 27, 2007

Dorothy Pavlow Ihnat, age 76 of Bridgeport passed away on Tuesday February 27, 2007 in her home. Mrs. Ihnat, a homemaker was born in Bridgeport to the late John and Anna Pavlow and has been a life long area resident. She was the widow of John Ihnat. Survivors include her beloved daughters Dorothy and Patricia Ihnat both of Bridgeport and...

Stuart Headford

Stuart Headford

Feb 27, 2007

Stuart (STU) Headford, age 66 of Stratford passed away on Tuesday February 26, 2007 in Bridgeport Hospital. Stu, a Veteran of the U.S. Navy, was born in Bridgeport to Virginia Carlson Headford of Stratford and the late Carl Headford and has been a life long area resident. He was a retired plumber for the General Electric Company and was an...

Joseph Zutant

Joseph Zutant

Feb 26, 2007

Joseph J. Zutant, age 89 of Stratford, husband of the late Anna Oncavage Zutant, died at St. Vincent's Medical Center on February 26, 2007. He was born in Carbondale, PA where he was employed as a coal miner prior to coming to Connecticut, where he was employed at Bryant Electric and Remington Products. He was a WW # II Veteran...

Helen Palasky

Helen Palasky

Feb 25, 2007

Helen Palasky age 83 of Stratford, passed away on Sunday February 25, 2007 in Marshall Lane Manor, Derby. Helen was born in Bridgeport to the late Stephen and Mary Sholtis Palasky and had been a life long area resident. She was retired from Frisbie Pie Company and the Bridgeport Y.M.C.A. Survivors include her devoted brother Stephen Palasky and his wife...