Obituaries

Evo "Bill" Gavoli

Evo "Bill" Gavoli

Jan 18, 2007

Evo "Bill" Gavoli, age 88, of Stratford, beloved husband of Caroline Henderson Gavoli died Thursday, January 18, 2006 in the Veterans Administration Hospital in West Haven. Born in West haven to the late Daniel and Elia ( Sorbi) Gavoli he has been a lifelong Stratford resident. He was a WW II Veteran of the United States Army where he was...

Rosemary Lavorgna Marasco

Rosemary Lavorgna Marasco

Jan 16, 2007

Rosemary Lavorgna Marasco age 85, of Stratford, passed away on Tuesday January 16, 2007 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mrs. Marasco, a retired beautician for Read's Department Store, was born in Bridgeport to the late Joseph and Mary Fedor Lavorgna and has been a life long area resident. She was a graduate of Stratford High School and was a member of the...

Albina Lastomirsky

Albina Lastomirsky

Jan 15, 2007

Albina Lastomirsky age 88, of Stratford passed away on Monday January 15, 2007 in St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport. Albina, a retired payroll clerk for the General Electric Company, was born in Bridgeport to the late George and Mary Pjura Lastomirsky and has been a life long area resident. She was a member of the G.E. Quarter Century Club and...

Stephen Sharnick

Stephen Sharnick

Jan 12, 2007

Stephen (Steve) Sharnick Jr., age 78, of Milford, died peacefully on January 12, 2007, with his children by his side. He has gone to join his beloved wife of 49 years, Jean Marie (Mc Donald) Sharnick. Before moving to Milford, Steve was a life long resident of Stratford. For many years, Steve was the proud owner of Stephen Sharnick Jr.,...

Ruth Bevan Wallick

Ruth Bevan Wallick

Jan 8, 2007

Ruth Ann Bevan Wallick, age 82 of Richboro, Pennsylvania passed away on Monday January 8, 2007 in Chandler Hall Hospice, Newtown, PA. Mrs. Wallick, a retired Lab Technician for Fairfield Lab was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania to the late William and Evelyn Bevans and had been a long time Bridgeport resident before moving to Richboro sixteen years ago. She was...

Urbane Clyde Benoit Jr.

Urbane Clyde Benoit Jr.

Jan 5, 2007

Urbane Clyde Benoit Jr., age 94 of Shelton, died Friday, January 5, 2007 in the Jewish Home for the Elderly in Fairfield. Born in Lowell, MA to the late Urbane Clyde Benoit Sr. and Linnie Carlton Benoit he was raised in the Boston area and has resided in Sunapee, New Hampshire most of his life. He was a retired machinist...

Helen P. Giammattei

Helen P. Giammattei

Jan 4, 2007

Helen P. Giammattei, age 98 of Stratford, died Thursday, January 4, 2007 in Lord Chamberlain Health Care Center Stratford. Born in New Haven to the late Michael and Marianna (Torone) Pacelli, she has been a life long Stratford resident. Helen was the widow of Alphonse Giammattei and was retired from Reads Department Store where she was a salesperson. Survivors include...

Bernadette E Carroll

Bernadette E Carroll

Jan 2, 2007

Carroll – Bernadette E. Carroll age 92 of Stratford, passed away on Tuesday, January 02, 2007 in Hewitt Memorial Hospital in Shelton. Widow of William Carroll she was born in Bridgeport to the late John and Anna (Norko) Drancek. Bernadette was raised in Bridgeport and was a Stratford resident for over 50 years and was a member of the Catholic...

Mary Bartos Shuck

Mary Bartos Shuck

Jan 2, 2007

Mary Ann Bartos Shuck, age 81 of Stratford passed away on Tuesday January 2, 2007 in Lord Chamberlain Health Care Center Stratford. Mrs. Shuck, a retired Emergency Room Registrar for Bridgeport Hospital, was born in Dunmore, Pennsylvania to the late Anthony and Helen Bartos and has been a long time area resident. She was a member of Our Lady of...

Sally Galian Quaintance

Sally Galian Quaintance

Jan 1, 2007

Sally Galian Quaintance, age 64 of Stratford passed away on Monday January 1, 2007 in St. Vincent's Medical Center Bridgeport. Sally, a realtor for Sotheby's (formerly Coldwell Banker) of Stratford was born in Bridgeport to the late John and Louise Galian and has been a life long area resident. Survivors include her beloved children, John Gentile and his wife Lisa...

Miriam Lally Collier

Miriam Lally Collier

Dec 31, 2006

Miriam L. Collier, age 82 of Stratford, born October 2, 1924 in Scranton, PA to the late Anthony and Mary McLane Lally passed away after a short illness on Sunday, December 31, 2006 in Bridgeport Hospital. She was predeceased by her husband, James Paul Collier, a son, Martin L. Collier, a sister, Jean Marie Buchanan and a brother, Joseph Lally....

Helen Leavy

Helen Leavy

Dec 30, 2006

Helen M. O'Donahue Leavy, age 79, of McGaheysville, VA passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2006 in St Luke's Hospital, Jacksonville, FL. Born in Bridgeport to the late Joseph and Helen Wallace O'Donahue, she was a resident of McGaheysville, VA for several years. She was a retired cashier for Grand Union Company in Trumbull with over 17 years of service....

Donna-Jo Banik Haffke

Donna-Jo Banik Haffke

Dec 27, 2006

Donna-Jo Banik Haffke, age 54, of Savannah, GA., passed away on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 in Savannah, GA. Born in Bridgeport to Michael and Jacqueline Stewart Banik of Stratford, she was a resident of Savannah for several years. She was a graduate of Bunnell High School and attended Chico State College in California. She was a peacetime veteran of the...

Elizabeth Petro

Elizabeth Petro

Dec 24, 2006

Elizabeth Senk Petro "Chochi Lizzie" age 92 of Orange passed away on Sunday December 24, 2006 in Yale New Haven Medical Center. Mrs. Petro, a retired assembler for Schick Razor Company was born in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania to the late Michael and Mary Senk and has been a life long area resident. She was the widow of Michael Petro. Survivors...

Marisol Reyes Bargo

Marisol Reyes Bargo

Dec 22, 2006

Bargo – Marisol Reyes Bargo of Stratford, age 45, passed away on Friday December 22, 2006 in Bridgeport Hospital. She was the wife of Lee Bargo, and was born in Bridgeport to Carmen Deliz Reyes and the late Francisco Reyes Sr. and was a Stratford resident for many years where she was a member of Franklin School PTA. Marisol was...

Edward J Malchisky

Edward J Malchisky

Dec 19, 2006

MALCHISKY – Edward J. Malchisky, age 73, of Rumford, Maine, died on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 in his home. Born in Bridgeport to the late George and Mary Basala Malchisky, he was a resident of Rumford for many years. He was a graduate of the University of Connecticut and was a Korean War Veteran serving in the U.S. Air Force.....

Charlotte Ripley

Charlotte Ripley

Dec 17, 2006

Charlotte Ripley, 85, a travel agent, hostess and caterer, mother of four, wife of John "Mike" Ripley for 63 years, and long-time resident of Lordship, died December 17th at Saint Joseph's Manor in Trumbull, Connecticut. Born Charlotte Louise Smith in Burlington, Vermont, in 1921, she was the daughter of Arthur and Charlotte Smith, the only girl in a family of...

Alexandra Vovchenko

Alexandra Vovchenko

Dec 12, 2006

Alexandra Vovchenko, age 97 of Stratford passed away on Tuesday December 12, 2006 in Hewitt Health Center in Shelton. Mrs. Vovchenko, a retired bookkeeper for Remington Rand was born in Russia to the late Adolph and Emma Von Wintzingerode and has been a long time area resident. She was a long time very active member of both St. Nicholas and...

Mary Recine

Mary Recine

Dec 12, 2006

Mary Basile Recine age 80 of Bridgeport, passed away on Tuesday December 12, 2006 in St. Vincent's Medical Center Bridgeport. Mrs. Recine, a homemaker was born in Brooklyn, New York to the late Nicholas and Anna Basile and has been a long time area resident. She was known as Mary from Pet Rescue and was very active in finding homes...

Joseph Naudzus

Joseph Naudzus

Dec 9, 2006

Joseph Naudzus of Stratford passed away on Saturday December 9, 2006 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mr. Naudzus, the former proprietor of Doyle and Martin Furniture Store in Fairfield, was born in Windsor to the late Anthony and Veronica Naudzus and has been a Stratford resident since 1985 prior to that living in Easton. He was also a former employee of the...