Obituaries

Gloria Martino Moher

Gloria Martino Moher

Oct 3, 2006

Gloria Martino Moher, age 49 of Stratford passed away on Tuesday October 3, 2006 in Yale New Haven Medical Center, after an eleven year battle with cancer, during which she showed tremendous courage and dignity. Gloria, a district secretary for RGIS Inventory Specialist of Milford was born in Bridgeport to Mary Biacco Martino of Bridgeport and the late Nadzar Martino...

Arthur W. Stremple

Arthur W. Stremple

Oct 2, 2006

Arthur W. Stremple age 83, of Bridgeport passed away on Monday, October 02, 2006 at St Joseph Manor in Trumbull, Born in Bridgeport to the late William and Lillian (O'Rourke) Stremple he has been a life long city resident. He was a WW II veteran of The U.S. Army. Arthur retired from the City of Bridgeport Public Works Department. Survivor...

Eileen R. Carroll

Eileen R. Carroll

Sep 27, 2006

Eileen R. Carroll age 82 of Stratford passed away on Wednesday September 27, 2006 in her home. Eileen, a retired Administrative Assistant for Shell Oil Company for over forty years, was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania to the late Andrew and Anna (Coleman) Carroll and had been a long time area resident. She was a graduate of Marywood Seminary Class of...

Thomas L. Hoffman

Thomas L. Hoffman

Sep 26, 2006

Thomas Louis Hoffman, age 50, of Stratford, a patrolman with the Stratford Police Department, died suddenly on Tuesday, September 26, 2006. Tom (aka "Koos") was born in Bridgeport to the late Louis S. and Josephine B. Siok Hoffman and has been a lifelong Stratford resident. He graduated from the Stratford Public School System and attended the University of New Haven...

Joseph M. Gutman

Joseph M. Gutman

Sep 26, 2006

Joseph M. Gutman, age 72 of Bridgeport a lead-driver for Enterprise Rental Car of Wilton since 1993 passed away on Tuesday September 26, 2006 in St. Vincent's Medical Center Bridgeport. Mr. Gutman, a Korean War Veteran of the U.S. Army serving as a border guard in the Panama Canal, was born in Bridgeport to the late Joseph and Theresa Gutman...

Clara Gianini Gargiulo

Clara Gianini Gargiulo

Sep 23, 2006

Clara Gianini Gargiulo, age 86 of Stratford passed away on Saturday September 23, 2006 in Lord Chamberlain Health Care Center Stratford. Mrs. Gargiulo, a homemaker was born in New Haven to the late Arthur and Jeanette (Gunther) Gianini and has been a life long area resident, living in Holly wood Florida from 1975 –1990. Survivors include her beloved children Ann...

Pauline Pearl Zentkovich

Pauline Pearl Zentkovich

Sep 22, 2006

Pauline Pearl Goldrick Zentkovich, age 82 of St. Petersburg, Florida passed away on Friday September 22, 2006 after a long illness in Bridgeport Hospital. Mrs. Zentkovich, a retired assembler for Sikorsky Aircraft was born in Hartford and has been a resident of St. Petersburg, Florida for the past twenty- five years, prior to that living in Bridgeport, Stratford and Milford,...

Vera Forson Sholomicky

Vera Forson Sholomicky

Sep 20, 2006

Vera Forson Sholomicky, age 70 of Bridgeport passed away suddenly on Wednesday September 20, 2006 in Bridgeport Health Care Center. Mrs. Sholomicky a retired bookkeeper for the City of Bridgeport Welfare Department was born in Bridgeport to the late Myron and Mary Forson and has been a life long area resident. Survivors include her beloved husband Harry Sholomicky Sr. her...

Helen Aruck Rossi

Helen Aruck Rossi

Sep 17, 2006

Helen Aruck Rossi age 88 of Stratford, widow of Pasquale Rossi passed away on Sunday September 17, 2006 in Lord Chamberlain H.C.C. Stratford. Mrs. Rossi, a homemaker was born in Waterbury and has been a life long area resident. She was an avid fisherwomen and golfer and was a member of Mill River Country Club and enjoyed being involved in...

Edward Riggs Monelli

Edward Riggs Monelli

Sep 9, 2006

Edward "RIGGS" Monelli, age 85 of Stratford passed away on Saturday September 9, 2006 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mr. Monelli, a WW # II Veteran of the U.S. Army was born in Old Forge, PA to the late Gaudenzio and Letizia Monelli and has been a long time area resident. He was a retired expeditor for Remington Arms and was a...

Alexander Swidar

Alexander Swidar

Sep 9, 2006

Alexander Swidar, age 81, of Stratford the beloved husband of 57 years to Mildred Stonoha Swider, died Saturday, September 9, 2006 in St. Vincent's Medical Center. Born in Bridgeport to the late Jacob and Mary Garasimovicz Swidar he has been a lifelong area resident. Mr. Swider was a dedicated veteran of WWII proudly serving in the US Navy in the...

Josephine Rose Lipovsky

Josephine Rose Lipovsky

Sep 9, 2006

Josephine Rose Lipovsky, age 90 of Stratford, died Saturday, September 9, 2006 in St. Vincent's Medical Center. Born in Bridgeport to the late Stephen and Anna Halaj Hornak she has been a life long area resident living in Stratford for the past 40 years. Josephine was a Graduate of Warren Harding High School and the widow of Michael Lipovsky. She...

Dolores Keller Thomson

Dolores Keller Thomson

Sep 6, 2006

Dolores Keller Thomson, age 76 of Franklin Park, New Jersey formerly of Fairfield, passed away on Wednesday September 6, 2006 in Robert Wood Johnson Hospital. Mrs. Tomson, a homemaker was born in Throop, PA to the late Joseph and Anna Keller and had been a long time area resident before moving to New Jersey three years ago. She was the...

Richard A. Noel

Richard A. Noel

Sep 5, 2006

Richard A. Noel, age 79 of Bradenton, FLA died in Greenville, VA on Tuesday, September 05, 2006. Born in Bridgeport he has been a lifelong Stratford resident prior to moving to Bradenton 10 years ago. He was a veteran of the US Navy during WWII where he was a Merchant Marine and fought in the Battle of Normandy. He was...

Elizabeth Rohac Simko

Elizabeth Rohac Simko

Sep 4, 2006

Pani Elizabeth Rohac Simko, age 95 of Middletown, Ohio passed away on Monday September 4, 2006 in Garden Manor H.C.C. Middletown. Mrs. Simko, a homemaker was born in Rankin, PA to the late George and Elizabeth (Lesko) Rohac and has been a life long area resident, living in Ohio for the past three years. She was the widow of the...

Frank M. Ricci

Frank M. Ricci

Sep 1, 2006

Frank Michael Ricci, age 97, went home to God to be with his sweetheart and devoted wife Mary. He was born on Halloween 1908 on a ship entering Ellis Island. A devoted and hardworking husband, father and grandfather he is survived by his caring family which includes a son William Rich and his wife Mary of Seymour, a daughter Mary...

Betty C Matarazzo

Betty C Matarazzo

Aug 28, 2006

Betty C. Matarazzo, 89, of Palm Bay, FL, passed away on Monday, August 28, 2006 at William Childs Hospice House in Palm Bay. Born in Wilmerding, PA, she moved to Florida in 1982 from Fairfield, CT. She was an assembler at Schick Safety Razor for 17 years. Betty was a life member of the greater Palm Bay Senior Center and...

Lois S. Lesko

Lois S. Lesko

Aug 24, 2006

Lois S. Lesko, age 75 of Stratford, the beloved wife of Michael Lesko Sr., died Thursday, August 24, 2006 in Bridgeport Hospital. Born in Hartford to the late Stephen and Helen Grom Sabadosh she has been a life long area resident. She was retired from Firm Facts Market Research where she was an Office Manager. She is survived by her...

Nicholas Louis Costanzo

Nicholas Louis Costanzo

Aug 23, 2006

Nicholas L. Costanzo age 78 beloved husband to his devoted wife Mary Tkacs Costanzo entered into peacefull rest on August 23, 2006 in Connecticut Health of Southport, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Born in Bridgeport to the late Anthony and Sara D'Apice Costanzo Rich and has been a life long area resident. He was a retired quality control...

Maryann Filicsko Jarvais

Maryann Filicsko Jarvais

Aug 21, 2006

– MaryAnn Filicsko Jarvais age 63 of Milford passed away on Monday August 21, 2006 in the Hospital of St. Raphael New Haven. Mrs. Jarvais, a greeter for WalMart was born in Bridgeport daughter of the late John and Anna (Karaffa) Filicsko and has been a life long area resident. Prior to working at WalMart she worked for over ten...