Obituaries

Chester Carl Poplawski

Chester Carl Poplawski

Mar 26, 2006

Chester C. Poplawski, age 78, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, March 26, 2006 at his home with his family after a brief illness. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA, to the late Joseph and Eva (Smith) Poplawski. Chet was employed at the Raybestos-Manhattan Corp., for 10 years along with various other professions allowing him to create many friendships along...

Anna Soltis Pulaski

Anna Soltis Pulaski

Mar 25, 2006

– Anna Soltis Pulaski, age 78 of Shelton passed away on Saturday March 25, 2006 in Maefair H.C.C. Trumbull. Mrs. Soltis, a retired secretary for the General Electric Company, was born in Bridgeport to the late Andro and Anna (Gaydos) Soltis and has been a life long area resident. She and her late husband Peter Pulaski, owned and operated the...

William Murray

William Murray

Mar 25, 2006

William H. Murray, age 67 of Stratford passed away on Saturday March 25, 2006 in Connecticut Hospice Branford. Bill, the proprietor of Colonial Landscaping was born in Milford to the late John and Florence (Nicholson) Murray and has been a life long area resident. He was signed by the L.A. Dodgers out of High School and later played semi-pro baseball...

Anna Jankura Ermolovich

Anna Jankura Ermolovich

Mar 25, 2006

Anna Jankura Ermolovich, age 86 of Trumbull, passed away on Saturday March 25, 2006 in the Carolton H.C.C. Fairfield. Mrs. Ermolovich, the widow of John N. Ermolovich, was born in Bridgeport to the late Michael and Anna (Fedor) Jankura and has been a life long area resident. She was a graduate of Harding High School and Norwalk Hospital School of...

Peter P Bjalko

Peter P Bjalko

Mar 22, 2006

Peter P. Bjalko, age 75 of Stratford passed away on Wednesday March 22, 2006 in Hewitt H.C.C. Shelton. Mr. Bjalko, a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War was born in Bridgeport to the late Andrew and Mary (Miterko) Bjalko and has been a life long area resident. He was a retired engineer at Textron in Stratford. Survivors include his...

Veronica Jankowski Goll

Veronica Jankowski Goll

Mar 21, 2006

Veronica Jankowski Goll, age 87 of Stratford passed away on Tuesday March 21, 2006 in Lord Chamberlain H.C.C. Stratford. Mrs. Goll, a retired housekeeper for the Jewish Home for the Elderly was born in Southington to the late Anthony and Rose Jankowski and has been a long time area resident. Survivors include her beloved husband John Goll, 2 devoted daughters...

Mary Melnicsak Jablonski

Mary Melnicsak Jablonski

Mar 21, 2006

Mary Melnicsak Jablonski, age 93, of Stratford, widow of Edward Jablonski passed away on Tuesday March 21, 2006 in her home. Mrs. Jablonski, a retired secretary for the University of Bridgeport was born in Bridgeport to the late John and Mary (Evanko) Melnicsak and has been a life long area resident. She was a member of the Holy Name Seniors,...

Sheila Francis Smith

Sheila Francis Smith

Mar 18, 2006

Sheila (Francis) Smith passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 18, 2006. Born in Bridgeport to the late Leslie P. Francis and Rita E. Fici Francis. Survivors include a daughter Serena E. Smith, brothers Leslie P.Francis Jr., James W. Francis , a special sister Joan E. Francis, an uncle Edward and his wife Antoinette, aunt Sophie, all of Haverhill, Mass. ,...

Sal Antignani

Sal Antignani

Mar 18, 2006

Serafin R. (Sal) Antignani died in his home on Saturday, March 18, 2006, surrounded by the love of his family at age 90. He was the son of the late Carlo and Adelina Nittolo Antignani. He is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Gloria Riseley (Chehy) Antignani. He was born August 15, 1915, in Armonk, New York. Sal...

Marge Pcolar Wargo

Marge Pcolar Wargo

Mar 17, 2006

Margaret (Marge) Pcolar Wargo, age 83 of Trumbull, passed away on Friday March 17, 2006 in St. Joseph's Manor Trumbull. Mrs. Wargo, a retired supervisor for Remington Rand was born in Homestead, PA, to the late John and Julia (Adam) Pcolar and came to Bridgeport in 1928 at the age of six and has been a Trumbull resident for 53...

Thomas G. Cockerill Jr.

Thomas G. Cockerill Jr.

Mar 15, 2006

Thomas G. Cockerill, Jr., age 97, passed away peacefully on Wednesday at Hughes Health and Rehabilitation in West Hartford, where he had resided for the last four years.. A native of Bridgeport, Mr Cockerill lived in Bridgeport and later in Stratford for most of his life before moving to Canterbury Retirement Home in West Harford in 1999. His son Tom...

Anne O'Donoghue Wilkinson

Anne O'Donoghue Wilkinson

Mar 14, 2006

Anne R. O'Donoghue Wilkinson, age 86 of Stratford passed away on Tuesday March 14, 2006 in St. Vincent's Medical Center Bridgeport. Mrs. Wilkinson, a retired fact finder for the State of Connecticut Department of Unemployment, was born in East Orange, New Jersey to the late Joseph and Helen (Wallace) O'Donoghue and has been a long time area resident. She was...

Rita Dadey Mellas

Rita Dadey Mellas

Mar 13, 2006

Rita M. Dadey Mellas, age 77 of Stratford, passed away on Monday March 13, 2006 in her home. Mrs. Mellas, a homemaker, was born in Larksburg, PA. to the late Vincent and Mary Dadey and has been a long time area resident. She was the widow of Charles Mellas. Survivors include 3 daughters Catherine Covino and her husband Gary of...

James Vincent Silvestri Ii

James Vincent Silvestri Ii

Mar 11, 2006

James V. Silvestri II, age 65, of Easton, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2006 in Yale-New Haven Hospital. He was a 16 year survivor of a heart transplant. Born in Bridgeport to Alphonse and the late Florence Hughes Silvestri, he was a lifelong area resident. Mr. Silvestri was a graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a degree in mechanical...

Francene Ann Rogers Demezzo

Francene Ann Rogers Demezzo

Mar 10, 2006

Francene Ann (Rogers) De Mezzo, age 55 of Milford, passed away on Friday March 10, 2006 in her home. Francene, a homemaker was born in Bridgeport to Frank and Lorraine (Panginski) Rogers of Stratford and has been a life long area resident. Survivors in addition to her parents include her beloved husband Gary De Mezzo, her devoted children Gerad De...

Ethel Margaret Starkey

Ethel Margaret Starkey

Mar 9, 2006

Ethel M. Mason Starkey, age 91, of Stratford, passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2006 in 3030 Park Health Care Center, Fairfield.. Born in Bridgeport to the late William and Lillian Finnagan Mason, she was a lifelong area resident. Mrs. Starkey was a retired saleswoman for the D.M. Read Department Store in Bridgeport. She is the widow of Alfred Starkey...

John "Jack" A. Pohl

John "Jack" A. Pohl

Mar 9, 2006

John A. Pohl, Age 57, of Bridgeport, died Thursday, March 9, 2006 in Bishop Wicke Health Care Center, Shelton, where had been a patient since June. Born in Bridgeport, he was the son the late John and Helen Barbara Pohl of Stratford. A graduate of University of Bridgeport and Columbia University in New York, he was employed as an area...

Ann Petro Carey

Ann Petro Carey

Mar 6, 2006

Ann Petro Carey, age 98 of Stratford, widow of Joseph Carey passed away on Monday March 6, 2006 in Maefair Health Care Center Trumbull. Mrs. Carey, a retired machine operator for Dresser Industries was born in Bridgeport to the late Paul and Sophie Petro and has been a life long area resident and was a life-time member of the United...

Andrew Joseph Visco

Andrew Joseph Visco

Mar 5, 2006

Andrew J. Visco, age 82 of Stratford passed away on Sunday March 5, 2006 in his home. Mr. Visco, a WW # II Veteran of the U.S. Army was born in Poughkeepsie, New York to the late Antonio and Concetta (Lena) Visco and has been a long time area resident. He was a retired machinist for Sikorsky Aircraft and was...

Mary Lozinsky Vogel

Mary Lozinsky Vogel

Mar 4, 2006

Mary Lozinsky Vogel age 84 of Shelton passed away on Saturday March 4, 2006 in Hewitt Memorial Health Care Center Shelton. Mrs. Vogel, a retired process checker for Remington Arms, was born in Bridgeport to the late Jacob and Lena Lozinsky and has been a life long area resident. She was a lifetime-devoted member of Holy Ghost Russian Orthodox Church...