Obituaries

Michael Balis Sr.

Michael Balis Sr.

Jul 12, 2006

Michael Balis Sr. age 87 of Shelton passed away on Wednesday July 12, 2006 in Birmingham H.C. C. Derby. Mr. Balis, a WW # II Veteran of the U.S. Navy was born in Bridgeport to the late Alexander and Melania Balas and has been a long time Shelton resident and had lived in Boca Raton, Florida for 8 years. He...

Anne Gromotskie Bieniasz

Anne Gromotskie Bieniasz

Jul 11, 2006

Anne Gromotskie Bieniasz, age 83 of Cocoa, Florida passed away on Tuesday July 11, 2006 in her home after a long illness. Mrs. Bieniasz, a retired employee of the Bridgeport Brass Company and the Bridgeport Thermostat Company, was born in Sagamore, PA to the late John and Mary Gromotskie and had lived on Freeman Avenue in Stratford for fifty years...

Mildred Pavlik Billow

Mildred Pavlik Billow

Jul 10, 2006

Mildred Pavlik Billow, age 82 of Stratford passed away on Monday July 10, 2006 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mrs. Billow, a retired assembler for the General Electric Company was born in Bridgeport to the late Peter and Anna Pavlik and has been a life long area resident. She was a member of the Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church of St. John the Baptist...

Michael J. Makara

Michael J. Makara

Jul 10, 2006

Michael J. Makara, age 88 of Stratford passed away on Monday July 10, 2006 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mr. Makara, a WW # II Veteran of the U.S. Army serving as a PFC in the Anti Tank Squad was born in Stratford to the late John and Helen Makara and has been a lifelong Stratford resident. He was a retired tool...

Anna T Ostopchuk

Anna T Ostopchuk

Jul 9, 2006

Anna T. Ostopchuk, age 87 of Bridgeport passed away on Sunday July 9, 2006 at Carolton H.C.C. Fairfield. Miss Ostopchuk, a retired Professor Emeritus of Nursing Education at Western Connecticut State University and formerly at the University of Bridgeport was born in Bridgeport daughter of the late Theodore and Mary (Kowal) Ostopchuk and has been a life long area resident....

Margot J Buzik

Margot J Buzik

Jul 9, 2006

Buzik – Margot Gowing Buzik age 76, wife of John Buzik passed away on Sunday morning July 09 at home. Margot was born in Norwood MA, on May 09,1930 and was the daughter of the late James and Hester Gowing. She graduated from Stratford High School and Southern CT University and was a retired Special Education Teacher for the Town...

Robert G. Brassell

Robert G. Brassell

Jul 4, 2006

Robert G. Brassell age 66, of Bridgeport, died Tuesday, July 4, 2006 in Yale New Haven Hospital with his son Danny, daughter-in-law Carey, brother Ronnie and sister-in-law Barbara by his side. Born in Bridgeport he has been a life long area resident residing in New Haven for the past six years. Bob Graduated from Harding High School and attended Housatonic...

Herta Roth Iwanow

Herta Roth Iwanow

Jun 27, 2006

Herta Roth Iwanow, age 87 of Stratford passed away on Tuesday June 27, 2006 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mrs. Iwanow, a retired employee of the University of Bridgeport dining hall was born in Odessa, Russia to the late Heinrich and Kate Roth and had emigrated to Germany and then Brazil before arriving in the United States in 1960, she was the...

Teresa Bednar Abelli

Teresa Bednar Abelli

Jun 25, 2006

Teresa M. Bednar Abelli age 48 of Bridgeport, passed away on Sunday June 25, 2006 in Bridgeport Hospital. Teresa, a former clerk for the State of Connecticut DMV was born in Bridgeport to the late Joseph G. and Maria Grella Bednar and has been a life long area resident. Survivors include her beloved husband Robert Abelli, her 3 step-children Randol,...

Nelson Nails Dinihanain Sr.

Nelson Nails Dinihanain Sr.

Jun 22, 2006

Nelson "NAILS" Dinihanian Sr. age 76 of Stratford passed away on Thursday June 22, 2006 in V.A. Medical Center West Haven. Mr. Dinihanian, a Korean War Veteran of the U.S. Army was born in Bridgeport to the late Amira and Archalous Dinihanian and has been a life long Stratford resident. He was a 1947 graduate of Stratford High School and...

Helen A. Sayles

Helen A. Sayles

Jun 21, 2006

Helen Plavecki Sayles age 89 of Stratford passed away on Wednesday June 21,2006 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mrs. Sayles, a retired inspector for Remington Arms was born in Huntington to the late John and Julia Plavecki and has been a life long area resident. She was an avid baker and gardener and was the widow of Harold Sayles. Survivors include her...

Michael Kalagian

Michael Kalagian

Jun 20, 2006

Michael Kalagian age 88 of Shelton passed away on Tuesday June 20, 2006 in Gardner Heights H.C.C. Shelton. Mr. Kalagian, a WW # II Veteran of the U.S. Navy was born in Bridgeport to the late Michael and Mary Kalagian and has been a life long area resident. He was a retired cook for Frankie's Diner in Bridgeport. Survivors include...

Mary Grosso

Mary Grosso

Jun 17, 2006

Grosso – Mary Lesko Grosso of Shelton, age 84, passed away on Saturday June 17, 2006 in Griffin Hospital. Mary was born in Seymour CT to John and Anna Ferko Lesko and was a lifelong area resident and retired from General Electric were she was a general office worker. Survivors include her son Richard Grosso of Shelton, and daughter Carol...

John C Franko

John C Franko

Jun 17, 2006

John C. Franko, age 93 of Torrington passed away on Saturday June 17, 2006 in Valerie Manor. John was pre-deceased by his wife of 62 years, Stephanie L. Moroz Franko. Mr. Franko, was born September 17, 1912 to the late John S. and Mary Anne Dulin Franko he had 4 brothers and 5 sisters. . A long time resident of...

Gerhard Beckman

Gerhard Beckman

Jun 13, 2006

BECKMANN – Gerhard "Jerry" Beckmann, age 72, of Branford, departed this life on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 in his home. Born in Berlin, Germany on January 24, 1934 to his dearly loved parents, the late Walli Kamauf and Karl Beckmann. He emigrated to America in May of 1957, Jerry joined the U.S.Army in July of 1957 and faithfully served his...

Peter T. Moscato

Peter T. Moscato

Jun 11, 2006

Peter T. Moscato, age 80 of Stratford passed away on Sunday June 11, 2006 at St. Vincent's Medical Center Bridgeport. Mr. Moscato, a WW # II Veteran of the U.S. Navy was born in Norwalk to the late Nicholas and Justaine Moscato and has been a resident of Stratford for 14 years prior to that living in Norwalk. He was...

Susan "Susie" Piatak

Susan "Susie" Piatak

Jun 9, 2006

Susan "Susie" Piatak, age 46, of Stratford, passed away on Friday, June 9, 2006 in St Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport. Born in Bridgeport to Michael Piatak of Stratford and the late Mariana Tarasovich Piatak, she was a lifelong resident of Stratford. Susie was a client of St Vincent's Special Needs on Oronoque Lane in Stratford and was previously a client...

Anne Rassias

Anne Rassias

Jun 8, 2006

Anne Rassias, age 85, of Stratford, the widow of Spiros Rassias, died Thursday, June 8, 2006 in the Hospital for Special Care in New Britain. Born in New York, NY to the Late George and Anastasia (Linardos) Papadopoulos, Anne has been a life long area resident living in Stratford for the last 50 years. She was a retired inspector for...

Irina Schimanski Tchernykh

Irina Schimanski Tchernykh

Jun 4, 2006

Irina Schimanski Tchernykh, age 56 of Fairfield, passed away on Sunday June 4, 2006 in Bridgeport Hospital. Irina, a dispatcher for Chauffeured Limousine Company was born in San Palo, Brazil to Oleg and Eugenia (Nitchke) Schimanski of Fairfield and has been a long time area resident. She was a graduate of the University of Bridgeport and was a life long...

Raymond L. Kozlauski

Raymond L. Kozlauski

Jun 1, 2006

Raymond L. Kozlauski, age 88 of Shelton, the widower of Jane Sheehan Kozlauski, died peacefully in his home with his loving family by his side on Monday, June 1, 2006. Born in Bridgeport to the late Peter and Lulu Kozlauski, Raymond has been a lifelong area resident residing in Shelton for the last 50 years. He was a graduate of...