Obituaries

Apr 12, 2023

Andrew E. "Andy" Palo Jr, age 55, of Trumbull, the beloved husband of Raelinda Fernandez Palo, passed away surrounded by his loved ones on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, in Bridgeport Hospital, after a 7-month courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Bridgeport on June 7, 1967, to the late Andrew E. and Mary (Samoskevich) Palo Sr. He was...

Apr 9, 2023

Thomas J. Loughman Sr., age 87, of Bridgeport, beloved husband of Carol A. Savino Loughman, passed away on April 9, 2023, in his home surrounded by his family. Tom also known as "Tucker", was born in Glen Cove, LI, New York, to the late Patrick and Ethel (DeRancy) Loughman and was a...

Apr 7, 2023

Lena C. Martucci, age 85, of Stratford, beloved wife of the late Victor Martucci, passed away on April 7, 2023, in her home.

Lena was born in Italy on November 15, 1937, to the late Michael and Giovanna (Conte) Ciacciarella and had been a longtime area resident. Survivors include her devoted daughter, Mary Martucci of Stratford and...

Apr 5, 2023

Gail A. Kozlowski, age 67, of Trumbull, passed away on April 5, 2023, at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Gail was pre-deceased by her beloved parents, Andrew, and Ann (Mika) Kozloski and brothers, Richard, and Thomas.

A graveside service will take place on Tuesday, April 11 th at 11 a.m. in St. John's Cemetery 2610 Nichols Avenue Stratford....

Apr 3, 2023

Nicholas S. Potok, age 88, of Stratford, passed away on April 3, 2023, at The Carolton Health Center in Fairfield.

Nick was born in Stratford on April 15, 1934, to the late Andrew and Mary (Strich) Potok and was a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Stratford High School and a U.S. Army veteran of the...

Mar 29, 2023

Dorothy A. Kuzmich, age 93, of Shelton, the beloved widow of Dimitri M. Kuzmich passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 in Bridgeport Hospital. She was born on December 1, 1929 in Taylor, Pennsylvania to the late Walter and Anna (Onofrey) Ciesielski where she developed a lifelong love of roller skating. After Dorothy and her family moved to Bridgeport...

Mar 26, 2023

Maria Therese Savko, age 64, of Milford, passed away unexpectedly from a blood clot in her lung on March 26, 2023, at Bridgeport Hospital with her family by her side.

Maria was born in New Haven on August 18, 1958, the beloved daughter of the late Michael J. and Margaret Gonzalez Savko and lifelong resident of the...

Mar 17, 2023

Irene Funk, age 85 of Stratford, the beloved widow of Arthur Funk, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 17, 2023, in VITAS Hospice in St. Mary Hospital, Waterbury with family by her side.

Irene was born in Brooklyn, NY on July 17, 1937, to the late William and Irene (Truss) Maguffin and was raised by her foster...

Mar 14, 2023

Dorothy Marie (Meczykowski) Chrostek, age 36, of Stratford, the beloved wife of Andrew Chrostek, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at 3pm in St. Vincent Medical Center. Born in Bridgeport on December 16, 1986, to Janina (Brudniak) Meczykowski and the late Anthony F. Meczykowski, she has been a lifelong Stratford area resident. Dorothy was a graduate of Bunnell...

Mar 14, 2023

Zachary T. Bronko-Krystopowicz, age 22 of Hamden, passed away on Tuesday March 14, 2023, in his home.

Born in Bridgeport to Brian and Sheila Krystopowicz and has been a lifelong area resident. Zachary graduated from Naugatuck High School class of 2018 and has been a construction laborer.

Survivors include his father, Brian Krystopowicz and his...

Mar 12, 2023

Donald Robert LaRoche Sr, age 64, of Stratford, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2023 in his home. Born in Bridgeport on October 1, 1958 to the late Raymond and Doris (Hamilton) LaRoche, he has been a life long area resident. Don was a retired butcher, getting his start at the Mohegan Meat Market. As a teenager, he belonged...

Mar 10, 2023

Paul Anton Kurbikoff, age 74 of Beacon Falls, CT, beloved husband of Marien (Katinger) Kurbikoff, passed away peacefully at Bridgeport Hospital on March 10, 2023, with his loving family by his side.

He was born on December 2, 1948, in Jordan and was the son of the late Anton Kurbikoff and Raymonde (Goldstein-Ferrari) Kurbikoff. After growing up...

Mar 7, 2023

Gail Pivarnik, age 83 of Stratford, CT passed away peacefully surrounded by family on March 7, 2023.

She is survived by her 3 children, Robert Pivarnik, Tracy Hazel and Lori (Bill) Rahrig, 9 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister Joanne (Don) Newman and several nieces and nephews. Gail was predeceased by...

Mar 5, 2023

Matthew L. Balga, age 54, of Norwalk, beloved son of Theodore Balga of Stratford and the late Lois Rennie Balga, passed away suddenly on Sunday, March 5, 2023.

Matt was born in Bridgeport on June 22, 1968, and had been a lifelong area resident. He was a graduate of Bunnell High School class of 1986 and earned...

Mar 2, 2023

Shirley Mae Piccirillo, age 88, of Stratford, the beloved widow of John A. Piccirillo, passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2023 at Bridgeport Hospital with her family by her side. Born in Bridgeport on November 1, 1934 to the late Andrew and Helen (Kupec) Gadus, she has been a lifelong Stratford resident. Shirley graduated from Stratford High School and...

Feb 27, 2023

Cecilia Lutheran Daniel, age 97, of Bridgeport, the beloved widow of Joseph P Daniel, passed away on Tuesday February 27, 2023, in Fort Pierce, FL, at her loving granddaughter's home. Born in Granville, NY on July 29, 1925, daughter of the late John & Mary (Chatlos) Lutheran. Ceil graduated from Granville High School, before traveling to Bridgeport CT at...

Feb 26, 2023

Robert J. Popp, age 82, of Bethel, passed away on February 26, 2023, at Bethel Health Center.

Bob was born in Bridgeport on June 19, 1940, son of the late George and Anne (Kasper) Popp and had been a lifelong area resident. He was a graduate of Bassick High School, class of 1958, and earned his BS...

Feb 26, 2023

Imadean (White) Seliga 98, beloved wife of the late Edward Seliga passed over on February 26th in her Stratford CT home.  Born in Daisy, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Olive White, and twin sister of the late Ivadean D'Amato.  She is survived by daughter Theresa Dowden and her husband Carl of Red Hook NY,...

Feb 25, 2023

Margaret Stupak, age 89, of Stratford, beloved wife of the late Edward Stupak, passed away on February 25, 2023, at Brightview Assisted Living in Shelton.

Margaret was born in Czechoslovakia on June 7, 1933, to the late John and Katherine (Karaffa) Blasko and had been a lifelong Stratford resident. She was a retired receptionist for Swiss Army...

Feb 24, 2023

Pamela Noble Tomer , age 62, of Stratford passed away on February 24, 2023 after a short but courageous battle with AML (Acute Myeloid Leukemia) at Smilow Cancer Hospital.

Born in Bridgeport, CT on September 17, 1960, she was the daughter of John and Laura Paul Noble. She was a resident of Stratford for the majority of...