Obituaries

Jul 16, 2022

Grant C. Daniels, age 64 of Southbury, formerly of Stratford. Beloved husband of Terri Sroka Daniels, passed away peacefully on July 16, 2022, at Griffin Hospital, Derby surrounded by his loving family.

Grant was born in Bridgeport CT on April 26, 1958, to the late Chester W. Daniels Sr and Jean (Daniels) Chapman. He was a U....

Jul 11, 2022

William T. Caple, age 85, of Monroe, formerly of Stratford, beloved husband of Phyllis Kasinak Caple, passed away peacefully with his beloved family by his side on July 11, 2022, in Bridgeport Hospital.

Bill was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on September 8, 1936, to the late William F., and Catherine Thomas Caple and had been a longtime...

Jul 10, 2022

Thomas G. Musto Sr. age, 94, of Trumbull, beloved husband of Anne Beloskey Musto, passed away on July 10, 2022, in his home.

Thomas was born in Dupont, Pennsylvania on November 16, 1927, to the late Dominick and Bertha (Kulick) Musto and had been a longtime area resident. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII and...

Jul 9, 2022

On July 9, 2022, Michael E. Hudak Sr, beloved husband and father, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, at the age of 91.

He is survived by his wife, Irene, of 69 years, three children, Linda, Andrea, and Michael Jr, two grandchildren, Benjamin and Megan, and several...

Jul 8, 2022

Edward C. Stoll, age 86, of Stratford, beloved husband of Linda Perrelli Stoll, passed away on July 8, 2022, in Bridgeport Hospital.

Ed was born in New Haven on July 25, 1935, to the late Jacob and Helen (Evans) Stoll and had been a lifelong area resident. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was retired from...

Jul 3, 2022

William Andrew Kolack, age 94, of Shelton, beloved husband of Dorothea (Dee) Byers Kolack, passed away on July 3, 2022, in his home. William was born in Astoria, Queens, New York to the late Stephen and Pauline (Fedak) Kolack. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII, serving primarily in the Philippines. After the service he joined the FAA,...

Jun 29, 2022

John J. "Jack" Sajgovic, age 92, of North Branford, husband of the late Eunice Brolet Sajgovic, passed away on June 29, 2022, at The Connecticut Hospice in Branford. Jack was born in Bridgeport on May 21, 1930, to the late John and Agnes (Garrick) Sajgovic and had been a lifelong area resident. He was a U.S. Army veteran of...

Jun 29, 2022

Michael J. Balis Jr., age 80, of Stratford, beloved husband of the late Patricia Simes Balis, passed away on June 29, 2022, in Midstate Medical Center.

Mike, "Mickey" was born in Bridgeport on December 10, 1941, to the late Michael and Julia (Barocsi) Balis and had been a lifelong area resident. He was a U.S. Navy veteran...

Jun 25, 2022

Stephen John Sharnick, age 32 of Stratford, died unexpectedly in his home on Saturday, June 25, 2022.

Stephen was a graduate of St. Joseph High School and Fairfield University, majoring in Political Science with minors in Irish History and English. Stephen most recently worked as a researcher at Save the Children, a job that he loved.

Jun 22, 2022

George J. Ocskai, age 64, of Milford, passed away suddenly on June 22, 2022, in his home.

George was born in Queens, New York on June 21, 1958, to the late John and Theresa (Haz) Ocskai and had been a longtime Milford resident. He was a graduate of Thomas A. Edison High School in Queens and was...

Jun 22, 2022

Mary H. Charak, age 96, of Stratford, beloved wife of the late George R. Charak, passed away on June 22, 2022, in her home.

Mary was born in Bridgeport on January 4, 1926, to the late John and Susie (Sencik) Hajas and had been a lifelong area resident. She was a longtime member of Holy Ghost Russian...

Jun 21, 2022

William S. Laros, age 80, of Stratford, beloved husband of Patricia Lampart Laros, passed away on June 21, 2022, in Bridgeport Hospital.

Bill was born in Bridgeport on August 4, 1941, to the late Stanley S. Laros and Evangeline (Zorzy) Fernandes.  Prior to moving to Stratford in 2020, Bill and Pat resided in Monroe for over 50...

Jun 21, 2022

Henryk T. Gorny, age 65, of Bridgeport, passed away suddenly in his home on June 21, 2022.

Henryk was born in Poland on October 27, 1956, to the late Ignacy and Czeslawa Gorny and had been a longtime area resident. He is survived by his sisters, Teresa Malicka (Steve) of Bridgeport, and Jolanta, and his nephew, Patrick...

Jun 16, 2022

Carol Vass, age 74, formerly of Shelton, Connecticut, peacefully transitioned out of this life on Thursday, June 16, 2022.

Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on August 15, 1947, to the late Frank and Goldie (Holzer) Stramski, Carol graduated from Bassick High School. Marrying the love of her life, Leslie Vass, on June 5, 1971, Carol began her greatest...

Jun 16, 2022

Leonard T. Rosati, age 81, of Stratford, beloved husband of the late Gail Gallagher Rosati, passed away on June 16, 2022, in his home.

Leonard was born in Bridgeport on August 9, 1940, to the late Leonard and Mary (Roberto) Rosati and had been a lifelong area resident. He retired as the Administrative Coordinator of Radiology at...

Jun 15, 2022

Robert L. "POP" Newall, age 92, of Stratford, beloved husband of Patricia Pelletier Newall, passed away on June 15, 2022, peacefully in his home.

Bob was born in Bridgeport on July 26, 1929, to the late Francis and Frances (Lockwood) Newall and had been a lifelong area resident. He was a graduate of Harding High School class...

Jun 9, 2022

Joseph Robert Kaczvinsky Sr., 93, passed away peacefully on June 9 th from complications related to Alzheimer's disease.

Joe was born on Christmas Day, 1928 to Rudolph and Anna Kaczvinsky in Hastings-on-the-Hudson, New York.  His family later settled in Stratford, Connecticut.  After graduating from Warren Harding High School, Joe joined the US Army reserve and served for...

Jun 3, 2022

Dawn A. Huda, age 50, of Shelton, beloved wife of Stephen Huda, passed away on June 3, 2022, in Griffin Hospital.

Dawn was born in Derby, CT on March 28, 1972, to Roger and Sharon (VanWart) Benson of Maine. Dawn, a homemaker was a graduate of Jonathan Law High School in Milford, class of 1990. She was...

Jun 3, 2022

John Kenneth Wallace, age 57, of Trumbull, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 3, 2022 at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. His family takes comfort in the fact that he passed in the place he loved.

John was born on February 24, 1965 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He is survived by his beloved mother,...

Jun 1, 2022

Apollonio (Paul) Vittorio 86, died peacefully on June 1, 2022. Born April 1, 1936, Paul immigrated from Sante Croce, Sicily with his brother Joseph in 1954 and settled in Bridgeport, Conn. where he worked for Exide Battery while he pursued his electrical license at Bullard Haven. He was an entrepreneur and had several businesses including A&V Electric, New England...