Obituaries

Feb 17, 2021

George A. Giba, age 88, of Milford, passed away on February 17, 2021 in Bridgeport Hospital. George was born in Waterbury on January 14, 1933 to the late Andrew and Julia (Harvis) Giba and had been a lifelong Waterbury resident, prior to moving to Milford in 2010. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was a retired Tool and...

Feb 15, 2021

Margherite M. Tom, age 97, of Stratford, beloved wife of the late Anthony F. Tom Sr., passed away on February 15, 2021 in Bridgeport Hospital. Margherite was born in Bridgeport on June 8, 1923 to the late Frank and Mary (Lapenna) Petrillo and had been a lifelong area resident. She was a graduate of Harding High School and attended...

Feb 13, 2021

Carlos E. Fuentes, beloved husband of Mirna Velasco Fuentes, passed away on February 13, 2021 at age 55 in Bridgeport Hospital. Carlos was born in San Marcos, Guatemala on November 2 nd 1965 to the late Vicente and Amparo Reyna Fuentes. Survivors in addition to his beloved wife of 33 years, include his devoted sons, Michael, Bryan and Keven...

Feb 12, 2021

Rosemarie P. Skurja, age 90, of Stratford, beloved wife of the late Charles J. Skurja Sr., passed away on February 12, 2021 in Lord Chamberlain Health Center, Stratford.

Rosemarie was born in Jessup, Pennsylvania on May 6, 1930 to the late Michael and Mary (Luchansky) Pitoniak and had been a longtime area resident.

Survivors include...

Feb 12, 2021

Charles J. Gabor Sr., age 90, of Stratford, passed away on February 12, 2021 in Bridgeport Hospital.

Charles was born in Bridgeport on January 19, 1931 to the late John and May (Sincak) Gabor and had been a lifelong area resident. He was a proud U. S Marine Corp veteran of the Korean War and was retired...

Feb 11, 2021

Margaret R. Miller, age 84, formerly of Glendale, New York, beloved wife of the late Roy Miller, passed away on February 11, 2021 at Newtown Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.

Margaret was born in Brooklyn, New York on December 21, 1936 to the late James and Rosanna (McCaffery) Sweeney and had been a lifelong New York resident....

Feb 9, 2021

Robert J. Paquette, age 63, of Stratford, passed away on February 9, 2021 in his home.

Bob was born in Bridgeport on February 14, 1957 to the late Gerard and Jeane (Findley) Paquette and had been a lifelong area resident, other than a short time living in Texas. He was a graduate of Kolbe High School and...

Feb 9, 2021

Marion E. "Bunny" Greenwood, age 92 of Fairfield, beloved wife of the late George Greenwood, passed away on February 9, 2021 in her home. Bunny was born in Bridgeport on January 14, 1929 to the late Stephen and Marion (Kardos) Pall and had been a longtime Fairfield resident. Survivors include her devoted children, Wayne Scinto and his wife Gail...

Feb 7, 2021

Gregory J. Carroll. age 63, of Stratford, lost his battle with cancer on Sunday, February 7, 2021 in his home.

Greg was born in Bridgeport on April 20, 1957 to the late John and Anita (Michaud) Carroll and had been a lifelong area resident. He was a graduate of Central High School and was a retired truck...

Feb 5, 2021

AURELIA, Oliver Howard ("Ollie"), age 95, of Stratford passed away on Friday, February 5, 2021 due to age related complications.  Ollie was born on November 5, 1925 in the home that he still lived at - on Nichols Avenue in Stratford.  The old homestead was once known as the Poplar Row Farm.  His parents Michael and Marie raised Ollie...

Feb 3, 2021

Kevin Bradley, age 67, of Milford, beloved husband of Denise McDermott Bradley, passed away on February 3, 2021 in Bridgeport Hospital.

Kevin was born in New York City on June 11, 1953 to the late Harold and Mary (Guy) Bradley and had been a longtime area resident. He was a U. S. Navy veteran and was a...

Feb 1, 2021

Dorothy Baker, age 87, of Shelton, beloved wife of the late Francis R. Baker, passed away on February 1, 2021 at Middlebrook Farms at Trumbull.

Dorothy was born in Bridgeport on August 20, 1933 to the late Joseph and Katherine (Bensko) Blaner and had been a lifelong area resident. She was a retired Real Estate Broker for...

Jan 27, 2021

Juana M. Rosario, age 77, of Woodbridge, beloved wife of the late Regino Rosario, peacefully passed away on January 27, 2021 at the Willows Health and Rehabilitation Center in Woodbridge. Juana was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico on April 3, 1943 to the late Santo and Lucia (Reyes) Rodriguez and had been a longtime area resident. She was retired...

Jan 27, 2021

Donald S. Luzetsky, age 70, of Stratford, passed away on January 27, 2021.  Born in Bridgeport on September 23, 1950, Don was the son of the late Charles and Gladys (Fleischman) Luzetsky and had been a lifelong Stratford resident. Don fought a courageous battle with cancer and passed peacefully at home, with his beloved partner, Theresa Benedetto at his...

Jan 25, 2021

Christopher T. Batten Sr., age 68, of Shelton, passed away peacefully in his home on Monday, January 25, 2021.He is the beloved husband of Betty Warner Batten.

Chris was born in Bridgeport on January 8, 1953, son of the late Ernest and Mary Shambo Batten. He is the devoted father of Christopher and Brian and his wife,...

Jan 22, 2021

Kathleen Harrigan, age 75, of Stratford, passed away at peace on January 22, 2021 in Bridgeport Hospital.

Kathleen was born in Meriden on January 11, 1946 to the late Frederick and Maureen (Ellinger) Sturken. She was a long time Stratford resident and well known for her business Reminisce with Kathy .

She grew up in...

Jan 22, 2021

Dawn Marie Prince, age 56, of Stratford, beloved wife of Patrick R. Prince Sr., passed away on January 22, 2021 in Bridgeport Hospital.

Dawn was born in Bridgeport on July 8, 1964 cherished daughter of Antoinette Pisano Velasquez of Stratford and the late Neil Velasquez Sr. She was a graduate of Bunnell High School class of 1982...

Jan 18, 2021

Charles William Murphy, "Chuck," 84, of Milford, CT, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021. Chuck, also affectionately known as "Murph," was born on November 15, 1936, in Chicago, IL, to Thelma Lacourciere and Irish immigrant Frank Murphy. Chuck was raised in Skokie, the 4 th of 5 children. He attended St. George High School in Evanston, graduating in...

Jan 17, 2021

Georgina Grace (Assenza) Camillo, 96, of Marlborough, MA., formerly of North Port, FL, passed away January 17, 2021 at UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester, MA following a short illness.

She was the wife of the late Augustine N. Camillo, mother of the late Eileen Cochran and sister of the late Anthony Assenza.

Georgina is survived...

Jan 15, 2021

Anthony Frank Mobilio, went home to God on January 15, 2021 after a courageous battle with a rare and aggressive cancer. He was 53 years young.

Warmly referred to as "Papa" by his loving family, Anthony was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on February 16, 1967. A diligent and ceaseless hard worker his entire life, Anthony was involved...