Obituaries

Aug 18, 2020

Jean M. Slezak, age 86, of Stratford, beloved wife of the late Theodore E. Slezak, passed away on August 18, 2020 in Shelton Lakes Health Center, Shelton. Jean was born in Bridgeport on August 14, 1934 to the late John and Anna (Sekelsky) Simna. She was a lifelong resident of Stratford where she and Teddy happily raised...

Aug 7, 2020

Robin Lillian Brennan Fernandes of Stratford, the beloved, incredible wife of Thomas J. Fernandes, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020, after a short, courageous battle with cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital, NY, with her loving family by her side. Robin was only 47, born on December 2, 1972, in Bridgeport to Robert and Patricia (Kohlberger) Brennan. She...

Jul 28, 2020

Barbara Ann Shiroky Peterson, a lifelong resident of Stratford CT, succumbed to cancer on July 28, 2020. The daughter of the late John and Julianna Selepes Shiroky, Barbara was born April 20, 1939. She graduated from Franklin Elementary School, Wooster Junior High School, Stratford High School, Southern Connecticut State College, and Sacred Heart University. Her professional career included administrative...

Jul 25, 2020

Frances Rose Mudre, age 93, of Stratford, beloved wife of the late Kenneth Mudre, passed away on July 25, 2020. Frances was born in Bridgeport on September 29, 1926 to the late Andrew and Rose (Zubricki) Marus and had been a lifelong area resident. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Survivors include her devoted sons, Glen Mudre...

Jul 24, 2020

Edward John "Eddie" Hall, age 89, beloved high school sweetheart and husband of Jeanne Bayus Hall for 63 years, passed away peacefully at his home on July 24, 2020, with his loving family by his side. Born on May 24, 1931 in Bridgeport, Eddie was a lifelong Bridgeport resident, attending Bridgeport public schools and graduating from Warren Harding High...

Jul 21, 2020

Agnes Maronich of Bridgeport, widow of George Maronich, passed away peacefully on July 21 at The Connecticut Hospice at the age of 96. She was born in Lorain, Ohio to the late Michael Jugan and Catherine Lison Jugan on November 6, 1923. Raised in Marshwood, Pennsylvania she grew up singing, dancing and playing the guitar with her...

Jul 21, 2020

Ruth L. Slavin, age 81, of Stratford, passed away on July 21, 2020 in Lord Chamberlain Health Center, Stratford. Ruth was born in Bridgeport on November 6, 1938 to the late Joseph and Catherine (Rimkus) Lipnickas and had been a lifelong area resident. She was retired from Cohen &Wolf PC. Survivors include her devoted children, Laura Borger...

Jul 12, 2020

Joan O. Pavlik, age 80, of Bridgeport, passed away on July 12, 2020 in The Connecticut Hospice, Branford. Joan was born in Danbury on August 10, 1939 to the late Michael and Olga (Lokaj) Pavlik and had been a lifelong area resident. She was a retired administrative assistant at Bullard Havens Technical High School in Bridgeport. Joan was a...

Jul 11, 2020

Michael J. Savko, age 98, of Heritage Village, Southbury, CT, beloved husband of Carol Rose Savko, passed away in his home on July 11, 2020. Mike was born in Bridgeport on October 5, 1921 to the late Michael and Anna (Kica) Savko and had been a lifelong area resident. He was a graduate of Stratford High School, he became...

Jul 5, 2020

Margaret Bak Lesko, age 90, beloved wife of the late Edward E. Lesko, of Bridgeport, passed away on July 5, 2020 in her home. Marge was born in Bridgeport on May 8, 1930 to the late Michael and Barbara (Novak) Bak and had been a lifelong Bridgeport resident. She was retired from The City of Bridgeport Police...

Jun 29, 2020

Helen A. Wood, age 90, of Trumbull the widow of Hugh F. Wood, passed away on June 29, 2020 in Bridgeport Hospital. Helen was born in Bridgeport on February 27, 1930 to the late Michael and Susan (Jakupkovich) Dirgo and was married to her high school sweetheart, Hugh for 65 years. She worked for several years for an eye...

Jun 27, 2020

Pearl SaNogueira, age 87, of Stratford, the beloved widow of Edmund SaNogueira, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2020 in Lord Chamberlain Health Care Center. Born in Bridgeport to the late Dominick and Mildred (Aurilio) Lauria, she has been a lifelong Stratford resident. Pearl worked at the Bridgeport Brass Company and retired from the Stratford YMCA, where she was...

Jun 24, 2020

Robert A. Skuba Sr., age 71, of Newtown, beloved husband of Diane DeBenedetto Skuba, passed away peacefully on June 24, 2020 in his home. Bob was born in Bridgeport on December 17, 1948 to the late Nicholas and Marguerite (Hornak) Skuba and had been a lifelong area resident. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Viet...

Jun 20, 2020

Garrett C. Tibbatts died on June 20, 2020 at the age of 69 from Lewy Body Dementia and Epilepsy at The Gardens of Palm Beach in Florida. He was born November 23,1950 in Bridgeport Hospital in Connecticut. He attended public school in Bridgeport and then Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut.

Garry started his career at Avis...

Jun 18, 2020

Margaret Rindos Plavnicky, age 93 of Litchfield, formerly of Shelton, the beloved widow of Rudolph Plavnicky, passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2020 in the Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington. Born in Bridgeport to the late Charles and Pauline (Pjura) Rindos, she was a resident of Shelton until moving to Litchfield 9 years ago. Marge was a...

Jun 17, 2020

William G. Ezarik Sr., age 69, of Stratford, beloved husband of Maureen Palier Ezarik, passed away suddenly on June 17, 2020, in Bridgeport Hospital. Bill was born in Bridgeport on July 13, 1950, to the late William F. and Betty (Taylor) Ezarik and had been a lifelong area resident. He was a retired supervisor for Jupiter Communications. During his...

Jun 15, 2020

William (Bill) Couton, age 73, of Stratford, beloved husband of Linda Gernat Lia Couton, passed away on June 15, 2020 in his home. Bill was born in Nyack, New York on October 21, 1946 to the late Stanley Couton and Rose (Gaynor) Couton and had been a longtime area resident. He was a retired salesman for the Connecticut Post...

Jun 12, 2020

Mark S. Vendetti, age 68, of Stratford, the beloved husband of Myrna DeFrancisco-Vendetti, passed away on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Bridgeport Hospital. Born in Bridgeport to the late Samuel and Charlotte (Reback) Vendetti, he has been a lifelong area resident. In addition to his wife Myrna, he is survived by a son, Samuel Vendetti, two sisters June Vendetti...

Jun 4, 2020

Joan Claire Knapp, age 83, passed away peacefully on June 4, 2020, with family by her side. She was born on June 12, 1936 in Medford, Massachusetts to Pearl and Clement Diamond. Growing up, she was a pianist and a member of the Order of the Rainbow for Girls, a youth service organization. Joan attended Boston University and met...

Jun 4, 2020

Elizabeth Sproch, age 92, of Stratford, beloved wife of the late Peter Sproch, passed away on June 4, 2020 in Bridgeport Hospital. Elizabeth was born in Czechoslovakia on April 20, 1928 to the late Peter and Elizabeth (Maly) Sivak and had been a longtime area resident. She was retired from the General Electric Company and was a...