Obituaries

Apr 23, 2020

Loving father, brother, grandfather, great grandfather, and a true friend

Robert "Lefty" W. McCarthy Sr., age 94, of Stratford, beloved husband of the late Jean Dawber McCarthy, passed away on April 23, 2020. Robert was born in Bridgeport on December 10, 1925 to the late Francis and Martha (Hull) McCarthy and had been a lifelong Stratford resident....

Apr 23, 2020

Valdur Merilo, age 76, of Stratford, a retired truck driver for R.A. Lalli, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2020 in Yale New Haven Hospital. Born in Tallin, Estonia on August 4, 1943, son of the late Axel Merilo and Meelespea (Raudkats) Sinko. He served in the US Army from 1962 to 1970 receiving the Army Commendation Medal and...

Apr 20, 2020

Richard K. Zeiner, "Zeke" age 92, of Stratford, beloved husband of the late Rita Pickering Zeiner, passed away on April 20, 2020 at West Haven VA Medical Center. Richard was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts on June 11, 1927 to the late William and Doris (Allen) Zeiner and had been a longtime area resident. He was a U.S....

Apr 20, 2020

Margaret T. Van Wyck, age 87, of Guilford, CT., the widow of Herbert T. Van Wyck, was called home to glory to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 20, 2020 while at Lord Chamberlain Health Center in Stratford.

Margaret was born in Youngstown, Ohio on December 4, 1932 to the late Francis and...

Apr 18, 2020

Merete (Rita) Farup, age 89 of Trumbull, the beloved widow of Stig Farup, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Saturday, April 18, 2020.  Merete was born in Copenhagen, Demark on October 13, 1930 to the late Sven and Elsebet (Jantzen) Johnsen.  After graduating from the University of Copenhagen, Merete accepted a position with the Danish Ministry...

Apr 18, 2020

Joseph Poppa, age 59 of Bridgeport, passed away peacefully on April 18, 2020 at Milford Hospital. Joseph was born in Bridgeport on December 21, 1960 to the late Fred and Frances (Mikulka) Poppa and had been a lifelong area resident. He is survived by his siblings, Frances E. Velez (husband Jorge), John Poppa (wife Denise), Daniel Poppa...

Apr 18, 2020

George Thomas Pennell, age 81, of Fairfield, the beloved husband of Barbara Gurg Pennell, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 18, 2020 in the Carolton Chronic and Convalescent Hospital in Fairfield.  Born in Bridgeport on May 4, 1938 to the late Lewis and Anna (Bolger) Pennell, George has been a lifelong area resident and was a retired commercial photographer. ...

Apr 18, 2020

Gus A. Betso II, age 38, of Milford, passed away suddenly on April 18, 2020. Gus was born in Bridgeport on October 12, 1981, beloved son of Gus Sr. and Bertha (Otero) Betso. In addition to his beloved parents he is survived by his cherished son, Jaxon (his mother, Jennifer R. Gonzalez), three sisters, Trina (Betso) Kanuch and her...

Apr 17, 2020

Betty Jane LeCuyer, age 94 of Stratford, the beloved widow of Albert LeCuyer, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2020 in Bishop Wicke Health Care Center in Shelton. Born in Bridgeport on October 6, 1925 to the late Stuart and Alpha (Foley) Goodnow, she has been a life long area resident. Survivors include her devoted children, William LeCuyer and...

Apr 17, 2020

Eugene ("Red") Patrick Lavin, age 91, of Stratford, the beloved husband of 65 years of Agnes Starincak Lavin, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2020 at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport. Born in the Bronx, New York on November 10, 1928, son of the late Patrick Lavin and Catherine McDermott Lavin, he was a long-time area resident. Gene...

Apr 13, 2020

Sophie Badowski Perkowski, wife of the late Edward Perkowski, passed away peacefully of natural causes at Buckley Healthcare in Greenfield MA, on April 13,2020, 3 months shy of her 100 th birthday. Born in Bridgeport CT, she resided in Bridgeport, Stratford and DelRay Beach, Florida. Sophie held many jobs during her career, but her favorite was working as a...

Apr 12, 2020

Alexander A Papp Jr, age 94, died on April 12, 2020 in New Haven, CT. Born in Bridgeport, CT to Alexander Papp and Agnes Peck, Al enjoyed baseball, movies and swimming in his younger days. He was drafted into the US Navy from 1943-1946 and participated in the D-Day invasion force. Al worked in Experimental at Sikorsky's for 38...

Apr 11, 2020

Loretta (Lolly) Agresta McCarthy, age 95, of the Lordship section of Stratford, beloved wife of the late Ted McCarthy, passed away April 11, 2020 peacefully in Ludlowe Center for Health and Rehab in Fairfield. Lolly was born January 23,1925 to the late Yolanda and Joseph Agresta in Ogdensburg NY. She worked at Milford Hospital as an EKG...

Apr 11, 2020

Francis (Frank) G. Proudfoot, age 84, of Stratford, beloved husband of Patricia A. (Pray) Proudfoot, passed away on April 11, 2020, at Ludlow Health Center in Fairfield.

Francis was born in Queens, New York on December 23, 1935, to the late Francis C. and Irene (Thiebault) Proudfoot and had been a longtime Stratford area resident. He was...

Apr 10, 2020

Gloria Duch, age 89, of Stratford, beloved wife of the late Charles Duch, passed away on April 10, 2020 in Bridgeport Hospital. Gloria was born in Bridgeport on February 14, 1931 to the late Samuel and Laura (Farina) DePietro and had been a lifelong area resident. She was a retired office manager for several medical doctors and dentists over...

Apr 9, 2020

Eugene Michael Harkins, age 88, of Shelton, beloved husband of the late Patricia Ann Harkins, passed away on April 9, 2020 at Bridgeport Hospital. Gene was born in South Amboy, New Jersey on July 9, 1931 to the late James and Helen Harkins and had been a lifelong area resident. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving...

Apr 8, 2020

Edward G. Marasco, age 97, of Bridgeport, beloved husband of the late Rosemary Lavorgna Marasco, passed away on April 8, 2020 in The Carolton Health Center, Fairfield. Ed was born in Bridgeport on February 15, 1923 to the late Andrew and Velma (Prohaska) Marasco and had been a lifelong area resident. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII...

Apr 8, 2020

Dorothy Giordano Heffernan, age 90 of Stratford, died peacefully on Wednesday, the 8th of April 2020. She was the loving wife of   66 years to the late, Raymond Heffernan. Dottie was born on November 16th, 1929 in Bronx, NY to the late Joseph and Mary (Grassi) Giordano. She lived in Stratford for the past 42 years and had previously...

Apr 6, 2020

Edward E. Lesko, age 92, of Bridgeport, beloved husband of Margaret Bak Lesko, passed away on April 6, 2020 in Lord Chamberlain Health Center, Stratford. Ed was born in Bridgeport on October 15, 1927 the fourth of seven children to the late Michael and Elizabeth (Dzurenda) Lesko and had been a lifelong Bridgeport resident. He graduated from Warren Harding...

Apr 2, 2020

Edith Louise (Grillo) Hultgren, age 90, of Stratford, beloved wife of the late Robert C. Hultgren Jr., passed away on April 2, 2020. Edith was born in Bridgeport on July 14, 1929 to the late Armand and Emma Grillo, and was a lifelong Stratford resident. She worked for many years at City Line Florist, where she enjoyed her coworkers...