Obituaries

Apr 2, 2020

William J. Jakupkovic, age 100, of Stratford, beloved husband of the late Selina Sachs Jakupkovic, passed away peacefully at Bishop Wicke Health Care Center on April 2, 2020. Survived by his loving daughter, Patricia. The family sincerely appreciates the staff at both Bishop Wicke and Lifestyles at Wesley Heights for their loving care of Bill during his time there....

Apr 2, 2020

Luigia Cimmino, age 85, of Shelton, beloved wife of the late Antonio Cimmino, passed away on April 2, 2020 in the Jewish Home, Bridgeport. Mrs. Cimmino was born in Italy on February 26, 1935 to the late Giuseppe and Antonia (Vigliotti) Nuzzo and has been a longtime area resident. Survivors include her devoted sons, Andrew Cimmino and his wife...

Mar 28, 2020

Albert (Al) Barvenik, age 94, of Shelton, beloved husband of Frances (Luthy), passed away peacefully in his home on March 28, 2020.

Whenever you asked Al how he was doing, he would give you a grin and appropriately say "life is wonderful" as he spent his entire life building a wonderful world for those around him. Al,...

Mar 26, 2020

Lorraine C. Young, age 88, of Orange, formerly of Stratford, passed away on March 26, 2020 at Bishop Wicke Health Center, Shelton. She was the beloved wife of the late Eugene Young. Lorraine was born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania on November 3, 1931 to the late Charles and Stasia Stramski and had been a longtime Stratford resident. Survivors include her...

Mar 25, 2020

Cheryl 'Mimi' (Datzenko) Mills, age 63, of Colchester. Our family is devastated to announce the untimely passing of Cheryl, beloved mother, sister, and grandmother on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 in Hartford Hospital. Cheryl, the long-time E.R. Registrar at Backus Hospital in Norwich, was born in Bridgeport, CT to the late Mildred (Sepelak) Datzenko and Peter Datzenko. Survivors include her...

Mar 24, 2020

James V. DeFeo Jr., age 80, of Fairfield, beloved husband of Lucille Menosky DeFeo, passed away on March 24, 2020 after a long illness. Jim was born in Bridgeport on January 27, 1940 to the late James and Genevieve (Jenacaro) DeFeo and has been a lifelong area resident. He was a graduate of the Fairfield Preparatory School...

Mar 23, 2020

Mary Ann Fuchs, age 84, of Shelton, formerly of Stratford, passed away on March 23, 2020 in her home. She was the beloved wife of Thomas Fuchs with whom she celebrated their 63 rd anniversary on March 2, 2020. Mary Ann was born in Cromwell, Connecticut on October 28, 1935 to the late Frank and Helen (Moskey) Czlapinski and...

Mar 19, 2020

Michael J. Sokira Jr, age 69, of Stratford, beloved husband of Elaine Sokira, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2020 in St. Vincent's Medical Center. Mike was born in Bridgeport on October 5, 1950 to the late Michael and Mary (Hudenets) Sokira and has been a lifelong area resident. He was a graduate of Notre Dame High School in...

Mar 17, 2020

Joan Marie Radocchio, age 72, of Stratford, passed away peacefully on March 17 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Bridgeport, with her family by her side. Joan was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on April 27, 1947 to Johannes and Stella (Besida) Weyerstrass. Joan leaves behind her dear husband Frank Radocchio, beloved sons Paul Costeines and his wife Vanessa...

Mar 14, 2020

Helen P. Mikulka, age 87, of Milford, beloved wife of the late George Mikulka, passed away on March 14, 2020 in St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport. Helen was born in Bridgeport on November 26, 1932 to the late Louis and Helena (Cekola) Olbrys and has been a lifelong area resident. She was a graduate of Harding High School and...

Mar 11, 2020

John Matthew Masulli (Papa), age 67, of Stratford, beloved husband of Kathleen Mastrione Masulli passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by friends and family on Wednesday March 11, 2020 after a long illness. John was born in Bridgeport on September 5, 1952 to the late John and Juliette (Mitchell) Masulli and has been a lifelong area resident. He...

Mar 11, 2020

Mark Usdavin, 68, passed away unexpectedly from natural causes in late February at his home in Woodbridge, CT.  Mark attended Bunnell High School and Southern Connecticut State College, where he earned a master's degree. Mark taught Science at Wooster Middle School in Stratford, CT for 32 years, including biology, physics and chemistry.  Mark regarded teaching as a privilege and...

Mar 9, 2020

Gail A. Baptist, age 80, of Stratford, beloved wife of the late Robert Baptist passed away on March 9, 2020 in Bridgeport Hospital. Gail was born in Bridgeport on February 3, 1940 to the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Czur) Stone and has been a lifelong area resident. She was a graduate of Harding High School and was...

Mar 8, 2020

Michael G. Marinko, of Easton, passed away on March 8, 2020 in West Haven VA Medical Center. Michael was born in Bridgeport to the late Michael and Mary (Plavnicky) Marinko. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and worked for many years at Sikorsky Aircraft. Michael was a pitcher in the minor leagues during...

Mar 7, 2020

Gilda Manna, age 83, of Stratford, Connecticut, beloved wife of Vincent Manna, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2020 in her home. Gilda was born in the Bronx, New York on May 18, 1936 to the late John and Jeannie (Legno) Scrofani and has been a Stratford resident for twenty years. She was an avid fan of...

Mar 6, 2020

Elizabeth "Liz" Marie DeFeo, age 66, of Bridgeport, passed away suddenly on March 6, 2020. She was born in Bridgeport on May 3, 1953 to the late Michael and Mary (Hudenets) Sokira. Liz leaves behind her devoted sons Joseph DeFeo III and his wife Hillary of Stratford and Matthew DeFeo and his fiancé Tiffany of Texas, her cherished grandchildren,...

Mar 5, 2020

Alfred E. Erst, age 90, of Stratford, beloved husband of the late Beverly Bowers Erst, passed away on March 5, 2020 in Humboldt, Iowa. Al was born in Bridgeport on December 7, 1929 to the late Anthony and Mary (Churma) Erst and had been a lifelong area resident. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. Al...

Mar 5, 2020

Robert C. Batka, age 89, of Stratford, beloved husband of 53 years to the late Frances Michaels Batka, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 5, 2020 with his family by his side. Bob was born in Bayonne, New Jersey to the late Joseph and Betty (Yenull) Batka. Survivors include his devoted children, Deborah Olivier and her husband William of...

Feb 25, 2020

Norman R. Rich Jr. age 52, of Shelton, husband of Melissa Marroncelli Rich, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, February 25, 2020. Born in Bridgeport to Norman R. Rich Sr and Barbara Rogucki Rich, he has been a lifelong area resident. Norman was the Chief Financial Officer of Leaven & Companion Bakery in New York City. He was also the...

Feb 20, 2020

Roseann Maciejewski Sholanich, a Stratford resident for 48 years, passed away peacefully in Bridgeport Hospital on February 20, 2020. She was predeceased by her husband of 30 years, William Sholanich and her parents, Stanley J. and Anne (Suchocki) Maciejewski of Old Greenwich, Connecticut. Roseann was also pre-deceased by her brother-in-law, Michael Nucera and nephew, Mark Nucera, both of Dunwoody,...