Obituaries

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...

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...