Obituaries

Sep 18, 2019

Heather B. Hulford, age 52, of Milford, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 in Milford Hospital. Born in Bridgeport on April 4, 1967 to Mary Anne Cowhig Hulford and the late Robert J. Hulford, she was a longtime resident of Stratford prior to moving to Milford. She was a 1985 Stratford High graduate and received her BA from...

Sep 18, 2019

William T. Halpin, age 96, of Stratford, beloved husband of the late Mary Sirotnik Halpin, passed away on September 18, 2019 in West Haven VA Medical Center. William was born in Bridgeport on March 21, 1923 to the late James and Elizabeth (Hennessey) Halpin and has been a lifelong area resident. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII...

Sep 17, 2019

Michael Pond, age 78, of Stratford, passed away on September 17, 2019 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mike was born in Bridgeport on October 11, 1940 to the late Thomas and Dorothy (DiMenna) Pond and has been a lifelong area resident. He was a graduate of Bullard Havens Technical High School and a veteran of the U.S. Airforce. Mike was a retired...

Sep 12, 2019

Robert P. Sharnick, age 86, of Beacon Falls, beloved husband of Veronica Gross Sharnick, passed away on September 12, 2019 in his home. Bob was born in Bridgeport on March 20, 1933 to the late Paul and Mary (Horny) Sharnick. He was formerly a resident of Bridgeport and Huntington before moving to Beacon Falls. Bob was a communicant of...

Sep 10, 2019

Paul Matthew, 76, son of Sidney and Eileen Matthew, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and uncle passed peacefully on September,10, 2019 guided by his faith in Our Lady of Guadalupe. As he valiantly battled pancreatic cancer, his last days were spent comfortably with his devoted wife Sandy and loving family- who will remember him for his kindness and generosity. Paul...

Sep 7, 2019

Margaret "Gram" Poplaski crossed the threshold into Heaven on September 7, 2019 to reap her reward in the Lord's kingdom for a life well-lived. Margaret was strong in her faith and her belief in family. As a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother she instilled moral and ethical values in her children and grandchildren who were all by her side...

Sep 6, 2019

Robert S. Ferik, age 82, of Shelton, beloved husband of Carol Drumm Ferik, passed away on September 6, 2019 in Bridgeport Hospital. Robert was born in Bridgeport on January 22, 1937 to the late John and Mary (Miklos) Ferik and has been a lifelong area resident. He was a graduate of Harding High School class of 1955 and earned...

Sep 3, 2019

Stefan Scerba Sr., age 88, of Stratford, beloved husband of Irene Mika Scerba, passed away on September 3, 2019 in his home. Stefan was born in Czechoslovakia on November 23, 1930 to the late Andrej and Maria (Babjakova) Scerba and has been a longtime area resident. He was retired from Carpenter Steel Co, and Pace Motors. Stefan was a...

Aug 29, 2019

Christine Louise (Ripley) Ferranti, age 68, of Stratford, passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2019 in Bridgeport Hospital. Born on September 29, 1950 in Norwood, MA to the late John and Charlotte (Smith) Ripley, she has been a lifelong resident of Stratford. She was retired from FedEx Freight where she worked as an OS&D associate. Christine worked in the...

Aug 28, 2019

James P. Pando, age 84, of Stratford, beloved husband of Mary Ann Hudak Pando, passed away on August 28, 2019 in Lord Chamberlain Health Center, Stratford. Jim was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, to the late Peter and Ermioni (Nicho) Pando and has been a lifelong area resident. He was a peacetime veteran of the U.S. Army. Jim earned a...

Aug 25, 2019

Richard M. Galatie, age 83, of Stratford, beloved husband of the late Mary Jane Pluchino Galatie, passed away on August 25, 2019 in Bridgeport Hospital. Richard was born in Bridgeport on September 20, 1935 to the late Joseph and Mary (Ruffo) Galatie and has been a lifelong area resident. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was a retired...

Aug 22, 2019

Patrick E. Mayernik, age 62, of Bridgeport, beloved husband of Judy Levin Mayernik, passed away on August 22, 2019 in his home. Patrick was born in Bridgeport on March 29, 1957 to the late Michael and Pauline (Gonda) Mayernik and has been a lifelong area resident. He was a graduate of Bunnell High School class of 1975 and earned...

Aug 21, 2019

Fedare G. Hrinak, age 99, of Trumbull, beloved wife of the late Michael Hrinak, passed away on August 21, 2019 at Maefair Health Care Center. Fedare was born in Bridgeport on February 27, 1920 to the late Joseph and Lucy (Chieffo) Gabriel. She was a graduate of Harding High School and a secretary for Remington Arms. She was an...

Aug 20, 2019

Barbara J. Vallillo, age 71, passed away on August 20 at Bridgeport Hospital in CT.  She was born in Bridgeport on September 17, 1947 to Anna and Eugene Kobryn. She married her high school sweetheart, Alan Vallillo, in 1967, upon his return from Viet Nam.  Together, they have two daughters Stephanie and Denise.  For many years she worked as...

Aug 18, 2019

Ronald C. Bednarz, age 71, of Stratford, beloved husband of Estelle Tellier Bednarz, passed away on August 18, 2019 in St. Vincent's MC. Ron was born in Bridgeport on October 21, 1947 to the late Chester and Mary (Dankulich) Bednarz and has been a lifelong area resident. He was a graduate of Stratford High School class of 1965 and...

Aug 16, 2019

Robert Waterbury Sr., 81, husband of the late Anna (Bishop) Waterbury, passed away Friday, August 16, 2019 at Shelton Lakes Nursing Home in Shelton. He was born on February 15, 1938 in Stamford, son of the late Jack (Charles Jackson) and Doris Catherine (Friend) Waterbury. Robert served in the U.S. Air Force and was a member of the Carpenters...

Aug 16, 2019

Michael Banik, age 93, of Stratford, beloved husband of the late Jacqueline Stewart Banik, passed away on Friday, August 16, 2019 in Arden House in Hamden. Born in Bridgeport on February 3, 1926 to the late John and Milona (Yavarowski) Banik, he served in the Army during WWII and was a 28-year veteran of the Stratford Fire Department, retiring...

Aug 11, 2019

Peter Michael Kepchar Jr, age 93 of Trumbull, the husband of the late Barbara Hatrick Kepchar, passed away on Sunday August 11, 2019 in Bridgeport Hospital. Born in Bridgeport on February 16, 1926 to the late Peter and Catherine (Kordiak) Kerpchar, he has been a lifelong area resident. Peter was a WWII Veteran of the US Navy...

Aug 7, 2019

THE VERY REVEREND STEVEN JOHN BELONICK (October 7, 1951–August 7, 2019)

The Very Reverend Steven John Belonick reposed in the Lord Jesus Christ on August 7, 2019, after an extended illness, acute myeloid leukemia. He was 67 years old. Born October 7, 1951, and raised in New Britain, CT, he was the only son of Steven and...

Aug 6, 2019

Peter E. Nelsen of Stratford passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at the age of 72. Pete was born October 28 th , 1946; he was a loving son to Anne Klesper. He was a graduate of St. James School, Bunnell High school, and studied at The Liturgical School of music in NY. Pete was a lifelong...