Obituaries
Joan M. Radocchio
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...
Helen P. Mikulka
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...
John M. Masulli
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...
Mark Usdavin
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...
Gail A. Baptist
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...
Michael G. Marinko
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...
Gilda Manna
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...
Elizabeth M. Defeo
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,...
Alfred E. Erst
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...
Robert C. Batka
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...
Norman R. Rich Jr.
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...
Roseann M. Sholanich
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,...
Koedy Nicholas Birdsall
Feb 20, 2020
It was Heavens gain, but our loss. Our little angel, Koedy Nicholas Birdsall, came into this world way too early and was sadly taken away. Koedy passed at Yale New Haven Hospital on Thursday, February 20, 2020. We would like to thank the doctors and staff at Yale for all their support and love. Koedy is survived...
David J Tkacs
Feb 18, 2020
David J. Tkacs, age 56, of Stratford, passed away suddenly on February 18, 2020, in Bridgeport Hospital. David was born in Bridgeport on October 9, 1963 to the late Robert and Doris (Newell) Tkacs and has been a lifelong area resident. He was a graduate of Trumbull High School, class of 1981 and went on to earn a BS...
George Kalinich
Feb 10, 2020
George Kalinich, age 101, of Stratford, died February 10, 2020, at Jewish Senior Services in Bridgeport, CT. He was the beloved husband of the late Anna Skumanich Kalinich for 69 years. Born in Scranton, PA on March 17, 1918 he was the son of the late Stanley and Anastazia Petris Kalinich. George was a veteran of the U.S. Army...
Donald Edward Hutchinson Sr
Feb 6, 2020
Kind and loving, Donald Edward Hutchinson Sr., ("Mr. Hutch") age 88, of Oxford, the beloved husband of Dorothy Smith Hutchinson, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 6, 2020. He was born in Bridgeport on August 17, 1931 to the late Eugene (Kenneth) and Myrtle (Ford) Hutchinson. Don retired from Liggett & Myers as the Vice President of Sales, where...
Brittany Taylor Scheibel
Feb 4, 2020
Brittany Taylor Scheibel, age 36, of Stamford, passed away suddenly on February 4, 2020 at Stamford Hospital. Brittany was born in Bridgeport on October 12, 1983, beloved daughter of Ronald W. Scheibel and Heidi Loomis Zibello. She was a 2001 graduate of Wamogo Regional High School and attended Boston University pursuing a journalism degree. Brittany was a high school...
William Ridolfi
Feb 3, 2020
William Ridolfi, age 87, of Naugatuck, beloved husband of the late Diana P. Pisanelle Ridolfi, passed away on February 03, 2020 in his home. William was born in Bridgeport on January 6, 1933 to the late Settimio and Annita (Giulietta) Ridolfi and has been a lifelong area resident. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War and...
Marilyn Patterson
Feb 3, 2020
Marilyn Edsall Patterson, age 89, of Grove City, Pennsylvania, formerly of Bridgeport, passed away on February 3, 2020 in Grove City Medical Center. Marilyn was born in Hamburg, New Jersey on October 15, 1930 to the late Thomas and Cora (Mueller) Edsall and had been a longtime area resident, before moving to Grove City. Survivors include her devoted daughter,...
Beatrice M. Lattanzi
Jan 25, 2020
Beatrice M. (Pekar) Lattanzi, age 95, of Stratford, passed away January 25, 2020 in St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport. Beatrice was born in Bridgeport on November 26,1924, daughter of the late John and Katrina (Mingit) Pekar. She was a graduate of Harding High School and retired from Warnaco Inc. Beatrice was also a member of the Stratford Fire Department...
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