Obituaries

William Olender

William Olender

Jan 20, 2018

William Olender, age 74, of Stratford, beloved husband of Angelika Thoeny Olender, passed away on January 20, 2018 in his home. Bill was born in Bridgeport on August 24, 1943 beloved son of Elizabeth (Jarusinsky) Olender of Stratford and the late John S. Olender, and has been a life long area resident. He was a graduate of Harding High...

Bernice Anunzzi

Bernice Anunzzi

Jan 20, 2018

Bernice Ouellette Anunzzi age 98, of Stratford, beloved wife of the late Alfred Anunzzi, passed away on January 20, 2018 in Maefair Health Center, Trumbull. Bernice was born on October 22, 1919 in Old Town, Maine to the late Emile and Rose (Duplissis) Ouellette and has been a long time area resident. She was a graduate of Old Town...

Elizabeth "Betty" Somsky

Elizabeth "Betty" Somsky

Jan 17, 2018

Elizabeth "Betty" Metal Somsky, age 95, of Bridgeport, the beloved wife of the late George Somsky Sr., passed away on January 17, 2018 in Bridgeport Hospital. Betty was born on April 10, 1922 in Tarentum, Pennsylvania to the late Paul and Mary (Pernick) Metal and has been along time area resident. She was a retired Nurse's Aide for the...

Michael H. Griffin Jr.

Michael H. Griffin Jr.

Jan 16, 2018

Michael H. Griffin Jr., age 75, of Stratford, beloved husband of Debra Murphy, passed away on January 16, 2018 in Bridgeport Hospital. Michael was born in the Bronx, NY son of the late Michael H. Griffin Sr. and Caroline Barbato Griffin and has been a long time Stratford resident. He was a graduate of Stratford High School Class of...

James J. Varay

James J. Varay

Jan 16, 2018

James J. Varay, age 75, of Huntington, beloved husband of Diana (Rodgers) Varay, passed away peacefully in his home on January 16, 2018. James was born in Bridgeport on June 1, 1942 to the late Ignatius J. and Suzanne (Visocky) Varay and has been a life long area resident. He was a graduate of Bullard Havens High School Class...

Mary S. Palo

Mary S. Palo

Jan 15, 2018

Mary Samoskevich Palo, age 79 of Bridgeport, beloved wife of the late Andrew Palo, passed away on January 15, 2018 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mary was born in Bridgeport on June 30, 1938 to the late Nicholas and Veronica (Palechko) Samoskevich and has been a life long area resident. She was retired from the Registrars Office at Sacred Heart University,...

Mark Plushkin

Mark Plushkin

Jan 13, 2018

Mark Plushkin, age 64, of Bridgeport, passed away on January 13, 2018 in St. Joseph Health Center, Trumbull. Mark, a retired employee of Sikorsky Aircraft was born in Bridgeport on November 29, 1953 to the late Benjamin and Dorothy (Frankel) Plushkin and has been a life long area resident. He was a former softball coach for Ray's Together. Survivors...

Robert M. Filicko

Robert M. Filicko

Jan 10, 2018

Robert M. Filicko, age 60 of Milford, beloved husband of Eileen Kuruc Filicko, passed away on January 10, 2018 in Bridgeport Hospital. Robert was born on February 13, 1957 in Bridgeport beloved son of Rudolph Filicko of Stratford and the late Mary (Pasturnak) Filicko and has been a life long area resident. He was a graduate of Bunnell High...

Fred D. Digiacomo

Fred D. Digiacomo

Jan 10, 2018

Fedeli "Fred" DiGiacomo, age 93, of Stratford, beloved husband of the late Elizabeth Zaleta DiGiacomo, passed away on January 10, 2018 in Connecticut Hospice Branford. Fred, a WWII Veteran of the U.S. Army was born in Bridgeport on September 29, 1924 to the late Fedele and Lena (Carraro) DiGiacomo and has been a long time area resident. He was...

Roy M. Miller

Roy M. Miller

Jan 4, 2018

Roy M. Miller, age 86, of Glendale, New York, beloved husband of Margaret Sweeney Miller, passed away on January 4, 2018 in Masonicare at Newtown. Roy, a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War was born on May 6, 1931 in Glendale, NY to the late John and Viola (Moeller) Miller and has been a lifelong Glendale resident. He...

George Vasil

George Vasil

Dec 29, 2017

George Vasil, age 90, of Bridgeport the beloved widower of Helen Figlar Vasil, passed away on Friday December 29, 2017 in Bridgeport Hospital. He was born in Bridgeport to the late John and Bertha (Dzurko) Vasil and has been a lifelong Bridgeport resident. George a retired parts inspector with Textron Lycoming was a veteran of the United States Army and...

Dorothy M. Bayusik Mihai

Dorothy M. Bayusik Mihai

Dec 29, 2017

Dorothy M. Bayusik Mihai, age 92, of Hamden, beloved widow of George Mihai, passed away on Friday, December 29, 2017 in Hamden Health Care. Dorothy was employed as a Switchboard Operator for Attorneys Marsh, Day and Calhoun. She was also a City of Bridgeport 911 dispatcher. She was born in Bridgeport to the late John and Suzanna (Churma) Bayusik....

Stephen P. Moran

Stephen P. Moran

Dec 26, 2017

Stephen P. Moran, age 61, of Milford, passed away on December 26, 2017 in Milford Hospital. Stephen was born in New York on January 12, 1956 to the late John J. and Margaret (Farrell) Moran and has been a long time area resident. He was a graduate of Bunnell High School. Survivors include his brother, John Moran of Stratford,...

Benjamin W. Masliuk

Benjamin W. Masliuk

Dec 25, 2017

Benjamin Masliuk, age 31, of Naugatuck, passed away on December 25, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Bridgeport on March 2, 1986, son of Very Rev. Stephen and Debra Ridolfi Masliuk. Benjamin also leaves behind his brother Alex Masliuk and his partner Sandy Teixeira of Ansonia; his sister Kristin Masliuk and her husband Manish Udas, of...

Barbara A. Surina

Barbara A. Surina

Dec 25, 2017

Barbara A. Noble Surina, age 87, of Trumbull, beloved wife of the late Thomas J. Surina, passed away on December 25, 2017 in Yale New Haven Hospital with her sons at her side. Barbara was born in Bridgeport on March 6, 1930 to the late James and Florence (Angeski) Noble and has been a lifelong area resident. She was...

Edward G. Matosian

Edward G. Matosian

Dec 24, 2017

PLEASE SEE STORM RELATED CHANGES BELOW Edward G. Matosian, age 88 of Stratford, CT beloved husband of Rose V. Matosian for 66 years died on December 24th. Born in Weehawken, NJ in 1929, he was a long time resident of the Stratford and Bridgeport area. He was the son of Haig and Archalous Matosian. Predeceased by sister Elma...

Helen T. Guman

Helen T. Guman

Dec 23, 2017

Helen Theresa Guman, formerly of Stratford, celebrated her 100th birthday on 11/11/2017. She passed away in Atlantic Shores Rehabilitation and Health Center in Millsboro, Delaware on Saturday, December 23, 2017. Helen the widow of George Guman, was born in Bridgeport to the late Andrew and Susan (Safian) Imbro and was a lifelong resident until moving to Delaware ten years...

Joseph T. Eanotti

Joseph T. Eanotti

Dec 23, 2017

Joseph T. Eanotti Jr., age 49, of Shelton, passed away on December 23, 2017 in his home. Joe was born on March 16, 1968 in Bridgeport beloved son of Charlotte Bargo Smith and the late Joseph Eanotti Sr. and has been a life long area resident. He attended Bunnell High School and was an accomplished designer and builder. He...

Irene J. Orrell

Irene J. Orrell

Dec 20, 2017

Irene Jurczak Orrell, age 80, of Stratford, beloved wife of Fred Orrell, passed away on December 20, 2017 in Lord Chamberlain Health Center, Stratford. Irene was born in Bridgeport on April 9, 1937 to the late Stanislaw and Pauline (Andrzejczyk) Jurczak and has been a life long Stratford resident. Survivors in addition to her husband of 60 years include...

Mary A. Vangrowski

Mary A. Vangrowski

Dec 19, 2017

Mary A. Sansone VanGrowski, age 87, of Shelton, formerly of Stratford, beloved wife of the late Victor VanGrowski, passed away on December 19, 2017 at Masonicare in Newtown. Mary was born on December 4, 1930 in Bridgeport to the late Angelo and Carmella (Baldino) Sansone and has been a life long area resident. She was a retired waitress for...