Obituaries

Sep 21, 2017

Marian J. Zelle, age 88, of Stratford, the beloved widow of Joseph A. Zelle, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 21, 2017 in Bridgeport Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born in Stratford to the late John and Mary (Sulik) Krehel and most recently was a resident at Wesley Heights in Shelton. Marian had a passion for cooking and...

Sep 19, 2017

Norman Carl Zimmerman, born February 14, 1933 in Bridgeport, Connecticut and left us on September 19, 2017 in Stratford, Connecticut. Norman served our country in the United States Air Force. He spent most of his working life in the travel industry, first at American Airlines, then with Xerox Corp, in Stamford as manager of corporate travel. He went on to...

Sep 17, 2017

Patrick Thomas Ambrose, age 41, of Shelton, formerly of Stratford, passed away suddenly on September 17, 2017 in his home. Pat was born in Bridgeport on September 27, 1975 beloved son of Jerry and Margaret (Petrino) Ambrose of Shelton. He was a graduate of Stratford High School and Southern Connecticut State University. Pat was an avid car salesman and...

Sep 15, 2017

William M. Weaver, age 93, a resident of St. Joseph's Center in Trumbull, passed away on Friday, September 15, 2017. Mr. Weaver a WWII Navy Submarine Veteran is survived by his children, William Weaver, Jr., John Weaver, James Weaver, David Weaver, Cindy Lanese and their families. Entombment will take place on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 10:30AM DIRECTLY in St...

Sep 9, 2017

Richard C. Rasmussen, age 61, of Ansonia, beloved husband of Lianne Cleary Rasmussen, passed away peacefully in his home on September 9, 2017 with his loving wife at his side. Richard was born on November 2, 1955 in Springfield, Massachusetts to the late Richard and Nina (Moroz) Rasmussen, and has been a longtime area resident. He was a mechanic...

Sep 9, 2017

Carol "Candy" Mottram Makusevich, age 67, of Stratford, beloved wife of the late John Makusevich Jr, passed away on September 9, 2017 in Bridgeport Hospital. Carol was born on June 14, 1950 in Port Huron, Michigan to the late Harry and Mildred (Jones) Mottram and has been a long time area resident. She was a graduate of Bunnell High...

Sep 1, 2017

Antoinette J. Bianchi, age 90, of Milford, the beloved widow of Raymond A. Bianchi, passed away on Friday, September 1, 2017, in her home, with her loving family by her side. Born on June 13, 1927 in Shamokin, Pennsylvania to the late Joseph and Katherine (Paravatti) Bongarzone, she was a longtime Stratford resident prior to moving to Milford 6 years...

Aug 31, 2017

Thomas Kenneth Duda, age 74, of Stratford, a retired Electrical Engineer for Kindar Morgan, passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2017 in his home. Born in Bridgeport on May 5, 2017, to the late Michael and Anna (Mayernick) Duda, and has been a life long Stratford resident. Tom had many hobbies and interests, especially in American History, where he...

Aug 27, 2017

Louis "Kip" Miklos Jr, 97, of Stratford, Connecticut passed away peacefully on Sunday August 27, 2017 with his loving family by his side. A life long resident of Stratford, Kip proudly served his country from 1941-1945, traveling the world Kip rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant of Mechanics working on B-17s and B-24s in Australia, New Guinea and...

Aug 26, 2017

Wilson A. "Hopps" Della Vecchia Jr., age 79, of Stratford, beloved husband of Patricia Aurilio Della Vecchia, passed away on Saturday August 26, 2017. Will was born in Bridgeport on August 25, 1938 to the late Wilson and Lucietta (Mainiero) Della Vecchia Sr. and has been a life long area resident. He was a U.S. Marine Corp veteran. Will graduated...

Aug 17, 2017

William F. Perillo Sr., age 68, the beloved husband of Andrea Eannotti Perillo, passed away on Thursday August 17, 2017 in Bridgeport Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born in Bridgeport to the late Joseph and Sara (Quinn) Perillo, he was raised in Bridgeport and moved to Stratford. Bill was retired from Sikorsky Aircraft where he worked for over...

Aug 16, 2017

Patricia Dzialo Capuano, age 77, of Stratford, the beloved widow of Richard Capuano Sr. passed away on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Bridgeport to the late Frank and Irene (Pavluvcik) Dzialo she has been a life long area resident. Pat loved to spend time with her family and cooking during the holidays. She loved...

Aug 12, 2017

Kevin Joseph Gay, age 53, of Stratford passed away suddenly on Saturday, August 12, 2017 in his home. Born in Bridgeport, on March 8, 1964 to JoAnn Cacavollia Gay and the late Louis N Gay, he has been a lifelong area resident. Survivors in addition to his mother JoAnn of Stratford, include his beloved children, Michael and Lauren Gay...

Aug 12, 2017

David Anthony Gierula, age 23, of Stratford, the beloved son of John Gierula and Maria Bernal, passed away suddenly on Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Bridgeport Hospital. David was born on August 9, 1994 in Bridgeport, CT.  He worked at Vazzy's and Testo's as well as Oronoque Village and Caribe Travel. He was a graduate from Stratford High School in...

Aug 12, 2017

Vera Fomenko Peebles, age 91, of Stratford, the beloved widow of Nathan A. Peebles, passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Bishop Wicke Health and Rehabilitation Center in Shelton. Born in Bridgeport on August 21, 1925 to the late Peter and Alexandra (Kaszyk) Fomenko, she has been a life long area resident. She was a member of St....

Aug 10, 2017

Janet (Jan) Soltis, age (81) slipped away peacefully, in her home, August 10, 2017, surrounded by her family.

Born in Bridgeport, to the late Leo & Rose Gudell, Jan was a lifelong resident of Stratford, CT.  She was pre-deceased by her husband, Richard N. Soltis Sr., & her brother Rocco (Rocky) Baldino. She is...