Obituaries

Josephine Castaldo Ginoni

Josephine Castaldo Ginoni

Nov 6, 2015

Josephine Castaldo Ginoni, age 95, of Bridgeport, the widow of Peter Ginoni, passed away on Friday, November 6, 2015 in Lord Chamberlain Health Center, Stratford. Josephine, a retired employee of Fermont's, was born in Bridgeport to the late Luigi and Anna (Varvella) Castaldo and has been a life long area resident. Survivors include her devoted children, James Ginoni and his...

Mildred Dragan Harko

Mildred Dragan Harko

Nov 5, 2015

Mildred Dragan Harko, age 89, of Stratford, beloved wife of the late Nicholas Harko, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2015 in her home. Mildred, a retired employee of Black and Decker was born in Bridgeport to the late Peter and Paraskeva (Popochak) Dragan and has been a life long area resident. She enjoyed sewing, and was a member of...

Anna Hopko Makusevich

Anna Hopko Makusevich

Nov 3, 2015

Anna Hopko, Makusevich, age 90, of Stratford, beloved wife of the late John Makusevich Sr., passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mrs. Makusevich, a homemaker was born in Fairfield to the late Joseph and Mary (Kudlik) Hopko and has been a life long area resident. Survivors include her daughters-in-law, Carol and Veronica Makusevich, her grandchildren, Lynette...

Anne Kasper Popp

Anne Kasper Popp

Nov 2, 2015

Anne Kasper Popp, age 98, of Easton, beloved wife of the late George Popp, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2015 in her home. Anne, a homemaker and a former cafeteria manager for Staples High School, was born in Easton to the late John and Mary (Matlyak) Kasper and has been a life long Easton resident. In October of 1934,...

Edith Joyce Witiak

Edith Joyce Witiak

Oct 27, 2015

Edith Joyce Harrison Witiak, age 86, of Milford, beloved wife of the late Peter Witiak, passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 in Milford Hospital. Mrs. Witiak, a retired employee of Connecticut National Bank, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the late Thomas and Irene (Goodfellow) Harrison, and has been a long time Stratford resident, moving to Milford 2 months...

Marie Rejeanne Morin Lisee

Marie Rejeanne Morin Lisee

Oct 26, 2015

Marie Rejeanne Morin Lisee, age 72, of Bridgeport, CT, passed away suddenly from natural causes on Monday, October 26, 2015. She was born in St. Honore, Canada, to Joseph and Lucille (Caron) Morin. She received her United States Certificate of Naturalization on September 21, 2000, and has been a long time Bridgeport resident. She was a much-loved member of the...

Galina Penchuk

Galina Penchuk

Oct 26, 2015

Galina Penchuk, age 94, of Milford, the beloved widow of Nicholas Penchuk, passed away at home on Monday, October 26, 2015 surrounded by loved ones. Galina, a retired bookkeeper for Consolidated Freightways, was born in Kerch, Russia to the late Nikolai and Polina Pestrichenko and has been a long time Milford resident. Survivors include her devoted children, Jane Jurgot and...

Nicholas A. Yanosy

Nicholas A. Yanosy

Oct 26, 2015

Nicholas Anthony Yanosy passed peacefully in his home at Benchmark at Split Rock in Shelton. He was born January 16, 1947 in Bridgeport to Nicholas and Jeanette Yanosy. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Cheryl Yanosy; his children, Sarah and Anita Sreedhar, Matthew and Carolina Yanosy; his grandchildren, Jonah, Sidra, and Sophia; his sister, Susan Ohanesian and...

Halina P. Prancuk

Halina P. Prancuk

Oct 25, 2015

Halina P. Prancuk, age 68, of Trumbull, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2015 in St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport. Halina, a retired Nurses Aide for Maefair Health Care Center, was born in Poland to the late Antoni and Feliksa (Zaniewska) Prancuk and has been a long time area resident. She was a member of St. Mark's Church in Stratford...

Robert Marshall

Robert Marshall

Oct 22, 2015

Robert "Bob" Marshall, age 84, of Orange, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2015 at the Connecticut Hospice in Branford. Bob was born May 17th, 1931 in Bridgeport where he met his wife Joan (Sabados) Marshall. He served in the US Army during the Korean War and continued to remain close with the friends he made during his service. He spent...

Mary Zehall Kiefer

Mary Zehall Kiefer

Oct 19, 2015

Mary C. Zehall Kiefer, age 87, of Stratford, beloved wife of Ivan E. Kiefer, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2015 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mrs. Kiefer, a retired CNA for Lord Chamberlain Health Center, was born in Stratford to the late John G. and Mary (Moyher) Zehall and has been a life long area resident. She was an avid reader,...

Hugh F. Wood

Hugh F. Wood

Oct 19, 2015

Hugh F. Wood a native of Bridgeport who resided in Trumbull for many years passed away on Monday, October 19, 2015 at Maefair Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Wood was 86 years old. He leaves behind his loving and devoted wife of sixty-five years, Helen (Dirgo), and three daughters, Linda and her husband Warren of Scottsdale Arizona, Sue and her husband Ben...

Florence E. Muto

Florence E. Muto

Oct 17, 2015

Florence (Flo) Muto, age 89, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 17, 2015. She was born on Sept. 12, 1926 in Bronx, NY to the late Stephanella (Eva) and Vincent Muto. She was also predeceased by 3 sisters, Margurite Muto, Doris Brownell, and Anita Parsons, one brother Vincent Muto Jr., a niece, Donna Reda, and a great niece, Patricia Lee...

Edward J. Galpin

Edward J. Galpin

Oct 16, 2015

Edward Joseph Galpin Sr., age 60, of Fairfield, beloved husband of Kristina Miterko Galpin, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2015 in St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport. Edward worked for the State of Connecticut as a caregiver for special needs patients and was born in Bridgeport to the late Arthur and Catherine (Zentkovich ) Galpin. Survivors in addition to...

Frank Bene

Frank Bene

Oct 15, 2015

Frank Bene, age 94, of Oxford, formerly of Stratford, beloved husband of the late Madelene Dunn Bene, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2015 in his daughter's home. Frank, a U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII and the Korean War, was born in Stratford to the late Steven and Dorothy (Gaydus) Bene and has been a life long area resident. He...

Carol Ann Duffy

Carol Ann Duffy

Oct 15, 2015

Carol Ann Duffy, age 58, of Bridgeport, the beloved wife of Frank Duffy, passed away on Thursday October 15, 2015 in her home. Carol was born in Bridgeport to Janet (Cseesh) Coolis and the late Joseph Coolis and has been a life long city resident. Carol was a File Maintenance Clerk for over 40 years with Stop & Shop, a...

Harry M. Hleva

Harry M. Hleva

Oct 12, 2015

Harry M. Hleva of Stratford, CT passed away peacefully on Monday, October 12, 2015 at the age of 96. Harry was born in Bridgeport, CT to John Hleva and Anastasia Darmola. He married Konstantyna D. Soliwoda on May 25, 1946 after earning a purple heart in World War II. Harry had a life long career at Sikorsky Aircraft. He retired...

Linda Mae Quiriconi Chizmadia

Linda Mae Quiriconi Chizmadia

Oct 10, 2015

Linda Mae Quiriconi Chizmadia, age 53, of Stratford, daughter of the late Anthony Joseph Quriconi and Audrey Jeanne Cunningham was taken suddenly on Saturday, October 10th. Linda was born in Bridgeport and has been a life long area resident. She was a 1980 graduate of Stratford High School, and was employed by People's Bank, Bridgeport. Linda enjoyed traveling, baking and...

Robert Stirbis

Robert Stirbis

Oct 3, 2015

Robert W. Stirbis, age 72, of Trumbull, beloved husband of Alice Fitzpatrick Stirbis, passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2015 in St. Vincent's MC, Bridgeport. Robert was born in the Bronx, NY to the late Edward and Edna (McDonnell) Stirbis, and grew up in New York and lived his High School Years in Switzerland. He was a graduate of Iona...

Denise Martinsen O'Brien

Denise Martinsen O'Brien

Oct 2, 2015

Our beloved Denise passed away peacefully with family and friends by her side, on Friday, October 2nd after a short battle with lung cancer. Denise Martinsen O'Brien was born November 14, 1966 in Columbus, Ohio. She is survived by her sons, Robert O'Brien and Clayton O'Brien of Shelton, Connecticut, who she loved very much. Denise also loved her faithful dog...