Obituaries

Lilly Rose Johnson

Lilly Rose Johnson

Jul 1, 2015

Lilly Rose Johnson, beloved infant daughter of Matthew and Nancy Willoughby Johnson, passed away on July 1, 2015. Lilly was born on May 12, 2015 in Bridgeport. In addition to her parents, survivors include her siblings, Matthew Jr., Nyah, Nikayla, Nicholas, and Markus, paternal grandparents, Todd M. Johnson Sr., and Jacqueline Johnson, and maternal grandparents, Essie Willoughby and Elizabeth Garcia,...

Joann Simko Fasanella

Joann Simko Fasanella

Jun 28, 2015

JoAnn Simko Fasanella, age 47, of Stratford, passed away Sunday afternoon, June 28th, after fighting a courageous battle against cancer. JoAnn is the wife of Matt Fasanella and is survived by her three children, Jenna, Kyle, and Matthew. She is the daughter of Annette (Bucci) & Chuck Simko, sibling of Lisa Simko Smith (Geoff), Lynn Simko (Ed Nilsen), and Chuck...

Ana Julia Vazquez

Ana Julia Vazquez

Jun 27, 2015

Ana Julia Vazquez, age 62, of Stratford, passed away on Saturday June 27, 2015 at Bridgeport Hospital. Born July 9, 1952 in Barranquitas Puerto Rico Ana was the oldest of six children. Ana was a Stratford residence for most of her life graduating from Stratford High School in 1972. She was employed by the Kennedy Center and worked for several...

Frank G. Buda Jr.

Frank G. Buda Jr.

Jun 27, 2015

Frank G. Buda Jr., age 84, of Stratford, beloved husband of Barbara Kinnane Buda, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2015 in Bridgeport Hospital. Frank, a U.S. Marine Corp Veteran of the Korean War was born in Bridgeport to the late Frank G. and Margaret (Reeves) Buda Sr. and has been a life long area resident. He was retired from...

Mickie Ambrose

Mickie Ambrose

Jun 24, 2015

Mickie Ambrose, age 83 of Seymour the beloved widow of Paul Ambrose Sr., passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 after an extended illness. Mickie, a retired financial office manager for Arthur's Department Store was born in Bridgeport to the late Ersilio and Josephine (Filippini) DeSalle and has been a lifelong area resident. Mickie loved sports and was a huge...

Richard Feher Sr

Richard Feher Sr

Jun 22, 2015

Richard A Feher Sr, age 82 of Stratford, the beloved husband of Florence Pjura Feher, passed away on Monday June 22, 2015 in Connecticut Hospice in Branford. Richard was born in Bridgeport to the Late Stephen and Caroline (Maco) Feher and has been a life long area resident. He was a veteran of the US Navy serving during the Korean...

Lucille Sloane Pyrch

Lucille Sloane Pyrch

Jun 21, 2015

Lucille May Sloane Pyrch, age, 88, of Milford, passed away peacefully at Lord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Stratford after suffering a long illness on Sunday June 21, 2015 at 10:38PM. Lucille was born August 26, 1926 in Cleveland, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her son Nicholas Pyrch, Jr.. She is survived by her husband of 67...

Eleanor M. Lynn

Eleanor M. Lynn

Jun 14, 2015

Eleanor M. Potochney Lynn, age 84, of Stratford, beloved wife of Peter J. Lynn, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2015 in Bishop Wicke HCC, Shelton. Eleanor, a retired telephone operator for S.N.E.T., was born in Centralia, Pennsylvania to the late Andrew and Elizabeth (Gyurcso) Potochney and has been a long time area resident. She was a member of the...

Agnes Galya Gombar

Agnes Galya Gombar

Jun 14, 2015

Agnes Galya Gombar, age 89, of Stratford, beloved wife of the late Howard Gombar, went to meet the Lord on Sunday, June 14, 2015 at Lord Chamberlain Health Center. In addition to her husband, she is pre-deceased by her parents, Frank and Katherine Galya, and her two sons, Mark and Wayne Gombar. She is survived by her sister, Pauline (Tom)...

Gloria Rahgo Murcko

Gloria Rahgo Murcko

Jun 6, 2015

Gloria Lillian (Rahgo) Murcko, formerly of Stratford, died on June 6, 2015 at Mary WadeHome in New Haven.Born on April 3, 1922, in Bridgeport, CT, she graduated from Bassick High School, classof 1939, and attended Albertus Magnus College and Booth & Bayliss Business School. She was secretary of St. James School in Stratford, and then secretary of St. Mark Parish...

Orazio J. "Russ" Tirella

Orazio J. "Russ" Tirella

Jun 6, 2015

Orazio J. "Russ" Tirella, age 85, of Shelton, beloved husband of Luba Stasiuk Tirella, passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2015 in Masonicare, Wallingford. Russ, a Korean War Veteran of the U.S. Army was born in New York, NY to the late John and Grace (Roccaro) Tirella and has been a long time area resident. He was retired from Sikorsky...

Irene Knapick Desautels

Irene Knapick Desautels

Jun 5, 2015

Irene Knapick Desautels, age 90, of Hamden, formerly of Bridgeport, beloved wife of the late Harold Desautels, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2015 in Whitney Manor Health Center, Hamden. Irene was born in Bridgeport on February 27, 1925 to the late George and Anna (Sarnik) Knapick and has been a life long area resident. She was retired from Country...

Norman T. Colborne

Norman T. Colborne

Jun 4, 2015

Norman T. Colborne, age 96, formerly of Florida, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2015 in Shelton Lakes Health Center. Mr. Colborne, a retired Quality Control Manager for Honeycomb was born in Bridgeport to the late Sidney and Mildred (Smith) Colborne and was a graduate of Stratford High School. He was an avid pilot, and was very proud of contributing...

Andrew T. Rieger

Andrew T. Rieger

Jun 2, 2015

Andrew Thomas Rieger age 26, of Trumbull Connecticut entered into peaceful rest on Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Friends may greet the family Monday, June 8, 2015 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Adzima Funeral Home, 50 Paradise Green Place Stratford, CT. Funeral services will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1734 Huntington Turnpike, Trumbull, CT 06611 (203) 375-1503 on Tuesday, June...

Marion Myer

Marion Myer

Jun 1, 2015

Marion Myer, age 86, of Stratford, beloved widow of Bruce F. Myer, passed away on Monday, June 1, 2015 in her home. Marion was born in McAdoo, Pennsylvania to the late William and Jennie Lawson, and has been a longtime Stratford resident. Survivors include her children, Audrey Abel of Texas, George L. Myer, and Pattie Myer of Plymouth, and Debra...

Matthew A. Duzak

Matthew A. Duzak

May 31, 2015

Matthew A. Duzak, age 31, of Stratford, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2015 in his home. Matt, a mover for Connecticut Piano Restoration was born in Bridgeport to Joseph and Susanne Molnar Duzak, and has been a life long area resident. He attended Platt Technical High School where he was a member of the Basketball and Baseball teams, and...

Susan Tyliszczak

Susan Tyliszczak

May 31, 2015

Susan Kopac Tyliszczak, aged 92 years, beloved widow of Stanislaw, mother of Stanley, Stephen, William and John; Grandmother to Steven, Meghan, Jennifer, Peter, Kevin and Helen;  Great Grandmother to Nicky; much loved sister to Steven Kopac and dearly held aunt, friend and helper to many others passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 31, 2015. Her family wants her to...

Josephine Schlagenhauf

Josephine Schlagenhauf

May 30, 2015

Josephine Eleanor Schlagenhauf formerly of Stratford passed away on May 30, 2015. She resided at Middlebrook Farms in Trumbull, CT. for her last years. She and her beloved husband were married for fifty-two years when he passed away in October of 2005. Jo was a member of the First Congregational Church of Stratford since 1955 when she transferred her membership...

Peter Buckalew

Peter Buckalew

May 26, 2015

Peter B. Buckalew, age 75, of Shelton, beloved husband of the late Roberta Sieler Buckalew, passed away on May 26, 2015 in St. Vincent's MC, Bridgeport. Peter, a U.S. Army Veteran was born in Hollywood, California to the late Edwin and Elizabeth (Markley) Buckalew and had been life long California resident. He was a graduate of San Jose State College...

Alexandra Trehubenko Dickenson

Alexandra Trehubenko Dickenson

May 23, 2015

Alexandra T. Dickenson (Sasha), age 90, died peacefully at Danbury Hospital on Saturday, May 23, 2015 from complications of cardiac and kidney failure. Her daughter, Helena Dickenson Pyne and son-in-law Michael Pyne were by her side. Sasha was born on May 25, 1924 in Stamford, daughter of the late Victor and Helen (Yablonsky) Trehubenko. She was the devoted wife to...