Obituaries

Edward C. Seliga

Edward C. Seliga

Jul 28, 2015

Edward Charles Seliga, 92, beloved husband of Imadean Seliga passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 in his home. Born in Crystal Ridge, PA, he was the son of the late George and Catherine (Bunk) Seliga, and lived in Stratford for most of his life. Preceding him in death, in addition to his parents were brothers, Charles, Anthony, Joseph and...

Romuald Czaplinski

Romuald Czaplinski

Jul 27, 2015

Romuald Czaplinski, age 89, of Stratford, beloved husband, of Sabina Wolodkowicz Czaplinski, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2015 in his home. Mr. Czaplinski, a retired machinist for Nelson Machine of Shelton, was born in Poland to the late Ignacy and Julia (Bakinowska) Czaplinski and has been a long time area resident. He enjoyed gardening, chopping wood and was always...

Anna Procyk

Anna Procyk

Jul 25, 2015

Anna Procyk, age 89, of Stratford, the beloved widow of Peter Procyk, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2015 in Shelton Lakes Health Care Center. Born in the Ukraine she has been a life long Stratford resident. Anna is survived by her devoted children, Andrew Procyk and his wife Theresa of Stratford, Mary Hood and her husband Fred of VA,...

Barbara Ann Brady

Barbara Ann Brady

Jul 23, 2015

Barbara Ann Brady, age 82, of Shelton, Connecticut, formerly of Stratham, New Hampshire, the beloved widow of Earl J. Brady, passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2015 in Griffin Hospital, Derby, CT. Born in New Britain, CT to the late John T. and Emma (Briere) McNamara, Barbara lived in Stratford, CT until moving to Stratham, NH. Survivors include her devoted...

Paul J. Gabriel Jr.

Paul J. Gabriel Jr.

Jul 21, 2015

Paul J. Gabriel Jr., age 91, of Bridgeport, beloved husband of 68 years to the late Muriel T. De Silvestro Gabriel, passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 in St. Joseph's Manor, Trumbull. Paul, a retired produce manager for A&P Market, was born in Bridgeport on May 18, 1924, to the late Paul J. Gabriel Sr. and Rose DeRosa Gabriel...

Helen Campopiano Farrell

Helen Campopiano Farrell

Jul 19, 2015

Helen Ann Campopiano Farrell, age 74, of Stratford, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2015 in St. Vincent's Medical Center. Helen was born in New Milford, CT to the late William and Elena Domenica (DeStephano) Campopiano. She attended Blessed Sacrament, and Central and Harding high schools in Bridgeport. A long-time resident of Stratford, Helen retired from Bic Pen Corporation. Survivors...

Debbie Smajla

Debbie Smajla

Jul 19, 2015

Debbie Smajla, age 54, of Stratford, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2015 in her home. Debbie, a retired manager for Dunkin Donuts, was born in Croatia, beloved daughter of John and Milka (Cindric) Smajla, and has been a resident of the US since 1974. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her beloved children, Timothy and Samantha...

Frederick N. Frank

Frederick N. Frank

Jul 19, 2015

Frederick N. Frank, age 71, of Stratford, the beloved husband of Bonnie Bilcheck Frank, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2015 in CT Hospice in Branford. Fred was born in Bridgeport to the late Frederick and Mary (Kerpchar) Frank and has been a lifelong Stratford resident. He was a graduate of Bunnell High School, Fred then went on to receive...

Dolores Cristini Agvent

Dolores Cristini Agvent

Jul 8, 2015

Dolores "Dell" Cristini Agvent, age 82, of Stratford, beloved wife of Frank (Key) Agvent, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2015 in her home. Dell, a retired office manager for Grand Union, was born in Derby to the late Leslie and Mae (Cawthra) Cristini and has been a life long area resident. She was a long time member of Our...

John Filakovsky Jr.

John Filakovsky Jr.

Jul 4, 2015

John Filakovsky Jr., age 95, of Trumbull, beloved husband of the late Mary Comandini Filakovsky, passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2015 in St. Vincent's Medical Center. John, a retired Foreman for Hawie Manufacturing Company, was born in Bridgeport to the late John and Elizabeth (Sedlak) Filakovsky Sr., and has been a life long area resident. He was a carpenter...

Dorothy Ann Bevans

Dorothy Ann Bevans

Jul 4, 2015

Dorothy Ann Bevans, age 84, of Stratford, passed away at Connecticut Hospice in Branford, on July 4, 2015 with her loving family by her side. She worked for many years at Crown Foundations Inc. Dorothy loved her family, reading love stories, and knitting. She was loved by all who knew her, and will be greatly missed. She was the best...

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)...