Obituaries

Frank Ruemmele Sr.

Frank Ruemmele Sr.

Apr 2, 2015

Frank Manuel Ruemmele Sr. age 68, of Stratford, a retired welder, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2015 in St. Vincent's Medical Center. Born Caguas, Puerto Rico he has been a resident of Connecticut for 55 years. He enjoyed building classic cars and watching TV (especially discovery channel). He loved to work with his hands and could often be found...

Edna J. Hedin Mcdonald

Edna J. Hedin Mcdonald

Apr 1, 2015

Edna J. McDonald, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died on April 1 at the Palace Royale assisted living center in Miami, where she had resided since 2010. She was 96. Her husband of 63 years, James C. McDonald, died in 2006. Born on Oct. 22, 1918, in Bridgeport, Conn., she was the daughter of Edward and Helen Hedin and...

Laura Ann Fedyk Serrano

Laura Ann Fedyk Serrano

Mar 31, 2015

Laura Ann Fedyk Serrano, age 46, of Norwalk, beloved wife of Wilbur Serrano, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 in her home. Laura, a cook for Brien McMahon High School, Norwalk was born in Milford on February 19, 1969, beloved daughter of the late James Fedyk and Elaine (Slifko) Fedyk of New Jersey. She was a graduate of Daniel...

Irene Malsky Kochiss

Irene Malsky Kochiss

Mar 28, 2015

Irene Malsky Kochiss, age 97, of Trumbull, beloved wife of the late William Kochiss, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2015 in Lord Chamberlain Health Center, Stratford. Mrs. Kochiss, a retired assembler for Norden's was born in Bridgeport to the late John and Sussie (Lazor) Malsky and has been a life long area resident. She was a long time member...

Thomas A. Roballey

Thomas A. Roballey

Mar 25, 2015

Thomas A. Roballey, age 77, of Stratford, beloved husband of Patricia VanAmburgh Roballey, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 in Golden Hill Health Center, Milford. Tom was born in Bridgeport to the late Ralph and Catherine (Silvestro) Roballey and has been a life long area resident. He began his career in the bowling business over fifty years ago at...

Robert F. Ehrsam

Robert F. Ehrsam

Mar 25, 2015

Robert F. Ehrsam, age 85, of Ocala, Florida, formerly of Stratford, passed away on March 25, 2015 in Florida. Robert, a retired chemist for U.S. Chrome was born in Bridgeport to the late George and Frances (Cortade) Ehrsam and had been a life long area resident, before moving to Florida. He graduated Stratford High School at the age of sixteen...

James M. "Jim" Angeski

James M. "Jim" Angeski

Mar 24, 2015

James Matthew "Jim" Angeski, age 50, died suddenly on March 24, 2015 at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He was born in Bridgeport on March 7, 1965 and spent his childhood growing up in Stratford. He is survived by two cherished daughters, Charlotte Rosalie and Grace Ellen Angeski. Jim was predeceased by his father, John F. "Jack" Angeski and...

Petro Godovanets

Petro Godovanets

Mar 24, 2015

Petro Godovanets passed away on March 24, 2015 after long battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Anastasiya and children Ulyana and Volodymyr. Petro was born on July 1st, 1956 in Ukraine to the late Vasyl and Paraskoviya Godovanets. Petro had rich and fulfilled life devoted to serving people. He had 3 degrees, including B.S. Mathematics & Physics...

Anna Pavlosky Pistey

Anna Pavlosky Pistey

Mar 24, 2015

Anna Pavlosky Pistey, age 95, of Trumbull, the widow of Michael Pistey, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 in her home. Mrs. Pistey, a retired assembler for Honeycomb was born in Clymer, Pennsylvania to the late George and Anna (Yatsina) Pavlosky and has been a life long area resident. She was a long time member of St. John's Russian...

Margaret Lepesko

Margaret Lepesko

Mar 22, 2015

Margaret Lepesko age 81, of Stratford Connecticut entered into eternal rest on Sunday, March 22, 2015. Margaret was born on January 26, 1934 in Mahopac New York to the late Francis and Edith Erickson, and was a graduate of Stratford High School. She married Theodore Lepesko on September 26, 1954 and they spent many happy years together raising their sons...

Iona M. Eads Koscelek

Iona M. Eads Koscelek

Mar 18, 2015

Iona M. Eads Koscelek, age 90, of Live Oak, Florida, the widow of Stephen Koscelek, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in Suwanee Hospice of Florida. Mrs. Koscelek, a homemaker was born in Poca, West Virginia to the late William and Lieu Ida Taylor Eads and had been a long time resident of Bridgeport and Milford. She was a...

Louise Sabo Caramanica

Louise Sabo Caramanica

Mar 17, 2015

Louise Sabo Caramanica, age 78, of Bridgeport, the widow Angelo S. Caramanica, passed away peacefully at Bridgeport Manor on Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Louise, a retired U.S. Postal worker, was born in Bridgeport to the late John and Mary (Dori) Sabo and has been a life long area resident. Survivors include her devoted children; Debra A. Case and her husband...

Chris Cowles

Chris Cowles

Mar 16, 2015

Christopher J. (Chris) Cowles, age 67, of Stratford, beloved husband of Patricia Card Hartman, passed away suddenly in his home on Monday, March 16, 2015. Chris, a Software Engineer for HSI Helicopter Support, was born in Bristol to the late John Cowles Sr., and Cecelia Skorupski Cowles of Bristol, and has been a long time area resident. He was a...

Patrick J. Hunter Sr.

Patrick J. Hunter Sr.

Mar 15, 2015

Patrick J. Hunter Sr., age 85, of Stratford, beloved husband of Mildred Powell Hunter, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2015 in St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport. Patrick, a Korean War Veteran of the U.S. Army was born in Elberton, Georgia to the late Andrew and Almeder (Heard) Hunter, and has been along time Stratford resident. He received his BA...

Ewdokia Sokol

Ewdokia Sokol

Mar 14, 2015

Ewdokia Sokol (Baba), age 97, of Stratford, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 14, 2015 in Bridgeport Hospital. She was born in 1918 in Belarus, one of 13 children, (9 survived) and emigrated from Germany to the United States in October of 1949. She resided in Stratford for sixty years, and was employed at American Fabrics Co, Honeycomb, Remington Shaver,...

Stephen Sabol

Stephen Sabol

Mar 13, 2015

Stephen Sabol, age 93, of Stratford, beloved husband of the late Mary Olah Sabol, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2015 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mr. Sabol, a retired machinist for Raybestos, was born in Czechoslovakia to the late John and Mary (Rusnak) Sabol and has been along time area resident. Prior to working at Raybestos, Steve was employed by Singer...

Eileen Whittle Meder

Eileen Whittle Meder

Mar 13, 2015

Eileen Whittle Meder, age 95, of Stratford, passed away on Friday March 13, 2015 in West River Health Center, Milford. Born in the Bronx, NY to the late John R. and Katharine (Kennedy) Whittle. She lived most of her life in the Bridgeport and Stratford area, and had been employed by the State of Connecticut Workers' Compensation Commission, 4th District,...

Angela Abbanato Miller

Angela Abbanato Miller

Mar 12, 2015

Angela Miller (nee Angelina Abbanato), beloved wife of the late George Miller passed away surrounded by her children on March 12, 2015 in her home in Milford CT. Angela was born in Pottsville PA to Joseph and Katherine Abbanato (nee Petrina Greco). Angela was a strong, determined woman, with many life long friends. She was a fabulous cook, loved to...

Susan Keese Pyatak

Susan Keese Pyatak

Mar 7, 2015

On Saturday, March 7, 2015, one of the brightest stars in the sky went dark when Susan Elizabeth Keese Pyatak passed from this world after a complicated and devastating illness triggered by the flu. She was 67 years old. Her husband of 38 years, John "Bud" Pyatak, and her two children, Annie Faith Noonan and Christopher John Pyatak, along with...

Ann Premak Seresin

Ann Premak Seresin

Mar 7, 2015

Ann Seresin, age 88, of Milford passed away peacefully at Milford Hospital. On Saturday, March 7, 2015, with her loving husband and family by her side. She was born on August 16, 1926 in New Brunswick, NJ, The daughter of the late Anton Premak and Anna Zinko Premak, Ann grew up in Bridgeport and graduated from Harding High School and...