Obituaries

Arthur L. Burritt

Arthur L. Burritt

Mar 4, 2015

Arthur L. Burritt, age 79, of Stratford, beloved husband of Lois Barvenik Burritt, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 in Bridgeport Hospital. Art, a U. S. Navy Veteran, was born in Bridgeport to the late Edgar and Elsa (Elliott) Burritt and has been a life long area resident. He was a retired supervisor for the Southern Connecticut Gas...

Margaret Palmer Dragan

Margaret Palmer Dragan

Mar 3, 2015

Margaret Palmer Dragan, age 78, of Easton, beloved wife of Dr. William B. Dragan, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 in St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, with her family by her side. Margaret, a homemaker was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the late Morris S. and Emma (Sangmeister) Palmer, and has been a long time area resident. She was...

Margaret Pavlosky Ulrich

Margaret Pavlosky Ulrich

Mar 1, 2015

Margaret Pavlosky Delvy Ulrich, age 97, of Shelton, the widow of Henry Ulrich, passed away on Sunday, March 01, 2015 in Griffin Hospital, Derby. Mrs. Ulrich, a retired assembler for the Burndy Corporation, was born in Bridgeport to the late Vasil and Catherine (Tarasovich) Pavlosky and has been a life long area resident. Survivors include her devoted son, Paul Delvy...

Paul A. Salik

Paul A. Salik

Mar 1, 2015

Paul A. Salik, age 65, of Westport, formerly of Stratford, passed away on Sunday, March 01, 2015 in his home. Paul was born in Bridgeport to the late Frank and Marie (Norko) Salik, and has been a life long area resident. He is survived by his sisters, Janet Boyko, Barbara Salik, and Lorraine Salik, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral...

Alice Klymash Skrutsky

Alice Klymash Skrutsky

Feb 28, 2015

Alice Skrutsky, 93, of Stratford passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Bridgeport Hospital after a brief illness. She was the widow of Francis C. Skrutsky, having been married for 53 years. Alice was born in Bridgeport on May 11, 1921 to the late Peter and Tillie Klymash. She graduated from Harding High School and Booth Bayliss Business...

Dorothy A. Juliano Perham

Dorothy A. Juliano Perham

Feb 27, 2015

Dorothy A. Juliano Perham, age 88, of Stratford, the widow of George Perham, passed away on Friday, February 27, 2015 in Bridgeport Hospital. Dorothy, a retired assembler for Sikorsky Aircraft was born in Bridgeport to the late James and Anna (Hruska) Juliano, and has been a life long area resident. She was a longtime active parishioner and volunteer at St....

Theodore Kaszycki

Theodore Kaszycki

Feb 25, 2015

Theodore Kaszycki, age 93, of Stratford, beloved husband of the late Mary Mileyka Kaszycki, passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 in his home. Mr. Kaszycki, a retired painter for Moore Special Tool Company, was born in Backorzec, Poland to the late Michael and Anna (Skubisz) Kaszycki and has been a long time area resident. He was a member of...

Michael J. Kovalsky

Michael J. Kovalsky

Feb 23, 2015

Michael J. Kovalsky, age 75 of Stratford, the beloved husband of June Hansen Kovalsky, passed away on Monday, February 23, 2015 in Bridgeport Hospital. Michael, a U.S. Navy Veteran was born in Bridgeport to the late Michael S. Kovalsky and Mary Adam Kovalsky Matyi and has been a life long area resident. He was a retired printer for Trumbull Printing,...

Anna Beres Simko

Anna Beres Simko

Feb 23, 2015

Anna Beres Simko, age 92, of Stratford, beloved wife of the late Michael Simko, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 23, 2015 in Lord Chamberlain Health Center, Stratford. Anna was born on June 6, 1922 in Czechoslovakia to the late Michael and Maria (Jevcak) Beres, and immigrated to the United States in the mid 1940's. She was always so proud...

Gustave W. Kaczvinsky

Gustave W. Kaczvinsky

Feb 22, 2015

Gustave W. Kaczvinsky, age 89 of Monroe formerly of Stratford, beloved husband of the late Anna Jakupkovic Kaczvinsky, passed away on February 22, 2015 in his home, with his loving family by his side. Born in Hastings on the Hudson, NY to the late Rudolph and Anna (Talian) Kaczvinsky, he moved to Bridgeport as a teenager, meeting his future wife...

Mary Labash Andras

Mary Labash Andras

Feb 21, 2015

Mary Labash Andras, age 91, of Bridgeport, the beloved widow of John Andras Jr., passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2015 in Bridgeport Hospital. Born in Bridgeport on April 19, 1923 to the late George and Mary (Feltovich) Labash, she has been a lifelong Bridgeport resident. Mary was retired from Sikorsky Aircraft after 36 years as a supervisor. She...

Jean Kapisovsky

Jean Kapisovsky

Feb 20, 2015

Eugenia (Jean) Mary (Konen) Kapisovsky, age 80 of Stratford, passed away February 20, 2015 at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Mrs. Kapisovsky was born in Bridgeport, and was a lifelong resident of Stratford. Jean was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and an active member of Holy Ghost Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church, a member of the Town of Stratford Senior...

Harold H. Stewart

Harold H. Stewart

Feb 18, 2015

Harold H Stewart, 89, of Stratford, beloved husband of the late Rose (Klansky) Stewart passed away peacefully on February 18,2015 at The Connecticut Hospice, Branford. Born on November 12, 1925 in Bridgeport he was a resident of Stratford for 57 years. Harold was a proud veteran of the United States Navy serving aboard a Destroyer in both the Atlantic and...

Alice M. Erst Gombar

Alice M. Erst Gombar

Feb 16, 2015

Alice M. Erst Gombar, age 90, of Shelton, the widow of Russell Gombar, passed away on Monday, February 16, 2015 in Connecticut Hospice, Branford. Alice, a retired Secretary for People's United Bank, was born in Stratford to the late Anthony and Mary (Churma) Erst and has been a life long area resident. She was a member of the Shelton Seniors,...

Michael G. Mojcik

Michael G. Mojcik

Feb 15, 2015

Michael G. Mojcik, 90, of Stratford passed away peacefully on February 15, 2015, at Griffin Hospital. He was the beloved husband for 65 years of Theresa Suich. He was born in Bridgeport, CT, to Michael and Anna Mojcik, the fourth of five children. A graduate of Harding High School in Bridgeport, he served honorably in the U.S. Navy during World...

Helen Kerpchar Novak

Helen Kerpchar Novak

Feb 14, 2015

Helen Ann Kerpchar Novak, age 88, of Greenville, SC, formerly of Shelton, the widow of Joseph Novak, passed away peacefully on February 14, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Helen, a homemaker devoted to her family, was born in Bridgeport to the late Nicholas P. and Anna (Kraynak) Kerpchar, and has been a life long member of the Carpatho-Russian Orthodox...

Katherine Babey Dirgo

Katherine Babey Dirgo

Feb 12, 2015

Katherine Babey Dirgo, age 91, of Sandisfield, Massachusetts, passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2015 in Shelton Lakes HCC, Shelton. Katherine, a homemaker was born in Fairfield to the late Michael and Katarina Babey and had been long time resident of Sandisfield. She was the Director of the Council of Aging, and the was a member of the Grange both...

Philip Lutheran

Philip Lutheran

Feb 9, 2015

Philip B. Lutheran, age 83 of Stratford, the beloved husband of Helen (Kirlik) Lutheran passed away on Monday, February 9, 2015 in Lord Chamberlain Health Care Center. Phil a retired Test Technician for Textron Lycoming for 39 years was born in Granville, NY on February 1, 1932 to the late John and Mary (Chatlos) Lutheran and has been a long...

George H. Blanchard

George H. Blanchard

Feb 9, 2015

George H. Blanchard, age 83 of Stratford, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2015 in Bridgeport Hospital. George was born in Bridgeport to the late Emily Kurowski Blanchard and had been a life long area resident. He was a Korean War veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp, honorably discharged as a Corporal and received the National Defense Service Medal. George...

Gerald S. Hopeck Sr.

Gerald S. Hopeck Sr.

Feb 8, 2015

Gerald S Hopeck Sr, age 73 of Stratford, passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2015 in Bridgeport Hospital after a long courageous life, battling MS for 25 years. Gerald was born on December 29, 1941 in Bridgeport, CT to the late Stanley J. and Leonia (Worek) Hopeck and later moved to Stratford, CT. He was a retired Color Camera Man...