Obituaries

Pearl Skirchak Kisela

Pearl Skirchak Kisela

Jun 5, 2014

Pearl Skirchak Kisela, age 93, of Stratford, beloved wife of the late John T. Kisela, passed away on June 5, 2014 in Shelton Lakes Health Center. Pearl was born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania to the late Andrew and Anna (Hyrnda ) Skirchak, and has been a long time area resident. She was retired from Sikorsky Aircraft, and had been previously employed...

Thomas G. Musto Jr.

Thomas G. Musto Jr.

Jun 1, 2014

Thomas G. Musto Jr., age 64, of Scottsdale, Arizona, formerly of Trumbull, passed away on Sunday, June 1, 2014. Thomas, a retired assembler for Honeywell Corporation, was born in Pittston, PA., beloved son of Thomas G and Anne (Beloskey) Musto Sr. of Trumbull. He was a graduate of Bullard Havens Technical High School, and was an avid fisherman. Thomas was...

Loretta Goodchild Hudenets

Loretta Goodchild Hudenets

Jun 1, 2014

Loretta Goodchild Hudenets, age 94, of Stratford, the widow of George Hudenets, passed away on Sunday, June 1, 2014 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mrs. Hudenets, a homemaker was born in Augusta, Maine to the late Jerome and Josephine (Poulin) Goodchild, and has been a long time area resident. Loretta enjoyed socializing, and will lovingly be remembered for her sense of humor...

Mildred Schauwecker Mate

Mildred Schauwecker Mate

May 29, 2014

Mildred (Millie) Moroz (Schauwecker) Mate, age 89, of Shelton, beloved wife of the late Alexander Mate, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 29, 2014. Millie was born on April 11, 1925 in Stratford, to the late Michael and Josephine (Elkof) Moroz. She enjoyed bowling, bingo and spending time with her family. She leaves behind her daughter Jacqueline Coen, and her...

Eugene Williams

Eugene Williams

May 28, 2014

Eugene Vincent Williams, age 90, of Stratford, the beloved husband of Mary Dioguardio Williams passed away on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 in Bridgeport hospital surrounded by his loving family. Gene born in Bridgeport to the late Howard and Mary (Erhard) Williams has been a life long area resident. He was a WWII veteran of the US Army and was a...

William J. Haschak Sr.

William J. Haschak Sr.

May 28, 2014

William J. (Bill) Haschak Sr., age 72, of Stratford, beloved husband of Christine E. Burns Haschak, passed away from a massive heart attack, on Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Bill, was born in Bridgeport to the late Michael and Mary (Scianna) Haschak Sr, and has been a life long area resident. He was retired from Ashcroft Inc, after forty years of...

Effie L. Petersen

Effie L. Petersen

May 26, 2014

Effie L. Petersen, age 86, of Stratford, passed away on Monday, May 26, 2014 in Bridgeport Hospital. Effie was born in Bridgeport, to the late Peter and Ethel (Magnuson) Petersen, and has been a life long area resident. She worked for many years at City Lumber, and retired from Moore Special Tool Company. Effie enjoyed oil painting and photography, and...

Frank E. Platko

Frank E. Platko

May 23, 2014

Frank E. Platko Ph.D., age 75, of Shelton, beloved husband of Rosalie Recupero Platko, passed away on Friday, May 23, 2014 in his home. Frank, a retired Chemist and Vice President of Research and Development for Propper Manufacturing Company, of Long Island City, New York, was born in Bridgeport to the late Frank C. and Emma (Ritz) Platko, and has...

Arlene Toth Carter

Arlene Toth Carter

May 18, 2014

Arlene Toth Carter, age 71, of Monroe, passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2014 in St. Vincent's Medical Center. Arlene a retired Registered Nurse for VNS of Connecticut was born in Bridgeport to the late Frank F. and Marie (Koray) Toth and has been a life long area resident. Although not a member of Stratford United Methodist Church in Stratford,...

Robert Singleton

Robert Singleton

May 18, 2014

Robert J. Singleton, 86, of Stratford, the beloved husband of Annie Plantamura Singleton, passed away peacefully on May 18th, Robert was born on November 15, 1927 in Bridgeport, He was a proud WWII Army veteran. He was a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose, Pootatuck Yacht Club and the Baldwin Players. Survivors include his wife of 62 Years,...

Waynage Irene

Waynage Irene

May 11, 2014

Irene Waynage age 88, of Stratford, passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2014 in St. Joseph's Manor, Trumbull. Irene, a retired welder for the General Electric Company was born in Bridgeport to the late Michael and Mary (Ruschak) Woynagi, and has been a life long area resident. She was a member of the Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church of St. John the...

Dorothy S. Rehm

Dorothy S. Rehm

May 10, 2014

Dorothy S. Rehm, 91, passed away Saturday May 10, 2014 at Wolcott Manor in Wolcott, CT. Born April 21, 1923 in Meriden, she was the daughter of the late Alphonse and Martha Sattler. She was the widow of Fred H. Rehm to whom she was married for 47 years. After her marriage to Fred, she moved to Stratford and was...

Perry Stamas

Perry Stamas

May 8, 2014

Perry Stamas, age 83, of Stratford, CT, the beloved husband of Betsy Soteropoulos Stamas, passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2014 in Griffin Hospital. Perry, a retired teacher with the Scarsdale, New York Board of Education was born in East Orange, New Jersey to the late Spyridon and Demetra (Eliopoulis) Stamatiadis. He received his Bachelors Degree from Brooklyn College and...

Michael Zinn

Michael Zinn

May 4, 2014

Michael Zinn, age 95, of Stratford, beloved husband of the late Jane Drew Zinn, passed away on Sunday, May 4, 2014 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mr. Zinn, a retired driver for Burritt Lumber Company, was born in Detroit, Michigan, to the late Jack and Bessie (Fedina) Zinn, and moved to the Zinn Family Farm in Danbury at the age of 2,...

Ilene B. Andeson

Ilene B. Andeson

May 4, 2014

Ilene Bernice Anderson, age 77, of Stratford, passed into eternal rest on May 4, 2014 in Yale New Haven Hospital. Ilene was pre-deceased by her beloved husband Muir Anderson Jr., and brother Clarence Jacob Stokum Jr., and sisters Betty Jean DiNardo, and Lois Stokum. Ilene was born in Jeannette, Pennsylvania to the late Clarence Jacob Sr. and Hazel Alberta (Mathias)...

Dawn Marie Leskovsky

Dawn Marie Leskovsky

May 1, 2014

Dawn Marie Leskovsky, age 67, of Milford, passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2014 in St. Vincent Medical Center, Bridgeport. Born in Bridgeport to Priscilla Kyer Murray and the late Donald Murray, Dawn has been employed as an LPN in Cambridge Manor in Fairfield since it's inception 25years ago. Survivors in addition to her mother include a son Brian Leskovsky...

Anna Moskal Janega

Anna Moskal Janega

Apr 20, 2014

Anna Moskal Janega, age 85, of Stratford, beloved wife of Joseph M. Janega, passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2014 in St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport. Anna, a retired assembler for Sikorsky Aircraft, was born in Homestead, Pennsylvania to the late Nick and Mary (Novak) Moskal, and has been a long time area resident. She was a member of St....

Paul Daymonde

Paul Daymonde

Apr 19, 2014

Paul Daymonde, age 69, of Shelton, formerly of Bridgeport and Stratford, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on April 19, 2014 after battling cancer. Paul shared the past thirty-two years of his life with his devoted wife Dorothy. Paul, a U.S. Air Force Veteran, was born in Bridgeport to the late Percival and Mildred (Conkey) Daymonde and has...

Gerald B. Mack Sr.

Gerald B. Mack Sr.

Apr 18, 2014

Gerald (Jerry) Blaze Mack, Sr., age 78, a long time resident of Stratford, passed away peacefully in St. Vincent Medical Center on Friday, April18, 2014. He is predeceased by his cherished wife Marilynn Plumb of 57 years. Survivors include his daughter Kim Fielding and her husband BJ, a son Gerald Mack, Jr. and his wife Lisa all of Stratford, three...

Ida Comino Sekelsky

Ida Comino Sekelsky

Apr 16, 2014

Ida J. Comino Sekelsky, age 86, of Shelton, beloved wife of the late Frank Sekelsky Jr., passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 in her home. Mrs. Sekelsky, a homemaker was born in Port Chester, New York to the late Vincenzo and Adeline (Frattarola) Comino, and has been a long time area resident. Ida's true passion in life was shopping,...