Obituaries

William Thomas Romatzick

William Thomas Romatzick

Mar 8, 2014

William Thomas Romatzick Jr., passed away suddenly March 8th, 2014, in Vermont, with his wife by his side. He was born June 21, 1953 to William T Romatzick Sr. and Ethel Wagner Romatzick. He leaves behind to cherish his memory, his wife of 37 years Susan and his three sons, Jeffrey and his wife Alicia, Thomas and his wife Rose,...

Sharon K. Dirga

Sharon K. Dirga

Mar 8, 2014

Sharon K. Browning Dirga, age 68, of Milford, beloved wife of Peter Dirga, passed through the Gates of Heaven from her home, on March 8, 2014, surrounded by her family, after a long battle with cancer. Sharon was born on December 22, 1945 in Bridgeport, CT, the beloved daughter of the late George and Carmeda Browning. She graduated from Harding...

Adam J Pjura

Adam J Pjura

Feb 26, 2014

Adam J. Pjura age 92 of Trumbull passed away on Wednesday February 26, 2014 in Bridgeport Hospital. Adam was born in Bridgeport, to the late William and Kristina Pekar Pjura, where he attended Hall and Harding High Schools and went on to Ohio University, playing two years of Varsity baseball and receiving a BS in Science. He received his Masters...

Craig A. Hudak

Craig A. Hudak

Feb 26, 2014

Craig Allen Hudak. Craig and Mariann Hudak enjoyed walking the beach admiring the sun glistening on the waves. They shared the joys and sorrows of life experience for over forty years within a special bond. Craig Allen Hudak passed away, Thursday morning, February 26th, 2014. He was a gentle soul. A tool maker, working first for his father at Latham...

Maria Pruss Wilson

Maria Pruss Wilson

Feb 25, 2014

Maria Pruss Wilson, age 88, of Milford, the widow of Edward Milowski, and Cleveland Wilson, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mrs. Wilson, a retired employee of Best Western Hotels, was born in Poland to the late Stephen and Catherine Pruss and has been a long time Milford resident. She was a member of the Ladies...

Gladys Karasik

Gladys Karasik

Feb 22, 2014

Gladys Karasik, age 89 of Stamford, the beloved widow of Milton Karasik passed away in Regency Heights of Stamford on Saturday, February 22, 2014. Born in the Bronx, New York to the late Abraham and Kate (Kramer) Lukin, Gladys has been a long time Stamford resident and was retired from Bloomingdales Department Store. Survivors include her devoted children, Ian Karasik...

Helen Susan Jankowski

Helen Susan Jankowski

Feb 20, 2014

Helen Skirkanich Jankowski, age 86, of Stratford, beloved wife of Henry Jankowski, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2014, in Regency House Health Center, Wallingford. Helen, a retired Business Manager for the Town of Stratford, Board of Education, was born in Bridgeport to the late Michael and Susan (Kerpchar) Skirkanich, and has been a life long area resident. She was...

Jayne A. Kuchma

Jayne A. Kuchma

Feb 16, 2014

Jayne Annette Kuchma, of Stratford, reposed in the Lord on Sunday, February 16, 2014, with her family at her bedside, after a long illness. The daughter of Nina Maximena Kuchma and the late Philip Kuchma Sr., Jayne was born in Bridgeport on November 7, 1957. As a lifelong Stratford resident, she was a former employee of St. Vincent's Medical Center...

Stephen M. Ellias

Stephen M. Ellias

Feb 15, 2014

Stephen M. Ellias, age 64, of Stratford, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2014 in Bridgeport Hospital. Stephen, a retired Letter Carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, was born in Bridgeport, beloved son of the late Stephen and Christine (Norko) Ellias, and has been a life long area resident. He attended Holy Name Elementary School and was a graduate of...

Marilyn Kapral Lonzenski

Marilyn Kapral Lonzenski

Feb 15, 2014

Marilyn Kapral Lonzenski, age 74, of Stratford, beloved wife of Paul Lonzenski, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2014, in Ludlow H.C.C., Fairfield. Marilyn, a homemaker, was born in Bridgeport to the late Edward and Helen (Filakovsky) Kapral, and has been a life long area resident. Her family would like to thank the staff of Ludlow Health Center for their...

William G. Riep

William G. Riep

Feb 14, 2014

William G. Riep, age 64, of Trumbull, beloved husband of Helen Panas Riep, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2014 in his home. William, a retired Electrician for Sikorsky was born in Bridgeport to the late Otto and Edna (Hafele) Riep and has been a life long area resident. He was an avid fan of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and...

Dr. Walter E. Pleban

Dr. Walter E. Pleban

Feb 14, 2014

Dr. Walter Edward Pleban, age 76, passed away on February 14, after a short illness in Bridgeport Hospital, surrounded by his family and friends. Born May 22, 1937, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and a resident of Huntington, he was the son of the late Francis and Julia Kumor Pleban. Walter is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Sandra Kaminsky...

Samuel Slota

Samuel Slota

Feb 13, 2014

Samuel Slota, age 79, of Ansonia, beloved husband of Joanna Kuncik Slota, passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2014 in Griffin Hospital, Derby. Mr. Slota, a retired Crane Operator for American Brass Company, was born in Poland to the late Damian and Eudokia (Adamiak) Slota, and immigrated to Ansonia in 1981. Samuel had worked as a baker in Poland....

Richard J. Adzima

Richard J. Adzima

Feb 11, 2014

Richard J. Adzima, age 79, of Stratford, beloved husband of Eleanor Kernicky Adzima, passed away peacefully in Bridgeport Hospital with his family by his side on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. Dick, a peacetime veteran of the U.S. Army, was born in Bridgeport on June 2, 1934, to the late Alexander J. and Helen Wasco Adzima. He was a 1952 graduate...

Mary Kochiss Chmielewski

Mary Kochiss Chmielewski

Feb 11, 2014

Mary Kochiss Chmielewski, age 94, formerly of Stratford, the widow of Louis T. Chmielewski, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at the Lutheran Home in Southbury. Mary, a homemaker was born in Bridgeport to the late Michael and Anna (Pjura) Kochiss, and has been a life long area resident. Survivors include her devoted son, Louis Chmielewski and his wife...

Yolanda S Dufresne

Yolanda S Dufresne

Feb 10, 2014

Yolanda S Dufresne, age 87, of Hamden Connecticut, died peacefully on Monday February 10, 2014 at the Connecticut Hospice of Branford. Born in New Haven Connecticut, the daughter of the late Aurelia and Segundo Scavino, she was a lifetime resident of New haven and Hamden. She was formerly employed at Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Yolanda is survived by...

Diana P. Ridolfi

Diana P. Ridolfi

Feb 7, 2014

Diana P. Pisanelle Ridolfi, age 79, of Naugatuck, beloved wife of William Ridolfi, passed away on Friday, February 07, 2014, in Connecticut Hospice, Branford. Diana, a retired bookkeeper for K.R. Robinson Construction Company of Orange, was born in Bridgeport to the late Joseph and Ruth (Sharon) Pisanelle, and has been a life long area resident. She was a member of...

Robert N. Nolting

Robert N. Nolting

Feb 7, 2014

Robert Neil Nolting, 80, of Stratford, CT, beloved husband of Sheila Haffner Nolting, died peacefully, with his loving family by his side, on Friday, February 7, 2014. The son of the late Wallace and Grace Sammis Nolting, he was born in Bridgeport, CT on August 21, 1933. Bob, a lifelong resident of Stratford was a 1951 graduate of Stratford High...

Louise M. Dancho

Louise M. Dancho

Feb 5, 2014

Louise M. Dancho, age 76, of Stratford, the beloved wife of Albert Dancho, passed away on Wednesday, February 05, 2014 in St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, with her beloved family by her side. Louise, a retired secretary for Bunnell High School, was born in Brooklyn, NY to the late John and Margaret (Pellechio) Costello, and has been a life long...

Barbara Solomon Moscovics

Barbara Solomon Moscovics

Feb 4, 2014

Barbara J. Solomon Moscovics, age 71, of North Haven, the widow of Kenneth Moscovics Sr., passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 in Montowese Health Care Center, North Haven. Barbara, a retired Office Manager for the Bolton Family of Ener-G-Tech in Stratford, was born in Bridgeport to the late William and Julia (Sharkey) Solomon, and has been a life long...