Obituaries

Dorothy Nemergut Kopchick

Dorothy Nemergut Kopchick

Jul 9, 2014

Dorothy Nemergut Kopchick, age 89, of Stratford, beloved widow of Andrew Kopchick, passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 in Bishop Wicke HCC, Shelton. Mrs. Kopchick, a homemaker, was born in Bridgeport to the late John and Mary (Pohorenec) Nemergut and has been a life long area resident. She was an avid BINGO player. Survivors include her devoted children, Stephen...

Mark Kerilla

Mark Kerilla

Jul 9, 2014

Mark Kerilla, age 57, of Bridgeport, passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 in St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport. Mark was born in Bridgeport on January 7, 1957 to the late John and Vera (Bruchansky) Kerilla and had been a life long Trumbull resident, and was a graduate of Trumbull High School. Survivors include his beloved son, Andrew Kerilla, a...

John Pyatak

John Pyatak

Jul 8, 2014

John Pyatak, age 90, of Stratford, beloved husband of Shirley E. Mason Pyatak, passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 in his home. John, a WW II Veteran of the U.S. Army, was born in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, to the late John and Mary (Homa) Piatak, and has been a life long area resident. He was a retired machinist for...

John Simko Jr.

John Simko Jr.

Jul 8, 2014

John Simko Jr., age 94, of Stratford, beloved husband of the late Verna Mezorski Simko, passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 in Lord Chamberlain Health Center, Stratford. John, a WWII Veteran of the U.S. Army was born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania to the late John and Mary (Rilko) Simko and has been a long time area resident. He was a...

Patricia Susan Ihnat

Patricia Susan Ihnat

Jul 5, 2014

Patricia Susan Ihnat, age 58 of Bridgeport, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2014 in Bridgeport Hospital. Patricia, a graduate of Harding High School, was born in Bridgeport to the late John and Dorothy (Pavlow) Ihnat, and has been a life long area resident. She was employed at Bridgeport Hospital, which was her second home for thirty-eight years. She also...

Anastasia Kraftchick Fleisch

Anastasia Kraftchick Fleisch

Jul 1, 2014

Anastasia Kraftchick Fleisch, of West Haven, was called home by the Lord on July 1, 2014. "Annie" was born July 13, 1952 and grew up in Bridgeport, and was well versed on the history of the city. Annie is survived by her devoted son, Joshua, sister, Fern Chowanec, and brother, Walter Kraftchick, nephews, Anthony and Nicky. She was pre-deceased by...

Patricia Ann Huly

Patricia Ann Huly

Jun 27, 2014

Patricia Ann Huly, age 55 of Stratford, beloved wife of Douglas White, passed away on Friday, June 27, 2014 in Connecticut Hospice in Branford. Pat was an Avionics Engineer for Sikorsky Aircraft with 31 years of service. She was born in Bridgeport to William and Janet (Bonitati) Huly and has been a life long area resident. Survivors include her husband...

Harold Doran

Harold Doran

Jun 27, 2014

Harold Doran, 81, entered into eternal rest on Friday, June 27th, 2014 in his Stratford home with his loving wife and daughter by his side. Harold, lovingly referred to as "Hal", will be remembered as an incessant jokester who was passionate about the happiness of his family. Hal was born in Bridgeport, CT on October 3, 1932 and was the...

Grace E Booth

Grace E Booth

Jun 20, 2014

Grace E. Booth, age 95, of Stratford, passed away peacefully in her home on Friday, June 20, 2014. Grace was born on January 3, 1919 in Scranton, Pennsylvania to the late William and Mary Ellen (Klingel) Judge. She moved to Connecticut after her marriage to John Booth where she made her home until her death. After being a stay at...

Joseph M. Janega

Joseph M. Janega

Jun 19, 2014

Joseph M. Janega, age 85, of Stratford, beloved husband of the late Anna Moskal Janega, passed away on Thursday, June 19, 2014 in St. Mary's Hospital, Waterbury. Joseph, a U.S. Navy Veteran of the Korean War, was born in Bridgeport to the late Joseph and Josephine (Dekan) Janega, and has been a life long area resident. He was a 1946...

Priscilla Manning Weber

Priscilla Manning Weber

Jun 17, 2014

After defying the odds of Stage IV lung cancer for eight years, Priscilla Manning Weber of Shelton, formally from Stratford and Milford, passed away on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at the age of 71. Priscilla was blessed to have lived a good life. She had a wonderful family and great friends. She loved gardening, shopping, walks at the beach, and...

Harry Stamos

Harry Stamos

Jun 17, 2014

Harry Stamos, age 91, of Hendersonville, North Carolina, beloved husband of the late Jeanine Filakovsky Stamos, passed away on Tuesday, June 17, 2014. Harry, a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII, serving in the Signal Corp, at Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe, and at the Battle of the Bulge, was born in Peabody, Massachusetts to the late Samuel and Catherine...

John H. Foulds

John H. Foulds

Jun 16, 2014

John H. Foulds, age 91, of Stratford, beloved husband of the late Valentina Ivanoff Foulds, passed away on Monday, June 16, 2014 in his home. John, WW II Veteran of the U.S. Army was born in Bridgeport to the late Louis and Mary (Matson) Foulds, and has been a life long area resident. He was a retired Kitchen Design Architect...

Andrew J. Hedrick

Andrew J. Hedrick

Jun 6, 2014

Andrew J. Hedrick, age 71, of Bridgeport, passed away on Friday, June 6, 2014 in Griffin Hospital, Derby. Andrew, a retied Barber was born in Bridgeport, to the late Andrew and Catherine (Jontos) Hedrick, and has been a life long area resident. Survivors include his sister Mary Beth Noble and her husband Ray of Stratford, his aunt and Godmother Ruth...

Lois Kosik Sivahop

Lois Kosik Sivahop

Jun 6, 2014

Lois Kosik Sivahop, beloved wife of the late Albert Sivahop, died Friday, June 06, 2014 in Bridgeport. Lois was born July 15, 1939 in Glen Lyon, PA, the daughter of the late Helen Olenchak Kosik and Joseph John Kosik. Lois lived in Dupont, PA until her marriage when she and her husband moved to Connecticut. She retired from Honeywell in...

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...