Obituaries
Janet Colleen Schreckengost
Feb 9, 2026
Janet Colleen Schreckengost, age 70, of Stratford, passed away suddenly on February 9, 2026, in her home.
Janet was born in New Kensington, Pennsylvania on June 11, 1955, to the late Lloyd and Eileen (Kuntz) Schreckengost and had been a lifelong area resident. She was a graduate of Stratford High School, class of 1973 and was a retired Medical Technician.
Survivors include...
Alexandra M. "Alix" Semanchik
May 29, 2026
Alexandra Mary (Adzima) Semanchik was born on June 19, 1950, to Alexander and Helen (Wasco) Adzima in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She was the loving wife of Donald Semanchik.
Alix, as she was known, graduated from Warren Harding School and the University of Bridgeport with a BS in Elementary Education. She began her teaching career at Stony Brook School in Stratford teaching 1st...
Shirley E. Pyatak
May 28, 2026
Shirley E. Pyatak, age 101, of Stratford, beloved wife of the late John Pyatak, passed away peacefully in her home on May 28, 2026.
Shirley was born in Bridgeport on March 29, 1925, to the late John and Emma (Hofmiller) Mason and has been a Stratford resident since 1950. She was the valedictorian of her 8th grade class at St. Mary...
George E. Seresin
May 23, 2026
George Seresin, 97, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Saturday, May 23, 2026, with his family by his side. He was born on October 21,1928 in Bridgeport, CT to the late George and Anna (Ryback) Seresin. In 1946, he graduated from Central High School, in Bridgeport, CT. After graduation, George served two years in the United States Marine...
Mark T. Centopanti
May 20, 2026
Mark T. Centopanti, age 59, of Stratford, beloved husband of Wilma Morales Centopanti, passed away suddenly on May 20, 2026, in his home. Mark was born in Bridgeport on May 11, 1967, to Anthony Centopanti and the late Judy Ann Krafick Centopanti, and had been a lifelong area resident. He was a graduate of Andrew Warde High School, Fairfield, class...
Edward R. Cholewinski Jr.
May 19, 2026
Edward R. Cholewinski Jr., age 71, of Stratford, passed away in his home on May 19, 2026.
Ed was born in Bridgeport on August 7, 1954, to the late Edward and Mary Ann (Grazul) Cholewinski Sr., and had been a lifelong area resident. He was a graduate of Bunnell High School, class of 1972, and was the former proprietor of Ed’s...
Juan A. Hartwell
May 13, 2026
Juan Alberto Hartwell, age 63, of Milford, beloved husband of Sol Angel Pagan Hartwell, passed away peacefully on May 13, 2026. Juan was born in Costa Rica on August 9, 1962, to the late Richard R. Hartwell and Luisa B. (Ulloa) Hartwell and has been a longtime area resident, coming to the United States in 1976. He was a bus...
Mary Ann DeZenzo
May 11, 2026
Mary Ann “Toots” DeZenzo, age 98, of Stratford, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2026. Mary Ann was born in Milford on May 31, 1927, to the late Frank and Gertrude (Bradley) Plumb. Mary Ann was married for many years to the late Albert DeZenzo Sr. and was a lifelong area resident.
Survivors include her devoted children, Mary Ann “Mindy” Petrovich...
Daniel M. Gardecki Jr
May 6, 2026
Daniel M. Gardecki Jr., age 62 of Stratford, beloved partner of Carol Minardi, passed away suddenly on May 6, 2026, in his home. Dan was born in Bridgeport on November 4, 1963, to the late Daniel Gardecki, Sr. and Trudy (Borner) Gardecki and had been a lifelong area resident.
He was a graduate of Shelton High School, class of 1981. Dan...
Susan P. Babey
Apr 30, 2026
Susan Polascik Babey, age 91, of Trumbull, the beloved wife of the late Michael D. Babey, was called peacefully to The Lord on April 30, 2026 in Middlebrook Farms at Trumbull.
Sue was born on May 21, 1934 in Kyjov, Czechoslovakia to the late Michael and Anna Polascik. She came to America in 1935 and lived in Bridgeport, CT until 1952,...
Joan Marie Yale
Apr 28, 2026
Joan Marie (Joni) (Gardecki) Yale, age 58, of Stratford, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at Connecticut Hospice in Branford, with her loving family by her side, after facing her illness with strength and determination over the past year. She was the beloved partner of Keith Kristiansen for the past 18 years.
Joni was born on May 22, 1967,...
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Apr 27, 2026
Mary Elizabeth Williams, age 101, of Stratford, beloved wife of 67 years to the late Eugene Vincent Williams, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 27, 2026, at Griffin Hospital, surrounded by her loving family.
Mary was born on August 1, 1924, in Georgetown, to the late Luigi and Giacinta (DiMartino) DioGuardio, and had been a lifelong area resident. She retired from...
Richard M. Anderson Jr.
Apr 26, 2026
Richard M. Anderson Jr., age 80, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on April 26, 2026. He was born and raised in Stratford, CT, on November 25, 1945. Son of late Richard M. Anderson Sr. and Dorothea (Lynch) Anderson
Richard graduated from Bunnell High School, class of 1964. Following his graduation, he enlisted in the U.S....
Jo-Ann Rose Belovitch
Apr 22, 2026
Jo-Ann Rose Belovitch (nee Yakoubian), age 79 of Stratford, passed away peacefully on April 22, 2026, at Mosaic Senior Life. Jo-Ann was born in Bridgeport on February 8, 1947, to the late George and Anna (Calabritto) Yakoubian and was a lifelong area resident of Stratford. She was a graduate of Bunnell High School Class of 1965. Her interest in nursing...
Teresa Stepien
Apr 21, 2026
Teresa Stepien, a longtime resident of Shelton, Connecticut, passed away on April 21, 2026. She was 88 years old.
Born on November 4, 1937, in Baranowo, Poland, Teresa studied accounting at a college in Gdynia. After completing her studies there, she moved to Krakow to continue her education, where she met her future husband, Stefan Stepien.
In 1956, she married Stefan. Together...
Catherine P. Rodrigues
Apr 21, 2026
Catherine Patrick Rodrigues, age 95, of Trumbull, beloved wife of the late Antonio F. Rodrigues, passed away peacefully on April 21, 2026.
Catherine was born in Bridgeport on May 7, 1930, to the late Michael and Susanne (Sulik) Patrick and had been a lifelong area resident. She retired from Warners in Bridgeport. Catherine was pre-deceased by her sister, Helen Moskal and...
Joseph M. Roginielewicz
Apr 16, 2026
Joseph M. Roginielewicz, age 69, of Middletown, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Silver Springs Nursing Home in Meriden. He was born in Bridgeport on December 23, 1956, the son of the late Joseph and Barbara (Polyak) Roginielewicz. Joe spent much of his life in Connecticut before later relocating to Massachusetts, where he proudly served as a Massachusetts...
Mary Ann Damato
Apr 13, 2026
Mary Ann Damato, age 85, of Shelton, beloved wife of the late Anthony Damato Sr., passed away peacefully at Shelton Lakes Nursing Home on April 13, 2026.
Mary Ann was born in Bridgeport on January 30, 1941, to the late Leonard and Anna (Wojnagi) Capuano. She was a longtime Stratford resident, also having lived in Peoria, Arizona from 2002 to 2017....
Manuel F. Rocha
Apr 13, 2026
Manny Rocha, 59, passed peacefully on April 13, 2026. After a courageous three-year battle with cancer, Manny left this world having given his fight everything he had.
He was known as someone who would give you the shirt off his back, a person you could always count on, and someone who never failed to bring laughter to those around him. To...
Timothy J. Landrum
Apr 9, 2026
Timothy J. Landrum, 70, of Stratford, beloved husband of Joanne Torreso Landrum, passed away on April 9, 2026. Born in Lakewood, California on November 30, 1955, he was the son of the late Dale and Barbara (Lungren) Landrum and had been a longtime resident of the Stratford area. He was a graduate of Artesia High School, Class of 1973, and...
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