Obituaries
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...
Georgiana Bustamante
Mar 17, 2026
Georgiana Bustamante, age 85, of Stratford, formerly of New York City, passed away on March 17, 2026.
Georgiana was born in New York on June 26, 1940, to the late Gladys Santana and had been a lifelong New York City resident, prior to moving to Stratford in late 2013. She retired from Sloan Kettering Memorial Hospital.
Survivors include her devoted daughter, Marisa...
John Peter Ganio
Feb 11, 2026
John Peter Ganio “Pete”, age 84, of Boynton Beach Florida, formerly of Danbury, beloved husband of Bernadette Kernicky Ganio, passed away peacefully on February 11, 2026. Pete was born in Danbury on May 30, 1941, to the late Dario and Maria (Lohmuller) Ganio and had been a longtime Danbury resident, prior to moving to Boynton Beach five years ago.
He was...
Raymond John Dolyak
Apr 9, 2026
Raymond John Dolyak, age 83, of Stratford, the beloved husband of Kathleen Brennan Dolyak, passed away peacefully on April 9, 2026, in Saint Vincent’s Medical Center Bridgeport. He was born in Bridgeport on November 23, 1942, son of the late John and Anna Bepko Dolyak and has been a lifelong area resident.
Ray was a graduate of Stratford High School class...
Michael F. Dunn
Apr 7, 2026
Michael F. Dunn, age 70, of Seymour, beloved husband of the late Stephanie A. (Demovick) Dunn, passed away on April 7, 2026, in Griffin Hospital. Mike was born in Norwalk on August 10, 1955, to the late Donald and Virginia (Sisk) Dunn and had been a lifelong area resident.
He was a graduate of Wilton High School class of 1974 and...
Anna Mary Callahan
Apr 1, 2026
Anna Mary Callahan died peacefully on April 1st. Born October 9,1941 in Queens, New York, Anna lived for 48 years in Trumbull with her husband of 62 years John D. Callahan Jr. (Jack). Anna, the proud daughter of Italian immigrants, loved fresh flowers, reading, watching the Yankees, and praying to saints on their feast days. She will be missed by...
Carmen F. Testi Jr.
Mar 30, 2026
Carmen (Junior, Jukie) F. Testi, Jr., age 84, passed away peacefully on March 30,2026 at his home in Avon, CT surrounded by his loving family.
He was a loving and devoted husband of 55 years to the late MaryAnn McGuire Testi. Carmen was the son of the late Carmen and Barbara LeCardo Testi of Stratford. He was the beloved father to...
Irene G. Kostzewski
Mar 29, 2026
Irene G. (Spitz) Kostzewski, age 90, of Stratford, beloved wife of the late Daniel Piroscafo and Vincent Kostzewski, passed away on March 29, 2026. Irene was born in Bridgeport on May 19, 1935, to the late Francis and Jean (Dwyer) Spitz and has been a lifelong area resident. She was a graduate of Harding High School, class of 1953 and...
David Pavlik
Mar 27, 2026
Dave Pavlik, a lifelong resident of Bridgeport and a man who could strike up a conversation with anyone, passed away on March 27, 2026, at the age of 69. Born on October 28, 1956, to the late Edward and Sophie (Kaimer) Pavlik, Dave built his life in his hometown where he and his beloved wife, Karen, shared 43 years of...
Dorothy M. Claus
Mar 26, 2026
Dorothy M. Claus, age 94, of Bridgeport, beloved wife of the late Frank Claus, passed away peacefully in her home on March 26, 2026. Dorothy was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on June 15, 1931, to the late Margaret (Farrell) Ebert and has been a longtime area resident. Retired from Remington Products and the Bridgeport Board of Education Cafeteria.
Survivors include her...
Richard W. Tenk
Mar 26, 2026
Richard W. Tenk, 61, of Stratford, Connecticut passed away on March 26, 2026 at Bridgeport Hospital Hospice following a short and aggressive battle with lung cancer. He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on July 13,1964 to the late Kalman and Nora Tenk.
A lifelong resident of the area, Richard graduated from Stratford High School in 1982. Shortly after finishing high school,...
Jan S. Miska
Mar 23, 2026
Jan S. Miska of Bridgeport, beloved husband of Yvonne, passed away peacefully on March 23, 2026.
Jan was born on November 4, 1943, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the cherished son of Stephen and Sophia Gedroic Miska. He grew up alongside his sister, Joanna, and from an early age could often be found on the sidelines of Harding High School athletic fields. A...
Catherine Dean
Mar 19, 2026
Our beloved mother and grandmother Catherine Ann Dean, 91, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2026. Catherine, known more familiarly as Cathy, was born on December 17, 1934, in Newark, N.J. and was the 7th child of Antonio and Maria Romano Luppino.
Cathy met the love of her life, Edward (Ed) Thomas Dean, while working at GE in New Jersey. Shortly...
Norman M. Shepard
Mar 18, 2026
Norman Shepard passed away peacefully on March 18, 2026, with his loving wife Lynn by his side.
Norman was born in Bridgeport on June 27, 1933, to Norman and Irene Shepard. He graduated from Bassick High School and enrolled in the United States Air Force where he spent the next four years. While stationed in Burlington, Vermont, Norman met his first...
Catherine L. Pasick
Mar 13, 2026
Catherine L. Pasick, age 103, of Stratford, beloved wife of the late Joseph J. Pasick, passed away on March 13, 2026. Catherine was born in Fairfield on February 22, 1923, to the late Joseph and Katherine (Lyon) Lee and had been a lifelong area resident. Survivors include her children, Gerry J. Pasick and Gail M. Houston, granddaughter, Melissa, and several...
Donald E. LaReau
Mar 13, 2026
Donald E. LaReau, age 81, of Stratford, beloved husband of Bonnie Starrett LaReau, passed away peacefully on March 13, 2026. Don was born in Bridgeport on September 4, 1944, to the late Wilfred and Mary (Morris) LaReau and had been a lifelong area resident.
He was a graduate of Bullard Havens Technical High School and retired from the Carpenters Union Local...
Linda Ann Nobitz
Mar 13, 2026
Linda Ann Nobitz, age 77, of West Haven, the beloved wife of 55 years to Charles R. Nobitz, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2026, at home. Born in Bridgeport on June 1, 1948, daughter of the late Charles R. and Helen (Grosner) Platko, Linda has been a long-time area resident. She was an education assistant at St. Vincent’s Special...
Marilynn Fabricy
Mar 12, 2026
Marilynn Fabricy, age 81, of Waterbury, passed away on March 12, 2026, in St Mary Hospital. Marilynn was born in Bridgeport on June 23, 1944, to the late Arnold and Mary (Elias) Fabricy and had been a lifelong area resident. In Addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a sister, Kathleen Fabricy.
A graveside service will take place on Tuesday,...
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