Richard A. Pascone
Feb 27, 2008
Richard A. Pascone, age 79 of Trumbull, beloved husband of Gilda Somma Pascone, died Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at St. Joseph's Manor. Mr. Pascone was born in Bridgeport, son of the late Joseph R. and Mary Norko Pascone, and was a Trumbull resident for 50 years. He retired from the D. Maresca and Son Milk Co. as a milk distributor,...
Martha L. Hencsei
Feb 12, 2008
Martha L. Rashan Hencsei, age 87 a longtime Bridgeport resident died Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at Lord Chamberlain Health Care Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Stephen F. Hencsei. Born in Fairfield she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Mary Horvath Rashan. Mrs. Hencsei was a homemaker and loved bingo at St. Andrew Church. Survivors...
George James Setescak
Feb 11, 2008
George J. Setescak, age 85, a longtime Redding resident died Monday, February 11, 2008 at Ashlar of Newtown after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was the beloved husband of Lucille Greene Setescak for 61 years. Born in Jersey City, he was the son of the late Andrew and Anna Setescak. Mr. Setescak served six and a half years...
Margaret Natalie Simone
Feb 9, 2008
M. Natalie Simone, a resident of Spring Meadows, Trumbull, died February 9, 2008, at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Miss Simone was born in Bridgeport, daughter of Joseph E. Simone Sr. and Mary G. Smith Simone and was a lifelong resident before moving to Trumbull. She was in the first class to receive all four years of high school education at...
Dorothy B. Sabol
Feb 7, 2008
Dorothy B. Hendrickson Sabol, age 90, of Trumbull, died Thursday, February 7, 2008, at the Carolton Chronic and Convalescent Hospital, Fairfield. Born in Westport, she was the daughter of Carl and Helen Dlugokenska Hendrickson and had been a Trumbull resident over 50 years. She was a nurse's aid and had worker for 3030 Park Avenue, Bridgeport. Mrs. Sabol was predeceased...
John A. Ackley
Feb 5, 2008
John Addison Ackley, Sr. died peacefully in his home late Tuesday night, surrounded by family and caregivers. He was 93 years old. John Ackley was born in Johnstown, New York on December 1, 1914, and the son of Mary S. and Erle L. Ackley. Erle Ackley was Superintendent of Schools 1910-1948. John was educated in Johnstown High School, Class of...
Margaret "Betty" Elizabeth Hemenway
Feb 5, 2008
Margaret Elizabeth "Betty" Regan Hemenway, age 88 of Black Rock died Tuesday February 5, 2008 at the Carolton Chronic and Convalescent Hospital, Fairfield. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles G. Hemenway Sr. Born in Bridgeport she was a longtime Fairfield resident. A talented ballerina and singer in her youth she studied under Irene Comer and Catherine Russell....
Douglas J. Comboni Sr.
Feb 3, 2008
Douglas J. Comboni, age 76, of Fairfield, devoted husband of Harriet Haller Lajoie Comboni, died Sunday, February 3, 2008, at Maefair Health Care Center, Trumbull. Born in Bridgeport on April 28, 1931, he was the son of the late Michael and Rose Seimon Comboni. He was retired from Handy & Harmon, where he was a group leader in the wire...
Thomas Martin Doyle, Sr.
Feb 3, 2008
Thomas Martin Doyle, Sr., 89, of Milford died after a short illness at the Carolton Chronic and Convalescent Hospital Sunday evening, February3, 2007 surrounded by his family. Born in Bridgeport to Alice Fenton Doyle and John Clark Doyle, Mr. Doyle attended Saint Augustine Grammar School and Central High School. A Veteran of World War II, he served in the Army...
Alice Langmuir Sweet
Jan 27, 2008
Alice Langmuir Sweet, age 72 of Fairfield died Sunday, January 27, 2008 in Bridgeport Hospital. She was the beloved wife for 53 years of Waldo N. Sweet Jr. Born in Niagra Falls, NY she resided in Fairfield for more than 40 years. Mrs. Sweet attended Manhattanville College in New York and the University of Grenoble in France. She was a...
Joseph G. Busko, Jr.
Jan 25, 2008
Joseph G. Busko Jr., age 79 of Easton, peacefully entered eternal rest on Friday, January 25, 2008, with his loving children by his side. Born in Bridgeport to the late Joseph and Anna Busko, Joseph was a graduate of Warren Harding High School, Bridgeport Engineering Institute and The University of Connecticut, School of Mechanical Engineering. Upon graduation, he worked for...
Mary Curry
Jan 24, 2008
Mary McGuire Curry, age 90, wife of the late William J. Curry, Jr., died Thursday January 24, 2008 at her home in Fairfield. She was born in New Haven on June 21, 1917, the daughter of the late Anna Brinley and William T. McGuire. She was educated at the Metropolitan Hospital School of Nursing and Teachers' College, Columbia University in...
Charles Paul Prokop Sr.
Jan 20, 2008
Charles Paul Prokop Sr., age 94 of Bridgeport died Sunday, January 20, 2008 in his home. He was the beloved husband of Mary Elizabeth Drank Prokop. Born in Bridgeport, he was a graduate of Harding High School, where he was known as a "triple threat" on the football field. He was active in sports especially track and field, winning medals,...
Agatha Chumak
Jan 18, 2008
Agatha Cortese Chumak passed away on Friday January 18, 2008 at the age of 69 after a long battle with cancer. She was married to Nicholas Chumak of Stratford for 47 years. Born in Bridgeport on October 7, 1938 she was a graduate of Bassick High School. During her life she worked at Dictaphone, Avco and various law firms in...
Catherine Gorton
Jan 17, 2008
Catherine MacKinnon Gorton, age 106, of Trumbull, died peacefully in her home on Thursday, January 17, 2008. Born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia on November 22, 1901, she was the second of fourteen children to Archibald and Annabelle Gillis MacKinnon. Residing in New Rochelle and Liberty New York, she became an American citizen in 1938. She was married for 64...
Catherine Mcnamara
Jan 11, 2008
Catherine Mulvihill McNamara, age 91, a resident of Maefair Health Care, died Friday, January 11, 2008. She was the beloved wife of the late William E. McNamara. Born in Grand Rapids, MI, she was a former resident of Easton and Coachlight Square, Bridgeport. Mrs. McNamara received a Bachelor of Science degree from Albertus Magnus College and retired after many years...
Catherine K. Everlith
Jan 4, 2008
Catherine K. Renkosky Everlith, age 93 of Trumbull, beloved wife of the late Howard S. Everlith, died Friday, January 4, 2008 in St. Vincent's Medical Center. Mrs. Everlith was born in Bridgeport, daughter of the late Anton and Sophie Arass Renkosky, and had been a Trumbull resident for the past 50 years. She was a loving mother and enjoyed being...
Alice Miklus
Jan 2, 2008
Alice Poirier Miklus, age 86, of Fairfield, beloved wife of the late Albert S. Miklus, died, Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Mrs. Miklus was born in Lowell, MA, to the late Henry J. and Dorilda Bousquet Poirier and was a resident of Fairfield for the last 50 years. She was a deputy clerk for the GAII...
Louis D. Marchese
Dec 29, 2007
Louis D. Marchese, age 93 of Monroe died Saturday, December 29, 2007 in Danbury Hospital. Born in Bridgeport he was the son of the late Pasquale and Diamond Licursi Marchese and had been a Monroe resident for the past 15 years. Mr. Marchese was Senior Captain of the Connecticut State Police 1941-1971 responsible for the Western Connecticut Division. He worked...
Joan G. Wheeler
Dec 25, 2007
Joan G. Wheeler, 79, of West Palm Beach, Florida, passed away on December 25 after a valiant battle with Pancreatic Cancer. Born in Springfield, Vermont Joan raised her family in Westport, Connecticut prior to moving to West Palm Beach in 1989.Joan was a major contributor to many local service organizations and charities; among them the Junior League of Bridgeport, Connecticut...
