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John B. Wassing
May 16, 2018
John B. Wassing, age 90 of Bridgeport, husband of Elva Turner Wassing, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018, in St. Joseph's Center, Trumbull. John was born in Bridgeport, son of the late William H. and Anna B. Jensen Wassing. He was an Army Veteran and retired from United States Postal Service. John was a member of the American Postal...
Elizabeth “Bj” Cookman
May 14, 2018
Elizabeth "BJ" Donahue Cookman, age 95, of Shelton, formerly of Easton, passed away Monday, May 14, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Prentice C. Cookman. Born in Bridgeport she was the daughter of Francis and Ann Sullivan Donahue. She was Secretary to the President of Sikorsky Aircraft and enjoyed travelling the world. Survivors include her stepdaughters,...
Michael Broderick
May 9, 2018
Born and raised in Bridgeport, Michael was the son of Michael and Irene Papp Broderick. He worked many years at VCA in Bridgeport in the shipping and receiving department, where he subsequently retired. Michael was predeceased by his parents and sisters, Marie and Katherine. Survivors include his brothers Thomas, Robert, and Patrick. The family would like to thank the...
Mary Lou Mudre
May 7, 2018
Mary Lou Mudre, age 82, of Bridgeport,formerly of Stratford, passed away Monday, May 7, 2018 in Bridgeport Health Care Center. Services will be private.
Richard P. Landy
May 7, 2018
Richard P. Landy, age 87 of Fairfield, CT passed away, Monday, May 7, 2018, at Bridgeport Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Yolanda Nagy Landy. Born in Bridgeport, Dick was the son of the late Frank and Katherine Schallu Landy. Dick was a graduate of Fairfield Prep, and Fairfield University. He was a member of the Fairfield University...
Wanda Lapinski Hannafey
May 4, 2018
Wanda Lapinski Hannafey, age 87, a longtime resident of Jupiter, FL, peacefully entered her eternal rest in Smyrna, GA on May 4, 2018, while surrounded by her loving family. Born in Trumbull, on December 16, 1930 to Thomas and Mary Lapinski, Wanda was united in marriage for 60 years to Francis J. Hannafey. The happy couple lived first in...
Charles E. Ripka, Iii
May 4, 2018
Charles E. Ripka, III, age 88 of Bridgeport passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at Apple Rehab in Shelton on May 4, 2018. Born in Chester PA. he was predeceased by his beloved wife Marion. He leaves a brother Ron Ripka and wife Peggy of Kenneth Square, PA, and a sister Valerie Jardine and husband Karl of...
Dorothy P. Schmidt
May 1, 2018
Dorothy Schmidt, 91, died peacefully on May 1, 2018 in Round Rock, Texas. Dorothy was born on April 19, 1927 in Bridgeport, Ct. to Burton Platt and Agnes Brennan. She attended Sacred Heart School and graduated from Central High School. She met her husband, Elmer Schmidt at the Ritz Ballroom where they danced to the Big Band music of...
Edward William Grinnell
Apr 29, 2018
Edward William Grinnell, age 73, of Bridgeport, beloved husband of Catherine Caruso Grinnell, passed away Sunday April 29, 2018 at Bridgeport Hospital. Edward was the son of the late William and Florence Whitney Grinnell. Ed worked at Jenkins Brothers for 27 years as a warehouse manager, as well as a union steward. He traveled to Canada where he opened...
Robert M. Kovatch
Apr 24, 2018
Robert M. Kovatch of Fairfield, Connecticut, age 54, died on April 24, 2018 at St. Vincent's Hospital, Bridgeport of heart failure after a short illness.
Robert was born in Darby, Pennsylvania and grew up in Boothwyn, Pennsylvania. He attended Delaware County Community College, and then served briefly in the U.S. Navy, where he was assigned to the...
James A. Butler Jr.
Apr 18, 2018
James A. Butler, Jr., age 90 of Trumbull, beloved husband of Kathryn L. O'Connor Butler, RN, died peacefully after a long battle with his family present on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, in his home. In addition to his beloved wife of fifty-three years, survivors include his daughter Attorney Regina M. Butler, his son Attorney James E. Butler, and his...
William J. Walsh
Apr 14, 2018
William J. Walsh, 94, of Trumbull, passed away peacefully on April 14, 2018 after a long and beautiful life. He was born August 25, 1923 in Fairfield, CT to J. Joseph Walsh and Lucie Prevot. Bill was predeceased by his wife Joan, his sister Lucie Ringel, and brother Joseph Walsh. After proudly serving in the Pacific with the US...
Arthur Lawrence Kaladish
Apr 1, 2018
Arthur Lawrence "Larry" Kaladish, age 73 of Huntington, passed away, Sunday April 1, 2018 in St. Vincent's Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family at his side, after a brief and courageous battle with cancer. Arthur was born in Bridgeport on February 24, 1945, son of the late Clarice and Lawrence Kaladish. He graduated from Central High School. Arthur...
Mary Biggins
Mar 29, 2018
Mary Biggins passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport. She was the daughter of the late James and Elizabeth (Daly) Flanigan. She was 97 years old. Mary McCarthy Flanigan was born in Mossend, Lanarkshire, Scotland and was an only child. She immigrated with her parents to the Unites States as a baby. Her...
Rev. John P. Baran
Mar 24, 2018
Rev. John P. Baran, age 59, Pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Parish, died and entered eternal life on Saturday, March 24, 2018 in Bridgeport Hospital. Father John was born in Derby, son of the late Andrew and Mary Bulbert Baran. Raised in Shelton, he is a graduate of St. Joseph High School, Trumbull, received his Bachelor's of Arts...
Lois Browne Lawrence
Mar 22, 2018
Lois Browne Lawrence, born on October 29, 1929 passed away peacefully, on March 22, after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She is predeceased by John Lawrence, M.D., her loving husband of 56 years, a twin brother Lloyd, and her sister Mrs. Shirley Dixon. She is survived by three devoted daughters: Julie Lawrence, Carolyn Dion (Mike), Maryleigh Antoun (Jon),...
Florence Boyle Baldwin
Mar 22, 2018
Florence Boyle Baldwin, age 97 of Trumbull passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 22, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Raymond G. Baldwin, Sr. Born in Bridgeport, she was the daughter of Thomas and Jane Ann Boyle. She was a graduate of Harding High School. Florence was very proud of her...
Laura M. Mehlman
Mar 21, 2018
On Wednesday, March 21st 2018, Laura Musante Mehlman, wife, daughter, sister, and aunt, passed away at the age of 65. Laura will be forever remembered by her husband Marc Mehlman, her mother, Helen N. Musante, brothers Fred, Douglas & his wife Nancy, Clifford, Carl & his wife Robin, Joel, and nieces & nephews Christopher, Ashlan, Bradley, Chelsey, Sebastian, Isabella...
Patricia Howard
Mar 17, 2018
Patricia Ann (Clifford) Howard, 89 of Madison formerly of Fairfield passed away Saturday, March 17, 2018. She was the beloved wife for 44 years of the late David R. Howard who predeceased her on October 13, 1998. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts on January 6, 1929 to Helen (Kelleher) and Frederick C. Clifford, Pat was a 1946 graduate of South...
Doris M. Norris
Mar 16, 2018
Doris M. Kennedy Norris of Trumbull passed away Friday, March 16, 2018 at St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport after a short illness. She was the daughter of William and Jean Kennedy and born in Chicago, Illinois. She was predeceased by her loving husband Patrick B. Norris, her son Timothy P. Norris, and her sister, Mary Farina. Doris will be...
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