Obituaries

Apr 30, 2017

Matilda C. Russo died at her home in Huntington, Connecticut on April 30, 2017. Her son John M. Russo, Esq., her nephew Francis Robert Russo Jr. and her beloved care-taker Amelia Afonso and her daughters were at her side.  Born in Brooklyn, New York on November 2, 1923, she was the youngest of Annie and Frank Ammirati's five children....

Apr 25, 2017

Julia K. Stadler, age 79, of Trumbull, passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 25, 2017.  Julie was the daughter of the late John and Julia Bujnak Stadler and sister of the late John J. Stadler and Dorothy Giacomini. Born in Bridgeport on June 11, 1937, Julie was a lifelong Trumbull resident. A graduate of Lauralton Hall, she received her Bachelor's...

Apr 24, 2017

George C. Chakar, age 77 of Trumbull passed away Monday, April 24, 2017 at St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport. He was the beloved husband of Mary Barbar Chakar. Born in Lebanon, he was the son of Chakib and Amelia Estephan Chakar. Mr. Chakar worked as a machinist and later was the owner of George's Variety & Deli. In addition...

Apr 18, 2017

Helen Ward "Toni" Carr, age 80 of Fairfield, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 in her home. She was surrounded by her children and beloved dog, Arthur. Toni was born July 1, 1936 in Summit, New Jersey, daughter of the late Robertson D. and Margaret E. Wright-Clark Ward. She was a graduate of Miss Porter's School and...

Apr 18, 2017

Ann G. D'Angelo Mayhew, age 95 of Trumbull, beloved wife of the late Myron A. Mayhew, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2017 in the Connecticut Hospice, Branford. Ann was born July 2, 1921, in New York City, daughter of the late Francis and Theresa Pica D'Angelo, and moved to Trumbull in 1963. Survivors include her loving and devoted daughter...

Apr 7, 2017

George A. Jachyra, age 88 of Shelton, beloved husband of the late Virginia Reck Bartosik Jachyra, passed away Friday, April 7, 2017 in St. Vincent's Medical Center. George was born in Derby, son of the late George and Elizabeth Garrity Jachyra and was a lifelong area resident. He retired from United Technology, working in the Aerospace Engineering Department. George...

Apr 7, 2017

Gene Bocchino Jr. age 61 of Stratford passed away Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Bridgeport Hospital. Born in Bridgeport, he was the son of Gene and Mary Pontillo Bocchino and was a graduate of Central High School. Gene was a computer analyst who had been employed by Sturm Ruger & Company and Compucard Inc. He is survived by his...

Apr 6, 2017

Lillian Elaine Kehoe, of Trumbull, entered peacefully into eternal rest on April 5, 2017.  Born in Detroit, Michigan on December 29, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Grace and Warren Taylor.  Lillian was a graduate of The Moravian Preparatory College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where she met the love of her life, a Lehigh student, the late George...

Apr 5, 2017

Barbara M. O'Brien, age 64 of Trumbull, beloved daughter of the late Francis T. and Marie E. McHugh O'Brien, R.N., passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2017, in her home. Barbara was born in Bridgeport, received both her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Sacred Heart University and her 7th Year degree from the University of Connecticut. She was employed by...

Apr 4, 2017

Judith Anne Meade Faulkner, passed away at her Trumbull home on Tuesday April 4, 2017. Judy, affectionately known as "Judy Bug" was the daughter of the late William and Margaret Meade and devoted sister of the late William "Bill" Meade. Judy was a cherished fourth grade teacher at Jane Ryan Elementary School in Trumbull for nearly 40 years. She...

Apr 2, 2017

Sharon L. Grinnell, age 67, of Bridgeport, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2017. Sharon was the daughter of the late William and Florence Whitney Grinnell and had been a lifelong Bridgeport resident. She was a devoted employee for forty-nine years at Acme United, as a data base analyst.  Sharon was always thinking of others. She loved cats, gardening, and...

Mar 29, 2017

LaVerne D. Garvin Rich, age 92, of Bridgeport, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 surrounded by loving family and friends. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph L. Rich. LaVerne was born in New Castle, PA, daughter of Robert and LaVerne Peyser Garvin. She was a graduate of Bassick High School and held a full...

Mar 19, 2017

Emily Lou Cassidy Semonick, age 84 of Stratford, beloved wife of the late Thomas Semonick, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017 in Lord Chamberlain Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Emily was born in Bridgeport, daughter of the late James and Verna Kaiser Cassidy and was a lifelong Trumbull-Fairfield resident before moving to Stratford. She retired as an Insurance Processor for...

Mar 18, 2017

Rosalie F. Chonka Amidon, age 97 of Trumbull passed away Saturday, March 18, 2017 in her home. She was the beloved wife of the late W. Warren Amidon. Born in Stratford she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Rose Fedor Chonka. Rosalie and Warren were married in Stratford on May 15, 1948 and moved to Trumbull in...

Mar 9, 2017

Shirley A. Lockhart Meade, R.N., age 88, of Bridgeport, beloved wife of the late Raymond J. Meade, passed away, Thursday, March 9, 2017 in Maefair Health Care Center. She was a graduate of Warren Harding High School, the Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing and a member of the Bridgeport Hospital Nursing Alumnae Association. She was the coordinator of the...

Mar 9, 2017

Arnold J. Casola,  age 91, of Orange, beloved husband of  the late Louise Marie Sgroia Casola, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2017, at his home. Arnold  was born in Bronx, New York, son of John and Caroline Esposito Casola and was a Trumbull resident before moving to Orange. He held an executive position in the produce export business. He...

Mar 6, 2017

Nancy A. Heyer Doelger, R.N., age 66, of Bridgeport, beloved wife of Peter F. Doelger, passed away Monday March 6, 2017, in her home. Nancy was born in Bay Shore, Long Island, beloved daughter and best friend of Anne Vitale Heyer of Gainesville, FL (Godspeed until we meet again) and the late William Heyer. She received her B.S. in...

Mar 6, 2017

Frederick Ferdinand Ehrsam Jr. age 79 of Trumbull passed away Monday March 6, 2017 at St. Vincent's Medical Center with his family by his side. He was the beloved husband of Elizabeth "Betsy" Brown Ehrsam. Born in Bridgeport, Fred was the son of the late Frederick F. and Veronica Brennan Ehrsam. He was a graduate of Canterbury School, received...

Feb 24, 2017

Jean M. Mancinelli Ciesielski, age 82 of Trumbull, beloved wife of Edward W. Ciesielski, passed away Friday, February 24, 2017 in Cambridge Manor. Jean was born in Bridgeport, daughter of the late Frederick and Catherine Ponzetti Mancinelli and was a lifelong area resident. She was an active member at St. Theresa Parish, where she taught CCD classes and helped...

Feb 20, 2017

Elizabeth "Betsy" Trifone, 84, of Fairfield, passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of her family on Monday, February 20, 2017.  She was the devoted wife of the late Alfred Trifone who passed in November 2011.

Betsy was born in Brooklyn, NY on June 26, 1932 a daughter of the late Edward H. and Margaret (Clements) Dare. ...