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Denyse M. Ranger

Denyse M. Ranger

Jun 1, 2017

Denyse M. Du Grenier-Perron Ranger, age 85 of Bridgeport passed away Thursday, June 1, 2017 at Cambridge Manor. Born in Quebec, Canada she was a Bridgeport resident most of her life. She worked in payroll and accountants payable for General Electric, McKesson Industries, Cornwall and Patterson and Warnaco throughout her career.  In her free time, Denyse enjoyed duckpin bowling,...

Barbara Jean Lumley Pagerino

Barbara Jean Lumley Pagerino

May 27, 2017

Barbara Jean Lumley Pagerino, age 82 passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at Griffin Hospital with her loving family at her side. Born in Des Moines, Iowa her family moved to Bridgeport in 1945. Raised and educated locally, she attended Columbus School and Bridgeport High School. She was actively involved in the North End Boys and Girls...

Evelyn H. Dolan

Evelyn H. Dolan

May 20, 2017

Evelyn H. Plavnicky Dolan, age 88 of Fairfield, beloved wife of the late Bridgeport Police Inspector Patrick J. Dolan, passed away, Saturday, May 20, 2017 in Bridgeport Hospital surrounded by her family. Evelyn was born in New York City, daughter of the late John and Anna Kollar Plavnicky and was a long time Bridgeport resident before moving to Fairfield....

Virginia C. Iancale

Virginia C. Iancale

May 20, 2017

Virginia Campanaro Iancale, age 97 of Easton, beloved wife of the late Joseph R. Iancale, passed away Saturday, May 20, 2017 in Masonicare Health Center, Wallingford. Virginia was born in Castellucio Valmagiore, Foggia, Italy, daughter of the late John and Mary Festa Campanaro and was an Easton resident for almost sixty years. She came to this country at the...

George T. Hulton

George T. Hulton

May 2, 2017

George T. Hulton "The Duke", age 92 of Bridgeport passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Born in Bridgeport he was the son of the late George H. and Anna Allen Hulton. Mr. Hulton was a graduate of St. Augustine's School and Central High School and in his younger years was with the Fairfield Police....

Walter G. Broadhurst

Walter G. Broadhurst

May 1, 2017

Walter G. Broadhurst age 82 of Stratford entered into eternal rest on May 1, 2017 in his home. He is survived by his wife Louise, son Harold and his wife Kathleen of Charles Town, WV, daughter Kimberly Hostetter and her husband Sherman of Beaver, PA, son Ronald Ford and his wife Sue of North Andover, MA and daughter Joan...

Matilda C. Russo

Matilda C. Russo

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....

Julia K. Stadler

Julia K. Stadler

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...

George C. Chakar

George C. Chakar

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...

Helen W. Carr

Helen W. Carr

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...

Ann G. Mayhew

Ann G. Mayhew

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...

George A. Jachyra

George A. Jachyra

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...

Gene Bocchino, Jr.

Gene Bocchino, Jr.

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...

Lillian Elaine Kehoe

Lillian Elaine Kehoe

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...

Barbara M. O'Brien

Barbara M. O'Brien

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...

Judith A. Faulkner

Judith A. Faulkner

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...

Sharon L. Grinnell

Sharon L. Grinnell

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...

Laverne D. (Garvin)  Rich

Laverne D. (Garvin) Rich

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...

Emily Lou (Cassidy)  Semonick

Emily Lou (Cassidy) Semonick

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...

Rosalie F. Amidon

Rosalie F. Amidon

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...

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