Obituaries

Feb 6, 2016

Gertrude Canavan Rollins, age 86 of Bridgeport died Saturday, February 6, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospital, Waterbury. She was the beloved wife of Vincent R. Rollins. Born in Port Chester, NY she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Margaret Canavan. Gertrude was an avid bowler in many leagues, bowling many times each week. Survivors in addition to her...

Feb 5, 2016

Robert Thomas "Sonny" McHugh Jr., age 68 of Sandy Hook died Friday, February 5, 2016 at St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport. He was the beloved husband of Barbara Waller McHugh. Born in Bridgeport he was the son of the late Thomas Robert "Bam" McHugh and Helen Gordon McHugh. Bob was a graduate of Lehigh University with a Bachelor of Arts...

Feb 4, 2016

Donald J. Nelson, age 64 of Bridgeport died Thursday, February 4, 2016 at St. Vincent's Medical Center Bridgeport. He was the devoted husband of Susan Mirsky Nelson. Born in Bridgeport on July 1, 1951, he was the son of the late Donald Nelson and Jean O'Malley Nelson McKenna. Donald was an elementary school teacher with the Bridgeport Public School System...

Jan 28, 2016

Donna Jane Bender, age 63 of Fairfield, beloved wife of Ken Bender, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 28, 2016 in St. Vincent's Medical Center. Donna was born in Asheboro, NC and had been an area resident for forty-five years. A graduate of Katherine Gibbs College in Manhattan and Staples High School in Westport, she worked at various retailers and...

Jan 17, 2016

Louis Renkavinsky III, age 82 of Trumbull, beloved husband of Mildred Nevelus Renkavinsky, died January 17, 2016 at St. Vincent's Medical Center.  Born in Easton, Louis lived in Monroe before moving to Trumbull in 1988.  He was a United States Army Veteran. Louis received his B.S. Degree in Chemistry from the University of Connecticut. He was Superintendent of the Waste...

Jan 17, 2016

Harriett Mae Kier Neary Szalucka, age 90, of Shelton and formerly Trumbull, passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on Sunday, January 17, 2016, at Bishop Wicke Health Care. She was the wife of the late Robert W. Neary and former wife of the late William Szalucka. Harriett was born in Trumbull at home and raised in...

Jan 13, 2016

Tabitha L. Wilde, age 41 of Trumbull, loving wife of Michael Kronick and devoted daughter of Donald Wilde, passed away after a long battle with cancer on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 in Connecticut Hospice. Tabitha was born in Bristol, attended the University of Connecticut and served as the Director of Media and Public Relations for Yale University School of Management....

Jan 12, 2016

Shirley M Charland, 97, a lifelong resident of Trumbull, CT, passed away peacefully on January 12, 2016, at Lord Chamberlain Nursing Center of Stratford.  Born on May 16, 1918, she was the beloved wife of the late Harry T. Charland.  Having been baptized, confirmed, and married at Grace Episcopal Church of Trumbull, she was a loyal and faithful member whose...

Jan 11, 2016

Howard S. Rowan Jr. age 83 of Shelton passed away Monday, January 11, 2016 in his home. He was the beloved husband of Patricia Healy Rowan. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was a resident of Trumbull for 48 years until moving to Shelton. He was a graduate of Fairfield Prep, Class of 1950 and attended Fairfield University. Mr. Rowan was...

Jan 9, 2016

Genevieve Sullivan Marr of Trumbull, CT passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, on January 9th, 2016 at Lord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Stratford, after a brief illness.    She was 83. Genevieve was born in New York City on October 5, 1932, and was the daughter of Beatrice (Flanagan) and Timothy Sullivan who originally emigrated from...

Jan 9, 2016

Mark Charles Schmidt, 65, a former 911 operator for the City of Bridgeport passed away on Saturday, January 9, at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Mark was a beloved son, brother, uncle and friend. A Lifelong resident of Bridgeport, Mark was born November 23, 1950 at the same moment as the Central/Harding football kickoff on Thanksgiving Day. Not surprising this led...

Jan 7, 2016

Edward M. Moran, the retired CEO of Sanitas Service Corporation and a senior executive of some of America's most storied corporations, died on January 7 of a heart attack at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona. He was 84 years old. A resident for decades of Fairfield County, Moran was a frequent presence on the playing fields of the towns...

Jan 7, 2016

Frank Zarrillo, age 85, beloved husband for 65 years to Pauline "Paula" Zarrillo, entered into eternal rest on Thursday January 7, 2016.  We will forever miss your kind and loving ways. He was born on February 15, 1930, the son of Domenico and Clementina Zarrillo.  Frank took pride in his family.  His loving family includes his daughter Phyllis Ann and...

Jan 4, 2016

Thomas D. Kassib, age 57, passed away suddenly Monday, January 4, 2016, in Danbury Hospital. Thomas was born in Bridgeport, son of the late John G. and Belle Buza Kassib and was a lifelong Easton resident. He worked for twenty years with the Medline Corporation, Danbury and part time at Big Y, Newtown in the seafood department. Survivors include his...

Dec 30, 2015

John Charles Hackney, Sr., 91, GE executive, D-Day participant, and musician, died peacefully after a long illness at home in West Chester, PA on Dec. 30, 2015. John was born in the Philadelphia, PA neighborhood of Germantown to Oscar D. and Ruth E. (Schwalm) Hackney. He was the fourth oldest of six siblings, all now deceased. He was raised in...

Dec 9, 2015

The Lord welcomed home Ruth Schuler of Stratford, CT on December 9, 2015. She was born in Milford, CT on May 29, 1915, the fourth child of George and Henrietta Hildebrand and lived a full life of 100 years. A lifelong resident of Connecticut, she worked for many years at Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford. Her hobbies included music, golf, bowling,...

Dec 6, 2015

Dennis Baze, age 58, of Bridgeport, passed away suddenly, Sunday, December 6, 2015 at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Dennis was the beloved son of Vasil Baze and the late Katerina Nassagna Baze. He was a graduate of Notre Dame High School Class of 1976 and operated his own town car service. Dennis had formerly worked for Tie Communications and Staples...

Dec 1, 2015

Nov 27, 2015

Gilbert Vogel of 52 Brian Drive, Trumbull passed away at his home on November 27, 2015 at the age of 92. Gil was born in 1923 in Nymegen, The Netherlands. He and his wife of 67 years, Nora immigrated to the United States in November 1956. Gil put himself through college by attending night school while working full time at...

Nov 19, 2015

John V. Yacovelli, age 98 of Bridgeport, beloved husband of the late Emily Lewis Yacovelli, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2015 in Cambridge Manor. John was born in Bridgeport and raised in Fairfield, son of the late Rose and Vincent Yacovelli, brother of the late Rocco Yacovelli and Isabelle Tanner of Tampa, FL. He was a graduate of St. Thomas...