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Margaret R. Todisco
Nov 4, 2015
Margaret Rendo Todisco, age 89, widow of Franco Todisco, daughter of Antonio and Orazia Rendo, resident of St. Joseph's Manor and formerly of Bridgeport went up to heaven on November 4, 2015. Born October 13, 1926 in Ozone Park, NY, she graduated Harding High School, class of 1945 and worked in payroll at Norman Dress Shop. Survivors include a son...
Robert Larocque
Nov 2, 2015
Robert Larocque, age 58 of Stratford passed away Monday, November 2, 2015 in his home surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Laura J. Locke Larocque. Born in Ansonia he was the son of the late Maurice and Marie Beard Larocque and has been a Stratford resident since 1988. Robert was custodial supervisor for the Fairfield Board...
Gloria Schuler Pruzinsky
Nov 2, 2015
Gloria Schuler Pruzinsky, age 86 of Bridgeport passed away Monday, November 2, 2015 in her home. She was the beloved wife of Peter P. Pruzinsky. Born in Rhode Island, Gloria was a volunteer at St. Vincent's Medical Center and could never turn a stray dog away. In addition to her husband Peter, she is survived by three loving sons, Ronald...
Joan F. Speer
Oct 30, 2015
Joan F. Heller Speer, formerly of Westport and Monroe, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 30, 2015. Joan was born in Bridgeport to Frances Heller and was the widow of Richard Speer. She had a long and successful life with many honors. She received her B.A. from Albertus Magnus, a Masters in History from Fordham University, and a degree in...
William J. Haines
Oct 26, 2015
William J. Haines, age 89 of Trumbull died Monday, October 26, 2015 at Bridgeport Hospital. He was the beloved husband of the late Lillian McIntosh Haines. Born in Fairfield on June 9, 1926 he was the son of William J. and Elsie Pitch Haines. He was a resident of Trumbull for more than 60 years. Mr. Haines graduated from Bassick...
Howard S. Rowan Iii
Oct 26, 2015
Howard S. Rowan III, age 56 of Monroe, beloved husband of Nancy Kelemencky Rowan, passed away Monday, October 26, 2015 in St. Vincent's Medical Center. Howard was born in Bridgeport loving son of Patricia Healy Rowan and Howard S. Rowan Jr. of Shelton, and was raised in Trumbull before moving to Monroe twenty-three years ago. He was a graduate of...
Kevin J. Santiana
Oct 22, 2015
Kevin J. Santiana, age 48 of Monroe passed away Thursday, October 22, 2015 in his home. Born in Bridgeport on June 4, 1967 he was the beloved son of Patricia Truss Santiana and the late Albert Santiana Jr. Kevin loved being a teacher and above everything spending time with his children. He taught at Weston Intermediate School and was an...
Antonia M. Scalzi
Oct 21, 2015
Antonia M. Iacurci Scalzi, age 90 of Bridgeport, beloved wife of Dominick R. Scalzi, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2015 in her home surrounded by her family. Antonia was born in Bridgeport, daughter of the late Leonard and Nancy LaCastro Iacurci, after a brief move to Philadelphia she returned to Bridgeport, and was a longtime resident. She was a retired...
John A. Howe
Oct 20, 2015
John A. (Jack) Howe, age 89, of Bridgeport, beloved husband of the late Marion Cody Howe, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015. Jack was the son of the late Edward and Mary McCarthy Howe and had been a lifelong Bridgeport resident. He operated John A. Howe Agency, Real Estate and Insurance, was a Naval Veteran of World War II, member...
Rose Socha O'Brien
Oct 11, 2015
Rose Socha O'Brien, age 92 of Bridgeport died Sunday, October 11, 2015 at St. Vincent's Medical Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Donald A. O'Brien. Born in Mahanoy Plains, PA she was the daughter of Anthony and Anna Churko Socha and was a Bridgeport resident for most of her life. Mrs. O'Brien worked at General Electric during...
Laura M. Hoefelt
Oct 10, 2015
Laura M. Hoefelt, age 75, of Bridgeport, beloved wife of Henry J. Hoefelt, passed away Saturday October 10, 2015, at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Laura was born in Superior, Wisconsin, daughter of the late Sylvester and Charlene LaVierge Heinen and has lived in Bridgeport since 1972. She retired as a telephone operator for St. Vincent's Medical Center after twenty-six years...
John Henry Redgate
Oct 3, 2015
John Henry Redgate, 64, of Bridgeport, died peacefully on Saturday, October 3, 2015, with family around his bedside. He was born in Bridgeport on October 29, 1950, the fourth child of Russell and Mary Redgate. He was predeceased by his sister Ann. He is survived by his brother Russell Redgate (and wife Laurie) of Marstons Mills, Massachusetts, his sister Patricia...
Fernande L. Roy
Oct 1, 2015
Fernande (Fern) Roy of Fairfield, Connecticut passed away suddenly Thursday, October 1, 2015 at St. Vincent's Medical Center.  Fern was born on June 29, 1938 and raised in Lewiston, Maine, the daughter of Albert and Aline Gaultier Lizotte.  She was a homemaker, worked as a chef, and enjoyed music, shopping and finding the perfect gift for her family, bird watching...
Kathleen V. Pinto
Sep 22, 2015
Kathleen V. Mulhern Pinto, age 71 of Trumbull passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at St. Vincent's Medical Center. She was the beloved wife of Vincenzo V. Pinto. Born in Brooklyn, NY she was the daughter of the late James and Angela Hill Mulhern and lived in Stamford before moving to Trumbull 49 years ago. During her earlier career, Kathleen...
Elizabeth Bachleda
Sep 13, 2015
Elizabeth Fato Bachleda, age 92 of Trumbull, beloved wife of the late Albert P. Bachleda, Sr., passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015 at St. Joseph's Center. Elizabeth was born in Barnesboro, PA, daughter of the late Vito and Dora Pinto Fato, and was a graduate of Barnesboro High School. She was a Bridgeport resident for forty years, retired from the...
Robert J. Brown
Sep 8, 2015
Robert J. Brown, age 87, passed away on September 8, 2015. Bob aka Dink, was born and lived his entire life in Bridgeport, a lifetime parishioner, and former adult altar server of St. Patrick's Church. Dink is survived by his wife of sixty-one years, Mary, his daughters Teri Brown and Martha Bilski, son in law John Bilski and treasured grandchildren...
Dr. Anthony S. Fichera
Sep 5, 2015
Dr. Anthony (Tony) S. Fichera, age 82 of Trumbull passed away Saturday, September 5, 2015 in his home with his loving family by his side. He was the beloved husband of Gladys H. McCarthy Fichera. Born on March 15, 1933 in Bridgeport, he was the son of the late Salvatore and Mary Fichera. He lived in the North End of...
Donald E. Reardon
Aug 30, 2015
Donald E. Reardon, age 87, of Trumbull, beloved husband of the late Claire M. Quellette Reardon, passed away in his home Sunday, August 30, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. Donald was born in Bridgeport and raised in Monroe. The family lived for many years in Fairfield, before Donald and his wife moved to Trumbull in 1998. Donald was a...
Carlos M. Moreno
Aug 25, 2015
Carlos M. Moreno, age 83, beloved husband of Violeta Reyes Moreno, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2015, at St. Vincent's Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. Carlos was born in Rincon, Puerto Rico, on June 30, 1932, son of the late Francisco and Maria Tirado Moreno, and lived in Westport and Queens, NY before moving to Bridgeport. After holding...
Susan H. Howard
Aug 20, 2015
Susan Hawkins Howard, age 94 a longtime Trumbull resident, beloved wife of the late Joseph E. Howard, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2015, in her home. Susan was born in Bridgeport, daughter of the late William J. and Irene Burns Hawkins and retired as the assistant to the finance director for the Town of Trumbull. Survivors include her devoted children;...
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