Obituaries

Dec 10, 2014

Ann Dz-an Hung Wu, 84, of Trumbull, wife of Wen-shao Wu, peacefully passed away on December 10, 2014 after two and a half years of battling pancreatic cancer. Ann's childhood was filled with love, education and protection from her caring parents amid a backdrop of wartime China.  She was born on June 28, 1930 in Suzhou China to Chao and...

Dec 9, 2014

Hector L. Rosenthal age 77 of Bridgeport passed away peacefully December 9, 2014 in his home. He is survived by his wife Marie S. Rosenthal, son Joseph Rosenthal and his wife Ola, daughters Michelle Oakes and her husband Jeremy, and Beth Rosenthal, grandchildren Benjamin and Theodore Oakes. Funeral services will be private. To send online condolences please visit www.redgatehennessy.com

Dec 8, 2014

Elizabeth (Betty) Hunter Moss Potts, age 93, beloved wife of the late Sid Potts, passed away peacefully December 8, 2014, at Ludlowe Health Care, Fairfield.  Betty was born in Gateshead, England, daughter of James and Nora Moss.  Betty and Sid came to this country January 9, 1947 sailing over on the Queen Elizabeth and lived in Bridgeport and Asbury Ridge,...

Dec 5, 2014

Charles J Sterback Sr., father, friend, uncle, and World War II veteran died peacefully at his home in Trumbull Connecticut on December 5, 2014 with his family at his side. He was 87. Charles was born to the late Stephen and Mary Sterback of Bridgeport Connecticut. After graduating from Harding High School he proudly enlisted in the US Army and...

Dec 1, 2014

Pauline Francis "Smiler" Brosnan passed away on December 1, 2014 at Cambridge Health and Rehabilitation Center in Fairfield with her daughter, Kathleen Brosnan Hickling by her side.  A former resident of Hamden, CT, Smiler moved to Trumbull in 2006 to be closer to her daughter.  She spent the past eight years as a resident of Middlebrook Farms in Trumbull. Mrs....

Nov 30, 2014

Margaret C. Stiewing Strich age 93, passed away Sunday, November 30, 2014. She was predeceased by her beloved husband George Strich, and her devoted sons George R. and Richard W. Strich. Margaret was born in Bridgeport, daughter of the late William and Margaret Cisko Stiewing and was a longtime resident before moving to Gardner Heights in Shelton. She was a...

Nov 26, 2014

Gloria T. (Small) Morgero, beloved wife of Peter J. Morgero for 68 years, passed away in Shelton, CT on November 26, 2014 at the age of 89 years old.  Gloria was born to the late Francis and Margaret Small in Richmond Hill, NY on November 5, 1925. She met the love of her life, Peter, in 1941 and they married...

Nov 26, 2014

Dorothy (Zwierlein) Hurley, age 95, passed away peacefully on November 26, 2014. She was the beloved wife of the late Bridgeport Assistant Fire Chief Robert J. Hurley. Born in Bridgeport, CT to the late Henry and Louise Zwierlein she was a long time Bridgeport resident before moving to Shelton, CT in her later years. She is survived by her devoted...

Nov 25, 2014

Patricia S. Ladyko, 89, of Huntington died Tuesday, November 25th after a brief illness. Born in Bridgeport to the late Marion Regan Smith and Joseph Smith, she was the granddaughter of Ann Gilbert Regan and John H. Regan, Captain of Detectives and member of the Bridgeport Police Department from 1899 to 1936. Patricia attended Blessed Sacrament School and was a...

Nov 21, 2014

Jean Mary (O'Grady) Sheehan, 92, of 27 Dogwood Drive, Easton, Conn., died Nov. 21, 2014. She lived a long, interesting life filled with travel and adventures and raised four boys who bookend the baby boom. She was born Sept. 15, 1922, in New Brunswick, N.J., eldest child of Mary (Paulus) and John Vincent "Ding" O'Grady. She attended public schools in...

Nov 11, 2014

Fred Fortunato, age 79 of Trumbull, passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2014 in his home. Fred was born in Bridgeport son of the late Fred and Mary Borelli Fortunato, and resided in Trumbull over 40 years. He was the retired owner of Madison Driving School. Fred was an accomplished jazz musician, played the French horn, bass and piano. One of...

Nov 9, 2014

Nov 8, 2014

Clinton "Bud" Mills, passed away peacefully on November 8, 2014 after a lengthy illness. Born in Howland, Maine,  Bud was the loving husband of Stella, devoted father to Bethany Kassner and grandfather to Kendall (both of Colorado). He was brother to Claire of Maine and Loyce of Florida, and had both nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Bud was...

Nov 7, 2014

Carl Michael Szymanski, Jr. age 64 of Shelton, passed away Friday, November 7, 2014 in Bridgeport Hospital. Mike was born in Bridgeport son of the late Carl M. Sr. and Gladys Wagner Szymanski, and raised in Trumbull. He was an Army Veteran serving during the Vietnam War, and a plastics engineer for Medsource Technologies Inc. Survivors include his devoted children;...

Nov 6, 2014

Rev. Harry Denison Baldwin, 89, died on November 6, 2014.  He was born April 28, 1925 in Bridgeport, son of the late George Hinman and Beatrice Jones Baldwin.  Harry was raised in Fairfield, graduated from Mercersburg Academy and served 18 months in the Navy during WWII.  He attended the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and graduated from Williams College. Harry then...

Nov 2, 2014

Eugenia "Jean" Salemi, age 93 a long-time resident of Bridgeport, CT, passed away on November 2, 2014 in Silver Spring, MD.  Beloved wife of the late Louis Salemi of Bridgeport, she is survived by her children Robert  Salemi of Silver Spring; Constance Salemi of Bethesda, MD; her grandchildren, John, Elizabeth and Amelia Averitt,  her brother George Pappageorge, and many loving...

Oct 29, 2014

Vincent Thomas Lesko, Sr, age 97 formally of Bridgeport, passed away October 29, 2014 with his loving family by his side. He was the youngest son of Stephen and Mary (Keri) Lesko. In addition to his wife Veronica, he is survived by his three loving devoted children and their spouses: Ronald and Peggy Lesko of Trumbull, Vincent and Patti Lesko...

Oct 25, 2014

Joseph A. LaGaipa, age 89 of Milford, beloved husband of the late Margaret E. Genaro LaGaipa, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2014 in Bridgeport Hospital. Joseph was born Bridgeport son of the late Alphonso and Lucy Spinelli LaGaipa and was a longtime resident before moving Milford in 1990. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, serving...

Oct 11, 2014

Rosemarie C. "Ricki" Martin, age 81 of Trumbull, beloved wife of the late James D. Martin, passed away Saturday, October 11, 2014 in St. Vincent's Medical Center. Rosemarie was born in Bridgeport, daughter of the late John and Ethel Stanley Comerford, and was a 51 year resident of Trumbull. She was a graduate of St. Charles Grammar School and Harding...

Oct 8, 2014

Camille R. Galati, age 76, beloved wife of the late Frank Galati, passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2014 in Cambridge Manor, Fairfield. Camille was born in Bridgeport on November 25, 1937, daughter of the late Salvatore and Rose Pinto Muratore and was a lifelong Bridgeport resident, prior to her residency at Cambridge Manor. She worked many years for the Boys...