Obituaries

Dec 30, 2014

Francis (Bud) Fahy died on December 30, 2014.  He was 102 years old. He was surrounded by his loving family during the last few hours of his life.  Bud was predeceased by his father James Fahy and his mother, Eva Johnston Fahy.  He was predeceased by his brother Richard Fahy and his sister Catherine (Sis) Fahy Behuncik. He was married...

Dec 28, 2014

Maria Sendra Ruiz, age 95 of Bridgeport passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2014. She was the beloved wife of the late Fernando Ruiz. Born in Pego, Spain she was the daughter of the late Hilario and Josefa Sendra and has been a Bridgeport resident for the past 66 years. Mrs. Ruiz worked for General Electric and Valves Incorporated. She...

Dec 16, 2014

Anita T. Caporelli Wilding, age 85 of Brookfield, beloved wife of the late Gerald A. Wilding, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2014 in Danbury Hospital. Anita was born in Carbondale, PA, daughter of the late John and Carmella Cerra Caporelli and was a Trumbull resident for 40 years before moving to Brookfield five years ago. She retired as an inspector...

Dec 14, 2014

George T Dresser, age 92 of Trumbull, Ct., passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2014 at the Jewish Home for the Elderly in Fairfield, Ct. George was predeceased by his beloved wife of 61 years, Marian Francis Pratt Dresser, on January 18, 2004. He was also predeceased by a brother, Bob and a sister, Mary. George was a veteran of...

Dec 14, 2014

James MacKenzie Healy, age 67 of Fairfield, died Sunday, December 14, 2014 at the Connecticut Hospice in Branford. He was the beloved husband of Joan Draper Healy. Born in Bridgeport James was the son of the late Frank Healy Jr and Eleanor MacKenzie Healy. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Franklin Pierce University, served in the U.S. Army...

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...