Carmen Luisa Aponte
May 15, 2013
Carmen Luisa Aponte, age 63 of Bridgeport, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in Yale New Haven Hospital. Carmen was born in Puerto Rico, daughter of the late Carmello and Anna Luisa Aponte. She was a retired inspector for the Harvey Hubbell Company. Survivors include her daughter, Maribella Lopez- Colon and husband Gabriel, three grandchildren; Melina, Angelo and Gabriel Colon,...
Rita A. Doremus
May 8, 2013
Rita Ashley Doremus, 95, of Easton, wife of the late Andrew Doremus, passed away May 8, 2013 at the Carolton Chronic and Convalescent Hospital, with her son by her side.  Rita was born in Bridgeport, daughter of the late Ambrose and Mary McCullough Ashley.  She attended St. Augustine's Grammar School and was a graduate of Central High School.  Rita worked...
Patricia A. Bernath
Apr 29, 2013
Patricia A. Bernath age 69 of Bridgeport died Monday, April 29, 2013 in her home. She was the beloved daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Nagy Bernath. Patricia was employed for over 45 with the U.S. Defense Department, Defense Contract Administration Systems (D.C.A.S.) Survivors include her loving sister and brother, Evelyn E. Glatt and her husband Joseph of Monroe,...
Dennis L. Grant
Apr 24, 2013
Dennis L. Grant, age 70, beloved husband of Norma DaCosta Grant of Bridgeport, passed away April 24, 2013, in his home. Dennis was born in Kingston, Jamaica and was a dental technician for Profile Dental Labs. In addition to his wife he is survived by his loving children, Dennis Grant and wife Nakeisha of New Haven, Stacy Johnson and husband...
Michael S. Gasper Jr.
Apr 22, 2013
Michael S. Gasper Jr., age 76 of Trumbull died Monday, April 22, 2013 at his home with family members by his side. He was the beloved husband of Rosemary Paternoster Gasper. Born and raised in Bridgeport, Mr. Gasper moved his family to Woodmere Drive in Trumbull where he has been a resident for the past forty years. He was a...
Betsy Anne Rouviere
Apr 14, 2013
Betsy Anne Rouviere, age 86, of Bridgeport, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2013, at her home. Betsy was a lifelong Bridgeport resident and daughter of the late George and Ruth Lambert Roraback. She was a graduate of the Katherine Gibbs School and was still operating her own insurance brokerage business, which she was quite proud of. Betsy was very involved...
Hon. Fred Hampton Lovegrove
Apr 12, 2013
Hon. Fred (Ted) Hampton Lovegrove Jr., age 73, of Fairfield, passed away Friday, April 12, 2013, at St. Vincent's Medical Center. He was the beloved husband of Shari Keeley Lovegrove and loving and devoted father to Abigail E. Lovegrove and step father to Michael Ferguson. Ted was born in New York City, son of the late Fred Hampton Lovegrove Sr....
Mary E. Siwy
Apr 12, 2013
Mary E. Hurley Siwy, age 97, of Bridgeport, beloved wife of the late Louis Siwy, died Friday, April 12, 2013 in Connecticut Hospice, Branford. Born in Bridgeport, Mrs. Siwy was a resident of Bridgeport most of her adult life. She was an Army officer's wife and traveled thru the entire United States and experienced living in all different states with...
Robert H. Reddy
Apr 12, 2013
Robert H. Reddy, 87, of Trumbull, died Friday, April 12, 2013, at Bridgeport Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Janet A. Higgins Reddy. He was born in New Brunswick, N.J., and had been a Trumbull resident since 1959. Mr. Reddy received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Seton Hall University, majoring in English. He was a veteran of the...
Catherine Auth
Apr 6, 2013
Catherine Fitzgibbons Auth, a native of Albany, NY passed into eternal life at age 84 on Saturday, April 6, 2013 in her home in Bridgeport. She was the beloved wife of Drew Auth. She was a graduate of the college of St. Rose in Albany, NY and majored in music. In her junior year she was sent by her college...
Lillian Derzsak Cieslinski
Apr 1, 2013
Lillian Derzsak Cieslinski, age 94 of Trumbull died Monday, April 1, 2013 at Bridgeport Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Edward J. Cieslinski. Born in Garfield, N.J. she was the daughter of the late Frank and Anna Sasarak Derzsak. Survivors include her loving daughter Joan DeCarlo and her husband Patsy of Trumbull, daughter-in-law Lucy Cieslinski of Brigantine,...
Hely U. Moore
Mar 31, 2013
Hely U. Moore, daughter of Ilma Hyvarinen Merikoski and John Merikoski went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday March 31, 2013 after a one-year struggle with pancreatic cancer.  She was one week short of her 83rd birthday. Hely was the wife of the late Thomas N. Moore and is survived by son David J. Moore,...
Joan E. Lapke
Mar 29, 2013
Joan E. Lapke, age 69, of the Black Rock section of Bridgeport, passed away Friday March 29, 2013, at St. Vincent's Medical Center. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, George (Ken) Lapke, a daughter Grace, and her mother and father Howard and Augusta Heske Stevens. Joan was a retired cafeteria employee for the Fairfield Board of Education. Survivors include...
Walter Lanchak
Mar 28, 2013
Walter Lanchak, age 94, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 28, 2013 at Bridgeport Hospital.  His family was with him.  He was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA on March 8, 1919.  Growing up poor, he joined the Merchant Marine and served in World War II.  He strived to improve his future by attending night school and any other available classes.  He...
Frederick H. Taylor
Mar 21, 2013
Frederick H. Taylor age 82 of Trumbull, beloved husband of the late Jacquelyn B. Westcott Taylor R.N, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013 in Maefair Health Center.  Born in Bridgeport he was a life member of the Lake Forest Association. Mr. Taylor was a Trucker and member of Teamster Local 191, a Mason with the Corinthian Lodge #104, a member...
Wilhelmina Karcher
Mar 20, 2013
Wilhelmina Buntin (Will) Karcher passed away peacefully on March 20 at Connecticut Hospice. She was born on October 18, 1940, and grew up in Homer City, Pennsylvania, with her parents and four siblings. Willy graduated from Muskingham College in 1962 and began pursuing her life-long passion for teaching at a middle school in Lakewood, Ohio. Over the next 35 years,...
Sara B. Shalvoy
Mar 19, 2013
Sara Bero Shalvoy passed away March 19, 2013. Sara was born in 1923 in Salt Lake City, UT to Harry and Mary Dougherty Bero. She married Joseph Shalvoy of Bridgeport, after his transfer to Salt Lake City by the Remington Arms Company. They were married in 1943 in Utah. Sara and Joe had four children; Susan, Thomas Leonard, Robert...
Robert D. Smith
Mar 14, 2013
Robert D. Smith, age 92, husband of Anita Kenney Smith and the late Ruth Buckley Smith, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2013. Robert was born in Fairfield, son of the Howard A. and May Downs Smith and resided in the Bridgeport – Stratford areas most of his life. He attended Yale University and served as a Major with the Army...
Rosalyn J. Romano
Mar 13, 2013
Rosalyn J. Romano, age 95, of Sugar Land, TX, died on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 in Missouri City, Texas. Rosalyn was born in Bridgeport, and lived in Bridgeport all of her life before moving to Texas.  She was the daughter of the late Domnick and Mary Comparato Romano.  Her deceased sisters and brother were Anna N. Piccirillo, Josephine E. Meacham,...
Thomas J Dunn
Mar 9, 2013
Thomas J. Dunn, age 86 of Trumbull and formerly Fairfield passed away Saturday, March 9, 2013 in his home surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Justine M. Hope Dunn for 58 years. Born in the Bronx, N.Y. he was the son of the late John L. and Mary Alexander Dunn. Mr. Dunn was a graduate of...
