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Cecelia Marie Komaromi
Jun 7, 2009
Cecelia Marie Krapcha Komaromi, age 85 of Bridgeport, wife of the late Joseph P. Komaromi, passed away on June 7, 2009 at St. Joseph's Manor. Cecelia was born in Ashley, PA, and employed by Remington Arms and Lacey Manufacturing. She was an avid baker, enjoyed crocheting and crafts and was a loyal Yankee fan. Survivors include a son Joseph A....
Elvira Shanley
May 27, 2009
Elvira Johnson Shanley, age 87 of Trumbull, beloved wife of the late Raymond A. Shanley, retired Bridgeport Police Captain, died Wednesday, May 27, 2009, surrounded by her loving family in her home. Elvira was born in Bridgeport, daughter of the late Gustave and Ingrid Johnson, and was a graduate of Central High School. Mrs. Shanley worked at Connecticut National Bank...
John F. Mallen, Iii
May 25, 2009
John F. Mallen III, age 58 of Bridgeport passed away Monday, May 25, 2009 at Bridgeport Health Care. Born in Bridgeport, he was the beloved son of the late John F. Mallen Jr. and Elizabeth J. Lynch Mallen. John and his twin sister, Bett were the first babies born in Bridgeport on New Year's Day January 1, 1951. He was...
Concetta J. Giarelli
May 19, 2009
Concetta J. Giarelli, age 84, of Trumbull, died on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at St. Vincent's Medical Center after a valiant battle with kidney disease. Born in Carbondale, Penn. on Oct. 13, 1924, she was the daughter of John and Carmela Caporelli and a 1942 graduate of Niagara Falls High School. She moved to Bridgeport first during World War II...
Charles "Rick" F. Barnes, Jr.
May 17, 2009
Charles F. (Rick) Barnes Jr., age 64 of Monroe, beloved husband of Betty Barnes, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2009, with his family by his side, after a courageous battle with cancer. Rick was born in Troy, NY, son of the late Charles F. Sr. and Barbara Barnes, he was raised in Trumbull, and lived in Monroe for many years....
William J. Kiley Sr.
May 15, 2009
William J. Kiley Sr., age 79 of Trumbull, beloved husband of Mary Jane O'Donnell Kiley, died Friday, May 15, 2009 at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Mr. Kiley was born in Bridgeport, son of the late William A. and Josephine Higgins Kiley, and was a Trumbull resident most of his life. He was a Marine veteran of the Korean War and...
Edward Peter Garvin
May 11, 2009
Edward Peter Garvin, husband of the late Mary (Coursey) Autuori Garvin, died peacefully Monday, May 11, 2009 at St. Joseph's Manor, Trumbull, just two months shy of his 98th birthday. He had been a Trumbull resident for 60 years, living in his own home until two months ago. Ed was born in Bridgeport on July 3, 1911, to the late...
Patricia Sullivan Zelle
May 9, 2009
Patricia Sullivan Zelle, age 81, formerly of Trumbull passed away Saturday May 9, 2009 at Bishop Wicke Health Center, Shelton. Born in Bridgeport, she was the beloved wife of the late Andrew J. Zelle. Mrs. Zellew was secretary to the office of the Academic Vice President at Sacred Heart University for 25 years retiring in 1992. She was a thoughtful,...
Waclaw (Walter) Szurek
May 8, 2009
Waclaw "Walter" Szurek age 83 of Fairfield passed away Friday May 8, 2009 in his home. Born in Poland he was the beloved husband of the late Valentina Kodziszewska Szurek. Mr. Szurek was employed at The Bullard Company for 17 years and later was a self employed floor mechanic. He will be remembered for his love of family, gardening, politics,...
Keith A. Noble
May 1, 2009
Keith A. Noble, of Bridgeport died May 1, 2009 at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Born in Jamaica, W.I. on December 8, 1933, he worked at Mechanics and Farmers Bank. Survivors include his loving wife Elaine Noble, his son, daughters, brothers, grandchildren, family and friends. Funeral services will be held Friday at 12 noon in St. John's Episcopal Church, 968 Fairfield...
Mary Kushmar
Apr 30, 2009
Mary Swarchak Kushmar age 89 of Bridgeport passed away Thursday April 30, 2009 at St. Vincent's Medical Center after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Samuel Kushmar. Born in Bridgeport she lived in Greenwich before moving to Bridgeport. She resided in Ameridge Condominiums since 1973. Mary and Samuel both graduated from Greenwich High School. She...
Barbara Jean Flynn Sideleau
Apr 30, 2009
Dr. Barbara Jean Flynn Sideleau, age 76 of Trumbull, died Thursday, April 30, 2009 in St. Vincent's Medical Center. She was born February 4, 1933, most beloved daughter of the late Joseph C. and Rose Maher Flynn, and wife of Robert C. Sideleau. Barbara was born and raised in Bridgeport and a resident of Trumbull for 52 years. She graduated...
Yvonne L. Kennedy
Apr 27, 2009
Yvonne Lawrence, 81, of Fairfield, CT died suddenly on April 27, surrounded by her children who adored her. A native New Yorker, she was "just visiting" Fairfield for sixty years. She was an elegant and extraordinary woman whose like will not pass this way again. Her deep and abiding faith sustained her and inspired not only her husband, eight children...
Theresa Tess Trimarco
Apr 27, 2009
Theresa (Tess) Trimarco, age 94, beloved wife of Joseph A. Trimarco, of Carmel Ridge, Trumbull, passed away Monday, April 27, 2009 at St. Vincent's Medical Center.. Born in Yonkers, NY, she was the daughter of the late Pancrazio A. and Margherita Toscano Sarubbi. Theresa received advanced degrees from both Barnard College and Columbia University. She was devoted to her Catholic...
Jean L. Serra
Apr 19, 2009
Jean L. Cryoskie Serra age 76 of Trumbull died Sunday, April 19, 2009 in St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport. She was the wife of Silvio Serra and the daughter of Loreda Barbary Cryoskie and the late Anthony J. Cryoskie. Born in Bridgeport she was a Trumbull resident over 40 years. Survivors in addition to her husband and mother, include her...
Verne L. Fenick
Apr 18, 2009
Verne Kerensky Fenick, age 93, died Friday, April 3, 2009, at St. Joseph's Manor, Trumbull. She was the beloved wife of 72 years of the late William Fenick and beloved mother of the late Robert William Fenick. Born in Bridgeport, she was one of five children. Employed by Dictaphone, Verne retired after 26 years of dedicated service. She was an...
Margaret Carbonneau R.N.
Apr 18, 2009
Margaret Farrell Carbonneau R.N., age 98, beloved wife of the late Albert E. Carbonneau, died Sunday, April 19, 2009, at Maefair Health Care Center. A lifelong Bridgeport resident, Margaret was the daughter of the late Joseph M. and Bridget McCarthy Farrell. She received her nursing degree from the Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing, was a member of the school's alumni...
Eleanor "Sis" Healy
Apr 13, 2009
Eleanor (Sis) MacKenzie Healy, age 90, of Fairfield, beloved wife of the late Frank A. Healy Jr., died Monday April 13, 2009, at Bridgeport Hospital. Mrs. Healy was born in Bridgeport, daughter of the late William and Marion Hopkins MacKenzie and lived most of her life in Fairfield. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Skidmore College. Mrs. Healy...
Mary P. Egan
Apr 12, 2009
Mary Phelan Egan, age 78, beloved wife of the late Maurice H. Egan, died Sunday, April 12, 2009, at St. Joseph's Manor, Trumbull. Mary was born in Bridgeport, daughter of the late J. Gerald and Ruthlyn Chamberlain Phelan, and resided many years in Mount Kisco, NY. She was a graduate of Lauralton Hall, class of 1948 and Rosemont College, PA,...
Geraldine T. Spillane
Apr 6, 2009
Geraldine T. (Gerry) Spillane, age 82, of Bridgeport, died Monday, April 6, 2009, at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Gerry was born in Bridgeport, April 7, 1926, daughter of the late Daniel and Julia Phillips Spillane. She retired from the accounting department of the Dictaphone Corporation. Survivors include a brother, John Spillane of Virginia Beach, VA, two sisters, Peggy Pater of...
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