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Patricia L. Provenzano
Feb 1, 2009
Patricia L. Grinnell Provenzano, age 57, a lifelong Bridgeport resident died Sunday, February 1, 2009 at Yale New Haven Hospital. She was the daughter of the late William and Florence Whitney Grinnell. Patricia was an administrative assistant at Pepsi. Survivors include her beloved son, Robert A. Provenzano of Bridgeport, loving sister Sharon Grinnell of Bridgeport, brothers Kenneth Grinnell of New...
Helen Heaney Sobolewski
Jan 31, 2009
Helen Heaney Sobolewski, age 88, of Bridgeport, beloved wife of the late Felix A. Sobolewski, died Saturday, January 31, 2009 at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Helen was born in Schenectady, NY, daughter of the late Richard and Annie Goodrich Heaney and lived most of her life in Stratford and Bridgeport. A graduate of Warren Harding High School, she retired after...
Patricia Sable
Jan 30, 2009
Patricia Sable, age 73 a resident at St. Joseph's Manor, Trumbull for the past 10 years died Friday, January 30, 2009. Prior to that she lived and worked for the School of the Holy Child in Rye, New York. Pre-deceased by her brothers Warren & Jack and her sister Barbara. She is survived by many nieces, nephews, cousins and the...
John Sullivan
Jan 26, 2009
John (Jack) E. Sullivan, age 83, of Bridgeport entered into eternal rest on January 26, 2009 at the Carolton Chronic and Convalescent Hospital, Fairfield. A lifelong resident of Bridgeport and son of the late John and Catherine Fitzpatrick Sullivan, he attended Central High School, the Connecticut Electronics Institute and the Lee Institution. Known for football and track at Central High...
Robert A. D'Attolo
Jan 22, 2009
Robert A. D'Attolo, age 71, of Monroe, entered into eternal rest on January 22, 2009 at the Veteran's Hospice in West Haven. Bob was born in Bridgeport on April 6, 1937 the son of the late, Libero and Antoinette D'Attolo. He graduated from Central High School and served in the US Army Special Forces from 1958-1961. Bob enjoyed the arts...
Marion C. Howe
Jan 18, 2009
Marion Cody Howe, age 82, beloved wife of John A. (Jack) Howe, died Sunday, January 18, 2009, at her home. Marion was born in Bridgeport, daughter of the late George and Margaret Lynch Cody. In addition to her devoted husband of 60 years, she is survived by her loving children, David C. Howe and his companion Elizabeth O'Neil of Bridgeport...
Albert B. Stefanski
Jan 13, 2009
Albert B. "Red" Stefanski, Sr. Albert B. "Red" Stefanski, Sr., 71, of Trumbull, passed away suddenly Tuesday, January 13, 2009, in his home. He was born June 14, 1937, in Syracuse, NY, the son of the late Bernard and Josephine Stefanski. Albert worked at his father's bakery in Derby. He worked for Barnes Engineering in the 60's as a missile...
Marian Rinehart Penn
Jan 12, 2009
Marian Rinehart Penn, age 91, of Easton, died Thursday, January 12, 2009. Mrs. Penn, widow of William L. Penn, was born in Sharon, PA, to William W. and Carol Gregory Rinehart, and lived in Cleveland, OH, Beaver, Pa, Caldwell, NJ, and has been an Easton resident since 1957. She attended Westminster College, New Wilmington PA, was a graduate of Oberlin...
Lawrence Neil Kennedy
Jan 11, 2009
Lawrence N. Kennedy, age 74, beloved husband of Shirley Bargo Kennedy, of Ocala, Florida, died Sunday, January 11, 2009. Lawrence was born in LaGrange, Maine, son of the late Daniel and Vivian Trafton Kennedy and resided in New Haven before moving to Florida over 16 years ago. He retired after 20 years as a Captain for the State of Connecticut...
Charles R. Braun
Jan 10, 2009
Charles R. Braun, age 81, of Easton, died Saturday, January 10, 2009. Mr. Braun was born in Boston, MA, son of the late Karl and Helen Muenz Braun and had been an Easton resident 40 years. An Army veteran of World War II, he retired as a bank officer for City Trust Bank and after retirement worked as a substitute...
Leo G. Chateauneuf
Jan 6, 2009
Leo G. Chateauneuf, age 74, of Trumbull, beloved husband of Sylvia Morando Chateauneuf, died suddenly Tuesday, January 6, 2009, at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Son of the late Ernest and Julienne Landry Chateauneuf, Leo was raised in Bridgeport and was active in scouting. He graduated from the carpentry program at Bullard - Havens Technical High School and attended the University...
Gene Hughes
Jan 6, 2009
Our hero, "Gene" Martin Eugene Hughes, passed on January 6, 2009. Irish son. Naval officer. Marine engineer. Husband. Father. Advisor. Confidant. Best friend. Grandfather. Your soul will walk alongside each of us always. You are in our hearts forever. He leaves behind him his beloved wife of 50 years, Joan; his cherished daughter, Nancy; 4 honorable sons, Gene, Chris, Mike...
Malcolm Lee Wallace Jr
Jan 5, 2009
Malcolm Lee Wallace Jr., of Fairfield, died peacefully in his sleep on Monday morning, January 5, 2009 after a prolonged fight with cancer. Lee was born in New Haven and raised in Wallingford, Connecticut. He was a graduate of The Choate School and Yale University, class of 1951. After several years at the Wallace Silversmith Company he joined Morgan Guaranty...
Sherry Lonergan
Dec 30, 2008
Sherry Lonergan, age 55, of Trumbull, CT. died peacefully at home with her family at her side on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 after battling ovarian cancer for the past 8 years. Sherry was also a breast cancer survivor for 20 years. Born in Hyde Park, New York, Sherry met and married Dana Lonergan of Cape Cod, MA.after graduating from Franklin...
Harold F. Byrnes
Dec 23, 2008
Harold F. Byrnes age 83, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 23, 2008. He enjoyed 50 years of marriage to the late Helen O'Neil Byrnes. Born in Bridgeport, Harold was drafted while attending Bassick High School to serve in the Navy during WWII, working as a signal man in a wooden mine sweeper.   Afterwards, he proudly worked for 40 years as...
William Francis Neth, M.D.
Dec 19, 2008
Dr. William Francis Neth, age 81, of Fairfield, retired pediatrician, loving husband for 50 years of Joanne Elizabeth Powell, died on Friday, December 19, 2008 at his home. Born in Bridgeport, he was the son of Edward G. and Mary Farrell Neth. Dr. Neth was a much loved and respected pediatrician for forty-six (46) years in the greater Bridgeport area. ...
Alejandro Reyes
Dec 10, 2008
Alejandro Reyes, age 99, of Bridgeport, beloved husband of the late Aureo Reyes, died Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Alejandro was born in Peru and was a farm owner, making some of the finest cheese in Peru. Survivors include his loving children, a son, Alejandro Reyes of Bridgeport, four daughters, Violeta Moreno, Lenor Florian and Gladys...
John Joseph Dunigan
Dec 5, 2008
John Joseph Dunigan, age 88, loving husband of 64 years to Edith Veronica (Ronnie) Thompson Dunigan passed away peacefully at Saint Vincent's Medical Center on Friday, December 5, 2008. Born in Bridgeport, he resided in Trumbull for the past 45 years where he was a member of Saint Theresa's Parish. In addition to his wife, John is survived by his...
Edna D. Vercini
Nov 14, 2008
Edna D. Lindholm Vercini, age 85, of Trumbull, beloved wife of the late Fred Vercini, died Friday, November 14, 2008, at the Carolton Chronic and Convalescent Hospital, Fairfield. Mrs. Vercini was born in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of the late Frank and Mary Dean Lindholm, was raised in Baldwin, Long Island and has lived in Trumbull over fifty years. She received...
John F. Recktenwald
Nov 13, 2008
John Francis Recktenwald Jr., age 50 of Danbury died Thursday, November 13, 2008 in Danbury Hospital. Born in Riverside, California, he was the beloved son of Virginia Barske Recktenwald of Bridgeport. He is survived by his mother, two sisters, Ann Marie Reagan of Danbury and Mary Grasso of Southwick, MA, four nephews, Michael, Joshua, Zachary and Chris and his grandniece,...
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