Obituaries

Deborah A. (Bryson)  Lietuvninkas

Deborah A. (Bryson) Lietuvninkas

Jan 14, 2022

Deborah Alice (Bryson) Lietuvninkas (age 64) peacefully passed away January 14, 2022, surrounded by her family.

She was born in Greenwich Connecticut on February 25, 1957, to Edith Patricia Bryson and the late James Macgregor Bryson.

Debbie grew up in Stamford CT and attended Westhill High School (Class of 75’). She graduated with a Bachelor...

Michael John Derivan

Michael John Derivan

Jan 14, 2022

Michael John Derivan, Sr., of Huntington, Conn., passed away January 14, 2022, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Haven, Conn. He was 85.

Michael was born August 27, 1936 to the late James and Catherine (née Moran) Derivan of Bronx, N.Y. and, from a young age, was a resident of Mount Loretto Catholic Orphanage, Staten Island....

Louis Wysocki

Louis Wysocki

Jan 14, 2022

Louis S. Wysocki, 88, longtime Fairfield resident passed away peacefully at home on January 14, 2022. Louis was the loving husband to Patricia (Kennedy) Wysocki for 64 years. Louis was born in Fairfield on December 13, 1933 to the late Boleslaw and Antonia Lewandowski Wysocki.

Prior to his retirement, Louis was an OD Grinder for...

Michael Anthony Siano

Michael Anthony Siano

Jan 13, 2022

Michael Anthony Siano, of Norwalk, passed away peacefully January 13, 2022 with family by his side. He was born in Canale, Italy, July 20, 1936, the oldest son of Elisabetta and Erminio Siano. Michael was a serial entrepreneur who reinvented himself professionally more than a few times. In the 1960s and 1970s, Michael owned three successful – and at...

Dolores Hoffman Fulton

Dolores Hoffman Fulton

Jan 12, 2022

Dolores Hoffman Fulton, age 94, of Westport, passed away the morning of Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at Meadow Ridge in Redding. Born to German immigrants, Emil and Matilda (Marquat) Dullin, Dolores was born and raised in Chicago, IL. At the age of 18, Dolores married Phillip Hoffman and began their family. After relocating from the Chicago area for Phil...

Donald R. Garcia

Donald R. Garcia

Jan 11, 2022

Donald R. Garcia, age 76, of Fairfield, beloved husband of Leticia (Martinez) Garcia, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family Tuesday, January 11, 2022.  Born in Quezaltenango, Guatemala, the son of the late Catalino and Rebecca Garcia, he came to the United States in 1974 and had been a Fairfield resident since 1977.  Donald worked for 45 years...

Mary M. (Mcrae)  Mccaskey

Mary M. (Mcrae) Mccaskey

Jan 10, 2022

Mary M. McCaskey (nee McRae), 92, of Fairfield, passed away peacefully on January 10, 2022 with family by her side.

Mary, daughter of Randolph James McRae and Susan Kinney McRae, was born in Boston, Massachusetts on November 15, 1929 and spent most of her young life in Jackson Heights, New York. From a young age, Mary was...

Joanne A. (Cece)  Gauthier

Joanne A. (Cece) Gauthier

Jan 8, 2022

Joanne A. Gauthier, age 85, of Bridgeport, formerly of Southport, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 8, 2022. Born in Newark, NJ, the daughter of the late Joseph and Agnes Cece, she had been a Southport resident for many years prior to moving to Bridgeport in 1993. Joanne worked for many years for Catholic Charities.  An artist, she loved oil...

Pamela Kay

Pamela Kay

Jan 6, 2022

Pamela J. Kay, of Gorham, died unexpectedly on January 6, 2022 in her home in Gorham. She was born on January 22, 1947 in Bridgeport, CT, the daughter of Kenneth J. and Evelyn (Wilson) Kay. Pamela grew up in Fairfield, CT graduating from Andrew Warde High School in 1965. She attended the University of Maine Orono and University of...

Sara "Sally" (Davis)  Factor

Sara "Sally" (Davis) Factor

Jan 5, 2022

Sara “Sally” Davis Factor, of Easton, passed away January 2, 2022 at St. Vincent’s Medical Center with her family by her side. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert. Sally is the last surviving child of Dr. Thomas and Sadie Bannon Davis of Fairfield Center.

A former teacher with a MS from Fairfield University, she was active...

Robert Douglas King

Robert Douglas King

Jan 2, 2022

Robert Douglas “Bob” King, age 83, beloved husband of 59 years of Mary Frances (Byrnes) King passed away quietly on January 2, 2022 surrounded by his family.  Bob had struggled with Alzheimer’s disease for the past several years.

He was born in Norwalk, Connecticut to the late Dr. Thomas B. and Jane Fitzpatrick King on July 20,...

Robert H. Larkin

Robert H. Larkin

2022

Robert H. Larkin of Fairfield CT passed away peacefully at his home on September 20, 2022, at age 100.  Robert was born in Bridgeport CT.  He was the oldest of ten children of Eva and Francis Larkin.

Robert served in the 5th Army Air Corps in the Pacific Theatre during World War II.  After leaving...

Helen Anne (Aspbury)  Ballantyne

Helen Anne (Aspbury) Ballantyne

Jan 1, 2022

Helen Anne Ballantyne, 81 of Fairfield, CT, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on January 1, 2022, at Yale-New Haven Hospital.

She was born in New York City on January 20, 1940, the daughter of the late Helen (Mulholland) and James T. Aspbury, Sr., and grew up in Millbrook, New York, developing a lifelong...

Alice Mary (Lockwood)  Krenke

Alice Mary (Lockwood) Krenke

Dec 31, 2021

Alice Mary Krenke, age 81, unexpectedly passed away on December 31, 2021, one day shy of celebrating her 61st wedding anniversary with the love of her life, Jerry.  She was met, in the Kingdom of Heaven, by her parents Kenneth and Mary Lockwood and her brother Ralph Lockwood. She is survived by her  loving and devoted husband, Vincent Gerald...

Susan Rose Stengel

Susan Rose Stengel

Dec 31, 2021

Susan Rose Stengel was born on Aug. 10, 1947, in Chicago, IL, the oldest child of Barbara Marie Nent Stengel and John Stengel.  She attended public schools in Chicago, graduating 5th in her high school class of 400.  She got a BA in psychology in 1969 from the University of Chicago.  She spent a year in San Francisco teaching...

Thomas H. Wilber

Thomas H. Wilber

Dec 30, 2021

Thomas H. Wilber, age 66, beloved husband of Nancy J. Wilber and father of his cherished daughter, Michelle, of Fairfield, passed away the evening of Thursday, December 30, 2021.

Due to Covid concerns, in-person services will be held privately.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to offset medical expenses not covered by insurance...

Nancy Ellen Dorio

Nancy Ellen Dorio

Dec 29, 2021

Nancy Ellen Dorio, of Bridgeport, CT passed away on Wednesday December 29th, 2021. Born and raised in Bridgeport, Nancy graduated from Notre Dame Catholic High School in Fairfield, CT, and went on to study at Sacred Heart University. Nancy enjoyed a long career at the Southern New England Telephone Company, followed by successful endeavors at an investment firm and...

Theresa B. (Stodolski)  Koziar

Theresa B. (Stodolski) Koziar

Dec 28, 2021

Theresa B. Koziar, 98, of Westport, beloved life partner of the late John Lecouras and beloved wife of the late Harold Koziar, passed away peacefully in her daughter, Gail Heitz’s home Tuesday, December 28th.  Theresa was born in Bridgeport, beloved daughter of Peter Stodolski and Florence Gripp.

Theresa retired many years ago as an assembler at the...

Paul Christopher Rowberry

Paul Christopher Rowberry

Dec 26, 2021

Paul “Christopher” Rowberry, devoted husband, beloved father, passed 55 years young on December 26th, 2021 at his home with his family by his side in Easton, CT.

Chris was born in Salt Lake, UT and moved to Arizona. He went on to receive his BS Cum Laude in Finance at ASU. He was also a...

Alan J. Weiner

Alan J. Weiner

Dec 26, 2021

Alan J. Weiner (aka Al Coyote Weiner), age 85, of Fairfield, passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2021 in Bridgeport Hospital after a long illness with respiratory diseases.  Alan leaves behind his beloved wife, Fay Carpenter Weiner.

Born in Bridgeport, Alan was raised Fairfield, and loved the town.  Alan took up art about 20 years ago, when...