Obituaries
David Hilding Westberg
Mar 8, 2020
David H. Westberg, age 77, of Bridgeport, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2020 in Bridgeport Hospital. Born in Bridgeport Hospital, the son of the late Hilding R. and Leona (Ambrosey) Westberg, he had been a greater Bridgeport resident for a long time. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War in 1965. Following his military service,...
Margaret "Marge" Kulhay
Mar 7, 2020
Margaret B. Kulhay "Marge", age 94, of Fairfield, beloved wife of the late Elmer (Al) Kulhay, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 7, 2020. Born in Bridgeport, the daughter of the late Ralph and Anna Smith, she had been a Fairfield resident for most of her life. A graduate of Bassick High School, class of 1942, she married her sweetheart, Elmer...
Anne Stoddard Patterson
Mar 6, 2020
Anne Stoddard Patterson, loving wife, mother, and Bridgeport lawyer died March 6, 2020 after a warrior-like struggle with COPD. Anne was born in Bridgeport, CT in June of 1932, the daughter of Johnson and Constance Brandon Stoddard, granddaughter of Sanford and Hannah Johnson Stoddard, all of this area. Her younger siblings are the Rev. Cecily Stoddard Stranahan and the late...
Shannon Lynn Sadler
Mar 5, 2020
Shannon Lynn Sadler, age 48, of Milford, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020 with her loving family by her side. Born in Bridgeport to William and Doreen Sadler, she moved to Largo, Florida in 1975 at the age of 4. In 1985 she and her mother moved back to Connecticut. While in high school she played for the Trumbull...
Rudolph R. Vida
Mar 4, 2020
Rudolph R. Vida, age 88, of Fairfield, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Born in Bridgeport, the son of the late Anthony and Grace (Busko) Vida, he had been a Fairfield resident for most of his life. A graduate of Bassick High School, he proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean...
Bridget Ann O'Halloran
Mar 2, 2020
Bridget "Breda" O'Halloran (Murphy), age 62, of Bridgeport, formerly of Tallaght, Ireland, passed away in her home on the morning of Monday, March 2, 2020. Born in Dublin, Ireland to Daniel and Margaret (McLaughlin) Murphy, Breda spent the first 43 years of her life in the area, living in suburbs of the city, Ballyfermot and Tallaght. At the age of...
Jacqueline Logan Blackburn
Feb 23, 2020
Jacqueline Logan Blackburn of Southport, CT died on February 23, 2020 at the age of 97. She was a resident of the Fairfield area all of her life, spending 30 winters in Vero Beach, FL. She was a graduate of The Madeira School and Smith College. Always active in the community, she served on many boards, and was an advocate...
Jane Mulvaney Banta
Feb 21, 2020
Jane V. Banta, age 92, of Fairfield, beloved wife of the late Robert Edmond Banta, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Friday, February 21, 2020. Born in the Bronx, NY, the daughter of the late Walter and Elizabeth Mulvaney, she had been a Fairfield resident since 2008 and formerly Hillsdale, NJ and Mills River, NC. She was an active...
Nancy Ann Gjerlow
Feb 21, 2020
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Nancy Ann Gjerlow. Nancy, aged 83, passed away February 21, 2020 in Redding, Connecticut, one week shy of her 84th birthday. Born in Brooklyn, New York on February 28, 1936, she was the daughter of Stephen Hackett Smith and Nancy Ann Milton and was one of four children. She...
Patricia Peabody Raslavsky
Feb 18, 2020
Patricia A. Raslavsky of Stratford, beloved wife of the late John R. Raslavsky, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, February 18, 2020. Born in Bridgeport, the daughter of the late Joseph and Anne Peabody, she had been an area resident all of her life. She was a 1962 graduate of Warren Harding High School. Patricia's career in jewelry sales spanned many years....
Betty Ann Frey
Feb 17, 2020
Betty Ann Frey, 89, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 17, 2020, at home in Weston, CT after a long illness. Born May 4, 1930 in Manheim, PA, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Ada (Hollinger) Heistand, wife of the late Dale F. Frey, and sister of the late Fred L. Heistand. Betty Ann was a graduate...
Amelia A. Mikulka
Feb 15, 2020
Amelia (Millie) Lanzo Mikulka aged 96, died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday February 15, 2020. Amelia was born in Bridgeport, CT on April 22, 1923 to her parents Rose and Dominick Lanzo. She was married to John M. Mikulka Sr. for over 60 years and resided in Fairfield, CT. Her husband , John Sr. passed away in March 26,...
Taylor J. Breitbart
Feb 15, 2020
Taylor Jenée Breitbart, age 37, of Fairfield, Connecticut passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 15th, 2020 at St. Vincent Hospital in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Her passing was a result of her lifetime struggle with juvenile diabetes. Taylor was born in Houston, Texas on August 26th, 1982. She graduated from Fairfield High School and attended Sacred Heart University where she studied sociology...
Cornelius Patrick O'Leary
Feb 14, 2020
Rev. Msgr. Cornelius Patrick O'Leary, Col. USAF (Ret.), age 97, of Riverside, CA, passed peacefully on Friday, February 14, 2020. Born June 29, 1922, in Bridgeport to Patrick and Catherine (Murphy) O'Leary, he attended St. Augustine School and later Bassick High School for three years before attending St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield in 1942. He completed his seminary studies at...
Dr. Christ J. Verses
Feb 8, 2020
Dr. Christ J. Verses, age 80, of Monroe, beloved husband of Nancy (Auger) Verses, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 8, 2020. Born in Stamford, the son of the late James Verses and Edith Ericcson, he had been a Monroe resident for the last 27 years. A graduate of Stamford High School, he received his BS in Biology from Valparaiso University...
Dorothy C. Senia
Feb 1, 2020
Dorothy C. Senia, age 92, of the Lordship area of Stratford, passed peacefully on Saturday, February 1, 2020. Born to George and Elsie (Burke) Scott in Hawthorne, New Jersey and raised in Upstate New York, Dottie later moved back to New Jersey where she met her husband, Joseph W. Senia. Six years after they married, they settled in Lordship to...
Christine S. Hobbs
Jan 31, 2020
Christine (Christy) S. Hobbs, age 72, of Bridgeport, passed away with her loving daughter by her side on Friday, January 31st, 2020. Christy graduated from Roger Ludlow High School in 1965. She later went on to obtain her associates degree from the University of Bridgeport. She loved spending time reading a good book and getting out to the beach to...
Dorothy M. Quinn
Jan 30, 2020
Dorothy "Dottie" M. Quinn (neé Glidden), age 92, of Stratford, formerly of Fairfield, peacefully passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2020. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Dottie was a Brooklyn girl at heart, proud of her city roots. She was a devoted and loving wife to her Johnny and a wonderful mother to six children and six grandchildren whom she cherished...
Rev. Francis Xavier Callahan
Jan 29, 2020
Rev. Francis Xavier Callahan fulfilled his earthly life early Wednesday morning January the 29th at the age of 94. Fr. Callahan was born March 4, 1925 in the Momauguin section East Haven, CT, the 5th of seven children of Anna Kilillea and Charles Lewis Callahan. He graduated East Haven High School, St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield CT and St. Mary's...
Ilene F. Ianniello
Jan 26, 2020
Ilene F. Ianniello, age 78, of Trumbull, beloved wife of Deacon Daniel J. Ianniello, passed away peacefully Sunday, January 26, 2020 holding the hand of her beloved husband of 58 years. Born in the Bronx, NY, the daughter of the late Lincoln Wiseman and Gertrude Morse, she had been an area resident for the last 59 years. Ilene received her...
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