Obituaries
Joan T. Visokay
Oct 14, 2019
Joan T. Visokay, age 90 of Fairfield, was reunited with her recently deceased husband Richard W. Visokay in Heaven. Richard passed away September 27th and Joan joined him Monday, October 14th surrounded by her loving family. Born in Bridgeport, the daughter of the late Edward and Catherine Carley, she had been a lifelong area resident. A graduate of the Academy...
Michael Leeroy Brockman
Oct 14, 2019
Michael Leeroy Brockman, age 74, of Westport, CT, passed away Monday, October 14, 2019 at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Born August 7, 1945 in Orlando, FL, the son of the late Sula, a homemaker, and Holmes Brockman, an air traffic controller, he was raised in Central Florida and graduated from Edgewater High School in 1963. Michael entered the...
Knud "Rudy" Thomas
Oct 7, 2019
Knud "Rudy" Nielsen, age 91, passed away at his home on October 7, 2019. Rudy was born on October 5, 1928 in Bridgeport, CT where he resided for most of his life. A 1947 Bassick High School graduate, Rudy joined the Army Air Corps after high school. He later joined the Air Force and served in the Korean War from...
Diane P. Chuka
Oct 4, 2019
Diane Pester Chuka, age 70 of Trumbull, formerly of Bridgeport, beloved wife of the late Peter J. Chuka Sr. passed away on Friday, October 4, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Bridgeport on February 11, 1949, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Rose Colandrea Pester. Diane's whole world was her family. Sure, she loved travelling...
Michele Ann Thomas
Oct 2, 2019
Michele (Shelly) Thomas, age 57, of Fairfield, passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at William Backus Hospital, Norwich. Born in Bridgeport, the daughter of Robert and Barbara Thomas whom reside in Fairfield. Shelly has been a lifelong resident & a friend to many in this town & beyond. She was a graduate of Roger Ludlowe High School and excelled...
Barbara "Bebe" Stetson
Oct 1, 2019
Barbara Brown "Bebe" Stetson, Sr., beloved wife, mother and friend, died on Tuesday in Fairfield, CT. It was the 77th anniversary of her wedding to Charles Pate Stetson, her husband of 60 years, who predeceased her in 2002. She was 99 years old. Bebe Stetson was born in Cleveland, Ohio and moved to New York City in 1926, where she...
Katherine Zurkowski
Sep 30, 2019
Katherine Zurkowski, age 82, of Fairfield, passed away peacefully early Monday, September 30, 2019. She was born in Stamford, on November 29, 1936, to the late Patrick Doherty and Mary Reilly Doherty. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph, who passed in 2005. She is survived by her loving children, Daniel of Thomaston CT, Robert (Deb) of Hollywood MD, Linda...
Richard W. Visokay
Sep 27, 2019
Richard W. Visokay, age 89 of Fairfield, beloved husband of nearly 66 years of Joan Carley Visokay, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family Friday, September 27, 2019. Born in Bridgeport, the son of the late William and Agnes Visokay, he had been a lifelong area resident. A graduate of Fairfield College Preparatory School, he attended both Fairfield University...
Kevin G. Powers
Sep 26, 2019
Kevin Gerard Powers, aged 65, passed away on Thursday, September 26 2019. Born in New York, NY and raised in Inwood, the son of the late Bernard Powers (of County Cork Ireland) and Josephine Powers (of Roscommon Ireland). A graduate of Power Memorial High School in Manhattan, and Plattsburgh State University for his undergraduate degree, Kevin retuned to New York...
Henry C. (Hank) Letsch, Iii
Sep 25, 2019
Henry C. Letsch, III (Hank), age 76, of North Myrtle Beach, SC, formerly of Fairfield and Milford, beloved husband of Eleanor Oliveira Letsch, passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 25, 2019. Born in Bridgeport, the son of the late Henry C. Letsch, Jr. and Mary Schneider Letsch, he had been a Fairfield resident for most of his life. A graduate of...
Howard J. Chick
Sep 21, 2019
Howard J. Chick, age 85, of Greenwich, beloved husband of Leanora Galletta Chick, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2019 at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Born in Ridgefield, NJ, the son of the late Louis and Patricia Chick, he had been a Greenwich resident for the last 55 years. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree from New York University and...
William R. Bond
Sep 20, 2019
William R. Bond, age 74, of Fairfield, beloved husband of 51 years to Lois (Gniadek) Bond, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, on Friday, September 20, 2019 at Bridgeport Hospital. Born in Bridgeport, the son of the late Charles and Jeannette Bond, he was a Fairfield resident for the last 51 years. He served in the U.S. Army during...
Helma Paetzold
Sep 14, 2019
Helma Maria Paetzold, age 98, of Fairfield, died on Saturday, September 14th 2019 at CT Hospice in Branford surrounded by her family. She was born in the town of Burglengenfeld, outside of Regensburg, Bavaria in 1921, to Heinrich and Maria (Frank) Tischler. She came to the US with her husband Karl in 1954 and settled in Whitestone, Queens, NY. She...
Paul J. Haughney, Jr.
Sep 14, 2019
Paul J. Haughney Jr. loving father, husband, brother and friend to many, of Monroe, CT, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 14th. Paul was born and raised in Norwalk, CT on June 10, 1950. He met and married his high school sweetheart, Dee Masi Haughney in 1970 and together they raised 3 wonderful children. Paul is survived by his wife...
Francis W. (Bill) Bailey
Sep 11, 2019
Francis (Bill) W. Bailey, 93, of Trumbull, died Wednesday, September 11, 2019. He was born in Wilton, ME to Clarence Elmore and Marion Wheeler Bailey, and he grew up in Livermore Falls. A veteran of World War II, he served in the South Pacific with the Army Air Force. He graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in...
Stephen J. Polifka, Jr.
Sep 10, 2019
Stephen J. Polifka, Jr., age 54, of New Haven, passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2019. Born in Bridgeport, Stephen was raised in Fairfield. A graduate of Andrew Warde High School, he worked in carpentry and light construction for most of his life. Those that knew him would agree that he had a heart of gold and showed it to those...
Paul L. Magnano
Sep 8, 2019
Paul L. Magnano, 79, of Southport, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, September 8th 2019 after a long battle with cancer. He is survived by his adoring wife, Margherita, and his beloved Italian family, his aunt, Angela Magnano, Anna & Michele Ferro, Paolo Magnano, Anna Maria D'Amico, Gianna & Gianfranco Fasce, and many Italian cousins and friends. He is...
James "Jim" Schnurr
Sep 7, 2019
James (Jim) Schnurr, loving father, husband, and friend to many, of Fairfield, CT, passed away peacefully and surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, September 7th. Jim was born and raised in Queens, NY, the son of Joseph and Irma Schnurr. He graduated St. Francis Preparatory School in Brooklyn, NY and earned an undergraduate degree at the College of the...
Eng Ngo Taing
Sep 6, 2019
Eng Ngo Taing, age 52 of Milford, CT went home to be with the Lord on September 6th, 2019 after a three and a half month battle with ovarian cancer. She spent her final moments with her beloved husband, Bunseng Taing, marking their 33rd wedding anniversary together. Eng received a bachelor's degree at Southern Connecticut State University, while raising her...
William Fairbank Watkins
Aug 30, 2019
William Fairbank Watkins, 99, of Southport, CT, husband for 67 years of the late Helen F. Watkins and son of the late Florence C. and Joseph F. Watkins, passed away on August 30th, 2019. Bill was born in Boston, MA and was a resident of Bridgeport, Fairfield and Southport, CT since 1924. He graduated from Central High School in Bridgeport...
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