Obituaries
Yvette Bezahler
Nov 18, 2018
Yvette Bezahler, age 82 of Philadelphia, PA, formerly of Fairfield, beloved wife of the late Gerald Harvey Bezahler, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2018. Born on Lausanne, Switzerland, Mrs. Bezahler lived in Fairfield from 1990-2016. She was an accomplished violinist and performed in several orchestras including Westchester Philharmonic. Survivors include two sons, Max Bezahler of Philadelphia and Alain Bezahler of...
Marion E. Steffens
Nov 16, 2018
Marion E. Steffens, age 85 of Fairfield, beloved wife of Henry J. Steffens, passed away peacefully on November 16, 2018 with her family by her side. Born in Bridgeport, Marion was the daughter of the late William N. and Eva E. Campbell. She was a graduate of Bassick H.S. and University of Bpt. and received her Master's degree in Library...
Andrew J. (Drew) Ritzul
Nov 16, 2018
Andrew J. Ritzul (Drew), age 78, of Fairfield passed away Friday, November 16, 2018 in his home. Born in Bridgeport, the son of the late Andrew and Evelyn Ritzul, he had been a lifelong area resident. A graduate of Roger Ludlowe High School where he excelled in both baseball and basketball, Drew served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam...
Cheryl A. Brown
Nov 12, 2018
Cheryl A. Brown, age 53 of Bridgeport, beloved wife of William F. Brown, passed away peacefully Monday, November 12, 2018 at Bridgeport Hospital. Born in Bridgeport, Cheryl had been a lifelong city resident. Cheryl loved traveling and camping, especially heading to the upper woods of Maine. She delighted in time spent with her family and enjoyed the beach. She was...
Jean Griffin Kelley
Nov 12, 2018
Jean De Chantal Griffin Kelley beloved wife and best friend of Bernard Joseph Kelley Jr. passed away at home on November 12, 2018 after a 7 month battle with cancer. She was surrounded by loved ones. Born on October 15, 1932 in Bridgeport, CT, she was the only child of Edward and Mary Toomey Griffin. Jean graduated from Central High...
Kristin M. Willer
Nov 11, 2018
Kristin M. Willer, age 48, of Fairfield, CT, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family Sunday, November 11, 2018. Born in Boston, MA, Kristin had been a Fairfield resident for the last 9 years. She was a graduate of St. Michael's College. Kristin enjoyed running marathons, loved traveling all over the world and music of all...
David J. Goldsmith
Nov 10, 2018
David J. Goldsmith, age 80, of Fairfield, beloved husband of nearly 60 years of Alice E. Goldsmith, passed away peacefully in his home Saturday, November 10, 2018. Born in Bridgeport, the son of the late Earle and Jennie Goldsmith, he had been a Fairfield resident for most of his life. A Graduate of Warren Harding High School, David began his...
Kathryn Clarkson
Nov 9, 2018
Kathryn Clarkson (Hooper), 66, of Fairfield, CT, passed away peacefully in her home Nov. 9, with her husband holding her hand and surrounded by those whom she loved. Kathryn was born in Vermont and moved to NYC in 1972. She loved the City where she worked as a nanny, a shoe sales associate in the World Trade Center, a bartender...
Ellen R. Vroman
Nov 6, 2018
Ellen Vroman, 73, Westport CT Ellen gave her heart to her family, was fiercely loyal to them, and did anything she could to help them, always. When she met the man who would be her husband, David, she did not let the fact that he lived in Florida deter her. She had been working at NBC studios in New York,...
Timothy "Chipper" Maclean
Nov 4, 2018
Chipper, 44, passed away unexpectedly at his home on November 4, 2018. He was born on July 31, 1974 to Mary(Sufleski) and Roy MacLean in Norwich, Connecticut Chipper attended Connecticut schools until 1991; when his family relocated to Topsham, Maine. He attended Maine schools until he graduated in 1994. He went on to pursue several of his passions; including hair...
Lois Ann Sanford
Nov 2, 2018
Lois A. Sanford, of Fairfield, beloved wife of the late Alton Van Horn Sanford, her childhood sweetheart, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on Friday, November 2, 2018. Born in Bridgeport on May 16, 1928, the daughter of the late John and Mary Marsden, she had been a Fairfield resident for the last 64 years. She...
Jean M. Noreika
Oct 28, 2018
Jean M. Noreika, age 89, of Durham, Maine, formerly of Bridgeport, CT, beloved wife of the late Frank J. Noreika, Sr. died Sunday, October 28, 2018 with her son Frank and family by her side. She was a graduate of both St. Charles Elementary School and Sts. Cyril and Methodius School. Jean was employed at Harley Hardware, Harvey Hubbell and...
Karl H. Wallischeck
Oct 27, 2018
Karl H. Wallischeck, age 88, of Fairfield, CT, passed away very peacefully at home on October 27, 2018. He is survived by his devoted wife of 61 years, Barbara; three sons: Karl (daughter-in-law Lucy and beloved grandson Noah) of Lake Tahoe, CA; Eric (son-in-law Sean) of Randolph, MA; and Rolf (daughter-in-law Maureen and her daughter Stephanie Miller) of Fairfield, CT;...
H. Thomas Deluca
Oct 24, 2018
H. Thomas DeLuca age 69 of Phoenix, AZ, formerly of Fairfield, CT, passed away suddenly on October 24, 2018. Tom was born April 2, 1949 in Bridgeport, CT. He was the son of the late Dr. Joseph and Eileen Flynn DeLuca. He is survived by his wife Carol Greer DeLuca of Phoenix, AZ, his step-daughter Abbie (Greg) Creevy of Phoenix,...
Helen K. Horvath
Oct 24, 2018
Helen Katherine Horvath passed away at her home in Fairfield on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at the age of 103. She was born on October 16, 1915, in Bridgeport, the daughter of Martin and Frances Zelko, where she was raised and continued to live until 1951 when she moved with her husband, John J. Horvath, tool and die maker, to...
Barbara L. Shaffer
Oct 23, 2018
Long-time Fairfield County resident, Barbara Shaffer, passed away Tuesday Oct 23 in her home. She was born Barbara Helfand September 18,1933 in New York City. She attended The High School of Music and Art, Class of '50 and Hunter College, Class of '54. Barbara married Atty. Dick Shaffer on February 5, 1956, and the couple moved to Fairfield County two...
Bernice Canfield Lafontaine
Oct 23, 2018
Bernice (Canfield) La Fontaine, longtime resident of Bridgeport, Milford, and the Masonic Home in Wallingford, entered into eternal rest on October 23, 2018. She was 92 years old. Born February 3, 1926 to Burton G. and Anna Canfield, she was a 1943 graduate of Warren Harding High School in Bridgeport. She met her husband, Robert, while he was serving in...
Catherine Barto Meyer
Oct 21, 2018
Catherine "Cathy" Barto Meyer, 59, of Nantucket Island, Easton, CT and Bequia, West Indies peacefully passed away on October 21, 2018. She succumbed to her courageous battle with metastatic breast cancer. Born on 9/6/59 to Norma & Robert Barto, her childhood was spent in CT and NJ. She graduated Cornell University where she became family to her Delta Gamma sisters...
Margaret M. Corcoran
Oct 19, 2018
Margaret (Peggy) Corcoran, of Southport, beloved wife of the late James J. Corcoran, passed away peacefully Friday, October 19, 2018 at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Born in County Kerry, Ireland, the daughter of the late Daniel and Bridget O'Connell, she had been a Fairfield and Southport resident since 1955. Peggy retired as a Ward Secretary for the Carolton Chronic and...
Frank Wendt
Oct 17, 2018
Frank Wendt joined John Nuveen & Co. in 1947 as a trainee and spent his entire career there, eventually rising to become President, CEO, and Chairman. While at Nuveen, he introduced a range of new tax exempt bond products, the first of which, an issue of class="widget-2d918b u_1606813100 dmCustomWidget" data-lazy-load="false" data-title="" id="1606813100" dmle_extension="custom_extension" data-element-type="custom_extension" lock-element-for-editing="true" icon="false" surround="false" .5 billion, was at the time the largest IPO to be listed on the...
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