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Daniel  J. O'Shea

Daniel J. O'Shea

Sep 3, 2017

Daniel O'Shea, age 90, a longtime Fairfield resident, beloved husband of the late Elsie Alexay O'Shea, passed away peacefully Sunday, September 3, 2017. He was a veteran of the US Army during WWII and a retired US Postal employee. Daniel was an avid golfer at the Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course, "The Wheel" and was in the "Hole in One" club....

Julie Schempp

Julie Schempp

Sep 2, 2017

Julie Schempp, 97, of Fairfield, Connecticut, died peacefully in her sleep at home on September 2, 2017. Born December 23, 1919 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, she is predeceased by her late husband of 66 years, Harry Schempp, and her son, Woody Schempp, formerly of Norwalk. Julie retired as executive secretary from PDS Technologies-in Fairfield at the age of eighty. She was...

Christopher Lubrano

Christopher Lubrano

Sep 1, 2017

Christopher Lubrano, age 60 of Hamden, formerly of Fairfield, beloved husband of Linda (Wilkins) Lubrano, passed away Friday, September 1, 2017. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Chris moved to Fairfield when he was 10 years old. He attended Our Lady of Lourdes grammar school in Queens Village, NY, and graduated from Holy Family School and Andrew Warde High School in Fairfield....

Donna  Jane Collier

Donna Jane Collier

Sep 1, 2017

Donna Collier of Huntington, formerly of Southport, passed away Friday September 1, 2017 following a courageous battle with diabetes. She attended Roger Ludlowe High School in Fairfield and graduated with the class of 1971. Donna enjoyed spending time in her garden as well as playing computer games and shopping at a variety of stores. She cherished her four cats, Belvedere,...

Louis  L. Ceruzzi,  Jr.

Louis L. Ceruzzi, Jr.

Aug 31, 2017

Louis L. Ceruzzi Jr., founder and president of Ceruzzi Properties, a successful real estate development company involved in a number of large-scale real estate projects in Manhattan, died Thursday, August 31, in New York City from a coronary event at age 63. Mr. Ceruzzi was also a successful restaurateur, owning several restaurants in New York City, Nantucket, Boston and Connecticut....

George  Carlton Wiswell  Jr.

George Carlton Wiswell Jr.

Aug 31, 2017

George Carlton Wiswell, Jr., age 91 of Southport, passed away peacefully Thursday, August 31, 2017 at Yale-New Haven Hospital surrounded by his family. Born in Winchester, Massachusetts, son of the late George Carlton Wiswell, Sr. and Florence Campbell Wiswell. He had been a Southport resident since 1959. Mr. Wiswell was a veteran who served in the United States Navy during...

Victoria  H. Hobbs

Victoria H. Hobbs

Aug 31, 2017

Victoria H. Hobbs age 72 of Beacon Falls, formerly of Fairfield, beloved wife of 53 years of Thomas S. Hobbs, Jr. passed away peacefully at the Connecticut Hospice in Branford on Thursday August 31, 2017. Born in Orlando, FL, she was the daughter of the late Edgar and Helene Henderson, and had been a Fairfield resident for 46 years. Vicki...

Marie Meder Grout Marsh

Marie Meder Grout Marsh

Aug 28, 2017

Marie Meder Grout Marsh, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away on Monday, August 28, 2017 at Bridgeport Hospital, the daughter of Margaret Adams and George Meder of Fairfield. She was predeceased by her husbands, Phillipp DeForest Grout and John H. Marsh. Marie is survived by sons Jonathan DeWitt Grout and Phillipp DeForest Grout, Jr and his wife Elizabeth, stepchildren Suzanne...

Michael  B. Murphy

Michael B. Murphy

Aug 27, 2017

Michael B. Murphy, age 53 of Fairfield beloved husband of Kimberly Kral Murphy and devoted father of Micaela and Shane Murphy passed away tragically Sunday, August 27, 2017. Born in Bridgeport, the son of the late Dr. Robert J. and Margaret Mary Murphy, Michael was raised in Huntington and had been a Fairfield resident for many years. He was a...

Elizabeth  H. Paul

Elizabeth H. Paul

Aug 23, 2017

Elizabeth (Beth) Headley Paul, age 75, of Fairfield, Connecticut, passed away in the early morning of August 23, 2017, surrounded by her husband and two sons. Beth was born on August 15, 1942, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to the late Gordon Headley and Ruth White Headley. On May 28, 1966, she was married to Richard S. Paul and they celebrated their...

Helen  Magyar Pavoni

Helen Magyar Pavoni

Aug 21, 2017

Helen Magyar Pavoni, age 94, of Fairfield, beloved wife of the late Enrico Pavoni, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 21, 2017, with her loving family by her side. Helen, the youngest child born to the late Gabriel and Julia Magyar, was raised and educated in Bridgeport, Connecticut. To help support her family during the Great Depression, Helen began working...

Patricia  Rose Kadar

Patricia Rose Kadar

Aug 18, 2017

Patricia Rose Kadar, age 79, of Fairfield, CT and Cocoa, FL, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend, passed away peacefully at Bridgeport Hospital on August 18, 2017 after a short illness surrounded by her loving family. She was the cherished wife of Ronald Z. Kadar, Sr. for 62 years. Patricia was born in Bridgeport Hospital on July 25,...

Virginia  Anna Bartelloni

Virginia Anna Bartelloni

Aug 18, 2017

Virginia Anna (Hurteau) Bartelloni, age 89 of Easton,CT; beloved wife of 67 years to Peter J. Bartelloni MD, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2017 in her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Alburg, VT, the daughter of the late Frank and Anna Hurteau. She was a graduate of The Bishop DeGoesbriand Jeanne Mance School of Nursing, Burlington,...

Stephen  S. Charles

Stephen S. Charles

Aug 18, 2017

Stephen S. Charles, age 66, of Fairfield, beloved husband of 37 years of Debra G. Charles, passed away Friday, August 18, 2017 in his home. Born in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of the late Robert and Mary Charles, he had been a Fairfield resident for over 20 years. Stephen graduated from Regis University in Denver. He was a Managing Director...

Gioia  Frassinelli Riccio

Gioia Frassinelli Riccio

Aug 17, 2017

Gioia Frassinelli Riccio, a lifelong resident of the Black Rock section of Bridgeport, died Thursday, just days after her 89th birthday. Gioia graduated from Southern Connecticut State University, where she made several lifelong friends who continued to meet regularly for lunch well into their 80s. As "Miss Frassinelli," she taught second grade for two years in Fairfield, then moved to...

Robert  M. Butler

Robert M. Butler

Aug 16, 2017

Robert M. Butler, age 84 of Fairfield, beloved husband of the late Marianne (Schick) Butler, passed away Wednesday, August 16 with his family by his side. Born in Bridgeport, son of the late Morton and Mildred Butler, he had been a Fairfield resident since 1945. He graduated from Nathan Hale Elementary School, Suffield Academy and received a BS in Business...

Holly  Boston Routhier

Holly Boston Routhier

Aug 14, 2017

Holly Boston Routhier, age 51, of Fairfield, loving wife, mother, daughter and sister, passed away tragically Monday, August 14, 2017 at St. Vincent's Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Born in Norwalk, Holly had been a Fairfield resident for almost all of her life. She was a 1984 graduate of Roger Ludlowe High School and received a Bachelor of...

Rose Mauro

Rose Mauro

Aug 11, 2017

Rose Mauro, 93, of Fairfield, CT passed peacefully on August 11, 2017 with her family by her side. Rose was a typesetter for the Town Crier Newspaper in Fairfield and the Westport News. She enjoyed volunteering at the Westport Country Playhouse and was a voting poll moderator for the Town of Fairfield for many years. She was also a member...

Rosemary  Adelene Smith

Rosemary Adelene Smith

Aug 9, 2017

Rosemary Adelene Smith, 87, a long time resident of Fairfield, Peacefully left this Earth for Heaven on August 9th 2017, Peacefully with her children at her side. Born October 15th 1929 she was the daughter of Robert and Katherine Haskins of Savoy Mass. After graduating high school Rosemary worked at General Electric in Pittsfield Ma. She married Barry Smith of...

Hilary  J. Wade

Hilary J. Wade

Aug 8, 2017

Hilary J. Wade of Southport passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Born in Bridgeport, the daughter of the late Roy and Rose Swanson, she had been a Fairfield/Southport resident for most of her life. Hilary was a regular attendee of services at Black Rock Church in Fairfield. She is survived by two sisters, Diana and...

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