James E. Northrop

Feb 1, 2014

Funeral Home

Spear-Miller Funeral Home

39 South Benson Road, Fairfield CT US 06824

Service

Saint Ann Church

Mass of Christian Burial

481 Brewster Street, Bridgeport CT US 06605

March 19, 2014

Cemetery

Lawncroft Cemetery

1740 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield...

Webster Upton Walker, Jr.

Jan 21, 2014

Webster Upson Walker, Jr., (Web), 82, of Vero Beach, FL and Southport, CT, passed away on January 21, 2014, in Vero Beach, peacefully, with his loving family by his side. He was born in Bridgeport, CT on November 30, 1931. Web attended Forman School where he later became a trustee. He graduated from Vermont Academy and Rollins College. He also...

Maggie Ellsworth

Jan 13, 2014

Margaret Fogel Ellsworth died January 13, 2014, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Bridgeport, Connecticut, after a long and courageous battle with breast cancer and leukemia. She was 61 and had lived with her husband of 22 years, Michael Ellsworth, in the North End of Bridgeport for the past eight years. Maggie, as she was known to her legions of friends,...

Suzanne Helen Newing

Jan 12, 2014

Suzanne Helen Davidson Newing, of Fairfield, beloved wife of 43 years to the late William Edward Newing passed away peacefully Sunday, January 12, 2014 at Bridgeport Hospital. Born September 15, 1924 in Philadelphia, PA the daughter of the late Kenneth Brooks Davidson and Susan Helen Archer Davidson, she had been a Fairfield resident for 54 years. She graduated from Upper...

Mary Louise Quinn

Jan 11, 2014

Mary Louise Quinn, wife of the late H. Peter Quinn, died Saturday, January 11, 2014 at Bridgeport Hospital. She was born in New York City to the late George and Harriet Rafferty but moved to Connecticut at an early age and lived most of her life in Fairfield. Mary Louise graduated summa cum laude from Marymount College in Tarrytown, NY...

Ann Draskovics Piretti

Jan 11, 2014

Ann Draskovics Piretti, age 97, of Fairfield, beloved wife of the late Silvio (Steve) Piretti, entered eternal life on Saturday, January 11, 2014. Born on July 31, 1916 and raised in Bridgeport, Ann was a Fairfield resident for most of her life. She was a devoted member of St. Emery's Parish serving several terms as President of the Ladies Guild....

Joseph Gall, Jr.

Jan 6, 2014

Joseph Gall, Jr., age 91 of Fairfield, beloved husband of Reta Gall, passed away peacefully in his residence following a prolonged illness and surrounded by his loving family Sunday, January 5, 2014. Born in Fairfield on October 27, 1922, the son of the late Joseph and Bertha Gall, he had been a lifelong town resident. Mr. Gall served in the...

Robert T. Firgelewski

Jan 1, 2014

Robert T. Firgelewski, age 65 of Fairfield, beloved husband of the late Janis E. Firgelewski, passed away suddenly Monday, January 20, 2014. Born in Norwalk, the son of the late Theodore and Katherine Firgelewski, he had been a lifelong Fairfield resident. Bob was a graduate of Notre Dame High School and attended the University of Arizona, Norwalk Technical College and...

Colin P. Rooney

Jan 1, 2014

Colin P. Rooney, age 54 of Fairfield, formerly of Redding, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 in his home. Born in Rockville Centre, NY, the son of the late Henry and Dorothy Rooney, he had been a Fairfield resident for the last five years. A graduate of Marist College, Colin was a retired Securities Trader, having worked in Westport,...

Alma Dyson Gregory

Feb 6, 2012

Alma Gregory, 91, of North Little Rock, AR, Passed away Monday, February 6, 2012. Alma was born March 11, 1920, in Halifax England to Walter and Rosina Hatton Dyson. She came to the United States at an early age and was a longtime resident of Bridgeport. Alma and her late husband, Detective Robert E. Gregory, were the owners of the...

James Christopher Shay

Apr 8, 1960

James Christopher "Pooh Bear" Shay, age 54 of Fairfield, died Saturday, April 5, 2014. Born in Bridgeport in 1960, James was a lifelong Fairfield resident. He was a graduate of Andrew Warde High School, Class of 1979. Jim worked in his family business H. K. Shay Construction for many years. He loved fishing, his dump truck and most especially his...

Ronald L. & Richard W. Syarto

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of two brothers, Ronald L. Syarto and Richard W. Syarto.

Ronald Louis Syarto, 71, of Hawthorne, NY, passed on August 5, 2021, after a brief, but difficult battle with pancreatic cancer; two days shy of his 72nd birthday.

Ron graduated from Andrew...

Edward Michael Rickard

Edward Michael Rickard, 81, passed away on September 24, 2021.  Ed was a lifelong resident of Fairfield who attended St. Ann School, Avon Old Farms School, and LaSalle University. Ed was a member of the Fairfield Beach Club (1972), Cedar Point Yacht Club (1995), and Fayerweather Yacht Club (1975) serving as financial secretary, board member and flag officer.  Ed...