All Obituaries

James A. Cole, 67, of New Haven, beloved husband of Jean Welty, passed away on January 11, 2022 at Yale New Haven Hospital.  Jim was born in Lebanon, NH to the late Robert and Marcelline Cole. He spent his childhood in the Northeast Kingdom area of Vermont, hunting, fishing, skiing, and playing sports.  Jim had a successful tennis career while attending Lyndon State College, and worked summers as an assistant pro in the Berkshires .  Following college, Jim moved to Florida to...

Dr. Stephen Vreeland Flagg of Sanibel, FL, a plastic and hand surgeon, died at age 85 on January 8, 2022, in North Branford, CT. Born in Hackensack, NJ, to the late Irene F. Richardson and John H. Flagg, he grew up in Oradell and Englewood, NJ.  Dr. Flagg was a longtime resident of New Haven, CT, where he was in private practice for 35 years. He was an old-school doctor who devoted considerable time to caring for each patient, and his love of medicine and teachable moments continued...

New Haven ---- Ruth Ewaskio, 100, of Westville, died Tuesday, December 28 in her beloved home, where she had lived for eighty years. Daughter of the late Harry Ewaskio Sr and the late Mary Krysa Ewaskio, she was born June 4, 1921 in New Haven, graduated from Hill House High School in 1939, and attended the University of Connecticut. She worked at the former Winchester Company and at Southern Connecticut State University, retiring in 1992. Ruth was an active member of the First Baptist Church...

Carmel Sullivan, 90, passed away peacefully on December 11, 2021 in New York, NY.  She leaves behind her 3 children: John Sullivan, Susan Sullivan (Tony Gonzalez), and Tom Sullivan; and 4 grandchildren: Devin Sullivan, Phoebe Gonzalez, Ian Sullivan, and Lily Sullivan.  Born Carmel Finnegan on October 4, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois; she was the daughter of Daniel and Catherine Finnegan, and the sister of Mary, Brenda, and Joe Finnegan.  In 1963 she relocated to the East Coast...

David Jonathan Moore, 84, of Madison CT died November 1.  He was born in Bronxsville, NY April 19, 1937 to the late Millard & Ruth Moore. David is survived by his wife, Margaret “Mardee” Holmes Moore, his daughter Connie Widmann and son-in-law Jamie Widmann of Newtown CT, his son David J. Moore Jr and his daughter-in-law Andrea Moore of Westport CT, his stepson and daughter in law Bill MacKenty and Dagmara MacKenty of Warsaw Poland, and stepdaughter Susan MacKenty Brady...

Dr. Darrell Lacock of Guilford, Connecticut, 84, died peacefully at his home on October 6th, 2021. Survivors include children Heidi Brant, Jennifer Brant and Dr. Joshua Brant, seven grandchildren, and sister Pamela O'Sullivan. Darrell was a graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University (B.A.), Southern Connecticut State University (M.S.W.), and Yale University, where he received a Ph.D. in Education. A dedicated and beloved professor, Darrell taught philosophy of education at Yale and...

Dr. Frank T. Thomas of Madison, Connecticut passed away October 5, 2021 at the age of 96.  Dr. Thomas was born December 29, 1924 in Southbridge, MA.  After graduation from a local high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy serving as a medic from December 1942 to February 1946.  He graduated in 1949 from Columbia College and from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1953.  After completing his residency in ophthalmology, he practiced for 30 years in Bronxville,...

  Damith Ayaska Fernando (widely known as Ayaska), the director of admissions at the Yale School of Medicine and a beloved campus figure at Yale and in the New Haven community, died on Oct. 2 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 35 years old. Ayaska left his home country of Sri Lanka for the first time to attend Yale, becoming the first in his family to pursue a college degree. After graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering, he came to realize that his calling was...

Robert L. Barger Jr. 67 died September 26, 2021. He was born in New Haven November 9, 1953 son of the late Robert and Ruth Sprague Barger. He leaves a sister Linda Oliveira (Phil) and a nephew Russell J. Dorgan III all of New Mexico. Graveside services will be held at Beaverdale Memorial Park Friday morning at 10:00.

Phyllis Anscombe, 97, passed peacefully from this life on Sept. 9, 2021 in New Haven, CT.  She was born Phyllis Elaine Rapp on July 24, 1924, in Ocean City, NJ. With her parents, J. Rossiter Rapp and Orpha (Kelly), and her sister Betty Lou, she moved several times as a child, eventually settling in Pemberton NJ, where her father ran a lumber business, and farmed turkeys.  She spent holidays with extended family in Philadelphia, PA, and in the beautiful Appalachian County of Wise,...