All Obituaries

  Elizabeth Mary Pugh (NEE Campbell), 91, passed away August 1, in her home in Guilford, CT.  Elizabeth is predeceased by her parents, John Law Campbell and Elizabeth Burgess Campbell, her sister Rebecca Louise Montan, her brother, John Law Campbell, Jr., her daughter, Jennifer Pugh of New Haven CT. Elizabeth, born October 10,1928 grew up in Montclair, NJ.  She graduated from Smith College with a major in Political Science in 1950.  That was also the year she married...

  Joan (Nancy) Carey, 69 of New Haven died June 5, 2020. She was predeceased by her husband Raymond Wilson and her son Shannon Wilson. Born in Ansonia October 23, 1950 she worked for many years at Whitney Center in Hamden. She leaves her sister Louise Carey of Derby, a brother Andrew Breda of Oxford and her cousin Sharon Alderman. She also leaves many nieces and nephews and close friends. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date. The Hawley Lincoln Memorial, 424 Elm St....

  Natalie Stagg Brooks, 91, of Woodbridge, beloved wife for over 70 years to Peter M. Brooks, passed away peacefully on June 5, 2020. In addition to her husband, Peter, she is survived by her daughters Karen Berchem (late David) of Woodbridge and Lauren Overlock (late Lester) of Cheshire;  granddaughters Sara Berchem Kelley (Raymond) and Jennifer Brooks Amato (Adam);  great granddaughters Brooke and Elisabeth Kelley; sister Betty Golebiewski (late Stanley); brother Alan Stagg...

Irene Lee Cornish, a retired Superintendent of Stratford Schools and an Attorney, died Sunday, May 31st following a lengthy illness.   In addition to her extensive career as a school administrator and attorney in CT and Chelsea, MA, she loved fashion, art, literature, traveling and exploring different cultures. Irene especially loved Puerto Vallarta, Mexico where she visited often with her daughter and sister. One thing people agree on is that Irene stopped at nothing to inspire...

  Dorothy McKiernan, 97 formerly of Nicoll St. New Haven died May 26, 2020. She was the wife of the late Joseph McKiernan and was also predeceased by a brother Edward Koch and a sister Elsie Allen. She leaves a nephew Kenneth Allen and a niece Carol Allen both of New Haven. She was originally a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church, New Haven and later became an active member of Christ Lutheran Church in Hamden where she was a member of the Women’s Group. Prior to retirement she...

William Danforth Merkle - 1929-2020.   William D. Merkle, 18 May 2020.  Son of the late Frank P. And Leona V. Merkle of Evanston, IL. Dartmouth College, Class of ‘51, New Trier High School, 1947. Served in the US Army 1951-1955, stationed in Chateauroux, France, earning an overseas discharge and remaining employed as a civilian in Verdun. Bill met Gertrude M. (Trudy) Hunziker, a journalist from Geneva, Switzerland in Paris, marrying there in 1954. Their three sons were born...

J.Jeffrey Heinrich, Ed.D, PA-C Emeritus, born February 17, 1945 in Colchester, Vermont, died at his home in Guilford, Connecticut, on May 10, 2020. Dr. Heinrich grew up in Burlington, VT. In 1966, he served in Vietnam as a Hospital Corpsman with the 1st battalion 9th Marine Regiment of the U.S. Marine Corps. He was the recipient of the Purple Heart Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Fleet Marine Force Combat Operation Medal and National Defense Service Medal. He received degrees from Castleton...

  Anne Campbell Clement died peacefully in her sleep at home in Chester, CT on May 9th. Five family members were at her bedside while others were present via Zoom.   She was the daughter of Charles Soutter Campbell and Mary Lathrop Abbe Campbell.   She grew up in New Haven, CT and attended The Foote School there and Chatham Hall in Chatham, VA.   In 1944, she married Stuart Holmes Clement, Jr. They were married for 70 years before his death in 2015.   After...

  Charles Russell Krigbaum, age 91, of Beverly, Massachusetts passed away peacefully from covid-19 on April 30, 2020. Charles was born on March 31, 1929 in Seattle, Washington to Clarence Russell Krigbaum and Louise Sanders Krigbaum. He and his younger sister Carolyn Krigbaum (deceased in 2016) grew up in West Orange, New Jersey. Charles was a prodigious student of piano and organ, which would encompass his professional career.   Charles attended Princeton University and...

Jeffrey Alan Weisberg, a physician and entrepreneur, beloved father and grandfather, and treasured companion, died on April 24, 2020, at age 77. He co-founded a chain of urgent care centers in New York and helped develop a number of medical specialty practices, while pursuing eclectic passions and building deep relationships with the people he cared about.   Jeffrey was born in New York City on February 11, 1943, to George and Miriam Weisberg. His sister Laura was born three years...