All Obituaries

  Frederick Tse-shyang Chen, 85, of Hamden, Professor of Law Emeritus at Quinnipiac University School of Law and beloved husband, father and grandfather, died Thursday, June 3 of lung cancer and Covid.  The eldest son of Wei-fu Chen and Soo-chin Wen Chen, he was born in Nanjing, China on January 10, 1936 and came from a revolutionary family in China.    His grandfather, Chen Qi-mei, was one of the leaders in the 1911 revolution which created the Republic of...

  Suzanne Hodge Birks (Suzie) 80 Madison CT passed away peacefully on May 25, 2021. Predeceased by parents Hubert Hodge and Grace Tinker Hodge of Woodbridge CT her husband Robert Birks who shared her love of Golden Retrievers and her sister Dian Rice of CT. Survived by Sister Joan Joos and husband Richard Joos of NH and brother Hubert Hodge of CT. Loved and known as Aunt Golden Suzie by 6 nieces and nephews and 7 great nieces and nephews, whom she never forgot a birthday or occasion...

On the afternoon of May 22, 2021, Lisa L Lawrence passed away peacefully at her home after a 9 year battle with breast cancer.  She was surrounded by family and loved ones at the time of her passing. Lisa was born in Norwalk Hospital to Grace and Joseph Lawrence and moved to Guilford, CT at the age of 13.  She is the beloved mother of Christopher Maltese, Jamie Sciascia (Michael) and Kaitlin Sabetta (Andrew) and proud Grandmother to her 5 grandchildren.  She is also the caring...

  Carolyn Evans Deming died after a long illness on May12.  She was the beloved wife of The Reverend Robert Edwin Deming, mother of Elizabeth Anne (Deming) Maietto and sister of Betsey Lesieur. She was predeceased by a sister Sandra Emily Evans.  She was born on July 31, 1941 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.  She was the daughter of the late Irving Equi Evans and Elsie Partington Evans.  Carolyn grew up in Cumberland, R.I. and after High School attended the Central...

                                                                           Joanne Pemberton Anderson, died at 86 on April 30...

Madison, Ct – Jennie Szydlo Gelino, passed away Thursday, April 22, 2021 at The Hearth at Tunxis Pond in Madison, Ct.   She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph L Gelino. Born in Norwich Ct, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Honora (Kut) Szydlo. Mrs. Gelino lived in Guilford, CT from 1967 having moved from Adams, Mass.  Mrs. Gelino was a devout Catholic, devoted mother and a loving grandmother. She is survived by two loving daughters Janet (Edward) Cray of...

    Mrs. Charlotte von Voss passed away peacefully at the West River Healthcare Center, Milford, CT, on Wednesday April 7 with her loving son beside her. Charlotte was born in the Konigsberg region (East Prussia) on the Baltic Sea. Many of her family members were men of the sea. She always loved the sea and made many trans-atlantic crossings. On March 4, 1954 she first traveled to America on the SS United States to join her husband, with their eight month old son in her arms,...

  Frederick T. Koch, 75, avid fisherman, hunter and well driller for over 40 years, peacefully passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at Middlesex Hospital, Middletown, CT.   Fred, or “Kochie”, as he was affectionately known, was born on April 22, 1945 in Madison, CT. Fred spent his entire life on Race Hill Road in Madison with his late wife, Judy Koch, in their cozy country farm home. Fred was a quiet and kind gentleman who worked hard, a breadwinner who provided, a...

Charles Hill—career diplomat, teacher, and scholar—died in New Haven, Connecticut on March 27, 2021. As a member of the U.S. foreign service he represented his nation across three continents and served as a senior advisor to leading figures in modern diplomacy. As a teacher of politics and the history of ideas, he revived the study of statecraft at Yale.    Hill was born in 1936 in Bridgeton, New Jersey, to Morton and Alvenia Hill. After graduating from Brown...

  After a full and rewarding life, Russell David von Beren Jr. passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family on March 18, 2021.  He was 92. He was a supportive, generous father to Cindy von Beren (Fred Frassinelli) and Russell D. “Fritz” von Beren III (Beth); and to granddaughters Izabella and Gabriella von Beren.  Other survivors include his beloved sister, Gloria Farrell, and many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews—each with wonderful...