All Obituaries

Jean Gaylor Caldwell Kashgarian was born in Matapedia, Quebec (a town famous for the meeting of two famous salmon rivers) on December 31, 1933. She was the youngest of the three daughters of Harry and Elizabeth Delaney Caldwell. Her family moved to Norfolk, Connecticut when she was eleven years old. She attended middle school in Norfolk and graduated high school from the Gilbert School of Winsted. Following graduation from the Jackson College for Women of Tufts University in 1956, she worked...

William (Bill) John Fleischauer passed away November 11th 2019 at Branford Hospice with his family by his side.  Bill was born on June 25th 1952 in Meriden CT.  He worked as a manager at Stop and Shop.  Bill was a Vietnam Veteran who served in the United States Army.  He became a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7666 in Guilford CT.  Bill loved to fish and be near the water.  Father of Daniel Fleischauer and Carolyn Fleischauer-Grusse and...

Suzanne P. Van Sinderen, (October 24, 2019)   The widow of Alfred W. Van Sinderen, former chairman of SNET, she was born Suzanne Petersen, January 26, 1929. The only child of Lena Jane “Peggy” and Emil Petersen MD, she grew up in Atlantic, Iowa. She attended Christian College, Columbia, MO, 1946-48, then graduated from Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA with a BA in speech therapy in 1950, and an MA in audiology in 1952. She was married to Evelyn S. Madlener, 1952-57,...

John Theodore Pohlman, died October 21, 2019. Born January 3, 1937 to John and Helen Madison Pohlman, he was the soul mate and best friend to his wife of 56 years, Marie Sanzeri Pohlman. Jack started his career in management for electrical contracting businesses at an early age and continued in that career until his retirement. In addition to his parents he was predeceased by his brother Thomas. He is survived by his wife and his beloved daughter, Jennifer and her husband Paul Everitt. It...

           Anne (Nancy) Taylor Hicks Nancy (93 years) died from natural causes on Saturday, October 19th, 2019 at her home in Evergreen Woods, North Branford, CT. She was born in New York City on September 30, 1926 to Anson W.H. and Caroline Taylor, and grew up in Greenwich CT.  She was a graduate of Wellesly College, class of 1948.  In 1949 she married Robert A. Hicks, who predeceased her by 24 years, and moved to New Britain, CT....

Florence Karp Rakusin passed away at St. Rafael’s Hospital on Monday, October 14, two months before her 100th birthday. Florence was a longtime resident of Evergreen Woods in North Branford, where her engaging smile, views about a wide variety of subjects, and independent nature made her a well-known presence in the community.  She served on the music and film committees, participated in the Bible Study Group and Poetry Club, and helped the dining service expand its menu for...

Raymond Wilson, 73, of 87 Norton Street, New Haven, CT passed away peacefully Thursday, October 10th at Yale New Haven Hospital. Raymond  was born in Philadelphia to Willie Mae Gray and William Wilson. He served in the Army during the 1970’s. He retired early from New England Die Cast Company and became a devoted Mr. Mom. In later years Raymond delivered meals on wheels. He always made time to listen or help someone. His warmth brought smiles to many. He loved fishing, gardening...

Gerald L. Ennis, of Guilford, CT, died peacefully on September 22, 2019. He was born in Syracuse, New York on September 15, 1931. A Korean War veteran, Gerald graduated from Fairfield University in 1957. His career took him through professional positions with the American Red Cross, Wright Investor Services, and finally as President of the Ennis Printing company in Bridgeport, CT. Gerald was a kind and honest person, and a devoted family man. He is survived by his wife of sixty years,...

Morfydd Mai Glaser, a resident of Hamden CT since 1953, passed away peacefully at her home in the Whitney Center on September 15, 2019.  Mrs. Glaser was born in Birkenhead England on May 11, 1925, the youngest of three girls and was raised initially in Wales in a Welsh-speaking community.  Her father, pioneering minister of the Welsh Presbyterian Church Edward Cynolwyn Pugh, emigrated with his family to Chicago, IL, in 1929.  After the Great Depression, the family returned to...

  Mary Elizabeth Schneidewind Wiedersheim, 94, of Hamden, passed away September 11, 2019, at Whitney Center. She was a vibrant presence at Whitney Center, where she headed the art committee and curated several residential floors of art. She was also a talented bridge player. Elizabeth attended Verona High School (NJ) and won a scholarship from the New Jersey Daughters of the American Revolution to attend the New Jersey College for Women (later known as Douglass College, a division of...