Obituaries

Dec 20, 2025

Susan Zoe (Daniels) Rosner, of Woodbridge and Hamden, CT, passed away peacefully in her home on December 20, 2025, at the age of 90 years.

Born in The Bronx, NYC, in August of 1935, Susan was the daughter of William and Gertrude (Goodman) Daniels. She grew up in Far Rockaway, where she would frequently be seen bicycling with her younger sister...

Oct 10, 2025

Frances "Bitsie" Clark died of natural causes on October 10th surrounded by her loved ones in her apartment in Whitney Center in Hamden, Connecticut.

Conceived at Vassar, born in Cohoes, raised in Bay Ridge Brooklyn, Bitsie spent her formative years with her beloved brothers John and Malcolm and a host of kids from the neighborhood playing, going...

Sep 25, 2025

Maryanne Lincoln Hall, a devoted educator and pillar of the Branford and Bethany communities, passed away peacefully on September 25th, 2025 at the age of 89.  Maryanne grew up in New Haven and Summer Island in Branford.

Maryanne spent her entire professional career as an elementary school teacher in Bethany, Connecticut. She also mentored aspiring teachers by...

Aug 1, 2025

Beth Puleo Biondi, 68, of Clinton, Connecticut reached the end of her journey with Stage 4 Glioblastoma, peacefully, on August 1, 2025, in her home with her family by her side. Born on July 3, 1957, in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Carl & Marilyn Puleo.

Beth dedicated her life to nurturing others. First, as...

Jul 14, 2025

Margaret Preston Cox DeVane

March 18,1932 - July 14, 2025

Margie DeVane died peacefully at home overnight on July 14.  Margie's death followed a sharp decline over the past six months due to interstitial lung disease.  She was 93. Many friends and family members were able to visit in the last months and weeks of...

Jun 29, 2025

Michael Kashgarian, MD (Mike) died peacefully at home in Hamden, CT on June 28, 2025, surrounded by his loving family and the sounds of his favorite Irish folk music. Mike and his beloved wife Jeanie (d.2019) were longtime residents of North Haven CT and Sharon CT. Mike was a devoted husband, father and grandfather, a distinguished physician, professor, colleague...

Jun 14, 2025

Steven Cady Usher, 84 of North Haven passed away on June 14, 2025 at Yale New Haven Hospital with family by his side.

Steve was born December 3,1940 in New Haven to father, the late Harry C. Usher, Jr. and mother, the late Alice (Shirk) Usher.

After graduating from the Taft School, Steve joined the...

Jun 11, 2025

Gertrude M. H. Merkle, PhD, died peacefully on June 11, 2025, surrounded by family, shortly after her 96th birthday. She joins her beloved Bill (d. 2020), together 67 years. Gertrude, Trudy, Grandma, Grandmi, was an exceptional woman: courageous, intellectual, steadfast in her convictions, and loving. She excelled at whatever she took on, raising six children, leading civic groups and...

Jun 10, 2025

Samuel Redfern Peake, 36, passed away on June 10, 2025 in Clinton CT. He was a lifelong resident of the Connecticut Shoreline, graduating from Guilford High School, spending summers at the beach with his grandparents in Madison, and settling in Clinton, close to the Long Island Sound he knew as home. Sam served as a military police officer in...

May 9, 2025

Frederick S. Townsend, Jr., of Wolcott, CT, passed away peacefully at his home May 9, at the age of 88.  Mr. Townsend was born on August 25, 1936, in New Haven, CT, to the late Frederick S. Townsend, Sr. and Doris (Birchman) Townsend. Born in New Haven, CT he resided in Pittsfield, MA, and Reading, PA, before settling in...

Apr 22, 2025

Robert Arnold Raines Age: 98

Died at home, April 22, 2025, was born in Newton, MA, July 12, 1926 to Rev. and Mrs. Richard Raines.  Raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  He was predeceased by his sister Rose, and two brothers Dick and John.

Bob graduated from Yale University in 1950, and Yale Divinity School in 1953....

Apr 16, 2025

Edward August Miller III passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at his home at Evergreen Woods in North Branford, CT. He was 80 years old. Rusty, which was a lifelong nickname, was born in Minneapolis, Mn. on April 2, 1945 to Edward A. Miller, Jr and Doris Vogel Miller.  Since his father was in the military, he...

Mar 26, 2025

Bentley Layton—pre-eminent historian of early Christianity and expert in the ancient Egyptian language of Coptic—died on March 26 at his home in New Haven from complications of Parkinson's disease. He was 83.

Layton was the Goff Professor of Religious Studies and Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Yale University. He earned his B.A. and Ph.D...

Feb 22, 2025

Beth Holabird Regas, age 59, of Guilford, passed away on February 22, 2025 after a long battle with Frontotemporal Dementia.  Beth was born in Silver Springs, Maryland on May 20, 1965.  Her family moved to Guilford in 1975 when Beth was in fifth grade.

After graduating from Guilford High School in 1983, Beth went to the University...

Feb 17, 2025

Robert H. Knapp, ("Bob") of Cheshire, CT, formerly of Orange, CT and Jupiter, FL, passed away Monday afternoon on February 17th.  He currently resided at Elim Park Retirement Community in Cheshire, CT.  Born November 6, 1931, in New Haven CT.  Bob was the devoted husband of the late Virginia Knapp for over 65 years.  He was the father of...

Feb 14, 2025

Goffart, Walter André (1934-2025)

Professor Walter Goffart, historian of medieval Europe inter alia, died at home in New Haven, Connecticut, on February 14, 2025, one week short of his 91st birthday. His humor, his intellectual range, and distinctive charm will be missed by friends and family in North America and abroad.

He taught at the...

Feb 9, 2025

Joseph J. Cavanaugh II (aka "Joey" and "Buffalo Joe")

Date of Birth: July 6, 1988 Date of Passing: February 9, 2025

It is with heavy heart that we announce the passing of Joseph Cavanaugh II (Joey), who left us on February 9th, 2025, at the age of 36.  He was a beloved brother, son, grandson,...

Feb 9, 2025

Early on the morning of Sunday, February 9, 2025, Anita Scott Wanner passed away peacefully in her home in Naples Florida, at the age of 99.  She had happily spent the previous week with both of her daughters.  She was born in New Haven, Connecticut on May 24, 1925, the daughter of Robert Donaldson Scott and Anita Hotchkiss Scott....

Feb 7, 2025

Kathleen Dorothy Olive Scotland November 5, 1926 - February 7, 2025

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Kathleen Dorothy Olive Scotland on February 7th, 2024. She was 98 years old. Our beloved mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, and friend - she will be greatly missed and remembered.

Kathleeen is survived by...

Feb 3, 2025

Daniel Edwin Rosner, of Woodbridge and Hamden, CT, passed away on February 3, 2025 at the age of 91 years, with his wife Susan, son Stefan, and grandson Zachary by his side.

Dan was born in The Bronx, NYC, in late-October of 1933, to Samuel and May Rosner.  Dan was athletic, with a mean stickball pitch that...