Obituaries

Dec 27, 2019

Theodore Charles Johnson was born on New Haven August 16, 1929 to Charles Scobie Johnson and Grace Rebecca (Shepard) Johnson and died December 27, 2019. He was the husband of the late Edna (Strode) Johnson. He is survived by his niece Cheryl (Howarth) Krinke of Greenwood, IN, a great niece Andrea (Krinke) Zern and her children Sullivan and Quinn...

Dec 16, 2019

Wilson Frederick Sweeney, 85 of Guilford, Clam Island and Branford, CT passed away at home 12/16/19.Son of Frederick Foster Sweeney and Dorothy Grey Wilson Sweeney of Hamden CT.

Paternal grandparents Dr Frederick Christopher Sweeney and Eva Anna Fletcher Sweeney of Jaffrey New Hampshire. Maternal grandparentsDr McLeod Campbell Wilson and March Dorothy Grey Wilson of West Hartford CT....

Dec 4, 2019

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...

Nov 11, 2019

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...

Oct 24, 2019

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...

Oct 21, 2019

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...

Oct 19, 2019

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...

Oct 14, 2019

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...

Oct 10, 2019

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...

Sep 22, 2019

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...

Sep 15, 2019

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...

Sep 11, 2019

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...

Sep 4, 2019

Elizabeth Hart Frazier, Age104, died Sept. 4, 2019 in North Branford, CT. Elizabeth was a woman of courage who blazed trails for others, a pioneer who opened doors for those who would follow, and a woman of faith who challenged the future. Born near Massillon, Ohio in 1915, before women had the right to vote, she was an ardent...

Aug 23, 2019

Lawyer, photographer, writer and civic leader Cheever Tyler died on Friday, August 23rd, 2019. He was 81 years old. Born on October 6th, 1937 in Los Angeles, Tyler grew up in California, attending the Town School in San Francisco and later the Cate School in Santa Barbara. He graduated from Yale University in 1959, where he was the business...

Aug 22, 2019

Franklyn (Pete) Matthies, 87, of Killingworth, CT passed away peacefully in his home on August 22, 2019. Franklyn was born on January 23, 1932 and was the youngest son of the late Bernard H. and Ethel C. Matthies of Seymour, CT. He was preceded in death by two daughters, Mallory Gay Diedrich and Tayna Gay Matthies. He enlisted in...

Aug 16, 2019

Sandy Kuehl (Ienello), 65, of Hamden, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, August 16, 2019. She was born on August 16, 1954 in New Haven, CT to Frederick Ienello and Valjean Ripley. Sandy was the loving mother of Lauren (Jared) Knowles and Amanda. She is also survived by her granddaughter Maisie Knowles and ex-husband Barry Kuehl. Sister of Michael Ienello,...

Aug 1, 2019

Charles F. Warfield, 88, of Elim Park, Cheshire, CT, passed away Aug 1, 2019. He was the husband of Roberta S. Warfield. Born in New Haven on Nov. 30, 1930 to the late George & Ruth Warfield. Charles leaves behind his children Nancy Warfield (fiancé Henry Ortiz), Sandra Nodelman (Gregg), Robyn Warfield, Robert Warfield and grandchildren Nicole, Robert and...

Jul 21, 2019

Donald C. Hayden Jr., of Stony Creek, Connecticut and Jupiter, Florida, passed away peacefully at home, after a brief illness, on Sunday, July 21, at the age of 87. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 62 years, Diana, his children, Bruce Hayden and his wife Gail, Lucinda Marcavage, and Donna Hayden and her husband Matthew Pittorie. He is...

Jul 12, 2019

Andrea Hogan, 45, wife of Joel Perez and mother to Elena and Rocio Hogan-Perez, died peacefully on July 12 in her home in New Haven, CT.

Andrea's family will welcome all who wish to pay their respects at the Hawley Lincoln Funeral Home, 424 Elm St., New Haven on Tuesday, July 16 at 5:00pm, followed by a...

Jul 9, 2019

Marilyn Cook Sale (1923-2019) who, starting in 1943 spent every summer at her family home on Middle Beach Road before moving full time to Madison (and later Branford) in 1983, died peacefully on Tuesday at Evergreen Woods. She had enjoyed watching the spectacular fireworks display over Tuxis Island on July third in the company of her four adult children...