Obituaries

Jan 28, 2017

Philip Sherwood Wexler, 92, of Hamden, died January 28, 2017. Born in Newark, NJ, he is survived by his brother Aaron, three children Mathias, Jonathan, and Tamar and their spouses, five grandchildren and Philip's dear friend Merrily Kaplan. Philip was an army veteran who was graduated from Syracuse University in electrical engineering. An avid flautist and bassoonist, Philip played...

Jan 2, 2017

Priscilla Lunde, age 88, of Garden City, SC and Hamden, CT, died peacefully with her loving children by her side on Monday, January 2, 2017. Her love for the Lord, family and friends were central to her life. Born in New Haven, CT, she was a daughter of the late Harry A. and Alice C. Lamb. Mrs. Lunde graduated...

Dec 20, 2016

Born in New Haven to Edward James Brennan, Jr. and Jane von Beren Brennan August 25, 1947. Karen grew up in Guilford and graduated the Guilford High School class of 1965 and went on to attend Mount Ida College in Newton Center, MA. Karen settled in Wallingford and was employed by Blue Cross & Blue Shield and its affiliate...

Dec 17, 2016

Sheldon D. Hosen, 77, of New Haven, died December 17, 2016. He leaves his adoring family, wife Katherine Rees, son Benjamin Rees, daughters Jane Rebecca Rees and Sara Elizabeth Rees, Raymond Neal and sons, Elizabeth Chin, Benin Gardner, Thomas Hosen, Diana Hosen and Robert Catalde, the Isaiah Gallagher-Rees familyand his chosen sons and family. He was a graduate of...

Dec 13, 2016

Doris Moore Legge of Deep River died December 13, 2016.She was the widow of George Marsh Legge. She was born in New Haven on December 1, 1921 daughter of the late LeRoy and Ida Carlson Moore. In 1983 she moved to Deep River from West Haven. She was a graduate of Weylister Jr. College, was a member of the...

Dec 12, 2016

Daniel D Price III (1958-2017) Daniel Price, a resident of Madison, passed away on December 12, 2017. Dan, born June 16,1958, was the son of the late Dan and Catherine Price of Madison. Dan is survived by his aunts - Pearl Correa of CA, Barbara Waggle of Fl, Teddy McQuillan of Pa, and Rosalie Bares of Ma. In addition,...

Dec 11, 2016

Richard W. Brooks, 62, of Port Charlotte, FL entered eternal rest on December 11, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer. The son of Edwin J. Brooks and Ruth D. Brooks, Richard was raised in Guilford, CT. Before moving from Deep River, CT to Florida, he was employed in the family business, Ed's Enterprises, Inc., as an expert bicycle...

Dec 6, 2016

John August Hill III, 85, of East Rock, New Haven, CT passed away on December 6th, 2016 after a three year battle with health issues. He was born on October 31st,1931 in Vassar Brothers Hospital in Poughkeepsie, New York to Swedish born mother Elsa Lufgren and English father, John A. Hill Jr. He was raised and schooled in Millbrook,...

Dec 6, 2016

Edward A.K. Thomson, 83 of Bradenton, FL died Dec. 6, 2016. He was born in New Haven Nov. 22, 1933 son of the late Edward and Lena Knodel Thomson. He graduated from Hillhouse High School in 1951, Southern CT State College and received his master's degree from the University of Hawaii. He also studied in Salzburg, Austria and at...

Nov 25, 2016

Richard Drura Claiborn, 79, of Guilford, CT died November 25, 2016, strong in spirit and quick-witted to the end, despite challenging health issues since 1988. He was born on August 26, 1937 to Louie and Aldyth Claiborn in New Haven, CT. He is a graduate of George School, in Newtown, PA, and Brown University, where he captained the 1959...

Nov 21, 2016

Angus Neal Gordon Jr, 97, of Hamden passed away quietly in his home November 21, 2016 on the 74th wedding anniversary of his marriage to Louise Patterson Gordon. Angus came to New Haven to attend Yale in 1937. After graduation he served 5 years in the newly formed Weather Division of the USAAF during WWII. He returned to New...

Oct 30, 2016

Helen Benoit, 100 of Vernon and North Haven, wife of the late Frank Benoit for 54 years passed away peacefully on October 30,2OL6. Helen was born in New Haven and moved to North Haven where they raised their three children. Helen was a simple, but extraordinary person. She was genuine, caring and loving to all who knew her. She...

Oct 29, 2016

Emil Blakely Bernadino(Dino) Nebel, blaster, actor, chef - beloved husband, father, brother, nephew, cousin, friend - passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2016.

Dino was born on June 4, 1960 in New Haven, CT, to Patricia Stewart and Emil Corrado Nebel, and grew up near his sculptor-grandfather's stone studio on Roseville Rd. in Westport, CT. He graduated...

Oct 28, 2016

Paul Clayton Fossett, 80, died on October 28, 2016 in Orange, CT. He was born March 29, 1936 in Berlin, NH, to Clayton F. and Gertrude French Fossett. Paul grew up in Bethel, ME and graduated from Gould Academy in 1954. He attended Yale University on an NROTC

scholarship, graduating in 1958 with a BS in Engineering....

Oct 25, 2016

Mary Heber Mathews (ne'e Mary Parsons Heber), long time resident of Madison and Guilford, Ct., died peacefully in her sleep October 25, 2016 in Sedona, AZ. Mary was the widow of E. Gilbert Mathews (Gil) of Clapboard Hill, Guilford.

Mary was born in Haworth, N.J. on June 16, 1918 and was the daughter of the late Reginald...

Oct 18, 2016

HAMDEN - Elizabeth "Weebie" Mapes Clark, 97, passed away peacefully in her sleep on 10/18/2016. She was born in New Haven with an identical twin sister, Catherine, on 2/5/19 to parents Gladys Blakeslee Mapes and Col. Milton C. Mapes. Her Blakeslee ancestors dated back to the Mayflower. On 6/14/41, she married Gordon Clark, also of New Haven and a...

Oct 14, 2016

Albert Duffield, 92, an engineer and man who served others went to his Lord on Friday, Oct. 14th. He was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, a son of an owner of E.T. Duffield's Dry Goods and Groceries Store.

He worked as an engineer for Winchester, a division of Olin Corporation, for more than 25 years, first in East...

Oct 7, 2016

William D. Stubbs, 76, a longtime resident of New Haven died Friday, October 7th, at Yale-New Haven Hospital after a long illness. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and educated at the University of Chicago, Boston University, and Yale, Mr. Stubbs worked as a financial analyst In New Haven and in Boston. Always interested in community service, he was a volunteer...

Oct 1, 2016

Donald Neal Ansaldo, Jr. of Milford, CT passed away on October 1, 2016. Don was born in New Haven, CT on July 28, 1965 to Don and Jo-Ann (Velleca) Ansaldo. He was raised in Guilford, CT, graduated from Guilford High School, and studied automotive technology at Porter and Chester Institute. Don was a wizard with cars and other machines....

Sep 23, 2016

Nancy L. Hamilton Eglee, 87 of Orleans, MA died September 23, 2016 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Donald Read Eglee. Born in Two Rivers, WI July 8, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Katharine Fletcher Hamilton and Edward Pierpont Hamilton, Sr. She was a graduate of Abbot Academy, Andover, MA and...