Obituaries

Jan 17, 2016

John D. Irvine, formerly of Hamden, CT, passed away early Sunday morning January 17, 2016 at Connecticut Hospice. He was born January 22, 1945 in Brooklyn, NY, to James and Anne Irvine. His mother died when he was a baby, and his father and stepmother, Viola, moved to Queens, NY. John began his high school studies at Brooklyn Tech,...

Dec 27, 2015

Pat (Ethel) Keogh entered eternal rest on Dec 27. This sweet lady who always had a smile was born in Hamden of Ethel and Clarence Benson. Her beloved husband, Pieter, as well as sons Peter and Chris, and grandson, Michael, predeceased her. She leaves a brother Joseph, several grandchildren and daughters Jennifer and Marion.

Funeral will be...

Dec 19, 2015

COLONEL CHARLES S. BEACH, USAFR, VICE PRESIDENT, CONNECTICUT LIGHT & POWER (NORTHEAST UTILITIES / EVERSOURCE).

Col. Beach, Ashlar Village, Wallingford, husband of the late Lois Schneider Beach who died in 1986, died Saturday, December 19, at Midstate Medical Center in Meriden, CT. Prior to moving to Wallingford in December 2008, he had been a resident of Newington...

Nov 22, 2015

Mrs. Eleanor G. Valley, 91, wife to Robert for 62 years, died on November 22, 2015 at her home in Branford. She increasingly suffered from dementia for the past five years, and died of respiratory failure. She was a volunteer and patron of the musical arts, and an active participant in community activities.

Eleanor Ruth Genevese was...

Nov 3, 2015

While walking near her home in Guilford, CT, Elizabeth A. Braun was hit by a car and killed Nov 4, 2015. She was 73 years old. A celebration of her life will be held in California next summer.

Born in Baltimore, MD, on July 25, 1942, Elizabeth's family moved to San Francisco, CA when she was five....

Nov 2, 2015

JONGBLOED, DONALD JAY, (83) of Madison, Connecticut passed away suddenly on November 2, 2015. He was born May 25, 1932, in Passaic, NJ to the late John and Mae (Peters) Jongbloed. His beloved wife of 61 years, Carol Stuart Jongbloed, passed away in August. Don graduated from Eastern Academy, Paterson, NJ, in 1949. He earned a BS in civil...

Oct 8, 2015

John W. "Jack" Beebe passed away peacefully at home following a brief illness. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 47 years, Christiane, his son Stephen, granddaughter Irina and many many close friends from all over the world. Born in New London, CT on May 12, 1925 the son of Richard and Madeline Beebe, Jack was a lifelong resident...

Oct 1, 2015

Elaine Church Raymond, 90 of Cheshire, formerly of Orange died October 1, 2015. She was born in Shorelands, Old Greenwich on April 12, 1925 to Capt. Harold C. Raymond and Georgianna Church Raymond. She graduated from Stamford High School and earned her Bachelor of Science with a major in nursing. She received her Master's degree from New York University....

Sep 24, 2015

Mary Elizabeth Lally, 66, of Madison died September 24, 2015. She leaves her brother Jim Lally and his wife Paulie of Killingworth, a niece Kristen Hines of Killingworth, a nephew Daniel Lally of Lebanon and eight grand nieces and nephews. She was a graduate of Cardinal Cushing College, was a teacher at the Our Lady of Mercy School in...

Sep 15, 2015

Robert A Valley Sr, 87, husband to Eleanor for 62 years, died on September 15, 2015 at the Connecticut Hospice in Branford. His health deteriorated since the beginning of the year, and he determinedly confronted the symptoms of stroke until diagnosed with terminal cancer. He worked full time until four months before his death as an electronics engineer and...

Sep 9, 2015

Barbara Sanderson Wells, of Guilford, died peacefully on September 9, 2015. She left this life surrounded by her family in the comfort and support of the Hospice at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown.

She is survived by her loving husband of 66 years, LCdr. John(Jack) Bartlett Wells U.S.N., her four children; Wendy Wells (Steve Waldo) of Randolph Center,...

Aug 30, 2015

JONGBLOED, CAROL STUART, of Madison, Connecticut passed away peacefully on August 30, 2015 at home surrounded by her family. Born October 2, 1931 in Lewiston, Maine to the late Walter M. and Barbara M. Stuart, she was the beloved wife of Donald J. Jongbloed for 61 years. Carol graduated from Lewiston High School (1949) and Central Maine General Hospital...

Aug 30, 2015

Nils G. Peterson III, age 80, of Guilford, CT passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 30, 2015, at home surrounded by his children. Nils was born on August 17, 1935 in Bristol, CT. He was the only child of the late Nils G. Peterson, Jr., and Mary L. Peterson. Nils was predeceased by his wife of 55 years, Rochelle...

Aug 4, 2015

Margaret Brady of Guilford, CT., died peacefully at home, 8/4/15 after suffering from breast cancer for several years.

Margaret was born September 15, 1947, in New York City, to Fred Schmidt and Florence Bergwardt Schmidt. The family moved to Englewood, NJ, when she was eight years old. She graduated from Dwight Morrow High School, Englewood, in 1969....

Aug 3, 2015

Elizabeth Barnes Thompson Lozier, formerly of North Haven, CT peacefully passed away on August 3, 2015 at Evergreen Woods. She was the widow of Henry M. Lozier and dear special friend of the late Abbott Davis. Born on September 14, 1924, daughter of Dr. Clarence and Marion Thompson of Norwich, CT. She is survived by her daughter Betsy Gerstacker...

Aug 3, 2015

Jennie Prosser Robinson of Madison Connecticut passed away peacefully on August 3, 2015 after a brief illness.

Jennie was born on June 17, 1920 in Brooklyn, NY. She attended grade school at Packer Collegiate Institute, Brooklyn, NY, then attended & graduated from Vassar College with a BS in mathematics in 1941. She later continued her education earning...

Jul 31, 2015

Jon Michael Bellis, 62, of Woodbridge, Connecticut and Killington, Vermont, was tragically killed in an automobile accident in Killington on Friday, July 31, 2015. He was the beloved husband of Kathryn Barry Bellis for 37 years; the father of Christopher Barry Bellis and his wife Annabelle Lyons of Philadelphia; and daughter, Erin Barry Bellis of Woodbridge Connecticut. He also...

Jul 30, 2015

Frank Kenna, Jr., 91, beloved husband of Joan Giese Kenna for 64 years, passed away on July 30, 2015 in the Health Center of Evergreen Woods, Branford, after battling a series of illnesses.

Frank, a longtime resident of Woodbridge, was the son of the late Frank Kenna, Sr. and Vertie Kenna. He was born in New Haven...

Jul 19, 2015

Lois Grace Duffield, age 87, went to meet her Lord, Sunday, July 19th. She was born in Balasore, India as a daughter of Baptist missionaries. Her formal education spanned from attending boarding school in the Himalayas to attending Cornell College in Iowa.

She was a published writer of such works as devotionals, a children's book and crossword...

Jul 5, 2015

Alice Geraldine Mitchell of Guilford, CT died on July 5, 2015. Born December 19, 1919, to Laura Mable Fluck and Clinton Charles Myers in Jersey City Heights, she was raised in Somerset County, New Jersey. Alice graduated from Drake College in 1938 and All Souls Nursing in 1946.

On March 22, 1958, she married Thomas Hooker Mitchell...