Obituaries

May 31, 2024

Christiane B. Beebe passed away peacefully in her home on May 31st surrounded by family. She leaves behind a son, Stephen, granddaughter, Irina, and family and many friends in Connecticut and Florida. Born in Toulouse, France, in 1936, Chris sailed with her family on the last ship to leave France before the Nazi occupation. She spent the next three...

May 29, 2024

Gretchen Ann Kamp Wolf, loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passionate interior designer, antique enthusiast, and lover of all beautiful things, passed away peacefully at home on May 29th, 2024. Gretchen's passion and vision as a collector and decorator were influenced by her father and mother.

Born on October 9th and raised in Hamden, CT...

May 29, 2024

Alice Berliner Hadler, whose passion for cross-cultural understanding at the family and personal levels enriched the lives of family, friends, and students from around the world, died peacefully at home on May 29th at the age of 76, surrounded by loving family and friends.  Alice was a deeply loved wife, mother, grandmother, surrogate mother, and friend to many, who...

May 5, 2024

Marion T. Greim passed peacefully in her sleep in the early morning hours of May 4, 2024.  She was just two months shy of her 100th birthday.   Marion was born and raised in Jamaica Queens and became a war-time bride in 1943 when she married George, her life-long love.  As a housewife of the 50's and 60's while living...

Apr 24, 2024

Francis Xavier Shortt (92) of Madison, beloved husband of Diane Shortt, passed away at home on April 24th after a brief illness. He was born in New Rochelle, New York on October 14, 1931, son of Thomas and Margaret Shortt who emigrated from County Wicklow, Ireland.

Frank graduated from Iona College in New Rochelle and attended Fordham...

Apr 20, 2024

Annemarie Margenau Lindskog entered into eternal rest on 4-20-24 at her home, attended to in her 9 weeks' battle against heart disease and kidney failure by a cadre of loving family and caring friends.

She was predeceased by her parents, Professor and Mrs. Henry Margenau, her brother, Henry Margenau, and her son, Eric Charles Lindskog.

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Apr 15, 2024

Mary Bush (Bushie) Clement Estabrook, 93, born in New Haven, CT, daughter of the late Stuart Holmes and Margaret Bush Clement, died at home in her sleep on April 15.  Given her wry sense of humor, it's likely she opted for Tax Day to let go of life giving a nod to the two inevitabilities of life we all...

Apr 12, 2024

Leonilda "Lee" Ann Wainwright (née Cassella), aged 86, passed away peacefully at home after a brief illness, on April 12, 2024, in Hamden, CT, where she was a life-long resident. Born June 15, 1937, in New Haven, daughter of Catherine Claire Cassella (née Messina) and Ferdinando Cassella, Lee grew up in the Fair Haven area. She graduated from St....

Mar 17, 2024

Richard P. Curran ("Dick"), of Madison, CT, passed away on Sunday March 17th. He was born on May 20th, 1933. He was a long-time resident of Milford, CT and Madison. Dick was a man of strong character who valued his family and friends as the riches of his life.

His strong faith supported him throughout life's challenges....

Mar 14, 2024

Nathan M. Silverstein died peacefully on March 14. He was 100 years old. Nathan was born on February 1,1924 in Hartford Ct. He grew up with his parents  Dora (Kosofsky) and Samuel Silverstein and his three siblings Irving, Evelyn (Fain) and Melvin (Mike).

While attending Weaver H.S. in Hartford he was active in athletics and began his...

Mar 14, 2024

Peter Maurice Brooks    1927-2024

Peter Maurice Brooks, 96, of Woodbridge, beloved husband for over 70 years to the late Natalie Stagg Brooks, passed away on March 14, 2024.

He is survived by his daughters Karen Berchem (late David) and Lauren Overlock (late Lester), granddaughters Sara Berchem Kelley (Raymond) and Jennifer Brooks Amato (Adam), and great-grandchildren...

Feb 25, 2024

George S Houston of West Haven, Ct passed away on February 25, 2024 after a long journey with non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.  George was born on November 13th, 1965 at Heaton Hospital in Montpelier, VT, the son of Kenneth W. Houston and Theresa (Valcour) Houston. George grew up in the Duxbury Corners neighborhood of Duxbury, VT and attended Duxbury Elementary School...

Feb 6, 2024

Paul H. Johnson, a long-term resident of Guilford, Connecticut, and Orchid Island, Florida passed away peacefully on February 6, 2024. Mr. Johnson was a graduate

of Brown University and, University of Connecticut Law School, and received a PMD from Harvard University. He retired from active business in 2001 but maintained a focused activity of helping families work...

Jan 16, 2024

Leander E. Keck, former Dean of the Yale Divinity School (1979-1989) and Winkley Professor of Biblical Theology, passed away peacefully in his home this past week at age 95.

Keck's family was part of the German diaspora that had migrated from their German homelands into Ukraine in the early 1800s.  They subsequently moved to the northern Plains...

Jan 11, 2024

Arlene S. Parsons of Guilford, CT entered The Gates of Heaven with her family by her side at Yale New Haven Hospital on January 11, 2024 after a 2-1/2 year battle with ALS. She was the beloved wife of James Parsons for 45 years, the daughter of the late Charles and Mildred Snugg and is survived by her husband,...

Jan 11, 2024

William F. Ricker, 95, of Guilford, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on January 11, 2024. He was born April 24, 1928 in Boston, MA to Jessamina (Chello) Ricker and Harold Ricker. William is survived by his wife Joan (Watrous) Ricker, daughter Debra (Robert) Parcella of Clinton, and sons David Ricker and Daniel Ricker of Guilford, and...

Dec 13, 2023

Eva Reissner Ewing died peacefully at age 79 on December 13, 2023, after a series of illnesses. Born December 1, 1944, in Boston, she was the daughter of Prof. Eric Reissner and Johanna Siegel Reissner. Eva and her older brother John grew up in Weston, Massachusetts, where Eva attended Beaver Country Day School.

Eva studied economics at...

Dec 7, 2023

Frederick William Rimler Sr. of West Haven passed peacefully on December 7, 2023. He was the husband of the late Alberta Torello Rimler. He was born September 6, 1932 son of the late Frederick William Rimler and Helen Ryan Rimler. He was the beloved father of Gary (Tracey) of Milford, Betsy (Roger) Pare of Franklin, MA, Fred Jr. of...

Dec 5, 2023

William E. Sunblade, beloved husband for sixty-four years of the late Laura Sunblade, passed away on December 5, 2023 at the Masonic Health Care Center in Wallingford, CT.  Born in New Haven, CT on June 17, 1929, Bill was the devoted son of the late John and Albertina Sunblade.  Bill graduated from Hill House High School in New Haven...

Dec 2, 2023

Virginia Knapp ("Ginny") of Cheshire, CT, formerly of Orange, CT and Jupiter, FL., passed early Saturday morning on December 2nd.   She currently resided at Elim Park Retirement Community in Cheshire, CT.  Born July 18, 1930, in Springfield, MA, she was the daughter of the late John Herbert Tingley and Emily Carpenter Tingley.  Ginny was the devoted wife of Robert...