Obituaries

May 10, 2023

Guilford- Annette Richard Daviau passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on May 10, 2023. Annette was born on September 24, 1931 in Saint-Thomas de Joliette, Quebec, daughter of Frank Richard and Juliette Fafard. She was the third of five children, Lucille (Arthur), Carmen (Harry), Gilles (Molly) and Norma (Henry), with Norma being the only surviving sibling....

May 9, 2023

Jane F. Borst died on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. She was the daughter of Peter Arthur Thornton and Frances Miller Thornton.

Born in New York City, she graduated from James Monroe High School in the Bronx and from Syracuse University (1948) from which she received a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree.

She...

May 5, 2023

Edwin E. Benton, 95 of Guilford died May 5, 2023. He was the father of Kathryn Benton of Killingworth, Jennifer Benton Ruiz of Killingworth, Laura Waugaman of Park City, Utah, Elliot Benton of Guilford, Kasha Benton of Alabama and was recently reunited with his daughter, Susan Skerritt of Brooklyn, NY. He is also survived by 5 grandchildren. He...

Apr 9, 2023

Kevin Patrick Cullen, age 88, passed peacefully at home on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023.

He is survived by his wife and best friend of 52 years, Theresa Cullen; son Cormac Cullen, Maggie Terry, grandchildren: Theresa, Patrick and Serena Cullen; daughter Sheilagh Cullen; and sister Maureen Pellegrino. He was predeceased by his brother Marty Cullen....

Mar 13, 2023

Robert Francis O'Such, 89, of Guilford and formerly of Fairfield and Westport, passedaway peacefully with his family by his side on Monday, March 13th, 2023. Robert was born in Troy, New York on May 8th 1933, the son of the late Peter O'Such and Mary (Kennedy Ryan). Known by all as "Bob" or "Bob-O", he was a graduate of...

Mar 7, 2023

Murphy, Frederick Parks (1925-2023)

Frederick Parks Murphy of Madison, CT died Tuesday (March 7,2023) at Connecticut Hospice in Branford after a brief illness. He was born in Cambridge, MA, son of Frederick P. and Mary A. Murphy. Fred attended Harvard College, Class of 1947. He worked at Pratt Read in Ivoryton and Yale University.

He...

Mar 6, 2023

GRANDJEAN, Carol A. Carol A. Grandjean, 95, of Woodbridge, beloved mother of Clifford Grandjean of Waterford and Patricia Grandjean of New Haven, passed away on March 6, 2023. Carol was born in New Haven on February 14, 1928 to Angelo W. and Anna (Costello) Ruggiero. She graduated from Simmons College in Boston in 1949, where she majored in Latin...

Feb 27, 2023

Noeline Loretta Wozniak, 79, of Guilford, wife of John P. Wozniak passed away peacefully on Monday, February 27, 2023. Mrs. Wozniak was born in New Haven, January 16, 1944. She was the daughter of Loretta A. Flynn McManus and Vincent T. McManus. She is survived by her four children; Karen Weil of East Haven, John Wozniak of Madison, Robert...

Feb 22, 2023

Deborah Russell Whitlock Madden passed away at Smilow Cancer Hospital on February 22, 2023 after a three year struggle against cancer. Debbie, as she was known to her friends, and Ganna, as she was known to her six grandchildren, was born on May 9, 1947 and spent her childhood in Woodbridge. She was the youngest of three daughters born...

Feb 14, 2023

Constance Bezer LaPalombara, 87, died February 14, 2023, at The Whitney Center, Hamden, CT. Born December 13, 1935, to Florence Escobar Bezer and Charles Arthur Bezer, she grew up on Long Island and attended high school at the Sacred Heart Academy. She had one brother, Lawrence Fuller, who predeceased her. Constance earned a BA in Political Science from Manhattanville...

Feb 12, 2023

Annamae Parisi, age 82, passed away peacefully on February 12, 2023, after a long illness with dementia. Born in New York, New York to the late Gaetano Bibbo and Mildred (DeGiacomo) Bibbo, she died in her the arms of devoted husband of almost 58 years, Peter Parisi.

Annamae was the youngest child, yet often the family's caretaker....

Feb 2, 2023

Joanne Fox passed away peacefully on February 2, 2023. She was the daughter of H. George Greim and Marion Greim. She attended Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School in New Jersey and then attended Hood College in Maryland. After graduation, she worked briefly as a public school math teacher. Joanne spent most of her professional life working for Massachusetts Life Insurance...

Jan 29, 2023

Ann Rademacher Burrow passed away peacefully in Hamden, Connecticut on January 29, 2023 at 93. Born on November 25, 1929 to Grace Corwin Rademacher and Everett S. Rademacher, Ann attended high school in Hamden, CT and graduated from Mount Holyoke College before continuing her education at Brown University, where she earned a Master's degree in biology. Ann met her...

Jan 29, 2023

Jeanne Judge McParland of Branford passed away January 29, 2023, of COVID, in the hospice wing at Yale New Haven Hospital. She was 93 years old. Jeanne was born in 1929 to Frederick and Marion (White) Judge, growing up with three brothers and a sister in Jamaica, Queens, NY.

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Jan 29, 2023

On January 29, 2023 at Yale New Haven Hospital, Jean Martha Hedden Murray died, with her loving daughter, Cathy Murray Clark at her side.

Jean was born on February 21, 1933 in New Haven to Beatrice and Lindsay Hedden. She lived most of her life in New Haven and Hamden. She attended Bowling Green State University and...

Jan 13, 2023

Dawne Brownell Nolan, 73, of Woodbridge, asked to be with our Lord surrounded by her devoted daughters on January 13, 2023. She was born February 14, 1949, to the late Ethel Yale Shutter and Charles Wood Brownell. She grew up in Orange. Dawne graduated from Emerson College and later received her Masters from Wesleyan University. She enjoyed her years...

Jan 10, 2023

Wayne Atherton Meeks, born January 8, 1932 in Aliceville, Alabama, died peacefully just after his 91st birthday, on January 10, 2023.

Wayne was Woolsey Professor of Biblical Studies, Emeritus, in the Department of Religious Studies at Yale, where he taught for 30 years and served in leadership positions in the Department and the University. Earlier, he taught...

Jan 3, 2023

Winnifred Byers Judge of Branford passed away on January 3rd, 2023 at the Connecticut Hospice, after a short illness. She was 97 years old. Winnifred was born February 13, 1925 to Frederick and Marion (White) Judge, growing up with three brothers and a sister in Queens, New York City.

Winnifred received her Bachelor of Arts degree at...

Jan 1, 2023

Thomas P. Pugh of Guilford CT, passed away peacefully at his daughter's home in Harvard MA, on January 1, 2023. He was 95.

Tom was the son of Cornelius Pugh and Dorothy Stanley of Montclair NJ. He was born in NYC and raised in Upper Montclair with his younger brother. He graduated from Montclair High...

Dec 22, 2022

Josephine Broude, a longtime resident of New Haven, died at her home on December 22 at the age of 95. For over thirty years, starting in 1965, Broude managed the Office of the Provost at Yale University. Her book,The Provost of Yale University: a history of the office 1919-1994, which provided the history of the office as well as...