Obituaries

May 12, 2021

Carolyn Evans Deming died after a long illness on May12. She was the beloved wife of The Reverend Robert Edwin Deming,mother of Elizabeth Anne (Deming) Maietto and sister of Betsey Lesieur. She was predeceased by a sister Sandra Emily Evans. She was born on July 31, 1941 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. She was the daughter of the late Irving...

Apr 30, 2021

Joanne Pemberton Anderson, died at 86 on April 30 in Hamden, CT. The daughter of the Rev. James and Irma Pemberton, she was born in Philadelphia (1935), and graduated from Asbury College (B.A., 1957) and Columbia University Teachers College (M.A., 1966). Prior to marriage in 1960 she taught English and journalism in East Providence (Rhode Island) High School.

Apr 22, 2021

Madison, Ct – Jennie Szydlo Gelino, passed away Thursday, April 22, 2021 at The Hearth at Tunxis Pond in Madison, Ct. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph L Gelino. Born in Norwich Ct, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Honora (Kut) Szydlo. Mrs. Gelino lived in Guilford, CT from 1967 having moved from...

Apr 7, 2021

Mrs. Charlotte von Voss passed away peacefully at the West River Healthcare Center, Milford, CT, on Wednesday April 7 with her loving son beside her. Charlotte was born in the Konigsberg region (East Prussia) on the Baltic Sea. Many of her family members were men of the sea. She always loved the sea and made many trans-atlantic crossings. On...

Mar 31, 2021

Frederick T. Koch, 75, avid fisherman, hunter and well driller for over 40 years, peacefully passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at Middlesex Hospital, Middletown, CT.

Fred, or "Kochie", as he was affectionately known, was born on April 22, 1945 in Madison, CT. Fred spent his entire life on Race Hill Road in Madison with his late...

Mar 27, 2021

Charles Hill—career diplomat, teacher, and scholar—died in New Haven, Connecticut on March 27, 2021. As a member of the U.S. foreign service he represented his nation across three continents and served as a senior advisor to leading figures in modern diplomacy. As a teacher of politics and the history of ideas, he revived the study of statecraft at Yale....

Mar 18, 2021

After a full and rewarding life, Russell David von Beren Jr. passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family on March 18, 2021. He was 92.

He was a supportive, generous father to Cindy von Beren (Fred Frassinelli) and Russell D. "Fritz" von Beren III (Beth); and to granddaughters Izabella and Gabriella von Beren. Other survivors include...

Mar 6, 2021

On Saturday, March 6, 2021, Sara (Sally) Backes Leighton passed away at the age of 90 at her home in Guilford, CT, surrounded by her children, grandchildren and her beloved cat Goofy. Sally grew up in Wallingford, CT. She attended Prospect Hill School and Walnut Hill, graduated from Connecticut College in 1952 and then attended graduate school at Johns...

Feb 15, 2021

Jeffrey L. Sammons, Leavenworth Professor of German Literature Emeritus at Yale University, died February 15, 2021. He was born November 9, 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio and took his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Yale. He specialized in nineteenth-century German literature with a particular emphasis on the poet and political writer Heinrich Heine. He was director of the Yale Summer...

Feb 5, 2021

Alan Scott, one half of a husband-and-wife musical duo, writer of commercial jingles and campaign speeches, who landed troops on South Pacific beaches during World War II, passed away peacefully on February 5, 2021.

He died one month after his wife, Marilyn, at his home in Branford, Connecticut, with his two children and granddaughter by his side....

Feb 1, 2021

On July 20th, 1967, Abigail Abbott was born as the beautiful first daughter of Gardner and Christine Abbott, and was raised in Connecticut as the oldest of four girls. Abigail played an integral part in the lives of her sisters Tina, Mary Gardner and Betsy, always there to offer help, guidance and of course to just have fun. At...

Jan 23, 2021

Richard K. Snyder, who practiced law in New Haven for 45 years, died peacefully in his home on Saturday, January 23 at age 85, having achieved his final wish, to live long enough to witness Joe Biden's inauguration.

Dick, as he was known to his family and friends, was born August 31, 1935 to Emily and Allen...

Jan 15, 2021

Elmer Holcomb Russell, 94, son of the late Mary Holcomb Russell and Elmer E. Russell, died on January 15, 2021 peacefully at his home in Guilford, Connecticut. He was the husband of the late Shirley Doebrick Russell and Viola Dragotto Russell. Elmer was born in West Haven, CT July 10, 1926, graduated from Guilford High School in 1944 and...

Jan 13, 2021

Sallie June (Goodman) Goldschmidt, 75, died peacefully at home in Guilford on January 13 after a long struggle with dementia. She was the beloved wife of Stephen Goldschmidt for 53 years. Sallie was born in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn on June 4, 1945. In 1961, her family relocated to Bethel, Connecticut, where she met Stephen, a fellow member of the...

Jan 10, 2021

Janet Wiley Benson, formerly of West Hartford and Avon, and the widow of Russell F. Benson who predeceased her in 2004, passed away on January 10th, 2021 in Wallingford, CT.

Born in Albany, NY in 1928, Janet was the only child of J. Allen and Vera (Goodsell) Wiley. She was a graduate of the Milne School in...

Jan 4, 2021

Marilyn Scott, one half of a husband-and-wife songwriting duo, composer of musical commercials and campaign jingles, whose melodies were heard on "Sesame Street" and at Madison Square Garden, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 4, 2021.

She died from complications of cardiac arrest, with her daughter and granddaughter by her side. She was 96.

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Jan 1, 2021

Phyllis Emily (Torello) De Lucia, 93, a former long-time resident of Madison, Connecticut, died on January 1, 2021, from the effects of COVID-19. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Anne and Ted Schiller, of St. Augustine, Florida, a son Jim, of Billerica, Massachusetts, and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Lou, and her...

Dec 28, 2020

Leighton "Lee" B. Carlson, 78, of Madison CT, died December 28, 2020, at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Lee was born August 11, 1942, in Newark, NJ, to the late Leighton R. and Helen (Milewski) Carlson. He is survived by his best friend and beloved husband of 43 years, Duane E. Mellor, Jr. Survivors also include brother Dennis Carlson (Pamela) of...

Dec 28, 2020

Lois Harrison Lincoln, 90 of Vero Beach, FL formerly of Madison died December 28, 2020. She was the wife of the late Hawley W. Lincoln III. Born May 5, 1930 daughter of the late Walter and Meta Harrison she was a graduate of Southern Seminary College in Buena Vista, VA and for many years she served as a funeral...

Dec 26, 2020

Edith Carlson Zabel, 85, of Guilford, Connecticut, devoted wife, mother, and grandmother passed away on December 26, 2020. Born in Hartford, CT on September 5, 1935 daughter of the late Gunhild and David Carlson, she grew up in Newington, CT. At Newington High School, she met the love of her life, Norman R. Zabel. Edie graduated from Hartford Hospital...