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Maria Bakaj
May 18, 2013
Maria Bakaj, 93, of Stamford passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at St. Camillus Health Care Center, Stamford. She was born on July 23, 1919 in Ukraine to the late Michael and Anastasia Cap. Maria is survived by her loving son Stephen Bakaj and his wife Emilia of Stamford and her loving grandchildren Andrew and Maria Juliana Bakaj....
Frances White
May 18, 2013
Frances G. White, 86, of Fairfield and a former resident of Stamford and Norwalk passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, May 18, 2013. She was born in Stamford on April 5, 1927 to the late John and Bertha Twardy Guzek. Frances retired from Fairfield County Savings Bank in 1993. She is survived by her loving daughters Deborah E. White...
Theodore Martino
May 16, 2013
Theodore Martino, 83, of Stamford passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, May 16, 2013. He was born in Stamford on August 27, 1929 to the late Gene and Mary DePrisco Martino. He was a retired mail carrier with the US Postal Service and was a former co-owner of Springdale Laundry of Stamford. He was...
Linda Matisons
May 14, 2013
Linda L. Matisons, 93, of Stamford, passed away peacefully on Tuesday May 14, 2013 at Greenwich Hospital. Linda was born September 16, 1919 in Finland to the late William and Hulda Koskimaki Viro. After being raised in Finland, Linda managed to survive World War II with her son on her hip. Linda traveled the world extensively with her late husband...
Gerald Petrizzi, Jr.
May 13, 2013
Gerald J. Petrizzi, Jr., 86, of Stamford passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Monday, May 13, 2013 at Stamford Hospital. He was born in Stamford on July 27, 1926 to the late Gerald J. and Clara Adaletta Petrizzi, Sr. Gerald was a WW II veteran, having served in the US Army. He received a Bronze Star and...
Margaret Hoder
May 13, 2013
Margaret R. Hoder, 86, of Stamford passed away Monday, May 13, 2013 at Stamford Hospital. She was born on September 15, 1926 in Triadelphia, West Virginia to the late Steve and Elizabeth Somody Hoder, Sr. Margaret was employed at the Stamford Water, Co. as a secretary for thirty years before her retirement in 1993. She is survived by her nieces...
Esther Sciarretta
May 12, 2013
Esther Pizzella Sciarretta, 83, a resident of Stamford and Hollywood, FL passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 12, 2013 at Stamford Hospital. She was born on March 24, 1930 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Domenico and Antoinetta Pizzella. Esther‘s family moved back to Carano, Italy when she was five years of age....
Albertha Walley
May 12, 2013
Albertha Walley, 64, of Stamford passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2013 at Stamford Hospital. She was born on July 10, 1948 in Orangeburg, SC to the late Henry and Sadie Taylor. Albertha is survived by her loving children, Anthony B. Walley of Stamford, Michael L. Walley and his wife Feliz of Milford, CT, Demetria N. Calloway and her husband...
Jeanne Valentine
May 8, 2013
Jeanne Ball Valentine, 84, of Darien, formally of Stamford, Wilton and Savannah, GA, passed away peacefully on May 8, 2013 at Stamford Hospital. Jeanne was born in Rye, NY on June 27, 1927 to the late Cornelius and Anna Hunter Ball. Jeanne was a US Air Force Veteran of the Korean War. In the 1980’s Jeanne would become a Licensed...
Joan Mcelhinny
May 4, 2013
Joan McElhinny, 86, of Stamford passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at Stamford Hospital. She was born on February 22, 1927 in New York City to the late John and Margaret Brady McElhinny. Joan was a secretary for GTE in New York City for thirty years before her retirement. She was a graduate of New Rochelle College, Class...
Michael Demasi
May 2, 2013
Michael J. DeMasi, 57, passed away peacefully at the Stamford Hospital, on Thursday, May 2, 2013. Born on July 27, 1955 to the late Bruno and Antoinette Degirolamo DeMasi. He is survived by his daughters Jenna Demasi and Gianna DeMasi both of Greenwich. His brothers Bruno DeMasi (Debbie) of Stamford. Ralph DeMasi (Mary) of South Carolina, and Joe DeMasi of...
Ellen Kronberg
May 1, 2013
Ellen J. Kronberg, 79, of Darien passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home on May 1, 2013, where she resided the last four years of her life. Ellen was born May 6, 1933 in Nassau, Bahamas to the late Kenneth and Meriel Niely Saunders. In her younger years she took pleasure in modeling and also enjoyed singing and was an...
Domenico Fraioli
May 1, 2013
Domenico Fraioli, 78, passed away peacefully on Wednesday May 1, 2013 at Stamford Hospital with his loving family by his side. Domenico was born in Roccasecca, Italy on March 16, 1935 to the late Pietro and Carolina Capuano Fraioli. Domenico immigrated to America in 1970 with his wife and three children to give his family a chance at a better...
Mary Mennona
Apr 26, 2013
Mary Mennona, 93, of Brookfield, CT passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Friday, April 26, 2013. She was born on September 30, 1919 in Greenwich, CT to the late Jerome and Rose Cufone Cosentino. Mrs. Mennona was a data entry clerk having retired from Superior Drug in Stamford. She was a former member of Saint...
Robert Westerfield
Apr 24, 2013
Robert Gary Westerfield of Stamford, CT passed away after a long illness on Wednesday, April 24th surrounded by his loving family. He was born on November 9, 1950 in Stamford, CT to Ernest J. Westerfield and Johanna (Stuckus) Westerfield. He graduated from Stamford High School in 1968 and then went onto the Porter & Chester Institute to become a Draftsman....
Louis Del Vecchio
Apr 24, 2013
Louis Del Vecchio, 89, of Norwalk, passed away suddenly on Wednesday April 24, 2013 at Norwalk Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Lou was born in Stamford on March 3, 1924 to the late Ralph and Madeline Compolattaro Del Vecchio. Louis served in the US Army during World War II where he was stationed in Guam. Upon his return to...
Vincenzo Lorenti
Apr 17, 2013
Vincenzo Lorenti, 84, of Stamford passed away suddenly on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at Stamford Hospital. He was born on December 4, 1928 in Bivongi, Italy to the late Pasquale and Anzalmena Valente Lorenti. He had a strenuous childhood, having his father pass when he was twelve and becoming the head of the household at that tender age. He had...
Ralph Tartaglia
Apr 16, 2013
Ralph “BaBa” Tartaglia, 84, of Stamford passed away peacefully on Tuesday April 16, 2013 at the Smith House Health Care Center with his loving family by his side. Ralph was born in Stamford on September 3, 1928 to the late Samuel and Maria Elizabeth Turcio Tartaglia. Ralph was a Master Mason for over 50 years, before retiring in 1991 and...
Jean Peterson
Apr 15, 2013
Jean Peterson, 80, of Stamford, passed away peacefully on Monday April 15, 2013 at Milstein Hospital at New York Presbyterian surrounded by her loving family. Jean was born in Trinidad on May 24, 1932 to the late Matthew and Mable Davey Young. Jean is survived by her daughter Jeanette Peterson and her husband Dale Wright of Stamford, two sisters; Pearl...
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