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Nancy Lee Smalter
Oct 17, 2008
Nancy L. Smalter, 54, of Darien, passed away suddenly on October 17, 2008. Born in Bridgeport, CT, on March 6, 1954, she was the daughter of Robert Krom and the late Natalie J. Arone Krom. Nancy lived no more than 30 miles from where she was born her whole life. Having lived in Orange, Milford, Trumbull and Stamford, Nancy had...
Marguerite E. OÂ’Connor
Oct 15, 2008
Marguerite E. OÂ’Connor, 64, a lifelong resident of Stamford, passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at Griffin Hospital. Born in Stamford, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Jennie Russo Carlucci, and daughter-in-law of the late John and Sabina OÂ’Connor. Marguerite was the Vice President of Stamford Electric, Inc. She was supervisor of the patent department for...
Anne N. Pandone
Oct 14, 2008
Anne N. Pandone, 90, passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at Courtland Gardens. Born April 12, 1918 in New Haven, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Ida Vecchio Guarino. Anne was a clerk for PalmerÂ’s Food Market for twenty five years until her retirement in 1983. She is survived by her son, John Pandone and his...
Ida C. Andersen
Oct 14, 2008
Ida C. Andersen, 77, passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at Stamford Hospital. Born March 10, 1931 in Stamford, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Caroline Mancuso Pezzi. Ida was a secretary for the State of Connecticut retiring after twenty-five years. She is survived by a son, Brad Andersen of Norwalk; a daughter, Caroline Muskus of...
Gina (Angie) Simonelli Mucciolo
Oct 13, 2008
Gina (Angie) Simonelli Mucciolo died peacefully at her home in Darien on Monday, October 13, 2008. She was 71 years old. Before she was married, Gina worked at Norma Hoffman and for the Manager of the Radar Department at Norden Systems as an executive secretary. After twenty five years as a stay-at-home mother, she reinvented herself in order to achieve...
Leo J. Carlucci
Oct 12, 2008
Leo J. Carlucci, 58, passed away on Sunday, October 12, 2008 at Stamford Hospital. Born November 4, 1949 in Stamford, he was the son of the late Dominick and Lucy Tucci Carlucci. Leo was a graduate of Stamford Catholic High School, Class of 1967 and New York University, Class of 1971. Besides being a professional musician, he was formerly a...
Margaret Simonelli
Oct 12, 2008
Margaret Simonelli, 100, passed away on Sunday, October 12, 2008 at Stamford Hospital. Born May 28, 1908 in Stamford, she was the daughter of the late Tomasso and Assunta Cantillo. She is survived by a daughter, Arlene Petersen of Stamford; a son, Anthony Simonelli and his wife Peggy of Ohio; and a daughter-in-law, Caroline Simonelli of New York. Nine grandchildren,...
Sarah Sally Silveira
Oct 9, 2008
Sarah (Sally) Silveira, a leading voice for decades in local education, civil rights and the development of affordable housing, died October 9, 2008 in Stamford, CT at the age of 76. Her death was the result of complications arising from a decade-long battle with a chronic pulmonary disorder. Mrs. SilveiraÂ’s civic involvement began when she joined the PTA at the...
Josephine “Jo” Taranto
Oct 8, 2008
Josephine �"Jo” Taranto, a lifelong Stamford resident, passed away on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 surrounded by love and her family. She was 94. Born on March 13, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Annunziata Conetta Perella. Jo married the late Roger P. Taranto in 1940. Josephine attended Stamford Public Schools, and was an exceptional seamstress who...
Emma Dominguez Hernandez
Oct 4, 2008
Emma Dominguez Hernandez, 90, of Stamford, passed away on October 4, 2008 at the Smith House. Born in Havana, Cuba on August 31, 1918 she was the daughter of the late Candido and Felipa Negrite Dominguez. She came to the United States in 1959 from Cuba and raised her family with her husband, whom she devoted her entire life to....
Lorraine Deleo
Oct 2, 2008
Lorraine DeLeo, 75, passed away on Thursday, October 2, 2008 at Stamford Hospital. Born March 15, 1933 in Stamford, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Helen Burke Densky. Lorraine was an employee in the medical billing department at the former St. JosephÂ’s Medical Center, retiring after 20 years. She is survived by her four daughters: Debra Sentementes...
Richard Arthur Morrison
Oct 1, 2008
Richard Arthur Morrison of Stamford, Connecticut passed away on October 1, 2008 after a brief illness. He was born on April 8, 1948 in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of the late Robert Edward and Margaret Sheehan Morrison. He was a graduate of Millbrook School in Millbrook, New York and Suffolk University in Boston, MA. Recently retired, Richard had an...
Nicholas A. Caldarone
Sep 28, 2008
Nicholas A. Caldarone, Age 85, lifelong Stamford resident, passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2008 at Stamford Hospital. Born June 28, 1923, he was the son of Joseph and Louise Laruda Caldarone. He attended Fordham University and earned a degree from the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin. He graduated from Stamford High School, Class of 1941...
A. Kevin Petersen
Sep 27, 2008
A. Kevin Petersen, 64, passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2008 at Stamford Hospital. Born August 6, 1944 in Stamford, he is the son of Winifred Collins Petersen of Pahrump, Nevada and the late Alfred Peter Petersen. Kevin was an employee for the City of Stamford in the Engineering Department for 43 years. He was the Past President of the...
Otto Rupp
Sep 27, 2008
Otto Rupp, 84, died at home surrounded by family on September 27, 2008 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was the loving husband of the late Rosa Rupp. Born on June 27, 1924 in Schwabach, Germany he was the son of the late Josef and Margaret Rupp. He immigrated to the United States with his wife and children in...
Jerry Sessa
Sep 26, 2008
Jerry Sessa, 84, passed away suddenly on Friday, September 26, 2008. Born March 11, 1924 in Stamford, he was the son of the late Antonio and Concetta DiSanto Sessa. Jerry graduated from both Stamford High School and J.M. Wright Technical School and was a sheet metal mechanic until his retirement in 1987, belonging to the SMWIA – Local 38 CT...
Wendell L. Bishop
Sep 24, 2008
Wendell L. Bishop, 90, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at his home in Old Greenwich, on September 24, 2008. He was born in New Canaan to Stephen Bishop and Mary Weed, but was raised and attended school in Stamford. A World War II veteran of U.S. Army Tank Destroyer Battalions 899 and 805, Mr. Bishop served in North...
Maria Lucy Gerardi
Sep 23, 2008
Maria Lucy Gerardi, 95, of Norwalk, formerly of Stamford, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 23, 2008. Born on October 12, 1912 in Stamford, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Margaret Carriero Sabia. Maria was a former member of the Sacred Heart Rosary Society and a former employee of Condi Nast and Clairol before retiring. She is...
Mikolaj Wajda
Sep 14, 2008
Mikolaj Wajda, 81, passed away on September 14, 2008 at his sonÂ’s home in Stratford. Mikolaj was born May 8, 1927 in Poland. He was a machinist at Pitney Bowes of Stamford, retiring after 23 years of service. Mikolaj was a loving father and a member of the St. VladamirÂ’s Ukrainian Cathedral in Stamford. He is survived by three sons,...
Pasqualina Zaza
Sep 14, 2008
Pasqualina Zaza, 97, of Stamford, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 13, 2008. She was born on April 22, 1911 in Minturno, Italy. Pasqualina is survived by a daughter, Josephine and Sam Cardillo of Stamford; a daughter-in-law, Mary Zaza of Stamford; one grandson, Pat Cardillo; five granddaughters, Angela and John Calicchio, Lena and Nick Casinelli, Lucy and Michael Tsiahouridis, Jennifer...
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