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Edith L. Saunders
Nov 14, 2007
Edith L. Saunders, 98, passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at Smith House in Stamford. Born August 3, 1909 in Cos Cob, CT, she was the daughter of the late Edward Y. and Martha Smith Marshall. Edith was a retired employee for Olin Corporation in Stamford. She was a member of St. PaulÂ’s Episcopal Church in Riverside. She is...
Barbara Kilmetz
Nov 13, 2007
Barbara F. Kilmetz, 57, of Redding, on Tuesday, November 13, 2007. Born February 24, 1950 in Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of the late John F. and Edith A. Preli Feulner. Barbara was a Teacher in many school systems from grammar to high school. Her great love was her family and animals and she cared for her grandson as...
John M. Robertson
Nov 10, 2007
John M. Robertson, 78, died on Saturday, November 10, 2007 at Richard Rosenthal Hospice Residence. Born December 6, 1928 in Stamford, he was the son of the late James and Janet Baxter Robertson. John was a retired Operations Manager for RTA International. He was the former president of Colonial Holding Co. and a member of the YMCA and Old Timers....
Giuseppe Zappia
Nov 9, 2007
Giuseppe Zappia, 98, died on Friday, November 9, 2007 at Stamford Hospital. Born December 19, 1908 in Cirella, Italy, Provincia Di Reggio Calabria, he was the son of the late Carlo and Maria Mantegna Zappia. Giuseppe was a retired employee of Bunker Remo. He is survived by two sons, Rocco Zappia and his wife Maria of Stamford; and Carlo Zappia...
Sally Elaine Reffner
Nov 7, 2007
Sally Elaine Reffner (Messner), beloved wife of 50 years to John A. Reffner of Stamford, CT passed away at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital after an extended illness. Born on January 9, 1938 in Akron, Ohio, she lived in Bolder, Colorado; Chicago, Illinois; and Storrs Connecticut, before moving to Stamford over 30 years ago. Sally attended college at the University of CT...
Ann E. Galasso Gilbert
Nov 3, 2007
Ann E. Galasso Gilbert, 95, passed away on Saturday, November 3, 2007. Born May 6, 1912 in Stamford, she was the daughter of the late Enrico and Raffaela Natale DelPreto. She was a hairdresser in Beau Monde Coiffures of Greenwich, and worked a total of 66 years of her life. She enjoyed needle point, reading and gardening. She loved to...
Blaze Faillace
Oct 31, 2007
Blaze Faillace, 94, passed away on Wednesday, October 31, 2007. Born June 2, 1913 in Stamford, he was the son of the late John and Ermina Faillace. Blaze was a retired milkman for the Borden Milk Company for thirty five years, after which he worked for the City of Stamford, Parks and Recreation Department, for ten years. He was a...
Joseph John Demott
Oct 30, 2007
Joseph John DeMott, 84, died on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at his home in Darien. Born March 31, 1923 in Stamford, he was the son of the late Michael and Josephine Comparato DeMott. Joseph was a retired Warehouse Manager for Ashflash Corporation for twenty years. He was a Veteran of the US Army having served in WWII. He is survived...
Santiago Aparicio
Oct 28, 2007
Santiago Aparicio, athlete, educator and business owner died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, at Stamford Hospital on October 28, 2007 of Non-HodgkinÂ’s Lymphoma. He was 82. Mr. Aparicio was born in Lima Callao in Peru S.A. He immigrated to the United States in 1969 and was a resident of Stamford, Connecticut for 27 years. A superb athlete, he was...
Ralph Hopkins Atkinson
Oct 26, 2007
Ralph Hopkins Atkinson of Stamford, CT died peacefully at The Nathaniel Witherell Nursing Home on October 26, 2007. He was 85 years old. Ralph was born on October 4, 1922 to the late Hattie and Earl Atkinson in Bowling Green, Missouri. He was a Sargent in the United States Army during WWII where he fought in the Battle of The...
Frank Anthony Defazio
Oct 25, 2007
Frank Anthony DeFazio, Jr., 92, died Thursday, October 25, 2007 at his home in Cave Creek, Arizona. Born November 13, 1914 in Maybrook, NY, he was the son of the late Frank and Teresa Maietta DeFazio. Frank was a retired carpenter of New York City District Council of Carpenters. He was also a Veteran of WWII having served in the...
Constance F. Brennan
Oct 25, 2007
Constance F. Brennan, 86, loving mother and grandmother, passed away on Thursday, October 25, 2007 at St. Camillus Health Care Center in Stamford. Born May 23, 1921 in Stamford, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Coulson. She is survived by her daughter, Jacqueline Docimo and her husband William of Norwalk; a son, James Brennan of...
Anna Marie Terenzio Cappiello
Oct 24, 2007
Anna Marie Terenzio Cappiello, 100, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great great-grandmother, passed away on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at Long Ridge of Stamford. Born December 14, 1906 in Stamford, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Antoinette Calarossi Terenzio. Anna Marie was a retired clerk for Brock Press. She is survived by a daughter, Lorraine Esposito of...
Jean Marie Guilbert
Oct 22, 2007
Jean Marie (McKary) Guilbert, 76, died Monday, October 22, 2007 at Stamford Hospital. Born July 5, 1931 in Port Chester, NY; she was the daughter of the late James P. and Anna Shultz McKary. Jean graduated from Greenwich High School Class of 1949. On May 26, 1951 she married Paul Gerard Guilbert at Sacred Heart Church, Byram (Greenwich), CT. Jean...
Sharon A. Nichols
Oct 21, 2007
Sharon A. Nichols, 63, of Norwalk entered into rest Sunday, October 21, 2007 at her home. Daughter of the late Edward and Marion Price Correa, Sharon was born in Stamford on September 27, 1944 and lived most of her life there. Sharon attended Stamford Catholic High School, and received her hairdressing license from Leon's Institute of Hair Design in Stamford....
John Gesualdi
Oct 16, 2007
John Gesualdi, 82, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 16, 2007, with his family at his side. Born October 7, 1925 in Panni, Foggia, Italy, he was the son of the late Luigi and Angela Procaccino Gesualdi. John was a graduate of Salerno University in Italy and the Robert Merrill Business School in Stamford. He was a teacher in Italy...
Olga M. Ferguson
Oct 16, 2007
Olga M. Ferguson, 86, formerly of Stamford passed away on October 16, 2007 at Msgr. Bojnowski Manor in New Britain, CT. Olga was born on September 10, 1921 to the late Wasily and Christina Muchinsky. Olga was employed by Esbeco Co. of Stamford for 22 years until her retirement in 1972. She was also a member of the Soroptimist Club...
Miguel A. “Minguilo” Ortiz, Sr.
Oct 14, 2007
Miguel A. �"Minguilo” Ortiz, Sr., 64, died Sunday, October 14, 2007 at his home in Stamford. Miguel was born October 21, 1942 in Cayey, Puerto Rico. Miguel is survived by his wife, Carmen Ortiz; two daughters, Dianna Ortiz and Evelyn Ortiz-Mero; four sons, Miguel A. Ortiz, Jr.; Mark A. Ortiz; Albert Ortiz; and Frankie Ortiz; a sister, Leyda Wagner; and...
Jane “Sis” Lopriore Shoztic
Oct 14, 2007
Jane �"Sis” Lopriore Shoztic died Sunday, October 14, 2007. Born in Stamford, she was the daughter of the late Gerald and Constance Christiano Lopriore. A former resident of Stamford, Jane moved to New Canaan in 1979 where she lived until her death. She worked at the Stamford Jewish Center for twenty five years. When she left the Jewish Center, she...
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