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Elena Braccia
Nov 20, 2006
Elena Braccia, 94, passed away at the Tandet Center in Stamford on Monday, November 20, 2006. Born on September 28, 1912 in Ortona, Italy, she was the youngest of fifteen children, and the daughter of the late Tomasso and Anna Maria Piccininni DÂ’Ottavio. Elena worked at St. JosephÂ’s Hospital as a nursesÂ’ aid for sixteen years, retiring in 1980. She...
Alice Rubanowice
Nov 18, 2006
Alice Rubanowice 87, a Norwalk resident, born in Stamford, CT on July 16, 1919, died on Sat. November 18, 2006, from complications following a fall. She was the daughter of the late Vincent and Sophie (Potapovich) Rubanowice, and sister to the late Anthony Rubanowice and Olga Rubanowice. Surviving are her sisters, Mary Sacrison, Margaret Richar and her husband Walter, of...
Henry S. Borgulak
Nov 16, 2006
Henry S. Borgulak, 75, passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2006 at Richard Rosenthal Hospice in Stamford. He was born on August 15, 1931 in Stamford. He was a retired employee of Clairol in Stamford. He was a Veteran of the US Army having served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He is survived by three cousins, Theodore...
Herman D. Gladstone
Nov 16, 2006
Herman D. Gladstone, 86, a life long resident of Stamford, passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2006 at the Tandet Center after a long illness. Born on April 13, 1920, he was the son of the late Isaac and Celia Silverman Gladstone. Herman was a truck driver for fifty years with Adley Express Co. and Quinn Freight lines, before his...
Leroy E. Ritchey
Nov 15, 2006
Leroy E. Ritchey, 77, of Vista, NY and formerly of Stamford, passed away at Norwalk Hospital on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 after a lengthy illness. Born March 30, 1929 in Kent, CT, he was the son of the late Harold E. and Anna Maude Ritchey. He was a veteran of the US Navy and prior to his retirement, he was...
Giuseppe Cava
Nov 14, 2006
Giuseppe Cava, 82, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at Stamford Hospital. Born on January 20, 1924 in Luzzi Cosenza Italy, he was the son of the late Carmeno and Carmela Gattabria Cava. He was a veteran of the Italian Army, having served in WWII. He was a mason and retired in 1995. He is survived by his wife,...
Nicholas P. Sollitto, Sr.
Nov 12, 2006
Nicholas P. Sollitto, Sr., 80, passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2006 at his home in Stamford. Born on September 20, 1926 in Stamford, he was the son of the late Frank and Angelina Ginolfi Sollitto. Mr. Sollitto was a Machine Shop Foreman for Pitney Bowes, having retired after fifty-years of employment. He was a member of St. MaryÂ’s RC...
Dr. Helen Thorworth Williamson
Nov 11, 2006
HELEN THORWORTH WILLIAMSON On Saturday, November 11, 2006, Dr. Helen Thorworth Williamson died in the company of family, at her home in Stamford, CT. Born in Irvington, NJ, on December 15, 1927, she was the daughter of the late John Andrew and Hazel Sayre (Tichenor) Thorworth, and sister of the late Clifton and David Thorworth. She was predeceased, in May,...
Elizabeth Betty Coxen
Nov 7, 2006
Elizabeth �"Betty’’ Coxen, 85 of Stamford passed away on Nov. 7, 2006 at St. Vincent Medical Center in Bridgeport. Born in Stamford July 11, 1921 she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Margaret Monroe McAuliffe, Mrs. Coxen was a homemaker and loved photography and loved bowling. Survivors include a brother James P. McAuliffe and his wife Ann both...
James Joel Jackson
Nov 7, 2006
James Joel Jackson, 27, passed away on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 at Yale New Haven Hospital. Born in Stamford, he was the son of James B. and Ann Sassen Jackson. James was an electrician with Vara Home Improvement. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Kristi H. Jackson of Stamford; a daughter, Serenity A. Jackson of...
Anthony P. Iaco
Nov 1, 2006
Anthony P. Iaco, 82, died on Wednesday, November 1, 2006 at Darien Health Care Center. Born January 9, 1924 in Stamford, he was the son of the late Giuseppe and Rosa Crocco Iaco. Anthony was the owner of Westview Farms on Fairfield Avenue having retired after thirty years. He also worked for Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and was a member of the...
Carmen John Scopporotti
Oct 31, 2006
Carmen John Scopporotti, 85, died on Tuesday, October 31, 2006 at Stamford Hospital. Born October 7, 1921 in Stamford, he was the son of the late Charles and Mary Milano Scopporotti. John was the custodial supervisor for the City of Stamford School System. He was a past Commander of the Stamford VFW. He was also a member and past honoree...
Ralph Joseph Chamberlain
Oct 30, 2006
Ralph Joseph Chamberlain died Monday, October 30, 2006 at Stamford Hospital. Born August 18, 1925 in Stamford, he was the son of the late Bertha and Ralph Edson Chamberlain. He graduated from Stamford High School, Trinity College and the Merchant Marine Academy. Ralph was a life-long employee of American Cyanamid where he worked as a research chemist and holds several...
Ralph Chamberlain
Oct 30, 2006
Ralph Joseph Chamberlain died Monday, October 30, 2006 at Stamford Hospital. Born August 18, 1925 in Stamford, he was the son of the late Bertha and Ralph Edson Chamberlain. He graduated from Stamford High School, Trinity College and the Merchant Marine Academy. Ralph was a life-long employee of American Cyanamid where he worked as a research chemist and holds several...
John F. Butler
Oct 30, 2006
John F. Butler, 90, of Stamford, died Monday, October 30, 2006 at St. Joseph Manner in Trumbull. Born in Bansha Tipperary Ireland on May 18, 1916, he was the youngest son seven children to the late Jeremiah and Nora Roache Butler. Mr. Butler emigrated from Ireland in 1952 to Stamford, where he met his wife Bridget. He was the former...
Emilio Mendez Bonilla
Oct 29, 2006
Emilio Mendez Bonilla, 75, died on Sunday, October 29, 2006 at Richard L. Rosenthal Hospice Residence. Born November 25, 1930 in Utuado, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Emilio Mendez Luciano and Ramona Bonilla Piñeda. He was a resident of Stamford for the last forty-five years. He is survived by his former wife, Olga U. Gonzalez Bonilla;...
Madeline Kolich (Lynch)
Oct 28, 2006
Madeline C. �"Madge” (Lynch) Kolich, 79, passed away suddenly on Saturday, October 28, 2006 in Atlantis, Florida. She was born on January 30, 1927 in Stamford, CT. She was the daughter of the late William and Catherine Lynch. Madeline graduated from Stamford High School in 1944. After graduating from high school, she worked at Yale & Towne for many years....
Stella M. Farina
Oct 26, 2006
Stella M. Farina, 88, passed away on Thursday, October 26, 2006 at the Tandet Center in Stamford, CT. Born May 21, 1918 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Catherine Bogdan Wuchiski. She retired as an Executive Secretary after many years of service with Jones Motrola Corporation. She was also a loving mother and grandmother...
John Migliazza
Oct 24, 2006
John Migliazza, 83, passed away peacefully at home after a long illness on Tuesday, October 24, 2006. Born December 19, 1922 in Girifalco, Italy, he was the son of the late Bruno and Concetta Migliazza. He served as a Sergeant in the Italian Army for nine years, having also served during WWII. He immigrated to the United States in 1953....
Mary Sheila Altamirano
Oct 24, 2006
Mary �"Sheila” Altamirano, 65, passed away on Tuesday, October 24, 2006 at her home in Greenwich. Born November 23, 1940 in England, she was the daughter of the late John and Emily Laird O’Brien. She was an avid tennis player and was self-employed as a housekeeper. She is survived by two daughters, Tina Monick and Sonia Lagano; two sons, Alberto...
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