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Herbert Launiere, Jr.
Aug 6, 2006
Herbert G. Launiere, Jr., beloved husband of June Pomazi-Launiere, died peacefully on Sunday, August 6, at the age of 63. Mr. Launiere was born and raised in Norwalk, beloved son of the late Herbert G. Sr. and Mildred Carier Launiere. Mr. Launiere lived in Weston for the past 30 years. A friend to all who met him, �"Herb” was a...
Bernard Kowalczyk
Aug 5, 2006
Bernard (Bernie) S. Kowalczyk, Jr., age 64, passed away at home on August 5, 2006. He was born on September 14, 1941 in Stamford. Bernard was the son of the late Bernard S. and Aniela (Nellie) Gawel Kowalczyk. A life long member of Holy Name of Jesus Church, he was head usher at the Saturday 5:00 PM Mass for over...
Millie M. Galasso
Aug 5, 2006
Millie M. Galasso, 84, passed away on Saturday August 5, 2006 at Stamford Hospital after a brief illness. Born on July 3, 1922 in Stamford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Dominic and Pauline Salvatore Garaffa. She was a member of the Rosary Altar Society of Sacred Heart RC Church, and the past President of its CCD program...
James T. Dypa
Aug 3, 2006
James T. Dypa, 44, passed away on Thursday August 3, 2006 at Stamford Hospital. Born December 8, 1961 in Stamford, he is the son of Marion Vecere Dypa and the late John B. Dypa. He was a specialist in the Auto Parts Department at Volvo of Stamford, then at Volvo of Milford for a total of twenty years. He was...
Andrei Slipyi
Jul 31, 2006
Andrei Slipyi, 37, died suddenly at his home in Stamford on Monday July 31, 2006. Born November 19, 1968 in Ternopil, Ukraine, he is the son of Zenoviy and Olga Dmytriv Slipyi. Andrei was a contractor and owner of Saz Construction Company and held a MasterÂ’s Degree in Engineering. He was a prominent member of the Ukrainian Community and a...
Irving Slifkin
Jul 31, 2006
Irving Slifkin, a very special man, died at the age of 84 on July 31st at Greenwich Hospital after a long fight with ParkinsonÂ’s Disease. His great loves were his wife of 54 years, Judi, his Family, the Law, Public Service, boating and the Michigan football team. A graduate of the U. of Michigan Law School, he proudly served as...
Clotilda Tillie Cognetta
Jul 25, 2006
Clotilda �"Tillie” Cognetta, 76, of Orange, CT died peacefully with her family at her side on Tuesday July 25, 2006 at Connecticut Hospice in Branford, CT. Tillie was born on January 13, 1930 in Stamford, CT to the late Antonio and Carmella Fratturo DePalma. She spent most of her life in Stamford, where she married her sweetheart, Frank. They were...
Charlene Forrester Jones
Jul 25, 2006
Charlene Forrester Jones, 88, passed away quietly in her sleep, at home, Tuesday morning July 25, 2006. Charlene was born in the Southeast Kansas town of Pittsburg on February 10, 1918. She was wed to Richard D. Jones (Dick) on June 11, 1938 in Kansas City, Missouri. They moved to Stamford in the summer of 1949. Charlene was preceded in...
Christine Ponticello
Jul 22, 2006
Christine Ponticello, 49, passed away on Saturday July 22, 2006 at Stamford Hospital. Born August 12, 1956 in Stamford, CT, she is the daughter of Louise Wynkoop Alipranti and the late Joseph Teufel. She was a secretary at the Allstate Insurance Company for fifty four years. She was a graduate from Rippowam High School Class of 1974 and worked in...
Darrell Ed Hamilton
Jul 22, 2006
Darrell �"Ed” Hamilton, 79, passed away on Saturday July 22, 2006 at Stamford Hospital. Born August 20, 1926 in Hartford, CT, he was the son of the late Herbert and Clara Shaw Hamilton. He was a longtime resident of Stamford, moving to the area when he was age two. He worked for over twenty five years at Sterling Drug, formerly...
Jahlil Powell
Jul 21, 2006
Jahlil Powell, 15, passed away on Friday July 21, 2006 at his Home in Norwalk. Born June 6, 1991 in New Haven, CT, he is the son of Jeffrey Powell and Fulika Cassell. He attended Rowayton Elementary School and Ponus Ridge Middle School in Norwalk. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his maternal Grandmother, Emma B. Cassell...
Lucille Ferullo
Jul 19, 2006
Lucille B. Ferullo of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA died peacefully on July 19, 2006 at the age of 86. The daughter of the late Charles and Laura Provenzano, she resided in Stamford before moving to California in 1998. She was preceded in death by her husband Neal Ferullo and her brother, Joseph Provenzano. Lucille is survived by three daughters; Barbara...
Frances Marion Cohen
Jul 11, 2006
Frances Marion Cohen, 83, of Stamford passed away peacefully on Tuesday July 11, 2006. Born in Brooklyn, NY on May 4, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Barnett and Mamie Kurtz Woolf. Frances relocated to Stamford 11 years ago, where she continued her passions for playing cards, bingo, listening to Frank Sinatra, cooking, and volunteering at various organizations....
Donald R. Lloyd
Jul 7, 2006
Donald R. Lloyd, 68, died on Friday July 7, 2006 at Stamford Hospital. Born December 2, 1937 in Port Chester, NY, he was the son of the late Howell C. and Evelyn Mosback Lloyd. He was a retired firefighter with the Hartsdale New York Fire District. He was also a volunteer firefighter for the Brooksville Engine & Hose Company in...
Jennie Ghiandoni
Jul 7, 2006
Jennie Ghiandoni, 99, a lifelong resident of Stamford, passed away on Friday July 7, 2006 at Norwalk Hospital. Born September 16, 1906 in Pesaro, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Katherine Fillippini Ligi. She was a seamstress for Suburban Garment of Stamford, retiring in 1970. She was a member of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union...
Lillian C. Sansone
Jul 3, 2006
Lillian C. Sansone, 80, died on Monday July 3, 2006 at Danbury Hospital. Born July 9, 1925 in Stamford, she was the daughter of the late Gennaro and Rose Occulto Palmer. She is survived by two daughters, Wendy Sansone of Danbury; and Doreen Vitti and her husband Michael R. Vitti of Michigan; three grandchildren, Michael S. Vitti of Florida; Amber...
Kasimier “Charlie’’ Podlaski
Jun 30, 2006
Kasimier �"Charlie’’ Podlaski 89 of Stamford passed away on Friday June 30, 2006. Born in Stamford on January 10, 1917, he was the son of the late Alexander and Sophie Dembowska Podlaski. Mr. Podlaski moved to Poland with his family at the age of 3 and was raised there returning to Stamford at the age of 19. He worked in...
Josephine K. Bertie
Jun 27, 2006
Josephine K. Bertie, 59, passed away on Tuesday June 27, 2006 at Stamford Hospital. She was born on September 22, 1946 in New York City. She was a cafeteria worker for the Stamford School System. She was well loved by her family and friends. She is survived by her husband, Arnold Bertie, Sr. of Stamford; and her son, Arnold Bertie,...
James E. Mullin
Jun 26, 2006
James E. Mullin, 63, of Milford, PA, died on Monday June 26, 2006 at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City after a long illness. Born on October 5, 1942 in Greenwich, CT, he was the son of Genevieve Amlicke Oefinger and the late John J. Mullin. He was a truck driver for Hawk of Connecticut for twenty five years,...
Mary Angela Brucato
Jun 23, 2006
Mary A. Brucato, 72, died Friday June 23, 2006 at her home in Norwalk. Born in Stamford on August 24, 1933, she was the daughter of the late John and Jeanette Abbiati Brucato. She graduated from the American School for the Deaf in West Hartford, CT, where she excelled in sports activities. For 35 years, she worked in the sewing...
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