Monday, April 12, 2021
Essex Obituaries
Obituaries • Published April 08, 2021 11:40 a.m.
Edward B. Potter
Edward Barrie “Ted” Potter, 62, adored husband, father, brother, and friend, died on April 2. Ted was one of a kind and will be deeply missed by everyone who knew him. He was a...
Obituaries • Published April 07, 2021 01:23 p.m.
Mary Varano (née DiPaolo),
Mary Varano (née DiPaolo), 93, of Essex passed away peacefully on March 31, surrounded by her family.She is survived by her three children, Gina M. Varano and her husband Paul Dest, E. ...
Obituaries • Published March 10, 2021 04:46 p.m.
Robert G. Strachan
Robert Gordon “Bob” Strachan, 92, of Essex, formerly of New York City, passed away peacefully on March 5. He never married and had no children.He was born Jan. 1, 1929, in...
Obituaries • Published March 02, 2021 04:57 p.m.
John H. Hanks
John H. Hanks, 96, of River Road, Essex died peacefully at home on Feb. 23. He was born March 6, 1924, in Norwich, son of the late Edwin Hanks and Bessie Hanks.John graduated from Norwich...
Obituaries • Published Feb. 09, 2021 12:30 p.m.
Matthew J. Hines III
One would be hard pressed to find a better father, husband, grandfather, father-in-law, uncle, brother, companion—a better man—than Matthew J. Hines III.Matt, of Centerbrook...
Obituaries • Published Feb. 03, 2021 11:20 a.m.
Dr. Donald Sprafke
It is with deep sadness that the family of Dr. Donald F. Sprafke, 83, of Essex and Ludlow, Vermont, announce his passing Jan. 24. He died peacefully after a short illness.He was the loving...
Obituaries • Published Jan. 20, 2021 10:37 a.m.
John F. ‘Jackie’ Katzenbach
John F. “Jackie” Katzenbach, 40, passed away peacefully Jan. 13, after battling a long illness. He was a 1998 graduate of Valley Regional High School and attended Mt. Ida College....
Obituaries • Published Jan. 04, 2021 04:13 p.m.
Jeffrey Kosky
Jeffrey Dennis Kosky, 56, passed away Dec. 14, 2020, at L+M Hospital after a long illness.He is survived by his mother Patricia Kosky, his daughter Kathleen Kosky, his stepdaughter Tanya...
Obituaries • Published Oct. 14, 2020 11:26 p.m.
Nancy Clapp Miller
For Nancy Miller (1929 to 2020), the Golden Rule was her guiding light, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” She lived by this moral principle. Everyone who knew...
Obituaries • Published Oct. 14, 2020 08:57 p.m.
David Boyd Ward, Jr.
David Boyd Ward, Jr., of Essex, passed away at his home on Sept. 4, the day after his 73rd birthday. David was born in Middletown on Sept. 3, 1947, and was raised in Little Silver, New Jersey,...
Obituaries • Published Oct. 14, 2020 08:32 p.m.
Theresa Broderick Kusmierski
Theresa Broderick Kusmierski passed away Oct. 12 at Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven. Theresa was born Sept. 6, 1930, in Middletown to Polish immigrants Aniela Bula and Vincenty Bruderek....
Obituaries • Published Oct. 07, 2020 06:54 p.m.
Betty Spearrin
Betty Spearrin passed from this life into her eternal life with her Savior Jesus Christ on Aug. 28. Born Elizabeth Irene Chapman on July 19, 1945, in Middletown, she grew up in Higganum, where she ...
Obituaries • Published Oct. 07, 2020 06:22 p.m.
John Wilson
John “Jack” Wilson, age 64, of Centerbrook, formerly of Meriden, died Sept. 30 after a brief but intense bout with cancer. He died surrounded by his loved ones. Jack leaves behind...
Obituaries • Published Sep. 23, 2020 06:43 p.m.
Lochlin Gates Syme
Lochlin Gates Syme passed away on Sept. 16 at home in the presence of his loving family. Loch was born in New York City on July 24, 1933, the first of two sons of John Prescott Syme and Helen...
Obituaries • Published Aug. 25, 2020 04:41 p.m.
Carl Ehrhart Ebmeyer
Carl Ehrhart Ebmeyer, 87, of York, Pennsylvania and Essex, passed into eternal peace on July 12, surrounded by his loving family. Born on April 27, 1933, Carl was the son of Frieda (Straub) and...
Obituaries • Published Aug. 19, 2020 07:59 p.m.
Bruce O’Brien
Bruce O’Brien, 72, of Ivoryton passed away peacefully at his home on Aug. 16, surrounded by his loving wife and children. Bruce was born on July 5, 1948, in Stoneham, Massachusetts, later...
Obituaries • Published Aug. 12, 2020 07:32 p.m.
Robert Lemaire Van Houten
Robert Lemaire Van Houten, a longtime resident of Essex, died on Aug. 2 from injuries sustained from a fall at the age of 92. Robert is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Valerie Hastings...
Obituaries • Published Aug. 12, 2020 04:32 p.m.
Leslie Mcgrath Taylor
Born in Bridgeport on June 15, 1957, Leslie Mcgrath Taylor passed away from cancer on Aug. 6 at age 63. For several reasons this was not supposed to happen. For one, the best at Yale reassured her ...
Obituaries • Published Aug. 12, 2020 03:24 p.m.
Robert Alfonse Florio
On Aug. 21, 1937, a new soul came into this world, born Robert Alfonse Florio. He was the only child of proud parents Katherine and Hugo, who raised him in the Fort Schuyler area of the Bronx....
Obituaries • Published Aug. 06, 2020 05:31 p.m.
Donald Hanberg
Donald Hanberg of Essex passed away July 11. He was born Dec. 21, 1927, in Bremerton, Washington to Oscar and Helen Hanberg, and was a grandson of Washington pioneers Olaf and Margaret Hanberg....
Obituaries • Published Aug. 06, 2020 05:25 p.m.
Victor Angelini
Victor Angelini, 93, of Essex and formerly of New London, entered eternal life June 18. He was born Jan. 24, 1927, the son of the late Aurelio and Marianna (Baldelli) Angelini in Mercato Saraceno, ...
Obituaries • Published Aug. 06, 2020 03:49 p.m.
Lesley Williams Bosnak
Lesley Williams Bosnak, 55, of Centerbrook passed away unexpectedly at home on July 30. She was born January 7, 1965, in Ridgewood, New Jersey to Dorothy (Hancock) Williams and the late Preston...
Obituaries • Published Aug. 05, 2020 11:25 a.m.
Jason M. Smith
Jason M. Smith, 50, of Killingworth passed away unexpectedly at home on Aug. 1. He was born in San Francisco in 1970, but moved well over 22 times through his high school years—living in D....
Obituaries • Published July 30, 2020 09:28 a.m.
Ned Barton Johnson
Ned Barton Johnson died peacefully with family by his side on June 27 after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born in Pagosa Springs, Colorado on April 1, 1944, to his...
Obituaries • Published July 15, 2020 09:09 p.m.
Ronald A. Lavoie
Ronald A. Lavoie, beloved husband of Denise (Lambert) Lavoie, passed away peacefully on July 8 at home surrounded by his loving wife, children, and family.Ron proudly served his country in...
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