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May 18, 2012
Florence White Pearson, 97, of Branford, died on May 16 at the Regency House in Wallingford. She was the wife of the late Leonard A. Pearson. Florence was born in Naugatuck on Dec. 10, 1914, daughter of the late Paul and Mary White. She was a communicant of St.
May 18, 2012
Clara Bernard, 92, of Madison, formerly of Stony Creek, died on May 15 at the Madison House. Clara was born in Stony Creek on Nov. 13, 1919, daughter of the late Guerino and Cesira Serafini Lucarelli. She had worked as an inspector for Echlin...
May 18, 2012
Edith Mattei Ferraiolo, 96, a lifelong East Haven resident, died in Guilford on May 15. She was the wife of the late Frank Ferraiolo. Born in New Haven on Dec. 2, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Michela and Angelina Dinello Mattei. She was a graduate of...
May 18, 2012
Anna Matteo Cedro, 85, of Branford, died at her home on May 14. She was the beloved wife of Michael Cedro, Sr. Anna was born in New Haven on Nov. 7, 1926, daughter of the late Peter and Maria Matteo. A devout Catholic, Anna and let her faith...
May 16, 2012
Aaron Barile, 39, of Branford, died on May 13. He was born on Feb. 9, 1973, the devoted son of LaVerne and Roger Gandelman. Aaron spent his early childhood in East Haddam before moving to Branford and attending Branford High School. He was a capable and friendly...
May 16, 2012
Barbara Lee Miles, 52, of Branford, died suddenly in Branford on May 11. She was born on Aug. 7, 1959 in Cleveland, Ohio, daughter of the late Bruce W. and Geraldine Coffin Miles. She was a former Jazzercise instructor in Branford and New Haven and...
May 16, 2012
Lavinia "Vicky" Kebabian, 93, died peacefully at her home at The Village at Mariner's Point in East Haven on May 13. She was the wife of Robert Kebabian of New Haven. She was born Lavinia Mai Crawford on April 25, 1919 in a small town near Leeds, England,...
May 15, 2012
Vincent P. (Jim) Martone, 91, of Branford, died peacefully in his sleep on May 13 with his loving daughter by his side. He courageously overcame a year of medical challenges and learned to walk again at age 90 after the amputation of both his legs. Jim was the...
May 14, 2012
Robert Lynn Coffey, 65, of Branford, died on May 9 at the Connecticut Hospice, Branford. He was the husband of Anne Coffey. Bob was born in Syracuse, New York, on June 14, 1946, son of Robert and Rosemary Coffey. Bob dedicated his life to law enforcement,...
May 14, 2012
Michael Caruso, 65, of East Haven, died May 7 at the Connecticut Hospice, Branford. He was the husband of JoAnn Aceto Abel Caruso and the son of George and Elizabeth Raney Caruso of Branford. Prior to his retirement, Mike had been a manager for Stop &...
May 14, 2012
Joan DeMarco Orifice, 65, of Branford, died May 4 at the Connecticut Hospice. She was the daughter of the late Michael and Loretta Pulisciano DeMarco. Prior to her retirement, Joan had been a home health aide for many years.
May 14, 2012
Eleanor A. Mickelson, 86, of Branford, died on May 7. She was the wife of the late Mark Mickelson. Born on Jan. 13, 1926, she graduated from Hamden High School in 1944 and then completed business college in New Haven. Eleanor had worked as a...
May 9, 2012
Henry F. Kennedy, 84, of 80 Clifford St., Hamden, died on May 7 at the Connecticut Hospice, Branford, after a short illness. He was the beloved husband of Lorraine Proto Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy was born in New Haven on March 11, 1928, son of the late Henry and...
May 8, 2012
Mary S. Nicoletti Fusco, 90, formerly of North Haven, died peacefully on May 6 at the Branford Hills Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late Patrick Fusco. Mary was born in Ansonia on Dec. 10, 1921, daughter of the late Salvatore and Concetta...
May 8, 2012
Marion Rose Carlson, 89, of Murphysboro, Illinois, formerly of Guilford, died on April 26 at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, Murphysboro, Illinois. She was the wife of the late Harold Carlson, whom she married on June 10, 1950, and who predeceased her in...
May 7, 2012
Florence Robertson Donadio, 92, of Branford, died in New Haven on May 4. She was the wife of the late Joseph J. Donadio. Florence was born in Canada on Jan. 14, 1920, daughter of the late Alexander and Annie Melvin Robertson. She was a member of the...
May 7, 2012
Frederick Theodore Hinners, 87, a lifelong resident of Guilford, died May 2 at Peregrine’s Landing at the Shoreline. He the loving husband of 61 years to Jean Robert Hinners. A beloved father and grandfather, Fred was born in North Guilford on Jan.
May 4, 2012
Justine Marie Collingwood Brown, 25, of Elmira, New York, formerly of Branford, died in Elmira on April 29 from injuries received in a car accident. She was the beloved daughter of Lorraine Johnson Collingwood of East Haven and R. Lowell Collingwood of...
May 4, 2012
Bryan M. Cooke, 51, beloved husband of Beverly LaPointe Cooke of Stony Creek, Branford, died at his home May 1. He was born in New Haven on Sept. 2, 1960, son of the late Addison and Isabella Robertson Cooke. Bryan was a lifelong resident of Branford and...
May 4, 2012
Rene James Lacourciere, 82, of East Haven, died peacefully at the Connecticut Hospice on April 15. He was the beloved husband of Alma Lepone Lacourciere. Born in Wallingford on June 22, 1929, Rene was the son of the late Rene and Mary Gannon Lacourciere. He had...
May 1, 2012
Susan C. Faticone Vogel, 60, of Branford, died April 29 at the Connecticut Hospice. She was the beloved wife of Gary Vogel. Susan was born in New Haven on March 11, 1952, daughter of William and Marion Gaetano Faticone of Branford. She had...
April 27, 2012
Theresa Acompora DeLieto, 88, died April 15 at the Hospital of St. Raphael. Born in New Haven on July 24, 1923 to the late Phillip and Susie DeLauro Acompora, she was the wife of the late Angelo DeLieto of New Haven. Mrs. DeLieto was employed as a dietician at...
April 25, 2012
Arthur J. Howe (Lt. BPD, Ret.), 84, of Branford, died at his Branford home on April 24. He was the beloved husband of 30 years to Alice Niatopsky Howe. Arthur was born in Branford on Nov. 6, 1927, son of the late Helen and Frederick Howe. He attended...
April 24, 2012
Frederick T. Merola, 77, of North Branford, died at his home on April 11, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Katherine Badiali Merola. Fred was born in New Haven on Aug. 27, 1934, son of the late Anthony and Pasqualina Morro Merola. Fred had worked...
April 24, 2012
Katherine Kobak Hart, 92, of Madison, formerly of North Branford for most of her life, died April 21 at the Watrous Nursing Center in Madison. She was the loving wife of the late Leslie A. Hart. Katherine was born in New Haven on July 17, 1920, daughter of...
