All Obituaries

Beacon Falls-Francis Austin, age 78, passed away on March 22, 2019 after a brief illness.   Mr. Austin was born in Waterville, Maine on June 8, 1940, son of the late Mary (Redmond) Austin and Ken Austin.  Francis loved God, and was a great husband and father.  He will be deeply missed.     Besides his loving wife Ginette of 59 years, he leaves his sons, Christopher and Vincent Austin; his two grandsons Brandon and Michael; his brothers Ronald and Gerard; his...

Waterbury-Walter W. Karezna, age 96, passed away peacefully at Cheshire House on Friday March 22, 2019.  He was predeceased by his wife Frances (Sawicki) Karezna.   He was born in Waterbury, CT on July 3, 1922, son of the late John P. and Anna (Varevich) Karezna.  He was a United States Navy veteran having served during World War II.  Walter was a lifelong resident of Waterbury having grown up on his family’s farm.  He enjoyed a long life and took pride in...

Waterbury-Janina A. (Szymanoska) Golebiewski, age 97, widow of Anthony Golebiewski, passed away at her home on Monday March 18, 2019 after a long illness.   She was born in Warsaw, Poland on March 4, 1922, daughter of the late Teodor and Maria Szymanoska.  She was interned at a concentration camp in Germany and made passage to Sweden after the ending of World War II.  Janina married her husband Anthony in Sweden.  Together with their son first son Jerry, they immigrated...

  Naugatuck- Victor Hugo Recalde, age 65, passed away on Saturday March 16, 2019 surrounded by his family and friends, at Yale New Haven Hospital.   He was born in Quito, Ecuador on October 16, 1953, son of Josefina Recalde.   Victor was known for his big, warm smile, storytelling and love for his family, friends, travel and good food. He was most admired for his tremendous resilience, humble nature and generous, kind heart.   Victor leaves his children, Emily,...

  Ronald P. Waranowicz, 76, of Naugatuck, CT passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital on March 8, 2019 after a brief illness. He was surrounded by his devoted family throughout his care. He was born in Waterbury and was a lifelong resident of Naugatuck, CT. He was the son of Anthony and Lottie (Matejek) Waranowicz. He is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, JoAnn (Magnarella), his three children, Donna Marie Warren (Naugatuck, CT) and her daughter, Morgan Foss, Cynthia Fitzgerald...

Naugatuck-James J. Jeanette, age 71, husband of Hedwig (Reutter) Jeanette, passed away on Tuesday March 5, 2019 at Waterbury Hospital.   Jim was born in Naugatuck, CT on July 9, 1947.  He was a lifelong resident of Naugatuck and retired from Bristol Babcock after 38 years of service.  He proudly served his country in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany. Jim enjoyed camping and fishing, and was a member of the Catholic War Veterans.   Besides his loving wife...

Naugatuck-Maria Waage, age 86, widow of Lawrence Waage, Sr.,  passed away peacefully on Saturday March 2, 2019 at the VITAS Innovative Care Unit at St. Mary’s Hospital.   She was born in Slovakia on March 29, 1932, daughter of the late Stefan and Anna Spevak. Maria was a longtime Naugatuck resident, and had worked as a seamstress for many years while living in New York.  A woman that was full of life, she truly enjoyed spending time with her family and...

Thomaston-John “Jack” Tedesco, 85, of Thomaston, formerly of Naugatuck died Thursday February 28th, 2019 at Vitas Hospice Unit of St. Mary’s Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of Shirley (Gagnon) Tedesco. John is predeceased by his only other sibling, Joan Valiante. Jack was born in Naugatuck (Union City), Ct. June 30th, 1933, son of the late John and Mary (Nowocienski) Tedesco.  John grew up in Naugatuck and went into the Navy at age 17 where he served...

Naugatuck-Sophie (Milek) Sobireski, age 88, widow of Stanley J. Sobireski, passed away peacefully on Tuesday February 26, 2019 at the VITAS Innovative Care unit at St. Mary’s Hospital.   She was born in Orange, CT on September 13, 1930, daughter of the late Walter and Mary (Brejnak) Milek.  A longtime Naugatuck resident, she retired from Lewis Engineering after many years of service.  Sophie was a communicant of St. Hedwig’s Church.  She enjoyed her...

Naugatuck-Florence (Broderick) Komacki, age 83, widow of Leonard Komacki, passed away at Waterbury Hospital on Monday February 25, 2019.   Mrs. Komacki was born in Naugatuck, CT on July 27, 1935, daughter of the late Joseph and Gladys Broderick.  She retired from the Shorewood Company after 23 years of service, and had also worked at Uniroyal for 16 years.  She was a member of St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Naugatuck.   Florence is survived by her daughter...