All Obituaries

Beacon Falls-Jennie J. (Jasinski) Schumski, age 98, beloved wife of the late Joseph Schumski, Jr., passed away peacefully at home on Thursday March 26, 2020.   Mrs. Schumski was born in Union City, CT on March 19, 1922, daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine (Ofan) Jasinski.  She retired  from the Footwear Division of Uniroyal, Inc. and was a longtime resident of Beacon Falls.  She was an incredible cook who took great joy in hosting family gatherings and picnics at...

Naugatuck-Rose (Baldelli) DeGennaro, age 90, widow of Patsy DeGennaro, passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital on Saturday March 21, 2020.   Born in Derby, CT on May 14, 1929, she was the daughter of Oddo Alfred and Jennie (Valentini) Baldelli.  Rose was a longtime resident of Derby, and lived in Naugatuck since 1985.  She was a communicant of St. Vincent Ferrer Church.  She enjoyed swimming, bowling, all types of dancing, sewing, and often made her own clothing. ...

  Country Gentleman and Gentle Man     Martin Raymond Petersen, age 89, of Naugatuck and formerly of Beacon Falls, CT passed peacefully into eternal rest on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at Beacon Brook Health Center with his family by his side.  He was the devoted husband of Elaine Margaret (Petruny) Petersen for more than 69 years.   Mr. Petersen was born on March 14, 1930 in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Ogaard Morris and...

Loving husband, father, grandfather   Middelbury-John A. Kotchian, loving husband of Regina (Fox) Kotchian, died on March 8th, 2020 at his home in Middlebury, CT.  He was born on January 24th, 1951 in Oak Park, IL, to the late Winifred and John F. Kotchian.  John was the oldest of four children and his youth was filled with good times with sisters Sally, Nancy, and Ann.  He played trumpet in school and marching bands, played on his high school’s tennis team, and...

Maria Elaine Fonseca , age 90, died peacefully March 2, 2020 at the Vitas Innovative Care Unit of St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury.   Elaine was born December 17, 1929 in Pardilho, Portugal, a daughter of the late Jose R. and Carminda (Amador) Valente. She lived in Naugatuck since 1967, and worked at Timex and the Naugatuck Glass Co.  She was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Church in Waterbury. Elaine loved gardening, and spent many happy hours tending her fruit trees,...

Naugatuck-Oddas Miller, age 67, husband of the late Jodie (Fenn) Miller, passed away on Saturday February 29, 2020 at Yale New Haven Hospital.   He was born in Bakersville, NC on August 8, 1952, son of the late Vester and Sylvia Miller.  Oddas was a self-employed painter in the area for many years.     He is survived by his children, Eric Infanti, Chet Miller, Kurt Miller and his wife Justina, Jaime Valentine, Gregg Valentine and his former wife Amanda, and Marc...

Waterbury-Jadwiga S. (Chmielinski) Kosakowski, age 99, widow of Edmund Kosakowski, passed away on Tuesday February 25, 2020 at Elim Park in Cheshire.   Born in Waterbury, CT on August 6, 1920, she was a daughter of Stanley and Helen (Pilacienski) Chmielinski.  Jadwiga was a longtime resident of Waterbury and retired from Bristol Babcock after 18 years of service.  She was a former parishioner of St. Stanislaus Kostka Church where she was a member of the Ladies...

WATERBURY- Robert Edward Dugan Sr.,70, of Waterbury, died peacefully Wednesday February 12th, 2020 at Waterbury Hospital with his loving family beside him. He was the widower of Michele E. (Freeman) Dugan. Rob was born in Waterbury December 6th, 1949, son of the late John J. and Virginia (Christiano)  Dugan Sr.  He worked at Richards Metal Products in Wolcott for 30 years until his retirement in 2009.  Rob attended Woodstock in August of 1969, was a huge Beatles fan , and...

Naugatuck-Thelma B. (Boulanger) Malone, age 98, widow of John Malone, passed away peacefully on Sunday February 9, 2020 at Apple Rehabilitation Center in Watertown.   Mrs. Malone was born in Waterbury, CT on May 19, 1921, daughter of the late Elby and Catherine (Currie) Boulanger.  She was a graduate of Wilby High School and was a longtime Naugatuck resident.  She had worked at Connecticut Manufacturing and Scovill Manufacturing for many years. Thelma was a communicant of...

Naugatuck - Adolph Joseph “Duke” Bendler, Age 77, of Naugatuck, died peacefully at his home on Saturday, February 1, 2020 , surrounded by his loving family. He was the loving husband of JoAnn (Coppola) Bendler for 53 years.  Duke was born on October 23rd, 1942 in Derby, CT. He was the son of the late Adolph John and Julia (Mitchell) Bendler. He received his bachelor degree from Fairfield University, his Masters degree from Southern Connecticut State University, and his 6th...