All Obituaries

Naugatuck - Mrs. Suzanne Marie (Taylor) Rindos, 61, of Naugatuck, died Monday, January 10, 2022, at her home.  She was the wife of Michael C. Rindos. Suzanne was born in Bridgeport, January 27, 1960, daughter of Elizabeth (Jess) Taylor of Woodbridge, and the late Gerald Taylor.  She worked for Aquavia Insurance and was a member of St. Michael's Episcopal Church. Suzanne enjoyed crocheting and was a kind and loving woman devoted to her family.She was an avid New York Yankees...

NAUGATUCK- Georgiana Mezzo Genovese, 71, of Naugatuck, died Monday, January 3rd, 2022 at St. Mary’s Hospital. She was the wife of Thomas A. Genovese.    Georgiana was born in Waterbury, Ct. May 25th, 1950, daughter of the late George J. and Hedwig Karwacki Mezzo. She was a graduate of Naugatuck High School. She was self employed as an artist, with many of her paintings on display in galleries in Connecticut, New York, California, England and the Cayman...

Naugatuck- Linda R. DeCarlo, 82, of Naugatuck, died peacefully December 30th, 2021 at St. Marys Hospital in Waterbury.  Linda was born in Waterbury, Ct. August 28th, 1939, daughter of the late Domenic J. and Julia (Rosa) DeCarlo. She grew up in Naugatuck, CT, where she attended local schools and was a1957 graduate of Naugatuck High School. Linda worked for many years as an executive assistant until her retirement. She was a member of the...

THOMASTON- Mark Gregory Smolinski, 61, of  Thomaston, died Wednesday, December 29th, 2021 at Waterbury Hospital. He was the husband of Linda (Orlando) Smolinski.   Mark was born in Waterbury, Ct. November 7th, 1960, son of the late Paul T. and Genevieve (Grabowski) Smolinski. He was a graduate of Naugatuck High School. He worked for M.J. Daley and Sons Plumbing Co. as a pipe fitter. He was a member of the Odd Fellows Club of Waterbury. He enjoyed old cars and car shows, the...

Laurence Bernard Brown, 81 passed away Wednesday December 29, 2021 at Waterbury Hospital. He was the loving husband and soul mate of Claudia Brown for 41 wonderful years. He was born in New York City to the late Horace A Brown Sr. and to the late Dorothy B. Fuller.                               Laurence could cook anything you asked and so delicious that you would never forget. He opened countless restaurants and...

Waterbury-James “Jimmy” Fenn, age 68, passed away on Tuesday December 21, 2021 at Waterbury Hospital.   Born in Waterbury, CT on November 2, 1953, he was the son of Marlene “Peggy” Cronin and the late Donald Fenn.  He had lived most of his life in Naugatuck and was the co-owner of Delson Plumbing.  Jimmy was an avid Green Bay Packer and Redsox fan, and enjoyed hunting in Montana.   Besides his loving mother, Jim is survived by his children,...

Newtown-Raymond J. Kubick, Sr., age 81, husband of Teresa (Rim) Kubick, passed away on Tuesday December 21, 2021 at Maplewood Assisted Living surrounded by his family.   Born in Duryea, PA on April 2, 1940, he was the son of the late Stephen and Catherine Dorothy (Kredlow) Kubick.  Ray was a longtime resident of Naugatuck and graduated from Naugatuck High School.  He retired from the Chemical Division of Uniroyal after many years of service.  He was a proud veteran of...

  Naugatuck- Roselynn (LaPaglia) Conforti, Feb. 17, 1939 - December 19, 2021. Roselynn, age 82, passed away on Sunday at Waterbury Hospital.  From Forest Park, IL, Roselynn married Michael F. Conforti on November 3, 1956 and began their life. Together they had four wonderful children Terri (Moriello), Joseph (Conforti), Jean (Conover), and Patricia (Lachiver).    Lynn lived with her family in Naugatuck since 1993 and was a devoted member of St. Francis...

Oxford-Gertrude Mae (Grindrod) Palutis, age 76, passed away on Saturday December 4, 2021 at Bridgeport Hospital.  She was the beloved wife of Vincent Palutis.   Born in Bridgeport, CT on January 1, 1945, she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Howard) Grindrod.  She lived in Oxford for the last fifteen years and had worked at Graystone Advertising Agency in Bridgeport.  Gertrude enjoyed gardening and was also a talented seamstress, sewing many wedding gowns...

Naugatuck-Anthony T. Costa, age 85, passed away on Friday, December 3, 2021, at Norwalk Hospital.  He was the husband of Zita (Campos) Costa. Born in Murtosa, Portugal, on March 7, 1936, he was the son of the late Reinaldo and Carolina (Tavares) Costa.  He immigrated to Naugatuck in 1962 as a tool-maker, later becoming an entrepreneur owning multiple businesses and properties. He took great pride in what he had accomplished as a Portuguese immigrant.  Insisting his...