All Obituaries

Ellen Josephine "Josie" (Hessley) Mascoli, 84, of Middlebury, died peacefully Tuesday, May 26th, 2020, after a brief illness with her loving family beside her. She was the widow of Dr. Nicholas M. Mascoli Jr. Ellen was born June 12, 1935 in Kane, PA, daughter of the late Joseph and Agatha (Rossetti) Hessley. She was a graduate from Warren High School, Warren, PA where she was an active member of the Future Business Leaders of America and went on to St. Vincent’s...

NAUGATUCK — Catherine A. (Carlino) Kisielewski, 98, widow of Leo J. Kisielewski, passed away peacefully on May 25, 2020 at Southington Care Center in Southington, CT. Catherine was born in Ansonia, CT in 1921, daughter of the late Joseph and Rose Carlino. A longtime Naugatuck resident, she retired from the Naugatuck Glass Companyafter many years of service as a quality control inspector. Catherine was a communicant of St. Hedwig’s...

    Naugatuck-Louise (Helaire) Rutkowski, age 90, formerly of Naugatuck and more recently Cheshire House Nursing Home,  passed away on Wednesday May 20, 2020 due to COVID-19.   Louise was born in Laflin, PA on July 24, 1929, a daughter of the late Lucien and Mary (Gontkowski) Helaire.  As a young girl, her family moved to Connecticut where she later held many jobs but ultimately found her niche as a nurse’s aide at Southbury Training School.  Following...

Naugatuck-Kathryn (Greco) Duszak, age 90, widow of Chester H. Duszak, passed away on Sunday May 17, 2020 at Newtown Health & Rehabilitation Center.   Born in Bridegport, CT on July 19, 1929, she was daughter of the late Joseph and Victoria (Julian) Greco.  Kathryn was a longtime resident of Shelton and was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church.  She was an excellent cook who was well known for her legendary Italian recipes.   Sunday dinners and spending time...

Naugatuck-Elaine M. (Storer) Soucie, age 86, widow of Harold Soucie, passed away on Sunday May 17, 2020 at Waterbury Hospital.   Mrs. Soucie was born in Brooklyn, NY on April 22, 1934, daughter of the late William and Margaret (Nott) Storer.  She was a longtime resident of Naugatuck and had worked at Uniroyal, Inc. and Bristol Babcock for many years.  Elaine was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Naugatuck Senior Center, and Red Hats.  She was an avid UCONN and New...

Naugatuck, CT - Patricia Ann (Scielzo) Hughes, age 75, beloved wife of William Hughes Sr., entered into heaven on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital after a courageous battle with COVID-19.   Patricia was born in Bridgeport on November 3, 1944; the daughter of the late Jiro and Jeanette (Zielinski) Scielzo.  She was a graduate of Bunnell High School and a long-time resident of Naugatuck.   Patty had an eclectic career but settled down at Fiserv in...

Naugatuck-Josefa (Garcia) Carneiro, age 90, widow of Jose B. Carneiro, passed away on Tuesday May 12, 2020 at Glendale Health Center.   Mrs. Carneiro was born in Espanha on November 30, 1929, daughter of the late Modesto and Teresa (Garcia) Dias Garcia.  She lived in Naugatuck since 1975 and was well known for her exceptional cooking, especially Portuguese dishes.  She loved to entertain family and friends and enjoyed going to Active Day Adult Day Care in Middlebury. ...

Washburn, Maine-Dale E. Whitten, age 87, passed away Saturday morning May 9, 2020 at his home in Washburn.   He was born in Washburn on September 26, 1932, the son of Carl and Euleila (Gould) Whitten. He graduated from Washburn High School in 1951, and then enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corp, was stationed in Japan, and was discharged in 1954. He married Adina Carman on July 8, 1952. Dale worked as a mechanical engineer in various manufacturing companies in Connecticut until his...

Naugatuck-Marie (Santos) Carbon, 86, wife of the late Donald Carbon and beloved mother to Doreen and her husband Bryan Costantino, Leslie and her husband Fred Dlugokecki and the late Wayne Fernandes, passed away on May 3, 2020, following a long battle with health issues. In addition to her daughters, she is survived by her sister, Issy Cwynar; and the lights of her life; her four grandchildren, Tyler and Kendra Costantino, Felicia and her husband Bodie Orman, and Nicholas Moniz; as well...

Oxford-Shirley (Mullenite) Weymer, age 85, widow of Ernest Weymer, passed away on Saturday May 2, 2020 at Waterbury Hospital due to complications of COVID-19.   Shirley was born in Middlebury, CT on August 15, 1934, daughter of the late John and Anna (Chicky) Mullenite.  She was a longtime Oxford resident and retired from Bank of Boston.  Shirley was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Oxford and was a member and officer of the Ladies Auxillary of Oxford Center Fire...