All Obituaries

Naugatuck-Alvin K. Schiller, age 92, husband of the late Lydia (Fidalgo) Schiller, passed away at Waterbury Hospital on Tuesday January 15, 2019.   Mr. Schiller was born in Naugatuck on May 30, 1926, son of the late Louis and Caroline (Trichel) Schiller.  He was a lifelong Naugatuck resident and a graduate of Naugatuck High School, where he was captain of both football and baseball teams.  Alvin was a member of the Naugatuck Hall of Fame, VFW Post 1946 and the American...

    Naugatuck-Helen M. (Marczewski) Csengo, age 100. beloved wife of the late Steven Csengo, passed away peacefully on Monday January14, 2019 at St. Mary’s Hospital VITAS Innovative Care Unit.   Mrs. Csengo was born in Seymour, CT on June 25, 1918, daughter of the late Stephen and Caroline (Salaga)  Marczewski.  A longtime resident of Naugatuck, she retired from Peter Paul Company after many years of service.  Helen was a communicant of St. Vincent...

  Dover New Hampshire- Linda Frances (Objinski) Canter passed away Tuesday, January 8th, 2019 at Wentworth Douglas Hospital in Dover. She was the daughter.of John and Helen Objinski. Linda received her bachelors degree from Southern Connecticut State College and her masters degree from Boston College. In her long and illustrious teaching career, she taught in many different states nationally as well as internationally in Germany. She ended her career in Rochester, N.H. as a special...

SHARON (SMEGELSKI) SODLOSKY, PASSED AWAY ON SATURDAY JANURY 5, 2019 AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS. SHE WAS BORN IN WATERBURY, CT ON JANUARY 30, 1944, DAUGHTER OF THE LATE THOMAS STANLEY SMEGELSKI AND JANE B. SMEGELSKI. SHARON IS SURVIVED BY HER SISTER, VIRGINIA NAFIS OF NAUGATUCK; HER SISTER-IN-LAW JAN SMEGELSKI-O’MEARA (WILLIAM) OF OLD LYME, CT; HER NIECE KAREN NAFIS GIANNI OF LITTLE RIVER, NY; HER NEPHEW DAVID NAFIS (MELISSA) OF SOUTHINGTON, CT; LAURA NAFIS PENNINGTON (EDWARD) OF...

Naugatuck - Walter B. Riley, 63, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family and friends on January 2, 2019 after a brief battle with cancer. He was beloved by his wife, Liz Riley and daughter Shannon Riley. ​Walter was born in New York City and raised in Keansburg, New Jersey, the middle child of five siblings. He was predeceased by his father William Riley and his mother Eileen Riley as well as his sister, Margaret Graham of New York. Walter is survived by his siblings William Riley...

Naugatuck- Joseph Stephen Kubeck Sr 91, of Naugatuck, died Monday, December 31st at St. Mary’s Hospital Vitas Hospice after a brief illness. He was the widower of Jennie (Caparaso) Kubeck.             Joseph was born November 28th, 1927 in Duryea, Pennsylvania, son of the late Stephen and Catherine Kubick. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1944 to 1946 and the U.S. Navy from 1946 to 1947. He was...

Naugatuck-Christopher John Clifford,44, of 298 Hillside Ave died suddenly and went Home to the Lord, at the home of his parents on Friday December 28, 2018. Christopher was born in Orange, California on June 26, 1974, son of Deacon Thomas J. and Linda R (Kulis) Clifford of Naugatuck.  He graduated from Naugatuck High School in 1992 and received a Degree in Culinary Arts from Johnson and Wales University in Providence, R.I. in 1995. As a longtime member of St. Mary's Church, he...

Naugatuck-Paul Cyr, age 61, husband of Lidia (Kacprzynski) Cyr, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at Yale New Haven Hospital. Paul was born in Frenchville, Maine on September 23, 1957, son of the late Leonide and Albertine (Tardif) Cyr.  He was a graduate of Sacred Heart University and a longtime resident of the Naugatuck Valley.  He had worked as a manufacturing engineer at Sikorsky Aircraft for more than 36 years and was a proud veteran of the United States Navy. ...

Naugatuck-Barbara Ann (Kowalski) Wichlinski age 54, beloved wife of Grzegorz Wichlinski, passed away surrounded by her closest family on Wednesday December 26, 2018.   She was born on March 4, 1964 in Waterbury, CT daughter of the late Alfons and Irena (Lazarski) Kowalski.  She was a graduate of Post College and was a longtime Naugatuck resident.  Barbara worked at Gem Manufacturing for more than 30 years up until her illness.  She was a longtime communicant of St....

Middlebury-John J. Butkus   “The family man with the biggest heart”   Fish in lakes across Connecticut breathed a sigh of relief on December 19, 2018 when John J. Butkus passed away due to complications from his nearly four-year struggle with lung cancer.  He’d want everyone to know “It’s a Wonderful Life.”   Born in Waterbury, CT and raised in Naugatuck, son of the late Donald and Helen (Patronik) Butkus, John graduated...