Obituaries
Lee A. Vance
Oct 17, 2025
Lee A. Vance, age 62 of East Haven, beloved husband of Ellen (Davis) Vance, passed away peacefully Friday, October 17, 2025 at the CT Hospice in Branford. Born in Rumford, Maine, the son of the late Milton and Anita Vance, he moved to Connecticut when he was 18 years old. Before his early retirement, Lee was a Warehouse supervisor for...
Joan T. Moore
Sep 24, 2025
Joan T. Moore, age 89, went home to be with the Lord on September 24, 2025. Joan was born in Coal Run, Ohio to Wilson and Kathryn Thompson, where she grew up on a large farm, one of thirteen children. She moved to Connecticut with her then-husband Bill, and raised her five children in Fairfield, where she resided for over...
Howard Raabe
Oct 7, 2025
Howard S. Raabe, Jr., Easton resident since 1975, passed away peacefully at home on October 6th, just days after his 80th birthday. Mr. Raabe was born in Summit, New Jersey, to the late Howard S. Raabe and Esther Tote Raabe. A graduate of Syracuse University, where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity, Mr. Raabe enjoyed a long...
Alex Reyes Yniguez
Oct 8, 2025
Alex Reyes Yniguez, 65, peacefully passed away on October 8 after his courageous battle with lung cancer, with the love of family and friends, his faith and great nursing care.
Preceded in death by parents, Amador D. and Zenaida R. Yniguez, brother Casey A. R. Yniguez and sister Aleli Y. Taylor. Alex is survived by sister, Arlene (John) Frye, brother, Amador...
Assunta E. Farrell
Oct 14, 2025
Assunta E. Farrell, nee Ohlsson, age 92, of Monroe, CT, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 surrounded by family. Born in New York City on April 10, 1933, she was the daughter of Richard Oscar Ohlsson and Rosa de Maria.
Sunny spent her childhood with her sisters Diana and Adrianne in Riverside, CT and attended local grammar schools and...
Gregory Stephen Vangor
Oct 12, 2025
Gregory “Greg” Stephen Vangor, age 74, of Southbury, beloved husband of the late Joyce (Bero) Vangor, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on October 12, 2025. Born on June 5, 1951 in Bridgeport, he was the son of the late William and Theresa (Chaplinsky) Vangor.
Greg worked for many years at the family business, Vangor Engineering Corporation,...
Howard Reynolds
Oct 10, 2025
Howard Reynolds, born November 5, 1940, in Roanoke, VA, passed away peacefully on October 10, 2025. A VMI graduate and U.S. Army Captain who served in Germany and Vietnam, he later built a successful engineering career in New York. After retiring, he enjoyed travel, flying (as a pilot), fishing, volunteering, and sailing with his wife of 57 years, Judy. He...
Robert C. Emmerich
Oct 9, 2025
Robert "Butch" Emmerich
Robert C. Emmerich, 84, of Bridgeport, CT, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 9, 2025, surrounded by his family.
He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He is survived by his wife, brother, daughter, son and daughter-in-law, three grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his two sisters and a sister-in-law. He worked for 32...
Richard Francis Reidy
Oct 6, 2025
Richard Francis Reidy, 73 of Fairfield, passed away peacefully on October 6, 2025, surrounded by his beloved siblings. He was predeceased by his parents, Richard J and Vivian Carroll Reidy, and sisters Eileen Reidy and Maureen Reidy Fracassini. He is survived by his siblings: Sheila Reidy of Fairfield, Peter Reidy of Vero Beach, Florida, Beverly Reidy of Fairfield, and Mary...
G. "Joe" Cahill Surber
Oct 4, 2025
G. "Joe" Cahill Surber, age 90, of Trumbull, passed away Saturday, October 4, 2025. He was the husband of Anne-Brigid Lucey Surber for 65 years. Born August 19, 1935 in Bridgeport son of the late Howard and Eudora Cahill Surber, formerly of Bridgeport, Fairfield and Danbury. He retired as a Sales Manager in the Unisys Corporation in Shelton in 1991...
Thomas E. Murphy, Jr.
Oct 3, 2025
Thomas E. Murphy, Jr., age 80, of Fairfield, beloved husband of Frances (DeVito) Murphy, passed away peacefully Friday, October 3, 2025 at Yale New Haven Hospital surrounded by Fran and their loving son TJ. Born in Bridgeport, the son of the late Thomas E. and Marion Murphy, he had been a lifelong Fairfield resident. He was a graduate of Andrew...
Cynthia Foristel
Sep 29, 2025
Cynthia Foristel of Norwalk, Connecticut, formerly of Princeton, New Jersey, died peacefully on Monday September 29, 2025 surrounded by family. Cynthia was born on June 9, 1959 in Bonn, Germany to the late Morrie Helitzer and Florence Saperstein. Cynthia was 66 years old.
In 1992, Cynthia married Joseph Forsitel in Westport, Connecticut. Cynthia loved and was loved deeply by her family...
Nathalie S. Taranto
Sep 28, 2025
Nathalie Joy Sattler Taranto, age 92, of Easton, wife of the late Raymond S. Taranto, died Sunday, September 28th 2025 at her home. She was born in Burke, South Dakota on September 22nd, 1933 to the late Constantine F. and Emma Kautz Sattler. She attended Naper, NE schools (grades one through eight in one room country school); Naper High School,...
Claire Fray
Sep 28, 2025
Claire Fray, 91, passed away peacefully at St. Vincent's Hospital on Sunday, September 28, surrounded by her family. Born April 10, 1934 in Brooklyn, New York, Claire was raised in Washington, DC where she graduated from Georgetown Visitation and earned a full scholarship to Dunbarton College. Her first job was teaching elementary school on the Marine Corps Base in Quantico,...
Anne Rosemary Auray
Sep 26, 2025
Anne Rosemary Auray, age 85, of Wellington, Florida, passed away quietly on Friday, September 26, 2025. Anne was born on April 1, 1940 to the late James Apicello and Irene Anderson of Fairfield, Connecticut. She was raised in Fairfield and spent her life traveling between Connecticut and Florida. Anne, a homemaker, married her husband, the late Delbert L. Auray Sr.,...
Roger V. Raymond
Sep 23, 2025
Roger V. Raymond, 89, of Fairfield, passed away peacefully on September 23. He was the beloved husband of Carlo Ann Raymond. Roger was born in Bridgeport to the late Louis W. and Alyce Sammon Raymond.
Roger worked for many years in the family business, Superior Plating. Roger was also a well-known beekeeper in Fairfield and founded Uncle Roger’s Honey, which he...
Michael J. Bellew
Sep 12, 2025
Michael J. Bellew, 72, died peacefully on Sept. 12, 2025 after an accidental fall at his home in Chicago, Illinois. His brother, Brian, and his sister, Patricia, were at his side until his final breath.
Michael was born on January 21, 1953 to Peter and Ann (McInerney) Bellew of Fairfield, CT. The eldest of five children, he attended St. Thomas Aquinas...
William D. "Bill" Lee
Sep 10, 2025
William D. “Bill” Lee, 80 of Fairfield passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of Marie Romanchick Lee. Bill was born August 10, 1945 to the late Leonard J. Sr. and Edith Lovanio Lee.
Bill was a skilled mason, who always made sure a job was done “just right” before he was happy with...
Leon Venech
Sep 7, 2025
Leon Venech, age 82, of Fairfield, formerly of Boynton Beach, FL and Massapequa Park, NY passed away Sunday, September 7, 2025 surrounded by his family. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he had been a Fairfield resident for the last 6 years.
Leon was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather who enjoyed spending time in the sun, golfing, reading, and being with his...
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