Obituaries
William "Billy" Michael LeVasseur
Oct 23, 2025
William “Billy” Michael LeVasseur, age 52, of Fairfield, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family and friends on October 23, 2025. Born in Waterbury, he was one of five children of the late Michael and Rose (Sirica) LeVasseur.
Billy graduated from the Culinary Institute of America with an Associates in Culinary Arts. His passion for cooking led him to work...
Maryhelen Keller Knuth
Oct 25, 2025
Maryhelen Keller Knuth, age 89, of Fairfield, beloved wife of 70 years to Donald Knuth entered into heaven after a long, lovely life Saturday, October 25, 2025 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Toledo, OH, the daughter of the late Sylvester and Eugenia Grahling Keller, she had been a Fairfield resident for many years. Prior to her marriage, Maryhelen...
Vincent Battaglia
Oct 24, 2025
Vincent Battaglia, age 66, of Easton, the beloved husband of Donna Battaglia, passed away on Friday, October 24, 2025 unexpectedly and peacefully in his vacation home in Vermont. Born In Bridgeport, Connecticut on May 18, 1959 to Carolyn Jones and Philip Battaglia, he was a graduate of Joel Barlow High School in Redding and attended Central Connecticut State University and...
Joseph F. Collins III
Oct 16, 2025
Joseph F. Collins III went to eternal rest on Oct 16, after a decades long challenge with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency. He was surrounded by his loving family.
Joe was born in Stuyvesant Town, on Manhattan’s East Side, in January 1951, to Audrey and Joseph Collins. He was the third of six children. Even as the family grew they never ventured far...
Charles Philip McGoldrick, III
Oct 27, 2025
Charles Philip “Charlie” McGoldrick III, 76, of Fairfield, Connecticut, passed away peacefully at his home on October 27, 2025. Born in Bridgeport on October 5, 1949, he was the son of the late Charles and Grace (Stimetz) McGoldrick. Charlie was predeceased by his sister Charlene McGoldrick and brother David McGoldrick. He is survived by his sisters Kathy (Frank) Marcinowski, Susan...
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...
Russell Mead Wakeman
Oct 21, 2025
Russell Mead Wakeman, 81, died peacefully on October 21, 2025 with his wife and children at his side.
Russell was born on November 12, 1943 to Roger Mead Wakeman and Dorothy Jennings Wakeman. A lifelong resident of Fairfield, Russell graduated from Roger Ludlowe High School, where he was an honor student. He majored in Engineering at the University of Connecticut.
He was...
Louis Payne
Oct 17, 2025
Louis "Lou" Payne, 89, passed away peacefully on October 17, 2025, in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Born on August 4, 1936, in Hudson, New York, Lou led a life defined by dedication and service. He served his country as a veteran of the United States Military before beginning a long and steady career with the Southern New England Telephone Company. His strong work...
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...
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...
Howard Raabe
Oct 7, 2025
Howard S. Raabe, Jr., Easton resident since 1975, passed away peacefully at home on October 7th, 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...
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,...
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