Obituaries
Teresa "Terri" Smith
Dec 8, 2025
Teresa “Terri” Smith, 73, of Fairfield, passed away on Monday, December 8th, after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Born on July 3, 1952, in Eastleigh, England, she grew up in Bridgeport and made Fairfield her home for the past 48 years.
Terri was predeceased by her parents, Wincenty (Vincent) and Aleksandra (Wrzykowska) Kowalski of Bridgeport, and by her beloved sister,...
Jeffery H. Poling
Dec 1, 2025
Jeffrey H. Poling, 68, of Fairfield, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, December 1, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved and devoted husband of 40 years to Pam, and proud father to their son, Will, who described Jeff as the best father anyone could ever have.
Jeff was born in Evanston, Illinois, on August 1, 1957,...
Patrick J. O'Connell
Dec 9, 2025
Patrick J. O’Connell, 83, of Fairfield, CT and formerly the Bronx, NY, peacefully passed away on December 9, 2025. Pat was born in Castletownshend, Co. Cork, Ireland on March 8, 1942 to the late John and Margaret O’Connell (nee Collins). Pat attended the local primary school from the age of 5 until 12. He then attended and graduated from Skibbereen...
Barbara Petersen
Dec 8, 2025
Barbara Petersen, 85, longtime resident of Fairfield passed away on December 8, 2025. She was the loving wife of Tom Petersen. She was born on November 7, 1940 in Glen Cove, NY to the late Benjamin and Genevieve Karpinski Stutz.
Barbara met her husband, Tom while working at the Naval Training Devices Center on Long Island. They built a life based...
Joanne Eckert
Nov 8, 2025
Joanne Eckert passed away peacefully on November 8, 2025 surrounded by family. Joanne was pre-deceased by her beloved husband of 54 years, Kenneth M. Eckert. They lived for over 40 years in Fairfield where they raised their four children Carolyn (Dana Gentes) of Northampton, MA; Susanne (Ed Puchalla) of Seattle, WA; Jennifer (Chris Crotty) of Pelham, NY; and Brian (Tracey)...
Timothy R. Casale
Dec 6, 2025
Timothy R. Casale, age 64, of Fairfield, beloved husband of 31 years to Laura Miller Casale, passed away peacefully Saturday, December 6, 2025 in the comfort of the home that he built after a courageous three years battle with Pancreatic Cancer. Born in Bridgeport, the eldest son of the late Ruth Lasko (who passed on November 22, 2025) and Louis...
Patricia Ann Hull
Dec 6, 2025
Patricia Ann Hull, 72, of Stratford, formerly of Fairfield, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 6th. She was the beloved wife of Robert Hull. Patricia was born in Bridgeport, CT on June 26, 1953 to the late George and Helen Gabicki.
Patricia was a devoted homemaker for her family who enjoyed playing Bingo, baking Hungarian pastry and cookies, camping at Lone...
Timothy John Kelly
Dec 1, 2025
Timothy J. Kelly, age 78, of Fairfield, beloved husband of 55 years to Kathleen (Adams) Kelly, passed away peacefully Monday, December 1, 2025 at the VA Medical Center, West Haven. Born in New York City, the son of the late John Patrick Kelly and Mary (Hevern) Kelly, he had been a lifelong Fairfield resident. Tim graduated from Andrew Warde High...
Mark Laviolette
Nov 26, 2025
Mark Laviolette, 73, of Shelton, formerly of Bridgeport/Fairfield, passed away peacefully at home on November 26, 2025. Born in Bridgeport on June 26, 1952, he was the son of the late Lester and Ruth Laviolette.
Mark attended Bullard-Havens Technical High School, where he studied plumbing and heating systems. In his early years, he worked at Bridgeport Machine in several departments, including...
Ann Filush
Nov 24, 2025
Ann Filush (Divjak), beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, niece, and friend, passed away surrounded by her loved ones on November 24, 2025, in Fairfield, Connecticut, at the age of 70, after a long battle with chronic illness. Born on April 6, 1955 to Maria and Joseph Divjak she grew up leading the charge in Fairfield with her siblings Rose...
Richard C. Schede, Jr.
Nov 24, 2025
Richard C. Schede Jr. (“Rich”), 64, of Milford, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, November 24, 2025. Born in Bridgeport to Richard C. Schede Sr. and Eleanor Moran Schede, Richard grew up in Fairfield and graduated from Andrew Warde High School in 1979. He spent most of his life in the Fairfield area, building deep friendships and a...
C. Robert (Bob) Bruckmann
Nov 24, 2025
C. Robert Bruckmann (Bob), age 96, formerly of Fairfield and Guilford, beloved husband of 72 years to the late Eleanor F. Bruckmann, passed away peacefully Monday, November 24, 2025 at the Springs at Watermark. Born in Mount Vernon, NY, the son of the late Carl Rudolph Bruckmann and Marjorie (Schimoler) Bruckmann, he had been a Fairfield resident of over 20...
Adelaide Mary Schneider
Nov 23, 2025
Adelaide Mary Schneider, 88, of Fairfield passed away peacefully on Sunday November 23, 2025, in St. Vincent’s Hospital. She was the loving wife to Walter Schneider. Adelaide was born in Greenwich, CT on October 1, 1937, to the late Vincenzo and Carolina Colosimo Tordo.
After graduating from JM Wright, Adelaide worked as a Hairdresser and then moved on to working for...
Robert "Bob" J. Slesh, Sr.
Nov 17, 2025
Robert “Bob” John Slesh, Sr., 78, a lifelong resident of Stamford and a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on November 17, 2025.
Born on October 3, 1947 in Stamford, to the late Joseph and Helen Slesh. Bob was a gifted and dedicated professional woodworker whose craftsmanship touched countless lives. His meticulous, beautifully made pieces continue to be...
Janice Marie Lawrence
Nov 11, 2025
Janice Marie (DeCarlo) Lawrence, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on November 11, 2025, in Wilton, Connecticut, at the age of 84, after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease and related dementia.
Born in Greenwich, Connecticut, on October 18, 1941, to Dominick and Constance DeCarlo, Janice grew up in a...
Harold "Hank" Greer
Nov 10, 2025
Harold “Hank” Greer died peacefully on November 10th in his home in Fairfield, CT, surrounded by his family. He was 91 years old.
On March 25th, 1934, Hank tumbled into the world - literally - born in the back of a taxi cab, on the way to Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, NJ. The fourth child and third son to John...
Nancy Goodfellow
Nov 4, 2025
Nancy Goodfellow, 77, of Stratford, Connecticut passed away peacefully with her family by her side on November 4, 2025. Nancy was born and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut. She was the daughter of Norman E. and Martha Foster Goodfellow. She was one of the original employees of Newman’s Own in Westport, Connecticut, where she worked for more than 30 years. She...
Vicki E. Killian-Lehr
Nov 2, 2025
Sunrise ~ June 24, 1959
Sunset ~ November 2, 2025
Vicki Killian-Lehr, of East Haven, CT, passed away on November 2, 2025. She was surrounded by her loving family in her final moments.
She is survived by her loving husband, Blake, of East Haven; her brothers, Larry (Connie) and Mark (Sue); her son & daughter-in-law, Ben & Tiffany; her adored grandsons, Gavin &...
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