Obituaries
Francis W. Carroll, Jr.
May 27, 2021
Francis W. Carroll, Jr., age 88, of Fairfield, beloved husband of the late Susan H. Carroll, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family Thursday, May 27, 2021. Born in Bridgeport, the son of the late Frank W. and Agnes Flanagan Carroll, he was a lifelong Fairfield resident. Bud graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas School, Fairfield...
Esther Sotolongo
May 21, 2021
Esther Sotolongo, age 90, of Fairfield, beloved wife of the late Pastor G. Sotolongo, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family Friday, May 21, 2021. Born in Hubei, China, the daughter of the late Liu Enhou and Bai Nanzhen, she had been a Fairfield resident for the last 45 years. She received a BS degree and a Masters...
Harry Ernest Orschler
May 20, 2021
Harry Ernest Orschler, age 90, longtime resident of Fairfield, beloved husband of 65 years to Frances Orschler, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 20, 2021 in Bridgeport Hospital. Born June 14, 1930 in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Joseph and Matilda Orschler. Harry worked as a dental sales representative for the H. L. Hayden...
Antoinette M. (Ritzzo) Redican
May 18, 2021
On May 18, after a very long illness, Antoinette (Ann) Redican, beloved mother of Ruth Redican and Linda McDonald, passed away peacefully at home with her family at her side. She was pre-deceased by her parents, Rafaella and Michaelangelo Ritzzo, her first husband Harold Rasmussen, who was killed in action in World War II shortly after their marriage, by...
Barbara (Blaney) Bair
May 16, 2021
Barbara Blaney Bair, 90, of Old Lyme, formerly of Rowayton, beloved wife of the late Robert Dwight Bair, passed Sunday, May 16, 2021. Raised in Warehouse Point, Barbara grew up working in the tobacco fields; and thereafter attended and graduated from St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center with a nursing degree in medical surgery, and simultaneously obtained her license...
Patricia Ann (Blake) Rozelle
May 6, 2021
PATRICIA BLAKE ROZELLE of Fairfield, CT, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away on Thursday, May 6, 2021 in the loving arms of her husband. Born on September 5, 1943 in Bridgeport, CT, Pat was the daughter of the late Jeannie Williamson Blake and Arthur Blake. She is survived by her one and only true love, her husband...
Grace (Denninger) Kaehler
May 6, 2021
Grace (Denninger) Kaehler, age 87, of Fairfield, loving wife, mother and grandmother passed away peacefully on May 6, 2021 after a heroic battle with cancer under home hospice care of her two daughters. Grace was born on August 5, 1933 in Brooklyn, NY to Joseph and Georgina (Burgess) Denninger.
After graduating from high school, Grace...
Mona Porier (Lotts) Dennehy
May 4, 2021
Mona L. Porier Dennehy, age 85, formerly of Fairfield, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at Regency House in Wallingford, after a brief illness with family at her side. Mona was born in Detroit, MI, the daughter of the late Delbert and Gladys Lotts.
She worked for many years with her husband, Wally, operating their Kentucky...
Phillip Eugene Perrigo
May 2, 2021
Phillip Eugene Perrigo, age 91, of Southport, beloved husband of the late Beryl Ann (Brooks) Perrigo, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2021. Born in Easton, ME, the son of the late Kenneth Perrigo and Louise Rand, he had been a Southport resident for the last 62 years. A graduate of Presque Isle High School, he proudly served in the...
Thomas Francis Quinn
Apr 26, 2021
Thomas F. Quinn, 79, a lifelong resident of Fairfield, CT, passed away peacefully in late evening hours of April 26, 2021. A graduate of both Fairfield Prep and Fairfield University (class of ’63), Tom and his wife of 56 years, Grace K. Quinn, raised a family of 6 sons and enjoyed the love of 10 grandchildren.
Tom’s...
Esmee B. Grauer
Apr 21, 2021
Esmee B. Grauer, age 73, of Fairfield, beloved wife of 51 years of Donald F. Grauer, Sr., passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. A lifelong Fairfield resident, Mrs. Grauer met her husband at Roger Ludlowe High School. She went on to attend Green Mountain College in Vermont. Mrs. Grauer enjoyed a long...
Peter Stuart Swann
Apr 15, 2021
Peter Stuart Swann, age 83, of Westport, beloved husband of 52 years of Patria (Lynk) Swann, passed away peacefully with Patria by his side in the early hours of Thursday, April 15, 2021. Born in New York City, the son of the late Charles Bennett Swann and Evelyn Henry Swann, he had been a Westport resident since 1972. He...
Walter Stephen Zaborowski
Apr 14, 2021
Walter Stephen Zaborowski, affectionately known as “Sonny” or “Gator,” age 90, of Bridgeport, passed after a brief illness on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.
Born to Stephen and Mary (Kozark) Zaborowski on November 27, 1930 in their Fairfield family home, Sonny was a lifelong area resident. He attended Bullard-Havens Technical School in Bridgeport for machining before enlisting in...
Anthony Michael Mcdonald
Apr 13, 2021
Anthony Michael McDonald, of Wingina, VA formerly from Fairfield, CT, passed away on April 13, 2021; he was surrounded by his loving family. Tony was born October 20, 1949 and was the son of the late Thomas John McDonald, Sr. and Marion Annette McDonald both of Fairfield, Connecticut. Tony was a graduate of Fairfield University and Roger Ludlowe High...
Stella Marie (Defilippo) Sheping
Apr 9, 2021
Stella Marie Sheping, age 95, of Greenville, SC, beloved wife of the late Ward F. Sheping, passed away peacefully, Friday, April 9, 2021 at NHC Healthcare. Born in Mt. Vernon, NY one of 10 children to the late Dominick and Guistina DeFilippo, she had been a Westchester area resident for most of her life prior to moving to Fairfield,...
Vanessa Ann Marshall
Apr 7, 2021
Dr. Vanessa A. Marshall, age 85, of Trumbull, CT died Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at the West Haven VA Medical Center. Born in Ocean City, NJ, she lived in Trumbull since 1987. She was the only child of the late Gerald and Evelyn Ada (Jones) Marshall. A career military officer, Vanessa served twenty two years in the U.S. Army...
David K. Braun
Apr 6, 2021
David Braun was a leader in many areas, including national advertising, the Westport and Fairfield communities, youth sports and his church. But above all, he most valued his personal relationships and the work he did to help others. All this was done with integrity and honesty, which was how he approached life, especially after his pancreatic cancer diagnosis. He...
Barbara (Soderquist) Doughty
Mar 31, 2021
Barbara Doughty, age 76, of Fairfield, wife of the late Alfred E. Doughty, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at St. Joseph’s Care Center in Trumbull. Born in Milford, the daughter of the late Walter and Margaret (Doxsey) Soderquist, she had been a Fairfield resident for many years. She was a parishioner for many years of Holy Family...
Joseph "Joe" Charles Callahan
Mar 28, 2021
Joseph “Joe” Charles Callahan, age 77, of Fairfield, passed away on Palm Sunday, March 28, 2021. He was the son of the late Joseph James Callahan and Marie Rose Callahan. Joe was born in Bridgeport, CT on November 15, 1943, and he was raised primarily in Fairfield, CT. Joe graduated from Fairfield Prep in 1961 and Fairfield University in...
William U. Gatto
Mar 28, 2021
William U. Gatto, age 88, of Fairfield, passed away peacefully after a long illness at St. Vincent’s Medical Center on March 28, 2021. He was born in Stella Cilento, Italy, on February 22, 1933, the son of Gerald and Helen Gatto. Bill, as he is known to his family, friends, and colleagues, retired from U.S. Baird Corp. and was...
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