Obituaries

Pearl Fattibene

Pearl Fattibene

Apr 9, 2020

Pearl Fattibene passed away peacefully at Carolton Chronic Care in Fairfield in the early hours of April 9, 2020. She was 99 years old. Pearl was born in Bridgeport CT to John and Grace Fattibene. She was the oldest of three siblings. Her parents were Italian immigrants and she grew up surrounded by a large extended family in Bridgeport. Pearl...

John  L. Altieri

John L. Altieri

Apr 8, 2020

John L. Altieri of Key Largo, Florida died on April 8th. He was 93. He was born in Rutherfordton, North Carolina in May 1926, one of five children of Annie Pearl (Gaffney) and Louis J. Altieri. After graduating from St. Peters High School on Staten Island in 1943, he joined the Navy and was assigned to a Naval engineering program...

Sally  Lucille O'Day

Sally Lucille O'Day

Apr 4, 2020

Sally Lucille O'Day, age 72, passed away peacefully, Saturday, April 4, 2020 at Norwalk Hospital. Born in Bridgeport, the daughter of the late James and Hilda (Dunn) O'Day, she was raised in Fairfield on Sasapequan Road. In the early 1970's Sally moved to Vermont where she raised her three children. Sally worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse specializing in eldercare...

Kenneth  W. Mills

Kenneth W. Mills

Apr 3, 2020

Kenneth W Mills, age 77, of Bridgeport, CT, died peacefully in his sleep on April 3, 2020. Ken was born June 22, 1942 in Portland, Maine to Walter and Rose Mills. Ken was the youngest of two children (older sister, Barbara), and the last surviving member of his family. He was also predeceased in 2010 by his loving companion of...

Barbara  Brunton Kime

Barbara Brunton Kime

Mar 28, 2020

Barbara Brunton Kime, 93, of Loudon, TN, formerly of Southbury and Fairfield, CT, passed away peacefully Saturday March 28, 2020 under hospice care. She was the wife of the late Richard C. Kime. Barbara was born June 19, 1926, in the Philadelphia area of Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of the late William Ellsworth Brunton and Alberta Hughes. She grew...

Lucille  J. Marottoli

Lucille J. Marottoli

Mar 22, 2020

Miss Lucille J. Marottoli, born July 29, 1921, daughter of Emilius and Lena Marottoli, and sister of Ann (pre-deceased), passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home on March 22, 2020. She was born in Fairfield, Connecticut, and was a longtime resident of Easton, Connecticut. She was a graduate of Grasmere Elementary, Roger Ludlowe High, and received her B.S....

Henry  M. Bishop

Henry M. Bishop

Mar 21, 2020

Henry M. Bishop, age 76, of Fairfield passed away peacefully Saturday, March 21, 2020 at the Gaylord Specialty Hospital in Wallingford, CT. Born in Bridgeport, CT, the son of the late Edward H. and Dorothy S. Bishop, he had been a lifelong area resident. After graduating from the Deerfield Academy, Henry earned his Bachelors Degree from Dickinson College and a...

Alex  J. Orban

Alex J. Orban

Mar 21, 2020

Alex J. Orban, age 77 of Southport, CT, beloved husband of the late Kathleen Orban, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 21, 2020 at the Ludlowe Health Center. Born in Cleveland, OH, the son of the late Alex and Elizabeth Orban, he was raised in Cleveland and also lived in Pittsburg, PA, Longmeadow MA, and Branford, CT for his work prior...

Greta  May Sutphen

Greta May Sutphen

Mar 20, 2020

Greta May Peterson Sutphen passed away on March 20, 2020 at Sturges Ridge of Fairfield. A daughter of the late Aimee L. and Otto H. Peterson of Westport, Greta graduated from Staples High School and went on to a modeling career, working with many Westport artists. She married the late Harold A. Sutphen, Jr. in 1950. After moving around the...

Drew  F.R. Funk

Drew F.R. Funk

Mar 17, 2020

Drew F. R. Funk, beloved son, brother, friend and talented musician, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020 after losing his battle to opioid addiction. Drew was Born October 26, 1994 at 12:19 AM in Summerville, SC. but grew up in East Hampton, CT on the banks of Lake Pocotopaug which is where his love of nature began. Drew; an amazingly...

David  Hilding Westberg

David Hilding Westberg

Mar 8, 2020

David H. Westberg, age 77, of Bridgeport, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2020 in Bridgeport Hospital. Born in Bridgeport Hospital, the son of the late Hilding R. and Leona (Ambrosey) Westberg, he had been a greater Bridgeport resident for a long time. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War in 1965. Following his military service,...

Margaret  "Marge" Kulhay

Margaret "Marge" Kulhay

Mar 7, 2020

Margaret B. Kulhay "Marge", age 94, of Fairfield, beloved wife of the late Elmer (Al) Kulhay, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 7, 2020. Born in Bridgeport, the daughter of the late Ralph and Anna Smith, she had been a Fairfield resident for most of her life. A graduate of Bassick High School, class of 1942, she married her sweetheart, Elmer...

Anne  Stoddard Patterson

Anne Stoddard Patterson

Mar 6, 2020

Anne Stoddard Patterson, loving wife, mother, and Bridgeport lawyer died March 6, 2020 after a warrior-like struggle with COPD. Anne was born in Bridgeport, CT in June of 1932, the daughter of Johnson and Constance Brandon Stoddard, granddaughter of Sanford and Hannah Johnson Stoddard, all of this area. Her younger siblings are the Rev. Cecily Stoddard Stranahan and the late...

Shannon  Lynn Sadler

Shannon Lynn Sadler

Mar 5, 2020

Shannon Lynn Sadler, age 48, of Milford, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020 with her loving family by her side. Born in Bridgeport to William and Doreen Sadler, she moved to Largo, Florida in 1975 at the age of 4. In 1985 she and her mother moved back to Connecticut. While in high school she played for the Trumbull...

Rudolph  R. Vida

Rudolph R. Vida

Mar 4, 2020

Rudolph R. Vida, age 88, of Fairfield, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Born in Bridgeport, the son of the late Anthony and Grace (Busko) Vida, he had been a Fairfield resident for most of his life. A graduate of Bassick High School, he proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean...

Bridget  Ann O'Halloran

Bridget Ann O'Halloran

Mar 2, 2020

Bridget "Breda" O'Halloran (Murphy), age 62, of Bridgeport, formerly of Tallaght, Ireland, passed away in her home on the morning of Monday, March 2, 2020. Born in Dublin, Ireland to Daniel and Margaret (McLaughlin) Murphy, Breda spent the first 43 years of her life in the area, living in suburbs of the city, Ballyfermot and Tallaght. At the age of...

Jacqueline  Logan Blackburn

Jacqueline Logan Blackburn

Feb 23, 2020

Jacqueline Logan Blackburn of Southport, CT died on February 23, 2020 at the age of 97. She was a resident of the Fairfield area all of her life, spending 30 winters in Vero Beach, FL. She was a graduate of The Madeira School and Smith College. Always active in the community, she served on many boards, and was an advocate...

Jane  Mulvaney Banta

Jane Mulvaney Banta

Feb 21, 2020

Jane V. Banta, age 92, of Fairfield, beloved wife of the late Robert Edmond Banta, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Friday, February 21, 2020. Born in the Bronx, NY, the daughter of the late Walter and Elizabeth Mulvaney, she had been a Fairfield resident since 2008 and formerly Hillsdale, NJ and Mills River, NC. She was an active...

Nancy  Ann Gjerlow

Nancy Ann Gjerlow

Feb 21, 2020

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Nancy Ann Gjerlow. Nancy, aged 83, passed away February 21, 2020 in Redding, Connecticut, one week shy of her 84th birthday. Born in Brooklyn, New York on February 28, 1936, she was the daughter of Stephen Hackett Smith and Nancy Ann Milton and was one of four children. She...

Patricia  Peabody Raslavsky

Patricia Peabody Raslavsky

Feb 18, 2020

Patricia A. Raslavsky of Stratford, beloved wife of the late John R. Raslavsky, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, February 18, 2020. Born in Bridgeport, the daughter of the late Joseph and Anne Peabody, she had been an area resident all of her life. She was a 1962 graduate of Warren Harding High School. Patricia's career in jewelry sales spanned many years....