Obituaries

Edward  John Erazmus

Edward John Erazmus

Jan 24, 2016

Edward John Erazmus, age 85, of Fairfield passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family including his beloved wife of 56 years Helen Stockwell Erazmus on Sunday, January 24, 2016. Born in Wallington, NJ the son of the late Frank and Katarzyna Erazmus, he had been a Fairfield resident for the last 56 years. Edward served in the...

Warren  Thomas Long

Warren Thomas Long

Jan 23, 2016

Warren Thomas Long, age 34 of Fairfield, beloved husband of Leslie Shevlin Long and loving dad to Warren "Jude" Long, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 23, 2016 surrounded by his loving family following a courageous and inspiring battle with cancer. Born in Greenwich, Warren had been a lifelong Fairfield resident. He was a graduate of Fairfield High School and received...

Carol  A. Kuhl

Carol A. Kuhl

Jan 23, 2016

Carol A. Kuhl, age 79, of Fairfield, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2016 at the Jewish Home for the Elderly. Born in Stamford, the daughter of the late Wesley and Mae Kuhl Miller, she was raised in Stratford and had been a Fairfield resident for many years. Mrs. Kuhl was employed at the American Surgical Company. She was a member...

Seda Kochian

Seda Kochian

Jan 21, 2016

Seda Kochian of Fairfield, beloved wife of 60 years of Varujan Kochian, passed away peacefully in her home Thursday January 21, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Sivas, Turkey, she had been a Fairfield resident since 1981. Mrs. Kochian was a talented and gifted seamstress, she worked for many years at the Plumed Serpent Bridal Shop in Westport...

Ryan Christian Van Zandt

Ryan Christian Van Zandt

Jan 21, 2016

Ryan Christian Van Zandt, age 25, of Fairfield, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, January 21, 2016, following a courageous battle with uveal melanoma, a rare form of cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family. Born in Bridgeport, Ryan had been a lifelong Fairfield resident. He was a graduate of Fairfield Ludlowe High School, where he was a...

Mary  Jane Fitzpatrick

Mary Jane Fitzpatrick

Jan 21, 2016

Mary Jane Fitzpatrick, age 88, of Fairfield passed away Thursday evening, January 21, 2016 at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Born in Bridgeport the daughter of the late John and Marion Fitzpatrick, she had been a lifelong area resident. A graduate of Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY, Mary Jane taught in the Bridgeport School system for many years, and later in...

Shirley  Bulkley Meeker

Shirley Bulkley Meeker

Jan 19, 2016

Shirley Bulkley Meeker, 88, "I'm almost 89.", beloved wife of 64 years of the late Glenn D. Meeker, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at the Jewish Home for the Elderly. Born at her home in Fairfield the daughter of the late Earle and Lillian (Banks) Bulkley, she was raised in Fairfield then lived in Westport and Easton prior...

Edward Lesko

Edward Lesko

Jan 19, 2016

Edward Lesko, age 95 of Bridgeport, beloved husband of over 67 years of Lillian Fazekas Lesko passed away Saturday, January 16, 2016 at St. Vincent's Medical Center following a brief illness. Born in New York State, Mr. Lesko moved to the Black Rock section of Bridgeport in 1927 living right next door to the Black Rock Congregational Church in which...

Robert  John Thompson

Robert John Thompson

Jan 18, 2016

Robert "Bob" John Thompson, age 72, of Fairfield, beloved husband of Ellen Thompson, passed away peacefully at home Monday January 18, 2016. He is predeceased by his parents Raymond and Dorothy Thompson. He is survived by his wife, Ellen Thompson, 2 daughters, Kimberly Martin and Scott, and Amy Curran and Jason Rotzal, 2 brothers, Raymond "Duke" Thompson, and Ronald Thompson,...

Margaret  Perry (Peg)  Clark

Margaret Perry (Peg) Clark

Jan 17, 2016

Margaret Perry Clark (Peg), of Fairfield, passed away peacefully Sunday, January 17, 2016 at Bridgeport Hospital. Born in Bridgeport, the daughter of the late Burr Perry, Sr. and Margaret Perry, she had been a lifelong Fairfield resident. A graduate of Roger Ludlowe High School, Mrs. Clark's career in elementary education spanned many years. She taught at Grasmere Elementary School in...

Catherine (Kay)  Leger

Catherine (Kay) Leger

Jan 16, 2016

Catherine Ross Leger (Kay), age 77, of Shelton, formerly of Fairfield, beloved wife of 57 years of Clarence (Chuck) Leger, passed away Saturday, January 16, 2016 at St. Vincent's Medical Center with family by her side. Born in Bridgeport, the daughter of the late Charles and Emily Ross. She was a parishioner at St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Church, Shelton and...

Veronica  M. Martini

Veronica M. Martini

Jan 15, 2016

Veronica M. Martini, beloved wife of Leonard J. Martini of nearly 54 years, passed away peacefully in her home in Fairfield on Friday, January 15, 2016. Born in Ozone Park, Queens, New York on May 21, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Emily Harding Battey and Harold William Battey. She married Leonard J. Martini on August 18, 1962...

Anna R. Sevitski R. Sevitski

Anna R. Sevitski R. Sevitski

Jan 13, 2016

Anna Rita Sevitski, 99, of Fairfield, CT, passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 in her home with her devoted family by her side. Anna was born in 1916 to her parents Louis and Erminia DeBellis. She was raised in Hazelton, PA along with 8 brothers and sisters, sharing a lifetime of experience growing up together. Anna was startled by...

Eileen  Mary Fernous

Eileen Mary Fernous

Jan 12, 2016

Eileen Mary Fernous, age 74 of Trumbull, formerly of Fairfield, beloved wife of 51 years of Louis F. Fernous, Jr., passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Born in Rockville, Center, NY the daughter of the late Thomas and Winifird Blenn, she had been a Fairfield resident for 30 years prior to her recent relocation to...

Mary  Morris Hodgman

Mary Morris Hodgman

Jan 8, 2016

Mary Morris Hodgman passed away on Jan 8, 2016, at her home in Southport, CT, at the age of 84. She was the daughter of William Samuel and Virginia Thieme Morris. She was predeceased by her parents and older sibling, William S Morris III. She married Thomas Fee Hodgman in 1955, in Rye, NY. He survives her. Their homes were:...

Robert  L. Barnum

Robert L. Barnum

Jan 7, 2016

Robert L. Barnum, age 87 of Fairfield, beloved husband of 65 years of Helen K. Barnum, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2016. Born in Bridgeport, the son of the late Edwin and Bertha Barnum, he had been a Fairfield resident for most of his life. Bob graduated from Roger Ludlowe High School, class of 1945, where he played on the...

Thomas  Allen Sevitski

Thomas Allen Sevitski

Jan 6, 2016

Thomas Allen Sevitski, 60, of Fairfield, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2015 at St. Vincent's Medical Center after a long battle with cancer. Thomas was born in Bridgeport to his parents Joseph and Anna Sevitski. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard. A continuous learner, Tom graduated from Norwalk Community College with a Finance Degree, and constantly studied his...

Pauline Fenton Rozsa Fenton Rozsa

Pauline Fenton Rozsa Fenton Rozsa

Jan 5, 2016

Rozsa, Pauline Fenton, of Shelton CT formerly of Fairfield, Easton and Trumbull, beloved wife of the late John J. Fenton and the late John Rozsa, entered into eternal life on January 5th, 2016. Born in Massachusetts, Pauline had been a lifelong area resident and was a graduate of Harding High School. Pauline enjoyed traveling, reading and playing Rummykub. After a...

Jean  Carpenter Winton

Jean Carpenter Winton

Jan 3, 2016

Jean Carpenter Winton of Fairfield, wife of the late Robert Weber Winton, died Sunday, January 3, 2016 at Bridgeport Hospital. Born in Bridgeport, the daughter of the late Edward Carpenter and Grace Edna Smith, she was a lifelong Fairfield resident. Mrs. Winton graduated from the Unquowa School, the Emma Willard School and Vassar College, class of 1942. Upon graduating from...

Ruth  Eleanor Mozzi

Ruth Eleanor Mozzi

Jan 3, 2016

Ruth Eleanor (Talbot, Feczko) Mozzi, age 88, of Stratford, beloved wife of the late Paul Mario Mozzi, died Sunday, January 3, 2016, with family by her side, at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, following a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Born in Stratford on January 6, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Milton M. and Elizabeth...