Obituaries

Diane Quinn Cortez
Mar 25, 2015
Diane (Dede) Quinn-Cortez, age 56, of Stratford, beloved wife of the late Carlos Cortez, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015, in her home. Born in Farmingdale, Long Island, Diane was raised in Fairfield. She graduated from Roger Ludlowe High School and Sacred Heart University. He career as an accountant spanned 30 years. Including time at Bridgeport Machines and Yale University....
Paul William Lafayette
Mar 23, 2015
Paul W. Lafayette, age 77, of Fairfield, beloved husband of Jane C. (nee Mattos) Lafayette, passed on to his Heavenly Father on Monday, March 23, 2015 at The Jewish Home of Fairfield, after a long illness. Born in Oakland, CA, he was the son of the late Alfred C. and Cora (nee O'Connor) Lafayette. He is a former resident of...

Ileana D. Vaugh
Mar 23, 2015
Ileana D. Vaugh, age 53, of Fairfield, wife of Christopher C. Vaugh passed away Monday, March 23, 2015 at The Connecticut Hospice, Branford. Born in Bridgeport on April 9, 1961, she was the daughter of Herman DeCampos and Carmen Roman-Rosado. Following graduation from Central High School, she spent most of her career working in the banking industry. Her last position...

Stanley M. Hunts
Mar 21, 2015
Stanley M. Hunts, age 82, of Fairfield, beloved husband of Lorraine N. Hunts, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015 at New York Presbyterian Hospital. Born in Stamford, the son of the late Stanley and Agnes Hunts, he had been a Fairfield resident for most of his life. He received a BS Degree from Fairfield University and a Masters in Landscape...

Bryan Charles Wall
Mar 21, 2015
Funeral Home
Spear-Miller Funeral Home
39 South Benson Road, Fairfield CT US 06824
Service
Celebration of Bryan's Life
Pending
Cemetery
Family Gathering
Charity
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Ruth N. Bayers
Mar 19, 2015
Ruth N. Bayers, age 101, of Shelton, formerly of the Long Hill section of Trumbull, beloved wife of the late E. Gordon Bayers, passed away peacefully Thursday, March 19, 2015 in the home of her daughter. Born in Bridgeport, the daughter of the late Charles and Addie Streck, she had been a Long Hill resident since 1941 before moving to...
Fannie Raisides
Mar 16, 2015
Fannie Raisides, age 83 of Fairfield, beloved wife and best friend of 52 years of the late Paul Raisides, passed away Monday, March 16, 2015 at Bridgeport Hospital. Born in Fairfield, the daughter of the late Anthony and Helen Tambakis, she had been a lifelong town resident. She was a graduate of Roger Ludlowe High School and attended Bay Path...
Ellen M. Shannon
Mar 16, 2015
Ellen (nee Dunleavy) Shannon, aged 86 years, was a former resident of Fairfield and entered eternal rest on Monday, March 16, 2015 in Potomac, MD. Ellen was born in Fairfield, CT in 1928. While Ellen grew up in Bridgeport, CT, she always considered Fairfield as her home. In 1951, she married the love of her life, Jack Shannon, and the...

Robert S. Genualdi
Mar 14, 2015
Robert S. Genualdi, a musician and retired educator who lived in Bridgeport, died Saturday, March 14, 2015, surrounded by his family at St. Vincent's Medical Center. He was 84 years old. Mr. Genualdi was born in Chicago to Biagio Genualdi and the former Elizabeth Doll. He was a conductor of the Greater Bridgeport Youth Orchestras and a founding member of...
Richard Wendelberger
Mar 14, 2015
Funeral Home
Spear-Miller Funeral Home
39 South Benson Road, Fairfield CT US 06824
Service
Oak Lawn Cemetery
Graveside Service
1530 Bronson Road, Fairfield CT US 06824
August 21, 2015
CemeteryOaklawn Cemetery
1530 Bronson Road, Fairfield CT US 06824...

Joyce C. Pelligra
Mar 14, 2015
Joyce C. Pelligra, age 80, of Monroe, beloved wife of the late Frank E. Pelligra, died peacefully Saturday, March 14, 2015. She and her husband Frank founded The Smithy Restaurant in Monroe back in 1973. Joyce enjoyed interior decorating and painting with watercolors. Survivors include her three sons, Frank J. Pelligra and his wife Carol of Easton, John Pelligra of...
Shirley P. Fitzpatrick
Mar 13, 2015
Shirley Lila Prath Fitzpatrick, a resident of Fairfield for more than 60 years, died peacefully Friday, March 13, 2015. She was born in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania in 1930, and graduated from Drexel University in 1951. After working as a buyer for several national department stores, she married Jack Fitzpatrick, a Fairfield lawyer and probate judge, in 1954. She spent the next...
John Francis Tommins
Mar 10, 2015
John F. ( Jack) Tommins, of Fairfield, CT and formerly of Rockville Centre, NY, passed away on March 10, 2015. He was the loving husband of Carolyn Keating Tommins, his wife of 61 years and the son of the late Arthur and Marie Quinlan Tommins. He was born on April 21, 1925 and was just weeks away from his 90th...

Angela Dipene
Mar 8, 2015
Angela Dipene, 88, of Southbury, CT, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2015 at Danbury Hospital. Angela was a former partner/owner of Cunningham, Escott, and Dipene Talent Agency in New York City. She will be fondly remembered by the many clients and business associates of that agency. As a former resident of Fairfield, CT, Angela volunteered at St. Vincent's Hospital,...

David Russell Bachman
Mar 5, 2015
David Russell Bachman, age 80, of Easton, passed away peacefully on March 5, 2015 at home surrounded by loved ones. He was born on April 20, 1934 in Bridgeport to Joseph and Catherine Bachman. He graduated from Fairfield College Preparatory School, Tulane University and received his MBA from Rollins College. After many years in the corporate world he fulfilled a...

Geza Toth
Mar 3, 2015
Geza Toth, age 80, a longtime Fairfield resident, beloved husband of Marjory Snelgrove Toth, passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 3, 2015. He worked for Handy & Harman and went on to run his own home improvement business. Geza also worked in the Norwalk Hospital's engineering dept. for many years. He loved spending time with his family and really enjoyed cooking....
Lucy Roberts
Feb 27, 2015
Lucy DeFoe Roberts, after valiantly battling pancreatic cancer, died peacefully at her home, in Southport, Connecticut, Friday, February 27, 2015. Lucy graduated with a master's degree from Fairfield University. She was a dedicated social worker who helped countless families and individuals by providing alcohol and drug abuse counseling. Lucy was a generous and giving individual who loved education and was...

Frank Colavito
Feb 26, 2015
Funeral Home
Spear-Miller Funeral Home
39 South Benson Road, Fairfield CT US 06824
VisitationSpear-Miller Funeral Home
39 South Benson Road, Fairfield CT US 06824
March 04, 2015
ServiceSt. Thomas Aquinas Church
Mass of Christian Burial
1719 Post Road, Fairfield CT US 06824
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Stephen Patrick Keenan
Feb 26, 2015
Stephen Patrick Keenan, age 59, of Easton, CT, and Killington, VT, beloved husband of Sarah Frassinelli Keenan, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, February 26, 2015 following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Rutland, VT, the son of the late Eugene and Charlotte Keenan, he had been an Easton resident for the...
Nell P. Kelly
Feb 26, 2015
Nell P. Kelly, age 90 of Stratford, formerly of Roslyn Heights, NY, beloved wife of Henry F. Kelly, passed away peacefully, Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Lord Chamberlain Health Center. Born in Waterbury, CT the daughter of the late Joseph Shopis and Helen (Pawlowicz) Shopis Sullivan , she had been a Roslyn Heights resident for over 50 years prior to...
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