Obituaries
Helen R. Larkin
Feb 22, 2015
Helen R. Larkin, age 89 of Fairfield beloved wife of Robert Larkin, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2015. Born in Bridgeport the daughter of the late Frank and Ina Norton, she had been a Fairfield resident for most of her life. Helen and Robert celebrated 70 years of marriage in November. She loved working around her house and in her...
Mary Jane Grenier
Feb 16, 2015
Mary Jane Grenier, age 89 of Westport, beloved wife of the late Wallace J. Grenier, passed away peacefully, Monday, February 16, 2015 at Norwalk Hospital. Born in White Plains, NY and raised in Valhalla, the daughter of the late Alfred and Margaret Lawrence she had been a Westport resident for over 50 years, most recently residing at the Greens at...
Martin A. Monahan
Feb 14, 2015
Martin Monahan, age 89, of Fairfield, beloved husband of the late Mary Troy Monahan, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, February 14, 2015. Born in Lissycasey, County Clare, Ireland, he immigrated to Bridgeport in 1950. He served in the United States Army from 1951 to 1953 during the Korean Conflict. In 1959, he married Mary, his wife of 53 years,...
Graham Kinnersley England
Feb 12, 2015
Graham Kinnersley England, age 89 of Easton, adored son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and uncle passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015 at home. Born in West Cardiff, Wales, the son of the late Richard and Florence England, he had been an Easton resident for 38 years. Mr. England proudly served as an officer in the British Merchant Navy during...
Irene P. Bodie
Feb 10, 2015
Irene P. Bodie, age 73 of Fairfield, beloved wife of 50 years of Richard S. Bodie, passed away peacefully in her home after a long illness Tuesday, February 10, 2015. Born in Fairfield, the daughter of the late John and Irene Prion, Mrs. Bodie had been a lifelong town resident. A graduate of Andrew Warde High School, she was a...
George E. Boland
Feb 9, 2015
George E. Boland Jr, 80, was a man who always had time for a family member or a friend in need. He handled difficult situations with humility, hard work and laughter. He will be remembered as a great father and a selfless friend and public servant. Boland, a lifelong Fairfield resident, passed away on Feb. 9, 2015 with family by...
Paul E. Knox
Feb 8, 2015
Dr. Paul E. Knox, age 84 of Fairfield, passed away peacefully in his home, Sunday, February 8, 2015. Born in Greenville, TX, the son of the late Roy P. and Estella Knox, he was raised in Dallas and began studying piano at the age of five and the organ at age nine. Paul was a member of The Apollo Boys...
Mary Gamble Marqua
Feb 7, 2015
Mary Gamble Marqua, age 92, beloved wife of the late Charles Edward Marqua, peacefully passed away at home surrounded by her family in Fairfield, on Saturday, February 7, 2015. Born in Hinsdale, IL, the daughter of Thomas and Gertrude Gamble, she had been a Fairfield resident since 2008. During the Depression, Mary lived in France with her sister and mother....
David Joseph Sullivan, Jr.
Feb 7, 2015
David J. Sullivan Jr. of Fairfield, former long time resident of the Black Rock section of Bridgeport. Born July 12, 1931 in Bridgeport, Sullivan was raised in Fairfield, graduating from St. Thomas Aquinas School in 1945 and the Fairfield College Preparatory School in 1949. He received a B.S. degree from Fordham University in 1953, and while there was a member...
Horace B. Lanute
Feb 7, 2015
Horace B. Lanute, age 77, of Fairfield, son of the late Horace B. Lanute and Stella M. Lanute of Westport, passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015. Born in Billerica, MA, Horace was a life-long area resident. Horace attended Staples High School and the University of Connecticut School of Agriculture and Dairy Production. He served the Town of Westport honorably as...
Helmuth Probstmeyer
Feb 2, 2015
Helmuth Probstmeyer, age 84, of Bridgeport, passed away Monday, February 2, 2015 at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Born in Gross-Flothe, Germany the son of the late Helmut and Hermine Probstmeyer, he completed four years of college in Engineering, immigrated to Canada in 1951, then came to the United States and later became a U.S. Citizen.He retired from GL & V-Dorr-Oliver...
Barry Anthony Stern
Feb 2, 2015
Barry Anthony Stern, age 79, of Bridgeport, beloved husband of Virginia (Holecz) Stern (Ginny), passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2015 at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Born in New York City the son of the late David and Catherine Stern, he had been a lifelong Fairfield area resident. He was a graduate of Roger Ludlowe High School and served in the...
Vincent Radel Keating
Jan 29, 2015
Vincent Radel Keating was the son of Vincent L. Keating and Mary Radel and was born on August 28, 1930 in Fairfield. His father was a prominent attorney active in state and local politics. Vincent and his two older sisters, Mary and Nancy, lost their father in a tragic fall when Vincent was just 6 years old. Still, he had...
John G. Donahue
Jan 29, 2015
John G. Donahue, age 95 of Fairfield, beloved husband of the late Joan Trank Donahue, passed away peacefully in his home following a short illness Thursday, January 29, 2015. Born in Detroit, MI the son of the late George and Ethel Donahue, he had been a Fairfield resident since 1947. Jack proudly served in the United States Navy onboard a...
Debra Bennet
Jan 25, 2015
Debra (Gall) Bennet, 57, passed away surrounded by family after a long time illness on January 25, 2015 at St. Vincent's Hospital, Bridgeport. Debra was the beloved daughter of Reta Gall and the late Joseph Gall of Fairfield. She leaves behind loving husband Robert Bennet; daughters Nicole Vetto and Cassie Bourgeois (David) grandson Dylan Bourgeois of Fairfield; step children Justin,...
Joseph Francis Nemeth
Jan 24, 2015
Joseph Francis Nemeth, age 98, of Fairfield, beloved husband of the late Mary Lorinc Nemeth, entered into eternal rest, Saturday, January 24, 2015. Born in Fairfield the son of the late John and Mary Nemeth he had been a Fairfield resident for most of his life. Joseph enlisted in US Army during WWII and was stationed in Newfoundland. Joseph was...
James " Tennessee" Cruise
Jan 23, 2015
James "Tennessee" Cruise, born in Chattanooga Tennessee July 1, 1936, passed peacefully Friday January 23 rd 2015 at St. Vincent's Center, Bridgeport. James was a long time friend of Pat (or as he would call him "Patty") & Tina Torraco. As a man of the street James had touched the lives of many. For a many years James worked at...
William Gergely, Jr.
Jan 22, 2015
William Gergely Jr., 79, of Monroe, beloved husband of Ruth MacCormack Gergely, passed away on January 22, 2015 at St. Vincent's Medical Center. He was born in Bridgeport Connecticut, the son of the late William and Pauline Gergely. He graduated from Bassick HS in 1953 and then continued his education at the University of Bridgeport, graduating with a degree in...
Irene B. Avery
Jan 17, 2015
Irene B. Avery, age 84, of Trumbull, died Saturday, January 17, 2015. She was the widow of Attorney Robert W. Avery, her high school sweet heart to whom she was married for 45 years. Irene's adventurous life began in Pennsylvania where she was the youngest child of a large family. She and her husband raised three children in Trumbull. Mrs....
Rose Marie Krankall
Jan 16, 2015
Rose Krankall, age 86 of Fairfield, beloved wife of the late Rudolph Krankall, passed away peacefully Friday, January 16, 2015 at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Born in Fairfield the daughter of the late Andrew and Barbara Volarics, she had been a lifelong town resident. She will be fondly remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Survivors include a...
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