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NASH James C 

New Fairland CT

age 36

b. Aug 14 1961  NY City NY

d. Nov 12 1998  Brooklyn NY

survived by; parents, Marvin A &

   Theresa (Gilmore) Nash; brother,

   Gregory (Jennifer); extended family

Green FH, Danbury CT

burial; Mountainview Cemetery, New Fairfield CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

NASSIF Mollie T 

NOTICE:  Danbury CT

age 85

d. Oct 9 1999

St Anthony's Maronite Church, Danbury CT

Jowdy-Kane FH, Danbury CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

NEWMAN Nancy Jo (Propernick)

obit - 11/3/1997

age 50

b. 11/12/1946  Aurora IL

no date - died, Pittsburgh PA

preceded by; mother, June (Clerkin) Propernick

survived by; husband, David J; father, Robert Propernick;

son, Ronald; daughter, Sarah Newman; brothers, Robert

& Ronald Propernick; sister, Carol Duckett

Our Lady of the Lakes Church, New Milford CT

Lillis FH, New Milford CT

burial; St Francis Cemetery, New Milford CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

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O'TOOLE James C 

NOTICE:  Southbury CT

age 77

b. May 3 1921  Yonkers NY

d. Dec 18 1998  Southbury CT

USAF  WWII

preceded by; parents, James & Helen (Drohan)

   O'Toole

survived by; wife, Frances (O'Brien); sons, Brien,

   James & Bill; daughters, Mary Karen Merrill,

   Patricia Gold & Kim O'Toole Hinderliter; brother,

   Jack; sister, Grace Willison; 11 grandchildren

Sacred Heart Church, Southbury CT

Carpino FH, Southbury CT

private burial

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

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PALMER Alice C 

NOTICE:  Brewster NY

d. Oct 9 1999

St Lawrence O'Toole Church, Brewster NY

Brewster FH, Brewster NY

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

PERILLO Anthony

obit - 11/5/1997 - Newtown CT

age 85

b. 1/10/1912  New Haven CT

no dd - d. Newtown CT

preceded by; parents, Felix & Mary (Foschini)

survived by; wife, Helen (Haraj); sons, Anthony Jr & Felix;

daughters, Arline Shanley, Marie Griffin & Vanessa Peck;

sisters, Dinah Weick, Josephine Vlake & Lorraine Granata;

5 grandchildren; 5 gr-grandchildren; 1 gr-gr-grandchild

Honan FH, Newtown CT

burial; St Rose Church Cemetery

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

PINCHBECK Ione M

obit - 11/5/1997 - Stratham NH

b. 5/7/1927  Detroit MI

no dd - d. Bethel CT

preceded by; parents, Thomas & Abbie Haynes Davis

survived by; husband, Thomas A; daughter, Lynne Balduino;

son, Thomas A Jr; sisters, Alice Beaird, Elen McMurray &

Dorothy Kozelka; 3 grandchildren; extended family

Bouton FH, Georgetown CT

burial; Hull Cemetery, Redding (CT?)

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

PINKHAM Margaret 

NOTICE: 

age 67

d. Sept 12 1999

St Mary Church, Ridgefield CT

Green FH, Danbury CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

POSPISIL Henry C 

NOTICE: 

age 82

b. Astoria NY

d. Sept 20 1999  Atlanta GA

preceded by; parents, Henry & Marie

   Arnold-Pospisil

survived by; wife, Joan; brother, Robert;

   sons, Charles & William; grandchildren,

   Rachel & Robyn; stepsons, Gary, Kim

   & Kenneth Bjelka; stepdaughter, Cindy

   Berry; grandchildren, Aimee, Lauren, Taylor

   & Aaron

St Francis By the Sea Catholic Church,

   Hilton Head Island SC

The Island FH, Hilton Head Island SC

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

PRIBULO Helen M (Pasko)

obit - 11/5/1997 - Danbury CT

age 97

b. 5/10/1900  Yonkers NY

no dd - d. Danbury CT

preceded by; parents, Michael & Rose (Stefanic) Pasko;

husband, Louis; son, Kenneth

survived by; son, Jack; sister, Rose Rader; brother,

Jack Pasko; 4 grandchildren; 6 gr-grandchildren; 2

gr-gr-granddaughters

St Joseph Church, Danbury CT

Green FH, Danbury CT

burial; St Peter Cemetery, Danbury CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

PELLEY Gordon R

obit - 11/26/1997 - Keene NH

age 73

b. 1/7/1924  Hartland ME

no dd - d. Saturday, Keene NH

preceded by; parents, Harold O Pelley & Beatrice (Randlett)

Pelley Sweetser; wife, Marilyn S (1986)

survived by; son, Jonathan R; daughter, Leah Brooks; brother,

James H; 3 grandchildren

Foley FH, Keene NH

private services

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

PIERSALL Helen C

obit 11/24/1997  New Milford CT

age 91

b. 9/24/1906  Roxbury CT

no dd. - d. Saturday, New Milford CT

preceded by; husband, Norman V; parents, Stanley & Antonia

Zlotkoski

survived by; son, Norman; daughter, Valerie Isakson;

grandsons, William Isakson & Brian Piersall; 3 gr-grandchildren

Lillis FH, New Milford CT

burial; Center Cemetery, New Milford CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

PTAK Felix M

obit - 11/6/1997

age 70

b. 6/17/1927  Stratford CT

no dd - d. Brookfield CT

preceded by; parents, Paul & Caroline (Kurtosz)

survived by; brother, Edward P; sisters, Mildred Hagley

& Frances Kodz; extended family

St Joseph Church, Brookfield CT

Brookfield FH, Brookfield CT

burial; St Francis Cemetery, New Milford CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

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QUINN Dermot J

obit - 11/1/1997 - Woodbury CT

age 58

b. 6/6/1939  Dublin Ireland

immigrated 1965

no dd - d. Waterbury CT

preceded by; parents, Joseph & Mary Katherine (Corcoran)

survived by; wife, Kathleen (Delaney); daughter, Susan

 Quinn-Peters; sisters, Mari_c? Kampmann & Annette Kohrs;

3 grandchildren

Sacred Heart Church, Southbury CT

Carpino FH, Southbury CT

source; News-Times, Danbury C

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RAKOWSKY Caroline J

obit - 11/5/1997 - New Milford CT

age 67

b. 10/4/1930  Brooklyn NY

no dd - d. Tuesday, New Milford CT

preceded by; parents, John & Mary (Palokas)

survived by; daughter, Caroline Corcoran; 1 granddaughter;

2 grandsons; extended family

Hull Funeral Svc, Danbury CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

RASCH Lillian N

obit - 11/18/1997  Cromwell CT

age 85

b. Meriden CT

no dd - d. Saturday, Danbury CT

preceded by; parents, Henry & Wilhelmina (Nass) Neubaum;

husband, August

survived by; daughter, Lillian R Melody; sons, Paul H Sr &

John P; brother, John H Neubaum; 5 grandchildren; 2 gr-

grandchildren; extended family

Bethany Lutheran Church, Cromwell CT

Doolittle FH, Middletown CT

burial; Gethsemane Cemetery, Meriden CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

RECK Joseph 

age 89

b. Nov 10 1909 Kovilj Yugoslavia

d. Sept 23 1999  Danbury CT

preceded by; parents, Urban & Stefanie

   Holik Reck; wife, Margarethe Mueller

   Reck (1997)

survived by; extended family

Hull Funeral Serv., Danbury CT

cremation

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

REYNOLDS Florence (Middendorf)

obit - 11/4/1997

age 80

b. 8/9/1917  Shelton CT

no dd - d. Branford CT

preceded by; parents, Edward & Pauline (Lipp) Middendorf;

husband, Hubert E Sr

survived by; sons, James & Hubert E Jr; daughters,

Elizabeth Forsell & Colleen Sawyer; brother, Edward

Middendorf; sister, Adelaide Cloughessy; 10 grandchildren;

extended family

St Joseph's Church, Shelton CT

Edward F Adzima FH, Derby CT

burial; Mt St Peter's Cemetery

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

RICE Richard S 

NOTICE:

age 80

d. Sept 18 1999

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

ROGERS Rose S

obit - 11/18/1997  Newtown CT

age 88

b. 8/13/1909  NY NY

no dd - d. Sunday, Bridgeport CT

preceded by; husband, Edward; parents, Vincent & Maria

(Albino) Spina

survived by; nephews & nieces

Honan FH, Newtown CT

cremation/Mountain Grove Crematory, Bridgeport CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

ROY Walter M

obit - 11/29/1997 Newtown CT

age 77

b. 7/6/1920  Bridgeport CT

d. 11/2_/1997  Newton CT

US Army  WWII

preceded by; parents, Michael & Alice (Keen)

survived by; wife, Madeline (Patalano); son, Robert W;

daughters, Madeline Stankey & Connie Barnes, Mary

Theresa Stankey, Pauline Stankey & Rose Cowell; several

grandchildren & gr-grandchildren

Honan FH, Newtown CT

RUSSELL R Bernice

obit - 11/4/1997

age 70

b. 7/30/1927  Danbury CT

no dd - d. York PA

preceded by; parents, Leo & Pauline (Magersuppe) Straiton

survived by; husband, C. Everett; sons, Kevin SW & Howard

A; daughters, Jennifer Bingel, Holly Sandoval & Lisa Russell;

4 grandchildren; 2 gr-grandchildren

Cornel Memorial FH, Danbury CT

burial; Wooster Cemetery

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

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SALVATORE Sadie A 

NOTICE:  Port Chester NY

age 85

d. Oct 8 1999

survived by; son, Dominick

Holy Rosary Church, Port Chester NY

Castiglione FH, Greenwich NY

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

SANTANIELLO Dr.Nicholas J

obit - 11/1/1997 - Wilton CT

age 79

no dd - d. Norwalk CT

survived by; sons, Nicholas & Jack; daughter, Lois Carrerra;

wife, Lois McComas; extended family

St Mary's Church, Norwalk CT

Collins FH, Norwalk CT

burial; St John's Cemetery, Norwalk CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

SATKOWSKY Edward Joseph Sr

obit 11/18/1997 Danbury CT

age 80

b. 1/1/1917  NY NY

no dd - d. Monday, Ridgefield CT

preceded by; parents, Alexander & Marianna (Endrysiak)

survived by; wife, Bernadette (Scott); son, Edward J Jr;

daughters, Terry S Moriarty, Margaret M Mazza &

Patricia A Piech; 6 grandchildren

Sacred Heart Church, Georgetown CT

Bouton FH, Georgetown Ct

burial; St Mary's Cemetery, Ridgefield CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

SAYERS Randall 

NOTICE:

d. Sept 22 1999

St James Episcopal Church, Danbury CT

Tomlinson Homestead, Danbury CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

SCHMIDT Janet L 

Brookfield CT

age 44

b. June 25 1955  Brooklyn NY

d. Sept 21 1999  Brookfield CT (cancer)

survived by; husband, Stephen J; parents,

   Arthur & Rosalind (Kurland) Folb; son,

   Andrew & Eric; daughter,  Rachel Schmidt;

   sister, Donna Hirsch; extended family

St Marguerite Church, Brookfield CT

Green FH, Danbury CT

burial; Center Cemetery, New Milford CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

SCHURMACHER Violet "Dollie"

obit - 11/20/1997

age 81

b. 4/18/1916  NY NY

no dd - d. Tuesday, Ridgefield CT

preceded by; husband, Emile C; parents, John & Violet

(Angus) Lasco

survived by; son, John J; daughter, Susan J Clark-Johnson;

grandchildren, John & Jillian Schurmacher

St James Episcopal Church, North Salem CT

Beecher FH, Brewster CT

burial; Peach Pond Cemetery, North Salem CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

SEIDEL Agnes (Carnicke)

obit - 11/18/1997  Washington CT

age 80

b. 7/28/1917  Washington CT

no dd - d. Sunday, New Milford CT

preceded by; parents, Paul & Anna (Piscura) Carnicke

survived by; brother, William Carnicke; extended family

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Washington CT

Lillis FH, New Milford CT

burial; St Francis Cemetery, New Milford CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

SETTER H. Jay Sr

obit - 11/4/1997  Danbury CT

age 75

b. 9/23/1922  Richmond KS

no dd - Wichita KS

preceded by; wife, Virginia (10/2/1997); parents, Bertha M

(Miller) & Christopher B

survived by; brother, Donald E; sons, Dan, Rev. H.Jay, Greg

& James F; sisters, Vi Dolman, Mary Rose Fedeli & Marjorie

Setter; 3 grandchildren

St Mary Catholic Church, Derby KS

Downing & Lahey Mortuary, Wichita KS

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

SHORTT Mary A

obit 11/19/1997  Shelton CT

age 98

b. 5/14/1899  Oxford CT

no dd - d. Tuesday, Derby CT

preceded by; parents, John & Mary (Cody) O'Neil; husband,

Henry A; daughters, Eleanor I Shortt (1941) & Helen Marie

Tessier (1995)

survived by; daughter, Agnes C Georgia; sons, John, James &

Edward; 25 grandchildren; 43 gr-grandchildren; 2 gr-gr-

grandchildren

Sacred Heart Church, Southbury CT

Carpino FH, Southbury CT

burial; Sacred Heart Cemetery, Southbury CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

SMITH Homer Grant 

NOTICE:  Brewster NY

age 96

d. Sept 21 1999

Beecher FH, Brewster NY

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

SMITH Jeffery A 

NOTICE:  Ridgefield CT

age 65

d. Sept 21 1999

First Assembly of God Church, Brookfield CT

Jowdy-Kane FH, Danbury CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

SMITH Madeline

obit - 11/15/1997 - Brookfield Ct

age 86

b. 9/22/1909  Paterson NJ

no dd - d. Friday, Newtown CT

preceded by; parents, William & Henrietta (Wuerth);

husband, Harold J; son, Henry H; daughter,

Madeline Muelheims

survived by; daughter, Barbara Carroll; 10 grandchildren;

16 gr-grandchildren; extended family

Cornell Memorial FH, Danbury CT

burial; Laurel Grove Cemetery

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

SMITH Orpha (Perkins)

obit - 11/14/1997 - Georgetown CT

b. 3/5/1909  Judsonia AR

no dd - d. Georgetown CT

preceded by; parents, William & Laura (Ferren) Perkins;

husband, William A (1991)

survived by; sister-in-law, Edith M Smith; extended family

United Methodist Church, Georgetown CT

Bouton FH, Georgetown CT

burial; Hillside Cemetery, Wilton CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

SOMMA John Ryan Jr

obit - 11/22/1997  Ridgefield CT

age 26

b. 2/28/1971  NY NY

no dd - d. Thursday, Ridgefield CT

survived by; parents, John R Sr & Lynda F (Buck) Somma;

sister, Daryl B Somma; grandparents, Norbert & Florence

(Naughton) Buck

Kane FH, Ridgefield CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

STAIB Mary E "Dolly" (Haffner) 

NOTICE:  Bethel CT

age 81

b. Oct 13 1917  Bridgeport CT

d. Dec 17 1998  Danbury CT

preceded by; parents, Frederick & Mary (Kerwin)

   Haffner; husband, Leonard E Sr

survived by; sons, Leonard E Jr, George F &

   Gary L; daughters, Mary E Bennitt & Ruth A

   Nehez; brother, Frederick Haffner Jr; 9 grand-

   children; 3 gr-grandchildren; extended family

Hull FH, Danbury CT

burial; Elmwood Cemetery, Bethel CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

STAVOLA John A

obit - 11/29/1997

age 87

b. Bridgeport CT

d. 11/2_/1997  Bridgeport CT

US Army  WWII

preceded by; parents, Angelo J & Carmela

survived by; wife, Mary A (Seri); sons, Angelo & Jay;

1 grandson

St James Church

Adzima FH, Stratford CT

burial; St Peter's Cemetery, Danbury CT

STONE Charles Wesley

obit - 11/4/1997

age 83

b. 8/19/1914  Kent CT

no dd - d. Plattsburgh NY

US Navy  WWII

preceded by; parents, Howard Black & Charlotte Banks

King Stone

survived by; wife, Evelyn (Curyk); son, Todd W; daughter,

Pamela J Atkins; sisters, Charlotte Burr & Katharine

McDonald; brothers, Wheeler B, Howard B, John King &

Henry F Stone; 4 grandchildren; extended family

Zaumetzer-Sprague FH, AuSable Forks NY

burial; Kent First Congregational Cemetery, Kent CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

STURGES Olive S (Bush) 

age 96

b. April 22 1903  Unionville NY

d. Sept 23 1999  New Fairfield CT

preceded by; husband, Aaron B; parents,

   Irving & Marilla Smith Bush

survived by; son, William D (Lorraine);

   grandchildren, William A & Michael P

   Sturges & Shari L Lamanna; gr-grand-

   children, Kristen & Jeffrey Lamanna &

   Aaron & McKayla Sturges; extended

   family

Cornell FH, Danbury CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

SUTTON Ronald Michael 

Norwalk CT

age 44

b. June 10 1955  Norwalk CT

d. Sept 21 1999  Branford CT

preceded by; parents, Frank & Charlotte

   Purdie Moulton Sutton; sisters, Sandy

   James & Charlotte Senecal; brother,

   Gary Sutton

survived by; brothers, Frank & Kevin

   Sutton

Grace Episcopal Church, Norwalk CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

SVEGE Aileen M (Dyer) 

NOTICE:  Danbury CT

age 34

d. Sept 16 1999

St Joseph's Church, Danbury CT

Green FH, Danbury CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

SVEGE Thor S Sr 

NOTICE:  Danbury CT

age 32

d. Sept 16 1999

St Joseph's Church, Danbury CT

Green FH, Danbury CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

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TUCCI Frank A 

NOTICE:

age 87

d. Oct 9 1999

survived by; son, John Tucci

Joseph Tutera FH, Port Chester NY

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

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VAN COTT Jacqueline Lucie

obit - 11/5/1997  New Milford CT

age 76

b. 10/10/1921 Paris France

no dd - d. New Milford CT

immigrated in 1955

preceded by; parents, Rene Francois Mathurin & Hortense

Marthe Laporte LeTor

survived by; daughter, Suzanne Hegarty; 1 granddaughter

Colonial FH, New Milford CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

VAN HOUTON Helen C

obit - 11/20/1997  Brookfield CT

age 72

b. 4/16/1925  Danbury CT

m. 1946

no dd - d. Wednesday  Brookfield CT

preceded by; parents, Harold J & Ida M Bush Mortimer;

daughter, Sally J VanHouton

survived by; husband, Harold Dickson Jr; son, Harold D III;

daughter, Susan J Mulvey; brother, Rev Harold J Mortimer;

6 grandchildren; extended family

St James Church, Danbury CT

Brookfield FH, Brookfield CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

VUILLEQUEZ Germaine (Bardet) 

New Milford CT

age 87

b. April 12 1912  NY City NY

m. 1937

d. Sept 20 1999  Danbury CT

preceded by; parents, Edouard & Helene

   (Joray) Bardet; husband, Jean; grandson,

   Matthew Andrews; brother, Paul Bardet

survived by; son, Richard (Brenda); daughter,

   Diane (Jim) Morris; grandsons, Duane

   (Tracey) Andrews, Jeffrey (Gretchen)

   Vuillequez; granddaughters, Ann-Michele

   Andrews (Michael) Klug, Lisa Vuillequez

   (Paul) Tierney; 5 gr-granddaughters;

   sisters-in-law, Suzanne Vuillequez & Julia

   Bardet; extended family

Brookfield FH

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

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WASHICKO Helen (Polovitch)

obit - 11/6/1997  Danbury CT

age 80

b. 12/19/1916  Throop PA

no dd - d. Danbury CT

preceded by; parents, Michael & Mary Jane (Lahotsky)

Polovitch; husband, Andrew E

survived by; daughter, Geraldine Willcox; brothers, Edward,

Andrew & Donald Polovitch; 2 grandchildren; 5 gr-grandchildren;

extended family

St John Church, Throop PA

John F Glinsky FH, Throop PA

burial; St John's Cemetery, Throop PA

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

WITHEY Alice (Mason)

Washington CT

age 99

b. 1/1/1898  Cleveland OH

d. 10/19/1997  Southbury CT

preceded by; husband, Newell Emerson; daughter, Ann

Garner (1995); son, John (1994)

survived by; 10 grandchildren; 8 gr-grandchildren

St John's Episcopal Church, Washington CT

Woodbury FH, Woodbury CT

inurnment; in spring/Washington CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

WIXTED Katherine

obit 11/26/1997  Danbury CT

age 91

b. 10/10/1906  Norwalk CT

no dd - d. Sunday, Danbury CT

preceded by; parents, Patrick & Mary Ellen (Troy) Durkin;

husband, Sylvester

survived by; nieces

St Peter's Church, Danbury CT

Green FH, Danbury CT

burial; St Peter's Cemetery, Danbury CT

source; News-Times, Danbury CT

WOLFE Arnold

obit - 11/1/1997 - Danbury CT

b. 8/16/1919  Bridgeport CT

no dd - d. Stamford CT

preceded by; parents, Paul & Margaret

survived by; wife, Eugenia (Augustine); children, Elain Frimpter,

Allan & Donald & Patty Geiger

no FH or cemetery listed - private svcs