Obituaries • Published Apr 25, 2024 12 pm
Audrey L. Lyons died on April 18, 2024, of natural causes at the age of 100, at the Essex Meadows Health Center in Essex. Audrey was the daughter of Edward G. Garbers and...
Obituaries • Published Apr 18, 2024 04 pm
Timothy Burns “Tim” Sprigg, 75, of Essex, passed away peacefully on April 14, 2024, after a valiant battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving family. Timothy was raise...
Obituaries • Published Apr 18, 2024 10 am
David “Dave” Preston, age 90, of Essex, died peacefully in Essex on March 26, 2024. Dave was born on Nov. 17, 1933, in Boston, a son of Roger and Anita Preston of Waban, ...
Obituaries • Published Mar 07, 2024 12 pm
Nora McNeel Hawgood died peacefully in her sleep on Jan. 8, 2024, in Middleton. She was 100 years old. She was born in St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada, in 1923, the fourth...
Obituaries • Published Feb 22, 2024 10 am
Anita Bugbee Welles, age 92, a longtime resident of Old Lyme, passed away peacefully on the morning of Feb. 15, 2024, at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown after a brief il...
Obituaries • Published Feb 22, 2024 10 am
Caleb Johnson Penniman of Essex died peacefully in the 100th year of his life on Feb. 12, 2024, after a short battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his children and gr...
Obituaries • Published Feb 08, 2024 12 pm
John Sowers Pfarr, 83, died on Jan. 28, 2024, while vacationing in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was born on Feb. 12, 1940, in Ashland, Kentucky, to Susan E. Pfarr and John S. Pfa...
Obituaries • Published Feb 08, 2024 12 pm
David Charles Bates, 89, of Ivoryton, died on Feb. 4, 2024. He was surrounded by his family after suffering a long illness with remarkable strength.
He is survived by his...
Obituaries • Published Feb 08, 2024 11 am
Margaret “Peggy” Davis Perrin, 91, passed away peacefully on Jan. 13, 2024. Born on Feb. 20, 1932, to her beloved mother, Julia Palmer Davis, and her father, Benajah L. D...
Obituaries • Published Jan 25, 2024 12 pm
Joan Bennett Kratzert of Essex, 93, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and love at Gladeview Healthcare Center after a brief illness. Joan was born June 12, 1930...
Obituaries • Published Jan 25, 2024 11 am
John Jeremiah “Jack” Butler of Essex passed away peacefully on Jan. 11, 2024. He was 88 years old. Jack was born June 24, 1935, to Ormande Butler and Blanche (Dancereau) ...
Obituaries • Published Jan 18, 2024 12 pm
Joan Gunnison Appleton Stone, 93, died peacefully on Jan. 8, 2024, at home in Essex, surrounded by her husband and children. Devoted to her four children, eleven grandchi...
Obituaries • Published Jan 11, 2024 11 am
Glenn H. Jacobsen, 65, of Essex, formerly of Allendale, New Jersey, went home to the Lord on Jan. 8, 2024, after a courageous battle with glioblastoma brain cancer.
Glenn...
Obituaries • Published Jan 04, 2024 11 am
William Appleby “Bill” Pollard, the beloved husband of Jeannette Jones Pollard, died peacefully on Dec. 22, 2023, his 96th birthday, at his home in Essex, with a daughter...
Obituaries • Published Dec 20, 2023 10 am
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Obituaries • Published Nov 30, 2023 04 pm
Robert “Bob” Milardo, of Duxbury, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully Nov. 13, 2023, at home while surrounded by his family’s love.
Born July 4, 1943, in New Haven, Rob...
Obituaries • Published Nov 30, 2023 07 am
Linda W. Clark, 79, of Ivoryton, died unexpectedly Nov. 21, 2023. Linda was the daughter of the late Raymond and Elizabeth (Doyle) Wharton.
Linda was born and raised in t...
Obituaries • Published Nov 30, 2023 06 am
Richard Van Wyck “Dick” Buel Jr. died in Essex on Nov. 22, 2023. He was a scholar of American history who spent his career at Wesleyan University. He was born on July 22,...
Obituaries • Published Nov 02, 2023 04 pm
Sandra Ann Custodio, 77, formerly of Lincoln, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully in her love-filled Essex home on Oct. 24, surrounded by her family. Sandra, the daughte...
Obituaries • Published Nov 02, 2023 04 pm
John V. Zuppe, a lifelong Ivoryton resident, passed away peacefully at Yale New Haven Hospital surrounded by his loving family on Oct. 24 at the age of 92. Born March 31,...
Obituaries • Published Oct 26, 2023 04 pm
On the morning of Oct. 19, Robert E. “Butch” Claffey passed away peacefully at his home in Ivoryton. He was surrounded by his family and his dog Coco. Butch, as he is kno...
Obituaries • Published Oct 12, 2023 05 pm
Judith “Judy” (McCann) Heiser, 84, of Essex, beloved wife of John Heiser, passed away on Oct. 5 at Middlesex Hospital. Born in Northampton, Massachusetts, she lived in Iv...
Obituaries • Published Sep 29, 2023 04 pm
Beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Lillian Vetro Lorello, passed away peacefully at her home in Ivoryton on Sept. 10. She was the beloved wife of the lat...
Obituaries • Published Sep 29, 2023 04 pm
A shining light went dark on Sept. 20 with the passing of Mary Louise “Marylou” Herel, 83, of Centerbrook, following a long battle with cancer. Born Jan. 13, 1940, to the...
Obituaries • Published Sep 22, 2023 04 pm
Lawrence Robert “Larry” Timmerman of Essex passed away quietly on Sept. 8, 2023. Larry was born the middle child to James and Lucille Timmerman at home on the farm in Nod...
Obituaries • Published Sep 07, 2023 02 pm
It is with deep sorrow and regret that the family of Paul F. Phoenix of Essex and Venice, Florida, announces his passing. Paul leaves behind his devoted and loving wife, ...
Obituaries • Published Aug 31, 2023 07 am
A memorial service will be held for Donna M. Hyde, who passed away peacefully on July 31. Her service will held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30, at the First Congregatio...
Obituaries • Published Aug 11, 2023 05 am
In loving memory of Donna M. Hyde, who peacefully passed away July 31 at the age of 78 due to a long fight with dementia. Donna was born in Deep River in 1944 and resided...
Obituaries • Published Aug 11, 2023 05 am
Frederick J. Szufnarowski, 73, a resident of Ivoryton, passed away peacefully on July 16, 2023. He was the son of Helen K. and Frederick S. Szufnarowski.
Fred grew up in ...
Obituaries • Published Jul 27, 2023 11 am
Kathleen Joan Bragdon-Brown, who was set to retire this year from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, after 34 years as a professor of anthropology, ...
Obituaries • Published Jul 20, 2023 12 pm
Robert Graham “Bob” Muggleston Sr., 78, of Ivoryton, died on July 6 at Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven after a brief illness. Bob was born on June 15, 1945, in Middl...
Obituaries • Published Jul 20, 2023 12 pm
Nancy Ann (McCarthy) Rambeau, 76, passed away on July 12 after her long battle with cancer. She was born on Aug. 10, 1946, in Derby, to John H. McCarthy and Ann (Fisher) ...
Obituaries • Published Jul 13, 2023 04 pm
Mary Dunn, of Essex, and Vero Beach, Florida, died on July 5, after suffering complications from a massive seizure. She was 76 years old. Mary was born and raised in Camd...
Obituaries • Published Jul 06, 2023 03 pm
Dorothy “Diane” Anne Mela (née Meeker), a loving and loved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, formerly of Essex, passed away peacefully on June 20 in Peabody,...
Obituaries • Published Jun 22, 2023 02 pm
Albion Watts died on June 17. Despite his illness, he lived as happily as possible until he neared the end. Born in London in 1948, Albion grew up in orphanages and group...
Obituaries • Published Jun 22, 2023 02 pm
Deborah “Deb” Finkeldey Ziobron of Essex passed away at her farm in Old Town, Maine, on June 16, under the care of her daughter Alialin Doughty. She held her hand in the ...
Obituaries • Published Jun 22, 2023 02 pm
Dorothy Jean Goodwin, 96, of Essex, passed peacefully at home surrounded by her family on June 13. Dorothy was born July 15, 1926, in Medford, Massachusetts, to the late ...
Obituaries • Published Jun 16, 2023 07 am
William B. “Bill” Hawke, 94, of Essex, passed away peacefully at Middlesex Hospital on June 8 surrounded by his wife and daughter. He was born on Sept. 1, 1928, in New Lo...
Obituaries • Published Jun 09, 2023 07 am
Russell Ward “Russ” Hyde, 79, of Essex, beloved husband of his late wife Susan Hyde, passed away peacefully on May 30 at Middlesex Hospital. His daughter Jaymie was at hi...
Obituaries • Published Jun 09, 2023 07 am
Francelia M. “Celia” Francis of Essex, 82, died May 23. We picture her in a better place where she is reading the multitudes of books she hadn’t had time for. She is surr...
Obituaries • Published Jun 09, 2023 07 am
June S. O’Brien, formerly of Old Saybrook and Essex, passed away peacefully at Bayview Convalescent Home in Waterford on May 29. She was born in Middletown, on May 31, 19...
Obituaries • Published Jun 01, 2023 12 pm
Danuta Legia (Orbinska) Guziewicz passed away peacefully at age 93 on May 19. She will be remembered by her three children, Renata, Joanna, and Andrzej, as well as by her...
Obituaries • Published May 18, 2023 11 am
Theresa “Sue” Malone Sousa, 96, of Essex, formerly of McLean, Virginia, died May 5 after a brief illness. Born in Winchester, Virginia, the daughter of Joseph Harrison an...
Obituaries • Published May 18, 2023 11 am
Claire E. Crosby, 98, died peacefully on March 26 in her home in Essex, surrounded by family. She was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, to Floyd and Ethyl Emmons.
Shortly a...
Obituaries • Published May 11, 2023 02 pm
John Wendall Schumacher, born June 15, 1925, to Paul Erwin Schumacher and Lillian Schreve Mayo Schumacher, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and loving caregiv...
Obituaries • Published May 04, 2023 12 pm
After a long illness Katharina Youll, 88, died at home on March 10, attended by her family. She had lived a full and interesting life. She is mourned by her loving husban...
Obituaries • Published Apr 21, 2023 07 am
George N. Graf Jr. of Essex, and Williamsburg, Virginia, died on March 30, 2023, at the age of 89. A native of Port Washington, New York, he also raised his family there....
Obituaries • Published Mar 24, 2023 07 am
On Feb. 6, William Wesley Waterman, 85, of Centerbrook, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side.
William, who was known to most as Billy and Grampy or P...
Obituaries • Published Mar 23, 2023 03 pm
William John “Bill” McCann, M.D., MPH, of Essex, and formerly of Pelham, NY, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. He was predeceased by...
Obituaries • Published Mar 13, 2023 04 pm
Robert Anthony Bartholomew, Sr., passed away on Friday, March 10, 2023, after a short hospital stay. He was 91.
Robert was born in Meriden in 1931 to Richard and Emma Th...
