Local Obituaries for Norwalk, CT
Florence Mappa
Nov 30, 2008
Florence Masi Mappa, 83, a resident of Norwalk for over 50 years, entered into rest November 30, 2008 at the Masonic Health Care Center in Wallingford, CT. She was the wife of Anthony L. Mappa. Born in Port Chester, N.Y. on January 15, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Philip Masi and Fay Resignito Keating. Florence loved to...
Stanley Rekofsky
Nov 3, 2008
NORWALK, CONN. Stanley Rekofsky of Norwalk passed away Monday, November 3, 2008 in Norwalk Hospital, following a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 83. Born on June 29, 1925 in Manhattan, New York, Stanley was the son of the late Steve and Lora (Sulewski) Rekofsky and was educated at Brooklyn High School Special Trades and Crescent...
Sally Mae Hermann
Oct 24, 2008
BETHEL/NORWALK Sally Mae Hermann passed away on Friday, October 24, 2008, while surrounded by her family, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was 77 years of age. Born in Stamford on April 18, 1931, Sally was the daughter of the late Philip A. and Lillian Z. (Abrams) Offen. Sally graduated from Stamford High School in 1948 and continued her...
Jacques P Desmonts
Oct 21, 2008
NORWALK, CONN. Jacques P. Desmonts of Norwalk, passed away on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 in his home after a long and courageous fight against cancer. He was 70 years of age. Born in Bernay, France on January 5, 1938, he was the son of the late Marcel and Gisele (Auger) Desmonts. Jacques completed his studies and served in the French...
Willfred Goldschmidt
Oct 15, 2008
WESTON, CONN. Willfred Goldschmidt, a resident of Weston, passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 in his home, following a lengthy illness. He was 77. Born in Roslyn, NY on June 25, 1931, he was the son of the late Heinrik and Wally (Martin) Goldschmidt and graduated from Roslyn High School in 1948. Willfred furthered his education at Carnegie Mellon...
Peter M. Zaffina, Esq.
Oct 10, 2008
WESTPORT, CONN. Peter M. Zaffina, Esq. of Westport passed away on Friday, October 10, 2008 in Norwalk Hospital, after being stricken ill. He was 58. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 5, 1950, he was the son of the late Francesco and Giovanna (Lodigianni) Zaffina. Peter and his family emigrated to Italy and then the United States in December...
Erika S. Mattson
Oct 9, 2008
NORWALK, CONN Erika S. Mattson of Norwalk, passed away on Thursday, October 9, 2008 in Norwalk Hospital, after being stricken ill. She was 88. Born in Dresden, Germany on February 22, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Emil A. and Lina A. (Wolf) Schonfeld and emigrated to the States with her family at the age of five. She...
Theresa J Martinez
Oct 5, 2008
NORWALK, CONN. Theresa J. Martinez of Norwalk, passed away on Sunday, October 05, 2008 in Norwalk Hospital, after a lengthy illness. She was 99 years of age. She was the wife of the late Salvador Chavez and Lorenzo Martinez. Born in El Salvador on March 18, 1909, she was the daughter of the late Adrian and Teresa (Castro) Calvo...
Verlanda Marini
Oct 1, 2008
NORWALK, CONN. Verlanda "Nonna Ini" Marini, a Norwalk resident, passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 in Norwalk Hospital, following a short illness. She was 91. Her beloved husband, Sante Marini of fifty years, passed away in 1986. Born in Torrice, Provincia di Frosinone , Italia on October 11, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Alessandra...
Robert L. Smith, Jr.
Sep 27, 2008
NORWALK, CONN/ BAXLEY, GA Robert L. Smith, Jr., of Norwalk and Baxley, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2008 in Marathon Healthcare Center of Norwalk, after a long illness. He was 64 years of age. He was employed at Hazlehurst Mills in McRae, Georgia for over twenty years and recently moved to Connecticut to be with his family. He...
Alan T. Egeland
Sep 24, 2008
Alan T. Egeland of Norwalk, entered into rest peacefully on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at his home, following a long illness from Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease. He was 51 years of age. Born in Manhattan on November 9, 1956, Alan was the son of the late Louis and Alberta (Olsen) Egeland. He was a longtime resident of Norwalk and...
Anthony Joseph Stramaglia Sr
Sep 14, 2008
Rowayton, Conn. Anthony J. Stramaglia, Sr. of Rowayton, passed away on Sunday, September 14, 2008 in Norwalk Hospital, following a long illness. He was 80 years of age. Born in Stamford on September 30, 1927, he was the son of the late John and Lucille (Marino) Stramaglia and graduated from Stamford High School in 1944. He continued his education...
Mary Knox Champ Nielsen
Sep 10, 2008
WILTON, CONN. Mary Knox Champ Nielsen, a resident of Wilton since 1970, passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2008. She was 82 and suffered for many years with Low Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. She decided recently to let life take its course. She passed on peacefully, her husband at her side, holding her hand. Mary was born August 24, 1926. Her...
Helsar Cruz
Sep 6, 2008
STAMFORD, CONN. Helsar Cruz, former dancer for the world-renown Puerto Rican singers, Lucecita Benitez and Iris Chacon, and for the internationally acclaimed Latin Fire Revue, died on Saturday, September 6, 2008. Dr. Gary Blick, HIV specialist and Helsar's former partner for sixteen and a half years, said that he died in Greenwich Hospital, Conn. from complications following a leg fracture...
Fred T. Ernstmeyer
Sep 5, 2008
NORWALK, CONN. Fred T. Ernstmeyer of Norwalk passed away Friday, September 5 2008, in the Notre Dame Convalescent Home at the age of 83. He was the husband of the late Doris Amelia (Amundsen) Ernstmeyer. Fred served in the US Navy on the destroyer U.S.S. Benson during World War II. He was a fisherman having made many trips to Alaska...
Victoria E. Smithies Ake
Aug 27, 2008
NORWALK, CONN Victoria E. Smithies Ake of Norwalk, passed away on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 in her home, after a courageous one-year battle with lung cancer and metastasis. She was 60 years old. Born in Yonkers, NY on October 2, 1947, she was the daughter of Thelma R.N. Smithies and the late Allan C. Smithies. She moved to Fairfield County...
Sydney Fan Colvin
Aug 26, 2008
NORWALK, CONN. Sydney Fan Colvin, one year old daughter of Scott D. and Shujun Fan Colvin, passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 after a long and courageous battle of an illness. Arrangements, which will be private, are under the direction of Norwalk's Hoyt-Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 5 East Wall Street.
Skip Wilhelm
Aug 22, 2008
NORWALK, CONN. Charles "Skip" Wilhelm passed away at his home in Norwalk, on Friday, August 22, 2008. He was 57 years old. Skip was born in Mexico and grew up in Westport. His parents, John and Peggy, authored several editions of The Wilhelm's Guide to Mexico and Skip traveled extensively throughout the country. He graduated from Ohio University, where he...
Elizabeth J. Hunt
Aug 17, 2008
NORWALK, CONN. Elizabeth J. "Betty" Hunt, 78, was reunited with her beloved husband, William (1992) of forty years when she passed away suddenly on Sunday, August 17, 2008 in her home in Norwalk. Born Elizabeth Jane Martin in Stamford on July 30, 1930 to William and Mary Martin, she graduated from Stamford High School in 1948 and worked as...
Julia L. Dexheimer
Aug 11, 2008
WILTON, CONN. Julia L. Dexheimer of Wilton passed away on Monday, August 11, 2008 in the Wilton Meadows Rehabilitation Center after a lengthy illness. She was 94. Born in Leonia, New Jersey on May 27, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Henry V. and Dorothy (Woodcock) Dexheimer. At a young age, she and her family moved to Norwalk,...
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