All Obituaries

Patricia A. Callahan, 85, of Shelton passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at Shady Knoll Health Center in Seymour, CT.  She was the beloved wife of the late Michael J. Callahan, Sr.  They were married for 50 years.  Patricia was born in Jersey City, NJ, March 22, 1936, daughter of the late James and Rose Knight Gallagher.  She resided in Shelton for 48 years and worked as a travel agent for American Agency until her retirement in 1992.  She was a...

Kenneth Brian Craft, age 66 of Shelton, entered into rest on Thursday, April 30, 2020 at his home with his loving family by his side.  He was the beloved husband of 26 years to Christine (Hughes) Craft.  Ken was born in Derby on February 10, 1954, son of the late William E. Craft Sr. and Evelyn (Koplowski) Craft.  He worked in Quality Assurance for 40 years at Sikorsky Aircraft.  Ken was a mentor and coach for the First Lego League.  Most of all, he was a beloved...

Felice Lisi, 93, a longtime resident of Trumbull, passed away on April 12. Felice was born on April 02, 1928 in Strangolagalli, Italy, moved to New York then Bridgeport with final residency in Trumbull. Felice was a member of Laborers' Union Local 665 and after "retirement" worked for Stop and Shop for 26+ years. Felice was the loving father of Anna DeMarco (Thomas). Devoted grandfather of Stefanie Walker, Tommy, Russell...

Genevra B. Placek, age 87 of Cheshire, formerly of Shelton and St. Petersburg, FL, passed away Tuesday December 29, 2020 at the Hospital of Central Connecticut.  Genevra was born in Cooperstown, NY, January 19, 1933, daughter of the late John E. and Wilma Curry Bloomer.  During her life, Genevra worked at Sikorsky Aircraft as an inspector, United Aircraft Technologies as a training school instructor, and Tie Communications as a supervisor.  She was a member of the Huntington...

Martha A. Skrovanek, age 92 of Shelton, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2021 at her residence with her loving daughter by her side.  Martha was born in Shelton, June 26, 1928, daughter of the late Philip Giannino and Catherine Carriero Giannino.  Martha worked as a bookkeeper for Viking Tool of Shelton for many years until her retirement.  She was a member of the Shelton Senior Center where she played the organ and participated in many activities and exercise classes. ...

Elizabeth Jacobs, age 91 of Shelton, passed away March 18, 2021 at Bishop Wicke Heath Center, Shelton.  Elizabeth was born in Shelton, September 20, 1929, daughter of the late Fiorino (Frank) Tonucci and Olinda Talamelli Tonucci.  She is survived by her loving husband William Jacobs, Jr., her son William Jacobs, III and his wife Janice, her grandchildren Jacquelyn Ansaldi and her husband Sam, and Jonathan Jacobs and his wife Melissa, her great-grandchild Madeline Ansaldi, and...

Frank P. Guglielmo, Sr., “Frankie Gugs” age 85 of Fairfield, passed away February 26, 2021 at St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport.  Frank was born in Stamford, December 16, 1935, son of the late Joseph and Antoinette Rello Guglielmo.  Frank was a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy serving in the Korean War attaining the rank of Petty Officer 3rd Class.  After serving in the U.S. Navy, Frank worked as an oil burner technician for Petro Service for several...

John Wieczorkowski, age 72 of Shelton, passed away January 29, 2021 at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven.  John was born in Germany, November 20, 1948, son of the late Zygmunt and Mary Kowal Wieczorkowski.  John was a veteran of the United States Army serving during the Vietnam War.  He later worked as a plant manager for Better Packages Inc. for over 50 years until his retirement.  John will be remembered as a kind and generous man to all who knew him.  He is...

Helen Walcek, age 83 of Derby, beloved wife of over 60 years to Michael Walcek, passed away January 12, 2021.  Helen was born in Czechoslovakia, January 24, 1937, daughter of the late Joseph Drbohlav and Frances Vanek Drbohlav.  She moved with her family from Czechoslovakia to Shelton where she graduated from Shelton High School in 1955 and later graduated from Southern Connecticut State College in 1959.  She then married Michael Walcek and settled in Derby where she taught at...

Susan Dagle Walcek, age 62 of Derby, passed away December 11, 2020 at Shady Knoll Health Center, Seymour.  Susan was born in Derby, March 6, 1958, daughter of Florence Callahan Dagle and the late A. Thomas Dagle.  Susan was known as a gentle, loving, and compassionate person and was a longtime Certified Nurse’s Aide working for various companies.  She was also a longtime caregiver for her mother.  Susan enjoyed music, computers, trips to the casino, trips to her...