All Obituaries

Alphonse Cangiarella, age 90, of Stratford, beloved husband of Amelia “Nellie” Santos Cangiarella for 20 years and the late Leonides Gonzalez Cangiarella for 48 years, died on July 26, 2021, in Bridgeport Hospital.   Alphonse was born in Brooklyn, NY on July 2, 1931 to the late Frank and Celia Voulo Cangiarella.  He was a member of the US Custom Service for over 30 years and retired as head of the Mail Branch and proudly served as a merchant...

David W. Jackel, age 74, of Milford, beloved husband of Sharon Erbter Jackel for 51 years, died on July 4th, 2021 surrounded by his loving family.  David was born in Bridgeport on December 13,1946 to the late William Gus and Maria Arbas Rock Jackel.  He was a machinist at Electroloy in Bridgeport and retired from Bic Corporation in Milford.  David loved motorcycles as well as fishing, camping, music, and spending time with his family.  He is survived by his children;...

George Reed Balentine, age 83, passed away on Thursday, July 1, 2021 in Cheshire, CT.  George was born on March 18, 1938 in Canonsburg, PA to the late William McConnell and  Jane Patterson Balentine. He was a graduate of Canonsburg High School (’56), Muskingum College (BS ’60), and Edinboro State College (Master of Education ’66). He also did post-graduate work at the University of California, Irvine.  George used this knowledge to teach science to...

Inge Renate Yarri, age 87, of Milford, beloved wife of the late David Yarri, entered peaceful rest on June 28, 2021 at her home. She was born on November 9, 1933 in Gera, Germany and was the daughter of the late Erich and Lieselotte (Ronneberger) Moerschner and beloved sister of the late Klaus Moerschner. She was a dedicated artist, did ballet classes until way into her 70ies and loved to get together with friends and family. Her house was always open to them. Together with David she...

Barbara “Bonnie” Anne Nagle Casey, of Madison and formerly of Milford, beloved wife of Timothy Casey, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 28, 2021.  Bonnie was born in Waterbury, CT on January 12th 1948 to the late Edward and Dorothy (Siebert) Nagle.  She worked as a bridal consultant in Stratford, a paraprofessional for many years in the Milford Public School System, and also worked as a bank teller in multiple cities in southern CT.  She will be dearly missed...

William Jeffrey Bell, age 68, beloved husband of 40 years to Kathleen Dianne (DePolo) Bell of Woodbridge, passed away on Sunday June 27, 2021. He was the son of the late Lyle and Barbara (French) Bell and was born on September 5, 1952, in Willimantic. He worked as a welder for the former Textron/Lycoming in Stratford and Wayne Tire Company in Milford for many years. In addition to his wife, Bill leaves two stepsons, Jeffrey Dalton and Christopher R. Dalton and his wife, Jaimee, four...

Jean Barbara Doran, age 77, beloved wife of 59 years to Edward W. Doran, Jr. of Milford, entered peaceful rest on June 22, 2021 at St. Joseph’s Center in Trumbull. She was born on May 29, 1944 in Bridgeport and was the daughter of the late Michael and Stella (Kusiowski) Wegiel. Mrs. Doran worked as a waitress at area diners for many years. In addition to her husband, Jean leaves three devoted children, Edward W. Doran, V of Milford, Wendy Balisciano of Naugatuck and Michael Doran of...

  On Friday, June 18, 2021, Rita (Schielka) Girdzis of Milford, left this world peacefully after a short illness. She was the beloved wife for 62 years of the late John Girdzis; devoted mother of Paul (Adrienne), Tim (Lynne), Amy (Billy) and Tom (Susan); adored grandmother of Matt (Joline), Dan, Sam, Gretchen and Jonathan and great grandmother of Blake; cherished aunt to many nieces and nephews; and a dear Godmother. She is predeceased in death by her parents, Albina and Joseph...

James Charles Sanderson Jr., age 72, of West Haven, beloved husband of Janice Pote Sanderson for 36 years, passed peacefully on Monday, June 14 surrounded by his family.  Jim was born in Bridgeport on October 26, 1948, to Josephine Micalizzi Sanderson and the late James C. Sanderson Sr.  Jim graduated from Harding High School in 1966 and then enrolled in the US Air Force.  For 10 years after, he was a resident of San Clemente, California.  When Jim returned to...

Luis Rafael Valentin, age 64, of Bridgeport, passed away on June 3, 2021 surrounded by his family. He was born on December 4, 1956 in New York, NY and was the son of the late Luciano Hernandez and Julia (Vazquez) Valentin. Mr. Valentin was a screen printer at Bridgeport Screen Printing for many years before his retirement.  He loved spending time with his family, going out to eat, bike riding, fishing, camping, and helping out his community. Mr. Valentin is survived by his devoted...