All Obituaries

Kathy Arlene Mucherino, age 67, of West Haven died on Saturday, June 27, 2020.  Kathy was born in Bridgeport on August 8, 1952 to the late Patsy Mucherino and Elizabeth Parent.  She worked as a House Manager at the Kennedy Center for many years and retired as a vocational counselor.  In addition, she spent many years as the JV softball coach at Jonathan Law High School. Kathy was an avid NY Yankees fan and a lover of animals.  She was also an...

Donald J. Cretella, age 82, beloved husband of Ruth (Murray) Cretella of West Haven passed away suddenly on June 24, 2020 at his home. He was born on March 3, 1938 in New Haven and was the son of the late Joseph and Henrietta (Iscovitz) Cretella. He was a proud U. S. Army veteran. He graduated from Wilbur Cross High School, Class of 1957 and received his Associates degree in accounting at South Central Community College. Mr. Cretella worked in finance at Sikorsky Aircraft for 15 years...

Carole Anne Duhaime, age 84, died peacefully at home on Sunday, June 21, 2020, surrounded by her family.  She was born in Attleboro, MA to the late Arthur M. and Isabel Flynn White.  Mrs. Duhaime was predeceased by her loving husband of 56 years, John J. Duhaime, and son James; Sisters, Mary Jo LaChance and Claire Lowe; and brothers Charles M. and Arthur White.  She was an artist of all mediums and an avid gardener.  She had a huge passion for sports and loved the METS...

Mark A. Wittkofske, Jr., age 28 of Milford, died suddenly on June 15, 2020.  Mark was born in New Haven on June 24, 1991 to the late Tina Valentine Wittkofske.  Mark was a painter for Bruce Nichols and Mark Messina painting and was also an independent contractor.  Mark loved fishing and boating with his grandfather and always enjoyed a good party.  Survivors include his devoted grandparents, Thomas and Sandy Valentine of Milford; brother and sister, Tyler and Alicia...

Edwin J. Jones, age 93 of Milford, beloved husband of the late Joan Harding Jones, died on Saturday, June 13, 2020 surrounded by his loving family.  Edwin was born in London, England on January 24, 1927 to the late Henry and Charlotte Brandon Jones.  Edwin served in the British Army and was a semi professional soccer player in London.  He moved to the United States with his wife in 1957 and worked as a machinist for many years at Metro North Railroad.  Edwin loved to play...

James Walter Deptula, age 76, of Milford, beloved husband of Marilyn Peetz Deptula for 54 years, died after a courageous battle with lung cancer, on Monday, June 8 surrounded by his loving family.  James was born in New London on June 19, 1943 to the late Charles and Frances Torello Deptula.  James was a proud veteran of the US Army.  He worked as a manager at Howard Johnson's in Milford for 25 years.  He then worked for Marriott Corporation and retired from the...

Ann Louise Loesch, age 76, of Milford, died on Friday, June 5, 2020.  She was born in Milford Hospital on January 12, 1944 to the late Evelyn and Karl Loesch.  She attended Milford schools and worked at Wayside Furniture (later Huffman Koos) for over 40 years in the administrative offices.  She rose to the position of Vice President for Administration and Human Resources with responsibility for the stores in CT, NY and NJ.  Wayside was known for its philanthropy in the...

Kevin Burns Pasley beloved husband, father, and WW2 veteran entered into eternal life on June 4, 2020.   Born March 18, 1924 he was the youngest of eight children to Robert and Margaret Pasley of Maplewood NJ.  His childhood summers were spent in the family’s cottage on Lake Champlain in Vermont.  He enjoyed telling stories of those years that tended to focus on fishing with his father whom he sadly lost at the age of 15.  He entered adulthood as WW2 dawned...

Barbara Raiente, age 56, of Milford, beloved wife of the late Michael Raiente, died on Tuesday, June 2, 2020.  Barbara was born in Stamford on April 9, 1964 to the late Chuck and Mary Nancy Paro McAfee.   She was a dental hygienist and later a pharmacist assistant at Finch Pharmacy in Greenwich for many years.  Survivors include her sisters: Maurene Wood (Stanley) of Milford, Sandra Gasiorowski (John) of Shelton, and Jackie Lewis of West Haven, nieces and nephews, Ashley...

Hugh Whitman Sr., age 93, of Beaufort, SC and Guilford, CT, beloved husband of 68 years of the late Mary Conant Whitman, died on Saturday, May 30, 2020.  Hugh was born in Needham, MA on April 1, 1927 to the late William Whitman III and Marjorie Warren Whitman.  Hugh was a veteran of the US Army, a graduate of Harvard College where he was a member of the pistol team, and a teacher at New Canaan Country School for over 40 years.  He was passionate for educating others...