Rolland Ravenberg
Mar 4, 2023
Rolland Royce Ravenberg, age 87, died March 4th in East Windsor, Connecticut. Rolland R. Ravenberg was born on March 6, 1936 in Brookings, South Dakota to Odin and Pearl Ravenberg. He was the third of five children – siblings: Allen, Barbara, Roger and Larry. He grew up on a farm northeast of Howard, South Dakota, near the Belleview Lutheran...
Audrey Russo
Feb 25, 2023
Audrey Elizabeth (O'Brien) Russo, 96, of New Britain, Hamden and Wallingford, died February 25, 2023 at The CT Hospice in Branford. She was the beloved wife of Samuel Anthony Russo who predeceased her in 2011, just short of their 61 st wedding anniversary. Audrey was born and raised in New Britain, on January 1, 1927. She was the daughter...
Nolan Kowaleski
Feb 18, 2023
Nolan C. Kowaleski, 57, of Hamden passed away peacefully at Yale New Haven Hospital surrounded by his family on Saturday, February 18th. Married for twenty years to Susan Flanagan Kowaleski. Born in New Haven, son of Jayne Nolan Kowaleski of Northford and the late Richard B. Kowaleski. He was a graduate of Notre Dame High School in West Haven and...
John Longo
Feb 12, 2023
John Longo, 76 of Hamden, affectionately known to many as "Papa John", died Feb. 12th at home after a long illness. He was the loving husband of 53 years to Wendy Frosolone Longo. Born in New Haven, son of the late John & Josephine Esposito Longo, he worked for many years as a printer. He proudly served in...
Richard Salzano Sr.
Feb 11, 2023
Richard Salzano Sr., 87 of Guilford died suddenly Feb. 11th at his home. He was the loving husband of the late Marjorie Botte Salzano. Born in New Haven, son of the late Gennaro & Caroline Canforo Salzano, Richard worked for many years as a banker, starting at First New Haven Savings, then subsequent other area banks. He was an...
Paul Brunelli
Feb 4, 2023
Paul Brunelli, 52 of Wallingford, formerly of Hamden died February 4th at Hartford Hospital after a brief illness. He was the loving fiancé of the late Carrie Ann Eburg. Born in New Haven May 20, 1970, he was the son of Robert & Laurel Martindale Brunelli of Hamden. Paul worked as a landscaper for himself and various local companies....
Albert Pallotto Sr.
Jan 31, 2023
Albert Pallotto Sr., 86 of Hamden, died suddenly Jan. 31st at Yale New Haven Hospital. He was the loving husband of the late Eleanor Paoloni Pallotto. Born in New Haven, son of the late Vito & Mary Richetelli Pallotto, Albert worked as a truck driver for many years. An Extraordinary Man So PURE in Heart, so kind …...
Edward G. Franco
Jan 19, 2023
Edward G. Franco, 92 of Milford, died suddenly Jan. 19th at Milford Hospital. He was the loving husband of the late Norma Lanna Franco. Born in Bridgeport, son of the late Tiberio & Theresa Marseglia Franco, Ed worked for the So. CT Gas Co. as a courier for 39 years, retiring in 1995. He was an Army veteran during...
Florence Dellarocco
Jan 11, 2023
Florence DellaRocco, 92 of Hamden died peacefully January 11th surrounded by her loving family. Born in New Haven, daughter of the late Louis & Philomena Valentino DeLucia, she was the loving wife of the late Domenic DellaRocco for 53 years. A lifelong Hamden resident, she retired from the Hamden School System as a food service manager. Florence was past...
Dennise Ann Walter
Dec 27, 2022
Dennise Ann DeLucia Walter, 69, lifelong Hamden resident, died peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Tuesday, December 27th. Married to Larry Walter, she was a loving wife for over 48 years. Born in New Haven on June 14, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Joseph DeLucia and Madeline Lavorgna DeLucia. She was the beloved mother...
Linda Ann Raccio
Dec 9, 2022
Linda Ann Raccio, 77, entered into eternal life on December 9, 2022 in Palm City, FL.  A lifelong resident of Hamden, Linda was born on May 26, 1945 to John and Frances (Russo) Raccio, growing up in the Highwood/Newhallville sections of Hamden. While raising her 3 children, Linda worked as a CNA at Whitney Center Medical Unit for the...
Angeline "Julie" Grancher
Dec 8, 2022
Angeline "Julie" Grancher, 94, of Hamden died peacefully Dec. 8th at Yale N.H.H. She was the loving wife of the late Robert Grancher. Born in Hartford, daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Squeglia, she worked many years for Sear Roebuck & Electrolux of Hamden. She was an avid cook and passionate N.Y Yankee fan. Julie was a Navy...
Emily Bango
Dec 5, 2022
Emily Bango, age 97, of New Haven, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2022 at Yale New Haven Hospital after suffering a stroke. She was the wife of Joseph John Bango, of New Haven, who passed away in June of 2013. She leaves behind two children -- Elisa J. Franklin (née Bango) of Tucson, AZ (husband Richard), and Joseph...
Angiola "Angie" Dedomenico
Nov 6, 2022
Angiola DeDomenico, 86 of Branford died Sunday evening with her family beside her. Angie was born in Cerreto Sannita, Italy on May 9, 1936, the daughter of Maria Carmela (Parente) DiCrosta and Antonio DiCrosta. She leaves behind three loving children Rita (Scott) Nabstedt, Joseph B. DeDomenico and Donna (Steven) Gallagher, cherished grandchildren, Kayleigh, Emma, and Joseph. She also leaves...
Celia Carboni
Nov 3, 2022
Celia DiGioia Carboni, 96, died on November 3rd, 2022 at Connecticut Hospice. Mrs. Carboni was born in Hamden on January 29, 1926 to the late Michele and Anna Casiello DiGioia, and was the widow of Dominick Carboni. She lived her entire life in the town and was a daily communicant and active member of St. Ann's Church until its...
Marie Grace Inzero
Oct 25, 2022
Marie Grace Inzero, 91 of Hamden died Oct. 25th at Yale's St. Raphael Campus. She was the loving wife of the late Pasquale Inzero. Born in New Haven, Oct. 8, 1931, daughter of the late James & Grace Lenzi Libero, she graduated from So. Conn. State College with a Masters Degree in Special Education. Marie worked for 30 years...
Louise Raccio
Oct 22, 2022
Louise Raccio, 93, formerly of North Haven died Oct. 22nd at Masonicare after a long illness. She was the loving wife of the late Alfred "Sonny" Raccio. Born in East Haven, the daughter of the late Luigi & Marie DiChello Borrelli, Louise was an active member of St. Therese Church, taught C.C.D., and was a member of the Ladies...
Nancy Lou Ann Mirto
Oct 9, 2022
Nancy - Lou Ann Gambori Mirto died Oct. 9th at Yale N.H. Hospital. Nancy was born July 9, 1952 the daughter of the late Anthony & Rita Funaro Gambori, and resided in Hamden all her life. She worked at Yale N.H. Hospital for 30 years starting as a secretary and then as an R.N. having graduated from the Quinnipiac...
Joseph Flonc
Oct 3, 2022
Joseph Flonc 52, of Hamden died suddenly at home Oct. 3rd. He was the loving husband of Deb DeAngelis Flonc. Born in New Haven, son of Fran Wozniak Amellin & the late Nicholas Flonc, Joe was a graduate of Quinnipiac University. He worked for many years as an insulator for Local 33. Joe was an avid snowmobiler, traveling all...
Katherine Mercugliano
Sep 28, 2022
Katherine Elia Mercugliano passed away at her home in Hamden on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 after a long illness. She was born in New Britain, CT on March 17, 1928, daughter of the late David and Miriam Sargis Elia. She was pre-deceased by her husband of 69 years, Lawrence Joseph Mercugliano, Sr., and her sisters, Nancy Main and Eva...
