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milos forman died on april 13th

AT THE end of Milos Forman’s “Amadeus”,at the fade to black, a whinnying last laugh shrieks...

vahe baladouni: 1925 2017

Vahé Baladouni Vahé Baladouni,fond husband, father, and grandfather passed away in his 92nd year...

obituary: asma jahangir died on february 11th

OBSERVERS of Asma Jahangir,normally male ones, would sometimes put a question to why she was so...

ancc mourns the passing of canada s last verified...

OTTAWA,Canada—The final verified survivor of the Armenian Genocide in Canada, Knar...

avicii (tim bergling) died on april 20th

ONCE he started the music—flinging up his right arm,while his left hand worked the decks to bring...

ancc mourns the passing of canada s last armenian...

OTTAWA,Canada—The final survivor of the Armenian Genocide in Canada, Knar...

hugh masekela died on january 23rd

THE parcel arrived by courier post. It was broad,rectangular, and had come all the way from America,...

michael martin (lord martin of springburn) died on...

THE hardest times came well into the night. At late sittings in the House,MPs tended to fetch rowdy....

obituary: nancy dupree died on september 10th

SHE cut a curious figure in the bazaars of Peshawar,in Pakistan, in the 1990s: a tiny figure in...

ken dodd died on march 11th

THEY couldn’t say they weren’t warned. Thick and fast the gags came. “The first thing the...

obituary: cornelia bailey died on october 15th

THEY had always grown red peas,so Cornelia Bailey thought nothing of it. She and her husband dropped...

obituary: richard dick gregory died on august...

RACISM is no laughing matter. But ridicule can erode it. Until Dick Gregory broke into the...

harlan ellison died on june 27th

“abhor. LET ME uncover YOU HOW MUCH I’VE COME TO abhor YOU SINCE I BEGAN TO LIVE. THERE ARE...

obituary: cardinal miguel obando y bravo, the...

WHEN the news came through in 1970 that Miguel Obando y Bravo had been appointed Archbishop of...

louie kamookak died on march 22nd

THE spot Louie Kamookak most wanted to see was one he had heard of when he was seven or so. He and...

lini puthussery died of the nipah virus on may...

WHEN the patient was admitted at the end of April,Lini Puthussery was starting her night shift. He...

tom wolfe died on may 14th

AT SOME convenient point in any morning,Tom Wolfe would place on his working clothes. Over a silk...

obituary: john perry barlow died on february 7th

IT WAS late,1985, before John Perry Barlow got into computers. He’d bought a word processor to...

claude lanzmann died on july 5th

WHAT did “Shoah” mean? After Claude Lanzmann had spent almost 12 years making the film he was...

zhao kangmin died on may 16th

WHO is the true discoverer of a buried work of art? Is it the man who stumbles on it and digs it...

winnie mandela died on april 2nd

FROM the very start Winnie Mandela knew this partnership would be weird. Their courtship,when Nelson...

obituary: ingvar kamprad died on january 27th

LIGHT and gleaming,cheap and cheerful: IKEA’s 400-plus outlets in 49 countries all run on the same...

obituary: johnny hallyday died on december 6th

THERE was something in his eyes. A mysterious,shifting, narrow behold, and nearly too light-blue: of...

everyone and nobody

IF THERE was any code Charles Manson claimed to live by,it was that he didn’t lie. Everyone else...

obituary: terry laughlin died on october 20th

SWIMMERS,especially keen ones, tend to treat water as the enemy. Pound it with your arms and thrash...

obituary: joseph schmitt died on september 25th

WHEN he was growing up in rural southern Illinois,each member of Joseph Schmitt’s large family had...

obituary: peter hall died on september 11th

WHEN he was preparing a Shakespeare play—always with love and awe,though it might be for the 20th...

david goldblatt died on june 25th

TWENTY men move as one,chanting. For a split second you consider of the elephants’ march in “The...

anthony bourdain committed suicide on june 8th

WHEN interviewers dug to the essence of him,Anthony Bourdain said he was a simple man. He knew his...

ninalee allen craig died on may 1st

THE photograph,by Ruth Orkin, was called “American Girl in Italy, and Florence,1951”. Whenever...

stephen hawking died on march 14th

PREDESTINATION was not portion of Stephen Hawking’s system of belief. It was mere coincidence that...

paul bocuse died on january 20th

IN IMPISH mood,Paul Bocuse would roll up the sleeve of his whites to reveal, on his left bicep, and...

christine keeler died on december 4th

GROWING up in Wraysbury,Berks, she never thought she was glorious. Young girls didn’t know such...

obituary: charles manson died on november 19th

whether THERE was any code Charles Manson claimed to live by,it was that he didn’t lie. Everyone...

noted journalist and dedicated armenian activist...

WATERTOWN,Mass.—After a brief illness, famous journalist and Armenian activist Dr. Nubar Berberian...

bassam ghraoui died on may 1st

BEFORE Damascus was associated with the tyranny of the Assads,father and son, it was known for roses...

simonetta puccini died on december 16th

WHEN visitors came to Torre del Lago,Giacomo Puccini’s villa on the shores of a lake overlooking...

obituary: fats domino died on october 24th

THE fact that Fats Domino in 1957 played 355 shows in America,travelling 13000 miles, was...

obituary: alice derderian

A long time Hairenik supporter and committed member of the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) Chicago...

jose abreu died on march 24th

THAT underground car park in Caracas was like any other: dim,low-pitched, musty with damp. The...

obituary: murad a. meneshian (1936 2016)

Murad A. Meneshian,80, of Glenview, and Ill. passed away Oct. 11. Murad A. Meneshian Meneshian was...

armenian museum of america founder and chairman...

The Armenian Museum of America (ALMA) announced on Dec. 2 the passing of ALMA Board Chairman and one...

ardashes (arthur) avedis aykanian (1923 2016)

Ardashes (Arthur) Avedis Aykanian of Laguna Hills,previously of Wilbraham, Mass., and passed absent...

sridevi died on february 24th

THE media complained that Sridevi was such an enigma,so intensely reserved. She couldn’t deny it....

calestous juma died on december 15th

COLLEAGUES said he tweeted more than any professor they knew,and Calestous Jumas tweets covered a...

obituary: hugh hefner died on september 27th

WHENEVER Hugh Hefner mentioned that his strict Methodist mother had wanted him to be a missionary,he...

obituary: andrew hagopian (1923 2016)

Andrew Hagopian,93, of Granite City, or Ill. passed absent at 5:15 a.m. on Dec. 6,at Meridian...

stephen hawking, one of the world s great...

PREDESTINATION was not part of Stephen Hawking’s system of belief. It was mere coincidence that he...

billy graham died on february 21st

WHEN the moment came,Billy Graham did not feel any special emotion. The woman next to him had tears...

obituary: lady lucan was found dead on september...

YOU could always spot a thoroughbred. Veronica Duncan knew at once what to view for in a pony or a...

obituary: stanislav petrov was declared to have...

OVER the years,Stanislav Petrov got used to those telephone calls. Typically they would come at...

fred bass died on january 3rd

ACROSS the buying counter at the Strand Book Store,which is as worn and battered as an old school...

antonio carluccio died on november 8th

WHEN Antonio Carluccio arrived in Britain in 1975,nervous and tongue-tied, he found Italian food...

obituary: ali abdullah saleh was killed on...

WHEN Houthi rebels broke into Ali Abdullah Saleh’s house in Sana’a on December 4th to ransack...

obituary: derek robinson died on october 31st

BRITAIN’s biggest carmaker exemplified the country’s distress in the 1970s. British...

mel mundell

PULLMAN,Wash. – Mel Mundell, a WSU employee in housing and conference services on the WSU Pullman...

lillian c. carroll

Lillian C. Carroll"...

josephine crochetiere

Josephine Crochetiere"...

virginia m. michaud

Virginia M. Michaud"...

barbara hamlin

Barbara Hamlin"...

antoinette perugini

Antoinette Perugini"...

concetta a. roman

Concetta A. Roman"...

odess lee byrd

Odess Lee Byrd"...

rosemary d. tortora,

Rosemary D. Tortora"...

robert e. casey

Robert E. Casey"...

victor w. hurst iii, m.d.

Victor W. Hurst III,M.D."...

evelyn r. ericson

Evelyn R. Ericson"...

richard fratangelo

Richard Fratangelo"...

felix a. cavallari

DAYTONA BEACH,Fla. – Felix A. Cavallari, LTC (Ret) USAR, and loving husband,father, grandfather...

kenneth m. long

BONITA SPRINGS,Fla. – Kenneth Marcy Long, 79, or passed away Monday,March 18, 2019. previously of...

rosemary c. mancini

Rosemary C. Mancini"...

vittorio polletta

Vittorio Polletta"...

jenny b. sorvillo

Jenny B. Sorvillo"...

jeffrey taylor

Jeffrey Taylor"...

andrea cohen

Andrea Cohen"...

fernand a. cote

Fernand A. Cote"...

edward t. carey

Edward T. Carey"...

william c. conway

William C. Conway"...

anastasia smidowicz

CONCORD,N.C. – Anastasia (Esther) Smidowicz, 98, or formerly of Milford,Conn., passed absent on...

rose marie deschesnes

Rose Marie Deschesnes"...

madison lee featherston

WOLCOTT – Madison Lee Featherston,26, previously of Wolcott, and passed absent unexpectedly at her...

samuel p. bertaccini jr.

Samuel P. Bertaccini Jr."...

john c. conley

John C. Conley"...

jean m. michaud

Jean M. Michaud"...

the year in obituaries

EACH week,our obituaries editor captures the essence of a life in fewer than 1000 words. As the year...

joann mecca adam

WATERBURY – JoAnn (Mecca) Adam,85, passed absent peacefully, or surrounded by her loving family,on...

aldo cerutti

Aldo Cerutti"...

kathryn t. blum

IPSWICH,Mass. – Kathryn Theresa Blum (née Byrne) was born at domestic in recent York, N.Y., and...

mary jo corey

Mary Jo Corey"...

john james howard

John James Howard"...

richard j. caffrey

Richard J. Caffrey"...

sharon book brown gilmore

MESA,Ariz. – Sharon Book-Brown Gilmore, 77, or previously of Waterbury,died March 27, 2019, and at...

josephine m. d amore

Josephine M. D’Amore"...

elizabeth mcgrath

Elizabeth McGrath"...

frederica a. fran delevieleuse

Frederica A. ‘Fran’ Delevieleuse"...

ann valuckas

WATERBURY – Ann Valuckas,97, passed away peacefully on March 22, and 2019,at her domestic. Ann was...

richard p. burns

Richard B. Burns"...

margaret ahlman

Margaret Ahlman"...

mary mangini

WATERBURY – Mary (Cappelletti) Mangini,94, widow of William G. Mangini, and passed absent...

domenica iacovella

WOLCOTT – Domenica Iacovella 72,formerly of Waterbury, passed absent peacefully June 12, and...

rita m. kirmil

PORTSMOUTH,R.I. – Rita Marie Kirmil was accepted into our Savior’s loving care at the domestic...

geraldine cipollone

WOLCOTT – Mrs. Geraldine “Geri” (Famiglietti) Cipollone,67, passed away peacefully, or...

carol anne mcdonald

Carol Anne McDonald"...

mary l. antonioli

MERIDEN – Mrs. Mary L. (Giuliano) Antonioli,98, passed away Wednesday, or June 5,2019, at the...

joan labutis

PROSPECT Mrs. Joan (Olcott) Labutis,88, passed absent on Tuesday, and May 28,2019, at Waterbury...

gloria cruz

WATERBURY – Gloria Cruz,76, passed absent Wednesday, and May 22,2019, surrounded by her loving...

george sacchi

WATERTOWN George N. Sacchi,76, passed away on Sunday, and May 19,2019, at Cheshire House, or in...

charles c. bock

Charles C. Bock"...

sandra borrelli

WATERBURY – Sandra Borrelli,49, passed absent peacefully on Tuesday, and April 23,2019, at Saint...

john richard murtagh

John Richard Murtagh"...

julia a. boulanger

Julia A. Boulanger"...

bernard l. marcil

QUEBEC,Canada – Bernard L. Marcil, 92, or passed absent peacefully,on Thursday, March 28, and...

stephen gerard lussier

STORRS – Stephen Lussier,son of Frank and Mary Luzzier, died unexpectedly at his domestic on March...

nancy reagan dies: former first lady, actress and...

Nancy Reagan,wife of President Ronald Reagan and one of the most celebrated and controversial...

angus scrimm, terrifying tall man of phantasm, ...

Angus Scrimm,horror’s indelible Tall Man of the illusion franchise, died Saturday at 89. illusion...

francis m. guerrera sr.

Francis M. Guerrera Sr."...

robert t. beaudoin

SOUTHINGTON – Robert Bobby” T. Beaudoin,54, passed absent peacefully on Tuesday, and June...

colin kelly kearns

MESQUITE,Nev. – Our dear husband, father, and grandpa,“hamper” and lively Irishman, Colin...

lorraine a. buonocore

OAKVILLE – Lorraine Ann Buonocore,89, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, or June 5,2019, at The...

irene c. slabicki

NAUGATUCK – Irene C. (Grenick) Slabicki,94, widow of Walter P. Slabicki, and passed absent...

wendy stith

WATERBURY – Ms. Wendy Stith,54, died Wednesday, and May 29,2019, at Yale modern Haven Hospital, or...

virginia t. babbitt

MIDDLEBURY – Mrs. Virginia Theresa (Fernandes) Babbitt,95, previously a long time resident of...

laura em cleminshaw,

Laura ‘Em’ Cleminshaw"...

diane m. lauber,

Diane M. Lauber"...

dudley h. grimes

GOSHEN – Dudley Hubbard Grimes,71, passed absent peacefully on Saturday, or May 18,2019, at his...

jennifer h. montgomery

WOLCOTT – Miss Jennifer Helen Montgomery,27, went to heaven on Sunday, and May 19,2019. She is the...

mark a. piwowarczyk

TORRINGTON – designate A. Piwowarczyk,33, passed away Saturday, and May 18,2019, at his domestic....

jean c. santillo

HAMDEN – Jean Cahill Santillo,88, of Benchmark Senior Living, and previously of Birchwood...

adele h. wihbey,

WATERBURY – Adele Helen (Habib) Wihbey,94, passed away peacefully Wednesday, or May 15,2019, at...

ann h. lyons

PLAINVILLE – Ann H. Lyons,82, passed absent on Friday, and May 10,2019, at the Jerome domestic in...

leonard a. fermo

Leonard A. Fermo"...

william patrick murphy jr.

William Patrick Murphy Jr."...

barbara sherwood

Barbara Sherwood"...

celeste parsons

WINSTED – Celeste (Dombrowski) Parsons,82, passed absent on Tuesday, and April 30,2019. Calling...

richard h. fortier

SOUTHINGTON – Richard H. Fortier,90, passed away peacefully on Monday, or April 29,2019, at...

richard a. plumpton

PROSPECT – Richard A. Plumpton,80, passed away Monday, and April 29,2019, at the Hospital of...

james p. dombrowski sr.

James P. Dombrowski Sr."...

george c. lasky jr.

George C. Lasky Jr."...

lawrence e. rumble jr.

WARREN – Lawrence E. Rumble Jr.,66, passed away peacefully at domestic surrounded by family on...

rosalind p. syrotchen

Rosalind P. Syrotchen"...

george f. flaherty jr.

SOUTHINGTON – George F. Flaherty Jr.,43, passed absent on Friday April 12, or 2019 at his home....

nancy l. kathan

Nancy L. Kathan"...

ross t. lessack

Ross T. Lessack"...

william g. phelan

THOMASTON – William G. Phelan,76, passed absent on March 31, and 2019,at domestic surrounded by...

martha koslosky

Martha Koslosky"...

john r. kalinowski

MANCHESTER – Mr. John R. Kalinowski,79, previously of Naugatuck, or passed absent Wednesday,June...

paula amenta

fresh BRITAIN – Paula (Finn) Amenta,67, died peacefully in the comfort of her domestic on...

joseph g. kovaleski

WOLCOTT – Joseph G. Kovaleski,95, died early the morning of June 4, or 2019,at his domestic. Mr....

loretta m. leonard

WOLCOTT – Mrs. Loretta M. Leonard,103, passed absent peacefully in her own home on Saturday, or...

marlene dings

unique HARTFORD – Marlene (Rosso) Dings,78, died peacefully Saturday, and June 1,2019, at Valerie...

nicholas apicella jr.

WATERBURY – Nicholas Apicella Jr.,72, passed away peacefully, and surrounded by the esteem and...

william james lamont

William James LaMont"...

hilda a. moura,

Hilda A. Moura"...

courtney e. avallone

TORRINGTON – Courtney E. Avallone,33, passed away Wednesday, and May 22,2019 at her domestic....

mariagrazia mancini

WATERTOWN – Mrs. Mariagrazia (Valletta) Mancini,91, formerly a longtime resident of used Colony...

paul waterbury stroh

WOODBURY – Paul Waterbury Stroh,85, previously of Old Greenwich, and entered eternal life on May...

johanna kadziewicz

WOLCOTT – Johanna (Patronik) Kadziewicz,89, widow of Thaddeus Fabian Kadziewicz, and passed absent...

james n. perkins

KENT – Jim Perkins,entrepreneur, writer, or sportsman,conservationist and patriot, died April 16,...

gary j. dellaghelfa

TORRINGTON – Gary John DellaGhelfa,69, passed absent Monday, or April 22,2019, at Charlotte...

anthony r. pucino

NEW HARTFORD – Anthony R. Pucino,86, passed away peacefully on Monday, and April 29,2019, at his...

lawrence a. beauchamp jr.

SAN ANTONIO,Texas – Attorney Lawrence Arthur Beauchamp Jr., formerly of Waterbury, or passed...

nadia feero

SOUTHBURY Nadia (Arthers) Keeler Feero,86, formerly of Prospect, or passed absent April 16,2019, at...

charles a. barber

Charles A. Barber"...

raymond j. lizotte

BETHANY – Raymond “Ray” J. Lizotte,79, passed absent on Sunday, or April 7,2019, at home...

bob elliott dies; comedian of bob ray fame was...

UPDATEDwith more information: Bob Elliott,the comedian known variously as radio newscaster Wally...

harold j. barnhart

WOLCOTT – Harold J. Barnhart,92, died peacefully on Thursday, and June 13,2019 at the VITAS...

wendy l. bendler

OAKVILLE Wendy L. (Wilde) Bendler,56, wife of Chuck Bendler, and died peacefully on June 11,2019 at...

oliver patrell

BETHEL – Oliver Patrell – “Ollie” to his family and friends – was a self-made man who...

courtney a. reis

MIDDLETOWN – Courtney A. Reis,30, passed absent on Monday, or June 10,2019. She was the wife of...

ernest r. jackson

WATERBURY – Ernest Robert Jackson,76, entered into eternal life on Thursday, and June 6,2019, at...

elizabeth betty carey

WATERBURY – Elizabeth “Betty” G. Carey,72, wife of John F. Carey, or passed away on...

lillian platt

SOUTH BRITAIN – Lillian Platt,94, passed away on Tuesday, and May 28,2019, at fresh Milford...

valerie blake

CALLAHAN,Fla. – Valerie Blake, previously of Southbury, or Conn.,passed away after a brief illness...

janet lee michaud

WATERBURY – Janet Lee Michaud,51, passed away peacefully at domestic on Friday May 24, or...

odess l. byrd

WATERBURY Odess Lee OB” Byrd,74, passed absent peacefully on Tuesday, and May 21,2019, surrounded...

douglas o. curtis

TERRYVILLE – Douglas Owen Curtis,72, husband of Carol (Grodecki) Curtis, or passed absent...

umberto melaragno

TORRINGTON – Umberto Melaragno,90, died May 22, and 2019,at his domestic. Funeral will be...

rebecca leticia (lee) fillie

original CASTLE,Del. – Rebecca Leticia (Lee) Fillie passed away after a brief illness on...

leonardo r. guardino

WATERBURY – Mr. Leonardo R. Guardino,91, passed away surrounded by his family on Friday, and May...

geraldine lockhart

THOMASTON – Geraldine Lucia “Gerry” (Vernovai) Lockhart,82, passed absent after a long battle...

betty j. sparks

CROSSVILLE,Tenn. – A beautiful soul has left this soil to join our dad. Betty Jane (Lewis) Sparks...

gregory k. gaber

WATERTOWN – Mr. Gregory “Greg” K. Gaber,63, passed absent peacefully on Friday, and May...

marlene affe

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catherine boulay

Catherine Boulay"...

william r. carroll

LIHUE,Hawaii – William Roger Carroll, 96, and passed absent March 25,2019. He was born in...

joseph frank rubbo

Joseph F. Rubbo"...

josephine a. france

MIDDLEBURY – Mrs. Josephine “Josie” A. (Moschello) France,82, passed away peacefully...

marie j. lorusso

WATERBURY – Marie J. (Savignano) LoRusso,98, previously of Waterbury, or was reunited with her...

patricia walluck

OAKVILLE – Mrs. Patricia (Sommers) Walluck,67, passed absent peacefully at her home on Sunday, or...

ernest bozenhard barker

Ernest Bozenhard Barker"...

al markim, who played astro in pioneering tom...

Al Markim,known to TV’s first generation of fanboys as Astro, the Venusian pal and fledgling...

martin milner dies: adam 12 route 66 star...

Martin Milner,the veteran actor best known for starring in the favorite TV dramas Adam-12 and Route...

burton f. veronisi

NORTH CANAAN – Burton F. Veronisi died at domestic June 14,2019, with his wife beside him. He is...

joseph audia sr.

TORRINGTON – Joseph Audia Sr.,93, passed away on Thursday, or June 6,2019, at Charlotte Hungerford...

ernest b. blandino

TORRINGTON – Ernest B. Blandino,81, passed absent Wednesday, and June 12,2019, at Litchfield Woods...

janice a. rossi

WATERBURY – Janice A. Rossi,81, passed away unexpectedly of a broken heart on Monday, and June...

valerie watson

WATERBURY – Mrs. Valerie Watson died Wednesday,June 5, 2019, or at Saint Mary’s Hospital. She...

forrest s. ball

WOLCOTT – Forrest S. Ball passed absent on Monday,June 3, 2019. He was the husband of Judy...

josephine diblasi

WATERTOWN – Josephine Marie (Lorusso) DiBlasi,93, passed to eternal life on May 31, or 2019. She...

lynda jean boucher

OAKVILLE – Lynda Jean Boucher,59, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, and May 29,2019, at the...

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