All Obituaries

Nancy-Lee Crump, 85, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving daughters on July 14, 2020. She was the daughter of Malcolm and Leone Smith, grew up in Old Saybrook, CT and was the loving wife of the late Harold Crump. Nancy was employed at the Wallingford Public Library until her retirement and cherished the friendships she made there. Nancy is survived by her sister Beverly McMahon and husband Robert, her brother Col. Malcolm Smith, Jr. and her nieces, and daughters Merilee,...

David J. White passed away surrounded by his family on July 14 after a long fight with prostate cancer.  He was 75.   Born Christmas Day in 1944 in New Haven to Elmer Francis White and Josephine Mary Melotto, he lived most of his life in Wallingford, where he could be close to his family at all times.   He served in the U.S. Marines and later became a CPA for a top accounting firm before opening his own private business, David J. White, CPA.  His calling though, was...

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Sophie Maryann Czarny, 96, departed this life on July 7, 2020 at Skyview Center. Sophie was born in New Britain, on November 4, 1923 to the late Peter and Eva (Lodzinski) Czarny. She will be remembered as a good friend. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at 10:30 AM at Our Lady of Fatima Church, 382 Hope Hill Rd., Yalesville. Interment will follow at Saint John Cemetery in Wallingford. There are no calling hours. The B.C. Bailey Funeral Home, 273...

  WALLINGFORD - Margaret "Peggy" Stewart, 93, passed away on July 3, 2020, after a brief illness under the expert care of professionals at Yale Hospital. She was born August 26, 1926, in Skowhegan, Maine, daughter of the late Bertha and Guy Bailey. She married her childhood sweetheart after WWII, and they lived the career of an Army family for the next twenty years. The family lived in Europe for eight years along the border of the Iron Curtain during the Cold War, traveling...

Elaine Dugan, 73, departed this life on July 1, 2020, at the Quinnipiac Valley Center in Wallingford. She was the beloved wife of the late William L. Dugan. Elaine was born in Philadelphia, PA on December 11, 1946, to the late Joseph and Margaret (Noe) McFadden. Elaine is a graduate of the University Pennsylvania Nursing Program, obtaining both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science Degree. Elaine dedicated her life to serving as a nurse for elementary, middle school and high schools...

WALLINGFORD - Charles P. Gattilia, 93, departed this life on June 3, 2020 peacefully at home. He was the beloved husband of Marion (Goss) Gattilia. Charles was born in North Haven, CT on January 18, 1927 to the late Charles and Mary Gattilia. Charles was a veteran of the US Army Air Corps, and worked in construction for many years before continuing his employment with Ulbrich Stainless Steel until his retirement. He built and raced stock cars and midgets in the 1950's and continued to...

  On Tuesday, June 2, 2020, Carl David Vergean, 82 of Yalesville, CT passed away after a long, valiant battle with C.O.P.D. Carl was born on December 13, 1937 in East Lyme, CT. He was a graduate of Lyman Hall High School. Carl attended Southern Connecticut State College where he studied liberal arts for one year before enlisting in the United States Marine Corps. Carl was a veteran of the Vietnam War where he earned several medals including but not limited to: Good Conduct, Vietnam...

WALLINGFORD - Robert Joseph Colos Sr., 91, departed this life on June 1, 2020 at The Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain.  He was the beloved husband of Barbara (Arabas) Colos. Robert was born in New Haven on November 29, 1928 to the late Joseph and Anna (Marcinkas) Colos. He was schooled in New Haven, graduating from Hillhouse High School in 1946.  He immediately joined the Air Force.  Upon completion of training in communications at Lackland Air Force Base...

WALLINGFORD - David Boggs Maclary, 89, departed this life on May 30, 2020, at his home in Wallingford with his family by his side. Born on March 30, 1931, in Milton, MA, he was the son of the late David B. & Harriett Maclary. David spent his youth in Massachusetts, attending Milton High School, and thereafter earned his undergraduate degree from Springfield College. He later obtained a Masters of Science Degree from Southern CT State College. He was an outstanding athlete, playing...