All Obituaries

Russell C. Roly Jr, 85, of Colchester and formerly of East Hampton, beloved husband of the late Dorothy (Burgess) Roly passed away Wednesday Sept. 15th at Hartford Hospital with his family by his side. Born April 15, 1936 in West Haven he was the son of the late Russell and Lillian (Ryder) Roly. Russell had retired as Vice President of Sealtest Corp. and then went on to own his own trucking company. Russell was an avid fisherman and boater and enjoyed his time on Niantic Bay and Montauk,NY....

Carol Jane Shepard, 88, of Marlborough, CT, passed away on September 9, 2021, at Middlesex Hospital, Middletown, CT from COVID-19.   She was born August 27, 1933, in Bronx, New York, the daughter of Norman and Nancy Shultis. She was the middle of 2 siblings, Richard of Blairstown, New Jersey; preceded in death by Doris. Carol married James Shepard of Williamstown, Vermont, on December 31, 1962, who is deceased. James and Carol enjoyed 39 wonderful years of marriage...

Richard D. Peoples, beloved husband, brother, father, and grandfather passed away at home on Friday, September 3rd, after 86 full years of life.   He was born on May 23, 1935, in Hartford, Connecticut, to Paul F. and Dorothy (Lamkins) Peoples. His loss will be felt deeply and memory cherished by his devoted wife Maureen, of 62 years, his son Sean M. Peoples (Cathy) of Glastonbury, his daughter Ellen M. Peoples (Donald Medeiros) of Little Compton, Rhode Island , his daughter Moira...

George S. “Bud” Fay, of East Hampton,  passed away peacefully at home on September 1, 2021 after a long illness. He fought hard until the very end. Born in Hartford, CT, on July 14, 1938 to the late Velma Allen and George Fay. He was the loving husband and best friend of Doreen Noack Fay, sharing 60 wonderful years together. Bud attended schools in East Hartford and East Hampton, CT. He retired from the State of Connecticut D.O.T. as an equipment operator after 34 years. He...

Theodore R. “Ted” Stankiewicz, 86, of East Hampton and formerly of Colchester, beloved husband of Marie (Maskalik) Stankiewicz passed away peacefully while surrounded by his family on Thursday August 26, 2021. Born July 19, 1935 in Hartford, he was the son of the late Felix and Agatha (Lesick) Stankiewicz. As a member of the United States Marine Corps, Ted proudly served his country during the Korean War; serving both in active duty with the 5th Brigade and later as an...

Doris Mae Fisher (Pillarella), passed away at 3:12AM Wednesday August 25, 2021 in the arms of Vance, her loving husband of 45 years and her daughter Laura Brown. Doris was born in Middletown on April 16, 1930, the third child of Nicholas and Marion (Scanlon) Pillarella. She went to St. John’s grammar school and graduated from Middletown High School. She and her first husband moved their family to Haddam Neck in the early 1960’s and she never left. After working for over 20 years...

Leona Stevens age 78, of  Cedar Ridge Drive Glastonbury formerly of East Hampton died peacefully with her family at her side Thursday 19, 2021  Lee was a hard working Mother and Wife. She held many jobs in her life from Mother and caretaker to machine operator and tool setter for PWA & Jarvis to a security guard at the CT. Yankee power plant. Lee was also an avid salt and pepper collector accumulating over 5000 pairs; she had quite the animated stuffed animal collection as...

Novalee A. (Leonard) Gross, 56, of Moodus, beloved wife of Harvey Gross passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday Aug. 17, 2021. Born Feb. 6, 1965 in Hartford she was the daughter of the late Carol and Florence (Toosley) Leonard. Novalee had worked for many years as a CNA at several nursing facilities including Chestelm Health and Rehab in Moodus and Apple Rehab in Old Saybrook. Besides her husband of 12 years Harvey, she is survived by her son Harvey Leonard of Moodus, daughters Ann M....

Karen Rosencrans, 65, of East Hampton passed away Sunday Aug. 15th at her home. Born Oct. 29, 1955 in New Haven, CT, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Loretta (Pompa) Rosencrans. She is survived by her brothers Michael Goral of East Hampton, Robert and wife Karla Goral of Marlborough, her sister Pat McKernan of Farmington, several nieces and nephews and her dear friend Gladys Butler. Services will be private at the convenience of the family in In Memorium Cemetery in Wallingford....

Lύcia Maria Da Conceição Martins De Almeida, 48, loving wife of Francis (Frank) Alfred Darrow, of East Haddam CT, died peacefully on August 13, 2021 in her home surrounded by her family.   Lúcia was predeceased in death by her mother Albertina Da Conceiçã. She is survived by her loving husband Frank; father Herminio Martins De Almeida; brother Jorge Almeida and his wife Richie; brother Daniel Almeida and his wife Meaghan; her two nephews Mason...