All Obituaries

Charles M. Burns, 83, of Cobalt, husband of the late Norma (Griswold) Burns passed away peacefully in his sleep on Aug. 9, 2020. Born December 10, 1936 in Middletown he was the son of the late James and Helen (Porter) Burns. Charles grew up in Portland along with his siblings, Jeanne Burns Helenek, James H. Burns, and Rita Burns Southard. From 1954-1958, he served in the U.S. Army, volunteering in 1956 to travel to the Bikini and Enewetak atolls in the South Pacific to witness the testing of...

Phyllis Ann (Szopa) Murray, 88, of East Hampton and formerly of Verbank, NY, widow of the late Richard Murray, died Friday July 31, 2020. Born in Manchester, NH, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Natalie Szopa. Phyllis is survived by her daughters Cary (Carl) of Herndon, VA, Diane (Bruce) of Monroe, NH, Linda (Rick) of Alpharetta, GA, Ellen (Marty) of Poland, ME, Joyce (Greg) of Southbury, CT and Kasha (Mike) of East Hampton, CT, a sister Nancy of Hampton, NH, 15 grandchildren and...

Jayson David Lanzi, 27, of East Hampton died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday July 28, 2020. Born Nov. 9, 1992 in Middletown he was the son of David J. Lanzi and Michelle McKay. Jayson was a lifelong resident of East Hampton and was a graduate of East Hampton High School where he was a member of the basketball team. Jayson loved his home town and he enjoyed riding BMX bikes as a kid and had recently taught his brother Chapman to drive a car. He was employed by General Mechanical...

Elsie J. Erlandson, 83, of East Hampton, beloved wife of Richard Erlandson Sr. died peacefully Tuesday July 14th at her home. Born July 23, 1936 in Hartford, CT she was the daughter of the late Algot and Ellen (Costello) Hanson. Elsie had worked at Travelers and then Pratt & Whitney before her retirement. Elsie was a long time volunteer for Meals on Wheels. Elsie enjoyed photography and loved taking pictures. Besides her husband she is survived by her son Richard Erlandson Jr. of East...

It is with a deep sadness that we report the loss of Cynthia Wyeth Peterson – she was an exceptional wife, mother, grandmother and scientist. She leaves her husband of sixty-two years Gerald and her son Tycho (Michelle) and grandchildren William and Annabelle, and her daughter Celeste (Johan) and grandchildren Siri and Anna. She was a long-time resident of Middle Haddam, CT. She was born on April 28th 1933 in Chestnut Hill, PA to Francis and Helen Wyeth (Gafney) and was predeceased by...

MaryAnn Brown Olzacki, 83 of East Hampton, wife of the late Robert J. Olzacki, passed away peacefully on July 3, 2020. MaryAnn was born May 28, 1937, at Crescent Street Hospital in Middletown, Connecticut. She was the daughter of the late James Marshall and Elsie (Ferrigno) Brown of East Hampton. MaryAnn sold real estate in the Middlesex County area for 35 years prior to her retirement with her partner in real estate Barbara Brown. MaryAnn also believed in giving back to her community and...

Jonathan Michael Cubeta December 27, 1979—June 26, 2020 Cubeta, Jonathan M. – 40 years old of East Haddam CT, passed away on June 26, 2020 after a long battle with cancer. He was a graduate of Nathan Hale Ray High School in East Haddam and continued his education working to get his bachelor’s degree in business. Jonathan worked at Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, along with being a Realtor with Remax. He also owned his own property management company where he was...

Christopher Thomas Allen (Toph), 45, passed away unexpectedly June 23, 2020 at home. He was born November 25, 1974 to Thomas and Laura (Chamis) Allen of East Hampton. Chris graduated from East Hampton High School, class of 1993. Following graduation he held 1st in his class at Porter & Chester Institute studying Computer Technology. He served 2nd in his class in the U.S. Navy on board the U.S.S. Carl Vincent. In addition to his parents he is survived by his sister Heather Allen-Twiss,...

Robert Alois Schneider, 91, of Marlborough and formerly of Naugatuck, Cheshire and the Virginia Shore, beloved husband of Mary K. (Neary) Schneider passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday June 22, 2020. Born Oct. 14, 1928 in Mount Vernon, NY, he was the son of the late George and Elizabeth (Stephan) Schneider. Robert proudly served his country as an Army Paratrooper during the Korean War. He was retired from the town of Naugatuck where he had worked as a Building Inspector....

Patricia (Guerin) Tozier, 73, of Georgia and formerly of East Hampton, widow of the late Timothy Tozier died peacefully on Monday June 15, 2020. Born May 24, 1947 in Greenfield, MA, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Geraldine (Burke) Guerin. Patricia had worked as a dealer for Foxwoods Resort Casino for 20 years before her retirement. She loved to yell “BINGO!”  Patricia enjoyed crafting especially ceramics, knitting, sewing and quilting. She is survived by her...