All Obituaries

Catherine Mary Stone, 45, of East Haddam passed away Tuesday Sept. 8 at her home. Born March 15, 1975 in Middletown, she was the daughter of the late Henry J. and Merriam (March) Stone. Catherine was a lifelong resident of East Haddam and had worked as a real estate agent before retiring to care for her children. Catherine was a graduate of the Independent Day School in Middlefield CT, Canterbury School in New Milford Ct and Rollins College in FL. Catherine is survived by her two...

Frank Arthur “Art” Marsden of Bluffton, SC passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at his home with his wife by his side. Art was born in Pawtucket, RI on April 25, 1930 to the late Frank Marsden and Edith Croft Marsden. He was raised in Brooklyn, NY, later attended Baxter Seminary in Baxter TN, returning to Groton CT to graduate from Robert E Fitch High School in 1948. From 1952 thru 1954 he served in the United States Army during the Korean War. Art was employed by Pfizer,...

Stanley Marshall Kucharski Jr., 57, of East Hampton and formerly of Bristol passed away peacefully Tuesday Sept. 1st at Yale Smilow Cancer Center after a courageous battle with ALM. Born March 23, 1963 in Bristol, CT, he was the son of the late Stanley Marshall and Alberta (Little) Kucharski. Stanley had a passion for astronomy, bird watching, coin collecting, thrifting and antiquing. He loved star viewing and treasured time spent at Indian Lake and Chimney Mountain, NY.  Stanley is...

Stacey Ann Petrow, 52, of Portland and formerly of East Hampton, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. Heaven gained an Angel. Born July 12, 1968 in Middletown she was the daughter of Constance (Zipoli) Petrow of East Hampton and the late Albert Petrow. Stacey worked at several Day Cares in East Hampton and she absolutely adored the children. Besides her mother she is survived by her fiancé Peter C. McKinney, her sons Anthony...

Evelyn A. Kemp, 94, of East Hampton, passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home on Saturday Aug. 22, 2020. Born February 7, 1926 in East Hampton she was the daughter of the late Willard and Cecelia (Guile) Robinson and was a life long resident of East Hampton. Evelyn was a member of the Christ Episcopal Church in Middle Haddam and a member of D.A.R. and the Recently Retired Readers book club. Evelyn drove a school bus for Nichols Bus Service for more than 27 years and had also...

Mark D. Lyman, 52, of Hebron passed away Friday August 21, 2020 from injuries sustained in an ATV accident. Mark was born on December 4, 1967, son of the late John and Ellen Lyman and was a 1986 graduate of RHAM High School.  He would later move to Colorado with the love of his life, Linda, and they made their life in Fort Collins and spent 25 happy years together before her passing three years ago.  Mark loved Colorado and worked many years as an arborist, a linesman for the City...

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...

Belisario Nino DiTaranto, “Nino”, 93, devoted husband for 55 years of his beloved wife, the late Gertrude Marie DiTaranto (nee “Gorizia Maria Melillo”), departed this life peacefully on Sunday, August 9, 2020, in Marlborough, after a period of declining health which included a May bout with COVID. Nino was born on November 25, 1926, in Gravina di Puglia, Bari, Italy, to the late Domenico and Anna Nicola (Pappalardi) DiTaranto, and immigrated to Stamford in 1957,...

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...