All Obituaries

Hasbrouck, John E. Hasbrouck, age 82, of Stratford, beloved husband of Lorraine Duffy Hasbrouck, passed away peacefully on May 10, 2019 in St. Vincent’s Medical Center with his loving wife by his side. John was born on January 4, 1937 in Bridgeport and was the son of the late Emerson and Florence Hasbrouck. In addition to his beloved wife, Lorraine of 60 years, John is also survived by his dog, Harry and several nephews. In addition to his beloved parents, John was also predeceased by...

Shandrowski, George Richard Shandrowski, age 62, of Bridgeport, passed away peacefully on May 2, 2019 in St. John Paul II Center. George was born on March 18, 1957 in Bridgeport and was the first son of the late Walter Shandrowski Sr. Walter joined the US Navy with his close friend George Barker when WWII began.  Both Walter and George made a promise to each other if anything happened to one of them they would name their first son after the other.  Sadly George Barker was killed in...

Syc, Walter B. Syc Jr., age 65, of Bridgeport, passed away suddenly on May 1, 2019 in St. Joseph's Center, Trumbull. Walter was born on October 19, 1953 in Bridgeport and was the son of the late Walter Sr. and Veronica Yusko Syc. He was employed by Carpenter Technology as a crane operator for many years. Walter is survived by one brother, John A. Syc and his wife, Cheryl of Texas, two nephews, John A. Syc Jr. and Edward T. Syc, one niece, Tara Syc-Topping and husband Darin, one great...

Bobko, Andrew J. Bobko Jr., age 36, of Fairfield, beloved husband of Nicole Prybylek Bobko, passed away suddenly on April 23, 2019 in St. Vincent’s Medical Center. Andrew as born on February 20, 1983 in Bridgeport and was the son of Patricia Yarzynski Bobko and the late Andrew J. Bobko Sr.. Andrew loved cars, computers, and playing video games but more than anything he loved his family especially his two little girls. He was an amazing father and he always put his daughters first....

Bruce Christopher Carr, 66, of Stratford, Conn., died peacefully on April 14, 2019, at Bridgeport Hospital, with his beloved husband, Harold Watson, at his side. He had fought a valiant brave struggle against cancer. Bruce Carr was an extremely socially responsible activist, working on gay, women’s, and human rights all his life. He was a pioneer in the fight against the AIDS epidemic. He was active in the Democratic Party, and a member of the Stratford Democratic Town Committee. Bruce...

Kuhn, Jeannette Vincze Kuhn, age 67, of Fairfield, passed suddenly on April 8, 2019 in her residence. Jeannette was born in Bridgeport on October 19, 1951 and was the youngest of nine.  She was a fun loving, gracious, giving person to everyone she met.  Working at Kuhn’s Corner, she had so many fond memories and enjoyed meeting so many wonderful people.  She loved to garden, sit by the beach singing along to her favorite oldies, especially Patsy Cline.  Her greatest...

Waz, Paula Waz, age 68, of Bridgeport, passed away on April 7, 2019 in St Vincent’s Medical Center.  Paula was born in Bridgeport on September 24, 1950, and was the daughter of the late Helen Murach Waz and John Waz and has been a lifelong Bridgeport resident. Paula will always be remembered as a loving, compassionate person who had a big heart. Everyone who met Paula will never forget her, as far as it goes.  Paula is survivored by her loving sister, Joanne Anzellotti, her...

Therrien, Henri J. B. Therrien, age 88, of Stratford, beloved husband of Judith Adzima Therrien, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at the Milford Health & Rehabilitation Center following a brief illness. Born and raised in Lowell, MA, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force where he served our country for 20 years as a Jet Mechanic and Administrative Supervisor.  He was stationed in Japan, Korea, Okinawa, Taiwan and various US military installations within the United...

Slonina, Edward B. Slonina, 75, beloved husband of 46 years to Patricia Slonina, passed away peacefully at his home in Oxford on April 3, 2019. He was born in Bridgeport on May 4, 1943 and was the son of the late Walter and Helen Zapotoczny Slonina. Ed was a graduate of Central High School Class of 1961 and the University of Connecticut. He retired from US Tsubaki, a power transmission company, where he was employed as a District Sales Manager. As an active member of St. Joseph’s...

 Helen T. Michalka, age 100, of Fairfield, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 1, 2019 in Litchfield Woods Health Care Center with her loving family by her side. Helen was born on October 15, 1918 in Bridgeport and was the daughter of the late Michael J. and Helen L. Moravak Michalka. She lived most recently in Torrington but had previously resided in Redding, Bridgeport and Fairfield. Helen graduated Warren Harding High School, Class of 1936 and attended Warren Business Institute....