Stephen M. Sackter, 79, of Prospect, passed away peacefully on Friday July 23, 2021 at River Glen Health Center.  Steve was the loving husband of Adele Gray for over forty wonderful years.  Steve was born in Hartford, CT on November 26, 1941, a son of the late David and Esther (Kaufman) Sackter. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy during the Bay of Pigs.  He was a member of the VFW of North Haven and the Newtown Kennel Club.  Steve was an...

Edna J. (Martin) Sobireski, 89, of Prospect, died Sunday July 18. She was the wife of the late Frank J. Sobireski. She was born in Waterbury on January 24, 1932, daughter of the late Alfred W. and Catherine (Griffin) Martin. She was a longtime Prospect resident. Edna retired from Lewis Engineering in Naugatuck. She also was a parishioner of St. Anthony Church. In her spare time, she enjoyed being with family, especially her granddaughter and enjoyed trips to the casino with her sister...

Edward R. Plourde, 79, of Waterbury died peacefully on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at Abbott Terrace Health Center.  Ed was born October 9, 1941 in Waterbury, a son of the late Edward H. and Mary (Chipman) Plourde.  He attended Waterbury schools and was a graduate of Crosby High School. Ed retired as a foreman from the Waterbury Buckle Company after over 45 years of dedicated work.  He was a communicant of St. Francis Xavier Church.  Ed could always be counted on to help...

Sue (Larkin) Sarmadi-Fard, 62, of Prospect, passed away on Sunday July 18, 2021 at Vitas in patient unit at St. Mary’s Hospital. She was the loving wife of Hossein Sarmadi-Fard for over 42 years. She was born on August 29, 1958 in Bridgeport daughter of the late Robert and Rowena (Rockwell) Larkin. Sue was a 1976 graduate of Bunnell High School. She worked for Bridgeport Hospital and then later went on to work as the Secretary for Naugatuck Valley Community Church. Besides her...

The Heart of a Lion After a lifelong illness, Shane Michael Turner, 43, of Prospect, passed away peacefully in his home on July 14, 2021, with his family by his side. Shane was born in Waterbury, on June 14, 1978, the son of Thomas and Deborah Turner. Shane is survived by his parents Thomas and Deborah Turner of Prospect, his brother, Tonchy Turner and wife Nina of Naugatuck, and his favorite niece and partner in crime, Alisa. He is also survived by his two loving godsons, David Berdan IV...

Gary “Ginzo” Shaw, 60, of Oakville and formerly of Waterbury died Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at the VITAS Hospice Unit at Saint Mary’s Hospital after a long illness.  Gary was born in Waterbury on November 19, 1960, the son of Shirley (Ouellette) Shaw and the late Richard Shaw Sr. Gary grew up and lived in the East Mountain section of Waterbury for most of his life.  He graduated from Crosby High School.  Before his illness, he held several different jobs over...

Richard “Rit” Meyer, 62, of Waterbury and formerly of Southington, passed away at home on Monday, July 12, 2021. He was the loving husband of Linda (Sokolowski) Meyer for over 42 years. He was born on October 12, 1958 in Hartford, son of the late Edward and Abigail (Turner) Meyer. He formerly worked at Bruce Manufacturing as a Maintenance Forman for over 25 years. In his spare time, Rit loved to golf, go to car races and travel with his wife. Besides his wife Linda, Rit is...

US Navy Veteran, Loving Husband, Father, Grandfather   David Knudsen, 81, of Prospect, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 9, 2021 at the West Haven VA Medical Center after a long illness. He was the loving husband of Alice (Dziadik) Knudsen for over 57 years. David was born on July 2, 1940 in New Haven, son of the late Andrew Knudsen and Lillian (Ketcham) (Knudsen) Shields. He proudly served his country in the Navy during the Vietnam War and ultimately for a total of ten years....

Pauline E. Bartlett, 79, of Southington, passed on July 4, 2021 after a brief illness. Pauline lived a full life and was loved by her family. She was mother to three surviving children; Sharon Schuster, Steven Bartlett, and Donald Bartlett Jr., as well as seven grandchildren, Alex, Luke, Seth, Adam, Hayden, Cara, and Jenica. Pauline was born and raised in Waterbury, the daughter of the late Paul and Robertine Raymond. She initially learned to speak French as a young girl, mastering English...

Korean War Vet, owned Merideth Photograpy Studio Robert L. Pentino, 89, of Waterbury beloved husband of Alberta Schultz) Pentino of 61 years, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by the love of his family on Wednesday July 7, 2021. Bob was born March 4, 1932 in Waterbury, son of the late Andrew and Elizabeth ( Cestaro) Pentino.   He served his country proudly in the US Air Force from January 1952 through January 1956 with tour of duty with the 18th Fighter Wing Osan,...