All Obituaries

Theodor Jones was born in Chicago, IL to Northrope & Catharine (Oxholm) Jones on 10/14/1926. The family moved to Wayne, PA where Ted attended elementary schooling at Episcopal Academy and then Radnor High School. World War II broke out while Ted was attending and he left school and joined the Navy, serving in the Philippines area as a signalman on the Alhena, a supply ship. He proudly served from August 1944 until May 1946. The following September, Ted entered Mercersburg Academy,...

Susan Marie Howe-Miller, 58, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2024 at Danbury Hospital with her husband Keith Miller Sr. by her side.  Sue’s service as a “Friend of Bill W.” will be greatly missed by all those whose lives she touched. Born on May 13, 1965 in Marcellus, NY to the late Thomas Morse and Joanne Sessler-Morse she was a resident of Newtown, CT and formerly Bethel, CT.  She is survived by her brother Richard Morse, his wife Donna and their children...

Helen L. Hunt-Backman (Krusky), 96, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, with her children by her side. Helen was born in Bridgewater, CT on February 21, 1928 to Laura and Nicholas Krusky, the oldest of three daughters. Helen started her career as a telephone operator at Bell Telephone Company and later was a secretary at Bard-Parker, Canterbury School, and Rutland Mental Health. Helen met the love of her life, Gordon Backman, when they were 60 years old and eloped soon there...

Dennis E. Kubisek, 75 of Bethel, CT passed away on March 26th, 2024 after a yearlong battle with Bladder cancer. He was born in Danbury, CT on May 5, 1948, son of the late Paul and Myrtle (Whitlock) Kubisek. He lived in Danbury most of his life and was a 1968 graduate of Henry Abbott Tech School, from the Auto Mechanics Shop. He turned to Carpentry as his life’s trade, working for several local contractors throughout his career. Dennis taught himself to play the guitar and enjoyed...

Roger Thomas Coraggio, Sr., 79, of Danbury, succumbed to Alzheimer’s at home Thursday, January 25, 2024. Then, after a brief resuscitation, again at Danbury Hospital Friday, January 26, 2024. Always the intrepid type, he would try anything twice. Born in the Bronx on July 5, 1944, the third and last child of Alfred Coraggio and Josephine (Riccardelli) Coraggio, he was initially raised in Mt. Vernon, NY. By ninth grade, he moved to White Plains, NY, where in 1962 he graduated White...

Elizabeth Ann Farese, affectionately known as “Betty” by her family and friends, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, March 30, 2024, at the Village at Brookfield Common Assisted Living facility in Brookfield, CT. Born on March 28, 1931 in New Rochelle, NY, Betty was able to celebrate her 93rd birthday with family and friends by her side. Betty was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend to many, as well as a devout Catholic. She married at...

Thomas J. (Tom) Ward, age 90, passed on Sunday, March 31, 2024, at his home in New Milford, CT.  Tom was born January 14, 1934 in New Milford, the son of the late Robert D. Ward and Flora Thorpe Ward and brother to the late Robert Ward and Mary Butts Ward.   He attended the two room schoolhouse across the street from his family home at the intersection of Rt 7 and Rt 37 in New Milford. Tom served in the Air Force during the Korean War as a flight mechanic. He married...

Jack Warren Rose, 79, of Gaylordsville, CT died Thursday, March 28, 2024 at Bridgeport Hospital surrounded by family and friends. He was born in Queens, NY on April 27, 1944, a son of the late Philip and Edith Rose. Jack and his wife, Marian, met when they were teenagers working at a chocolate shop.  They married in January 1965 and moved to Connecticut in the summer of 1969 where they raised their two sons.  Jack and his family lived in the Connecticut communities of Ridgefield,...

Madeleine Patricia Linck, 78, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 22, 2023, in Savannah, Georgia. She was surrounded by her loving family during her final moments. Madeleine's warm and compassionate nature endeared her to all who knew her, and her loss is deeply mourned by her family and friends. Born on February 12, 1945, in Connecticut, Madeleine brought joy and happiness into the lives of those around her. She embodied the spirit of selflessness as she dedicated herself to...

Maureen Alfaro, age 80, was a lifelong New Yorker but lived in New Fairfield, CT for the past three years with her family. She passed away on March 21, 2024 at Danbury Hospital. Maureen was born in Manhattan on June 23, 1943 to the late Stanley Couton and Rose (Gaynor) Couton. She was blessed with a big family of four sisters and four brothers and had her early childhood in Nyack, NY. She later lived many years in Astoria, NY where she raised her two children. Maureen was a...