An Army veteran, he owned Vailette Auto Parts and was a lifetime member and past president of the Branford Italian-American Social Club.
Wanting to serve the underprivileged, she received her bachelors and masters later in life and worked for the US Dept of Education.
An avid golfer and 40-year member of the Pine Orchard Yacht and Country Club, she loved to travel and spend time with her friends and family
She was a lifelong resident of Branford and had worked as a secretary at Echlin Manufacturing in Branford until retiring.
A Sons of Italy Lodge #37 and Owenego Beach and Tennis Club member, she was a communicant of St. Mary Church in Branford.
Along with her late husband, Peter, she was the owner of Pepe’s Apizza in Westville, New Haven, and West Haven for many years.
She was a 20-year member of the New Haven Business & Professional Women’s Club, and Connecticut Hospice and Branford Food Pantry volunteer.
An avid gardener, she enjoyed poetry, birding, Yale hockey games, sailing through the Thimbles, and time with her children, grandchildren.
A Navy veteran, "Super Sid" was a beloved Branford teacher, master clocksmith & animal lover/rescuer who helped start CT's first Earth Day.
He owned/co-owned businesses from East Haven to Madison, and enjoyed car racing, motorcycle riding, boating, fishing, crabbing and clamming.
A former New Haven court prosecutor who had a private law practice in Branford, he worked up until the time of his illness.
Co-founder of bereavement support group 'New Day,' during the pandemic, she sewed and donated hundreds of masks, mended donated clothing.
The 'Momauguin School lunch lady,' a schools' volunteer, and member of St. Clare Ladies Guild and Bradford Manor Firehouse Ladies Auxiliary
Born in Nepal, Mr. Shrestha was the owner of the Cumin India Restaurant in Hamden.
A memorial service has been set for the beloved Henry Bromley, AKA 'Branford's Number 1 Fan,' who passed away Dec. 22, 2022.
She loved being a mom and taking care of her homes in Connecticut and New Hampshire.
During WWII, she worked in a parachute factory, was an avid reader, Friends of the Library volunteer and gardener who planted one at age 93.
A longtime secretary for SNET, she was an animal lover involved with animal rescues, and an avid gardener.
A US Marine Corps officer who owned Kaiser Whitney Staffing, he was a huge fan of New Haven pizza, the Yankees, Patriots, & UConn basketball
An elder caregiver for No Place Like Home and private clients, she enjoyed music, dancing, swimming, playing the numbers and casino trips.
Retired from the University of New Haven, she was a member of the Branford Senior Center who enjoyed bowling, bocce and Friday night poker.
She worked as a special education aide, admin assistant at Echlin Manufacturing in Branford and office administrator for Yale's Elihu Club.
A Branford schools secretary, she was a town recreation swim instructor, and was inducted into the Branford Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.
A Vietnam veteran and member of American Legion Post 83, he co-owned Aronson's Service Center, A&M Convenience & Professional Auto Wash.
A hard worker employed in the trucking and construction industries, most recently he worked for the town of Branford at the Transfer Station
An interior designer, she was equal parts beauty and fire. Her pride for her children, grandchildren was only eclipsed by her love for them.
A Yale-New Haven Hospital RN, then ICU nurse manager, ultimately leading to her role as the Administrative Director of Patient Services.
A chemical engineer, he was especially proud to lead development of the gold film used to cover the bottom of the Apollo 11 moon module.
A Navy veteran, IT manager in bankruptcy court who enjoyed music, dogs, as a volunteer coach, he loved sports and watching his kids play.
Bounce was quite the cook and gardener in his later years. When he was growing up, it was baseball, pool, and fishing.
He loved travel, the outdoors, skiing, golf, and animals and provided a home for several golden retrievers and his amazing great Dane, Finn.
A great-grandmother, she worked for the New Haven Register in the classified advertisement department for many years until retiring.
A beloved Branford High School and Dean College graduate, he worked as teacher/counselor at The Grove School, and loved the performing arts.
Born in the Bronx & raised on a German island, she moved back to the US in 1948 and to Branford in 2019, and met best friend, Darlene Dewey.
Kind and compassionate, he was a 20-year distinguished New Haven paramedic, firefighter before injuries fighting a fire cut his career short
A former owner of Curry Printing in Branford, she enjoyed travel and was a Deacon, and choir member of First Baptist Church of Branford.
A homemaker with an interior design degree, she loved animals, travel, had a great sense of humor and one of the best laughs in the world.
She was a long time resident of Branford and for many years worked for Turbine Components.
Devoted to family, she was a registered nurse, left the profession to raise her family, and later returned to the workforce as a banker.
An avid bowler who spent many days at Branford Point, she loved travel, casino trips, and was a fan of UConn basketball and the NY Yankees.