A beloved wife, mother and grandmother, she had worked as an administrative assistant for Calabro Cheese in East Haven and for H & R Block.
A US Army veteran, he played semi-pro football, was a hockey buff, loved the town and had a long career with the Branford Police Department.
An "athlete through and through," for over 40 years, he worked for Allstate Insurance as the owner of Lupoli Insurance Agency of Branford.
She tirelessly supported her family working at the New Haven Register, she owned a Curves for Women franchise, and invested in real estate.
After raising her children, she became a Certified Nursing Assistant, and lovingly cared for the elderly in many assisted living facilities.
She had formerly worked in the Behavioral Research Department at Yale University.
During WW II, he was a Navy Fireman 1st class on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt and was awarded the WW II Victory Medal.
Described as "one of a kind," while he was former president of the Pine Orchard Yacht and Country Club, he was the club's forever "mayor."
A loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother, he was a tool and diemaker and worked for Mold Threads in Branford for many years.
A lover of all animals, he was a Circuit Design Engineer for SNET and a videographer for Geomatrics and the Branford Board of Education
A 30-year Sikorsky Aircraft engineer, after retiring, he earned a Brewing Science Certificate, and became bar manager at Caius Farm Brewery
He was a lifelong Branford resident, an avid fisherman, loved his dogs and was a good friend to many people.
A 60-year Branford resident, she was a longtime dental assistant who loved to read and send time on the shoreline as she loved the water.
He served in the Army National Guard, was a truck driver, Teamster Local #443 member, an avid Yankee and Jets fan, and HO Train enthusiast.
A World War II Army Air Corps physician who served in the Philippines, he was a surgeon at the then-Hospital of St. Raphael for 30 years.
He treasured being with family, will be remembered as a kind, loving, and high-spirited man easy to get along with, loved by all around him.
Always busy, he loved cars, snowmobiles, jet skis ...anything that he could drive fast, but his greatest loves were his wife and daughter.
He loved being outdoors, enjoyed boating, fishing and hunting, and spending time with his grandchildren attending their many sporting events
An influential educator, from classroom to school administration in CT, NY, a consummate gentleman, he was a Branford Zoning Board member.
An avid Yankee fan, Thomas “Tommy Turf” won numerous handicapping tournaments and loved all racetracks, especially Saratoga, with his sons.
A Branford High School grad, lacrosse team member, accomplished guitarist, and jewelry-maker, he had a keen intellect, and a curious mind.
A US Army veteran, he worked 32 years for UPS, he loved baseball, and enjoying travel, he'd visit as many baseball fields as possible.
A Marine, former New Haven & CT Rail police officer and Branford RTC and Zoning Board of Appeals member, he was dedicated to his community.
Brilliant and humble, he was a Yale law professor and tireless advocate for housing justice who co-founded the Open Communities Alliance.
A U. S. Navy veteran, he was the fleet manager and government sales rep for Roberts Dodge for many years.
An Army veteran stationed in South Korea on the DMZ, he was an ironworker, jack of all trades, car enthusiast & Thunder Rods Car Club member
A WWII Sailor who served on the USS Acontius in the South Pacific, he enjoyed golfing, bowling, boating, and Florida trips with wife Jane.
Family will receive friends on Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Clancy-Palumbo Funeral Home, 43 Kirkham Ave., East Haven.
Well known as an artist, after World War II she and her husband moved to Branford, where they raised their daughters.
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.