All Tributes - West Haven & North Branford, CT

Richard Toney, 69, of West Haven, CT passed away on March 29, 2020 at Yale New Haven Hospital. Richard, best known as Pops, was born on November 18, 1950 to Marjorie and Leroy Toney of West Haven.  Pops is predeceased in death by his Father, sister, and son Brian Dupree. He leaves behind his wife Karen Toney of 11 years, daughters, Jennifer Brown of Syracuse New York, Carrie Brown and Michelle Selitte of West Haven, sons Robert Brown, Brant Brown and Steven Boddie Jr. of Syracuse...

Walter Micenko, age 93, of West Haven passed away peacefully on March 26, 2020 at Connecticut Hospice.  He was the beloved husband of the late Anna Kluppenneger Micenko.  Walter was born in the Ukraine on May 26, 1926. Walter was a carpenter by trade for over 50 years in West Haven and a member of the Connecticut Carpentry Union.  He loved to dance at the Harugari German-American Club in West Haven.  He also enjoyed spending time on the water, boating and fishing and...

Joanne Louise Labriola, 76, of Westbrook, passed away after a long illness on March 23, 2020, at Hartford Hospital. She was born November 30, 1943, in Hartford, the daughter of Louise Parks Cayer and Leslie M. Cayer. Joanne graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in New Britain, class of 1961. Following high school, she attended St. Francis School of Nursing and received her LPN. She worked at St. Francis Hospital and lived in West Hartford, where she met the love of her life. In...

Alice Lendroth Grodske, 99, of North Branford, passed away March 20,, 2020 at The Guilford House in Guilford, Connecticut. Loving wife for 67 years of Arthur W. Grodske, who passed away in 2013, Alice was born in New Haven October 23, 1920, the daughter of the late Frank A. Lendroth and Bertha Provo Lendroth. Prior to raising her family, Alice worked at the Southern New England Telephone Company in New Haven.   Alice was a lively spirit who will be missed terribly by family and...

Margaret Louise Brooks, age 67, of Branford passed away on March 20, 2020 at home with her beloved husband, Keith Brooks by her side. She was born on January 5, 1953 at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City and raised in Harlem. She attended Andrew Jackson High School. She was the daughter of the late Cynthia Pinckney- Nichols and David E Stenbar. Margaret was employed as a medical record analyst at Jamaica Hospital in Queens, NY from 1989-2013. She then retired to enjoy being a florist. She...

Angel L. Colón, age 44, of West Haven passed away on March 10, 2020 at Yale New Haven Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Carmen Lopez.  He was born in Humacao, Puerto Rico on March 25, 1975 to Domingo and Luz Figueroa Colón. Angel was employed as Shop Forman at Aaron Supreme Storage Container Company of New Haven for the last 22 years.  He was well known for helping anyone in need, putting them before himself at times. He was a devoted family man and...

Carleton Seymour Wastcoat, age 96, of North Branford died on March 13, 2020 after a brief illness. Mr. Wastcoat was born on July 9, 1923 in Ridgewood, NJ the son of the late Seymour and Adele Smith Wastcoat. He graduated from Lehigh University in 1947, interrupting his education to serve in the Navy during WWII. After graduation he joined Caltex Petroleum where spent 40 years living in New York, Tripoli, Libya, Westport, CT and Dallas, TX. In retirement, he lived in Madison where he was an...

Joseph Patrick Danehy, age 98, of West Haven passed away peacefully on February 16, 2020 at Milford Health and Rehabilitation Center.  He was the beloved husband of the late Helen L. Buchholz.  Joseph was born in Cambridge, MA on December 23, 1921 to the late William B. and Julia Meaney Danehy. Joseph was a United States Navy Veteran serving in WWII and also a member of the United States Navy Armed Guard.  He retired from the New York/New Haven/Hartford Railroad (now...

Lamar M. Saunders, age 29, passed away on February 9, 2020 at Yale New Haven Hospital.  Lamar was born in New Haven on June 21, 1990 to Lenwood James Saunders and Mary Ellen Muse.  Besides his parents, Lamar is survived by his two daughters, Aniy and Kamiya Conyers, sister Monique Conyers and brothers Linwood Saunders and Joseph Muse. Family and friends may visit Wayfaring Ministries, 29 Marne Street, Hamden on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. with a...

Alphonse Florenzano, age 94, of West Haven passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on February 28, 2020 at Yale New Haven Hospital.  Alphonse was the beloved husband of Alberta Graham Florenzano.  He was born in New Haven on May 5, 1925. Alphonse was a WWII United States Navy Veteran. He was employed at Branford Wire for over 15 years.  He was an avid Duck Pin bowler and loved to bet on the horses.  He will be sadly missed. Alphonse is survived by his wife of 67...