Walter “Bud” Smith, 97, of Orange, beloved husband of the late Leontine “Lee” Smith, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on January 9, 2022. Born on December 27, 1924 in New Haven, he was the son of the late Walter H. and Adeline Smith and brother to the late Jane Wilcox. Bud … Read more
George Chatzopoulos, 55, of Orange passed away peacefully on January 10, 2022 at his home surrounded by family after a valiant battle with brain cancer. Beloved son of Dionissios Chatzopoulos and late mother Aggeliki Chatzopoulos of Makrissia, Greece. Loving brother of Dina Bajko (Adam) of Orange, Peter Chatzopoulos (Katerina) of Athens, Greece, Vasiliki Koufolia (Fotis) … Read more
Mary Ann Ettinger, 90, of Orange, died peacefully on Monday, January 10. She was born July 2, 1931 in Aurelia, Iowa, daughter of the late Wesley Kenneth Nelson and Esther Christine Rolfs. Mary Ann is survived by son Joel Ettinger and wife Rachel Must-Ettinger, of Orange Connecticut and daughter Claire Sehringer and husband Gottfried, of … Read more
Annette “Nettie” Azzaro Bartocetti 84, of Orange beloved wife of the late Harry P. Bartocetti passed away on January 7, 2022 in CT. Hospice. Loving mother of Laura (Robert) Keefe of Guilford, Lisa (Patrick Connellan) Bartocetti and John (Barbara) Bartocetti all of Orange and Rick (Stephanie) Bartocetti of Hamden. Cherished grandmother of Michael (Maureen) Keefe, … Read more
Aaron Marc Steinberg, 34, of Brooklyn, NY and originally of Orange, CT, passed away on January 8, 2022. Born on February 13, 1987 in Milford, CT, he was the son of Paul and Kathleen (Listenes) Steinberg. Aaron lived for music, and was known as “Music Wizard” to his friends. A 2005 graduate of Amity High … Read more
A lot of readers find out that I’ve posted a new story on this site through cross posted material on Facebook. I haven’t been able to cross post anything from Orange Live on Facebook in days. The new “improved” security measures that “META” – Facebook has installed is impossible for me to deal with. Each … Read more
Gwendolyn W. Spencer, 89, of Bloomfield, CT, beloved widow of Dr. Richard P. Spencer, passed away on December 5, 2021. She is survived by her daughter Carolyn R. Spencer of Bloomfield and six nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband Dick, she was predeceased by her daughters, Jennifer H. Spencer and Priscilla J. Spencer, … Read more
Eunice Marie Sylvestre Dupre, age 86, beloved wife of Normand George Dupre, of Woonsocket, RI, passed away peacefully Saturday, October 30, 2021, in Columbia, South Carolina. She leaves her children, Pamela Dupre Boynton of Orange, CT, Lynn Dupre Chabot and son-in-law Peter of Old Greenwich, CT, and son, Chip Dupre and daughter-in-law Jamie of Columbia, … Read more
Last year, during the pandemic, my longtime friend Denise Mirto called out of the blue one day to tell me something important. “I’ve got cancer,” she said. “Don’t tell anyone,” she directed. I kept that promise. She shared it with trusted friends and colleagues, but she didn’t want to have everyone moping around whenever they … Read more
Denise Comeau Mirto, 71, passed away peacefully on Nov. 2, 2021 at her home in Orange, surrounded by her family and friends after a battle with cancer. Born on December 31, 1949, in New Haven, CT, she was the daughter of Frank and Irene (Matteo) Comeau. She married the love of her life, Robert Mirto … Read more