All Obituaries

Tony Edward Maximo, age 88 of Danbury, died Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at Bethel Health Care. He was born July 19, 1931, son of the late Antonio and Ezilda (Atunes) Maximo, in Danbury CT and served in the National Guard and US Army during the Korean War. After serving in the military he returned to Danbury and ran a successful small business until his retirement. When he wasn’t hard at work, he enjoyed spending time boating and water skiing with his family. Tony was a wildlife...

William Frederick Grouse, age 71, a lifelong resident of Danbury, died Thursday, July 9, 2020. He was the husband of the late Mary J. (Hanifan) Grouse. Pending full obituary. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Miry Brook Volunteer Fire Department, 51 Miry Brook Rd, Danbury, CT 06810. There are no calling hours and burial is private.

William LaHommedieu, age 73 of Bethel, CT passed away July 1, 2020 at Regional Hospice in Danbury, CT. William was born February 20, 1947 in The Bronx, NY a son of the late George and Margaret (Toolan) LaHommedieu. After attending DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, William joined the U.S. Marine Corp, serving four years during the Vietnam War. He was employed for many years as a shipping and receiving manager at Nash Engineering in Norwalk, CT, and retired in 2015 from Preferred...

On Wednesday, July 8, 2020, the world lost a beautiful soul and genuine human being. Lee James Bolz was born on August 9, 1984 and from the day he was born his existence was defined by making those around him smile and laugh. Lee attended Bethel Public Schools from Kindergarten through twelfth grade. He graduated from BHS in 2002. He went on to excel at UCONN. Lee was a paralegal working for a law firm in Armonk, NY. Lee is survived by his parents Jim and Alyssa Bolz (Bethel, CT), sister...

Avis Goss (Adkins) Gelineau, age 94 of Bethel, CT formerly of Southbury CT, died Sunday, July 5, 2020 at Bethel Health Care.  She was the widow of Godfrey Gelineau, Sr.  She was born in Jefferson, ME, November 4, 1925, daughter of the late Charles and Marion (Hill) Adkins. Avis is survived by her sons: Godfrey Gelineau, Jr. of Darien, CT and Ronald Gelineau of Redding, CT: daughters: Marian Quinn of Bethel, CT and Renee Coleman of Monroe, CT: 13 grandchildren and 16 great...

Vivian Elizabeth Wilkes, 87, passed away July 4, 2020 at Hancock Hall in Danbury.   Vivian was born in Irvington, NJ to the late George and Theresa (Michaelsen) Smolen. Vivian was predeceased by her husband of over 50 years and her sister Irene Cameron.   She is survived by her 2 daughters Karen Hapken and her husband Darrell of Scottsdale, AZ and Marilyn Wilkes of Bridgewater, CT, four grandchildren, five great-children and 2 additional great -grandchildren on the way,...

Andrew Bratton - (March 23rd 1966 - June 23rd 2020) Aged 54 Years Andy was born in Grimsby, England in 1966.  He was the second child of Andrew and Theresa and had an older sister Tracey.  Andy had a love for gardening and horticulture from a young age and used to spend his weekends working in a local nursery as he grew up. This love continued throughout his school years and he went to college for horticulture which ultimately led to a career that he loved. Andy and I...

On June 18th Gudrun (Goody) Magda Stirling passed away peacefully in her sleep at Bethel Health Care. She is to be cremated and her ashes will be spread amongst the places she loved to visit. She lived a very full life before and during her fight with Multiple Sclerosis. She was a freelance writer, artist, teacher, deaconess and so much more. She is survived and loved by us all, including her son Christopher, daughter Paige, two granddaughters Morgan and Ellah, son-in-law Sergio, former...

Thomas John Cummins, 65, of Bethel, Connecticut,  passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at his home. Thomas was born September 20, 1954 in Oxford, England to Thomas and Jean Cummins. He graduated from West Lake High School in Thornwood, New York in 1973 and attended Clinton Community College until 1976. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1977 and was active duty for 6 years. He served as a Radioman on the special warfare diesel submarine USS Grayback (SS 574) homeported in Subic Bay,...

Elliott (John) Truman Walberg, age 88 of Brookfield, CT died Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at Regional Hospice in Danbury. He was the husband of Patricia (Thayer) Walberg, who celebrated 65 years of marriage. He was born in Washington, CT, April 18, 1932, and was raised in New Milford, son of the late Harold Walberg and Edith (Ward) Walberg. John served in the 43rd Infantry Division of the Army during the Korean War. He was a member of Newbury Congregational Church in Brookfield and the Lions...