All Obituaries

Neils Wayne Johnson age 71, of New Milford, died suddenly on Thursday May 13, 2021. Neils was born March 12, 1950 in New Milford a son of the late Eric H. And Frances (Cole) Johnson SR. While attending New Milford High School, Neils was drafted into the U.S. Army and served four years in Alaska during the Vietnam War. Neils worked for Hart Construction, in New Milford for many years, but his passion was farming. Much of Neils’ time was spent caring for cattle, cutting and...

Robert C. Frazer May 7, 1936-May 21, 2021 Robert Carl Frazer, 85, died peacefully in Wilmington, North Carolina.  He was born in Brooklyn, New York to the late Keith and Elva (Steele) Frazer.  Robert “Bob” was a 1954 graduate of Glastonbury High School in Connecticut.  He then spent eight years in the United States Air Force where he trained as an electronics technician.  He served in Tactical Air Command and Strategic Air Command.  During this time he...

Dianne Marie Farrell was born on Jan. 12, 1957 and resided in Bethel, CT for over 30 years. She was born to Bernard and Lillian Farrell who are predeceased.  Dianne passed away peacefully on Monday, June 14th, accompanied with her family members. She leaves behind her loving brothers, Jerry Farrell and his wife Jean, Cape May, N.J.; Tom Farrell, Brookfield, CT.; Donald Farrell and his wife Delia, also from Brookfield, CT. Dianne leaves behind one nephew, Thomas Farrell Jr., Brooklyn, NY...

Willie James Brown, age, 85 of New Milford, CT passed away Sunday March 21, 2021 at New Milford Hospital. Willie lived with his life partner of 46 years MS Ruth Rice. Willie was born December 8, 1935 in Myrtle Beach, SC a son of Jimmy and Fibby (Gathers) Brown. After moving to Connecticut in his late 30’s, Willie owned and operated Brown Construction Company and later worked in the maintenance department for New Milford Public Schools. He was a proud member of Good Shepherd Lodge #65...

Irving S. Kaufman, 97, of Danbury passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday June 2, 2021. He was the husband of Charlotte Rumbaugh Kaufman. Irving was born August 5, 1923 in Brooklyn, NY, a son of the late Benjamin and Anna Kaufman. He was a WWII veteran and served in the U.S. Army. He was stationed in Europe on D-Day. Irving was employed as the manager of the furniture department and also worked in the audio/visual department at Caldor for many years before retiring at age 65. Irving was a...

Thomas J. Materazo, 78 of The Villages, FL, lost his courageous battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis on Thursday, June 3, 2021 at The Villages Hospice House surrounded by his loving family. Tom was born on September 1, 1942, in Jamaica, NY. He was the son of the late Michael Angelo and Mary Motyka Materazo. Tom attended St. Boniface School, Chaminade High School and St. John’s University. Upon graduation, he married the love of his life, Nina Sammartano and he began his sales...

Marion Theresa Wells, of Bethel, CT died peacefully on May 26, 2021 surrounded by her family. Marion was both a homemaker and clerk at Stop & Shop in Danbury for many years. She was a communicant at St Mary’s Church in Bethel and a resident of Maplewood at Newtown.  She was the devoted mother to Dorothy Fleishman and her husband Michael of Boston, MA, Donald Wells and his wife Cheryl of Wolcott, CT and Sheila Stroh and her husband John of Bethel, CT. She leaves her beloved...

Frederick John Kaltenstein, born in Danbury, was a ‘65 graduate of Danbury High School. After graduation, he worked for Republic Foil where he was instrumental in unionizing the company. Fred was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1970, becoming a Green Beret. He was stationed in Germany and served as a communications expert. Upon return, he went back to work at Republic Foil where he met his beautiful wife, Joanne Potter. They married in 1972. Fred joined the Danbury post office in 1973 as...

Linda Sue Krueger, age 64, of Danbury died Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at Danbury Hospital, after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of James E. DuBrava. She was born in Des Moines, Iowa, September 9, 1956, daughter of the late Kenneth Harold Krueger and Ellen Arlene (Loan) Krueger. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a BA in Spanish and Education and the University of Wisconsin-Stout with a Masters in Education. For 18 years, Señora, (a revered reference of her by her...

Thomas Brian Clark, age 79 of Danbury, CT died Sunday, May 9, 2021 at Danbury Hospital. He was the husband of Elizabeth (Gulla) Clark. He was born in New Milford, CT May 9, 1942, son of the late John and Beatrice (Bona) Clark. He was a US Marine veteran and served from 1960 to 1963. Tom worked as an auto mechanic at many different places in the local area. He later worked in construction as a heavy equipment mechanic and operator at Shepard's Warehouse and CT Foundations. In the early...