Date: Fri 06-Nov-1998

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OBITS (Purrone; Wyslick; Carney; Stosuy; Calandro; Flood; Hoffman; Cushman;

Skiff; Swartley; Colacurcio)

Marion Krooss Purrone

Marion Krooss Purrone of Trumbull, 83, mother of Alan D. Purrone of Sandy

Hook, died November 3 in St Vincent's Medical Center. She was the wife of

Adolph Purrone of Trumbull.

Born in Winsted, she was a lifelong area resident. She was a library secretary

at Madison Junior High School. She was a Friend of Colonial Williamsburg for

15 years, a Friend of the 64th Regiment of Foot for five years, a member and

assistant librarian of the Middlebrook Junior High School Book Club. She was

also involved in the Trumbull education system as a volunteer and then

employee of the Middlebrook and Madison Junior High School.

In addition to her husband and son, she is survived by two other sons, Brian

Albert Purrone of Oregon and Christopher Robin Purrone; grandchildren,

Patricia Ann Abbott, Brian Albert Purrone, Jr, and Bradford D. Purrone; and

great-grandchildren, Justin Brian Abbott, Jacen Brantley Abbott, Jeremy

Benjamin Abbott, Jenna Brianna Abbott and Hayden Jeffrey Purrone; and several

nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be held on November 6 at 10:30 am in the Cyril F. Mullins

Trumbull Funeral Home, 399 White Plains Road, and at 11:30 am in St Theresa's

Church, Trumbull. Interment will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Trumbull.

Calling hours were scheduled for November 5 from 4 to 8 pm.

The Newtown Bee November 6, 1998

Stanley W. Wyslick

Stanley W. Wyslick, 90, of Greens Farms, father of Stanley Wyslick of Newtown,

died Wednesday morning in Mediplex of Westport. He was the husband of

Catherine Przybisiki Wyslick.

Mr Wyslick was born in Fairfield, son of the late William and Catherine

Kowalski Wyslick and had been a lifelong Westport resident. He was a retired

chauffeur for the Bedford family.

Mr Wyslick was a life member of the Greens Farms Volunteer Fire Department,

and an honorary member of the Westport Kiwanis Club.

Mr Wyslick was also predeceased by a son, Edward Wyslick; a brother; and two

sisters.

Survivors, in addition to his wife and son include five grandchildren; seven

great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Services will take place November 7 at 9:30 am in the Harding Funeral Home,

310 Post Road East, Westport, and 10 am in St Luke Church, 84 Long Lots Road,

Westport, for a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will follow in Assumption

Cemetery, Green Farms.

Calling hours will be in the funeral home November 6, from 5 to 7 pm.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Greens Farms Volunteer Fire

Department, 114 Cross Highway, Westport, Conn. 06880.

The Newtown Bee November 6, 1998

Rita E. Carney

Rita E. Carney, 78, of Nunnawauk Meadows, Newtown, mother of Owen D. Carney of

Newtown, died October 31 in the Danbury Hospital. She was the wife of the late

Owen A. Carney.

Born in Waterbury, February 7, 1920, Mrs Carney was a daughter of the late

John and Iva (Burnette) McGowan. She was a resident of Newtown for 10 years

and a former resident of Bridgeport. She was a member of St Rose Church in

Newtown.

In addition to her son, she is survived by one sister, Bertha Sutak of Devon,

and four grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son, Thomas F. Carney, a

Connecticut state police lieutenant who was killed in 1982.

Funeral services were held November 3 from the Honan Funeral Home, 58 Main

Street, Newtown, and St Rose Church for a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment

was in Resurrection Cemetery.

Contributions may be made to a charity of one's choice.

The Newtown Bee November 6, 1998

Josephine Stosuy

Josephine Michalski Stosuy, 78, mother of Nancy Rowe of Newtown, died October

27 in Tampa, Fla. She was the wife of the late Alexander Stosuy, who died

October 29, 1988.

Born in Amsterdam, N.Y., the daughter of the late Stanislaus and Sophie

Michalski, Mrs Stosuy lived most of her life in Schenectady, N.Y.

A homemaker, she was a communicant of St. Basil's Orthodox Church.

Survivors include another daughter, Nadia Hellen of Tampa; a brother, Stephen

Michalski of Iowa; a sister, Theresa Nowakowski of Amsterdam, N.Y.; and two

grandchildren, Adam and Christopher Rowe of Newtown.

Services were held November 2 from Leszczynski Funeral Home in Schenectady,

N.Y., to St Basil's Orthodox Church in Wateruliet, N.Y. where burial rights of

divine liturgy were chanted. The Rev Gregory Dudash officiated. Burial was in

St Basil's Cemetery in Watervliet, N.Y.

Contributions may be made to the New York State Talking Book & Braille

Library, CEC Empire Street Plaza, Albany, N.Y. 12230 Regent Fund, att: Jane

Somers.

The Newtown Bee November 6, 1998

Patricia Calandro

Patricia A. (Grimm) Calandro of Shelton died November 2, after a long illness.

She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on June 28, 1942, the daughter of the late

John and Rose (White) Grimm.

She was a Bridgeport resident for many years, moving to Shelton 20 years ago.

Survivors include her husband of 35 years, Ralph P. Calandro of Shelton; two

daughters, Debbie Palko and Christine Calandro, both of Shelton; a son,

Matthew Calandro of Shelton; two grandchildren; a sister, Betty Schempp of

Maine; five nephews, including Daniel Calandro of Newtown; and an aunt,

Margaret Shoemaker of Derby.

The funeral was held November 5 in St Joseph Church, Shelton. Interment was in

Mount St Peter's Cemetery in Derby.

The Parente-Lauro Funeral Home, Inc, 559 Washington Avenue, Bridgeport, was in

charge of arrangements.

Donations may be made to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Unit at The Yale

School of Medicine Division of LCI 105, 333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208057, New

Haven, Conn. 06520.

The Newtown Bee November 6, 1998

Muriel Flood

Muriel Flood, 91, formerly of Heritage Village, Southbury, died November 3, at

Pomperaug Woods Health Care Center. Mrs Flood was the wife of the late Ivan

Flood.

Mrs Flood was born November 1, 1907, in Mamaroneck, N.Y., the daughter of the

late Herbert and Agnes (Yenny) Gedney. She was raised in Mamaroneck where she

was a member of the United Methodist Church and a volunteer at the Red Cross

Health Center. She received her BA from Smith College and her master's degree

from Columbia. She was past president of the Westchester Nursing Council and

was past president of the Westchester and Western Connecticut Smith Clubs.

She had lived in Pound Ridge, N.Y., where she was active in the Garden Club.

She moved to Southbury in 1975. Locally, she was a member of the North

Congregational Church and was a volunteer at the Southbury Library.

Mrs Flood is survived by a daughter, Nan F. Salamon of Danbury and her husband

Andrew; a granddaughter, Betsy Salamon Paynter of Newtown and her husband

Brad; and a grandson, Matthew Flood Salamon of New York, N.Y.

Calling hours were scheduled at the Southbury Funeral Home of Munson-Lovetere,

235 Main Street North, Route 6, November 5, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm. A

memorial service will be held November 6 at 11 am at the North Congregational

Church, Main Street, Woodbury. A reception will be held at Pomperaug Woods

following the memorial service. Burial will be in the Greenwood Union

Cemetery, Rye, N.Y.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Smith College Alumni

Fund, Northampton, MA 01063 or to the North Congregational Church, Woodbury,

CT 06798.

The Newtown Bee November 6, 1998

Jean M. Gasso Hoffman

Jean M. Gasso Hoffman, 73, of Bridgeport, mother of Denise Lovett of Newtown,

died October 30, in St Vincent's Medical Center. She was the wife of Edward J.

Hoffman.

Mrs. Hoffman was born in Bridgeport and had been a lifelong resident. She was

a World War II veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces. Survivors, in addition to

her husband and daughter, include; two grandchildren, Nora Kate Heuer and Sara

Lovett; and several nieces and nephews. Mrs Hoffman was predeceased by a

brother, John Gasso, and a sister, Kathleen Hungerford.

Graveside services were held in Mountain Grove Cemetery.

Arrangements were by the Redgate-Hennessy Funeral Home, Main Street & Gorham

Place, Trumbull.

The Newtown Bee November 6, 1998

Reinhard E. Cushman

Reinhard Edward Cushman, 88, of North Beach Drive, New Fairfield, husband of

Ella Benn Cushman, died November 1 at Mediplex of Danbury.

Mr Cushman was born in New Rochelle, N.Y. April 14, 1910, a son of the late

Gustaf and Clara Wolf Cushman.

He had been an insurance agent with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company for

many years, retiring in 1973.

He had lived in New Milford from 1948 to 1968 when he moved to Newtown. He

later moved to New Fairfield in 1984.

He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, New Milford.

Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, Edward R. Cushman of Ponte Vedra

Beach, Fla., and Raymond G. Cushman of Canterbury, N.H.; three grandchildren;

and three great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a daughter, Roberta

Cushman.

Funeral services were held on November 4 in Trinity Lutheran Church, New

Milford. Interment was in Center Cemetery, New Milford.

Contributions in his memory may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church Memorial

Fund, P.O. Box 388, New Milford 06776. Arrangements were by the Lillis Funeral

Home, 58 Bridge Street, New Milford.

The Newtown Bee November 6, 1998

Prudence Card Skiff

Prudence Card Skiff, 85, a retired social worker, died at her home, Nunnawauk

Meadows, Newtown, on October 29. She was the wife of the late Royal Perry

Skiff.

She was born in Bridgeport, December 9, 1912, daughter of the late Frederic M.

and Lillian (Courtright) Card. She graduated from the Junior College of

Connecticut in 1932 and Boston University in 1934, with a BS Degree in Social

Service. She was employed as a social worker for Connecticut's Child & Family

Services until her retirement in 1976. She and Mr Skiff were married on April

30, 1938, in Bridgeport, where they resided until moving to Newtown in 1957.

She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Newtown and a choir member for

20 years, and a member of various church committees.

Long active in Newtown Meals on Wheels for over 17 years, she served as a

driver until becoming a driver caller last year.

She was a member of Newtown Women's Club. An avid reader, she loved music,

enjoyed cooking and traveling throughout the United States.

She is survived by a sister, Doris Card Lee of Columbus, N.C., a nephew,

Frederic W. Lee of New Milford, a niece, Doris L. Bessette of Charlestown,

R.I.; three great-nephews; a great-niece; and a great-great-nephew.

A Memorial Service will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church, Newtown, November

7, at 1 pm. Interment will take place at the convenience of the family.

Contributions may be made in her memory, to "Music at Trinity Episcopal

Church," 36 Main Street, Newtown, CT 06470.

Arrangements were by the Honan Funeral Home, 58 Main Street, Newtown.

The Newtown Bee November 6, 1998

Larry D. Swartley

Larry D. Swartley, 63, of 205 Apple Lane, Roxbury, husband of Charlene

(Hoctor) Swartley, died October 30, at New Milford Hospital.

Mr Swartley was born May 1, 1935 in Garden City, Kansas, son of the late

Warren and Faye (Weiss) Swartley. Mr Swartley earned an engineering degree

from Kansas State University and worked as an engineer for Pepsi Cola for over

20 years, where he was responsible for establishing new plants all over the

world. He served in the Army for two years and had served in the Army National

Guard for over 20 years.

Besides his wife, he is survived by a son, Vernon L. Swartley, of Colebrook; a

daughter, Pamela A. Figueroa, of Annandale, Va.; two sisters, Marilyn Jones

and Judy Halfich, both of Garden City, Kan., and three grandchildren.

Funeral services are November 6 at 11 am at the Southbury Funeral Home of

Munson-Lovetere, 235 Main Street North, Route 6. Burial will be in the Center

Cemetery, Roxbury.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Northwest

Region, 2024 East Main Street, Waterbury, CT 06705.

The Newtown Bee November 6, 1998

Frank Colacurcio

Frank Colacurcio, 81, of Milford, father of Frank C. Colacurcio of Sandy Hook,

died November 1 in Connecticut Hospice Inc, Branford.

He was the retired owner of Broadway Barber Shop on State Street, Bridgeport,

and a master carpenter.

Mr Colacurcio was born in Stratford and was an area resident all his life.

Survivors, in addition to his son, include four grandchildren, Frank C.

Colacurcio Jr., Kristina Colacurcio, Sarah Colacurcio and Cara Colacurcio; one

sister, Antoinette Colacurcio, and a nephew, Roger Colacurcio, both of

Bridgeport.

The funeral was held November 3 in the Parente-Lauro Funeral Home, Inc, 559

Washington Avenue, Bridgeport, and at St Augustine's Cathedral. Interment was

in Park Cemetery, Bridgeport.

Donations may be made to the Connecticut Hospice Inc, 61 Burban Drive,

Branford, Conn. 06405.

The Newtown Bee October 23, 1998