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Lawrence Frank Albera, Jr., 93, of Milford, beloved husband of the late Irene Albera, passed away peacefully on June 3, 2020. Born on August 28, 1926 in Shamokin, PA, he was the son of the late Catherine and Lawrence F. Albera, Sr.    Lawrence honorably served his country in the United States Army. He was an active parishioner at Saint Gabriel Church in Milford. In his spare time, Lawrence enjoyed reading and cheering on his favorite teams, the New York Yankees and New York...

Brenda Tarbox Russo, 77, of Milford, beloved wife of 55 years to Alphonse Russo, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2020. Born on December 18, 1942 in Waterbury, she was the daughter of the late Wayne and Vivian Tarbox.    Brenda was a beloved Primary School teacher. Popular with her peers and students, she was elected Teacher of the Year in 1999. She was an active parishoner at Orange Congregational Church and was involved with their Feeding the Homeless Program as well as...

Elizabeth “Libby” O. McCarthy, 98 of Torrington, formerly of Milford, passed away on Monday, June 1 at Litchfield Woods Health Care Center in Torrington, CT. Born on December 8, 1921 in Malden, MA, she was the daughter of the late Ralph H. and Viola S. Leach. She was the wife of the late Ward A. McCarthy, to whom she was married for 52 years before his passing in 2002. Libby graduated from Stoneham High School and attended Pierce Secretarial School in Boston. She worked for the...

Mary Agnes Brooks, 76, of Milford, beloved wife of 55 years to Thomas Brooks, passed away peacefully on June 1, 2020. Born on July 26, 1943 in New Haven, she was the daughter of the late Mary and Edward Penders, Sr.    Mary was a graduate of Milford High School. She lived most of her life in the Point Beach area in Milford. Family was everything to Mary; she cherished weekly Saturday night family dinners and holidays that brought everyone together. Along with her loving husband,...

Owen Raymond Reynolds, 98, of Milford, beloved husband of the late Carmelina Mildred Reynolds, passed away peacefully on June 1, 2020. Born on April 7, 1922 in Bridgeport, he was the son of the late Joseph William and Alice Reynolds. Owen (known as Pete to his friends) grew up in Bridgeport and graduated from Harding High School. Owen worked for Chance Vought Aircraft in Stratford during WWII and built the Corsair. After the war he went to work for New Haven Terminal (Cilco Terminal) on the...

Barbara Jean McBurnie, 87 of Milford, beloved wife of the late Robert McBurnie, Jr,  passed away peacefully on May 30, 2020.  Born on August 28, 1932 in Quincy, MA she was the daughter of the late Gerald J. and Marion M. (Hurley) McCuin. Barbara’s mother Marion was a Registered Nurse in the 1920’s which Barbara was very proud of. Barbara graduated from North Quincy High School the Head Cheerleader in 1950 and eloped with the love of her life Bob later that...

Albert R. Moquet, Esq., 96, of Orange, beloved husband of the late Elinor Y. Moquet, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2020 at his home with his two children at his side. Born on December 26, 1923 in West Haven, CT he was the son of the late Raymond C. Moquet and Ada Hissey Moquet. Albert was a proud graduate of both Union School, 1938, and of West Haven High School, in 1942.  In an era where neighborhoods were an important bonding lifestyle for most families, he was a faithful and...

Dorothy A. Hayden, 88, of Milford, beloved wife of the late Charles F. Hayden Jr. for 55 years, passed away peacefully on May 28, 2020 at Bridgeport Hospital from Covid-19. Born on March 11, 1932 in Greenwich, CT she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Angelina (Veteri) Bria.   Dorothy graduated from Greenwich High School in 1949. Dorothy and Charles raised their family in Milford, where Dorothy worked for many years as a Realtor. They later retired and built their dream...

Donna Byers Cotter, 87, wife of the late Frederick W, Cotter passed away  from complications related to the COVID-19 virus on May 27, 2020. Born on December 3, 1932 in Youngstown, OH she was the daughter of the late George V. and Agnes (Adams) Byers. Mrs. Cotter graduated from Mercyhurst College in 1953 and began a teaching career that enabled her to also raise a young family. She later earned a Master’s degree from the Graduate School of Education and Professional Studies at...

On Tuesday, May 26, 2020, Joanne Barnes McKeever passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her daughters and grandchildren. Joanne was born on August 9, 1928 in the small Berkshire town of Woronoco, MA, to Irving and Virginia Barnes.   Joanne and her family soon moved to Westfield, MA, where she lived until she left for college. She graduated from Pembroke College at Brown University in 1949. Joanne then moved to Hartford for a few years before she enrolled in Boston College Law...