All Obituaries

Patrick Smith Jr.  passed away on April 11th, 2024. He was born on January 14th, 1932 in Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan, Ireland.     He is survived by his wife Nelida DeCalvo-Smith; his son, Patrick A.(Karen) Smith, his children, Austin Smith, Kelsey (Allon) Rai and his great-grandchildren, Nora and Abigail).  His son, Kevin P. Smith, pre-deceased in 2021, and his children, Alexander and Kaitlyn, and their mother, Angelina.  Patrick is survived by his four...

Herbert Briggs Smith, 81, of Fairfield passed away peacefully on February 14, 2024, with his family by his side. He was the  beloved husband of 61 years to Ann (Annie) L. Barich Smith. Herb was born in Huntington, NY, on August 14, 1942, to the  late Warren Sales and Eleanor Cooper Smith.   Herb grew up in New Canaan, CT, attending local schools. He attended Franklin & Marshall College and graduated from the  University of Connecticut. After meeting and marrying...

On January 6th, 2024, Holly Ann Granville of Trumbull, CT peacefully went to be with the Lord in her home surrounded by her loving family. Born on December 11,1930 she was the daughter of the late Burton Tilden Ketcham and Emily Holly Waterbury Ketcham. Holly grew up in Monroe and helped her mother serve in the Aircraft Warning Service during the war in 1944. Being in the Monroe Girls Club, she loved to play basketball and softball, where her love for the UCONN Girls Huskies Basketball team...

Joseph L. Dyer, age 61, of Fairfield, passed away peacefully the morning of Sunday, April 7, 2024 in the presence of his loved ones. Born in Queens, NY to John and Margaret “Ruth” (Delap) Dyer, Joe was raised in Fairfield where he would attend Assumption School and graduate from Fairfield Prep with the Class of 1980. His love for cars drew him to the automotive industry; this passion would lead him to become a great mechanic. Joe even had a few fun cars of his own including his...

Don Luis Adams Sr, beloved husband of Dorothy L. (MacNeil) Adams, passed away on Sunday April 7, 2024, at age 89 after a lengthy illness. A lifelong Fairfield resident, he was born in Bridgeport to the late Joy Charles Adams and Helen Francis (Seydler) Adams. From early childhood, he developed a love of aviation as well as many outdoor activities, which included snow skiing, hiking, boating, and waterskiing. After designing and building many projects in his early years, it was clear he had...

Rita Louise (Guzzi) Formisano passed away peacefully on April 13, 2024, after a long life filled with beauty, art, travel, music, laughter, and love. She was 95. She will be greatly missed and warmly remembered. Rita was born to John and Emily Guzzi in Newton, Massachusetts, on January 27, 1929. John and his brothers owned and ran a grocery store, butcher shop and wine shop, and Rita happily joined her father in making deliveries and helping out. We imagine that while working in those...

Dolores Ethel (nee Hilbert) O’Connor, beloved wife of the late James Joseph O’Connor, passed peacefully on March 9, 2024.  Born and raised in New York, NY, she and Jim moved to Queens, NY, to raise their family and then retired to Milford, CT where they could watch their grandchildren grow.  It was there that she was able to sit and read romance novels on the back patio. She also loved to travel to Nags Head, NC with her husband James.  She is survived by her...

Casey Thomas Stopa, age 29 of Fairfield, a loving son, brother, uncle and friend to many, passed away Friday, March 29, 2024.  Casey was born in Bridgeport, CT and was the sweetest little boy there could be.  He was a great brother to all of his siblings and had many friends growing up that were special to him.  Casey graduated from Fairfield Warde High School where he excelled on the wrestling mat. Casey became extremely successful in the real estate industry at a young age...

Joan Reynolds, 82, of Fairfield, Connecticut, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2024, after a brief and courageous battle with cancer. She leaves behind her loving children Donna (Mark) Haversat and Geri (Chris) Arison, son-in-law Joseph Delco, grandchildren Kristen (Corey) Edmonds, Paul (Lisa) Delco, Tyler (Heather) Haversat, Matthew (Abby) Haversat, Kimberly and Courtney Arison, and Paige and John Reynolds. Joan also leaves behind nine great-grandchildren C.J. and Camryn Edmonds, Ava,...

John Lawrence Epifanio, of St. Mary’s by the Sea in Bridgeport, CT passed away peacefully at 84 years old on Friday, January 12, 2024 in St. Vincent’s Hospital surrounded by family. Born and raised in Stamford, CT, son of the late Lawrence Epifanio and Lee Epifanio. He attended Stamford public schools and played football and baseball. One of his favorite childhood memories was playing in the Little League World Series. After high school, John enlisted in the Army and attended...