All Obituaries

Linda June Sontra Van Buskirk after a lengthy illness died suddenly on Thursday September 12, 2024. She was born June 2, 1948 at Norwalk Hospital and was pre deceased by her parents William Sontra, Irene (Csik) Sontra, step mother Helen (Henczel) Sontra and a sister Margaret Betts. She is survived by her husband David, a sister Suzanne Virgulak, her daughter Christa Van Buskirk and a son Matthew Van Buskirk. Linda Married her 3rd grade sweetheart David James Van Buskirk on October 14, 1972...

Lee Gordon Seymour, born on March 19,1932, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 13, 2024.  Lee was a husband, a son, a father, a pop-pop, a brother, an uncle, a godfather, a cousin, a dog father, a coach and a friend. Once a Marine, always a Marine, Lee was a proud Korean War Veteran serving from March 1951 to March 1954. Lee was an active member of the Mahackemo Detachment, of the Marine Corps League. One of Lee’s fondest memories was serving as the 2014 Grand Marshall of...

Daniel P. Myslinski, 47, of Middletown, died on September 12, 2024 at Yale-New Haven.  Born in Norwalk, on March 11, 1977, the son of Peter Myslinski of Milford CT and Linda (Walsh) Stabell of Naples FL, he was the husband of the late Gina (Ambrogio) Myslinski. He enjoyed watching and playing sports of all kinds but especially football & baseball & loved the NY Mets and NY Giants.   In addition to his parents Peter and Linda, he is survived by his sister Carie...

Angelina Carpi (née Storino) died peacefully in her home on September 10 surrounded by her family. She would have many jobs over her 91 years, but those she treasured most were as mom and grandma - and in those she was a master craftsperson. She carefully saved every note of “I love you” around her home, no matter how small or trivial; her candy dish was always full, no matter how many times it was raided as an after-school snack; and she often had a favorite sweater or...

JoAnn Cioffi Dzubak, 97, formerly of New Fairfield, CT, died on September 5, 2024 at Mozaic Senior Life in Bridgeport. Born in Norwalk, the youngest of ten, to the late Nicandro and Anna (Ciullo) Cioffi, she was also predeceased by her husband Edward Dzubak and her siblings. As a member of the Norwalk High School honor society, she graduated with the class of 1945. She worked for the Law Offices of Santaniello Culhane and Allen for many years and retired from Norwalk Probate...

Michael DiDio (Big Mike), left us in peace at his home on September 7, 2024 at the age of 96.  He was the beloved husband of Phyllis (Nero) DiDio for 70 years.  Born in Manhattan, New York, on June 7, 1928, the son of the late Joseph and Angelina (Perulli) DiDio. He was also predeceased by his brother Dominick DiDio and his sister Gloria O'Neil. Michael graduated from Norwalk High School in 1947. He was part of the State National Guard in Niantic . He retired from the U.S....

Donna McIntosh Rende, 68, died on Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at Norwalk Hospital.  Born in Stamford and was the daughter of the late Sylvester A. and Mary C. (Rasile) McIntosh. Donna is survived by her husband Mario of 47 years and her children Kelly Maar and Michael Rende, two grandchildren Sophia Farenga and Stella Maar, her brother Tom McIntosh (Erin) and sister Cheryl Vallejo (Fernando), as well as numerous other loving nieces, nephews and cousins. She began her working career as...

Mary Elizabeth Berry, better known as Betty, best known as BB, died peacefully on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at her home in Rowayton. Born in New Rochelle, NY, she was the daughter of the late William and Irene (Kelly) Mimnaugh and predeceased by her brothers Jack and Bill Mimnaugh. She is survived by her sister Jane Mimnaugh Zaccagnino. Betty graduated from Saint Gabriel High School and then attended Conover Beauty and Charm School in New York City, (this explains it...

Bessie M. McVay, beloved wife of the late Charles Harold McVay passed away peacefully in the early hours of June 18, 2024. She was 100 years old. Born in Darien, CT to the late John and Martha Kempf, she grew up in Norwalk, graduating from Norwalk Senior High School in 1941. She later joined the Navy with her lifelong friend “Dorie.” She was stationed in Washington, DC performing clerical work. Bessie spent time as a driver for Naval officers before receiving an honorable...

Henryk Cielesz, 83, of Norwalk, died on Saturday, August 31, 2024 in his home surrounded by his family. He was the son of the late Antoni and Bronislawa Cielesz and is preceded by his son Richard E. Cielesz and sister, Janina.  Henryk was born on March 16th 1941, during WW2 in a village (Horaczki) in Poland. In 1948, his father built a two family house in Grodno and they moved there. Although once the war ended, Grodno was in Poland, but after the war, Grondo ended up in Belarus and to...