Willie Lee Hobbs
May 21, 2025
Sunrise: March 1, 1942
Sunset: April 21, 2025
Willie Lee Hobbs 83 of Waterbury, CT passed away in her home on Monday April 21, 2025. Willie was born on March 1, 1942 in Hobbsville N. Carolina to the Late Willie Mae Hobbs and Walter Hobbs Sr. Willie who was known to everyone as “Sugarpie” was...
Josephine Mcclean
May 18, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved matriarch, Josephine McCleese, who departed this life peacefully on May 18, 2025, at the age of 83.
Born on November 21, 1941, in New Haven, Connecticut, Josephine was a woman of grace, strength, and deep faith. She was the devoted widow of Edward Yopp,...
Dorothy Cloud
May 16, 2025
Dorothy was born on March 22, 1958 to Shirley P. Bentley, the Second and Edward Martin in New Haven, CT. She attended schools in the New Haven Public School System and graduated from Wilbur Cross High School where her love for singing blossomed. Her voice, a true gift, became the soundtrack of her life, echoing through church choirs and...
Albert B Collins
May 15, 2025
ALBERT B. COLLINS 70 OF DOUGLASVILLE, GA TOOK HIS LAST FLIGHT TO HIS FINAL DESTINATION ON MAY 15, 2025. ALBERT WAS BORN ON JANUARY 17, 1955, IN ANSIONIA CT. TO MR. BROOKS COLLINS SR. AND MRS. FLORINE DAVIS-COLLINS. WITHIN A FEWS MONTHS AFTER HIS BIRTH HIS FAMILY MOVED TO NEW HAVEN, CT. ALBERT WAS EDUCATED IN THE NEW HAVEN...
Natalie J. Smith-Crockett
May 13, 2025
Natalie J. Smith-Crockett, 62 of West Haven, CT, passed away on May 13, 2025. Natalie was born on July 3, 1962 to Geraldine Silva and Dock Smith, Jr. in Derby, CT.
Natalie graduated from Ansonia High School in 1980. Natalie was a retired School-to-Career Teacher in the Connecticut Technical and Career System. Natalie earned her Bachelors of...
Arthur L. Mongillo Sr.
May 12, 2025
Arthur L. Mongillo, Sr., 79, of Hamden, passed away on May 12, 2025, at Saint Raphael Hospital, with his son by his side.
Born on January 3, 1946, in New Haven to the late John and Clementine Mongillo, Art was a proud son of the Elm City, where he spent his early years singing doo-wop on street...
Dorothy Thomas
May 7, 2025
Dorothy Thomas, 79, was born on February 2, 1946 in GoldenBridge, NY to the late Ada M. Baldwin and David Barker. She was the youngest of her 15 siblings. She was a widow to her first husband Clarence Sebastian Sr. & her beloved second husband David I.M. Thomas. She was predeceased by all of her siblings, her 2 sons:...
Kathey L. Boyd
May 6, 2025
Kathey L. Boyd was born to the late Julia Ann Langford Boyd and King Boyd on February 22, 1958, in New Haven, CT. Affectionately known as Kat or Kitty Kat by her family and close friends, Kathey earned her angel wings on May 6, 2025. She was a God-fearing woman who loved to serve and praise the Lord daily....
Roddrick Clinton Goodjohn Ii
May 4, 2025
Rick was born Roddrick Clinton Goodjohn II on born on May 16, 1968 in New Jersey to Joyce Ann Cables-Newton and Roddrick “Rip” Goodjohn. He was the youngest of five. From childhood into adulthood, he was wild, he was free and he was spoiled. Raised between Bristol, PA, Burlington, NJ, and New Haven, CT, Rick’s life was rooted in...
Lydia Soto
Apr 30, 2025
Lydia Soto passed away April 30, 2025. She was born on January 23, 1979 in Jayuya, Puerto Rico to the late Taurino Soto and Maria Rivera. She leaves a cherish her memory, her son Christian Rodriguez who was her everything. Sisters Minerva, Luz Delia, Sibila, and Maria Soto and brothers, Anibal, Orlando, Damien, Ruben, Ivan and Eliceo Soto. Her...