Mary E. Comer, 79, of Bethel, died peacefully on Friday, May 20, 2022. Mary was born on August 29, 1942, in Portland, OR; daughter of the late Robert and Nancy (Northup) Turner. Mary was a lifelong Bethel resident for the past 50 years. Mary was a beloved presence in the community who never met a stranger that didn’t leave a friend, greeting everyone she met with a smile during her work in the office of Dr. Theodore Blum or as a parishioner of St. Mary’s Church in Bethel. Mary...

Anthony C. DeSalva, 92, of Redding, longtime former resident of Chappaqua, NY, and Cape May Point, NJ, died peacefully on Thursday, May 19, 2022, surrounded by his family. Anthony was born in New York City on January 13, 1930, to Nicola and Frances (Caldarella) DeSalva. He was a proud graduate of Cardinal Hayes High School and later earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History at Fordham University. After graduating in 1951, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Air...

Lynn A. (Farrell) Jabara, 67, of Danbury, CT passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. She was the loving wife of Peter Jabara, to whom she was married for 44 years. Born in Brooklyn, NY on September 3, 1954; she was the daughter of the late Margaret (Tighe) and Michael Farrell. She looked back on her childhood in Brooklyn with fond memories as well as her summers in Budd Lake, NJ with her many siblings. Lynn married Peter in 1978, and a few years later moved to Avon, CT, to raise...

Salvatore A. Mandra, 93, of New Fairfield, died peacefully on Monday, May 16, 2022. He was the loving husband of Angela (Marino) Mandra, and devoted father of Robert and Carol Mandra. Family and friends will be received on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Jowdy-Kane Funeral Home; 9 Granville Avenue, Danbury. A funeral prayer service will be offered on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at 10:00 AM at Jowdy-Kane Funeral Home. Military Honors and interment will follow in Mountain View...

Margaret Lahey Ducibella, 103 years old, of Danbury, CT passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2022. Depending on which generation you talk to she was either Mom, MaPeg or Mum. Margaret was born January 2, 1919 in Danbury, CT to Dr. Arthur Charles and Rena Smith. She was a graduate of Danbury High School, attended Mary Mount College and graduated from St. Francis School of Nursing. She worked for years as a floor nurse at St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing in Hartford, CT and at Danbury...

  Joseph “Joe” Robert Francomano, 87, of Danbury, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022. He was the loving husband of Gail (Mueller) Francomano. Joe was born on August 31, 1934, in Bronx, New York; a son of the late Thomas and Angelina (D’Errico) Francomano. Joe graduated from Evander Childs High School, where he was an outstanding track and baseball athlete. Joe received an Associates Degree from Wagner Business school and spent his career as an Account...

Edward B. Walczykowski, 102, of Ridgefield, died peacefully on Thursday, May 12, 2022. He was the loving husband of the late Helen (Kujawski) Walczykowski for 63 years. He was a resident of Ridgefield for the past 30 years. Edward was born in New York, NY on May 20, 1919; son of the late Stanislaw and Aniela (Swiercz) Walczykowski. He was raised in the Bronx and graduated from NYU with a degree in Finance. He was a proud Army Air Force veteran having served in both World War II and the...

Chibli Khalil, 72, of Danbury, husband of Margo (Chaber) Khalil, died on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at Danbury Hospital.  The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, May 6, 2022, at 10:30 am in St. Anthony Maronite Catholic Church, Danbury.  Burial will follow in St. Peter Cemetery, Danbury.  Friends will be received at St. Anthony Church on Friday morning from 9:30 am to 10:30 am.

  Maria (affectionately known as Connie) McGowan, 90, of Danbury, wife of the late Harold “Hi” McGowan, died on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at Bethel Health Care, Bethel. Connie was born in Danbury, August 20, 1931, daughter of the late Luigi and Grace (Doto) Capano. She attended Danbury schools and graduated from Danbury High School with the Class of 1949, was a retired bookkeeper of her late husband’s electrical business, and for over twenty years, a Danbury School...

Patrick J O’Brien, 79, of Danbury, husband of the late Martha (Glew) O’Brien, died on Friday, April 29, 2022, at the Danbury Hospital. Mr. O’Brien was born in the Bronx, NY, on October 23, 1942, a son of the late Jeremiah J. and Dorothy (Giannini) O’Brien.  He attended New York schools.  A resident of Danbury since 1985 coming from Yonkers, NY, Mr. O’Brien was a retired systems programmer with the U.S. Tobacco Co. of Greenwich.  An advocate and...