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Richard C. Baluha, 75, Of Norwalk
NORWALK, Conn. – Richard C. Baluha, a life-long resident of Norwalk, died on April 2. He was 75.
Baluha was born on April 23, 1940 to Cyril F. and Mary Bepko Baluha, graduating from Bullard Havens Technical School with a certificate in architectural drafting.
He went on to found National Automatic Transmissions in 1963, running the company for 25 years and expanding it into marine transmissions.
Baluha is survived by his wife Judy; two sons, Richard of Greenwich, and Roderick of Rimrock, Ariz.; sister Marilyn Lincoln of Bridgeport; brother Robert and his wife Susan of Shelton; four niece…
Judith Ann Fisher, 80, Of Brookfield
BROOKFIELD, Conn. – Judith Ann Fisher, of Brookfield, died on March 26. She was 80.
Fisher was born in Weymouth, Mass., on Dec. 2, 1935, to Doris Roberts Parker and Leonard Eudy Parker.
She had a varied business career, working as a a secretary, children’s librarian, proofreader and trade show coordinator at National Shawmut Bank, AT&T, E.S. Deans, Kero-Sun, General DataComm and Branson Ultrasonics.
She is survived by her husband Walter; four children, Douglas and his wife Mary, Diane, Stephen and his wife Catherine, and Jennifer Barner and her husband Ryan; seven grandchildren; four…
Donald O'Connor, 83, Of Larchmont
LARCHMONT, N.Y. – Donald Thomas "Doc" O'Connor, a longtime resident of Larchmont, died on Thursday, March 31. He was 83.
O'Connor was born in Rockaway Beach on Aug. 31, 1932, to Joseph and Mildred (Stothard) O'Connor.
He graduated from Xavier High School in Manhattan, Fordham University and Fordham Law School.
After serving as a first lieutenant in the Army in Korea from 1954 to 1956, he worked as a corporate attorney for Mobil Oil Corporation in Manhattan for more than 30 years and as a real estate attorney after retiring from Mobil.
He is survived by his wife, Mary (nee Bunya…
David L. Haddad, 70, Of Shelton
SHELTON, Conn. – David L. Haddad, of Shelton, died on Wednesday, March 30 at Griffin Hospital in Derby. He was 70.
Haddad was born in West Hartford on June 11, 1945 to Louis and Rose Haddad, working in the sales department of the Carrington Company and installing computers at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
He was predeceased by his parents, and is survived by two sons, David and his wife Francine, and Christopher and his wife Dayan, five grandchildren, three great grandchildren and ex-wife Lillian Krause.
A Celebration of Life service will be on Saturday, April 9 at 1:30 p.m. at Christ The King …
Maria Da Conceicao Morgado Carvalho, 69, Formerly Of Wappingers Falls
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. – Maria Da Conceicao Morgado Carvalho, of Lake Wylie, S.C. and formerly of Wappingers Falls and Mount Vernon, died on Thursday, March 31. She was 69.
Carvalho was born on July 2, 1946 in Ferradosa-Alfandega Da Fe, Portugal.
She is survived by sons George and Paul, and a sister, Natalia Morgado Simoes.
She was predeceased by her husband, Francisco
Visiting hours are on Wednesday, April 6, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Straub, Catalano & Halvey Funeral Home, 55 East Main St. in Wappingers Falls.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April …
Boyd Richard Brewer, 87, Of Marlboro
MARLBORO, N.Y. – Boyd Richard "Red" Brewer, Sr., of Marlboro, died on Wednesday, March 30, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. He was 87.
Brewer was born on March 31, 1928, in Belmont, N.C., to John and Frances Robinson Brewer.
He retired as an iron worker with Local 417 in Newburgh. He was a member of the Marlboro Seniors.
He is survived by five children, Donald of New Jersey, Wayne of Texas, Boyd Jr. and his wife Cathy of Newburgh, Kevin of Texas and Bruce of Montgomery, three sisters, Irene Kirby of North Carolina, Johnnie May Woodruff of Florida, Barbara O'De…
Joann Romano, 75, Of Beacon
BEACON, N.Y. – Joann Romano of Beacon died Thursday, March 31, at Elant at Fishkill. She was 75.
Romano was born Jan. 19, 1941, in the Bronx to Joseph and Gertrude Mesnick Perrone. She retired as the manager of the I-84 Diner in Fishkill.
She was predeceased by her parents, husband Vincent, and sister-in-law Rosemarie Milani.
Romano is survived by six children, Rosemarie Echandy and husband Jose, Anthony Pedro and his wife Rose of Chester, David Pedro and his wife Maxine of Livingston Manor, Debbie Clark and her husband Tom of Pennsylvania, George Pedro and his wife Lisa of Florida, Jos…
