Obituaries

Richard Anthony de León, 35, of New Haven, entered eternal rest on March 3, 2019. He was born in New Haven, CT, on November 15, 1983, a son of Magaly…

Rufus C. Woods, Jr., 94, of Hamden, entered eternal rest on February 24, 2019. He was the widower of Cora L. Woods. Mr. Woods was born in Anderson…

Direk T. Rodgers, 53, of West Haven, entered eternal rest on February 5, 2019.  He was born on June 8, 1965 in Newark, NJ to Rosalie Hill and the…

Eddie “Jake the Handyman,” Hammie, of New Haven, CT, died peacefully on January 20, 2019. He was the son of the late Budd and Meta Hammie. He was…

Rosa M. Pearson, 57, of Hamden, entered eternal rest on January 14, 2019. Ms. Pearson was born in New Haven, CT on December 2, 1961, a daughter of…

Martha A. Tompkins, 87, of West Haven, entered eternal rest on January 8, 2019. Ms. Tompkins was born in Cairo, GA on March 2, 1931, a daughter of…

Ada M. Garvin, 86, of Hamden, entered eternal rest on January 6, 2019. She was born in Winnabow, NC on April 24, 1932, a daughter of the late Wheeler…

Lula M. Bogerty, 67, of Dumfries, VA, formerly of New Haven, CT, passed away on December 30, 2018. A celebration of her life will take place Thursday…

Winifred Louise Virtue Dixon, of Hamden and New Haven, Connecticut, passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2018 at the St. Raphael’s Campus of Yale-New…

Retha Smith Hill, age 89, peacefully entered into eternal rest on Sunday, December 16, 2018. She is survived by her daughter, Marian Holmes;…