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OBITS (Acquino; Doski; Moody; Costello; Matsis; Smith; Rains; Hager; Janoky)

Florence Acquino

Florence C. Acquino, 92, of East Norwalk, died June 8 at Norwalk Hospital.

She was the wife of the late Luke J. Acquino. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y.,

May 11, 1906. She was the daughter of the late John and Felicia Carbone and

had lived in Norwalk for most of her life. She was retired from SNET where she

had worked for 40 years.

Mrs Acquino was a charter member of the Msgr Thomas J. Finn, Counsel 46

Columbiettes, a member of both the Rosary Society and High Life at St Thomas

the Apostle Church, a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America and a

volunteer at the Soup Kitchen in South Norwalk.

Mrs Acquino is survived by a daughter, Mrs Clifford (Barbara) Andresen of

Norwalk; 2 brothers, Irving Carbone and Ernest Carbone; 2 sisters, Rose

Bucciarelli and Mary Tuozzolo, all of Norwalk; three grandchildren, Mary-Ellen

Calzone, Joan and John Andresen; four great-grandchildren and several nieces

and nephews.

She was predeceased by a brother, Eugene Carbone, and 3 sisters, Eleanor

Dellaca, Della Reynolds and Catherine Kerekes.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, June 13, 10 a.m. at St

Thomas the Apostle Church in East Norwalk with interment to follow at St John

Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Magner Funeral Home, 12 Mott Avenue on Friday, June

12, from 5-8 p.m.

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Victor W. Doski, Jr

Victor William Doski, Jr, 79, of Sandy Hook, died June 7 at Glen Hill

Convalescent Center, Danbury.

He was divorced from the late Marion Banks Doski.

Mr Doski was born in Center Moriches, N.Y., March 8, 1919, the son of the late

Victor and Mary Savage Doski, Sr. From 1945 to 1997 he was a self-employed

craftsman and carpenter. He was a resident of Long Island, N.Y., for many

years before moving to Connecticut.

Mr Doski is survived by his longtime companion Ruth Sterling of Sandy Hook;

two sons, Richard B. Samuelson of Bethel and Gary P. Doski of Sandy Hook; two

daughters, Joyce J. Sokol of Danbury and Donna L. Schlank of Bethany; two

sisters, Sophie Fesnick and Helen Hulse both of Mariches, L.I., N.Y.; 11

grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to a charity of one's choice.

Mass and burial will be on Long Island, N.Y. on June 12.

The Newtown Bee June 12, 1998

Burton E. Moody

Burton E. Moody, 77, father of Kathleen Moody Streett of Newtown, died June 5

in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pa.

He was the husband of Helen Moody of Allentown, Pa.

Born in Port Carbon, Pa., December 25, 1920, he was the son of the late Hiram

S. and Gertrude M. (Cooper) Moody. A World War II veteran, he served in the US

Army Air Force from 1940-1946.

Mr Moody graduated in 1950 from Pennsylvania State University with a degree in

chemical engineering. He was a chemical engineer for Air Products and

Chemicals Inc, Trexlertown, Pa. for 31 years, retiring in 1984. He received a

patent for the feeding of coal to high-pressure gasifiers. At Air Product, he

was employed in process engineering, technical services, business development,

and project management, serving as project manager for several cryogenic plant

design and construction projects in the United States. He also served for more

than two years as chief engineer for Air Products, Ltd. in England.

In addition to his wife and daughter, Kathleen, and her husband, J. Walter

Streett, he is survived by two granddaughters, Lora Kristen and Gretchen Ilse

Streett, both of Newtown; one sister, Gertrude Moody of Port Carbon, Pa.; and

one brother, John F. Moody, of Delran, N.J.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated June 10 in St Catherine of Siena

Cathedral in Allentown, Pa. Interment was in St Anthony's Cemetery, Port

Carbon, Pa. Trexler Funeral Home, Allentown, Pa. was in charge of

arrangements.

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William J. Costello

William "Red" J. Costello, 75, father of Joan Reynolds of Newtown, died June 2

at his home in Cheshire after a long illness.

He was the husband of Virginia Jester Costello and the son of the late John

and Catherine O'Brien Costello. He was born in New Haven, October 16, 1922.

Mr Costello was an Army veteran of World War II and was employed by the US

Postal Service in New Haven for more than 34 years.

He was a member of the First Friday Crusade at St John the Evangelist Church.

Besides his wife and daughter, he is survived by two sons, Jack Costello of

Southington and William Costello, Jr, of Cheshire; two other daughters,

Kathleen Ferguson of Hamden and Maureen Kirk of Bristol; two sisters,

Catherine Montano of Milford and Dorothy Pellegrino of Cheshire; eight

grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was predeceased by two sisters, Anne Sullivan and Helen Elder and a

brother, John Costello.

Memorial contributions may be made to Father Michael McGivney Cancer Center,

1450 Chapel St, New Haven 06511.

Sisk Brothers Funeral Home, Hamden was in charge of arrangements.

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Andrew S. Matsis

Andrew S. Matsis, 74, father of Steven A. Matsis of Newtown, died June 5, at

Stamford Hospital.

He was the husband of Bertha Vorvis Matsis of Darien.

Mr Matsis was born August 23, 1923 in Hydra, Greece. He was the son of the

late Stelianos and Maria Grouaza Matsis.

He served in the Greek Merchant Marines from 1939 to 1946 before immigrating

to the United States.

He owned many restaurants in Stamford, but was best known for Andrea's

Restaurant, which he owned from 1955 to 1973.

He was a member of the Masonic Union Lodge No. 5 of Stamford and the Greek

organization AHEPA.

Besides his wife and son, he is survived by a daughter, Maria Matsis

Suffredini of Darien; two brothers, Nicholas and Charles Matsis, both of

Greece; an aunt, Codillo Grouaza of Greece, and five grandchildren.

Funeral services were held June 9 at the Church of The Archangels, Stamford

with burial following at Lakeview Cemetery, New Canaan.

Memorial donations may be made to the Church of the Archangels, 1527 Bedford

St, Stamford.

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Hazel Smith

Hazel May Smith, 82, mother of Robert Smith and Marion E. Mead of Newtown,

died June 7 at Norwalk Hospital.

Born May 4, 1916, in Norwalk, she was the daughter of the late Horace and

Ethel Broadhurst Ferris.

Mrs Smith grew up in Norwalk, and was a 64-year resident of Darien. She worked

for 15 years as a butcher at First National Stores in Greenwich.

Besides her son and daughter, she is survived by another son, Harvey Smith of

Norwalk; two other daughters, Carolyn Byxbee of Ridgefield and Jane Ann Smith

of Monroe, N.C.; a sister, Myrtle E. Ferris, of Norwalk; 19 grandchildren and

14 great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her husband, Harold F. Smith.

The Edward Lawrence Funeral Home, 2119 Post Road, Norwalk, was in charge of

arrangements.

The Newtown Bee June 12, 1998

Cecelia M. Rains

Cecelia Malhenzie Rains, 67, mother of Stacey Bombero, Sr of Newtown, died

June 5 in Connecticut Hospice, Branford.

Mrs Rains was born in Troop, Pa., and was a Bridgeport resident for most of

her life before moving to Derby four years ago.

She was the widow of Calvin Rains.

She was the former owner of CC's Card and Gift Shop.

Besides her daughter, Stacey, she is survived by another daughter, Teresa

Gucwa Sr, of Shelton; two sisters, Sophie Loch of Lakeville, Pa., and Florence

Skierski of Dixon City, Pa.; six grandchildren, Rebecca, Daniel Jr, Timothy

and Meagan Bombero and Cassandra and Stanley Cucwa Jr and several nieces and

nephews.

She was predeceased by a sister, Pearl Rusiniak.

Funeral services were held June 8 from the Cyril F. Mullins Trumbull Funeral

Home, 399 White Plains Road and St Margaret's Shrine. Interment in

Resurrection Cemetery.

Donations may be made to Connecticut Hospice, 61 Burban Street, Branford, CT

06405.

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Walter H. Hager, Sr

Walter H. Hager, 71, father of Walter H. Hager, Jr of Newtown, died June 7 at

his home in Bethel.

He was the husband of the late Mary H. Mrozinski Hager.

Mr Hager was born in Danbury, February 22, 1927, son of Walter D. and Jessie

Collier Hager. He attended Danbury schools and was a graduate of Danbury High

School. He lived most of his life in Bethel.

He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Navy.

Mr Hager was the owner and operator of the Walter Hager Sanitation Company for

45 years until illness forced him to retire.

He was a member of St Mary's Church, Bethel.

Besides his son, he is survived by a daughter, Mary-Lynn Hager of Westlake,

Calif., four brothers, Charles Hager of Danbury, Richard Hager of Va., Walter

Worth of Madson, Tenn., and Lawrence Hager of New Britain; three sisters,

Alice Lloyd of Bethel, Margie Crowley of Florida and Anita DiSarro of Alaska;

two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Calling hours will be held Thursday, June 11, from 6 to 9 pm at the Cornell

Memorial Home, 247 White St., Danbury.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St Mary's Church, Bethel,

Friday, June 12, at 10 am. Entombment will follow at St Peter Cemetery Garden

Mausoleum, Danbury.

Contributions in his memory may be made to the Bethel Volunteer Fire Dept,

South Street, Bethel, CT 06801.

The Newtown Bee June 12, 1998

Alcye S. Janoky

Mrs Alcye Swarni Janoky, 78, of Nunnawauk Meadows died June 4 in Bethel Health

Care.

She was born in Bridgeport on November 9, 1919, the daughter of the late John

and Clara (Timko) Swarni.

She was a Newtown resident for the past 10 years and was last employed as a

clerk at Amaral Motors. An active resident of Nunnawauk Meadows, she led a

class in Line Dancing.

Mrs Janoky is survived by a daughter, Darlene Kerbe, of Danbury; a brother,

Albert J. Swarni, of Florida; two sisters, Betty Dobrovich of Shelton and

Irene Suhanosky of Milford; and three grandchildren, Noelle Roviello, and

Zachary and Tessa Kerbe.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St Rose Church June 15 at

11 am. Cremation will be at Mt Grove Crematory, Bridgeport.

Following the Mass, friends are invited to a reception at Port 5, 69 Brewster

St, Black Rock, Bridgeport, Conn.

Contributions may be made in her memory to the American Cancer Society, 40

North St, Danbury, Conn. 06810.

The Honan Funeral Home, 58 Main Street, Newtown, was in charge of

arrangements.

The Newtown Bee June 12, 1998