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Richard E. Turkington

Richard E. Turkington passed away Jan. 3, 2019 at the age of 93. He was born Sept. 19, 1925, son of the late Richard and Edith Proctor Turkington.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII and was a volunteer at the Milford Police Department for 15 years in the Crime Prevention Unit and a Red Cross Volunteer Driver for many years. He was a violinist with the West Haven Symphony Orchestra as well as the Nutmeg Symphonic Pops Orchestra. He was a staff member of the Purchasing Department at Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford for many years.

A graduate of UConn, he was an avid fan of the UConn Women’s basketball team. He was also a member of the Milford Senior Center and a participant of First United Church of Christ of Milford where he served as a member of the bell choir for many years. Richard was survived by his wife, Eleanore Myers Turkington and two children, Susan Morong and John Turkington, step-children Glenn and Robin Myers, and Patricia and Peter Hall, his grandchildren, Melanie O’Leary, William Baird, Sara DiLorio, and Jack Turkington, his great grandchildren, Leo DiLorio, and Benjamin and Elizabeth Baird as well as the families of his survivors including many step-grandchildren including U.S. Army Captain Richard Brantley.

Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his first wife, June Robinson Turkington. Calling hours will be held Monday, January 7, 2019 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Smith Funeral Home, 135 N. Broad St., Milford. Funeral services were held Tuesday January 8, 2018 at 10 a.m. in the funeral home with Rev. Ashley Grant officiating. Interment with military honors was in St. Mary Cemetery, Milford. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Milford Senior Center, 9 Jepson Dr., Milford, CT 06460. To leave condolences or for directions, please visit www.georgejsmithandson.com

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Muriel Ann Abram

Southbury — Muriel Ann Abrams, of Southbury, wife of Sidney Abrams, died peacefully on June 30, 2018. Muriel was born on May 1, 1928 in Brooklyn, NY and was the daughter of the late Alexander and Bessie (Bergstein) Albert. She attended public school and was a graduate of Brooklyn College in 1949, then continued her education there for additional master’s degree credits. She taught elementary school in New York City and in West Haven, where she and her family moved to in 1963. In 1978 she and her husband opened the Recreation Showroom. To this day the store, now known as Encore Billiards & Gameroom has remained a family business in Milford.

In later years she and her husband moved to Heritage Village in Southbury. She was an avid painter and had many circles of friends. She loved to travel, especially to Las Vegas where the two frequented more times than we can count. She was fun, she loved people and everyone who knew her loved her back.

She married her husband and partner, Sidney Abrams, the love of her life, on Aug. 12, 1950, and was married for 62 years.

She is survived by her two sons, Larry Abrams and his wife Catherine both of Milford, Edward Abrams and his wife Lorrie both of Roxbury, her daughter Lynne Abrams-Cornwall and her husband David of Roxbury, three grandchildren, Jennifer Abrams of Westport, CT, Michael Abrams of New York City, Jayden Cornwall of Roxbury and four great grandchildren. She is also survived by three nieces, Linda Trastman of NY, Joan Most of MD and Barbara Seif of NY and one nephew, Andrew Albert of NJ along with all of their children.

Graveside services will be held at Roxbury Cemetery on Thursday, July 5, at 11.

Munson Lovetere Funeral Home will be handling the arrangements. To leave an on-line condolences visit www.munsonloveterefuneralhome.com

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to a charity of your choice in her honor.

 

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Mary Lou Tibbets Venedetti

Mary Lou Tibbetts Vendetti passed peacefully from this earth on June 8, 2018. Born April 17, 1933 in West Haven to Marion Savage Tibbetts and Millard Tibbetts, she was predeceased by her brother, Millard Tibbets. She attended St. Lawrence School and West Haven High School.

She was the loving mother of Thomas Venditti (Alice) and Michael Vendetti. She was adoring grandmother of Denielle Nall (Justin), Jordan Simon (Lee), and Gregory Vendetti (Claire). She was blessed with four great-grandchildren: Oliver and Roman Nall, and Jacob and Thomas Simon. She is also survived by her lifelong friend Justine D’Attoma Riccio.

Mary Lou always had a smile and kind word for everyone. She will be greatly missed. Graveside service will be held June 25, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. in St. Lawrence Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to VNA Community Healthcare, 735 Boston Post Road, Guilford, CT 06437.