Obituaries in New London, CT

She was born on May 27 1931 in New London Connecticut the daughter of Charles and Bernice Bunny Hopkins Apicelli. Born and raised in Groton Betty often spoke fondly of her childhood memoriesespecially going to the mill with her father and spending time with her grandparents. Betty graduated from Wil...

CHARLOTTE E. COOKSON age 77 of Groton passed away surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer on January 1 2026 at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London. Charlotte was born in Waterbury on July 15 1948 to Donald and Elizabeth McLean Pierson. She was the widow of Jeffrey H. ...

John Rudolph Santacroce 81 of Groton passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday December 21 2025. John was born on November 24 1944 in New London Connecticut the eldest son of the late Rudolph Rudy and Rita McLaughlin Santacroce. He is survived by his two daughters Lauren and K...

Amparo S. Alla 81 of Groton a beloved wife daughter sister aunt and mother who passed peacefully at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London on January 07 2026. Amparo was born December 24 1944 in Iloilo Philippines to Federico Salarda and Amalita Logronio Salarda. She married Leonardo Alla he p...

Duncan Olding 92 of Groton died at home in the care of his loving wife assisted by Hospice on Christmas Eve 2025. He was born on January 16 1933 in Fall River Massachusetts to Harold Duncan Olding and Jane Ella Marsden Olding. He was predeceased by his first wife Shirley Parkinson in 1978 and by the...

Michael James DeGrazio 79 of Groton died Tuesday January 202026 at the Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London. Michael was born on December 15 1946 in Chicago Illinois to Michael John DeGrazio and Lonnie Morrison DeGrazio. He married Annette Fontaine DeGrazio she survives him. After high schoo...

Virginia A. Richards 101 died unexpectedly at Pendleton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center on Saturday January 3 2026. She was born in the Philippines where she met a young serviceman Roland Richards. They married in 1946. Along with her husband and young son she emigrated to the United States in 194...

MYSTIC David H. Stryker 86 of Mystic passed away on January 22nd at the W.W. Backus Hospital in Norwich CT He is the beloved husband of Sharon MacConnie Scott Stryker. David served for 20 years in the United States Navy nuclear submarine service. Following his military service he worked as a financ...

Nancy Elizabeth McCord Colwell passed away peacefully on December 18 2025 after a short illness. She was born on March 30 1953 in North Stonington to Robert and Elizabeth Betty Bemis McCord. Nancy married Keith Colwell on June 7 1973 at the United States Coast Guard Academy. A devoted homemaker and ...

KERRY ANN NYSTROM age 63 of Mystic passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday December 17 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in New London. She was born in New London on October 2 1962 the daughter of Joseph S. Ward of Groton and the late Regina Laughlin Ward who passed away on May 8 2024. Kerry was a gradua...

Waterford Emily Capo Schacht 99 was surrounded by family as she passed into Spirit Dec. 2 2025. On that day her birthday and wedding anniversary Emily was reunited with her beloved late husband Herbert Schacht her brother Charles Capo and her parents Corali Sanjuro Capo and Raphael Capo. Born in ...

Juanito was born in Baliwag Bulacan Philippines on January 27 1938 the son of Apolinar and Isabel Basco Parungao. He was married to Francisca Quiones Grimaldi on October 26 1963. Juanito served in the United States Navy Submarine Service retiring as a Petty Officer First Class. After his retirement ...