Death Notices

Elizabeth Patricia “Betty” (Durbin) Chandler, 91 of East Dennis, Mass., formerly of Cheshire, died on Saturday, July 3, 2010. Funeral services were held on July 8 in the Dennis Union Church, Dennis, Mass. Interment followed in Oak Ridge Cemetery, South Dennis, Mass. Memorial contributions may be made to the Dennis Union Church, P.O. Box 2020, Dennis, MA 02638. Arrangements are in the care of the Hallett Funeral Home, South Yarmouth, Mass., www.hallettfuneralhome.com.

Mr. Halleem Coury, Jr., 84, of Cheshire, died on Friday, July 9, 2010 at The Highlands Health Care Center in Cheshire. Funeral services and burial will be private and at the convenience of his family. There are no calling hours. Memorial contributions may be made to the Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301 or to the Kidney Foundation of Conn., 2139 Silas Deane Hwy., Rocky Hill, CT 06067. The Alderson Funeral Home of Cheshire has care of arrangements. For condolences, visit www.aldersonfuneralhomes.com.

Roberta J. (Jackson) Graves, 63, of Meriden, died at Hartford Hospital on Thursday, July 15, 2010. Family and friends were received on July 19 at the Alderson Funeral Home of Cheshire followed by a Mass at St. Bridget Church. Burial was in St. Bridget Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Faith Living Church, 12 Grove St., Plantsville, CT 06479. For condolences, visit www.aldersonfuneralhomes.com.

Bertine Smith Johnson, 98, died on July 3, 2010 at the Scallop Shell Nursing Home in Wakefield, R.I. A memorial celebration of her life will be held on July 25 at the Wakefield Baptist Church following Sunday Worship. Interment will be at Quidnessett Cemetery, North Kingstown, R.I. Memorial donations may be made to The First Baptist Church, 205 Edwards St., New Haven, CT 06511 or to a charity of the donor’s choice.

Mrs. Eleanor (Pekrul) Leslie, 79, of Waterbury, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, July 13, 2010. Funeral services were held on July 17 at Cheshire Lutheran Church followed by burial services at Cheshire Hillside Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Cheshire Lutheran Church, 660 West Main St., Cheshire, CT 06410 or VNA Health at Home Inc., Hospice Program, 27 Siemon Company Dr., Suite 101W, Watertown, CT 06795. For condolences, visit www.aldersonfuneralhomes.com.

John Francis Milton, 74, of Southington, formerly a 34-year Cheshire resident, died on July 9, 2010. Funeral services were held on July 17 from the Alderson Funeral Home of Cheshire to St. Bridget Church for Mass. Burial was in Hillside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made for niece Ansley to “Ansley’s Angels,” c/o the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 532 Broad Hollow Rd., Suite 118, Melville, NY 11747 or to the Cheshire High School Alumni Scholarship Fund, 535 South Main St., Cheshire CT 06410. For condolences, visit www.aldersonfuneralhomes.com.

Mary Picardi, 60, of Cheshire, died on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at Connecticut Hospice in Branford. Funeral services were held on July 7 at St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, Orange. Burial will be held at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions may be made to Connecticut Hospice, 100 Double Beach Rd., Branford, CT 06405. For condolences, visit www.aldersonfuneralhomes.com.

Anna Marie (Fredericksen) Rose, 89, of Cheshire, died on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at MidState Medical Center in Meriden. A memorial service will held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 2, at the Cheshire United Methodist Church, 205 Academy Rd. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. Calling hours will be held on Thursday, July 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Alderson Funeral Home of Cheshire, 615 South Main St. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The American Heart Association, 5 Brookside Dr., P.O. Box 5022, Wallingford, CT 06492 or The American Lung Association of CT, 45 Ash St., East Hartford, CT 06108. For condolences, visit www.aldersonfuneralhomes.com.

Albert Steigler, Jr., 76, died on July 5, 2010 at his residence. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on July 9 at St. Thomas Becket Church in Cheshire. Burial was at Garden of Memories Cemetery in Winnfield, La. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 5 Brookside Dr., P.O. Box 5022, Wallingford, CT 06492. For condolences, visit www.aldersonfuneralhomes.com.

Lester E. Turmelle, 84, died on Tuesday, July 6, at Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia, N.H. after a brief illness. Calling hours were held in the Mayhew Funeral Home and a funeral service was held in the Church of the Holy Spirit in Plymouth, N.H. Burial was in Trinity Cemetery in Holderness, N.H. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the New Hampshire Humane Society, P.O. Box 572, Laconia, NH. 03246. For condolences, visit www.mayhewfuneralhomes.com.