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Former Woodbridge Volunteer Firefighter Dies Doing What He Loved
The late Stephen Buda On Monday, Sept. 6, Labor Day, Stephen Buda was enjoying his favorite hobby, rock climbing, in the Mohonk Preserve in Gardiner, New York, when he lost his life in a fall....
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Obituary: Stephen Buda III, 56, Beloved Husband, Father, Firefighter
Stephen M. Buda III, 56, of New Haven, husband of Roxana Rohrhirsch Buda, suffered a tragic accident on Monday, September 6, 2021. Born in Bridgeport on August 8, 1965, he was the eldest son of Stefan...
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Obituary: Patricia Zeoli, 91, Beloved Mother, Sister, Friend
Patricia Tracy Zeoli, 91, of Orange, beloved wife of the late Francis A. Zeoli, passed away peacefully at home on September 8, 2021. Born on March 28, 1930 in Derby, CT, she was the daughter of the...
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Obituary: Robert “Bob” Shanley, 78, Beloved Husband, Father, Friend
Robert C Shanley, 78 of Orange, passed away suddenly on Friday, September 17th. He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years Donna L. Shanley, and his adoring children, son PJ Shanley (Whitney), and...
View ArticleObituary: Gary Teller, 68, Beloved Husband, Brother (Funeral Today)
Gary Teller, 68, of Orange passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on September 28, 2021 at the St. Raphael Campus of Yale New Haven Hospital after a long and courageous battle with...
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Obituary: Denise Mirto, 71, Beloved Wife, Mother, Friend
Denise Comeau Mirto, 71, passed away peacefully on Nov. 2, 2021 at her home in Orange, surrounded by her family and friends after a battle with cancer. Born on December 31, 1949, in New Haven, CT, she...
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Remembering Denise With Tie Dye And No Tears
Last year, during the pandemic, my longtime friend Denise Mirto called out of the blue one day to tell me something important. “I’ve got cancer,” she said. “Don’t tell anyone,” she directed. I kept...
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Obituary: Eunice Dupre, 86, Beloved Mother of Pamela Boynton
Eunice Marie Sylvestre Dupre, age 86, beloved wife of Normand George Dupre, of Woonsocket, RI, passed away peacefully Saturday, October 30, 2021, in Columbia, South Carolina. She leaves her children,...
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Obituary: Gwendolyn Spencer, 89, Former OCC Nursery School Teacher
Gwendolyn W. Spencer, 89, of Bloomfield, CT, beloved widow of Dr. Richard P. Spencer, passed away on December 5, 2021. She is survived by her daughter Carolyn R. Spencer of Bloomfield and six nieces...
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HELP! Zuckerberg Is Messing With Me
A lot of readers find out that I’ve posted a new story on this site through cross posted material on Facebook. I haven’t been able to cross post anything from Orange Live on Facebook in days. The new...
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Obituary: Aaron Marc Steinberg, 34, Musician, Amity Grad
Aaron Marc Steinberg, 34, of Brooklyn, NY and originally of Orange, CT, passed away on January 8, 2022. Born on February 13, 1987 in Milford, CT, he was the son of Paul and Kathleen (Listenes)...
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Obituary: Annette “Nettie” Azzaro Bartocetti 84, Avid Gardener, Town Treasure
Annette “Nettie” Azzaro Bartocetti 84, of Orange beloved wife of the late Harry P. Bartocetti passed away on January 7, 2022 in CT. Hospice. Loving mother of Laura (Robert) Keefe of Guilford, Lisa...
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Obituary: Mary Ann Ettinger, 90, Beloved Mother, Grandmother
Mary Ann Ettinger, 90, of Orange, died peacefully on Monday, January 10. She was born July 2, 1931 in Aurelia, Iowa, daughter of the late Wesley Kenneth Nelson and Esther Christine Rolfs. Mary Ann is...
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Pay Your Respects To George Chatzopoulos Today
George Chatzopoulos, 55, of Orange passed away peacefully on January 10, 2022 at his home surrounded by family after a valiant battle with brain cancer. Beloved son of Dionissios Chatzopoulos and late...
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Obituary: Walter “Bud” Smith, 97, Beloved Father, Veteran, Mason, Yale...
Walter “Bud” Smith, 97, of Orange, beloved husband of the late Leontine “Lee” Smith, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on January 9, 2022. Born on December 27, 1924 in New Haven, he...
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Obituary: Patricia “TC” Connolly, Beloved Wife, Mother, Nurse
Patricia “TC” Connolly, 78, known in the family as Tease or Teeces, died peacefully in the comfort of her home on February 7, 2022. She was born in Port Chester, New York, on March 14th, 1943. She was...
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Obituary: Paulette Marcus, 59, Beloved Wife, Mother
Paulette Marcus, 59, of Orange passed away on February 11, 2022 She was the daughter of the Donna and the late Harvey Gardy. She was predeceased by her sons, Matthew and Ryan Marcus. Paulette is...
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Interruptions And Changes At Orange Live
We are in the process of changing over to a new server and in the coming days, we will experience some interruptions, blackouts and at times (GASP) the site may even totally disappear. After 10 years...
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Obituary: Walter Bespuda, 88, Beloved Husband, Father, True Town Treasure
Walter M. Bespuda, 88, of Orange entered into rest on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at his home with his loving family by his side. He was the devoted husband of 61 years to Maryellen (Keating) Bespuda....
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Orange Live Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary
Ten Years ago this past week I took a big, scary step and ventured out on my own to become my own boss and opened the Orangectlive website. Often people ask me what area of Orange do I live in — and...
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