WATERBURY - Henry L Begin, 93, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 7, 2021 at his home.
Mr. Begin was born in St. George, Canada on July 14, 1927 the son of the late Willie Begin and Alice Bursk Begin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Marguerite Rouillard Begin, daughter Diane Begin, brothers Ervin Begin, Ben Begin, Roland Begin, sisters Jackie Begin Bard, and Theresa Begin Poulin.
Henry migrated from Canada to pursue his dreams in America. He quickly found work at Uniroyal Chemical in Naugatuck and retired 37 years later. After retirement, Henry started his own business with a 5-yard dump truck and worked tirelessly for local construction companies. He was successful with his business due to his impeccable work ethic and infallible honesty with his clients. He will be missed by so many of his dear friends, clients, and family.
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Vollie Riskin passed away on April 10 after battling cancer. She was 92. It would be wrong to say that Vollie lost her battle because she never stopped fighting. No matter how sick she was, she stayed positive and determined. When anyone else would have broken, she stayed strong. Through her we learned what resilience and perseverance truly look like. Vollie was born in Guntersville, Alabama in 1928, the seventh of 10 children to Thomas and Alice Duncan. She was the only one that would get up every day, by herself, determined not to miss a day of school. Mrs. Riskin met and married her husband Jerome while he was stationed in the service, and she was the colonel’s secretary in Selma, Alabama. They made their home in Hammond, Indiana. She worked for the Social Security Administration for the next 50 years as well as being a realtor for their own business, Riskin Realty. While there she was active in the League of Women Voters, Easter
Leroy Tiggs, 77, departed this world Tuesday, April 20, 2021.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years; his three sons; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and five siblings. He was preceded in death by his two brothers.
Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday, May 8, at noon. Family and friends may visit two hours prior to the service at Bennie Smith Funeral Home, 717 W. Division St., Dover. Livestream the service at benniesmithfuneralhomefacebook.com.
Professional services entrusted to Bennie Smith Funeral Home, Milford.
To offer words of comfort or sign the guestbook visit www.benniesmithfuneralhome.com.
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A ‘Celebration of Life’ memorial service was held on Saturday, April 24th for Earl “DMX” Simmons.
The service took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The arena has a capacity of 19,000 and is home to the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets. Due to health and safety guidelines, attendance was restricted to family and close friends. However, fans and supporters had the chance to tune in to the Live service on DMX’s YouTube page.
“DMX was the biggest,” Swizz Beatz shared in a video after the artist passed away. “And let me tell you why he was the biggest. He was the biggest because he prayed for everybody else…more than he did himself.”