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Deborah Howard

Deborah Howard[1]

Female 1950 - 2009  (58 years)

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  • Name Deborah Howard 
    Born 20 Dec 1950  Waterbury, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 6 Oct 2009  Waterbury, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4225  Smithwick Family Tree
    Last Modified 11 Apr 2025 

    Father Walter William Howard,   b. 28 Aug 1915, Bethlehem, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1993, Watertown, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Vida E. Brown,   b. 12 May 1913, MA, US Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1995, Watertown, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Family ID F238  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph E. Tartaglia 
    Married 16 Apr 1971  Watertown, CT, US Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
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    Last Modified 1 Nov 2019 
    Family ID F1409  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    1. [S881] Obituary - Deborah (Howard) Tartaglia, (Republic-American).
      TORRINGTON
      Deborah (Howard) Tartaglia, 58, of Roulin Street, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, at her home surrounded by her loving family.
      Debbie was born in Waterbury on Dec. 20, 1950, daughter of the late Walter and Vida (Brown) Howard. She was raised in Bethlehem.
      Debbie graduated from Watertown High School and Kaynor Technical School of Nursing. She lived in Oakville for many years before moving to Torrington 10 years ago.
      She was a licensed practical murse and was employed in the health-care industry for many years; most recently she was a nurse at the Connecticut Junior Republic in Litchfield. Before moving to Torrington, she was a communicant of St. John the Evangelist Church in Watertown.
      Debbie was an avid collector of dolls. She enjoyed painting and making jewelry and doing arts and crafts.
      She is survived by two sons, Joseph J. Tartaglia of Thomaston, and Scott C. Tartaglia of Plymouth; three daughters, Becky Matthews, Kristy Osborne and Tracy Tartaglia, all of Oakville; a sister, Joan Demers of Bethlehem, and five grandchildren, Dilan Mathews, Emalyn Osborne, Samantha Pagano, Brendan Mathews and Lexie Elouise Osborne. She also leaves her longtime companion,
      David Koplar of Torrington.
      Memorial services will be held 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Hickcox Funeral Home, 195 Main St., Watertown. Family and friends may call at the funeral home from 6 p.m. until the time of the service.
      Memorial contributions may be made to St. John the Evangelist Church, 21 Academy Hill, Watertown 06795. For information, or to send an online condolence, please visit www.hickcoxfuneralhome.com.

    2. [S29] Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001, Connecticut Department of Public Health, (FamilySearch.org), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VWTM-VGZ.