Edward F. Adzima Funeral Home

He began his long career in the Derby school system teaching history and science at Bradley School and Derby Middle School in Derby. He later became the principal of Irving School, a position he held for 25 years until his retirement. less Henry Jemioto, a longtime Derby teacher and former principal of Irving School, died Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at age 83. He began his long career in the Derby school system teaching history and science at Bradley ... more Photo: / Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Henry Jemioto, a longtime Derby teacher and former principal of Irving School, died Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at age 83. He began his long career in the Derby school s...

He was born in Bridgeport on June 17,1943, the precious son of the late Edward and Pauline (Caporelli) Maceyunas. He lived in Connecticut all his life, Bridgeport, Stratford, Shelton and returning to Stratford. He graduated from Harding High School Class of 1962 and was employed with Local IBEW # 488 as an Electrician, until his retirement in 2006. Eddie loved working outdoors working with Elsie, gardening, doing the annual holiday baking, country music, boating and fishing. He and Elsie loved Boston Terriers and bred the breed for many years. He was predeceased by his loving wife, Elsie of 51 years and his brother, Jimmy Maceyunas. Survivors include his daughter, Susan Gouveia of Stratford and his cherished grandchildren, Michael and Alyssa, his son Ed Maceyunas and his fiancé, Christina Adzima of Stratford, his brother, Paul Maceyunas and his wife Robin of South Carolina, sister-in-law, Theresa Maceyunas of Stratford, his Aunt Ann Marie Dogali and Uncle Carl Maceyunas, both of Stratford, many cousins, nieces and nephews. We are so thankful for the MICU Unit at Bridgeport Hospital who made this a Loving environment for our father during his last days! Funeral services will take place on Tuesday, March 26 at 10 a.m. in the Adzima Funeral Home, 50 Paradise Green Place Stratford with Deacon Michael Saranich officiating. Intermittent will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Trumbull. Family and friends may greet Ed's family on Monday from 4-7 pm. For more information and to leave online condolences, visit Adzima Funeral Home here.

She started working at Bailey Funeral Home in Plainville in 1994, when she was a senior in high school, and remained there until 2016.Working as a funeral director is her calling, said Wasley, a lifelong Plainville resident. But the corporate management style at Bailey, which is owned by Houston-based Carriage Services Inc., made her uneasy. Her opinions on how the community should be served conflicted with managements, she said.How did she respond? She left Bailey two years ago and recently opened her own funeral home. The 5,000-square-foot facility debuted in May, but the noteworthy part of the project was not just that she built the facility from the ground up — at a time when there are fewer funeral homes in the state than in years past — but where she located it.Its 81 Broad St. address in Plainville is directly across the street from her former employer.Her decision to open a funeral home so close to Bailey, which was previously the only game in town, came not out of animosity, but rather practicality, she said. Broad Street is one of the few main streets in Plainville, and is home to Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church.Pressure from management to increase Bailey's market share in Plainville, a blue-collar community of less than 18,000 people about 15 miles southwest of Hartford, played a large role in Wasley's decision to leave, she said."[I had] different views, different values from management," Wasley said. "I wanted to have a locally run option for people. I wanted to be able to have the option to help people out financially if they weren't capable of paying for a service upfront."Bailey funeral director Paul Belval did not return a call seeking comment.Changing traditionsWasley said erecting her own funeral home — called Plainville Funeral Home — also came from a desire to provide more individualized services in an industry where customers are drifting away from the traditional in recent years. More American families are choosing to cremate their dead loved ones rather than bury them.It's a trend being felt by funeral homes across the state and countr...