Helpful Links

Here you will find different links to local businesses that provide helpful products and services.

Government Offices

National Obituary Archive
Social Security online
US Department of Veteran Affairs

Grief Groups

Center for Hope 
590 Boston Post Road Darien, CT 06820

(203) 655-0547

Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care of Southwestern CT
Association for Death Education & Counseling
342 North Main Street West Hartford, CT 06117-2507

860-586-750

Widowed Persons
1909 K Street NW Washington, DC 20049
Jewish Family Service
733 Summer Street FL 6 Stamford, CT 06901

203 921-4161 / 203 921-4169

Family Centers, Inc. The Den for Grieving Kids
40 Arch Street P.O. Box 7550 Greenwich, CT 06836

203 869-4848

Cemeteries

Assumption Greens Farms Cemetery
73 Greens Farms Road Westport, CT 06880

(203) 742-1518

Fairfield Memorial Park
230 Oaklawn Avenue Stamford, CT 06905

203-325-1315

Gate of Heaven
10 W. Stevens Avenue Hawthorne, NY

718-769-3672

Greens Farm Congregation Cem, Westport
71 Hillandale Rd Westport, CT 06880

203-227-2728

Lakeview Cemetery, New Canaan, CT
352 Main Street New Canaan, CT 06840

203-966-1861

Long Ridge Union Cemetery, Stamford, CT
C/O Paul Lovar CT

203-335-4310

Middle Patent Rural Cemetery
RSD #4 - Banksville Bedford, NY 10506

914-234-9300

Mt. Grove Cemetery-Bridgeport
2675 North Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06604

203-336-3579

Mt. Grove Cemetery-Easton
PO Box 413 Easton, CT 06612

203-373-5969

Queen of Peace Cemetery
124 Rock Simmon Road Stamford, CT 06903

(203) 742-1511

Riverside Cemetery, Norwalk, CT
81 Riverside Avenue Norwalk, CT 06850

203-847-7422

Springgrove Cemetery
41 Hecker Avenue Darien, CT 06820

203-322-0455

St. John RC Cemetery, Darien
25 Camp Avenue Darien, CT 06820

(203) 742-1511

St. John RC Cemetery, Norwalk, CT
223 Richards Avenue Norwalk, CT 06850

(203) 742-1518

St. Mary-Putnam Cemetery, Greenwich, CT
35 Parsonnage Road Greenwich, CT 06830

(203) 742-1510

St. Mary's Cemetery, Rye Brook NY
PO Box 488 Portchester, NY 10573

914- 939-9032

St. Michael's Cemetery
2205 Stratford Avenue Stratford, CT 06615

(203) 742-1459

St.Thomas Cemetery Association
1719 Post Road Fairfield, CT 06430

203-255-1097

White Plains Rural
167 N Broadway White Plains, NY 10603

914-949-0072

Willowbrook Cemetery Association
PO Box 110 Westport, CT 06881

203-222-8646

Woodland Cemetery
66 Woodland Place Stamford, CT 06902

203-323-2681

Newspapers

Connecticut Post

203-330-6306

Danbury News Times

203-744-5100

Darien News Review

203-655-7476

Darien Times

203-656-4230

Greenwich Times

203-625-4410

Hartford Courrant

860-241-6200

Journal News

914-696-8205

New Britain Herald

860-225-4601

New Canaan Adverstiser

203-966-9541

New Haven Register

203-562-3444

New London The Day

800-542-3354

New York Metro

212-556-3717

New York Times

1-800-458-5522

Norwalk Hour

203-846-3281

Ridgefield Press

203-438-6544

Stamford Advocate

203-964-2315

Stamford Old Times
Weston Forum

203-544-9990

Westport News

203-226-6311

Wilton Bulletin

203-762-3456

Town Clerks

Bridgeport-Vital Stats

203-576-7477

Danbury Town Clerk  

203-797-4531

Darien Town Clerk

203-656-7307

Fairfield Town Clerk

203-256-3090

Greenwich-Vital Stats

203-622-7869

New Canaan Town Clerk

203-594-3070

New Haven Town Clerk

203-946-8339

Norwalk Town Clerk

203-854-7746

Stamford Town Clerk

203-977-4054

Waterbury Town Clerk

203-574-6809

Weston Town Clerk

203-222-2682

Westport Town Clerk

203-226-8311

Wilton Town Clerk

203-834-9205 

Churches

Annuciation-Greek Orthodox Church
1230 Newfield Ave Stamford, CT 06905

203-322-2093

Church of the Archangels Greek Orthodox Church
1527 Bedford Street Stamford, CT 06905

203-348-4216

Church of the Holy Spirit
403 Scofieldtown Rd Stamford, CT 06903

203-322-3722

Congregation Agudas Achim
462 Westfield Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06606

203-374-9782

Congregation Ahavath Achim
92 Montauk St Fairfield, CT 06825

203-372-6529

Congregation Bikur Cholim
555 W. McKinley Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06604

203-336-2272

Congregation B'nai Israel
2710 Park Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06604

203-336-1858

Congregation Rodeph Sholom
2385 Park Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06604-1499

203-334-0159

Congregation Temple Beth El
1200 Fairfield Woods Road Fairfield, CT 06825

203-374-5544

Congregational Church United Church of Christ
23 Park Street New Canaan, CT 06840

203-966-2651

First Congregational of Stamford
Walton Place Stamford, CT 06901

203-323-0200

First Presbyterian of New Canaan
178 Oenoke Ridge Road New Canaan, CT 06840

203-966-0002

First Presbyterian of Stamford
1101 Bedford Street Stamford, CT 06905

203-324-9522

Holy Name of Jesus
4 Pulaski St Stamford, CT 06902

203-323-4967

Methodist-Church of New Canaan
154 South Avenue New Canaan, CT 06840

203-966-2666

Our Lady Star of the Sea
1200 Shippan Ave. Stamford, CT 06902-7425

203-324-4634

Sacred Heart Church- Greenwich
95 Henry St. Greenwich, CT 06830-5810

203-531-8730

Sacred Heart Church- Stamford
37 Schuyler Ave. Stamford, CT 06902-3760

203-324-9544

St. John - Darien
1986 Post Rd. Darien, CT 06820-5805

203-655-1145

St. Aloysius Church
church building at: 21 Cherry St. All mail to: 40 Maple St. New Canaan, CT 06840-5738

203-966-0020

St. Benedicts-Our Lady of Montserrat
1 St. Benedict Circle Stamford, CT 06902

203-327-7250

St. Bridget of Ireland
278 Strawberry Hill Ave. Stamford, CT 06902-2590

203-324-2910

St. Catherines of Sienna
4 Riverside Ave. Riverside, CT 06878-1693

203-637-1627

St. Cecilia
1184 Newfield Ave. Stamford, CT 06905-1496

203-322-1562

St. Clement of Rome
535 Fairfield Ave. Stamford, CT 06902-7589

203-348-4206

St. Gabriel
914 Newfield Ave. Stamford, CT 06905-2519

203-322-7426

St. John the Evangelist - Stamford
279 Atlantic St. Stamford, CT 06901-3506

203-324-1553

St. Leo's
24 Roxbury Rd. Stamford, CT 06902-1287

203-322-1669

St. Mark's Episcopal Church
111 Oenoke Ridge Road New Canaan, CT 06840

203-966-4515

St. Mary
566 Elm St. Stamford, CT 06902-5196

203-324-7321

St. Mary Holy Assumption Russian Orthodox
141 Den Road Stamford, CT 06903

203-329-9933

St. Maurice
358 Glenbrook Rd. Stamford, CT 06906-2198

203-324-3434

St. Michael's Lutheran Church
5 Oenoke Ridge Road New Canaan, CT 06840

203-966-3913

St. Thomas More
384 Middlesex Rd. Darien, CT 06820-2517

203-655-3303

St. Vladimir's Cathedral -Ukrainian
24 Wenzel Terrace Stamford, CT 06902

203-324-0242

Trinity Lutheran Church LC MS
265 Seaside Ave Stamford, CT 06902-5498

203-325-1143

Convalescent Homes

The Watermark at 3030 Park
3030 Park Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06604

203-502-7593

Ashlar of Newtown
139 Toddy Hill Road Sandy Hook, CT 06482

203-426-5847

Bridgeport Health Care Center
600 Bond Street Bridgeport, CT 06610

203-384-6400

Bridgeport Manor
540 Bond Street Bridgeport, CT 06610

203-384-6500

Carlson Residence
17 Nelson Ave. Norwalk, CT 06851

203-846-6994

Carolton Convalescent
400 Mill Plain Road Fairfield, CT 06430

203-255-3573

Courtland Gardens Nurs & Reha
53 Courtland Ave. Stamford, CT 06902

230-353-6118

Fairfield Hills
3 Primrose Street Newtown, CT 06470

203.270.4282

Fairfield Manor Health Care
23 Prospect Ave. Norwalk, CT 06850

203-853-0010

Greens at Cannondale
435 Danbury Road Wilton, CT 06897

203-761-1191

Greenwich Laurelton Conv Nurs
1188 King Street Greenwich, CT 06831

203-531-8300

Homestead Health
160 Glenbrook Rd Stamford, CT 06902

203-353-6151

Honey Hill Care Center
34 Midrocks Dr. Norwalk, CT 06851

203-847-9686

Jewish Home
175 Jefferson Street Fairfield, CT 06825

(203) 365-6400

Jewish Home for Elderdly-Fairfield
1 Post Rd, Fairfield Fairfield, CT 06824

203-365-6400

Laurelton Rehab & Skilled Nursing
642 Danbury Rd Ridgefield , CT 06877

(888) 723-8261

Maefair Health Care Center
21 Maefair Court Trumbull, CT 06611

203-459-5152

Mediplex of Darien
599 Post Rd Darien, CT 06820

203-655-7727

Mediplex of Stamford
710 Long Ridge Road Stamford, CT 06902

203-329-4026

Mediplex of Westport
1 Burr Road Westport, CT 06880

(203) 221-4760

Nathaniel Witherell
70 Parsonage Road Greenwich, CT 06831

203-869-4130

Norwalk Care and Rehabilitation
73 Strawberry Hill Ave Norwalk, CT 06855

203-852-8833

Notre Dame Convalescent Home
76 W Rocks Road Norwalk, CT 06851

203-847-5893

Smith House Health Care
88 Rock Rimmon Rd Stamford, CT 06903

203-322-3428

Southport Manor
930 Mill Hill Terr Southport, CT 06490

203-259-7894

St Camillus Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
494 Elm Street Stamford, CT 06902

203-325-0200

Sunrise Assisted Living-Stamford
251 Turn Of River Rd Stamford, CT 06905

203-968-8393

Sunrise Assisted Living-Wilton
96 Danbury Road Wilton, CT 06897

203-761-8999

Tandet (William & Sally) Center
146 West Broad Street Stamford, CT 06902

203-964-8500

Waveny Care Center
3 Farm Rd, New Canaan, CT 06840 New Canaan, CT 06840

203-594-5200

West Haven Veterans
950 Campbell Ave. West Haven, CT 06515

203-932-5711

Wilton Meadows
439 Danbury Road Rt 7 Wilton, CT 06897

203-834-0199

Hospitals

Bridgeport Hospital
267 Grant Street Bridgeport, CT 06610

(203) 384-3000

Danbury Hospital
24 Hospital Ave. Danbury, CT 06810

(203) 739-7000

Greenwich Hospital
5 Perryridge Rd # 3-330 Greenwich, CT 08830

(203) 863-3674

Norwalk Hospital
24 Stevens Street Norwalk, CT 06850

(203) 852-2000

St. Vincent's Medical Center
2800 Main Street Bridgeport, CT 06606

(203) 576-6000

Stamford Hospital
One Hospital Plaza Stamford, CT 06902

(203) 276-1000

Yale New Haven Hospital
260 Long Ridge Rd Stamford, CT 06902

(203) 316-0288

Suggested Readings

The Challenge of Living
The Broken Connection
Coping with Loss
From Caregiver To Caregiver
How To Go on Living When Someone You Love Dies
I Can't Stop Crying
A Journey Through Grief
Living When A Loved One Has Died
Making Loss Matter
Meaning Reconstruction and the Experience of Loss
Mending the Torn Fabric
Necessary Losses
No Time For Good-byes
Parting Company
A Path Through Loss
The Psychosocial Aspects of Death and Dying
Roses in December
The Wisdom of Death: Six Paths to Understanding Loss and Grief
Good Grief
Motherless Daughters
Tuesdays with Morrie
Journey of Souls
The Grief Recovery Handbook
How to Survive the Loss of a Love
When Bad Things Happen to Good People
Understanding Grief