Carol Ruth Zappe

1933 - 2020  (86 years)

• Name	Carol Ruth Zappe
  Birth	1 May 1933	New Haven, NEW HAVEN, Connecticut
  Gender	Female
  Death	15 Apr 2020	Wallingford, NEW HAVEN, Connecticut
  Person ID	I30913	King/Roy
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Max P. Zappe,   b. ca. 1889, GERMANY
  Mother	Lillian M. Francis,   b. ca. 1893, New Jersey
  Documents		Federal Census 1950, Max Zappe family 67 Carmel Street Hamden, Connecticut
  Family ID	F7806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert Paul Gamache,   b. 6 Apr 1930, lives North Haven, CT
  Marriage	16 Jun 1956	Hamden, NEW HAVEN, Connecticut
  Notes	Married: Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Records, 1897-1968 Name: Robert Gamache Gender: Male Marriage Date: 16 Jun 1956 Marriage Place: Hamden, Connecticut, USA Spouse: Ruth Zappe URL: https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/ re
  Children	+ 1. Living   2. Gary D. Gamache,   b. 22 Feb 1960, New Milford, LITCHFIELD, Connecticut d. 6 Dec 2022, North Branford, NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (Age 62 years)   3. Living
  Family ID	F23367	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 May 1933 - New Haven, NEW HAVEN, Connecticut Death - 15 Apr 2020 - Wallingford, NEW HAVEN, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Died: R. Carol Gamache, 86, wife of 63 years to Robert P. Gamache of Wallingford, passed away April 15, 2020. Mother of James (Denise) Gamache of Wallingford, Gary Gamache of North Branford, and David Gamache of Wallingford. Grandmother of Matthew Gamache of Boston and the late Kevin Gamache. She was also predeceased by 2 sisters and 2 brothers. Carol was born in New Haven May 1, 1933, a daughter of the late Max and Lillian Francis Zappe, and resided in North Haven for over 50 years, where she and Bob raised their three sons. Funeral service will be private. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Alzheimers Association, www.alz.org.