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Obituaries 06/14/13

Nancy Louise Herron Cherry, 91, Former Darien Resident

by Charles D'Souza   Comment

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Nancy Louise Herron Cherry, formerly of Darien, died Sunday, June 9. She was 91.

Cherry was born Feb. 26, 1922, in Evanston, Ill., to S. Davidson and Louise Johnston Herron. She attended the Sewickley Academy and graduated from the Ethel Walker School in 1939. In 1943 she graduated Cum Laude from Smith College with a B.A. in history. She enlisted in the U.S. Navy and ...

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Obituaries 06/05/13

Dennis Edward Donohue, 75, Of Rowayton

by Charles D'Souza   Comment

ROWAYTON, Conn. - Dennis Edward Donohue, a resident of Rowayton, died Sunday, May 26. He was 75.

Donohue was born Sept. 4, 1937, in Grove City, Pa., son of William and Helene (Davis) Donohue. He was employed in the field of human resources and over the years held positions at KrautKramer-Branson, Holson, Peabody Engineering, Champion Energy and the US Bureau of the ...

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Obituaries 06/04/13

Dorothy Perkins Bartlett, 90, Of Darien, Math Teacher At Darien High School

by Charles D'Souza   Comment

DARIEN, Conn. - Dorothy Perkins Bartlett of Darien died Wednesday, May 29. She was 90.

Bartlett was born April 23, 1923, in Cambridge, Mass., daughter of Frank and Elsie (Crispin) Perkins. She grew up ...

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Obituaries 06/01/13

Ridgefield's John Valluzzo, 75, Museum Founder, Business Owner

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RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Services for Ridgefield's John V. Valluzzo, 75, a Danbury businessman and museum founder who died May 24, will be Sunday and Monday, according to Green Funeral Home in Danbury. 

He graduated from St. Joseph School in Danbury, Fairfield College Preparatory School and the University of Connecticut in 1962. Valluzzo was a U.S. Army ...

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Obituaries 05/30/13

Viola Matlak, 82, Former Longtime Darien Resident

by Charles D'Souza   Comment

SOUTHBURY, Conn. - Viola Matlak of Southbury died Tuesday, May 28. She was 82.

Matlak was born Feb. 11, 1931, in Kentucky to Stephen and Flora (Carmack) Thompson. She and her husband made their home in Darien for 50 years, before moving to Heritage Village in Southbury in December 2000.

Matlak is survived by her daughter, Elizabeth (Albert) Urkawich of ...

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Obituaries 05/29/13

Marjorie Merriam, 89, Of Darien, Worked For J. Walter Thompson Agency

by Charles D'Souza   Comment

DARIEN, Conn. - Marjorie "Martie" Merriam of Darien died May 28. She was 89.

Merriam attended The George School, Pine Manor Junior College and Northwestern University. She was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority. After college, she worked at the J. Walter Thompson Agency in New York City. She was a 60 year resident of Darien, and a member of the ...

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Obituaries 05/29/13

John N. Campbell, 70, Formerly Of Darien, Worked In IT Sales

by Charles D'Souza   Comment

STAMFORD, Conn. - John N. Campbell, a resident of Stamford, and a former Darien resident, died Friday, May 24. He was 70.

Campbell was born July 6, 1942, in Philadelphia, Pa., son of Frances and Sara ...

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Obituaries 05/23/13

Ernest A. Merlino, 81, Of Darien, Worked For Purdue Pharma LLC

by Charles D'Souza   Comment

DARIEN, Conn. - Ernest A. Merlino of Darien died Tuesday, May 21. He was 81.

Merlino was born to  Anthony A. Merlino and Emma Trezza, in the Bronx, N.Y., and resided most of his young adult life in ...

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Obituaries 05/20/13

Edmond F. Rondepierre, 83, Of Darien, General Counsel Of INA Group

by Charles D'Souza   Comment

DARIEN, Conn. - Edmond F. Rondepierre of Darien died May 15. He was 83.

Rondepierre was born Jan. 15, 1930, in Queens, N.Y., to Jules Rondepierre of Le Donjon, France and Margaret Moore Rondepierre of ...

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Obituaries 05/15/13

James L.P. Shand, 55, Of Darien

by Charles D'Souza   Comment

DARIEN, Conn. - James L.P. "Jim" Shand of Darien died May 11. He was 55.

Shand was born on Sept. 4, 1957, in Staten Island, New York. He attended Wagner College on a full athletic scholarship, ...

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Obituaries 05/13/13

Phillip Frank Forlenzo, 77, Longtime Darien Resident

by Charles D'Souza   Comment

DARIEN, Conn. - Phillip Frank Forlenzo of Darien died Wednesday, May 8. He was 77.

Forlenzo was born Oct. 7, 1935, and was a resident of Darien for more than 40 years. After attending high school, he drove tractor trailers and later drove tri-axle dump trucks. He was a member of the Teamsters Union Locals 191 and 443.

Forlenzo is survived by his wife, Marie ...

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Obituaries 05/10/13

Marjorie Noyd Just, 86, Former Darien Resident

by Charles D'Souza   Comment

NORWALK, Conn. - Marjorie Noyd Just, of Norwalk and a former longtime resident of Darien, died Thursday, May 8. She was 86.

Just was born March 26, 1927, in Stamford, daughter of Oscar Siegfeld and Gertrude Ellen Farrelly Noyd. She graduated from Darien High School in 1944. She worked as a receptionist at Pitney Bowes and was a parishioner of St. John R.C. Church. She ...

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Obituaries 05/09/13

Jeanne Ball Valentine, 84, Of Darien

by Charles D'Souza   Comment

DARIEN, Conn. - Jeanne Ball Valentine, of Darien, formerly of Stamford, Wilton and Savannah, Ga., died May 8. She was 84.

Valentine was born June 27, 1927, in Rye, N.Y., to Cornelius and Anna Hunter Ball. She was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. In the 1980’s she became a licensed Real Estate Broker. She and her partner, Naida Cognetta, founded Camelot ...

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Obituaries 05/08/13

Susan H. Morris, 84, Of Darien

by Charles D'Souza   Comment

DARIEN, Conn. - Susan H. Morris, of Darien, and a former longtime resident of Bell Island, Rowayton, died May 1. She was 84.

Morris was born July 28, 1928, and was a native of Fairfield. She graduated from Roger Ludlowe High School and Stanford University. She began her career as an executive assistant with the advertising firm BBDO in New York City. After moving to ...

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Obituaries 05/06/13

Beatrice Machetta Jackson, 93, Formerly Of Darien

by Charles D'Souza   Comment

STRATFORD, Conn. - Beatrice Machetta Jackson of Stratford and formerly of Darien, died April 30. She was 93.

Jackson was born in Chicopee, Kan., daughter of John and Maria Demichelis Machetta. A graduate in education from Pittsburg State College located in Pittsburg, Kan., where she taught elementary school. A vice president of Life Study Fellowship of Darien where she ...

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Obituaries 05/06/13

Ellen J. Kronberg, 79, Of Darien

by Charles D'Souza   Comment

DARIEN, Conn. - Ellen J. Kronberg of Darien died May 1. She was 79.

Kronberg was born May 6, 1933, in Nassau, Bahamas, to Kenneth and Meriel Niely Saunders.

Kronberg is survived by her sons, ...

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Obituaries 05/06/13

Steven W. Diehl, 69, Of Darien, Owned Ace Lock And Landmower

by Charles D'Souza   Comment

DARIEN, Conn. - Steven "Steve" W. Diehl of Darien and Trumbull died May 3. He was 69.

Diehl was born in Elizabethtown, N.Y., Feb. 28, 1944, son of Everett Diehl and Annette Larsen Diehl. He ...

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