Darien Obituaries 2021
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Anthony Conetta, 71, Loved Sunday Dinners, Gardening and to Laugh, Dance and Sing

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It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we share the news that my husband, Anthony Conetta, passed away peacefully in his Darien home on Monday, Sept. 27, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was 71. Just as he dealt with all experiences in life, Tony managed his illness with strength, grace, and humor. He lived by the motto, “Time spent with family is life’s greatest gift,” and in his final days, he was surrounded by his loving wife, children, grandchildren, sons-in-law, brothers, sisters-in-law, and extended family and friends, whom he adored more than anything in the world.

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Virginia Henderson, 99, Realtor, Animal Lover, Horse Riding Enthusiast, Traveler, Wee Burn Club Member

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Virginia Passavant Henderson, a longtime resident of Darien, died at The Residence at Selleck’s Woods on Sept. 23, 2021. She was 99. She was originally named Lillian Virginia but was best known as Passy or Sis. Born on July 14, 1922 in Zelienople, Pennsylvania, a town founded by her ancestors in 1802, Sis attended school in Zelienople and at Hathaway Brown in Cleveland, graduating from Connecticut College in 1944 with a degree in chemistry.

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Matthew Zachowski obituary

Matthew Zachowski, 68, Founded Marketing/PR Firm, Loved Baseball, Antiques, Sports Memorabilia

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Matthew Raymond Zachowski, 68, of Rockingham, Vermont and formerly of New Canaan and Darien, passed away Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, surrounded by family. A private memorial will be held. Matt was an executive and founding partner of Intermarket Communications, a New York City-based public relations and marketing firm, which he led for over 35 years. A devoted husband and father, he adored his children and grandchildren and took immense satisfaction in their accomplishments.

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George Lombardo obit

George Lombardo, 64, Active in Darien Theater, Voiceover Actor, Composer, Business Owner

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What is the question to which your Life is the answer …? Who was loved more than he knew? George Lombardo, songwriter and singer, took his final bow and entered Eternal Life on August 31, 2021 at age 64. His wife and soulmate, Sally, held his hand; at his feet sat his dogs, Simon and Illy; on his stomach lay his cat, Maggie, who touched noses with him the moment after he was gone. I long and I wish that he could now be here to whisper ‘I love you’ in my ear

— lyrics from the musical “The Good Lie” by George Lombardo

George was born in Stamford on May 8, 1957 to Patsy and Grace (Tarzia) Lombardo; the second of five children.

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Mary Cohee obituary

Mary Cohee, 63, DHS Class of ’75, Loved Creating Art, Worked at Greenwich Library

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Mary Elizabeth Cohee, a resident of Regalcare Greenwich, passed peacefully in her sleep after a prolonged battle with cancer on Sept. 16, 2021. She was born on July 30, 1958, in Cleveland, Ohio. From the time she could speak, she declared herself an artist, a love in which she indulged her entire life. After several moves to Hopkins, Minnesota and Wyncote, Pennsylvania, the family finally settled in Darien in the late 1960s, where Mary spent the bulk of her childhood.

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Charlene Vanderslice, 75, Former Darien Real Estate Agent, Traveled and Taught Around the World

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On Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, Charlene Ann “Sea” Vanderslice passed away peacefully at the age of 75. Charlene was born on July 11, 1946 in Haverhill, Massachusetts to Alvin and Charlotte (Fuller) Dyes. She attended Pentuket High School, UMass, the Academy Modern, and studied Hatha and Raja yoga in Boston, meditation in Tibet and feng shui in Hong Kong. She is a graduate of the Feng Shui Institute of America and a professional member of Feng Shui International.

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Harrington Oberlander Jr., 89, DHS Class of ’50, Master Plumber, Active in His Retirement Home

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It is with great sorrow we announce the passing of our beloved father, Harrington John Oberlander Jr., aka Sam and Harry. He passed away peacefully on June 22 at the age of 89. He was born Oct. 31, 1931 in Bridgeport and died 47 years and 3 days after the death of his late wife, Elizabeth Ann Ruddy, aka Sis. Harry was born to Harrington John Oberlander Sr., aka Harry, and Marjorie Josephine Ayers O. Bondi, (Frank).

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Geraldine Friend McGovern, 91, Secretary for Doctors, Loved Cats and Broadway Musicals

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Geraldine McGovern, 91, beloved wife of the late George C. McGovern, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, at Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Agawam, Massachusetts. Her maiden name of “Friend” truly exemplified her kind, loving nature. “Gerry” grew up in Darien and attended Tufts University, where she met her future husband. Afterwards, she attended Katherine Gibbs Business College and worked as secretary for several doctors in the Darien area.

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Elvira McKiernan obit

Elvira McKiernan Loved Cooking, Travel; Learned Carpentry, Masonry Skills and Passed Them to Her Children

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Elvira Maria McKiernan ‘Vera’ to her friends, family, and all those she knew and loved, passed from this world Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021 in the company of her beloved three sons, Robert Jr., Christopher and Mark. She joins her devoted husband Robert Joseph McKiernan, ‘Bob’, amid family and friends in God’s loving embrace. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1932 to Michael and Rosalie Ignelzi (nee Lagana), she grew up in Flushing Queens. Like her father who, at the age of 13, came to America on his own, from the Province of Avellino in the Apennines Mountains of the Campania region of Italy to pursue a dream; Vera was known for her independent streak.

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Paul ‘Mac’ Groetzinger, Opened MacKenzie’s Bar in 1976 in Darien

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Paul “Mac” Mackenzie Groetzinger, a well-known Fairfield County restaurateur, died suddenly on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021 at his home on Kiawah Island, South Carolina, surrounded by his loving life partner, Gina Zangrillo and close childhood friends. He was 69. Mac was born in Fremont, Nebraska on Feb. 24, 1952 and was raised in Stamford.

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Margaret Strauch obit

Margaret Strauch, 88, Active Volunteer, Loved Dogs, Gardening, To Break Out in Song,

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Margaret (Margie) Spindler Strauch, beloved wife of Dr. Gerald (Jerry) O. Strauch, was born into eternal life on Aug. 24, after a brief but lethal illness. She was 88. She is survived by her loving husband of 66 years, Dr. Gerald (Jerry) O. Strauch; her son, David; and her daughters, Susan (Manglano) and Jean (Myers). She is also survived by six wonderful grandchildren: Allie and Andrew Strauch; David, Ramon and Santi Manglano and Christopher Myers.

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Aubin ‘Teeny’ Sander, 92, Active in Junior League, St Luke’s Parishioner,

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Aubin Redfield Sander, 92, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 8. She had been a resident of Galloway Ridge at Fearrington in Pittsboro, North Carolina since 2005. Always known as “Teeny,” she was born on May 25,1929 in Montclair, New Jersey. She matriculated from Montclair Kimberly Academy and was a proud graduate of Wells College in Aurora, New York, where she was a synchronized swimmer, chorale singer, and the May Queen.