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Death notices for Darienites, immediate relatives and others of interest to town residents
William Sylvester Brill, Jr., formerly of Milford and Darien, passed away on Oct. 23, 2019 of natural causes. He was 83. Born April 14, 1936 in White Plains, New York, he was the son of William S. and Vivian (Hughes) Brill. Mr. Brill graduated from Mamaroneck High School in New York and the State University of New York at Farmingdale.
Roger Sibelius of Grand Junction, Colorado died unexpectedly but peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 at the age of 82. He was the son of Arthur and Lena (Jane) Sibelius and graduated from Darien High School. He lived in Danbury most of his life and enjoyed golfing at Richter Park and dining at Jim Barbarie’s Restaurant. He also enjoyed socializing with friends and neighbors on Little John Lane in Stamford.
Allen Daniell Haight died Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019 of natural causes. He was 90. He was born in Greenwich, graduated from the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey in 1948, received a B.A. from Brown University in 1952, and served in the Army in Korea before getting his M.B.A. from Harvard University in 1961. He lived in Darien for 35 years before moving to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in 2000 while commuting to Connecticut for work.
Shirley Dexter Street, a 70-year resident of Darien and a former resident of Rowayton, passed away on Friday, Oct. 25 at home in Darien. She was 90. Born on Oct. 18, 1929 in Darien, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Lois (Finch) Dexter, Sr. Shirley grew up in Rowayton and graduated from Norwalk High School, Class of 1947.
Nancy (Sienkiewicz) Nelson passed away on Oct. 10, 2019 at the age of 61. Nancy lived the life she wanted to live. She grew up in Darien. She was a skilled bookkeeper at several large corporations in California and New York, and finally at Microspec in New Hampshire.
William Thorndike Hamlen, beloved husband of Lynn and father of William T. Hamlen Jr. and Anna Hamlen Lyttle, died at home on Oct. 16 in Freeport, Maine. He was 95. Born in Boston on April 10, 1924 to Joseph and Martha Hamlen, Bill attended St. Marks School and Harvard College.
Joseph F. Bonfiglio of Darien passed away on Monday, Oct. 21. He was 94. Born on Oct. 6, 1925 in Boston, he was the son of the late Frank and Madeline (Carbone) Bonfiglio.
Jack Capocci, a resident of Darien since 1948, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Stamford Hospital. He was 97. Born Aug. 2, 1922 in Settefrati, Italy, he was the son of the late Joseph and Maria (Tamburro) Capocci.
Monia E. A. Festo, 76, passed away on Oct. 18, surrounded with the love and comfort of her family, in the Regional Hospice of Danbury. She was the wife of 56 years to Thomas F. Festo Sr., having made their home in Darien for most of her life. She was born in Bridgeport on May 4, 1943, a daughter of the late Francis and Helen (Perkowski) Dziamalek. Monia was self-employed, having owned a consignment shop, “Save & Smile,” for many years in Norwalk, and more recently a home-cleaning service.
Michael Arthur Ludwig Sr. of Weston, beloved husband of Corinne Ludwig, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on Oct. 11, 2019 at age 64. He was born on June 17, 1955 in Stamford to the late Frederick and Sharon Ludwig. Michael and his wife were both members of Darien High School, Class of 1974. Their greatest joy was raising their three children together in their hometown until relocating to Ridgefield in 1997.
Samuel D.B. Millar Jr. passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 3 in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Born in 1931, Sandy grew up in Montclair, New Jersey, the third child of Samuel Millar and Louise Bonynge. His siblings were brother, Bill (Suzanne Simond) and sisters, Jeanne (John Almquist) and Carol (Peter Forstmann). Throughout his childhood and early adulthood Sandy spent many idyllic summers in New Preston, Connecticut on Lake Waramaug at his grandparents’ home.
Angela Perna Corbin, mother of Robert P. Corbin of Marlton, New Jersey and Cheryl Corbin Viesto of Darien, passed away on Oct. 11, 2019. She was 92 years old, and had been a resident of Atria Darien since 2014. Born in Philadelphia on Sept. 6, 1927 to Angelo M. and Mary Perna (nee Guagenti), she grew up in the Overbrook section of Philadelphia.
Zay (Mary Elizabeth) Dunphy Hyde, 88, died Oct. 6, 2019 at Brandall Estates in Linwood, New Jersey. Zay was a 1948 graduate of Mount St. Joseph’s in Brighton, Massachusetts and, in 1952, of Regis College in Weston, Massachusets, where she studied library sciences. She worked and volunteered as a librarian.
“There are some who bring a light so great to the world that even after they have gone the light remains.” Anthony James Cruickshank, affectionately known as Tony C and Papa, left this world on Sept. 6, but his brilliant light continues to shine on all he loved. Born to Robert and Lois Cruickshank, he spent the first four years of his life in India, where his father had been sent to manage the Port of Bombay. Upon returning to the U.S. his family settled in Bronxville, New York but spent many weekends and summers visiting Big Indian, New York. It was there he developed his love for fly fishing, arm wrestling and pranks on tourists, often accompanied by his younger brother and partner in crime, Rob.
Carl Asa Russell Jr., 83, died peacefully at home of complications from cancer on Oct. 3 in Cumberland Foreside, Maine. He was born on Aug. 18, 1936, the son of Carl Asa Russell and Ruth Merrill Russell. He attended Falmouth High School where he met the only love of his life, Margaret “Greta” Street.