Obituaries

George Brookner, 79, Active in Darien Senior Men’s Club

Matthew Galbraith, 88, Insurance Executive, Father of Three, Former Darienite

Olga Bonfoey, 92, Store Clerk, Volunteer, Longtime Darien Resident

Elizabeth Aussenhofer, 85, Mother of Eight, Former Darien Resident

Lois Peebles, 91, Teacher, Mother of Three, Former Darien Resident

Alexander Diekmann, 52, DHS Class of ’81, Conservation Land Manager

Andrea Warble, 52, Mother of Three, Georgetown Graduate

John Phillips, 98, Airline Pilot, Golfer, Father of Five

Tom Volpe Jr., 57, Technical Support Engineer, DHS Class of ’77, Father of Two

Loretta Poccia, 91, Longtime Darien Resident, Volunteer, Mother of Two

Robert Kammerer, 78, Corporate Executive, Avid Golfer

Kathleen Herbert, 93, Former Darien Resident, Avid Golfer

Harry Eammons, 89, Longtime Darienite & Volunteer with Beautification Committee

Retha M. Reed, 92, a Resident of Maplewood of Darien, Mother of a Darienite

Teresa Cullinan, 82, Dies Just 11 Days After Her Husband, Joseph

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Death notices for Darienites, immediate relatives and others of interest to town residents

Family, friends, and community lost a great man on Jan. 28. George Michael Brookner, 79, of Norwalk died peacefully surrounded by his family at Norwalk Hospital.

George was a 1954 graduate of Pittsfield High School in Pittsfield, MA, he graduated from Syracuse University in 1958, later receiving an MBA from Sacred Heart University. While at Syracuse, he was on the varsity baseball and swim teams. A veteran of the US Air Force, he held a pilot’s license. He worked in the aerospace industry for the Link Division of General Dynamics and for Pitney Bowes.

Matthew Galbraith, a resident of Darien, a former resident of Riverside, and a former 40-year resident of Barrington, RI, passed away on Monday, Jan. 25, 2016 in Darien. Born on Nov. 23, 1927 in New York, N.Y., he was the son of the late Rose Marie Howes Galbraith and Matthew W. Galbraith and was raised in Millburn, N.J.

Matthew graduated from Millburn High School in Millburn, N.J. and received a B.S. degree from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Penn. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II.

Olga Bonfoey died unexpectedly and peacefully at her home early Tuesday morning, Jan. 26, in Darien at the age of 92. She died in the home in which she resided since 1950. Olga Bonfoey is survived by her children; Michael Bonfoey and his wife Kelley of Lake Junaluska, N.C., Beverly Bonfoey of Darien, and Gail Iannacone and her husband Al of Norwalk; sister Helen Hallas of Greenwich; grandchildren Tekla Bonfoey, David Iannacone, Michael Iannacone, Lauren Kelley Brown; great grandchildren McKenzie and Abigail; special friends Joe and Sarah Licari and family, especially Jillian and Jake who kept her young at heart. Olga is preceded in death by Arthur Bonfoey, her husband of 57 years.

Elizabeth Patricia Aussenhofer, of Sarasota, Fla. and formerly of Darien, passed away on Jan. 16. She was born June 30, 1931 in Norwalk to Patrick and Hannah Murphy and is preceded in death by her brother, James and sisters, Marianne Quinn and Francis Kondub. Elizabeth was a homemaker to her eight daughters, a member of Power Squadron, Twin Mothers Club and Pelican Yacht Club of Fort Pierce, FL.

Lois Querze Peebles’ luminous presence was extinguished Feb. 4, 2016 after a wonderful and rich life of 91 years. A proud daughter of Italian immigrants, Lois was a true citizen of New England – born and bred on Cape Cod and educated in the Boston area (Bridgewater Teachers College, Boston University for her Masters). She was a Connecticut resident for many years (the last 22 years in Greenwich, 18 in Stamford prior to that, 12 in Darien even earlier). Imbued with a deep love of music by her adored father, Dolfo, Lois became an aficionado of the arts — classical music, opera, theater and regularly venturing up to Boston for the symphony or heading into New York for performances at the Met or a play on Broadway.

Alexander Boris Diekmann passed away peacefully on Feb. 1, 2016, at his home in Bozeman, Mont., after a courageous battle with cancer. Alex was born Feb. 10, 1963, in Van Nuys, Calif., to Kurt Karl Maximilian and Marianne Edith (Barthel) Diekmann. Alex graduated from Darien High School in 1981 and received his BA from Yale University in 1985 where he met his wife, Lisa Lundal, at a freshman party in Lawrence Hall on Old Campus.

Andrea Warble of Darien, Connecticut died unexpectedly on Feb. 5. She was born on Jan. 8, 1964 and is the daughter of Linda and Eric Despirlet. She is a graduate of Choate Rosemary Hall and Georgetown University.

John F. Phillips, a resident of Darien, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, at the age of 98. Born on May 23, 1917, in New York City, he was one of six children born to John Phillips and Mary Mulligan Phillips. John graduated from Fordham University and after graduation served in the U.S. Army Air Forces from 1941 to 1945. After an honorable discharge he spent 32 years as a pilot for TWA.

Tom Volpe, Jr. a long time resident of Monroe and a former Darien resident died unexpectedly of a massive heart attack on Jan. 29, while living in Southbury. Tom was a technical support engineer employed by Neato, Inc., a New Haven subsidiary of Fellows Incorporated. Tom, born in New Rochelle, N.Y. on May 17, 1958, was the son of Thomas and his predeceased mother, Josephine (Jo) Volpe. They lived first in Larchmont, then Chappaqua, N.Y., where Tom attended Greeley High School.

Loretta Poccia was born on June 28, 1924 in Bridgeport Connecticut. She died on Jan. 27 at the age of 91 while at Stamford Hospital. Lorrie was born on June 28, 1924 in Bridgeport. She died on Jan.

Robert Joseph Kammerer-business leader, mentor, friend, husband, father, avid golfer and grandfather-died at the age of 78 on Friday evening, Jan. 22 at Waveny Care Center in New Canaan. Bob was born on March 29th, 1937 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the fifth of five children of Roy and Sarah Kammerer. He attended local schools and DeLaSalle High School. He excelled in many sports and was an all-state player in basketball, baseball and football.

Kathleen W. Herbert, a former resident of Darien, passed away on Jan. 21 at her home in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Born on Oct. 23, 1922 in Stamford, she was one of nine children born to Elizabeth Phelan Tymon and James Tymon. She was married to John E. Herbert, Sr. in 1942 who predeceased her in 2001.

Harry Irving Emmons, Jr. a long time resident of Darien, died Jan. 15, 2016 at the age of 89. He grew up in Andover, Massachusetts and was the son of the late Harry and Grace Emmons. Harry graduated from Holderness School, Plymouth, New Hampshire and attended Bowdoin College before serving at the Merchant Marine Academy in Castine, Maine and in the U.S. Army. In 1943, Harry won Maine’s men’s doubles tennis state championship.

Retha M. Reed, a resident of Maplewood at Darien and former long-time resident of both New Canaan and Stamford, died Friday, Jan. 15 at Stamford Hospital of natural causes. She was 92. Born Dec. 22, 1923 in New Edinburg, Ark., she was the daughter of the late Rev. Lee Bryan Moseley and the late Lois Tipton Moseley.

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Teresa C. Cullinan, a Darien resident, died peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 14 at Yale New Haven Hospital. Her passing comes just 11 days after that of her husband, Joseph Cullinan. Born in Stamford on Oct. 21, 1932, she was the daughter of Sabino and Teresa Conforti.