Obituaries

Obituaries

Carole Dean, 86, Operating Room Nurse, Grew Up in Darien

By David Gurliacci | August 27, 2016

Carole Anne Dean, age 86, of Cohasset died Aug. 11, 2016 at home surrounded by those she loved. Carole Anne was born July 29, 1931 in Brooklyn, N.Y. and raised in Darien by Charles and Roberta Poole. She graduated from the University of Connecticut and Stamford Hospital Nursing School, where she became an operating room nurse. She was the wife of James S. Dean; loving mother of James H. Dean and Jennifer S. Dean of Cohasset; devoted grandmother of Sinclair Dean Teruzzi and Enrico Teruzzi; and great grandmother of Caspian Maximus Lane.

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Dorothy Larson, 93, Avid Tennis Player, Former Darien Resident

By David Gurliacci | August 26, 2016

Dorothy Whelan Larson passed away on August 19, 2016, in New Canaan, with her son, Luke, by her side. Dorothy was born in Mt. Vernon, N.Y., in January 1923 to George and Helen Kemble Whelan. Dorothy married Theodore Thomas Larson in 1949. Dody and Tom lived the next years in Holden, Mass; Setauket, Long Island.; Old Saybrook and Darien before moving to Marco Island, Fl.

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William DeLeo, Darien Native, Commercial and Residential Developer

By David Gurliacci | August 25, 2016

Dr. William Thomas DeLeo, Sr. passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016 in his home surrounded by his family and close friends. Dr. DeLeo, a native of Stamford/Darien, was a graduate of St. Basil Seminary in 1959, and a graduate of Virginia Military Institute in Civil Engineering in 1963. He then served with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Ethiopia and Libya.

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Marshall Kenyon, 83, Importer, Avid Boater, Fisherman, Former Darien Resident

By David Gurliacci | August 23, 2016

Marshall Floyd Kenyon (Marty), of Darien and Delray Beach, Fl. passed away on Aug. 17, 2016 at the age of 83. Marty was the son of the late Reverend Floyd Marshall Kenyon and the late Elizabeth Rodgers Heckert. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business and then proudly served in the United States Navy out of Key West, Fl.

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William Ziegler, 92, Attorney, Former Ox Ridge Hunt Club Member, Was a Longtime Darien Resident

By David Gurliacci | August 23, 2016

William Alexander Ziegler, 92, of Bozeman, Mont., and formerly of Darien and Wilton, died on the morning of Aug. 17, 2016 at home. Bill was born in New York City on July 15, 1924, to William A. and Sally C. Ziegler and raised there until they moved to Washington, D.C. He attended the Buckley School, Saint Mark’s School, Harvard College and Harvard Law School. He married the former Glenn Crawley Ziegler in 1950, and she predeceased him in 2013. They moved from New York City to Darien in 1957 and then to Wilton in 1994.

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Richard Berry 91, Longtime Darien Resident, Beautification Commission Member

By David Gurliacci | August 23, 2016

Richard (Dick, “Gamps”) Lindabury Berry died peacefully at home with his family on August 18, 2016 in Darien, Conn. He was 91. Lois Boots Berry, his wife of nearly 64 years, survives him. Dick was born on Dec. 5, 1924 in Short Hills, N.J. His parents were Lucy Van Saun Lindabury Berry and Robert Lawrence Berry, a U.S. Navy captain and naval aide to Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. He attended the Short Hills Country Day School; and graduated from the Choate School (1942) and Princeton University (class of 1946).

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Cynthia McIlmurray, 60, Traveler, Tennis Player, Longtime IBM Executive

By David Gurliacci | August 19, 2016

Cynthia Eiswert McIlmurray, 60, a highly regarded individual known for her resiliency and grace, died peacefully in her home in Darien on Thursday, Aug. 18.  She was the wife of Spencer McIlmurray. Cindy was born on May 8, 1956 in Chicago to Albert and Pauline (Szutowicz) Eiswert.  She attended Northern Illinois University in DeKalb and earned a bachelor of science degree in psychology.  While at NIU she was inducted into Sigma Kappa sorority. Upon her graduation in 1978 she joined IBM in Chicago and has remained with the company since then.  Over the years her career progressed through a series of staff and management positions at the field, region, and strategic business unit levels. In her last role she worked in the legal department of IBM Global Finance as a subject matter expert in contracts, negotiations, and regulatory compliance directly supporting worldwide business operations.

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Nancy Congdon, 95, Volunteer, Substitute Teacher, Life-Long Golfer

By David Gurliacci | August 18, 2016

Nancy Southard Congdon, a fiercely intelligent and delightfully progressive wife, mother, grandmother and life-long community service devotee, died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, Aug. 5, at her home in Orlando. She was 95. Nancy was born on Feb. 27, 1921 in Shaker Heights, Ohio to Walter and Alice Southard.

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Joanna Pastore, 81, Worked at Barrett Bookstore

By David Gurliacci | August 16, 2016

Joanna Matthews Pastore passed away on Aug. 8, 2016, in Houston, Texas, at the age of 81. Pre-deceased by her husband of 49 years, Richard S. Pastore, she is survived by one daughter: Anna P. Sommers; four sons: Michael, John, Thomas, and Richard; a son-in-law: Jack Sommers; four daughters-in-law: Robin, Esther, Debbie and Catalina; and fifteen grandchildren. The only child of Pete and Katharine Matthews, Joanna was born in Beaumont, Texas, on December 18, 1934. Growing up in Beaumont, she enjoyed horseback riding and attending weekly Club meetings with her friends.

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Lorraine Fenn, 91, Secretary at Mather Jr High, Holmes, Royle Schools, Longtime Resident

By David Gurliacci | August 15, 2016

Lorraine Kelley Fenn, 91, died on Aug. 8 in Brattleboro, Vt. She was born in Waterbury and lived most of her life in Darien with her late husband, Howard J. Fenn, Sr.

Lorraine, a registered nurse, also devoted many years to the Darien school system as secretary in Mather Junior High School, as well as Holmes and Royle elementary schools. She was an active member of the First Congregational Church in Darien for over 60 years. She is survived by her brother, Arthur J. Kelley of Harwinton; and four children, Penny Kirchofer, Howard J. Fenn, Jr. (Biff), Betsey Koehler, Kelley Carter and their spouses; six grandsons and two great-grandsons.

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Richard Wood, 85, Lifelong Resident, Building Board of Appeals Member, Active in Y, P2P

By David Gurliacci | August 9, 2016

Richard Allen Wood, a third-generation Darien native and husband of the late Elizabeth Ann Wood, died peacefully on Wednesday, Aug. 3, at Stamford Hospital after a brief illness. He was 85. Mr. Wood was born in Stamford on Sept. 16, 1931, the only child of Anne Peterson Wood and Stephen Louis Wood.

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Rosemary Murphy, 84, Former Longtime Darien Resident

By David Gurliacci | August 4, 2016

Rosemary Kearns Murphy, 84, passed peacefully on Aug. 2, 2016 while briefly residing in Atlanta. A longtime resident of Darien, Rosemary was born in Stamford, to James and Mary Kearns and attended Sacred Heart Academy. While living in Rochester, N.Y., Pittsburgh,  Atlanta and Chicago, Rosemary always wanted to return to her beloved Connecticut and the water. Residing in Darien and then Stamford, Rosemary and George wintered in Litchfield by the Sea, S.C. for many years.