Richard (“Dick”) Wayne Ettinger Sr., 89, formerly of New Canaan, passed away the evening of Sept. 9, in Tequesta Florida.
Richard Ettinger Sr., 89, passed away Sept. 9. His wake will be held on Thursday, Sept. 22, and his funeral on Friday.
Richard was born on June 28, 1933, and grew up in Schenectady, New York, and graduated from Mount Pleasant High. School in 1952. He worked for the General Electric Company, where he met his life love, Joan Audrey Korniak. Richard and Joan were married in 1953.
He served in the United States Air Force in 1953 and was stationed in Okinawa, Japan until 1957.
Richard lived in New Canaan from 1963 until 2020. He loved the game of golf and was a member of Darien Country Club. He won the Darien Club Championship 11 times and was runner-up another 12 times. Richard also had 10 holes-in-one during his golfing career. He also was a member of the Connecticut Golf Club in Easton.
Richard spent his winters in Jupiter, Florida, and subsequently in Tequesta, Florida, where he moved full time in 2020. He was a member of Jupiter Hills Golf Club in Jupiter.
He was a successful entrepreneur and built several successful businesses including Carlan Inc., Contact and Normandy all in the housewares industry.
Richard is survived by his wife Joan Ettinger who resides in Tequesta Florida, and his three children: Jill; Laurie and her husband, Jamie; and Richard Jr. and his wife, Margaret. Jill currently resides in Key West Florida, Laurie and Jaimie reside in Sherman and Richard Jr. and Margaret reside in New Canaan.
Richard is also survived by eight grandchildren: Rebecca Borys, Justin and Brittany Conner and Maggie, Audrey, Richard III, Philip and Michael Ettinger; as well as five great-grandchildren.
A wake will be held from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022 at Hoyt Funeral Home, 199 Main St., New Canaan. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Sept. 23 at St. Aloysius Church, 21 Cherry St., New Canaan. Interment will follow at Lakeview Cemetery in New Canaan. To send on-line condolences to the family, please visit www.hoytfuneralhome.com
— This obituary is from Hoyt Funeral Home, where online condolences may be left.