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Luke Walter Kostrzewski, formerly of Darien, passed away unexpectedly on July 19 in Charleston, South Carolina. He was 25. Luke was born on Nov. 26, 1996 in Stamford and was a graduate of Darien High School, Class of 2015. He went on to graduate from the College of Charleston in 2021 and was looking forward to continuing his education.
John Frederick Sutton, of Scarborough, Maine, died peacefully at home on July 29, 2022. Born in Trenton, New Jersey in 1933 to the Rev. Fred Perry Sutton and Dorothy Auten Sutton, John devoted his life to education, service, his church, and his family. He walked this earth with quiet dignity and left his imprint on so many he met along the way. He will be greatly missed. John attended Haddonfield Friends School in Haddonfield, New Jersey, and after moving to Connecticut, Hopkins Grammar School (now Hopkins School) in New Haven, where he graduated in 1951.
Martha Cherry (“Martie”) Fiske, a pioneering teacher and spirit, died in her Weston home on July 21, 2022, with her husband at her side. She was 86. She was born in Albany, New York, on Jan. 16, 1936, the daughter of Harold Schwarz Cherry and Catherine Field Cherry. She grew up in Darien, where she met her future husband, John Adams Fiske, in seventh grade.
James Ryan Morrison died Nov. 14, 2021 in Spokane, Washington, with son Jameson and carers Samantha and Syvanna at his side. It was one day after his 97th birthday and three nights after polishing off a whopping great slab of apple pie before going to sleep. He was born Nov. 13, 1924 in Pawling, New York during the Coolidge Administration.
Inge Doris Lorenz (Riedelsberger), the beloved wife of Jürgen Hans Lorenz, died in Fort Myers, Florida on July 7, 2022. She was 80. They were married for 54 years. Inge was born in 1942 in Fuchshöhe, East Prussia. Her family moved westward and settled in Osnabrück, Germany where Inge completed her education and began work as a paralegal.
With deepest sorrow we announce that our son, Garrett William Finley, of Portland, Maine, died on June 15, 2022. He was 37. Garrett was born Nov. 4, 1984 in New York City and spent most of his childhood in Darien. He graduated from Oxford Academy in Westbrook, where he developed his love of photography and continued his love of music.
Judith (Judy) Pittman Tibbetts, a nearly 70-year resident of Darien, has recently passed. Born in Nebraska to the late Beatrice and Alfred Pittman, and raised in Chicago and Boston, Judy moved to Darien in the early 1950s after college (Principia) and marriage. She and her husband, Paul, and their two sons, Alfred and John, lived in a home they built in Delafield Island. They were also founding members of the Christian Science Church in Darien on the corner of the Post Road and Salt Box Lane. While her children were still quite young, Judy discovered a knack for selling real estate, arranging two sales before deciding to go into the business.
Louise “Scottie” Peebles Winter of Norwalk passed away peacefully on July 7. She was 94. Born in Stamford in January 1928 to the late Charles and Agnes Macdonald Peebles, who had recently immigrated from their native Scotland, Louise was raised in Stamford with her brother John and sister Millicent, where she graduated Stamford High School in 1945. In 1949, she earned her bachelor’s degree and teaching certificate at Danbury State Teachers College, now Western Connecticut State University. Upon graduation, Louise taught elementary school in Darien for many years inclusive of a break while her children were young, through her retirement in 1992.
It is with great sadness and much love that the family of Pia DeLuca, 82, announces her peaceful passing on July 9, 2022. Pia was born on Jan. 24, 1940 to the late Augusto and Lucia Rizzi D’Urso in Scauri, a picturesque seaside village in Minturno, Italy. Pia immigrated to America in 1958 on the ocean liner Cristoforo Colombo. She reunited with her family on Spruce Street on Stamford’s West Side.
John E. Grandbois died on June 12 in Lebanon, New Hampshire, following a valiant struggle with primary progressive aphasia. He was 81. He was born on July 11, 1941 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to parents Virginia and Morlan Grandbois. The family moved to New Canaan, where John attended St. Luke’s School and graduated in 1958.
Nora D. Ryan, beloved wife of Thomas J. Ryan, died on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, after a long battle with interstitial lung disease. Nora was a long-time resident of Darien before retiring to Southport, North Carolina. She had a lengthy career as a corporate paralegal for various Fortune 50 corporations and law firms in Connecticut and New York City. In her leisure time, Nora was an avid reader, as well as a talented cook, baker and seamstress. She enjoyed caring for her grandchildren and her two dogs.
Marta Apy Elders of Rowayton passed away peacefully on May 7, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 78. Marta was born Oct. 3, 1943 in Stamford to the late Martin and Joan Apy of New Canaan. She graduated from New Canaan High School in 1961 and was the secretary of her class.
Geraldine “Gerry” Marshall, age 85, died peacefully on February 11, 2022, in her residence at Sunrise Senior Living in Fairfield, Connecticut. Her full and colorful life and legacies as a teacher, artist, and independent spirit will always be remembered by her family and close friends. The daughter of Louise and Sidney N. Zampiello, Gerry was born in New Haven on Aug. 6, 1936. Gerry and her older brother Richard were raised by their parents in nearby Hamden.
Souren Richard Nepola, 72, of New Britain, Connecticut, and formerly of Darien, Stamford and New Canaan, passed away on April 7, 2022, in New Haven. Born in Stamford on July 8, 1949, Rick was the devoted son of the late Salvatore Richard Nepola, DDS and late Dorothy E. Nepola née Terzian, formerly of Darien and New Canaan. Rick was a member of Darien High School class of 1967; then graduated Magna Cum Laude from Boston University in 1971, with a BSBA degree in Business and Finance. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 1976. For over 40 years, Rick was a member of the Connecticut Bar Association and American Bar Association.
John M. Callagy died on April 28 of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). He was 77. He had been a member of the Darien Board of Finance. John, the son of Judge Martin V. Callagy and Elizabeth Sherwood Callagy, was born May 22, 1944. Raised in New York City, John attended Saint Ignatius Loyola parochial school and Loyola School.