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Janice Seng Shaker died peacefully on Friday, Aug. 25, in Darien. Janice was 100 years old and was predeceased in 2005 by her husband, Theodore (Ted) Frederick Shaker. She was one of a kind. Janice lived a wonderful life.
Michael A. Caputo, a lifetime resident of Darien,, passed away April 27, 2023. He was 82. He is survived by his spouse, Carol (Procaccini) Caputo, and son Michael L Caputo both of Darien. Michael was predeceased by his parents, Mary (Miceli) Caputo and Louis S. Caputo. A Darien High School class of 1960 graduate, he attended Pace University and the American Institute of Banking.
Margaret M. Harrington on April 29, 2023 after a long and fulfilling life. She was 94. Marge was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 20, 1929 to John (Jack) and Margaret (Maggie) McCabe. She attended Fontbonne Hall Academy in Brooklyn on an academic scholarship. Later she and her family supported the school’s scholarship fund.
Maureen Murphy Kenefick of New Canaan; a beloved wife, mother and grandmother, died April 25, following a brief struggle with brain cancer in her beloved thatch cottage in Ireland surrounded by her family. She was 68. She was born on March 27, 1955 in Rolla, Missouri, to James Murphy and Maryann Murphy. Maureen was a Registered Nurse for more than 40 years and spent over three decades at Stamford Hospital working on Labor and Delivery, in Case Management and on Maternity. In the last few years of her career she served as a school nurse at several schools in the Darien Public School system.
Sally Cooke Bull, recently of Darien, passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023 at Maplewood of Darien. She was 90. She was born on July 20, 1932 in Montclair, NJ, to the late C. Gordon Cooke and Bertha Fulton Cooke. Sally grew up in Essex Fells, New Jersey, an insulated, idyllic suburb near New York City. She went from a tomboy trying to keep up with her older brothers to the debutante life of cotillions and ball gowns.
Edith Joan Rockingham (nee Wright) died April 7, 2023 in Hamilton, Ontario. She was 99. Joan will be remembered for many parts of her extraordinary life. She was born Sept. 21, 1923 in Herstmonceux, England to Alice and Thomas Wright.
Kenneth Zerbe died peacefully with his wife by his side in Darien on April 10 after a long battle with cholangiocarcinoma. He was 49. Ken was born in 1973 to Allen Zerbe and Lee Denison and grew up in Utah. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Utah State University, where he double majored in finance and economics and minored in psychology. After graduating from college, he moved to New York City to pursue a career in finance.
Tanya Thilmany has died. She was 91. She is the first of two children of Grigory and Glafira (nee Stankevich) Vernigora, both refugees of the Russian Revolution; Glafira, making her way with family assistance from St. Petersburg to Istanbul as a 17-year old, while Grigory, then aged 18, stowed away on a ship from Yalta bound for the same destination. The two later met in a Russian neighborhood.
Michael Alcorn died peacefully on April 18, 2023 at the Sentara Williamsburg Regional Hospital, after succumbing to a long illness with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Born in Streator, Illinois in 1944, Mike immigrated with his family to Calgary, Alberta in 1957. There he attended the University of Calgary and served as president of the student body. Following graduation, Mike moved to Toronto and worked for various package goods corporations as a marketing executive. There he met Jane, his beloved wife and stalwart partner for 51 years.
David Eric Nelson, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, friend and colleague, passed away from prostate cancer on April 12, 2023, at his home in Darien, Connecticut. He was 75. David was born on July 24, 1947, in Washington, D.C. to Gideon Erik Nelson and Amy Bostrom Nelson. He grew up in St. Louis, along with his younger brother, Peter Brook Nelson.
Rosamond Lehren Emmons, a resident of Darien for 60 years, died Tuesday, April 4, at Bridges Memory Care in Norwalk, just shy of her 91st birthday. Artistic, community-oriented, and forever fashionable, Roz was a tour de force. She was a passionate wife, mother, and award-winning painter. Born in Yonkers, New York, on April 21,1932, she was the fourth child and only daughter of Hazel and James Lehren. Roz grew up in Riverside and attended Greenwich Academy.
Dr. Raymond L. Kotch, 101, of New Canaan, passed away peacefully of natural causes at his home on April 8, 2023. Ray grew up in New York City, and attended Erasmus Hall, DeWitt Clinton High School, and City University of New York. He graduated from the College of Dental Medicine of Columbia University, and was an attending oral surgeon at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. In the early 1950s, Ray served as a captain in the United States Army during the Korean War.
Jeanne Marie Chafee Pellegrino of East Hampton entered eternal rest on April 8 after a long and beautiful life. She was 97. Born on Jan. 14, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Teresa and Louis Worms. Jeanne worked as a secretary at the Marlee Co. in Stamford where she met her husband, Michael L. Pellegrino.
Thomas Bernard Kealy, 86, of Darien, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully on April 3. Tom was born in White Plains, New York, to Catherine and John T. Kealy on Sept. 8, 1936. Tom attended Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains and graduated from Iona University in 1959. Following graduation, he joined the Marine Reserves, completing his basic training at Parris Island and Camp LeJeune.
Ralph John Benzenberg passed away peacefully on Monday, March 27 in Connecticut. He was 80. He and his wife Patricia were living in Milford for the past five years. Before moving to Milford, he and Patricia were Darien residents for over 40 years. Ralph was born in Brooklyn, New York on Oct.