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Joanna Pastore, 81, Worked at Barrett Bookstore

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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

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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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Rosemary Murphy, 84, Former Longtime Darien Resident

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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.

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Andrew Schlater obituary 8-4-16

Andrew Schlater, 27, Former Wineport of Darien Employee

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Andrew Francis Schlater, a resident of Rowayton,  passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2016 in Norwalk. Born on June 10, 1989 in Stamford, he was the son of Frank and Nancy Schlater. He was a graduate of The Eagle Hill School in Hardwick, Mass. Born and raised in Rowayton, Andrew worked for several local businesses including Rowayton Pizza, Rowayton Market and the WinePort of Darien. He also worked for Reynolds’ Farms and Gilbertie’s Nurseries where he developed his passion for organic gardening, growing unusual and heirloom tomatoes.

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Lynn Reilly obituary 8-2-16

Lynn Reilly, 85, Former Darien Resident, Worked in Darien Schools

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Lynn Alden Wanger Reilly of Shannondell at Valley Forge in Audubon, Pa., age 85, passed away suddenly at Paoli Hospital in Paoli, Pa., on July 26, 2016. Born in Philadelphia as the second of the three children of Willard and Hulda (Frazier) Wanger, Lynn was raised in Bala Cynwyd, Pa., and Ocean City, N.J.

She graduated from Lower Merion High School in 1949 and subsequently from Temple School of Dentistry in Philadelphia with certification as a dental hygienist. She met Charles E. Reilly Jr. of Bala as a young girl summering in Ocean City, started dating him at age 16, and married him at age 21, following him to Germany on his tour of active duty. Lynn’s interest in family history was triggered by her descent from John Alden and Priscilla Mullins of the Mayflower, and she followed in the footsteps of her mother, Hulda Yaeger Frazier, and great-grandmother, Anna Maria Redfield, and became a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She remained a member of the Jeptha Abbot Chapter in Ardmore even after her relocation to Connecticut, where she worked with the Darien Public Schools and was a volunteer for Children’s Aid Society.

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Patricia Barber obituary 8-2-16

Patricia Barber, 86, Former Country Club of Darien Member

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Patricia Ann Bazley Barber of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, passed away at home on Saturday, July 30, 2016 at the age of 86. She was born on Oct. 14, 1929 in Plainfield, New Jersey, the daughter of the late Dorothy Cary Bazley Barnhurst and John Duncan Bazley. She lived in Plainfield, New Jersey for 13 years before moving to Ogdensburg, New York on the St. Lawrence River, where she loved to ice skate with her friends.

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Actress Gloria DeHaven, 91, Former Darien Resident, Stage & Screen Star

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Actress and singer Gloria DeHaven, 91, died Saturday in Las Vegas, according to numerous news accounts. The actress, who at one time was a Darien resident, performed in Hollywood musicals in the 1940s and ’50s, and later in the television shows “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman” and “Ryan’s Hope.” DeHaven was born Feb. 8, 1925 in Los Angeles. She came from a show-business family: Her parents, Flora Parker and Carter DeHaven, were popular vaudeville and stage performers, and her brother, Carter DeHaven Jr., would later become a producer.