Darien Obituaries August 2017

June Taylor, 84, Medical Researcher, Cookbook Editor, Former Darien Resident

Winthrop ‘Win’ Stevens, 76, Former Darien Resident, Avid Golfer

Margaret van den Heuvel, 97, WWII Veteran, 57-Year Darien Resident, Thrift Shop Volunteer

Gardtrell Davis Sr., 89, Worked at Darien Fabricare Cleaners, Had 11 Children, 21 Grandchildren, 25 Great-Grandchildren, 8 Great-Great-Grandchildren

André Buchs, 78, Standout DHS Athlete, Class of ’57, Nationally Recognized Oral Surgeon

James Albert, 77, Digital & Telecommunications Manager, Cyclist, Artist, Volunteer

Margaret Basford, 91, a 40-Year Member of Calvary Baptist Church in Darien

William Rohrbach, 91, Grew Up in Darien; Artist, Art Professor Who Radically Simplified His Life

Aline Duchaine Messer, 77, Former Darien Resident

Elizabeth Grathwol, 90, Former Darien Resident

John Graham, 95, WWII Bombardier, Avid Golfer at Woodway Country Club,

William Cawley, 86, Golf Enthusiast Who Served on Board of Woodway Country Club

Lloyd Plehaty, 92, Former RTM Member, Engineer, Longtime Naval Reservist

Robert Nangle, 87, Printing and Publishing Executive, Former Darien Resident

George Cammann, 91, Airline Executive, Played Tennis, Sang in Choir, Horseman, Volunteer

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June Irmiger Taylor, 84, of New Haven, and formerly of Chicago and Darien, passed away on Aug. 11. She was born to the late Robert Irmiger, a Chicago attorney, and the late Margaret Cusack Irmiger, a teacher and guidance counselor. June was a graduate of Vassar College, where she received her bachelor’s degree, and Teachers College of Columbia University, where she received a master of science degree. She was a doctoral candidate in anthropology at Columbia University.

Winthrop Ramore “Win” Stevens of Bald Head Island, N.C. passed away on Aug. 12, 2017 at the age of 76. Win was born in Missouri on June 25, 1941, the son of the late John and Louise Stevens. He attended the University of Missouri and received his B.S degree before attending law school. He met his then-to-be wife Fran, and they married in August 1967.

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Margaret Duff van den Heuvel died peacefully on Aug. 27, 2017 after a brief illness. She was 97. She was born April 11, 1920 in Pennsylvania to the Rev. and Mrs. George M. Duff. In 1922 the family moved to Riverdale, N.Y. where her father pastored the Riverdale Presbyterian Church for 31 years.

Gardtrell E. Davis, Sr., 89, transitioned peacefully on Aug. 29. He leaves 63 descendants, with two of his children and his wife, Betty Griffin Davis, having predeceased him. He was born on April 24, 1928 in Wrens, Georgia to Jessie Davis and Willie Lee Dixon Davis. Gardtrell retired from Darien Fabricare Cleaners after numerous years of service.

Dr. André Buchs, a prominent oral surgeon in Central Florida, died peacefully on Aug. 25, 2017 surrounded by his loving wife and three daughters. He was 78 years old. Andy was born May 23, 1939 to Laura L. and Andre O. Buchs of Darien. He graduated from Darien High School in 1957 where he was selected First Team All-State in football.

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James P. Albert, a longtime resident of Darien, passed away on Aug. 22 at Stamford Hospital at the age of 77. He was the husband of Darien Representative Town Meeting Member Lois Schneider. Jim was born in Minneapolis on April 21, 1940 to Elwin and Kathryn (Damm) Albert. He grew up in several cities in the Midwest, spending summers working on the family farm in Utica, Minn.

Margaret Barbara Weatherly Basford, born on Feb. 16, 1926 and returned to Christ for eternal life on Aug. 23, 2017 at the age of 91. Margaret was born in Ceres, Va. to Etta Matilda Lambert who died during child birth.

William Rohrbach passed away on July 31, 2017. He was 91. As a professor emeritus at the University of California, Santa Barbara, he was often referred to as “Professor Bill.” However, he preferred to be called simply, “Bill.” Bill was born on Oct.

Aline Marcelle Messer (Duchaine), of Riverside, Calif., passed away on Thursday, Aug. 17 at the age of 77, after a brief struggle with ovarian cancer. Aline was born to parents Edward and Marcelle Duchaine on March 30, 1940, in Manhattan, New York. She grew up as the eldest of 4 and attended Darien High School in Darien. She earned her bachelor of science degree from California Baptist University in 1990.

Elizabeth Bell Grathwol, 90, of Columbus, Ga. passed away at home on Thursday, Aug. 17.
Elizabeth Grathwol was born Ada Elizabeth Bell on Aug. 12, in Columbus, Ga. Her parents were Samps K. Bell of Preston, GA and Ruth McElvany Bell of Conyers, Ga.

John “Jack” Graham, a World War 2 veteran who flew 40 combat missions as a B-24 bombardier and went on to become a long-time cement-industry executive, died Friday, Aug. 18, in Darien. He was 95. Mr. Graham, who lived in New Canaan for nearly 40 years, passed away of natural causes in his sleep at Maplewood Senior Living, where he had resided with his wife of 67 years, Marion Graham, since late 2014. A 1949 graduate of Boston College where he played football and hockey, Mr. Graham began his long career in the cement industry in the early 1950s and retired in 1998 as president of LoneStar Cement to start a consulting business.

William V. “Bill” Cawley, 86, a wonderful and loving man to all who knew him, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017 after a brief illness. Born in Cleveland on Jan. 22, 1931, Bill was the seventh and youngest child of Irish immigrants, and lived in Cleveland the first 37 years of his life. There he met the love of his life, Lois Bruening; they were married in June 1953, with four boys born in the following seven years.

Spencer Lloyd Plehaty, age 92, passed away peacefully on Aug. 4, 2017 in Boulder, Colo., with his nearest family by his side. Lloyd was born Oct. 23, 1924, in White Plains, N.Y., to Carl (Sr.) and Svea (Grape) Plehaty. He graduated from Wesleyan University in Middletown in 1948 with a B.A. in math and physics, and New York University, N.Y., in 1953 with an M.E.E. in Electronics.

Robert Christie Nangle died peacefully May 9 in Meriden, Connecticut after a long illness. Karen, his wife of 57 years was by his side. He was born March 16, 1930 in New Haven and lived there with his parents, Benjamin Christie Nangle, a professor of English at Yale, and his mother, Katharine Rawles Nangle, who taught at the Day School. A graduate of the Foote School, Groton School, and Yale University, he took two years off to serve in the Army. At Groton, he learned how to set monotype, in the fashion of Gutenberg, beginning a life-long involvement in the rapidly changing industry of printing and publishing.

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George Blackwell Cammann died peacefully on Tuesday, Aug. 15 at home. He was 91. George was born on Jan. 27, 1926 in New York City to Katharine Blackwell and Frederic Almy Cammann.