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Frederick Van Deren Kolbe, a longtime resident of Darien and husband of the late Marion (Wilcox) Kolbe, died on Wednesday, May 31 at Regional Hospice of Western CT Center for Comfort Care and Healing, Danbury. He was 89. Mr. Kolbe was born in Detroit on Jan. 5, 1928. He was the son of Frank F. and Marjorie (Heartt) Kolbe and he lived in Darien since 1963.
Hubertus Riedel, 79, died Monday, June 12, peacefully at home, surrounded by a loving family. He leaves his wife of 56 years, Ruth Riedel; his son, Wayne Riedel and Dana Danks; his daughter Deidre Riedel; his granddaughter Isabella Zangari; his brother Kraft-Rupprecht Riedel and his wife Diana; his sisters Bettina Riedel and Katharina Waldorf; and many other friends and family. Born and raised in Berlin, Germany the son of Gerd and Elfriede Riedel, he was a longtime resident of Darien. In his early years, he emigrated from Germany to America at the age of 18 years in 1956. Later on, he met his beloved wife Ruth Riedel.
AC “Ladd” Morgan III of Darien passed away on June 8. Mr. Morgan was beloved in the community for his extroverted personality and fervent patriotism and will be deeply missed. Mr. Morgan was born on March 10, 1939 in Port Washington, N.Y. and was raised in Westport. He attended The Westminster School in Simsbury and Hebron Academy in Hebron, Maine from which he graduated in 1957. AC Morgan then attended North Carolina State University where he majored in textile chemistry and business management.
Reed William Schwandt, 40, passed away suddenly the morning of June 10 in Darien. Beloved husband, father, son, brother, and friend, he leaves behind a wife, Renee Schwandt, and three children — Isabelle, Luke, and Emmerson — as well as his mother and father, Karen and Stephen Schwandt, brother, Andrew Schwandt and numerous close friends and extended family members. Mr. Schwandt was born on Sept. 11, 1976, in Minneapolis. He attended Armstrong High School, graduating in 1994.
Mary Farrell Lowman, a lifelong resident of Darien, passed away at home on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, surrounded by members of her family and her aides. Mary was born in Norwalk on July 8, 1924. Her parents were John J. and Maude H. Farrell and her younger sister was Elizabeth Farrell Wilson. Her fraternal grandparents were John A. and Katherine M. Farrell of Rowayton and, her materal grandparents were Crowell Hadden Sr. and Elizabeth Hadden Poole of Brooklyn, N.Y. and Litchfield. __________
— an obituary from Edward Lawrence Funeral Home
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Mary attended the Low-Heywood School and she graduated from the Westover School for Girls in 1942.
Richard William Groulx, 68, of Oregon City, passed away on May 26. He was 68 years old. Groulx was born in Accra, Ghana, July 15,1948. Rick spent his early years in Lagos, Nigeria, before beginning traveling to the United States for education at Cheshire Academy and later, Darien High School. He was joined by two much-loved sisters, Kathy and Zoe, remembering trips to South Texas to spend time with grandparents and cousins in the Rio Grande Valley.
Marion Theresa Donahue, age 91 of Venice, Fl., formerly of Darien and West Redding, died at Englewood Hospice House, Port Charlotte, Fl. on Saturday, June 3. Marion was born on Aug. 21, 1925 in the Bronx, N.Y. to the late Genevieve V. (Grubert) and Guy H. Welch. __________
— an obituary from Farley Funeral Homes and Crematory
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After raising their three children in Darien and West Redding, Marion and John, Sr. moved to Venice, Fl.
Mary Anne (Whitlock) Murdock, 90, the wife of the late John S. Murdock Sr., died peacefully on Thursday May 18. She had lived in Darien for 50 years. She was born July 23, 1926 in Washington, D.C., to the late Francis B. and Virginia (Bennett) Whitlock. After graduating from Smith College, Mary Anne worked for Howdy Doody in New York City. In Darien, she was involved in the Junior League and St.
James G. “Jim” Baldwin of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fl. passed away May 30. He was 92. He was born March 17, 1925 in Seattle, Wash., the son of Harry G. Baldwin and Eleanor Ann Mullinex. Mr. Baldwin leaves his devoted and loving wife of 24 years, Sally Jayne Ferguson Baldwin.
Jean Olive Wallin Saunders, 89, of Anchorage, Alaska, peacefully joined the Lord Tuesday morning, May 23. Jean was born on Aug. 17, 1927, to Ernest and Frieda Wallin in Stamford. She grew up in Darien. Jean worked as an executive secretary, assistant to editors, and as office manager over a period of years.
Mr. Robert Evans Woods, a much loved and respected long-time resident of Darien, passed away peacefully on May 30. He was 96. Bob was born in Corning, N.Y. to Arthur and Eleanora Woods. He attended Bucknell prior to transferring to the U.S. Naval Academy, and then moved on to West Point. He was chosen to command the Corps of Cadets as first captain during his final year, and appeared on the cover of Time magazine as such in June 1945.
Langdon Payne Clarke, “Coach Lang” to many people, recently passed away on Martha’s Vineyard. He was 66. Formerly of Darien, Connecticut, Lang will be forever known for his involvement as co-founder of the Darien Youth Lacrosse Program. Whether it was handing out deli sandwiches to his volunteer coaches or driving around town in his Jeep with lacrosse sticks, Lang was on the playing fields all spring long sharing his love of lacrosse. Formerly an asset manager at Merrill Lynch and Trinal Investments, he was a board member at the Darien Depot Youth Center and CONNY Lacrosse and a member of the Tokeneke Club.