Darien Obituary 2018

Obituaries

Ring’s End Inc. Board Chairman Douglas Campbell Passes Away in Florida

By David Gurliacci | December 18, 2018

Douglas Campbell, a former member of the Darien Police Commission and chairman of the board at Ring’s End Inc., passed away Monday morning at his home in Sanibel, Florida, the company said in a brief announcement. First Selectman Jayme Stevenson noted his passing at Monday night’s Board of Selectmen meeting. Campbell started at Ring’s End, headquartered on West Avenue, 63 years ago, in 1955. At Monday night’s Board of Selectmen meeting, Stevenson said:

“I would like to sadly announce that former police commissioner and long-time resident and business owner Doug Campbell passed away, unfortunately. “He lived a great life; he was 90 years old; and I’m sure we’ll find out what […] services may be planned for him, but if you know his family, either Nancy Herling or any of the Campbell family, please extend your condolences.”

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Sharon Gibson, 72, Hairdresser, Bar Manager, Loved Gardening, Voracious Reader

By DARIENITE.COM | December 14, 2018

Sharon (Shari) Kay Gibson, 72, a beloved grandmother, mother, daughter, sister, and friend, died peacefully at her daughter’s home in Darien on Dec. 8, 2018 surrounded by loved ones after a four-week battle with cancer. The daughter of Samuel and Florence (Wickwire) Gibson and the second oldest of four daughters, she lived her early years on the family farm in Fullerton, North Dakota. After graduating from Fullerton High School in 1965, she attended Joseph’s School of Hair Design in Fargo, North Dakota. She worked in the industry for several years before returning to Joseph’s as an instructor.

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Margaret Mathews, 83, Grew Up in Darien, Innkeeper at Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Maine

By DARIENITE.COM | December 11, 2018

Margaret (Peggy) Mathews passed away of natural causes at her home in Cumberland Foreside, Maine on Dec. 6, 2018 at the age of 83. Peggy was born in New York City on Sept. 4, 1935, the daughter of Margaret Stuyvesant Wainwright and Edward Brewster Prindle. Childhood years were spent in New York City and Darien.

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Edwin Mulock III, 80, Technology Manager, Active Volunteer, Avid Sailor, Music Lover

By DARIENITE.COM | December 11, 2018

Edwin McCord Mulock III of Darien died at home Dec. 3, 2018. He was 80. Born April 14, 1938 in Detroit, he was the son of Edwin McCord Mulock Jr. and Harriett (Knight) Mulock. As a resident of Darien since 1973, Ed was active in the community.

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Consuelo Nussbaum, 91, Led Junior League of Stamford-Norwalk, Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Board

By DARIENITE.COM | December 6, 2018

Consuelo Meloy Nussbaum, 91, died peacefully Dec. 4, 2018 at Edgehill in Stamford. She was 91. The daughter of Thomas and Claire (Libby) Meloy, she was born Feb. 8, 1927, in Bronxville, New York.

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Elizabeth Grant 80, Widowed Early, She Raised Four Children in Darien, Loved Gardening, Cooking

By DARIENITE.COM | December 3, 2018

Surrounded by her loving family, Elizabeth (Betty) Grant passed into God’s hands to join her husband on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018. She was 80. Betty was born in Salterstown, County Louth, Ireland on Aug. 10, 1938 to Patrick and Rose Ebbitt.