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Barbara Becker Hurley, 76, of Indian River Shores, Fl. and formerly of Allentown, Pa. and Darien, passed away in her sleep on April 2, 2017. Born Oct. 26, 1940 in Paterson.
Lucia Elodia Kuesel (“Ellie”), a former Darien resident, died Tuesday, March 28. Mrs. Kuesel was born in Brooklyn on May 1, 1928, daughter of Howard L. Fisher of Brooklyn and Elodia Baldwin Fisher originally of Cuthbert, Georgia. She graduated from Manhasset High School on Long Island in 1946, Southern Seminary Junior College in Virginia in 1948 and Duke University in 1950 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. At Southern Sem she was an active equestrian jumper and at Duke she was a member of the Alpha Phi sorority. After graduation, she worked in several jobs in New York City, notably with the Ogilvy, Benson & Mather advertising agency as one of its initial employees.
James Oliver Leet passed away on March 30. he was 94. Born on July 29, 1922 in Ramsey County, N.D to Louis and Carrie Johnson Leet, Jim and his older sister, Margaret, grew up on the Leet family farm. He met his future wife, Jean Stroup, at North Dakota State University. Following college his spirit of adventure drew him to the growing aviation industry and he joined Pan American World Airways.
Joyce Elizabeth Waters, a long-time resident of Darien, passed away on Sunday, April 2 at the Carolton Hospital in Fairfield. She was 81. Born on Aug. 23, 1935 in Darien, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Josephine (Calvi) Verducci. Joyce was a graduate of Darien High School and worked for Pitney Bowes.
Jean Patricia Moore Cooper of Ketchum, Idaho, formerly of Darien and New York City, died Monday, March 13. She was 89. Jean was born to Gladys DeCordova Moore and Harrison B. Moore, III in New York City on Nov. 17, 1927. Jean graduated from St.
Nancy Howland Judkins of Boulder, Colo. passed away peacefully on March 29, 2017, at the age of 90, surrounded by her four children. A celebration of Nancy’s life was held on Saturday, April 1, 2017, at St. John’s Episcopal Church. Nancy was born on Dec.
Terrence “Terry” J. Ahearn, succumbed to pancreatic cancer on March 25, 2017 after more than a two-and-half year battle. A native of Worcester, Massachusetts, Terry earned a B.A. from The Citadel in 1963 and was commissioned into the U.S. Air Force where he served for six years as a navigator, and flew 143 combat missions over Vietnam. Subsequently, he earned a J.D. from Boston College School of Law where he was a member of the law review. He then joined Humble Oil & Refining (later Exxon Corporation) in Texas, serving in various high-level positions during a career that spanned thirty years. One of the highlights of his career was the seven years he was stationed in Hong Kong, where he served as general counsel of Exxon Chemical Asia Pacific during the late ’70s and early ’80s.