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Jeanne Theresa Ladue, 90, died Nov. 8 at Wake Robin nursing home in Shelburne, Vermont, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Ladue was born on Sept. 5, 1928 in Maracaibo, Venezuela, the daughter of Richard Gordon Bennett and Carmen Theresa Dalla Costa Bennett. She lived in Venezuela, England and Trinidad and graduated from the Loretto Academy in Niagara Falls, Canada.
Theodora Cogswell “Do” Deland of Darien died at the Stamford Hospital on Nov. 20, after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage the previous Friday. Her family was at her bedside. Minutes before passing away she received prayers from the minister of St. Luke’s Parish, where she had been a member since 1950.
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.
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.
James J Whittaker (Jack) passed away on Oct. 31, 2018. He was 92. His family is asking that friends join them in a celebration of his life at the American Legion, 60 County St., Norwalk from 4 to 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7.
Joan Marie Comerford, age 85, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at Maplewood of Darien, after a long battle with cancer. She was born on July 26, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York to Stanley and Stella Sokolowski of Ozone Park, Queens. After graduating from St. Joseph’s College for Women, in Brooklyn, New York in 1954, she was named a Fulbright Scholar and studied in Cologne, Germany from 1954-1955.
Michael A. Wood of Darien passed away Nov. 25 following a long illness. He was 69. Born July 29, 1949 in Stamford, he was predeceased by his parents, George A. Wood Jr. and Wanda V. Stamatel. Mike grew up in Stamford and graduated from Rippowam High School in 1967, then attended J.M. Wright Technical School.
Leo W. Rogowski, a longtime resident of Darien, passed away on Nov. 28. Born in Stamford on Jan. 12, 1917, he was the son of the late Anthony and Helen Rogowski. Leo served in the Army during World War II.
Wilder D. Baker, Jr. of Darien passed away on Nov. 22 after a long struggle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. He was 86. Wilder was born Dec. 4, 1931 in Washington, DC the only child of naval officer Wilder D. Baker and Cora Barry Baker, the daughter of a Washington correspondent.
Carl A. “Cappy” Yarnold passed away on Nov. 20. He was 71. Born on June 29, 1947 in Haverhill, New Hampshire, Cappy grew up in Darien, where he graduated from Darien High School in 1965. He enlisted in the Navy and was assigned to the aircraft carrier, USS Essex.
Christopher (Chris) Scott Doney, a long-time resident of Norwalk who grew up in Darien, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 21 after a short but brave battle with cancer. He was 72. Born on Jan. 31, 1946 in Los Angeles, he was the oldest child of the late Raymond Albert Doney and Martha Helen Arbuckle.