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Kenneth John Kutz passed away on January 18, 2019 at the age of 92 at his daughter’s home in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He was born on Nov. 16, 1926 in Elrose, Saskatchewan, Canada. He graduated summa cum laude in Geological Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan in 1948. On Nov.
Linda Bailey Searle died at her home in Delray Beach, Florida on Jan. 16, 2019, at age 93. Born March 14,1925 in East Orange, NJ to Clifford Sherwood Bailey and Ellen Laird Bailey, Linda grew up in Darien and New Canaan. She graduated from The Ethel Walker School and Finch College. In June 1945, Linda married John “Jack” Endicott Searle, Jr., who was in the Army Air Corps.
Elisabeth Perry (Day) Augustyn passed away peacefully on Jan. 19 at Branford Hills Health Center after a long illness. Elisabeth was born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1936, to Walter Merton and Elisabeth (DuMond) Perry and was raised in Darien. She was a graduate of the Low Heywood School and attended Smith College and the Yale School of Music. For many years Elisabeth ran a successful piano instruction studio in Darien which included pre-school music education classes modeled on the pedagogy of Maria Montessori.
Joyce-Ann Davidson passed away on Friday, Jan. 4 ,at the age of 70. Joy was born on March 24, 1948 to Fred G. Davidson and Kay V. Davidson. She attended college at Immaculata University in Washington, D.C. and Maryville University in Missouri. Having grown up in Darien, Joy always loved the beach.
Patten Jackson, originally from Darien and most recently of Cambridge, Massachusetts, has died at age 59. Born Dec. 17, 1959, he was the son of Anthony and Jane Jackson, both of whom are deceased. A beloved man with friends too numerous to count, Pat was a true Renaissance man — a master of the gentlemanly arts of a bygone era. He was esteemed for his rapier wit and sartorial elegance.
Bruce A. Bjork of Bradenton, Florida died on Jan. 26, 2019. He was 57. He was born April 3, 1961. Mr. Bjork formerly lived in Darien.
Jean Menetrey Edwards, 95, passed away with her family by her side on Jan. 25, 2019 at Cambridge Manor in Fairfield. She was born in Waterbury to Frank and Olive Woosley Menetrey. She was a direct descendant of Louis DuBois, a Huguenot settler & “patentee” of New Paltz, NY in 1678. Jean’s grandparents remembered family members coming down the Hudson River with barge loads of Rosendale hydraulic cement for construction of the piers of the Brooklyn Bridge.
William A. “Bill” Tyrrell of Sebastian, Florida passed away at his home on Jan. 11. He was 78. He was born in New York City and spent his childhood in Rowayton and Darien. He attended Darien High School and then Johns Hopkins University, graduating in 1962 with a degree in engineering.
Donald Brown passed away peacefully on Jan. 18. He was 95. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1923, he was the son of Samuel Raymond Brown and Theophelia Parrett Brown. He grew up in Glenbrook and graduated from Stamford High School, where he was vice president of his senior class in 1941.
Martin Skala, a Darien resident for over 40 years, passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 6, 2019. He was a dynamic member of the community within faith, political and social circles. Martin never met a stranger, just a future friend. Martin’s love for connecting and bringing people together found a perfect focus as one of the first members of Common Ground Committee.
Rocco J. Engongoro, 94, of Stamford passed away peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 24. He was born in Port Chester, New York on Nov. 4, 1924 to the late James and Angelina Scilla Engongoro. Rocco was a veteran of World War II in the U.S. Army.
Karen M. Simmons, a Darien resident, passed away on the morning of Friday, January 18, 2019 at Stamford Hospital. She was born in Stamford on July 19, 1951, and was one of five children born to the late Frederick and Marie (Benedetto) Simmons. Karen was a caring and fun loving person. She showed love and compassion towards the people she cared for and she adored animals. She is survived by her sister, Sandy Ambruso, and Sandy’s husband Frank; and her brother, Paul Simmons.
William E. Harrington, Jr. of Darien passed away peacefully on Jan. 18 after a long and fulfilling life. He was 94. Bill was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on May 26, 1924 to the late William E. Harrington, Sr., and Alice O’Loughlin Harrington. At age six, he and his family relocated to Westchester County, New York, where he was raised.
Michael C. Huebsch passed peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 16, at his home in Darien. He was 60. Michael was born in Stamford on Aug. 11, 1958, the eldest son of Ronald E. Huebsch and the late Lucy Beale Smith.
Alison Jayne Kelly, 58, of Safety Harbor, Florida, passed away on Sunday, January 13. She was born in Neptune, New Jersey on Aug. 5, 1960 and was the daughter of the late Eugene and Joan O’Brien Kelly. She lived in Asbury Park, New Jersey and Deal before moving to Mountainside, New Jersey where she spent her formative years. She graduated from Our Lady of Lourdes and attended Union Catholic High School.