Darien Obituary May 2017

Robert Nangle, 87, Printing and Publishing Executive, Former Darien Resident

Frederick Kolbe, 89, Started Recruiting Firm, Longtime Former Darien Resident

Mary Lowman, 92, Star Tennis Player at Wee Burn, Tokeneke Country Clubs

Richard Groulx, 68, Vietnam Veteran, Soccer Coach, Attended Darien High School in 1960s

Marion Donahue, 91, Choir Member, Active Church Member, Former Darien Resident

Mary Murdock, 90, Former Bookstore Manager at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

James Baldwin, 92, Former Darien Resident, Senior Executive for Corporations

Jean Saunders, 89, Grew Up in Darien, Private Secretary to Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Robert Woods, 96, Top Cadet at West Point, Corporate Executive, Avid Jazz Trumpeter, Tokeneke Club Member

Langdon Clarke, 66, Former Darien Resident, Co-Founder of Darien Youth Lacrosse Program

Thomas Foley, 75, Accountant for Corporations, Member of Middlesex Club, Darien Boat Club

Walter Murby, 89, Bank Executive, Former Masonic Grand Master in Darien

John Cagnina, 86, Active in St. John Church Choir in Darien, Longtime Rowaytonite

Michael Savage, 78, NY Education Official, Member of Darien Men’s Association, Darien Country Club

Rene Menzel, 97, One Adventure After Another in WW II, Later a Darien P&Z Chairman

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Robert Christie Nangle died peacefully May 9 in Meriden, Connecticut after a long illness. Karen, his wife of 57 years was by his side. He was born March 16, 1930 in New Haven and lived there with his parents, Benjamin Christie Nangle, a professor of English at Yale, and his mother, Katharine Rawles Nangle, who taught at the Day School. A graduate of the Foote School, Groton School, and Yale University, he took two years off to serve in the Army. At Groton, he learned how to set monotype, in the fashion of Gutenberg, beginning a life-long involvement in the rapidly changing industry of printing and publishing.

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.

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.

Robert Woods obituary Time magazine cover 06-03017

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.

Thomas L. Foley, Jr., a 37-year resident of Darien, passed away on Monday, May 29 in Darien. He was 75. Born on Feb. 21, 1942 in Albany, N.Y., he was the son of the late Helen Hogan and Thomas Leo Foley Sr. He grew up in Brooklyn and Queens. Thomas graduated from Newtown High School in Elmhurst, N.Y.; St.

Walter Alan Murby died from a courageous battle with cancer May 20 at Moog & Friends Hospice House in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. He was born Oct. 13, 1937 in Port Alberni, British Columbia to Walter and Helen Murby. His only sibling, Robert, passed away in Hong Kong in 2004. His grandfather, Walter Murby, was the sheriff of Nottingham, England.

John Fleming Cagnina, formerly of Rowayton, passed away peacefully on May 13, 2017 in Westerly, R.I. after living happily for three years at StoneRidge, a retirement community in Mystic. He was two days shy of his 87th birthday. His death was a result of heart disease and dementia. A 44-year resident of Rowayton, John served as a Commissioner of the Sixth Taxing District and Chair of the Rowayton Civic Association. An enthusiastic skier and sailor, he was a founding member of the Rowayton Yacht Club at Hickory Bluff.

Michael Howard Savage, 78, passed away on Friday, May 12, surrounded by his family at his home in Darien. Michael was born in Bridgeport in 1938, son of the late Manuel and Lillian Savage. He grew up in Hollis Hills, N.Y.

Michael graduated from Dartmouth College with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. He was a member of the swimming team and served as pianist for the Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra. He also earned a master’s degree in guidance and education and a Ph.D. in educational administration from New York University.

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Rene Eugene Menzel, Age 97 of Williamsburg, Va. and formerly Darien, died peacefully on May 10. After fleeing Europe with his family at the start of World War II, Menzel fought behind enemy lines, then in D-Day invasion, and then sometimes found himself behind enemy lines again. The much-decorated veteran later lived in Darien for two decades, serving on the Planning & Zoning Commission as its chairman. He was born on Nov.