Joseph Farris, Famed Bethel Cartoonist, Dies at 90

Report by Paula Antolini
February 8, 2015 12:25PM EDT

Joseph Farris, famed New Yorker cartoonist, died on January 28, 2015 at age 90 in his home in Bethel, CT, that he had lived in since 1954. Joe was born on May 30, 1924 in Newark, NJ, the son of George & Adele Farris.

Joe is survived by his wife Cynthia, his daughter Christine (Farris) Andersen and her husband Erik, his stepsons Michael Aron, Stephen Aron & Peter Aron, his brother, Edward Farris, his sister-in-law, Nancy Farris and several cousins, nieces & nephews. He is also survived by his greatest source of joy and pride, grandchildren Emily Dae Andersen and Paul Joseph Andersen and step-grandchildren Miles Aron and Alexina Aron. He was predeceased by his brother George Farris. A gathering for the celebration of his life will be held in the near future. (From legacy.com, read full obituary here.)

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Bethel has lost a dear man who had an incredible life and remained one of the most talented, friendly, and genuinely caring individuals I have ever met.

I’d like you to read an article in part, entitled, ”Bullets Flying, Yet One Man Pursued His Passion For Art: Joseph Farris” that I wrote on October 1, 2013, after meeting Joe Farris and his lovely wife Cynthia Cox Farris, on September 14, 2013. At that time he graciously agreed to do a speaking engagement on September 27, 2013, for a Bethel Memoirs class given at the Bethel Senior Center, taught by local resident and video production expert Bob Becker. It was there that he spoke about his new book he had written about his life and shared information with the seniors on how he wrote his memoir, A Soldier’s Sketchbook.

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Read more information about Joseph F. Farris here.