Obituary: Thomas Henry Haug, 63, Of Bethel

Thomas proudly served his country in the United States Navy, and worked for many years at Barden Corp.

Obituary: Harold Noe, 99, Of Bethel

Harold was a proud veteran of WW II serving in the army air corps in both the Philippines and occupied Japan.

Obituary: Marla Beth Duffy, 56, Of Bethel

Marla was a force of nature, embracing everyone she met with her joy of living, wry and quick sense of humor, and her infinite kindness.

Obituary: Richard “Dick” James Moody Sr., 78, Of Bethel

Dick could literally fix anything, working as a master mechanic on jets, and even worked on President John F. Kennedy’s plane.

Bethel PD Mourns Loss Of Former Officer

Former Bethel police officer Liberty Andreotto​ died Dec. 31., the department has announced.

Obituary: Cecilia Frances (Taylor) Cleary, 92, Of Bethel

In her younger years, Cecilia was a talented tap dancer and a gifted ice skater who skated on every frozen pond in Danbury and Bethel.

Obituary: Patricia Murphy Burgess, 82, Of Bethel

Trish loved to sing, had a wonderful sense of humor, and always had a good story to tell.

Obituary: Angela Mae Keane, 60, Of Bethel

Angela was an avid animal lover and rescued many of her dogs and cats.

Obituary: Onofrio J. Piacquadio, 87, Of Bethel And Ridgefield

Mr. Piacquadio was responsible for integrating the New York City Board of Education, hiring the first non-white employee.

Obituary: Robert William Ritch, 79,Of Bethel

Bob served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War and had been a Bethel resident for over 50 years.

Obituary: John Smietana, 74, Of Bethel

John served in the U.S. Air Force prior to a successful career in banking and finance.

Obituary: William J. McNamara III, 55, Of Bethel

Bill was employed with Union Savings Bank, Danbury as Executive Vice President, Chief Risk and Information Officer

Obituary: Pamela Jane Surovy, Of Bethel

Pam loved animals, going to car shows, and was very lucky with scratch-off lottery tickets.

Obituary: Marion Louise (Webb) Whitlock, Of Bethel

Lifelong resident of Bethel, Mrs. Whitlock was a member of the United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday school and sang in the choir.

Obituary: Byron Spencer Thomas, MD, 72, Of Bethel

Dr. Thomas was the first African-American internist to serve the local community.

Obituary: Carol Ann (Makszin) Barney, Of Bethel

Carol was a devout Catholic and active member of St Mary’s Parish and of many community organizations, including the Bethel Senior Center.

Obituary: Mary Ellen (Dunleavy) Nelson, 87, Of Bethel

Mary Ellen was a hardworking woman, from working on a farm, to delivering milk before going to school, to raising seven children while an RN

Obituary: Marie Helen (Golder) Gaffney Trowbridge, Of Bethel

Marie was a lifelong Bethel resident and was a Kindergarten Teacher in Bethel for many years until her retirement.

Obituary: Mariano Riccardi, 88, Of Bethel

Mario worked for the Morganti Construction Company for many years until his retirement.

Obituary: Postal Worker Paul A. Doto, Jr, Of Bethel

Paul had a 42-year career with the U.S. Postal Service

Obituary: June Dethridge Hansen, Of Bethel

June worked at both Grolier (now Hatchette) and General Electric Credit Corporation as a sales executive before she retired.

Obituary: Christopher J. Cosden, 53, Of Bethel

Chris edited several magazines related to the electronic information industry and was Senior Director of Online Operations at Jupiter Media.

Obituary: Peter Wood Marston, Bethel Computer Programmer

Pete had a great love for music, the ocean - especially along the coast of Maine, lighthouses, tall ships, airplanes, and photography.

Obituary: Antonio Vincenzo DeLuca, 83, Entrepreneur

Mr. DeLuca founded Tony's Restaurant and was a partner in Mama Rosa's Restaurant, DeLuca Brothers Lumber and DeLuca Hardware.

Obituary: Gerard Brooker, Of Bethel, Staples High School Teacher

Jerry tirelessly worked locally and around the world for children in need and promoting peace.

Obituary: Hans J. Fischer, Of Bethel

Hans loved planning lunch and dinner outings with his friends who he spoke about constantly with the greatest admiration.

Obituary: Theodore Charles Taylor, 85, Of Bethel

Ted was one of the founders of the Bethel High School Alumni Association, where he served as Treasurer for 11 years.

Obituary: Ruth Sylvia Locke, 86, Of Bethel

Her career in nursing was concentrated primarily upon E.R. care as well as intensive care both at Yale-New Haven Hospital & Danbury Hospital

Obituary: Elizabeth Jackman Grady, 80, Formerly Of Bethel

Elizabeth was a graduate of Bethel High School, where she was on the yearbook staff and played basketball.

Obituary: Ann Harkins Stosser, 84, Of Bethel

Ann was very active in town, including serving as president of the Bethel Garden Club, and a charter member of the Bethel Red Hat Society.

Obituary: Lee James Bolz, 35, Of Bethel

Lee was the most selfless person and cared so much for the happiness and well-being of others.

Obituary: Thomas John Cummins, 65, Of Bethel

Thomas was a member of the American Legion Post 100, Bethel, and The Greater Danbury Korean War Veterans Association.

Obituary: Judith Ann Gaboardi, Of Bethel

Judy had a great passion for sports. She loved watching professional golf, football and baseball.

Obituary: William Howard Holme, 78, Of Bethel

William was an engineer who worked in the defense and space industry including the Goddard Space Center and on the Hubbell Space Telescope.

Obituary: Richard Robert Zielinski, Of Bethel

Richard retired at age 56 as president of Hayward Tyler in Norwalk.

Obituary: Raniero Pasqualone, 78, of Bethel

Since he retired from General Motors you would often find Raniero tinkering around his yard fixing tractors and snowblowers.

Obituary: Roy Amos Merritt, Sr., 73, of Bethel

Roy loved working, never retired, and spent his entire career in the automotive business.

Obituary: Amelia (Amy) Flynn Clark, Of Bethel

Amy was a beautiful soul and will be missed tremendously.

Obituary: Edward John Roth, 87, of Bethel

An avid golfer and sports fan, Ed was a member of Heritage Village Country Club for 20 years.

Obituary: Frank G. Peterson, of Bethel

Frank was a WWII veteran serving with the US Navy, and was awarded the American Theater Medal, Asiatic Pacific Medal and the Victory Medal