Obituaries
Obituary: Captain Richard Mayhew, 98, of Ridgefield
He served as a Navy flight instructor, training pilots during WWII at air bases in Jacksonville, Miami and Deland, FL.
Information Courtesy Kane Funeral Home
RIDGEFIELD, CT — Captain Richard Mayhew was born on June 13, 1920 and passed away on Thursday, September 20, 2018.
Captain Mayhew was a resident of Ridgefield at the time of passing.
He grew up on a family dairy farm in Fillmore, CA and graduated from Fillmore High School in 1938. He served as a Navy flight instructor, training pilots during WWII at air bases in Jacksonville, Miami and Deland, FL.
A private burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery on Wednesday, October 3.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Ridgefield Rotary Club.
