After retirement he drove a school bus for several years, and then joined his wife in her business of raising and selling baby parrots.
He moved to New York to pursue his acting career where he met Paula in Summer Stock.
He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean Conflict.
After the Navy, Ralph worked in the Rubicon Laboratory of the Naugatuck Chemical Division of Uniroyal.
He worked for 32 years for the state of Connecticut as a chef, baker, and supervisor.
After attending the University of Missouri, Jewett relocated to Connecticut where she attended Yale Drama School.
Dr. Taylor was retired from Bayer Corporation, Pharmaceutical Division in West Haven
He had a lifetime profession as a master builder working on homes for his family as well as throughout CT and NY.
She will be remembered for her beautiful smile and great sense of humor, her loving and generous nature, and her immense love for her family
He later retired from McGraw-Hill’s School Division in New York City as Editor in Chief of the Industrial Arts and Home Economics Department
Robert spent nine years in the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne 7th ordinance detachment and was honorably discharged.
She was a past president of the Brush and Pencil Club in Heritage Village.
In her 80s, she moved from her family home of 40 years to Pomperaug Woods in Southbury to be near her son and his family.
She and her husband were active in supporting wildlife and land conservation efforts in Connecticut, Sanibel, FL, and Arizona.
He went on to work for the U.S Department of the Navy on the building of the U.S.S. Missouri from 1940-1944.
In 2004 she received a Volunteer Service Award for over 20 years of service at the South Britain Library of Local History and Genealogy.
He was a member of American Legion Post 204 and an avid golfer.
He served in the US Army and retired as a Colonel.
She worked at Southbury Town Hall, making lifelong friends in the process.
Ruth was instrumental in the starting and growing of Eastern Water Development with her former husband Robert Grant.
She and her husband owned and operated Kelly’s Oak Tree Inn in the center of Southbury for over 50 years.
He was a member of the Stony Hill Volunteer Fire Department for close to 40 years, serving as a top official for many years.
She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Naugatuck.
She worked on planes during WWII as a “Rosie the Riveter” while writing to her NAVY pen pal Bill Royal who would become her husband.
He gave freely of his time and talent as a volunteer for numerous organizations in Southbury.
He was also employed by The Gym in Southbury where he was loved by many.
Angelo Carella's favorite place was home, where he could fix anything and enjoyed wife Dina's cooking.
Sonia was a lifelong knitter, an avid reader, and of late, an accomplished quilter.
Dunscomb served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was a retired detective sergeant from the New York Police Department.
Tess moved to Southbury in 2011 to be closer to her daughter’s family.
She joined the Southbury Quilter’s Club at the Senior Center where she quilted beautiful wall hangings, bedspreads, etc. for her family.
LeRoy proudly served in the Korean War with the Army Corp of Engineers, being awarded a purple heart during his service to his country.
Mrs. Tayts liked to travel and toward the end of her life she was able to travel to Austria, Czech Republic, France and Spain.
A Mass of Christian Burial for the Southbury man will be held at St. Mary Church in Ridgefield on Friday.
Coshak was a Past-President of the Beth El Sisterhood, and a member of Hadassah, Waterbury Ladies Aid, and the St. Mary’s Hospital Auxiliary
For decades she was an active member of the Woodbury Congregational Church.
Wilkens lived in Heritage Village for 25 years after living in Bethlehem and Mt. Kisco, N.Y.
He enjoyed golfing, the Boston Red Sox, gardening, cooking, and listening to music.
She volunteered at the Heritage Village library.
Vail was a home economics teacher and a member of the Woodbury United Methodist Church.