Helen brought joy and laughter to everyone ... it was impossible not to love her.
Joanne was a very active communicant of Sacred Heart Church. For over 20 years she co-led Sacred Heart’s Covenant to Care ministry.
A private celebration of life took place on August 20 at Pomperaug Woods in Southbury, CT.
Patricia was a Rockette, dancing at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City during the 1930s and 40s.
Annabelle moved to Southbury, CT in 2008, where she was a member of the South Britain Congregational Church and the Women’s Fellowship.
Rhonda bravely battled lung cancer for 3 years. She participated in several clinical drug trials and research studies during her fight.
Anita was an artist and known for her love of papermaking which she also taught.
A member of the United Church of Christ in Southbury, Margaret was a Deacon, the church archivist, and a choir member.
Then recognizing a calling of faith, he became a Doctor of Psychiatry and established a Christian Counseling Center.
They turned their love and passion for antiques into a business known as Red House Antiques in Newtown, Connecticut.
He was a graduate of Danbury High School and retired as a printer with The News-Times, after a 45 year career.
Her love of music led her to join Harmony on the Sound of Sweet Adelaines International over 15 years ago.
He was an active parishioner of Sacred Heart Church in Southbury.
Stanley was married to the love of his life, Lee Rushton for 60 years.
Sheena retired to Heritage Village, Southbury, Connecticut in 1996.
She received the United Way Community Volunteer of the Year Award for 2001/2002.
During his 16 years in Heritage Village, Peter was an active member of the American Legion, the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
She was a longtime English teacher in Brookfield, Conn., and the widow of cartoonist Jack Berrill.
A life-long Southbury resident, Pete worked as a truck driver for Stone Construction for 38 years, until his illness.
She was born in Lyndhurst, NJ.
Over the last two decades, he wrote, designed, self-published and printed more than twenty books of original poetry, recipes, and humor.
She was employed as a legal secretary at Xerox until her retirement in 1998.
Martha worked at Southbury Food Center for many years, belonged to many Senior Centers and loved playing bingo.
For many years, she was very actively involved in the Middlebury Congregational Church, helping to direct both the Sunday School program
She was employed at Southbury Training School for 19 years.
She was employed at Woodbury Farm at the garden center and at Shaws in Southbury.
He was an accomplished Olympic fencer and loved to sail.
He moved to Heritage Village in Southbury where he began a new chapter in his life. He made new friends there.
In World War Two, she served in the Women’s Marine Corp as a radio operator at the Marine Air Station, Quantico, VA.
She spent the remainder of her career as an English professor at UCONN (Waterbury branch) where she committed herself to her students.
He worked for IBM, then Citibank in New York City, where he spent most of his career as a commercial banker.
As a member of the Woodbury/Southbury Rod and Gun Club he enjoyed many years of hunting and fishing, and he held several positions.
He was the founder of Mind/Matter; a developer and supplier of innovative math education tools for schools.
The majority of her life was dedicated to teaching – Montessori, math, special education – including an SAT tutoring business.
Cal was drafted into the US Army Air Force in 1945 and served in the Philippines as a construction equipment operator.
He was a member of the Mayflower Society as a direct descendant of Governor William Bradford.
She was a long-time resident of Southbury and worked as a waitress at Constantine’s Restaurant in Woodbury for many years.
He worked for the past 12 years as a dedicated circulation director for Hersam-Acorn Newspapers.
She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and enjoyed bingo, reading and crocheting.
She enjoyed quilting and was an active member of the Southbury Senior Center.