Trosan, Bona, Sander: Recent Death Notices From Woodbury & Middlebury

WOODBURY, CT — Recent death notices from Woodbury and Middlebury.

Carolyn G. Bean, 97, of Middlebury, died Sept. 27 at home. Born at Waterbury Hospital, she moved with her family to Whittemore Road in Middlebury in 1937.

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Janet Elaine Ieronimo, 76, of Woodbury, died Sept. 1. Born in Elizabeth, N.J., she graduated from Trumbull High School and spent 30 years as an orthodontic dental assistant in Dr. Richard Shanahan's Waterbury office.

Stephen "Steve" Sander, 48, of Middlebury, died Aug. 27 after a battle with cancer. He earned a doctor of pharmacy degree from UConn and a master's degree in public health and worked in the pharmaceutical and public health fields. He is survived by his wife of 23 years, Phuong Sander, and his father, Arthur Sander.

Barbara Lois Linane Trosan, 94, of Woodbury, died Aug. 22 at home. Born in Bridgeport, she raised eight children in Sandy Hook and worked as a secretary at St. Rose Catholic School and later in the Newtown first selectman's office.

Edith M. (Peck) Tani, 75, of Middlebury, died Aug. 18 at home. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Joseph P. Tani.

Oreste P. "Rusty" Bona, 72, of Middlebury, died Aug. 2. A lifelong Middlebury resident, he worked at his family's business, Bona's gas station, as a young man and later retired as a warden and as Middlebury's animal control officer. He is survived by his wife of 19 years, Mary Jo (Tramontano) Bona.