Obituary: Victor C. Torres, Longtime Brewster Resident

From the Beecher Funeral Home

Victor C. Torres died surrounded by his family at Danbury Hospital on November 15, 2019. He was 77 years old.

Born on March 11, 1942 in the Manhattan, NY, son of the late Corpus Torres and Rafaela (Ramirez) Vargo. He graduated from The Chelsea Vocational High School in NYC.

On January 7, 1961 he married his childhood sweetheart Marilyn Esmonde at St. Gregory the Great Church in New York, NY. In 1968 they moved to Brewster where they raised their family and resided for 40 years before moving to Heritage Hills in Somers for 13 years.

Victor was a Specialist Clerk for the Bank of America on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange for 40 years before his retirement in 2005. He loved to cook and had a passion for traveling. He and Marilyn traveled to many European countries, The Islands, and Canada. His favorite place to visit was Italy. Mr. Torres was a parishioner of St. Lawrence O’Toole Church.

Victor is not only survived by his loving wife, but also his children; Jeanne Chiavetta (John) of Stormville, NY, Victor Torres (Bonnie) of Elkins, WV, Dennis Torres (James) of Black Rock, CT, and Erin Torres of Danbury, CT, his brother Danny Torres (Nicsa) of Meriden, his sister Diana Torres (Tony) of Humacao as well as 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, November 19th, 2019 at 11 am at St. Lawrence O’Toole Church, Brewster, NY. Interment will follow at St. Lawrence O’Toole Cemetery. Friends may call at the Beecher Funeral Home, 1 Putnam Ave., Brewster on Monday, November 18th, 2019 from 4 to 8 pm.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Victor’s memory may be made to: Family Centers Inc., 40 Arch Street, Greenwich, CT 06830