Obituaries
Maureen K Clarke
Sep 1, 2014
Maureen Kathryn Clarke, age 49, of Fairfield, beloved wife of Paul G. Clarke, III, passed away Monday, September 1, 2014. Born in Nyack, NY the daughter of the late Edward J. Heed and Kathleen Heed of Rockland County, she had been a Fairfield resident for the last 11 years. Maureen graduated from Plattsburg University with a degree in Nursing. She...
Hazel W. Aldrich
Aug 27, 2014
Hazel W. Aldrich, age 91 of Shelton, formerly of Fairfield, beloved wife of the late Alden G. Aldrich, passed away peacefully Wednesday, August 27, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Lunenburg, VT the daughter of the late Oscar and Elizabeth Willson, she had been a Fairfield resident for over 40 years prior to moving to Shelton three years...
Doris B. Garrity
Aug 24, 2014
Doris B. Garrity, age 88, of Fairfield, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2014 at the Carolton Convalescent Hospital. Born in Kingston, NY the daughter of the late Walter and Mayme Bator, she had been a Fairfield resident for 66 years. Mrs. Garrity was an active volunteer at Fairfield University; most recently at the Regina Quick Center. She also volunteered at...
Annamma Samuel
Aug 24, 2014
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August 29, 2014
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Karl Gerhard Paetzold
Aug 24, 2014
Karl Gerhard Paetzold, age 89, of Fairfield died on Sunday August 24th, 2014 at St. Vincent's Medical Center with his beloved wife and family by his side. Born in Hohenhausen, East Prussia in 1925 to Hulda (Rieger) Paetzold and Wilhelm Paetzold, he came to the United States with his wife Helma (Tischler) Paetzold in 1954 and settled in Whitestone, Queens,...
John Alexander Urquhart
Aug 22, 2014
John Alexander Urquhart (Jack) of Fairfield lost his long battle with cancer on Friday, August 22, 2014. He died peacefully at home, aged 86, surrounded by his family. Jack was born in Savannah, Georgia, the son of the late George and Helen Urquhart. He received an engineering degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and served in the Army Corps of Engineers...

Alice Barbara Lyon
Aug 17, 2014
Alice Barbara Lyon, age 94 of Fairfield, beloved wife of 60 years of Francis Lyon went home to be with her Lord Sunday, August 17, 2014 in her home. Born in Seleucia, Syria, the daughter of the late Henry and Mary Midney, she had been a Fairfield resident for the last 57 years. She attended Booth and Baylis Business School...
Elizabeth Wallace
Aug 14, 2014
WALLACE - Elizabeth (Betsy) Badger lost her struggle with cancer surrounded by family on August 14. The daughter of Col. Thomas Badger III and Harriet Davis Badger, she was born February 22, 1941 in Henderson, North Carolina. After the Clark Street School and Henderson High School, she attended Queens College in Charlotte, North Carolina. Before her marriage to Robert Harrison...
Anne Campbell Wiswell
Aug 11, 2014
Anne Campbell Wiswell, age 25, died unexpectedly on August 11, 2014 in New York City. Annie was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she lived until 1992 when her family moved to Southport, Connecticut. After graduating from high school, Annie studied at both the New School and Hunter College in New York. From an early age Annie was a dedicated...

Nancy Elizabeth Thorne
Aug 4, 2014
Nancy Elizabeth Thorne of Wilton, beloved wife of the late Joseph P. Thorne, passed away Monday, August 4, 2014 at Danbury Hospital. Born July 20, 1931 in Bristol, PA the daughter of the late Harold and Adele Erb, she had been a resident of Wilton since 1967. Mrs. Thorne received her Bachelors Degree from Swarthmore College and worked as an...
Joan Jennings Finck
Aug 3, 2014
Joan Jennings Finck, age 84, a lifetime resident of Fairfield, beloved mother of three children and wife of the late Frederick Phillip Finck Jr., passed away on Sunday, August 3, 2014 after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease. Born in Bridgeport, CT, daughter of the late Glover Sanford & Elizabeth Savard Jennings, she graduated from Fairfield schools and...
Shirley Frances Skoog
Jul 30, 2014
Shirley F. Skoog, age 94, of Fairfield, beloved wife of the late Harry L. Skoog, passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at the CT Hospice, Branford. Born in Bridgeport, the daughter of the late Edward and Emily Zehnder, she had been a Fairfield resident for most of her life. A member for many years of First Church Congregational, she...
Kevin Travers Flynn
Jul 29, 2014
Kevin Travers Flynn, age 28, of Fairfield, beloved son of Holly Iannarone Flynn and James M. Flynn, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Born in New Haven, Kevin had been a lifelong Fairfield resident. He was a graduate of Andrew Warde High School, and was a dedicated volunteer at the Fairfield Public Library, the...
Thomas D. Corcoran
Jul 29, 2014
Thomas D. Corcoran, age 82, of Stratford, CT passed away on Tuesday, July 29th. He was predeceased by his beloved wife Molly Corcoran. She was the love of his life. They grew up together on James Street in Bridgeport. Tommy, as he was known, served our country with pride and distinction in the United States Army. He was stationed in...
Rev. Dr. Don R Studer
Jul 26, 2014
Rev. Dr. Don R. Studer, age 83, of Fairfield, beloved husband of Rev. Arlene B. Studer, passed away Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Bridgeport Hospital. Born in North Canton, Ohio the son of the late Clair and Pauline Studer he had been a Fairfield resident for over 40 years. Rev. Dr. Studer received his Bachelors degree in Theology from Heidelberg...
Louis John Markoya
Jul 26, 2014
Louis John Markoya, 88, died peacefully at Connecticut Hospice, Branford, CT, on July 26, 2014. Louis was born on August 18, 1925 in Bridgeport, CT. Louis served in the U.S. Navy during WWII, from May 1943 until February 1946, on the USS Davis during the Invasion of Normandy and finished his tour on the USS Enterprise. He retired from Sikorsky...
James Francis Ruddy
Jul 24, 2014
James Francis "Jamie/Jim" Ruddy, age 42, beloved husband of Stephanie (Pearson) Ruddy passed away in a tragic car crash in Santa Clara, CA while on business. Born in the Bronx, NY on January 27, 1972 to James and Carol (Bolger) Ruddy, Jamie grew up in Fairfield, CT and attended Fairfield High School (class of 1990). Prior to his death he...
Frank Joseph Riccio, Ii
Jul 20, 2014
Frank Joseph Riccio II, formerly of the Black Rock section of Bridgeport and a resident of Charlottesville, VA, for the past 19 years, died Sunday after a brief but courageous battle against cancer. Even before he graduated from Pratt Institute, Frank began working as an artist and illustrator. Go out to a restaurant with him, and you risked ending up...
Allen E. Sullivan
Jul 18, 2014
Allen E. Sullivan, age 91, husband for 59 years of his late and beloved wife, Ann Sizer Sullivan, died peacefully at home on July 18th. Allen was born in Bridgeport on June 16, 1923, the son of Thomas and Molly Sullivan. He was a Fairfield resident for the past 87 years. Besides his wife he was predeceased by his brother...
Roger Carter Burritt
Jul 16, 2014
Roger Carter Burritt passed away on July 16, 2014 at Bridgeport Hospital. He was born in West Haven, Connecticut November 6, 1926 to the late Elihu A. and Elizabeth Carter Burritt. In addition to his wife of 63 years, Sabra, he is survived by his son, John, wife, Mary Ellen, and their children, Brian, Daniel, Emily and Luke, and three...
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