Ruth Bowen, was school nurse

Tuesday, 09 February 2010 11:42

Ruth M. Bowen, 83, of Highland Avenue, Georgetown, died on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

Before her retirement, Mrs. Bowen was the school nurse in Wilton at Miller School and Driscoll School. She lived in Westmorland, N.H. for many years but returned to Connecticut in 1996.

Grant A. Peacock, Jr., jeweler

Sunday, 07 February 2010 16:53

Grant Allen Peacock, Jr., a New York jeweler, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, in Redding. Mr. Peacock, 86, was the husband of Jo Ann Peacock for 62.

Born in Garden City, N.Y. in 1923, he attended The Lawrenceville School and graduated from Princeton University in the Class of 1946.

Ida J. Schimenz, Redding native

Monday, 01 February 2010 13:37

Ida J. Schimenz died on Wednesday Jan. 27, in Norwalk Hospital. Mrs. Schimenz, 91, was the widow of Robert J. Schimenz, to whom she was married for 68 years.

She was born in Redding on Sept. 22, 1918, a daughter of the late Stanley and Alexandra Mendick. She attended Norwalk Schools and was a former employee of the Woolworth Department Store, which was at that time located in South Wilton.

She was a resident of Weston for 65 years and also maintained a home in Moultonborough, N.H. Mrs. Schimenz was a very active member of the Weston Senior Center and also the Meredith Senior Center in Meredith, N.H. She also volunteered for RSVP of Southwest Connecticut.

Anthony Poltrack, retired executive

Thursday, 21 January 2010 16:14

Anthony Stanley Poltrack, age 86, of Redding died on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2010 as a result of complications from multiple myeloma. Mr. Poltrack, 86, was the husband of Arlene Olmsted Poltrack for 52 years and is the father of Arthur Poltrack of Redding.

He was born on May 16, 1923 on 9 Rugby Street in Stamford. He was the ninth of 10 children from the marriage of Kazimierz and Ludwika Leszczynski Poltrack, both immigrants from Poland. He lived in Stamford for 78 years and in Redding for the past eight.

Ralph Knapp, was estate manager

Tuesday, 19 January 2010 12:29

Ralph W. Knapp of Norwalk died Jan. 17, 2010 at Wilton Meadows Nursing Home. Mr. Knapp, 82, was the husband of the late Eleanore Miller Knapp, who died in 2007, and the father of Wendy A. Wood of Redding.

Born April 3, 1927 in New Canaan, he was the son of the late George W. and Esther DeForest Knapp.

Linda Northrop, Stamford native

Wednesday, 13 January 2010 09:39

Linda C. Northrop, 66, of Danbury died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010 in Danbury Hospital.

Born in Stamford June 13, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Anna May Kramer and Raymond Warnke.

She has been a resident of Danbury for the past 15 years. Previous to that, she lived in Georgetown and Stamford.

James Marino, was bakery owner

Tuesday, 12 January 2010 12:54

James M. Marino of Wilton, former Stamford bakery owner, died on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010 in Norwalk Hospital. Mr. Marino, 82, was the husband of the late Marie M. (Portunato) Marino, who had been his wife for 52 years, and the father of David Marino of Redding.

Born in Port Chester, N.Y. on May 28, 1927, he was the son of the late Anthony and Mary (Kralich) Marino. He moved to Stamford in 1940. He was a 1945 graduate of Stamford High School and served in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Elda T. Achorn, retired nurse

Monday, 11 January 2010 15:16

Elda Theresa Achorn, a resident of Danbury since 2006 and nearly a lifelong resident of Georgetown, died on Friday, Jan. 8, 2010 at Hancock Hall in Danbury. Mrs. Achorn, 87, was the wife of the late C.W. “Bill” Achorn, Jr.

She was born in Danbury on Oct. 25, 1922, a daughter of the late Joseph and Rita Richard. She trained and obtained her nursing degree at Norwalk Hospital during World War II and worked there after the war. She also worked at Elmcrest Health Care Center in Norwalk and later at the School Sisters of Notre Dame Convalescent Home in Wilton. She was an active member of Sacred Heart Church in Georgetown.