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February 10, 2012

Obituary Archives

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Maureen Johnson, 83, RHS teacher for 35 years

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Monday, 06 February 2012 15:40

Maureen A. Heanue Johnson of Bethlehem, a longtime teacher at Ridgefield High School, died Feb. 3 at the age of 83, after a long illness.

Geoffrey Kean, 90, BBC correspondent, playwright, fund adviser

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Monday, 06 February 2012 14:13

Geoffrey Kean, a former BBC correspondent and playwright who became an adviser to fidelity funds, died on Jan. 26 at his home on North Salem Road after a short illness. He was 90 years old.

Memorial services will be Saturday for Walter Hrozenchik

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Monday, 06 February 2012 05:56

Memorial services for Walter T. Hrozenchik of Ridgefield will be led by the Rev. Barbara Fast on Saturday, Feb, 11, at 11 a.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury, 24 Clapboard Ridge Rd. (Route 39N), Danbury.

John H. Davis, 82, who wrote of the Bouviers and Kennedys

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Tuesday, 31 January 2012 19:20

John H. Davis, an author and former Ridgefielder who wrote about his family, the Bouviers and the Kennedys, as well as about organized crime and its connection to the John F. Kennedy’s assassination, died Sunday, Jan. 29, at his apartment in New York City.

Lorna O'Donnell, 96, supporter of traditional Catholic church

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Tuesday, 31 January 2012 19:24

Lorna O’Donnell of Ridgefield, who had lived on four continents and had been an active supporter of the traditional Catholic church and its schools, died on Sunday, Jan. 29, at Laurel Ridge Health Care Center. She was 96 years old.

Walter Hrozenchik, 80, peace and environmental activist

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Monday, 30 January 2012 17:32

Walter Hrozenchik, who had been a leader in peace and environmental movements in Ridgefield and the region, died at Laurel Ridge Health Care Center on Sunday, Jan. 29. He was 80 years old and had lived for many years at 289 Old Stagecoach Road.

Brian F. Hyland, 56, active in community and church

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Saturday, 28 January 2012 17:43

Brian F. Hyland of Ridgefield, a Ridgefielder for more than 25 years who was active in the community, died on Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Danbury Hospital. He was 56 years old and the husband of JoAnne Catalina Hyland.

Jack Jones, 94, retired state police commander

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Friday, 27 January 2012 16:00

John “Jack” Jones of Ridgefield, a longtime Ridgefielder and a retired Connecticut State Police commander, died at his home on Friday afternoon, January 27, 2012 after a brief illness. He was 94 years old and the husband of the late Jeanette McManus Jones.

Marilyn A. Hatch, 86; services on Saturday

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Friday, 20 January 2012 15:30

Marilyn Ayers Hatch of Butler County, Pa., formerly of Colonial Lane, Ridgefield, died on Thursday, Jan. 19, at St. John's Lutheran Care House in Mars, Pa. She was 86 years old.