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May 24, 2012

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Philip Gelber, 90, artist, Holocaust survivor

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Thursday, 24 May 2012 15:19

Artist Philip Gelber of Ridgefield, surrounded by his family, died peacefully on Monday, May 21, 2012, a few months shy of his 91st birthday.

Lois Whitehead Wilson, 81, grew up in Ridgefield

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Tuesday, 22 May 2012 17:51

Lois (Whitehead) Wilson, 81 of Ormond Beach, Florida, formerly of Danbury, died on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center, Oceanside, FL after being stricken ill at home.

Donna-Lee Andross Keefe, 82, Ridgefielder's mother

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Monday, 21 May 2012 15:05

Donna-Lee Andross Keefe of Wilmington, NC died May 12, 2012.

Charles Snyder, 75, former CIBA-Geigy manager, supporter of arts

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Friday, 18 May 2012 06:58

Charles W. Snyder of Ridgefield, a retired chemical company executive and longtime Ridgefielder, died on Tuesday, May 8, at Danbury Hospital. He was 75 years old and the husband of Virginia Fish Snyder.

Dr. Bernard Berner, 94, psychologist, World War II Naval officer

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Tuesday, 15 May 2012 13:01

Dr. Bernard Berner of Beacon, N.Y., 94, died May 12, 2012 at Castle Point Veterans Hospital.

Colleen Maruscsak, 78, former Ridgefielder, knitted for newborns

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Thursday, 10 May 2012 06:40

Colleen Maruscsak of Summerfield, Fla., a homemaker who had lived in Ridgefield for 44 years, died at The Villages Regional Hospital on May 7. She was 78 years old.

Richard M. Ruzika, 53, leader at Goldman Sachs

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Wednesday, 09 May 2012 09:01

Richard M. Ruzika, 53, of Greenwich, Connecticut passed away on Monday, May 7, 2012 at a Stamford hospital following a stroke on April 22, three days after surgery on his left knee.

Maurice Sendak, 83, acclaimed author of children's books

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Tuesday, 08 May 2012 09:23

Maurice Sendak of Ridgefield, who has been called the most important children’s book artist of the 20th century, died on Tuesday in Danbury. He was 83.