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Janet Abrams
1953-04-28 2008-12-11
JANET KAROSCIK
Janet Abrams Karoscik a graduate of Staples High School, died at Norwalk Hospital on Dec. 11, 2008, of esophageal cancer.
Karoscik graduated from Staples High School in 1971 and Smith College in 1975. After graduation from college, she served in the Peace Corps in Equador and Paraguay.
Karoscik worked at several jobs in education and home care after returning to Fairfield County, until she and Eugene Karoscik were married, after which time she was a home-maker.
She is survived by her husband, of Norwalk; her mother, Dorothy Abrams, of Westport; her brother and sister-in-law, David and Cantor Audrey Abrams, and their c...
Walton Amey
1953-02-01 2022-07-03
Written by Stephen Schneider, July 2022. In Memory of Walton William Amey
February 1, 1953 - July 3, 2022
The thing that made Walton "Walt" "Wallybill" Amey happiest was music. And with music, Walt made everybody else happy too.
The first time we ever saw him with his wild red hair and goatee, it was in our Hilliard dorm lobby at Ithaca College back in '71. He was playing Crosby, Stills and Nash's "Helplessly Hoping" on his acoustic guitar while singing the (hard!) middle part of the song's 3-part harmony with his naturally great baritone. His over-the-top enthusiasm was genuinely infectious. And you could tell the guy was happy. So, the other ni...
Lori Bigelow
2020-02-24
Lori Bigelow
Lori Susan Bigelow, age 66, died peacefully in her home in Wilton on February 24, 2020. Lori grew up in Westport where she first fell in love with gymnastics. She then went on to Keene State College and was the captain of the team. Several years after graduation, she joined the family firm of Bigelow Tea. She became renowned for her gift in creating some of the most flavorful and successful teas in the company's portfolio today.
Lori was a valued member of the USA and Canadian Tea Association for many years and retired from being the Co-President at Bigelow in 2006. She was instrumental in the Bigelow family's purchase of the Charleston Tea Garden i...
James Conant
James Rand Conant, 60, of Brookfield, CT, passed away at home September 13, 2014 after a long battle with ALS. Son of the late Barton C. and June K. Conant, he is survived by his three children Daniel, Carolyn, and Jennette, his ex-wife Kathleen Creighton and her partner Joe Dolen, his sister Katharine Conant O'Shea and husband Donald, his brother Scott Conant and wife Joanne, and extended family James and Jimmie Conant, Kelly, Aaron, and Abigail Winn, Michael and Maya O'Shea, Barton and Carolyn Conant, Stephanie Conant, and numerous cousins. He was predeceased by his brother Keith.
Born on September 14, 1953, Jim grew up in Westport, CT. He studied electrical engineering at Princeto...
Robert Delson
2018-11-06
Robert Delson, age 65, longtime Westport resident, passed away on November 6, 2018 after a long illness. He was a CPA and graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. Bob loved his kids, Steven (Katie) of Shelton and Michael of Greensboro, NC; and best friend, Wendy very much.
All services were private at the convenience of the family.
Sally DeMattio
2016-02-13
DeMattio, Sally Ann
Sally Ann DeMattio passed away peacefully with her loving family and precious dogs by her side on Saturday February 13, 2016. She was a beautiful soul who shined her light through her beautiful smile. A life long Westport resident, Sally truly enjoyed her home, her gardens, and her little dogs, Daisy and Rascal.
Employed by the post office for over 22 years, Sally always said she genuinely enjoyed getting to know her customers on a personal level. Her mother Dolores, sister Kathy and brothers, Ralph, Joey and Mike invite you to celebrate Sally's life on Friday Feb 19th, 4-8 pm at Harding Funeral Home 210 Post Road East, Westport, CT. Friends...
Jeffrey Eastin
1953-04-10 2017-05-11
This was Jeff's self-written obituary:
I’d like the memory of me
to be a happy one.
I’d like to leave an afterglow
of smiles when day is done.
I’d like to leave an echo
whispering softly down the ways,
of happy times, and laughing times
and bright and sunny days.
I’d like the tears of those who grieve
to dry before the sun
of happy memories I leave behind
when day is done.
Kathleen Flanigan
2008-01-20
Published in the Westport News on March 5, 2008:
Kathleen Mary Flanigan died in West Palm Beach, Fla., Jan. 20. She was 54.
Kathleen was the daughter of Irma Allen and the late John J. Flanigan of Westport. She graduated from Staples High School in 1971. She worked for Dr. Stuart Garrelick, a Westport orthodontist, as a treatment room coordinator for many years. She had a great love for children and working with them and their families.
Survivors include her mother; her stepdad Doug Allen; Karen and John Weslar; Joan and Richard Astoreca; Joe Flanigan; John and Linda Flanigan; Raymond and Juleen Flanigan; and her nine nieces and nephews, their spo...
Thomas Grenier
1953-02-12 2011-12-31
TOM GRENIER OBITUARY
GRENIER--Tom. February 12 1953 - December 31 2011. Died suddenly at home, after a wonderful day. Devoted husband to Katherine (Cass), loving father who stayed at home to raise his children Nicholas and Eva. Creative painter, cartoonist, sculptor and conceptual artist. Predeceased by his father Wallace and sister Barbara Anderson. A true original, he will be deeply missed by his wife and children, mother Mary Jane (Kit), sisters Margaret Markman and Anne, eleven nieces and nephews and many others. A celebration of Tom's life and art will be held this summer.
Published by New York Times on Jan. 8, 2012
Noted by Jalna Jaeger
Pamela Guthman
1953-02-22 2006-12-11
Pamela Guthman, 53, Healer, Writer, And Dealer
PUBLISHED: DECEMBER 19, 2006, Antiques and the Arts Weekly, written by Laura Beach
Pamela Guthman, a much loved member of the antiques community and Antiques and The Arts Weekly‘s extended family, died peacefully on December 11 in San Diego. She was 53.
A devout Christian Scientist, Guthman worked as a practitioner, or spiritual healer, after moving to San Diego from Westport, Conn., four years ago. In the early 1980s, Guthman was briefly on the editorial staff of Antiques and The Arts Weekly and was the first editor of Connoisseur’s Quarterly, the journal of the Art & Antiques Dealers League of America.
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Linda Guyaz
1953-08-26 2009-06-04
LAKE LUZERNE - Linda G. Wimley, 55, of Sixth Avenue, died Thursday morning, June 4, 2009, at Glens Falls Hospital.
Born on Aug. 26, 1953, in Norwalk, Conn., she was the daughter of Muriel Eliason Holtzman and the late William Guyaz.
She was a graduate of Staples High School, Westport, Conn.
She married William C. "Billy" Wimley on April 17, 1976, in Westport, Conn. They spent weekends in Lake Luzerne from 1988 until they moved here permanently in 1994. Billy died on Jan. 15, 2006.
Linda and Billy owned and operated Ye Olde York Pub in Ridgefield, Conn., and after relocating, Linda worked at the Old Log Inn in Lake George.
Charlie Karp
1953-04-13 2019-03-10
Charlie Karp, Fairfield resident, longtime musician, dies
Amanda Cuda, March 12, 2019, CT Post
FAIRFIELD -- Award-winning singer, songwriter and guitarist Charlie Karp died Sunday night after a long illness, friends said.
A former student at Staples High School in Westport -- who left school at 16 to pursue music -- Karp had a professional career that stretched nearly 50 years.
Karp, who lived in Fairfield and had a studio there, recorded with R&B legend Buddy Miles when Karp was a teenager; his long path through the music industry also included writing songs for the likes of Joan Jett and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, performing in bands and pro...
Clare Keneally
1953-08-12 2014-11-23
Clare M. Keneally of Norwalk, CT was born on August 12, 1953 and died on November 23, 2014.
She was a beloved sister, niece, aunt and cousin and a passionately dedicated nurse to her patients at Norwalk Hospital. Clare was the fourth of five children of Rita M. Keneally, (nee Lynch) and Joseph V. Keneally. She is survived by her aunts Mary Powers Lynch, Anne Lynch Hart and Joan Keneally, uncle Vincent T. Keneally and brothers Stephen M. Lynch, Gerald M. Keneally, Kenneth G. Keneally, J. Christopher Keneally and Joseph V. Keneally, Jr. and their wives. She leaves a splendid complement of specially loved cousins, nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews. As a child of the 1950s,...
Susanne Klein
2013-08-21
Westport News, 8/23/2013.
Susanne Klein-Hertzel, 60, of Weston, Ct passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2013, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife of Bob Hertzel, loving mother of Meredith Klein-Hertzel and Greg Klein-Hertzel. She was the daughter of the late Stanley Klein and Blanche Klein, and step daughter of Phyllis Klein. She leaves a brother, Kenneth of Trumbull, a sister, Carol of New York City, mother-in-law Sylvia Hertzel of Massachusetts, sister and brother-in-law Pam and Bob Krinsky of Massachusetts, aunt Rosiland Tobin of Trumbull, and various cousins, nieces and nephews. She also leaves her adopted family, the Kings and Merritts...
Thomas Sarno
2009-11-26
The Westport News, 12/1/2009
Thomas Dominick Sarno, 56, of Westport and Boca Raton, Fla., died Nov. 26, 2009, at home.
Sarno was born in Norwalk, son of the late Dominick and Connie (Rizzi) Sarno. He had been a long-time resident of the Westport-Norwalk area and Boca Raton, Fla.
A jeweler and gemologist, Sarno was vice-president and co-owner of SZ Jewelry Manufacturers in Westport for 30 years. Sarno was a graduate of Staples High School and the Gemology Institute of America in New York City.
An avid motorcycle rider, he loved Harley Davidson Motorcycles and spent weekends enjoying rides on his bike and participating in motorcycle f...
