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Litchfield – Nancie Ellen McCann, of Bantam Village passed away on Monday, March 8, 2010 at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital after a brief illness.
Rowe Funeral Homes Jean H. Ricker, Jr., 76, died unexpectedly, March 8, 2010. He was the husband of thirty-nine years of Peggy M. Ricker. Jean worked for many years in Commercial Real Estate Development in New York. In Addition to his wife Peggy, he is survived by a daughter Kathryn Ricker of Sarasota, FL, a sister Marcia Ricker of New York City and “Trisket The Terrible”. At Jean's request there will be no services. Rowe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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John J. Hannon Jr. died peacefully at his home in Litchfield, CT on February 19, 2010 at the age of 92. He was born on January 3, 1918 in Litchfield, CT, to the parents of John J. and Catherine Moraghan Hannon. He attended the Litchfield school system and worked on his family farm and in his father’s businesses on West Street in Litchfield, including J.J. Hannon Meats and Provisions.
Rowe Funeral Homes Catherine Schwanfelder Yoder, 98, of Litchfield, CT. passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at home.
Rowe Funeral Homes January 13, 2010 Bantam Matthew Paul Pelletier, age 48, passed away on January 11, 2010. He was born in Waterbury on May 6, 1961, son of the late Charles and Diane (Zeigler) Pelletier. Matt had worked at Bantam Lumber and O & G Industries earlier in his life and was most recently pursuing his dream of operating his own Tree Service Company. He was a lifelong member of the Bantam Fire Company. He is survived by two loving daughters; Melissa Boyd and her husband Darren of Denver, Colorado, and Lindsay Pelletier and her companion Daniel Catanzaro of Morris, two brothers Martin Pelletier and his wife Crystal of Florida and Denis Pelletier of Woodbury, his daughter's mother Darlene Pelletier of Litchfield and two nephews Daniel and Kyle. He was predeceased by a brother Mark Pelletier. A memorial service will be held Saturday January 16, at 2:00pm at Rowe Funeral Home, 283 Torrington Rd. Litchfield. Visitation is from 1:00 to 2:00pm at the funeral home prior to the service. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Bantam Fire Company.
Rowe Funeral Homes January 12, 2010 TORRINGTON Grace B. Surdam, 73, passed away on Monday, Jan. 11, 2010. She was the loving wife of Benjamin Surdam. Born in Litchfield on March 12, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Harold Ames and Mildred (Squires) Bailey. Grace had worked at the Brunswick Co. in Torrington for 32 years, retiring in 1990. She was a member of the American Legion Aux. Morgan-Weir Post # 27 in Litchfield. In addition to her husband, Grace is survived by her daughter, Karen Stoddard of Torrington, two grandsons, Thomas Mellott, a U.S Marine stationed in Japan and Joseph Haag of Torrington, two granddaughters, Tammy Stoddard and Tina Stoddard both of Pennsylvania.; four great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Bernice Benjamin of Bantam and Ethel Miller of Harwinton. She was predeceased by a son, Michael Surdam. A funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 16 at Rowe Funeral Home, 283 Torrington Road, Litchfield. Burial will follow in Bantam Cemetery. Friends and family may call on Friday, January 15, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial Contributions may be made VNA Northwest, 607 Bantam Road, Unit F, Bantam, CT 06750.
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January 11, 2010 LITCHFIELD Anne Baran Schubert, age 86, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, January 10, 2010. She was the wife of the late Louis N. Schubert. Born in Greenwich on January 1, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Margaret (Nikulaus) Baran. Anne had worked for many years at White Flower Farm in various departments. She was a communicant of St. Anthony of Padua Church where she was a CCD Instructor and a member of the Women's Guild and the Daughters of Isabella. Anne is survived by three daughters; Nancy Schubert of Torrington, Janet Schubert of Westport, MA., and Susan Alvord and her husband George of Litchfield, a brother Joseph Baran of North Carolina, a sister Margaret Zelinsky, of Orange, CT and three grandchildren; Christine, Benjamin and Buell. She was predeceased by two brothers, Edward and Stephen Baran. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday January 14, 2010 at 11:00am at St. Anthony of Padua Church, 49 South Street, Litchfield. Burial will follow in St. Anthony Cemetery. There are no calling hours. In Lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Anthony of Padua Church. The Rowe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Rowe Funeral Homes OBITUARY December 30, 2009
NORTHFIELD - Lois (Bates) Dobos, 90, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009 at Rose Haven following a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Charles S. Dobos. She is survived by her three sons; Charles F. Dobos, Neil E. Dobos and his wife, Elizabeth, and Richard B. Dobos and his wife, Sandra, all of Northfield; four grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter. She was predeceased by two brothers, Richard and Robert Bates and three sisters, Marion Bates, Ruth Hermaneau and Katherine Anderson. A Memorial Service will be held 11:00 a.m. Sat. Jan. 2 at The United Methodist Church of Litchfield, 69 West Street, Litchfield. Memorial contributions may be made to The United Methodist Church Organ Fund, P.O. Box 65, Litchfield, CT 06759. Arrangements entrusted to Rowe Funeral Home of Litchfield.
Rowe Funeral Homes December 24, 2009 LITCHFIELD Caroline Kneisler Barry of Litchfield, died Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at New Milford Hospital. She was born in Torrington, Connecticut, on June 5, 1934 to the late Theodore and Gertrude (Sohl) Kneisler of Torrington and Litchfield. Donations may be made in her memory to The Litchfield Community Center, 421 Bantam Road, Litchfield, CT 06759 or Candlewood Valley Health & Rehab, 30 Park Lane East, New Milford, CT 06776.
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Eleanor M. DaRoss Eleanor Mary DaRoss, 97, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2009 at Rose Haven in Litchfield.
Rowe Funeral Homes December 5, 2009 Cynthia Thoms Cynthia Thoms died Friday, November 27, at Brandywine Assisted Living, Litchfield.
Rowe Funeral Homes OBITUARY November 2, 2009
Junona Bergs Hughes, 94, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 2, 2009 at Litchfield Woods Health care Center. She was the wife of the late Robert deCorcey “Pete” Hughes. Born in Riga, Latvia on June 12, 1915, she was a longtime resident of Marlborough. She had been a volunteer at the Jefferson House in Newington, was a master gardener at the Uconn Extension Service in West Hartford and was a member of the Dorcas Society of the Marlborough Congregational Church. As a columnist she contributed to a monthly newsletter on gardening for the Marlborough Messenger. Juna also volunteered for Fish Inc. She will be remembered by her family as a loving mother, grandmother and friend. She is survived by her son, Ansis Bergs and his wife, Evelyn, of Goshen; daughter Ilze Bergs of Arizona; four grandchildren, Brenda Bergs Bennett and her husband Raymond Bennett, Ansis D. Bergs and his wife Lisa Angevine Bergs, David Walker and Amy Walker; six great-grandchildren, Keith, Danika and Wyatt Bennett, Haley and Jordan Bergs and Jordan Walker. A Memorial Service will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 at Bakerville United Methodist Church, 1087 Litchfield Turnpike, New Hartford. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Fish Inc., 332 South Main St., Torrington, CT 06790. Arrangements entrusted to Rowe Funeral Home, Litchfield.
Rowe Funeral Homes OBITUARY November 4, 2009
W. Ernest Beatty died on November 3 at Valerie Manor in Torrington. He was born on April 12, 1919 in Derby, CT, son of Elisabeth and Guy Beatty. In 1924, his family moved to Litchfield to work for Kingsbury Bull. “Ernie” attended Spring Hill School and went on to graduate Litchfield High School, Class of 1937. He then went on to Duke University in Durham, North Carolina where he graduated in the Class of 1941. During World War II, he worked for American Brass Company in Torrington. Ernie lived with Kingsbury Bull and was his companion, gardener and chauffeur for many years, until Mr. Bull's death in 1968. He was a parishioner of St. Michael's Church in Litchfield and worked at its verger from 1968 to 1985. He was an avid sports fan and an outstanding tennis player. He had been a member of the Litchfield Fire Department for sixty-two years. His involvement with St. Michael's Church was very important to him, and he cherished many life-long friends in town. A Memorial Service will be held at St. Michael's Church, 25 South Street, Litchfield on Saturday, November 14, at 11:00 a.m. Burial services will be private. Arrangements entrusted to Rowe Funeral Home, Litchfield.
Rowe Funeral Homes OBITUARY October 28, 2009 Mildred A. Molumphy 1912-2009 Mildred Athorne Molumphy, 97, died Tuesday at her home in Litchfield. A parishioner of the First Congregational Church in Litchfield for more than sixty years, she was active in the life of the church up until her death. Many Litchfield residents will remember Mildred’s warm invitation to explore the world of books during her many years as the librarian of Northfield, Bantam, and Center Schools. During her final years at Litchfield Ponds, she took joy in a daily round of visits from neighbors and family. She was preceded in death by her husband John T. Molumphy II, her sisters Ruth Athorne, Leta Hubbard, Bernice Barba, and brother Clyde Athorne. She is survived by her daughter Kathleen Case and husband John of Williamstown, Massachusetts; son John T. Molumphy III of Roanoke, Virginia; grandchildren John I. Case and wife Martha Berek of Sydney, Australia; Thomas D. Case and wife Alice Stokes of Burlington, Vermont; Grace T. Molumphy of Roanoke; and great grandchildren Olivia and Noah Case of Sydney and Ada, Ezra and Fiona Case of Burlington. A memorial service will be held 2:00, Saturday, Oct. 31, at the First Congregational Church, Litchfield. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Center School—Book Fund. 125 West St., Litchfield, CT, 06759. Arrangements by Rowe Funeral Home of Litchfield.
Rowe Funeral Homes Rufus Cole Stillman Rufus Cole Stillman was born in New York City on February 28, 1921, to Edgar and Katherine Stillman (nee Chase). He graduated from Taft School, attended Yale, leaving to join Patton’s 3rd Army Tank Corps in Europe, but not before marrying Leslie Caesar on November 23, 1942, a marriage that enriched theirs and many other lives until Leslie’s death on January 11, 2006. In his words: “The War, the Great War, the Good War, we would like to think, straightened out a few misconceptions about the reason for being. A marvelous marriage and three children did the rest.” Having lost a leg below the knee as the 3rd Army drove towards Berlin (his living with his stump providing the details for Philip Roth’s chapter of that name in The Plot Against America), he returned home, eventually settling in Litchfield. Connecticut, where after a stint as Editor of the Litchfield Enquirer, he joined what was then the Torin Manufacturing Company, rising from the plant floor to Vice President, Labor Relations, to President and Chief Executive Officer, and ultimately Chairman of the Board. Again in Rufus’ words: “Once upon a time an editor asked me what I did, ‘I’m a manufacturer.’ He said, ‘But what do you really do?’ What I really did was fall in love with modern architecture, to build or to influence the building of houses, schools, factories, libraries, offices, in three states and five countries. And with it developed an interest in, no, a passion for, painting and sculpture.” Many of those who were fortunate to experience that passion, architects, painters, sculptors, became friends, two of the closest being Marcel Breuer and Alexander Calder. Rufus had a gift for friendship and – with Leslie – for hospitality. His close friends included many in the local community, and he served the community as a Selectman and member of many boards, contributing to the library, schools, hospital, historical society, and as President to the Junior Republic. His generosity of spirit, his deeply loving nature, are remembered by his three children, Katherine, Gar (with his wife Dara Stillman), and Timmie Roman (and her husband Michael), and his two grandchildren, Luke Roman and Una D’Elia, and his three great-granddaughters, Pascale Roman, and Lucy and Zoe D’Elia. Services are private.
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