Obituary: Jane Young, former RTM, P&Z member
Elected to the Planning and Zoning Commission and Representative Town Meeting from District 4, she was “passionate about historic preservation” and a founding member of Save Westport Now.
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Obituary: Mary Q. Bulakites, 95
The lifelong Westport resident worked many years as a clerk in the town Assessor’s Office.
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Obituary: Kevin M. O’Grady, former probate judge
He served as the Westport/Weston judge of probate from 1999 to 2013, and was “treasured for his humor, warmth and answers on all questions about plants, cars, home improvement and the law.”
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Obituary: Patricia (Patty) Clark Haberstroh, 73
A longtime social worker for the Westport’s Department of Human Services, she “dedicated her life to helping others in need.” She also was active in Westport PTAs and other public education initiatives. After her 2017 diagnosis with Lou Gehrig’s Disease, she became an influential advocate and fundraiser for research into the degenerative illness.
Read MoreObituary: Frances Mae Manere, 85
She was “an amazing cook and baker,” and enjoyed traveling the world.
Read MoreObituary: Stewart H. Greenfield, 91
He founded two investment businesses, pioneering “in making business more socially impactful and more equitable.” He also was a longtime supporter of the Nature Conservancy and other educational, environmental and human rights nonprofits.
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Dr. Martin H. Floch, noted for gastroenterology research, treatment, dies at 94
Recognized as a trailblazing gastroenterologist, he also was a medical administrator at Norwalk Hospital many years, taught at Yale Medical School, wrote extensively in his field of expertise and received multiple honors for his work.
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David C. Bigelow, tea industry pioneer, philanthropist, dies at 96
The Westport resident led the family-owned company through more than four decades of innovation and expansion.
Read MoreObituary: Gerald ‘Jerry’ Minsky, 78
An executive in the financial industry, he helped innovate computer leases and tax shelters, and “was involved with the program that put the first camera on the moon.”
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Obituary: Theresa Ann Palazzo, 68
The longtime Westport resident worked at Mario’s in Westport as well as several Norwalk restaurants, loved to travel, relax on a beach and visit her grandchildren.
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Obituary: Robert Perliss, 96
His career in space exploration included work as a senior engineer for NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, for which he was honored by the Goddard Space Flight Center. He also was a longtime member of Temple Israel, and supporter of the Westport and Norwalk libraries.
Read MoreObituary: Eugene Gans, 93
The PhD had worked in pharmaceutical research and development for Hoffman-LaRoche, Richardson-Vicks and Medicis.
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Obituary: Robert C. Sussman, 88
Formerly a longtime Westport resident, he was a lawyer specializing in contracts and later real estate management.
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Obituary: Kevin Mashia, 54
He began his career at Westport Tile and Design, “where he put his creativity and eye for design to work and found his passion.”
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Obituary: Frances Hyman, 90
Previously a longtime Westport resident, she volunteered for causes like Save the Children Foundation, and said one of her proudest moments was participating in the 1987 “Freedom Sunday for Soviet Jews” rally in Washington, D.C.
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Obituary: Paula Leonard, 88
The longtime Westport resident worked in the real estate field many years, saying she sold Westport and the house just came with it, and also volunteered for community causes that included helping establish the new Westport Center for Senior Activities.
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Obituary: Donna Naber, 89
She was an avid gardener and member of the Greens Farms Garden Club, who also enjoyed her cats, reading and gourmet cooking.
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Obituary: Janice Amberg Dean, 88
The mother of eight enrolled in college at age 46, earned a business degree and then worked in the real estate field many years. She also enjoyed travel, achieved the rank of Bronze Life Master in the American Contract Bridge League and took up chess when she was 85.
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Obituary: Sophia Rose Makowski
A former longtime Westport resident, she called herself “the last of the Mohicans” from Roseville Road.
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Obituary: Nancy D. Westcott, 86
While raising six children in Westport, she and her husband formed Westcott Associates industrial design firm. She also was active at Assumption Church and volunteered for local charities, and later established Nan’s Notecards, featuring pressed floral designs.
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Obituary: Robert ‘Bob’ Gill, 1927-2023
A pilot in the U.S. Navy and later a captain for American Airlines, he also served two decades with the Naval Reserves and was a scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 36.
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Obituary: Giovanna ‘Jennie’ Caiati, 94
As a teenager, she helped her family open the landmark restaurant, The Arrow, in Saugatuck, and later opened the Blossoms Plus florist and event planning business, but she “valued family above all.”
Read MoreObituary: Lewis Goldman, 93
The Westport resident, who served in the Army during the Korean War, is remembered as “a sweet, brilliant man.”
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Obituary: Stephen Michael Lamando, 59
The former Westport resident was an entrepreneur in the financial, real estate and boating industries, and enjoyed vintage boats, history and being near and on the water.
Read MoreObituary: Audrey Magida, 93
The longtime Westport resident had a long career as a real estate broker, and was an honorary life member and official of Temple Israel.
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Obituary: Barbara Reed, 88
Formerly a longtime Westport resident, she worked at Staples High School’s Guidance Department and loved Sunday breakfasts at Compo Beach.
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Obituary: Christopher Edward Gordon Saxe, 67
The lifelong Westport resident was a Greens Farms Academy graduate, had an early career in the arts and later became an agent and executive in the real estate field, helping to found the Higgins Group in Westport.
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Obituary: Edward James Eason, 76
The Westport native was an Army artillery officer before becoming a businessman and involved in the community in Keene, New Hampshire.
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Food retailing impresario Stew Leonard Sr. dies at 93
The Westport resident founded what came to be known as the the “World’s Largest Dairy Store” more than a half-century ago, a business that is now a seven-store, food-retailing powerhouse in the Tri-State area.
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Obituary: Marie C. Jennings-Kamberg, 98
The former Westport resident previously ran a children’s clothing store in Ridgefield, and later lived for many years in Florida, where she enjoyed tennis and golf.
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Obituary: Michael A. Conway, 80
Formerly a longtime Westport resident, he had been a senior executive with KPMG accounting firm, received an honorary doctorate degree from North Carolina A&T State University and was active in Westport area nonprofits.
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Obituary: Linda DeMarco, 82
She is remembered by family as “the sweetness of life.”
Read MoreObituary: Marianna E. Oliver, 98
She had a long career as a translator, writer and editor with the United Nations, and also performed in many Westport Weston Community Theater productions.
Read MoreObituary: Glenn Gerry, 93
He was an engineer for Burndy Corp. and Pitney-Bowes, sang with Greens Farms Church choir and other groups, and “should be remembered for his early strikes at social injustice … Glenn always insisted on inclusion of everyone. Always.”
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Obituary: Edward F. Rogers, 86
He had a long career as a senior executive and corporate officer at IBM, and later opened his own consulting firm.
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Obituary: Richard Glaser, 80
He held a PhD in chemistry, “was an avid crossword puzzler who regularly completed the NYT Sunday puzzle in pen and enjoyed a good martini.”
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Obituary: Alan Warner, 86
A CPA and entrepreneur, he spent “nights at the White House, attended presidential inaugurations, was the CPA for Willie Mays and met Muhammad Ali.”
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Service set for Matthew Balga, chef who died after being hit by car
The Whelk chef was “proud of making new dishes and trying new things” and “loved to watch the reactions of the customers.” He also had studied martial arts for decades.
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Obituary: Eileen Diana Blau, 92
She was a passionate reader, artist and collector, as well as an avid golfer and tennis player at Birchwood Country Club. but above all, she lived for her family.
Read MoreObituary: Martin Jay Albert, 77
An attorney with Cohen and Wolf for 35 years, he also was an official for the United Way, the UJA, Jewish Home for the Elderly Foundation and Birchwood Country Club.
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