Obituary: Frederick A. Freedman, 95, prominent jurist
May 16, 2024 | Obituaries | 2
He held senior positions in the state’s Superior Court and Appellate Court systems, received numerous legal profession awards and is remembered by family as “an honorable, impeccable man, honest, loyal, fair, with a sweet, tender, gentle disposition and a brilliant mind.”
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Obituary: Jeffrey Joseph Roberts, 37
May 14, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
He loved music, horror movies and playing baseball, and is remembered by family and friends as someone “always happy to help anyone in need.”
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Obituary: Eleanor Eugenie Banyard, 99
May 8, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
Over the course of a nearly 50-year career at Westport Bank and Trust, she rose to the rank of senior vice president and corporate secretary, and also actively pursed her talent for painting for many years.
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Obituary: Ann La Rue Matlow, 77
May 7, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
She had a three-decade career as a corporate and immigration attorney, was active in alumni affairs for Occidental College and enjoyed the arts and international travel.
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Obituary: Richard M. Harding, 83
May 6, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
The Staples High School graduate had worked at Daybreak Nurseries before becoming the property manager of an estate in Delaware.
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Catherine ‘Tina’ Carnahan, 1941–2024
May 3, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
Remembered by family as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, her “faith was an integral part of her life” and she also enjoyed traveling, particularly to Vermont.
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Obituary: Edmund Thomas Duffy, Jr., 82
Apr 30, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
He was a Westport firefighter for more than three decades, and is remembered by his family as “a man of great character and dedication.”
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Obituary: Clinton D. Vogel, 81
Apr 27, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
An electrician and owner of Vogel Electric Service, he was an avid bowler and golfer, who also owned horses and played polo at the Fairfield County Hunt Club.
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Obituary: Christian ‘Chris’ Le Brun, 56
Apr 10, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
He was “that unusual thing — a lawyer that loved being a lawyer,” according to his family, and had a life-long passion for tennis.
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Obituary: George Knight Erickson, 1937-2024
Apr 9, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
The former Marine, after working for Glendinning, founded a direct-mail business, and had a passion for restoring antique homes, sailing, sports and playing tenor sax.
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Obituary: Thomas Stephen Seligson, 78
Apr 8, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
The former longtime Westport resident was an Emmy Award-winning producer for CBS News, author and print journalist, who credited advocacy for a death-row inmate as one of his life’s most meaningful experiences.
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Obituary: Peter Michael Gish, 98
Mar 20, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
The Staples High School graduate pursued a career in the military and art, rising to the rank of Marine Corps colonel whose paintings documenting combat and refugees in war zones have been exhibited at the National Museum of the Marine Corps and the Smithsonian.
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Obituary: Margaret Labbance DeMace, 91
Mar 19, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
The longtime Westport resident was a member of Church of the Assumption prayer network and “instilled the importance of family through the dedication and unconditional love that she showed each day of her life.”
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Obituary: Jill K. Wellner, 69
Mar 19, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
The Staples High School graduate had “an insatiable love of learning,” was an educator in the health-care field who taught at several colleges, and loved travel and the arts.
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Obituary: Sybil J. Steinberg, 90
Mar 18, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
The longtime editor and critic for Publishers Weekly, who interviewed many well-known writers and whose work was nominated for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism, also was known locally for her annual “Sybil’s List” of recommended reading at the Westport Library.
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Obituary: Jane Ellen Bradford, 89
Mar 18, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
The former Westport resident was a math teacher who later transitioned to computer programming, and is remembered by family as an “active, independent and open-minded woman, especially for her generation.”
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Obituary: Melvin Katz, 92
Mar 18, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
Over a long legal career, he was considered a dean of the New York Securities Bar, and also was passionate about classical music, the New York Giants and skiing.
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Obituary: Stewart Reifler, 69
Mar 10, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
He was a partner in a New York City law firm, and locally was an EMT and officer with Westport Volunteer EMS; had served as a Westport Library trustee, and was an official with the Minuteman Yacht Club.
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Obituary: Nancy A. O’Neill, 72
Mar 10, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
She was a devout Catholic and an avid reader who also loved music and film.
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Obituary: Ira S. Greene, 1946-2024
Mar 9, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
He was a bankruptcy attorney and a longtime, honored member of the Food & Wine Society.
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