All Obituaries

Edward Trefflé Dubé, of Redding, CT, loving husband, and father of two children, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loved ones on December 1, 2021.  He was born on January 28, 1941, in Norwalk, CT. He was the son of the late Trefflé and Aurora Dubé. Edward retired as a Lieutenant Fireman for the City of Norwalk where he worked for 32 years.  In his spare time, Edward would go hunting and fishing with his buddies. However, he...

Wayne Elwyn Crosby of Bethel passed away peacefully at Danbury Hospital on November 22, 2021. He was born on August 31, 1943 in Norwalk Hospital to the late Kenneth Ellsworth Crosby and Ethel Kahle Crosby. Wayne grew up in New Canaan, CT and attend J.M. Wright Technical High School in Stamford, CT. He met his wife of 57 years, Louise Vitiello Crosby on Easter Sunday 1961 and they married on May 30, 1964. They moved to Bethel in 1969 where they raised their two children. Wayne was employed...

Bethel, CT – Anne Carmel (Hayes) McDonald, age 86, passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 18, 2021. Anne was born and raised in Troy, NY and fiercely proud of it. In Troy, she graduated from Catholic High, then Nursing school and met the love of her life, James W McDonald at the Notty Pine Restaurant. Anne and Jim were married for 47 years before Jim’s passing in 2003. Their life together took them to Chicago, IL, Arlington, VA, Beechhurst, NY and Bethel, CT. Anne and...

Edith E. Janesky, of Great Plain Rd., Danbury passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2021 at her home. She was born on July 28, 1927 in Mount Vernon, NY, daughter of the late Charles E. and Florence (Olson) Janesky. A lifelong Danbury resident, she was a member of St. James Episcopal Church and a 1945 graduate of Danbury High School. She retired as a Training Instructor from the Southern New England Telephone Company after 37 years of service and was a lifetime member of the Telephone...

Jeffery Elliott Lawrence, sixty-six years old, from Bethel, passed away suddenly. He was with his family and will be missed by many. Jeff was born in Bridgeport, CT on October 25, 1954, son of the late Donald and Anne Lawrence and sister Susan Monack. Jeff is survived by Cindy, his soul mate and loving wife and three children, Bennett, Danielle and Jeremy. He is also survived by his three grandchildren, who he loved unconditionally, Kevin, Brian and Sydney. Jeff was a graduate of the...

Carol Louise Henderson, age 94, passed peacefully, in a New Canaan, CT Care Center. She is survived by three Hiatt children: Lori, Paul and Jody, six grandsons and five great granddaughters, one great grandson—all of whom inherited attributes of her artistry.  She lived a full, imaginative life: most recently sewing, teaching tailoring (as a resident, Beatitudes, Glendale, AZ), current events/politics (voted for Biden since “Michelle chose not to run”), following...

Joyce Marie (Esposito) Rener, age 71, of Danbury, CT died Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at Danbury Hospital. She was born in Danbury on March 25, 1950, daughter of the late Pasquale and Josephine (Blonski) Esposito. She was a lifelong Danbury resident who adored animals and rescued countless stray kittens, cats, puppies, dogs, turtles and even a family of worms during her idyllic childhood on Padanaram Avenue (aka "Chicken Hill"). Joyce attended St. Joseph School, graduated from...

Joan M. Ruete 1933-2021 Family…..Love…..Children…..Smiles…..Christmas…..The Trailer These are the words that instantly come to mind when we think of Mom (Joan) Joan was born to loving parents Louise and Jacob Wulforst, March 16, 1933.  Four years later, a sister, Marilyn, arrived and here began a life well lived and much loved.  She grew up in Glendale, Queens, NY and graduated from Richmond Hill HS in 1950 having taken secretarial courses...

Susan Elizabeth Moore Hart quietly departed her life on the morning of September 18, 2021. She was born on August 11, 1917, in Southington CT, the youngest daughter of Daisy Ackart and Charles Martin Moore.  Her husband, Orson H. Hart, Jr., her three sisters, Charlotte Rowe, Adelaide Butler, Doris Moore and her nephew Lawrence Smith predeceased her. She is survived by her two daughters, Katherine Hart (William Uricchio) and Sarah Tornow, two nieces, Barbara Went (Joe), and Eleanor...

Patricia Murphy Burgess of Bethel, CT, peacefully passed away surrounded by her family on Saturday, October 16, 2021, at the age of 82. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt. Trish was born to the late John and Christine (Connolly) Murphy on April 15, 1939, in Boston, MA. She was the youngest of three daughters. She married the late Kenneth C. Burgess, Sr., from Saltville, Virginia in 1963 and they settled in Bethel, CT where she raised her family and worked at...