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Ellen G. (Bluestone) Sherman, 82, Poughkeepsie Resident
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Poughkeepsie resident Ellen G. (Bluestone) Sherman died Tuesday, Jan. 12. She was 82.
She was born Nov. 1, 1933, in Brooklyn, to Edward S. Bluestone and Susan Beatrice (Washor) Bluestone.
She was a lifelong resident of Brooklyn before moving to Poughkeepsie in 2007. She attended Erasmus Hall High School and Brooklyn College and City College of New York. She worked at Long Island University’s Brooklyn campus where she made devoted friends. She enjoyed reading, walking, crossword puzzles, poetry, seeing Broadway shows and playing Scrabble.
She married Benjamin Sherman i…
Daniel Thomas Lynch, 95, Fishkill Resident
FISHKILL, N.Y. – Daniel Thomas Lynch, a resident of Fishkill, formerly of Passaic, N.J.,, died Thursday, Jan. 14. He was 95.
He was born to Daniel T. Lynch and Jane Moran Lynch.
Upon the death of his sister, Regina Woodruff, in 2004, he moved to Fishkill to be near family.
Lynch was a World War II veteran. As a result of military action in the Pacific, he was awarded several action and campaign medals.
His wife, Mildred Wenzel Lynch, died in 1950. They had five daughters, the oldest being just six years old at the time. He and his sister, Regina, a widow herself with a young son, pooled…
Robert Morgan Sr., 76, Grahamsville Resident
GRAHAMSVILLE, N.Y. – Robert Elmer Morgan, Sr., of Grahamsville, died Friday, Jan. 15, his 76th birthday.
He was born to Vincent Morgan, Sr. and Margaret Peggy Jackson. He was retired from Avon Products in Suffern. He enjoyed country music, golf, softball, high school and college wrestling, fishing and many other sports.
He is survived by Linda Fredenburgh at home; his children, Margaret of Maryland; Robert James (Paulette) of Atlanta, Ga.; Betty Jane of Maryland; Bobbi Lee (Bill) Bennett of North Carolina; Anthony (Sandra) of Virginia; Kimberly (Mike) Tansey of Maybrook; and Robert, Jr. (Ja…
Dorothy Stewart, 87, Bridgeport Resident
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Dorothy Zabaska Stewart, of Bridgeport, died Wednesday, Jan. 13. She was 87.
She was raised in St. Albans, Vt., and married and moved to Stamford where she and and her husband, Judson R. Stewart, raised their five children. She devoted her time to her young family.
Later in life, she enjoyed her position as a cashier at Thormes Pharmacy in Stamford, where she worked for many years. She loved dogs and cats, with Rayadh as her favorite. While visiting her daughter in Florida, Disney World became one of her favorite destinations.
She is survived by her five children, Lin…
Thursa June Merritt, 71, Norwalk Resident
NORWALK, Conn. – Thursa June Merritt, a lifelong resident of Shorefront Park in Norwalk, died Wednesday, Jan. 13, at Norwalk Hospital. She was 71.
Born in Norwalk, she was the daughter of Philip and Mary-Alice (Barnum) Merritt.
She was a graduate of Brien McMahon High School and Lindenwood College in St. Charles, Mo. She found fulfillment with her family and her career with the Greater Fairfield County CMLS.
She is survived by her sisters Phyllis Kelleher and her husband, Bob, of Woodbury, and Starr Moore of Pensacola, Fla.; and nieces Holly Oliver and her husband, Ian, of Washington, D.…
Jeffrey Burney, 61, Former Bridgeport Resident
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Jeffrey Glenn Burney, of Pittsfield, Mass., and formerly of Bridgeport, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Jan. 12. He was 61.
He was born and raised in Bridgeport and was a U.S. Air Force veteran.
Friends and family are invited to the viewing Friday from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. with service immediately following at Baker-Isaac Funeral Services, 985 Stratford Ave., Bridgeport.
Catherine (Kay) Leger, 77, Formerly Of Fairfield
SHELTON, Conn. – Catherine (Kay) Ross Leger, of Shelton, formerly of Fairfield and wife of 57 years to Clarence (Chuck) Leger, died Saturday, Jan. 16 at St. Vincent's Medical Center. She was 77.
Born in Bridgeport, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Emily Ross. She was a parishioner at St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Church in Shelton and, for many years, of Holy Family Church in Fairfield. She was a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister who delighted in time spent with her family and friends. She and her husband loved traveling.
Survivors in addition to her husband,…
Gilda A. Welby, 88, Little Ferry Resident
LITTLE FERRY, N.J. – Gilda A. (Sampugnaro) Welby, of Little Ferry, died Friday, Jan. 15. She was 88.
Born in Hackettstown and raised in Manhattan and the Bronx, N.Y., she resided in Saddle Brook before moving to Little Ferry. She was a volunteer with the New York Public Library. An avid reader, she also enjoyed cooking. Prior to raising her family, she was a secretary for the art director of Double Day Publishing in New York City.
She was the wife of the late Robert Welby; mother of James R. Welby and Moira Kristofich; grandmother of Mary Kristofich; Jonathan Kristofich and his wife, Charlo…
