Norfolk Remembers

Peter Pouncey Longtime Norfolk resident Peter Pouncey died on May 30, 2023, at the age of 85. He was born on October 1, 1937, in China, where his father was serving as the British commissioner of maritime customs. After World War II, the family moved to England. Pouncey was an undergraduate at Oxford and received […]

Ronald J. Sloan

Norfolk Remembers Ronald J. Sloan, 91, died peacefully on May 19, 2023, at home with his family by his side.  He was thehusband and high school sweetheart of Susan (Sawitzke) Sloan for 50 years.  He was born on Jan. 8,1932, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of the late James and Mildred (Miller) Sloan. He was a Veteran […]

Susan Elizabeth Dixon

Norfolk Remembers Susan Elizabeth Dixon, 72, passed away on Feb. 20, 2023. Born on Feb. 3, 1951, in Springfield, Mass., she was the daughter of the late Dr. Stanley R. and Priscilla (Bean) Dixon. Susan graduated from the MacDuffie School in Springfield. After attending Bay Path College for two years, she went on to graduate […]

William Graham Brown Jr.

Norfolk Remembers William Graham Brown Jr. of Norfolk, 74, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 5, 2022. To his family and friends, Bill will be especially missed for his engaging personality, enthusiasm, happiness, kindness, modesty, wit, sense of humor, energy, intelligence, loyalty and dedication.  Bill was born Feb. 27, 1948, in Point Pleasant, N.J., son of […]

Norfolk Remembers Bryan Stanton

Bryan Stanton died peacefully at home on Feb. 20, 2023. Bryan moved to Norfolk in 1996 as a weekend resident and was completely taken with the charm of the town, telling all his friends he had moved to Brigadoon. Within a year Bryan became a full-time resident and moved his brand-building and public relations business, […]

Carolyn Marie Dodd, 1951-2023

Carolyn Marie Dodd of Norfolk died peacefully at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington on Feb. 20, 2023. Carolyn had bravely fought cancer and was believed cured but had a recent recurrence which led to her unexpected passing.  Carolyn was born on July 5, 1951, to Henry Dodd, an automobile dealer and collector, and Martina (Cannon) […]

Remembering John Curtiss

John Francis Curtiss, 60, passed away peacefully at home Dec. 24, 2022. Born in Winsted to the late Francis and Gertrude (Augustyn) Curtiss, he worked as an electrician. John was a volunteer fire fighter in Norfolk for many years and belonged to the Norfolk Curling Club. He served as a Eucharistic minister at Immaculate Conception […]

William Haskell (1933-2022)

William Haskell of Pondwood Farm in Colebrook, passed away recently at age 89 at his home with his loved ones at his side. William was born and raised in Bradford, Penn., and Stamford, Conn. He attended The Kent School and Mercersburg Academy and earned his B.A. at Yale and M.S. at the Columbia University School […]

Frank Dooley, 1929-2022

Francis (Frank) Martin Dooley III of Norfolk, died on Nov. 14 at the age of 93. Frank was predeceased by his wife of 64 years, Suzanne. Frank is survived by his four daughters, Helen (husband Douglas), of Providence, R.I.; Anne (husband Ned), of Wellesley, Mass.; Sarah (husband Tim), of Longmeadow, Mass.; and Martha, of Norfolk, […]

Margaret O’Malley, 1940-2002

Margaret Parlin Hutchinson O’Malley, 82, of Burt Lake, Mich., died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, Oct. 26. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Jan. 20, 1940, to John Andrew Parlin and Agnes Tietig Parlin. Margaret was an intellect with boundless curiosity and competence in a variety of interests, especially Wordle competitions with her […]