Norfolk Library Remembers Margaret O’Malley
Margaret O’Malley died suddenly on Oct. 26, 2022. She was with her family in her home on Burt Lake, in Michigan. Although she left Norfolk several years ago to live full-time at her family compound, she continued to stay fully connected with this town and her beloved library. Margaret served on the Board of Directors […]
Remembering Anne Garrels
Obituary Photo By Christopher Little Anne Longworth Garrels, 71, died on Sept. 7 at her home in Norfolk following a long battle with lung cancer. An intrepid and accomplished journalist for 45 years, Anne became a familiar and valued presence on National Public Radio as she reported from war zones in Chechnya, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and […]
Ralph C. Burr, 1922-2022
Donated Properties for Affordable Housing Ralph Burr, a lifelong summer resident of Norfolk, died at his home in Hamden, Conn., on April 2, 2022, five days after his 100th birthday. Although he lived most of his adult life in the New Haven area, he spent every summer in Norfolk, where his family went back several […]
Ann Shrope Byrne, Dec. 15, 1941-April 12, 2022
Ann Shrope Byrne, age 80, passed away peacefully on April 12, 2022. Ann was the beloved wife of the late Philip Byrne for 44 years and cherished mother, sister, sister-in-law, aunt, cousin, grandma and friend. She is survived by her sons, Curtiss and Tyson, daughter-in-laws Lisa and Erica, and grandchildren Isabel (21), Connor (19) and […]
Dr. Thomas J. Vergo, Jr. (1943-2022)
Dr. Thomas J. Vergo, Jr., esteemed prosthodontist and maxillofacial dentist, beloved husband, brother, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away after a long illness on March 7, 2022. Tom was born on May 29, 1943 in New Orleans, La., the oldest son of the late Hazel and Thomas J. Vergo, Sr. Tom was born into a […]
Christopher S. O’Connor (1972-2022)
Christopher Shawn O’Connor, 49, of Norfolk, passed away on March 3, 2022 in Colebrook, Conn. Born December 6, 1972, in Torrington, Christopher was the son of the late Patrick B. and Frances P. O’Connor, also of Norfolk. He graduated from Northwestern Regional #7 High School’s class of 1990. After graduation, he moved to Denver, Colo. […]
Milestones
Ed Preece has recently been promoted to the rank of captain in the New Britain Fire Department. Preece grew up in Norfolk was a member of the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD), having trained under longtime fire chief Bill Kelley. Both Ed’s father, Albert, and his mother, Lorraine, who have lived in South Norfolk for […]
Howard Gordon Estock 1943-2022
Howard Gordon Estock of Colebrook, Conn. passed away peacefully at age 78 on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, after a brief illness. Howard received his law degree from the University of Pittsburgh. He was a Partner with the New York City law firm of Clifton Budd & De Maria, where he practiced labor law for 43 […]
Suzanne Dooley, 1936-2021
Suzanne Turner Dooley passed away on Dec. 18, 2021, owing to complications of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Suzanne is survived by her husband, Francis (Frank) of 64 years, her daughters, Helen Anthony (husband Douglas) of Providence, R.I., Anne Hall (husband Ned) of Wellesley, Mass., Sarah Corrigan (husband Tim) […]
Betsy Stott, 1919-2022
Betsy Stott, a lifelong summer resident of Doolittle Lake, died peacefully on Jan. 3, 2022, at the Caleb Hitchcock Health Center, part of the Duncaster Retirement Community in Bloomfield, Conn. She was surrounded by her children, Peter, Janet and Sarah. She is also survived by her sons-in-law, Howard Jennings and Arthur Pembleton. Betsy’s father, Allen […]
