Gregg Currier, 1942-2020
Gregg Currier, age 77, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Nov. 14 from pancreatic cancer. He was born on Dec. 14, 1942, to the late Charles Currier and Eleanore Coullard. He served in the United States Navy from 1961 to 1969. After his service, he earned a […]
Elise Ann Allyn Weds William Grant MacElveen
Photo by Colin Bazzano It is with great pride that John and Lisa Allyn of Norfolk and Gary and Debra MacElveen of Poughkeepsie, N.Y. announce the marriage of their children, William Grant MacElveen and Elise Ann Allyn.William, “Billy”, was born and raised in Poughkeepsie. He attended and earned his undergraduate degree from Hartwick College ans later […]
Hatsy Robinson Taylor, 1932-2020
Harriet “Hatsy” Robinson Taylor, 87, of East Canaan, a gardening author and columnist who chronicled the trials and triumphs of life on a hilltop farm in northwest Connecticut, died July 5 at Geer Village in Canaan. Hatsy began writing about gardening in 1982 with the debut of her column “Hilltop Harvest,” which was published for […]
Julius (Jay) Jesse Pilbin, 1923-2020
Julius (Jay) Jesse Pilbin, 96, of Norfolk passed away on April 1, 2020. He was the loving husband of the late Dorothy S. Pilbin. He was born on July 18, 1923 to the William and Lillian Pilbin. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on Jan. 3, 1942, as an apprentice seaman, and upon his honorable […]
Russell J. O’Connor Jr., 1946-2020
Russell J. O’Connor Jr., of Vero Beach, Fla. died Jan. 6, 2020, at home, after a long and courageous battle with neuroendocrine cancer. He was the husband of Margo (Schmitt) O’Connor for 43 years. Born in Winsted on Feb. 2, 1946, he was the son of Russell J. O’Connor Sr. and Elaine (Nardi) O’Connor. He […]
Michelle Gibson
Michelle Renee (Denis) Gibson, 43, of Winsted, passed away Friday, March 13, at home. She was the wife of Paul D. Gibson. Michelle was born in Winsted, Conn. on April 18, 1976, a daughter of Beth (Deming) Podhajecki and Robert Denis. She was a graduate of Regional 7 High School and Northwestern Connecticut Community College. […]
Mary O’Dwyer Welz (1924-2020)
Mary O’Dwyer Welz died Saturday, February 22, 2020 at her home, surrounded by family. She was born Mary J. O’Dwyer on Sept. 21, 1924, the daughter of the late Margaret (Bowe) O’Dwyer and Henry Patrick O’Dwyer and lived in Norfolk, CT until her retirement, after which she moved to Winsted. Mary graduated from The Gilbert […]
Theodore H. J. Veling (1930-2019)
Theodore “Ted” Veling, founder and president of Veling, Inc., and longtime Norfolk resident, died Dec. 26, 2019, at his home in Beverly, Mass., surrounded by his family. He was able to celebrate a final joy-filled Christmas with his wife of 47 years, Kathleen (Kathy), son David and his wife Amy, son Matthew and his wife […]
Allen Trousdale (1940-2020)
Allen Trousdale, an architect and world traveler, died at his home in Norfolk on Feb. 21. He was 79 years old and divided his time between Norfolk and Brooklyn. Born in Monroe, Louisiana on Dec. 2, 1940, to parents Briscoe and Frances (Miller) Trousdale, Allen attended Tulane University, graduating in 1963 with a degree in […]
Eve V. Thew (1927-2020)
Eve Thew died on Feb. 3 at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington. She was 92 and had been married to her husband, John Thew, for nearly 69 years. The daughter of Edward Van de Water and Eve Jacoby, Eve was born in New York City on March 14, 1927, but moved with her parents to […]
