W. Brewster Kopp
W. Brewster Kopp, age 93, passed away on Dec. 18 in Buckeystown, Md., where he had lived for the last 12 years. Kopp owned property on Winchester Road in Norfolk since 1961. He was born in Newark, N.Y., the son of Frederick and Bernice Woodworth Kopp. After graduating from Harvard College in 1947 and Harvard […]
Obituary—Remembering John Bazzano
John Concetto Bazzano passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018. He was the husband of Dorothy (Robertson) Bazzano. John was born on Feb. 19, 1933, the son of the late John and Angeline Bazzano. John served in the U.S. Navy from 1951 to 1955. His parents started their […]
Remembering Duncan Denny
Lifetime Norfolk resident Duncan Denny passed away at his home on June 19, 2018. He was born June 20, 1927, in New Rochelle, N.Y., to Dorothy Duncan and Cary Freeman Denny. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Ayreslea Rowland Denny; children Bea Tirrell (Charlie), Deirdre Denny, and Rowland Denny (Robin); and grandchildren […]
Obituary: Laura Breckrinridge Ten Eyck Byers
January 10, 1928-September 22, 2017 Laura Breckinridge Ten Eyck Byers, 89, died peacefully on Friday, Sept. 22. She was a recent resident of Noble Horizons. Born in Rye, N.Y., Laura was a bright and thoughtful soul from the start. After her father and mother divorced when she was seven, she lived with her mother […]
Joseph Carrere Fox, 1916-2017
Joseph Carrere Fox, originally of New York City, died on August 10 in Hamden, Conn. at the age of 101. A graduate of Andover and Yale (’38), Joe served with the Office of Naval Intelligence during WW II, monitoring the Panama Canal and the Straits of Gibraltar. He then returned to New York City, where […]
MacGregor Robinson, 1964-2017
MacGregor Robinson, 53, died on September 4, Labor Day, at “Mungo Park,” his beloved home in Norfolk, after being diagnosed with cancer of the liver in late August. Born February 5, 1964, in nearby Winsted, MacGregor was predeceased by his parents, Hugh Robinson and Isabel “Tibby” (MacGregor) Browne Robinson and his sister, Isabel Browne Driscoll. […]
Obituary—Barbara Ann Tracey
Norfolk Bids Farewell to a Leader and Friend By Colleen Gundlach She was the consummate volunteer, a loving and devoted mother and grandmother and a lifelong problem solver. She was a woman whose friendly smile and cheerful demeanor welcomed everyone—stranger or friend. In July, with the passing of Barbara Ann Tracey, Norfolk bid farewell […]
Obituary—Brett David Hellerman
Brett David Hellerman, 57, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, June 25, surrounded by family, friends and his beloved dog, Scout. Born on June 20, 1960, in New York City, to Monica Carmona Mermelstein Hellerman and Don Vincent Hellerman, M.D., Brett grew up in Manhattan, attending Dwight School and St. Hilda’s and St. Hugh’s School before going on […]
Milestones
Thomas Davies Haines, 79, died on June 17 from complications of pancreatic cancer. He and his wife of nearly 55 years, Stephany, raised their two sons in Brooklyn Heights and spent weekends and summers in Norfolk for decades before retiring to Salisbury, Conn. The funeral was held in Norfolk on July 7, and a memorial […]
Milestones—Wheaton Byers, 1925–2017
Wheaton Byers, who moved to North Canaan with his wife, Laura, in 1986 after a career in the State Department and the Central Intelligence Agency, died peacefully at his home on Friday, April 21. He was 91 years old. Byers was born in 1925 and first came to the Canaan Valley with his family in […]
