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Anne Keeler
Anne M. Keeler of 11 Terry Drive, Danbury, died yesterday at her home. She was 89.
Mrs. Keeler was the widow of Alfred R. Keeler.
She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Dec. 12, 1908, a daughter of the late Robert and Eva Steiper. Employed in the industry of marine cargo insurance, she worked at various agencies until retiring at the age of 76. While working, she was a member of The Traffic Club.
Survivors include a daughter, Marlene Couturier of Danbury, with whom she made her home, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Contributions in her memory may be made to St. Mary's Church, 237 Greenwood Ave., Bethel 06801.
CALLING HOURS: Today, 5 to 8 p.m., Green Funeral Home, 57 Main St., Danbury.
SERVICES: Tomorrow, 10 a.m., St. Mary's Church, 237 Greenwood Ave., Bethel. Burial follows in St. John Cemetery, Middle Village, N.Y.
Helen Dampsey
Helen R. Dampsey, a lifelong resident of Patterson, N.Y., died Sunday at Putnam Hospital Center, Stoneleigh Avenue, Carmel, N.Y. She was 91.
Mrs. Dampsey was the widow of Maurice Dundes and Maurice Dampsey.
She was born in New York City, Nov. 10, 1906, a daughter of David and Louise Scheider Rothschild. She was a pianist.
Survivors include a son, Alan Dundes of Berkeley, Calif.; a daughter, Marna Howarth of Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.; a sister, Erna Rosenberg of West Newton, Mass.; and six grandchildren.
A memorial service will be conducted in April at her home. Arrangements by Beecher Funeral Home, Brewster, N.Y.
Helen Cook
Helen M. Lawlor Cook of Chatham, Mass., formerly of Norwalk and mother of William R. Cook of Redding, died Monday at Liberty Commons Nursing Home in Chatham. She was 89.
The widow of Roy Cook, she is survived by another son, a daughter, eight grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Contributions in her memory may be made to the Society of St. Vincent DePaul, care of Holy Redeemer Church, Highland Avenue, Chatham, MA 02633. Services will be in Massachusetts. Burial in St. John's Cemetery, Norwalk. Arrangements by Nickerson Funeral Home, Orleans, Mass.
Carol Charron
A memorial service for Carol J. Charron will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Rose of Lima Church, Church Street, Newtown.
Mrs. Charron died Feb. 21 at her home in Newtown, at the age of 80.'
Tula Gronberg
Tula L. Gronberg of Newtown died Saturday at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. She was 60.
Mrs. Gronberg is survived by her husband, James Gronberg of Newtown; a daughter, Paula Osorio of New Philadelphia, Ohio; a son, Luke Gronberg of Alma Center, Wis.; a sister, Sonja Braseth; two brothers, Tom and Jim Skar; and two grandchildren.
Services will be in Wisconsin. Arrangements by Appleyard's Home For Funerals, Rice Lake, Wis.
Maryann Crane
Maryann Congero Crane of Watertown, a member of Grace Faith Assembly Church in Danbury, died yesterday at Waterbury Extended Care in Watertown. She was 53.
Survivors include her husband, mother, two daughters, a brother and a sister.
Calling hours are tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hickcox Funeral Home in Watertown. Services are Friday at a time to be announced.
Valerie M. Sherman
Valerie M. Prentice Sherman, 63, a former Ridgefield resident, died Tuesday at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Sherman, of 138 Pleasantview Ave., Longmeadow, Mass., was the wife of Raymond L. Sherman.
Born in New London, she lived in Ridgefield before moving to Long meadow 25 years ago. She was a graduate of the Northfield Mount Herman School and Connecticut College in New London.
Mrs. Sherman was the director of corporate strategy for Mass Mutual Life Insurance for 14 years.
She was a member of the First Church of Christ in Longmeadow and the Springfield Bridge Club.
Besides her husband, her survi vors include three sons, Jeffrey L. of Prospect, David B. of Longmead ow, and Michael P. of Saunder stown, R.I.; a daughter, Jennifer S. Paris of Marietta, Ga.; a brother, Richard Prentice of New London; a sister, Carole Jean Freeman of Fairfax, Va.; and six grandchildren.
Contributions in her memory may be made to the Dana Farber Insti tute, Gifts Processing Office, 1309 Beacon St., Brookline, MA 02146.
There are no calling hours.
SERVICES: Saturday at 2 p.m. at the First Church of Christ in Long meadow.
Hafey East Longmeadow Chapels, East Longmeadow, Mass., is in charge of arrangements.
Helena E. Hutchison
Helena E. Hutchison, 98, of East Hill Woods, Southbury, died Mon day at the East Hill Woods Health Center.
Mrs. Hutchison was the wife of the late Keith Hutchison. She was born in New Orleans, La., on Jan. 25, 1900, a daughter of Mathias and El eanor Reed Ehlers.
Mrs. Hutchison lived in Heritage Village for 16 years before moving to East Hill Woods.
Her survivors include a daughter, Diana F. Anthony of Jalisco, Mexi co; a stepson, Dr. David Hutchison of New Mexico; a stepdaughter, Catherine O'Neill of East Lansing, Mich.; and two granddaughters.
Contributions in her memory may be made to the Heritage Village Ambulance Association, P.O. Box 2045, Southbury 06488.
All services are private. Carpino Funeral Home, 750 Main St. S., Southbury has made arrangements.'
Laurence Boudreau
Laurence Allen Giles Boudreau, 62, a past president of the Ridge field Kiwanis Club, died Wednesday at Danbury Hospital.
Mr. Boudreau, of 58 Deer Hill Drive, Ridgefield, was the husband of Carol Emerling Boudreau.
He was born in Boston, Mass., July 7, 1935, a son of Mabel Giles Nelson. He was raised in St. Joseph's Or phanage in Nashua, N.H., and the Goodwill School for Boys in Water ville, Maine.
A veteran of the Korean War, he served in the U.S. Navy.
Following his military service, he attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the City College of New York.
Before moving to Ridgefield in 1976, Mr. Boudreau lived for many years in Greenwich Village.
He was employed in customer re lations with the Country Disposal Co. of Ridgefield.
Besides his wife, Mr. Boudreau is survived by a brother, Robert P. Boudreau of Providence, R.I.; and an aunt, Mrs. George White of New Orleans, La.
Contributions in his memory may be made to the Ridgefield Library, 472 Main St., Ridgefield 06877.
There are no calling hours.
SERVICES: Saturday at noon, a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Mary's Church, Ridgefield. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Ridgefield.
The Kane Funeral Home, 41 Ca toonah St., Ridgefield is in charge of arrangements.'
Bernice Nagel
Bernice Nagel, 77, a professional singer and former area resident, died Tuesday in South Carolina.
Mrs. Nagel lived in Columbia, S.C. She was the wife of Robert Earl Na gel Jr. She previously lived in the Brookfield area for 19 years.
She was born in St. Louis, Mo., a daughter of Edwin Anton and Cor della Wilderman Jensen.
After graduating from Colorado Springs High School in Colorado, she attended the Juilliard School of Music and Columbia University in New York City.
Mrs. Nagel was a professional model in Colorado Springs and a professional singer in radio, televi sion and theater in New York City. She was also a church music soloist.
She was a member of the Ameri can Federation of Theatre and Ra dio Artists. She was also a member of the Sandia Baptist Church in Al buquerque, N.M.
While living in the area, she was a member of the Candlewood Baptist Church in Danbury.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Nagel is survived by a son, Edward Nagel of Irmo, S.C.; three daughters, Deb orah Bolser of Glassboro, N.J., Rob erta Voss of Fort Collins, Colo., and Heather Van Neste of Roeselare, Belgium; and eight grandchildren.
Contributions in her memory may be made to Gideons International.
CALLING HOURS: Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Dunbar Funeral Home, Dutch Fork Chapel, Colum bia, S.C.
SERVICES: Saturday at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will take place in Freeland Cemetery, Free land, Pa.
Liza Ann Zeidenberg
Liza Ann Zeidenberg, 31, of 127 Old West Mountain Road, Ridge field, died Sunday as a result of in juries suffered in an automobile accident.
Miss Zeidenberg was born in New Haven, Aug. 18, 1966, a daughter of Irvin and Claire Zeidenberg of Mil ford.
Besides her parents, she is sur vived by four brothers, Robert Zei denberg of Wallingford, Michael Ramos of New Haven, Gary Ramos of Washington Depot, and Francis Ramos of East Haven; two sisters, Aveva Zeidenberg of Milford and Linda Ramos of North Carolina; and several nieces, nephews, great- nieces and great-nephews.
Contributions in Miss Zeiden berg's memory may be made to the animal welfare organization of one's choice.
A Jewish Funeral was conducted Tuesday in New Haven. A Memori al Mass will be arranged for a date to be announced.'
Robert W. Reynolds
Robert W. Reynolds, 74, a retired vice president of Buck Scientific of Norwalk, died Tuesday.
Mr. Reynolds lived at 57 Prospect St. in Ridgefield. He was the hus band of Dayle David Reynolds.
He was born in Stamford, Conn., March 3, 1924, a son of Clifford and Violet Reynolds. He attended Stamford schools and went to the University of Michigan.
A veteran of World War II, he served in New Guinea.
Mr. Reynolds began work as an engineer at Barnes Engineering. He later worked for Machlett Labs and Perkin-Elmer before joining Buck Scientific.
During his career, Mr. Reynolds was awarded several patents and his work spanned vacuum tubes for Voice of American to work on the Hubble Space Telescope at Per kin-Elmer.
A resident of Ridgefield for the past 23 years after moving from Norwalk, he was a member of the Ridgefield Men's Club, the Masonic Lodge of Norwalk and the Ridge field Chapter of AARP.
Besides his wife, Mr. Reynolds is survived by three daughters, Patri cia Tucciarone, Cynthia Ciaccia, and Deborah Sullivan; a son, Rob ert Reynolds; four stepdaughters, Taryn Robert, Deirdre Kiniry, Ash leigh Sykora, and Brooke Kroll; and nine grandchildren.
Contributions in his memory may be made to the Senior Center Fri day Art Class, the Ballard Green, 25 Gilbert St., Ridgefield 06877.
There are no calling hours.
SERVICES: Saturday at 11 a.m., interment services in Woodland Cemetery, Stamford.
The Kane Funeral Home, 41 Ca toonah St., Ridgefield is in charge of arrangements.
John J. Carini
John J. Carini, 84, a retired letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, died Wednesday at the Laurelwood Rehabilitation Center in Ridge field.
Mr. Carini was the husband of the late Mary Roche Carini.
He was born in New York City, Sept. 20, 1913, a son of Sante and Teresa Grassi Carini. As a child, he moved with his family to the Hud son Valley and then to Ridgefield.
A resident of Ridgefield since 1920, he was educated in Ridgefield schools.
Mr. Carini was a U.S. Navy veter an of World War II. While serving with the 33rd Construction Battal ion in the South Pacific, he suffered battle injuries. He was awarded a Good Conduct Medal, a Presidential Unit Citation, and Bronze and Sil ver Stars.
Before his retirement, he worked for the U.S. Postal Service in Ridge field from 1955 to 1977.
In Ridgefield, Mr. Carini was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, the Marquette Council Knights of Co lumbus, and St. Mary's Church.
His survivors include a son, Jo seph M. Carini of Ridgefield; and a brother, Dominic Carini of Water bury.
Contributions in his memory may be made to the Ridgefield Visiting Nurses Association, 90 East Ridge, Ridgefield 06877.
CALLING HOURS: Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Kane Funeral Home, 41 Catoonah St., Ridgefield.
SERVICES: Saturday at 9:30 a.m., a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary's Church, Ridgefield. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery with military honors.
Erik Goransson
Erik Goransson of Golden Hill Road, Bethel, died Tuesday at the Lutheran Home in Southbury. He was 99.
Mr. Goransson was the widower of Helga Nilsson Goransson.
He was born in Stockholm, Sweden, July 10, 1898, a son of the late Magnus and Elena Olson Goransson. He was educated in Sweden and served in the Swedish Navy during World War I. He came to the United States in the mid-1920s and worked as a machinist for Wibling, Perkin Elmer and Norco. He was a member of the Vasa Order of America, the Swedish Football Club in Brooklyn, N.Y., and the Bethel Art League.
Survivors include two sons, Gote Goransson of Bethel and Erik Goransson of Brooklyn, N.Y.; three grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
There are no calling hours and cremation by Ferncliff Crematory of Hartsdale, N.Y., will be at the convenience of the family. Arrangements by the Bethel Funeral Home, Bethel.
