United States High School Yearbooks by County
Harold Hannan
Harold Hannan of 990 Main St. N., Southbury, died Wednesday at the Lutheran Home of Southbury. He was 98.
Mr. Hannan was the widower of Maude Ives Hannan.
He was born in England, Aug. 5, 1899, a son of John W. and Betsey Pickering Hannan. He retired in 1967 from the Marlin Firearms Co. of New Haven, where he worked for 29 years. Formerly of Norwich, West Haven and Lake Worth, Fla., he moved to Southbury many years ago.
He is survived by a son, Rollin J. Hannan of Southbury, and three grandsons.
Contributions in his memory may be made to The Lutheran Home, 990 Main St. N., Southbury 06488.
CALLING HOURS: Tomorrow, 2 to 3 p.m., Carpino Funeral Home, 750 Main St. S., Southbury.
SERVICES: Tomorrow, 3 p.m., at the funeral home. Private burial will be in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Meriden.
Mark Cloward
Mark R. Cloward, a computer programmer of Orlando, Fla., the son of E. Marie McGaffin Cloward of New Fairfield, died in an automobile accident in Orlando Feb. 26. He was 41.
Besides his mother, he is survived by his father, a sister, two brothers, an uncle. A memorial service will be conducted at a time to be announced.'
Michael Koperno Sr.
Michael J. Koperno Sr. of 4 Hunting Ridge Road, Brookfield, died Monday at his home. He was 87.
Mr. Koperno was the widower of Margaret Clark Koperno.
He was born in Danbury, Feb. 8, 1911, a son of Stephen and Rosean Patrok Koperno. He attended the former Danbury Trade School. He worked for Heli Coil Corp. in Dan bury, and was a lead man when he retired.
An avid golfer and bowler, he played in the Danbury Industrial Leagues. He lived in Danbury until moving to Brookfield more than 30 years ago.
Survivors include a son, Michael J. Koperno Jr. of Australia; two daughters, Virginia DeLuca of Brookfield and Margaret Wolfe of Southboro, Mass.; two sisters, Mary O'Conner of San Diego, Calif., and Anna Seaman of Danbury; three grandchildren, four great-grand children and several nieces and nephews.
Contributions in his memory may be made to Bright Clouds Christian Building Fund, 18 Clapboard Ridge Road, Danbury 06811.
There are no callings, services are private and cremation will be at the convenience of the family. Arrange ments by Green Funeral Home of Danbury.
Frances Morris
Frances Morris of 640 Kent Road, New Milford, died yesterday at The Kent, Specialty Care Facility, Kent, Conn. She was 84.
Mrs. Morris was the widow of Clyde E. Morris.
She was born in Washington on Sept. 1, 1914, a daughter of Frank H. and Annie May Brague Weeks. She was a resident of New Milford for most of her life. A chef's assis tant, she last worked at the South Kent School in Kent from 1989 until her retirement in 1997.
Survivors include a son, Clyde F. Morris of New Milford; four sisters, Gertrude Dutil of Kent, Ethel Boud rou of New Haven, Bernice Rosa of New Milford and Sunya Slocum of Wingdale, N.Y.; two grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and sev eral nieces and nephews.
Contributions in memory of Frances Morris may be made to the American Cancer Society, 40 North St., Danbury 06810.
CALLING HOURS: Tomorrow, 9 to 10 a.m., Lillis Funeral Home, 58 Bridge St., New Milford.
SERVICES: Tomorrow, 10 a.m., at the funeral home, with the Rev. Paul Hibbard of Gaylordsville Unit ed Methodist Church officiating. Burial in Morningside Cemetery, New Milford.
Walter Ready
Walter A. Ready of Bennington, Vt., formerly of Pound Ridge, N.Y., and brother of Lillian Raymond of Danbury, died Wednesday at his home. He was 85.
Besides his sister, he is survived by his wife of 55 years, Gladys, and several nieces, nephews and cous ins.
Contributions in his memory may be made to the Bennington Rescue Squad, Bennington Area Home Health Agency or the Hospice Fund of Bennington County through the office of Mahar & Son, 628 Main St., Bennington, VT 05201.
CALLING HOURS: Sunday, 7 to 9 p.m., Boughton Funeral Home, Georgetown.
SERVICES: Graveside, Monday, 11 a.m., Beck's Hill Cemetery, Vista, N.Y.'
Griswold Forbes
Griswold ``Toby'' Forbes of Ridge field, a former pilot for the Navy, TWA and member of the Air Coor dinating Committee for the U.S. Commerce Department, died Wednesday at Danbury Hospital. He was 79.
Mr. Forbes was the husband of Martha Forbes.
Born in 1919 to Howell and Ninon Newton Forbes, he was a graduate of St. Mark's School, the 1941 class of Princeton University and of Co lumbia Law School. He was a Navy pilot who flew Liberators in the South Pacific during World War II and then went to work for TWA. Af ter finishing law school, he worked for the U.S. Commerce Department for its Appeals Board and Air Coor dinating Committee.
He had spent part of his youth at Oak Knoll, a farm on Barry Avenue in Ridgefield that his grandfather, George Newton, bought from the es tate of the artist Frederic Reming ton. The farm has served as a family homestead for five generations, and Mr. Forbes moved back there in 1960. He loved both preserving its history and working on it _ he de veloped a system for harvesting horticultural peat. The family re cently donated 25 acres of the prop erty, named Remington Woods, to serve as open space for the town.
Afflicted with Parkinson's disease for the past 18 years, Mr. Forbes and his wife were active in a local Parkinson's support group. The couple also delivered food to the homebound for Meals on Wheels of Ridgefield. He was a longtime mem ber of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church.
Besides his wife, he is survived by a son, Michael Forbes of Ridgefield; a daughter, Pauline Johnson; two sisters, Allison Dench of Ridgefield and Pauline Hutchinson of Wyom issing, Pa.; and two grandchildren.
Contributions in memory of Toby Forbes may be made to the Parkin son's Disease Foundation, 710 W. 168th St., 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10032.
SERVICES: Memorial service, to morrow, 2 p.m., St. Stephen's Church, Main Street, Ridgefield.
Eric Kibble
Eric Kibble of Tonetta Lake Road, Brewster, N.,Y., died Monday in Danbury. He was 46.
Mr. Kibble was born in Hong Kong, China, Dec. 13, 1951, a son of Lo Shiu Fong Kibble of Hong Kong and the late Mr. Kibble. He was reared and educated in Hong Kong, and he moved from Hong Kong to the United States in 1969. Settling in New York City, he attended New York University for six years, where he earned a master's degree in communications.
He moved from New York City to Brewster in 1980. A typesetter, he worked for GVM Advertising. He was a volunteer at Danbury Hospi tal.
Contributions in his memory may be made to the Danbury Hospital Community Service Fund, Danbury Hospital, 24 Hospital Ave., Danbury 06810.
SERVICES: Tomorrow, noon, Beecher Funeral Home, 1 Putnam Ave., Brewster, with the Rev. Law rence Larson. Cremation will be private.'
Abe Ajay
Artist and teacher Abe Ajay, a longtime resident of Bethel, died Monday of a cerebral hemorrhage. His wife, Betty Ajay, was with him.
Mr. Ajay was born in Altoona, Pa., in 1919, the son of Syrian immi grants. He worked in his father's candy store and bar until he gradu ated from high school. In 1937, he moved to New York and studied at the Art Students League and the American Art School. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Best known for his richly textured relief constructions, he explored several artistic avenues in his five- decade career. First as an art stu dent and then as an artist employed by the Federal Works Project dur ing the Depression, his paintings were influenced by stained glass windows and religious imagery. Chafing under the constraints of traditional imagery, and needing to support his family, he became a graphic designer and illustrator. His illustrations and typography appeared in The New York Times, Parents, Sports Illustrated, For tune among other publications.
His work continued to evolve, and by the time of his first solo at the Rose Friend Gallery in 1964, he was doing textural geometric patterns. He continued to devise methods for creating and duplicating the three- dimensional plastic elements he called his ``alphabet'' _ to be com bined, repeated and varied to form his best known work.
As a professor of visual arts at SUNY-College at Purchase, N.Y., from 1974 to 1990, he stressed the importance of mastering the ele ments of basic design.
His intricate details and shapes reflected his passion for order and Byzantine richness. A News-Times review of a local show in 1990 read:
``Whether massing cigar molds in the '60s, shaping molded resins in the '70s or evoking Moorish arches in the '80s, Ajay has pursued a course of uncompromising work manship and additive imagination. His output is all highly geometric but displays hitherto unsuspected resources of color. These are paint ings as much as sculptures ... and Ajay's collages strike a refreshingly spontaneous note amid so much rig id brilliance.''
His work is in the collections the Metropolitan, Guggenheim, Hirsh horn and Neuberger museums.
After a divorce, Mr. Ajay married Betty Raymond in 1947. Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, Ste phen and Alexander, and a step daughter, Robin.
SERVICES: Memorial service, March 28, 10:30 a.m., at the Aldrich Museum, Main Street, Ridgefield. Arrangements by the Bethel Funer al Home of Hull Funeral Service, Bethel.
Alfred K. Hanson
Alfred K. ``Captain'' Hanson, 70, an avid boater and retired proprietor of the former Hanson Machine Company in the Beckettville section of Danbury, died Friday in Manchester, where he had been visiting.
Mr. Hanson, of 17 Beckett St., Danbury, was the husband of Betty Ann Deuschle Hanson.
Born in Danbury, Nov. 23, 1927, he was a son of Louis and Minnie Sherwood Hanson. Following service in the U.S. Navy after World War II, he had returned to Danbury to found his company.
He had been a member and past commodore of the Danbury Yacht Club; a member and past commander of the late Candlewood Power Squadron; and a member and fleet captain of the Coconut Point Yacht Club of Stuart, Fla.
Mr. Hanson also had belonged to the Cross Roads Cruising Club in Palm City, Fla., the location of his most recent Florida home.
A member and past trustee of the United Methodist Church of Danbury, Mr. Hanson also had been active as committee chairman for Boy Scout Troop 168 at the church for many years. He was a member of the Elks Lodge in Stuart.
Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, Dr. Alfred K. Hanson Jr. of Jamestown, R.I., and Dr. Jeffrey L. Hanson of Ellicott City, Md.; a daughter, Susan Lynn Hanson Saunders of Jensen Beach, Fla.; three grandsons, two granddaughters; and several nieces and nephews.
CALLING HOURS: Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Tomlinson Homestead, 336 Main St., Danbury.
SERVICES: Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Tomlinson Homestead in Danbury with the Rev. James M. Stinson, pastor of the United Methodist Church of Danbury, officiating.
Ann H. Stax
Ann H. Stax, 54, a former employee of Duracell Corp. of Danbury, died Thursday at her home, 162 Carriage Drive, Southbury.
She was the wife of William Stax.
Mrs. Stax was born in Flensburg, Germany, a daughter of Frieda Hansen Herrmann of Southbury and the late Max Franz Herrmann.
A resident of Southbury for more than 22 years, she was a member of St. James Lutheran Church and a volunteer at the Church of the Epiphany's thrift shop.
Mrs. Stax had been employed at Duracell until 1993.
Besides her husband and mother, she is survived by a son, William F. Stax of Stamford, and a daughter, Carol Ann Stax of Atlanta, Ga.
Contributions in her memory may be made to the Regional Hospice of Western Connecticut, 30 West St., Danbury, CT.
CALLING HOURS: Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Southbury Funeral Home of Munson-Lovetere, 235 Main Street N., Rt. 6, Southbury.
SERVICES: Monday at 10 a.m. at St. James Lutheran Church, 11 Peter Road in Southbury. Burial will be in Wooster Cemetery, Danbury.
Kenneth Kerr
Kenneth ``Greg'' Kerr, 55, a sales clerk for Railworks in Danbury, died Thursday at his home on Long Meadow Lane, Bethel.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Sept. 23, 1942, he was a son of Kenneth C. and Helen C. Kozloski Kerr.
Mr. Kerr graduated from the Institute of Technical Careers in West Haven as a draftsman. He moved to Bethel in 1989.
Noted for his train collection, Mr. Kerr was a member of the LBG Train Club, the K-Line Collector and Connecticut G-Scalers.
He is survived by a sister, Maureen A. Campbell of Bethel; two nieces and a great-nephew.
Contributions in his memory may be made to Bethel Volunteer Ambulance Service, 36 South St., Bethel, CT 06801.
There are no calling hours.
SERVICES: Monday at 10 a.m., a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Mary's Church, Bethel. Burial will be in St. Charles Cemetery, Pinelawn, N.Y.
The Bethel Funeral Home, 215 Greenwood Ave., Bethel, is in charge of arrangements.'
Corrado J. Scattolini
Corrado J. Scattolini, 78, a retired member of the maintenance staff of Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, died Friday at Danbury Hospital.
Mr. Scattolini, of 24 Harrison St., Danbury, was the husband of Mary Rossi Scattolini.
He was born in New Haven, Dec. 6, 1919, a son of Nicholas and Amelia Turchi Scattolini. He lived in New Haven until 11 when his family moved to Danbury.
Mr. Scattolini attended St. Peter School and Danbury High School.
In his early years, he was employed by the former Data Control of Danbury. He retired from WCSU in 1985.
Mr. Scattolini served with the U.S. Army in World War II. He was a member of the Connecticut State Employees Association, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of Danbury and the Marcheggiani Society of New Haven. He was a member, and served as usher, of St. Peter's Church of Danbury.
In addition to his wife of 56 years, he is survived by two daughters, Joan Scattolini of Otisville, N.Y., and Barbara Scattolini of Danbury; and a brother, Louis Scattolini, also of Danbury.
CALLING HOURS: Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Jowdy-Kane Funeral Home, 9-11 Granville Ave., Danbury.
SERVICES: Tuesday at 9:45 a.m. from the Jowdy-Kane Funeral Home in Danbury to a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. at St. Peter Church. Burial will follow in St. Peter Cemetery.
Kathleen A. Benso
Kathleen A. Benso, 53, formerly of Danbury, died Wednesday at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Benso, of Pepper Hollow, Clifton Park, N.Y., was the wife of Albert S. Benso.
Born in Danbury, Oct. 2, 1944, she was a daughter of Francis L. Morgan of Hopkinton, Mass., and the late Greta Jones Morgan.
Mrs. Benso was educated at Danbury High School and Endicott College in Beverly, Mass.
Besides her husband and father, she is survived by a son, Michael Benso, OS3, U.S. Navy, San Diego, Calif.; two daughters, Pamela Kennedy of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and Margaret Collins of Clifton Park; a brother, Francis L. Morgan Jr. of Hopkinton, Mass.; two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Contributions in her memory may be made to DFCI/Kay Benso Memorial Fund and sent to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 1309 Beacon St., Brookline, MA 02146.
CALLING HOURS: Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Gordon C. Emerick Funeral Home, 1550 Route 9, Clifton Park, N.Y.
SERVICES: Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Gordon C. Emerick Funeral Home in Clifton Park, N.Y., with the Rev. Thomas Mithen officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Waterford, N.Y.'
