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Isabelle (Treadwell) Baran
Danbury native Isabelle T. Baran, of Washington, Maine, a woman known to family and friends as a kind, gentle and loving person, died suddenly Friday, Nov. 12, 1999, at Maine General Medical Center in Augusta.
She was born in Danbury on Oct. 30, 1916, the daughter of David H. and Alyce (Trafford) Treadwell. A descendent of early settlers of Connecticut, Rhode Islands and New York, she attended Danbury schools and graduated from Danbury High School in 1934. While living here, Mrs. Baran worked for The News-Times, Barden Corp. and City Hall. She married Michael Baran in Danbury on Dec. 27, 1947.
In 1973, she and her family moved to Washington, Maine, where they restored an 1830s farm house. In 1982, Mrs. Baran retired from Togus VA Hospital in Augusta.
Isabelle Baran loved the Maine seacoast, hunting for antiques and having breakfast at a cafe in Union, Maine. She also loved watching the birds and flocks of wild turkeys that came to her yard. She enjoyed a close and loving relationship with her family.
Mrs. Baran is survived by her husband, Michael Baran; her sister, Elaine T. Calder of Birmingham, Mich.; her daughter, Marsha Baran of Washington, Maine; her two sons and their wives, Michael D. and Linda (Dadson) Baran of Monmouth, Maine, and Alan R. Baran and Karen Huard of Old Orchard Beach, Maine; her two granddaughters, Sarah Baran of Monmouth and Whitney Huard of Old Orchard Beach; her cousins, George P. Treadwell of Brookfield, Florence (Treadwell) Dodd of Largo, Fla., and Helen Dirlam of Seminole, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews including Malcom Segar of Venice, Fla.
Friends and relatives may visit Nov. 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Knowlton & Hewins Funeral Home, 1 Church St., Augusta.
A graveside memorial service will be conducted Nov. 17 at 11 a.m. at the Father LeClair Memorial Chapel, Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Civic Center Drive, Augusta.
Elisabeth Straub
Elisabeth Straub, age 91, mother of Walter O. Straub of Carmel, N.Y. died Friday, November 12 at the Town and Country Home in Mt. Kisco, N.Y. after a brief illness.
Mrs. Straub was born October 17, 1908 in Germany the daughter of the late Frederick and Magdelena (Moheringer) Bauereis. Her formal education was in Germany and she came to the United States in the late 1920's and made her home in Manhattan and the Bronx.
On August 24, 1931 she married August Straub in New York City, N.Y. They had lived in the Bronx and Hillside Lake, N.Y. before moving to Whiting, N.J. where they lived for 26 years. Mr. Straub died in 1974. In 1997 Mrs. Straub moved to the Town and Country Home in Mt. Kisco, N.Y.
Mrs. Straub was a former member of the Fordham Lutheran Church in the Bronx, the Reformed Church of Whiting and presently a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Brewster.
In addition to her son Walter, she is survived by her daughter-in-law Carol Straub and three grandchildren, Walter O. Straub Jr., Dorothy Straub and Joanne Straub all of Carmel, N.Y.
A funeral service will be held on Monday at 2 p.m. at the Anderson & Campbell Funeral Home in Whiting, N.J. Friends may call at the funeral home from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. on Monday. Burial will take place in Whiting Memorial Park.
On Sunday, friends may call at the Beecher Funeral Home, Brewster, N.Y. from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Carl G. Bertalovitz
Carl G. Bertalovitz, 62, of 252 Middle River Road, Danbury, died Friday, November 12, 1999 at his home.
Born in Danbury January 14, 1937, he was a son of Lillian (Russell) Bertalovitz of Danbury and the late Carl J. Bertalovitz.
He lived in Ridgefield and Danbury throughout his life.
Besides his mother, he is survived by two brothers, Gary S. Bertalovitz of Ridgefield and Rev. Dale J. Bertalovitz of Danbury and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be private.
There will be no calling hours.
Green Funeral Home, 57 Main Street, Danbury is in charge of arrangements.
Sarah L. Rotella
Sarah L. Rotella, 86, formerly of Town Hill Ave., Danbury, died at Filosa Convalescent Home in Danbury on Saturday morning.
She was born in Danbury July 4, 1913, daughter of the late Joseph and Serafina (Chiarella) Rotella. She was a lifetime Danbury resident, had attended Danbury schools and had been a lifetime member of St. Peter Church. Miss Rotella was a retired employee of the American Cyanamid Company.
She is survived by two brothers, Joseph J. Rotella of Danbury and Thomas Rotella of Milan, Italy; three nieces, Rosarya Spain Egeler of Southbury, Marie Kornhaas and Florence Rhodes of Danbury; three nephews, Francis Rotella and Joseph Fabiano of Danbury and Thomas Fabiano of Brookfield; a sister-in-law, "Peggy" Rotella of Danbury and several grand nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother, Dominic in January of 1983 and a sister, Mary Fabiano, with whom she made her home, in March of 1999.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Peter Church, Danbury on Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Peter Cemetery. Friends may call at the Green Funeral Home, 57 Main St., Danbury on Tuesday evening from 5 to 8 p.m.
Robert Earl Stansfield
Robert Earl Stansfield, 86, of 50 Wildem Road, Berlin, CT, a Berlin resident for the past 53 years, and the widower of the late Edith Anna (Mattson) Stansfield, died early Friday morning at Hartford Hospital.
Born in New Haven, he was a graduate of Wesleyan University, served in the South Pacific in the Navy Seabees in World War II, and in the early 1970s he retired from a long, distinguished career with The Hartford Courant where he was a member of the Thomas Green Club. During the 1950s his column, "Dialing Around," appeared regularly in the Sunday Hartford Courant magazine, and he was published in Family Circle magazine.
An accomplished pianist, he was active in volunteerism with RSVP in and around the New Britain area and was a long-standing member of Berlin Congregational Church.
He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, R. Jonathan and Judith (Vonasek) Stansfield of Southbury; a sister, Edith R. Stansfield of West Hartford; two grandsons and one granddaughter-in-law, R. Brent and Stephanie (Preston) Stansfield of Albany, CA, and Andrew M. Stansfield, serving in the U.S. Coast Guard in Kodiak, Alaska, and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Berlin Congregational Church, Worthington Ridge, Berlin. Burial will follow in Maple Cemetery, Berlin. Friends and relatives are invited to call at Porter's Funeral Home, 11 Chamberlain Highway, Kensington, on Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. Those who wish may make donations in his memory to The American Lung Association of Connecticut, 45 Ash Street, East Hartford, CT 06108.
Sheldon M. Lee
Sheldon M. Lee, age 51, of Danbury, died Saturday at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury. He was the husband of Robin L. Knapp Lee.
Mr. Lee was born in Atlantic City, N.J. August 23, 1948, a son of the late Arthur and Sylvia West Lee. He was a graduate of New Jersey Technical College and served in the United States Army. A resident of Danbury for over 20 years, he worked at Nuclear Energy Services and Druck, Inc. in Danbury and had been working at Kendro Labs in Newtown at the time of his death.
Besides his wife, Mr. Lee is survived by two brothers, Arthur "Brian" and Randolph Lee and a sister, Ann Lee.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 372 Danbury Rd., Wilton, CT 06897-2523.
Services will be private and at the convenience of the family. There are no calling hours.. Hull Funeral Service, Sixty Division St., Danbury is handling arrangements.
Arthur P. Willman
Arthur P. Willman, 87, of Bethel, an area resident for the past 5 years died, Thursday, November 11, 1999 at the Putnam Community Hospital, Carmel, N.Y. He was the husband of Mary M. Saffronick Willman.
Born in West Haven, April 9, 1912, he was a son of the late Anders and Mary (Will) Willman.
An Army Veteran of World War II, serving with the Army Engineers Combat Battalion, he was honorably discharged February 18, 1945 after V.J. Day.
He was a former member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1684 of West Haven, was a life member of the Savin Rock Hose Company of West Haven and served his term as its Captain, a former Boy Scoutmaster and devoted much of his spare time to the Youth.
Besides his wife, he is survived by 2 sons, Arthur P. Willman of Stormville, N.Y. and Dwight Gary Willman of Hopewell Junction, N.Y.; 4 grandchildren, Arthur P. Willman III and Matthew David Willman of Danbury, Lauren Leigh and Carl Anders Willman of Bethel. He was predeceased by 5 sisters and a brother, Andrew.
Funeral services will be conducted from the Cornell Memorial Home, 247 White Street, Danbury, Monday afternoon at 1:30 with the Rev. Dr. David Reinhardt, Pastor of the Baptist Church of Danbury, officiating.
Interment will be in Wooster Cemetery, Danbury.
There are no calling hours.
Contributions in his memory may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Fairfield County Chapter, 607 Main Ave., Norwalk, CT 06851 or to the American Heart Association, 5 Brookside Dr., Wallingford, CT 06492.
Paul V. Chudy
Paul V. Chudy, 84, of 23 Valerie Lane, Danbury, died at the Hancock Hall Nursing Home on Thursday morning.
He was born in Danbury, October 18, 1915, son of the late Paul and Pauline (Zilka) Chudy. He was a lifetime Danbury resident and a graduate of St. Peter School and Henry Abbott Technical School. He served with the U.S. Navy during World War II, with a ship repair company at the Puget Sound Naval Yard. He was a retired tool maker and had worked for many years for Consolidated Controls of Danbury and the Eaton Corporation; he retired in 1984. He was a member of Sacred Heart Church, a lifetime member of the V.F.W., the American Legion and the Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Mr. Chudy is survived by a sister, Catherine A. Chudy and a brother, E. Henry Chudy both of Danbury; 3 nephews, Peter Chudy of Danbury, Michael Zack of Roxbury and Leon Marasco of Plainfield, Vt.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Church on Saturday morning at 10 a.m. Burial will take place in St. Peter Cemetery. There will be no calling hours.
Contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Church/Project 2000, 12 Cottage St., Danbury, CT 06810; Hancock Hall/Recreation Fund, 31 Staples St., Danbury, CT 06810 or to a charity of one's choice.
Theodore W. Davis
Col. Theodore "Ted" Weisman Davis, 81, formerly of Waterbury, was a West Point cadet who was instrumental in organizing Jewish services at the academy.
Col. Davis died Monday, Oct. 25, at the Veteran Administration Hospital in Palm Beach, Fla., after a long illness. He married Harriet (Pisetsky) Davis, formerly of Danbury, on Dec. 14, 1941.
Colonel Davis was born September 7, 1918 in Waterbury, son of the late Atty. Joseph J. Davis and Elizabeth (Weisman) Davis. He was a 1935 graduate of Crosby High School and attended Williams College in Williamstown, Mass., for one year before entering the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.
When he entered West Point, there were only Catholic and Protestant services offered and going to services was mandatory. In 1939, he organized the first Jewish services to be held at the academy.
In a 1982 interview with the Republican-American, he said, "I went to the superintendent and asked if we could start having Jewish services at the academy. There were 31 Jewish cadets then out of 1,900 students and I thought, as chapel was mandatory, we should have our own to attend." The groundbreaking for the permanent chapel was held Dec. 28, 1982.
He served as QM officer at Ft. Sill, Okla., Camp Edwards, Mass., Ft. Benning, Ga., Ft. Riley, Kansas, and in San Antonio, Texas and Charleston, S.C. He graduated from the Command and General Staff School in Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas.
Colonel Davis graduated from the University of Michigan Business School in 1948 with an MBA. He served in the Amphibian Command at Camp Edwards, Mass., and Appilachicola, Fla., training with landing craft for the invasion of Europe.
He was QM officer for the 7th Army Headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, from 1948-1951. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge in Germany and also in the Philippines. After the war ended, he worked as QM in the Port of Manila to get soldiers home. After he returned to the U.S., he served at the Pentagon in ODCS Logistics.
He graduated from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington, D.C. in 1957. He served in Japan as deputy commander at Camp Drew Army Depot and later as petroleum officer for HQ DAF for Japan and Korea. When he returned to the United States in 1959, he served at the Pentagon in Logistics until he retired in 1961, due to physical disability.
After retiring, Col. Davis became production manager for Roehr Products Co., later known as Brunswick Corp., in Deland, Fla., for several years. He moved with his wife from Waterbury to Palm Beach, Fla., in 1993.
Besides his wife of 57 years, he leaves two stepbrothers, Morton Silverman of Southington and Harvey Silverman of Sharon, Mass., and a stepsister, Lora Siefert of Riverside.
Memorial services were held Friday at the Jewish Chapel, West Point, N.Y. Burial with full military honors was in Post Cemetery at West Point.
Contributions may be made to West Point Jewish Chapel, USMA, Bldg. 750, West Point, N.Y. 10996; or to American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 97136, Washington, D.C. 20090-7136.
Howard C. 'Red' Ludlow
Mr. Howard C. "Red" Ludlow, 79 years, of County Route 16 and Danbury passed away early Wednesday morning, November 10, 1999 at his home in Georgetown, N.Y.
He was born February 8, 1920 in Danbury, the son of Clarence and Dora Kurtz Ludlow, and attended local schools. He served with the U.S. Army in World War II. On October 9, 1949, "Red" married the former Betty McInerney in Danbury. He had been a carpenter for John Blazy Construction Co. of Danbury and has also worked for Hoffman Fuel as a truck driver until his retirement.
Mr. Ludlow was a member of the American Legion Post #876 of Sherburne, N.Y. He was a member of the Phoenix Volunteer Hose Co. #8 of Danbury for over 58 years. "Red's" favorite past times included camping, hunting and gardening. It was through his love of camping that he settled in the Georgetown area, making it his second home.
Surviving is his wife, Betty Ludlow of Georgetown, N.Y. and Danbury; two daughters and a son-in-law, Holly Dabson of Otselic, N.Y., Lori and Chris Marquard of Danbury; two sisters, Dorothy Bryant of Lebanon, N.Y. and May Molinaro of Danbury; three grandchildren, Rachel and Andrew Dabson, both of Otselic, N.Y. and Christopher Marquard of Danbury. He was predeceased by a sister, Charlotte Shearer.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, November 12, 1999 from the Burgess Funeral Home, 10 South Main St., Sherburne, N.Y.
Burial with full military honors, will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Otselic, N.Y.
Friends are invited to call at the funeral home on Thursday (today) from 7 to 9 p.m.
The Sherburne American Legion will conduct a service at 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
