Obituaries

NEW CANAAN, Conn. - Georgette A. Jurgenson, a longtime New Canaan resident, died Sunday, May 12. She was 104.

Jurgenson was born May 8, 1909, in Richmond, Mass. She was one of the founding members of the New Canaan Community Orchestra in 1949. She was a violinist, playing First Violin and Mistress for the Orchestra.

Jurgenson is survived by daughters, Joan M. ...

NEW CANAAN, Conn. - Alice May Bell Bieling of New Canaan died Sunday, May 5. She was 95.

Bieling was born Jan. 30, 1918, in New Canaan to Frederick Harmon Bell and Grace Louisa Hadden.

Bieling is survived by sons, Roger B. Bieling of New Canaan and David G. Bieling (Sunshine Psota) of Sebastopol, Calif. She was predeceased by her husband, Albert G. Bieling; ...

NEW CANAAN, Conn. - Kathleen W. Lapolla of New Canaan died May 4. She was 86.

Lapolla was born Feb. 3, 1927, in Stourport-on-Severn, England, to Percival and Doris Barnes Brown. She was a bomb factory worker during WWII. She was crowned the Queen of Merchant Navy in 1945. She married in England in 1946 and came to New Canaan where they lived for 66 ...

NEW CANAAN, Conn. - Eugenia Marinelli of New Canaan died May 1. She was 72.

Marinelli was born Nov. 12, 1940, in Queens, N.Y., to John J. and Rose Catina Abbatiello.

She was raised in Queens and began a long career in the insurance industry, working for her father’s insurance company, Abbey Agency. She joined her family in Long Island finally retiring ...

NEW CANAAN, Conn. - Marie-Thérèse Moyer of New Canaan died April 28. She was 82.

Moyer was born in 1931, and raised in Cairo, Egypt. She attended a Catholic school run by Irish nuns. After ...

NEW CANAAN, Conn. – Barbara Wiley Bacon of New Canaan died Saturday, April 20. She was 96.

Bacon was born Jan. 15, 1917, in New York City, daughter of Channing Price Wiley of Salem, Va., and ...

NEW CANAAN, Conn. - Georgia Mae Williams, a longtime resident of New Canaan, died Tuesday, April 16. She was 93.

Williams was born May 22, 1919, in rural South Carolina to Carrie Mae Hall and Jimmy Williams. She was raised by her aunt, Jane Trapp in Strother, S.C. She moved out to Connecticut and was employed as a domestic worker for several families. In 1971 she ...

NEW CANAAN, Conn. - Peter John Kisken, a lifelong New Canaan resident died Tuesday, April 9. He was  age 79.

Kisken was born in New Canaan June 3, 1933, son of Stanley and Helena Modzeleski Kisken. He was a veteran of the US Army, having served during the Korean War. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council # 2287.

Kisken retired as lieutenant ...

NORWALK, Conn. - Michael P. Vitti of Norwalk, and formerly of New Canaan, died Tuesday, April 9. He was 76.

Vitti was born in Stamford May 28, 1936, son of Michael and Lena Mattiello Vitti. He worked as ...

WILTON, Conn. -- Phil Ramone, a Grammy-winning producer, arranger and musical innovator who lived in Wilton, died Saturday at the age of 79, The Associated Press reported.

Ramone previously lived ...