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Sandra M. Chiesa, 72, passed away peacefully on Dec. 18, 2010.
Chiesa was born to Mildred and Harold Peck on June 8, 1938 in Norwalk. She grew up in Cos Cob and graduated from Greenwich High School.
Chiesa spent many hours helping others and volunteering at the Nathaniel Witherell Nursing Center. Her bright smile and personality seemed to add a special sparkle to every occasion, her family said.
Chiesa is survived by her daughter and her husband, Susan and Ed Skalandunas, Jr. of Riverside, and her grandson Michael. She is also survived by her closest friend, Marg Belmont, who was like a sister to her. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Chiesa.
A celebration of her life is scheduled for Jan. 8 at 10 a.m. at St. Roch's Church, 10 St. Roch's Avenue, in Greenwich. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Knapp Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to Adopt-A-Dog shelter in Greenwich.
Marie F. Christiano, 81, a lifelong Greenwich resident, passed away on Dec. 22, 2010 in Stamford.
She is survived by her three children: Anthony Christiano, Rose Lee Wagner, and James Christiano; two grandchildren, Gary and Nanette; and a great-granddaughter, Emily.
A memorial service will be held on Jan. 15 at St. Roch Church in Greenwich at 11 a.m.
Janice K. Fox, 91, a longtime Greenwich resident more recently of Redding, died on Dec. 27, 2010 in Redding.
Born Janice Virginia Knapp on Jan. 23, 1919, she was the daughter of Walter and Helen Knapp of Mount Vernon, N.Y.
Fox was active on the Christ Church Alter Guild, and also enjoyed pursuing her artistic talents in oil painting and rug hooking.
She is survived by her two daughters, Judith Creamer of Greenwich and Catherine Jewett of Brewster, Mass.; and three grandchildren: Sandra Dombrowski and Todd Dombrowski of Greenwich; Bradley Jewett of Los Angeles, Calif.; and Christopher Jewett of Darien. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert E. Fox.
A private burial service will be held for family at Gaylordsville Cemetery in Gaylordsville.
Contributions in memory of Janice Fox may be made to Parkinson's Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, New York, N.Y. 10018.
Maxfield S. Gibbons
Maxfield S. "Mac" Gibbons, 86, died on Dec. 30, 2010 at his home in Greenwich.
He was born on Feb.17, 1924 in Wilkinsburg, Pa. to George Rison Gibbons and Helen Lewis Maxfield, and grew up in the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
Gibbons graduated cum laude from The Choate School and from Yale University as a member of the class of 1945W (the `W' signifies an accelerated class that Yale produced during World War II for those who completed four years of study in three years).
After college, Gibbons worked briefly as a cub reporter for the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph before joining the advertising agency Ketchum, McLeod & Grove as a copywriter.
In the 50s he was assigned to open their Manhattan headquarters and was promoted to vice president. It was in New York that he met his first wife, Anne Thomas. The couple was married in 1952 and moved to Westport in 1957, where they raised a family. They divorced in 1976.
After leaving Ketchum in 1963, Gibbons became a founding partner in the creative agency Avery, Hand & Company, which produced high quality reproductions of historic documents and models of early mechanical inventions for numerous corporations.
Gibbons sold his interest in the firm in 1969 and again changed careers, this time joining the brokerage house Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith as a retail trainee.
He was well-known in the firm for his success at developing trading strategies in stock options that produced strong returns for his clients during the lackluster market years of the 70s. Gibbons retired from Merrill in 1984.
In 1978, he married Sally Knott Raynor, and the couple settled in Greenwich.
A lifelong learner, Gibbons returned to Yale in his retirement and took numerous undergraduate courses for credit. His support of Yale and his devotion to the Class of 1945W, and his beloved Bulldogs, were a central part of his life.
He led the way in establishing a digital archive to honor and preserve the memory of many of his war-year classmates who were killed in action overseas.
In the Greenwich community, Gibbons was an activist for preservation of historic buildings, most notably helping to save the Tomes-Higgins house from the wrecker's ball in 1999. He was also president of the English Speaking Union, a group that creates global understanding through the English language.
Gibbons and his wife were among the congregation of Christ Church Greenwich as well as members of the Belle Haven Club in Greenwich and the Gulfstream Bath & Tennis Club in Gulfstream, Florida. He and his wife were active world travelers, and Gibbons was a member of the Circumnavigators' Club.
Gibbons loved opera, salt-water fishing, gardening, writing, history, playing the piano and wintering in Florida, his family said. In his youth he was an accomplished skeet shooter and avid bird hunter.
His last meal was a piece of chocolate cake on Dec. 29, enjoyed surrounded by his family celebrating his wife's birthday, singing in harmony and applauding. He died early the next morning.
Gibbons is survived by his wife Sally of Greenwich; three sons: Nathaniel and daughter-in-law Lizz Marasciulo of Green's Farms; Mark, of Westport; and George of Manhattan; and his daughter Axie of Bridgeport. Gibbons also leaves two stepsons, Nicholas Raynor of Alstead, N.H., and Andrew Raynor, his wife Andrea and two grandchildren, Catherine and Alex, of Rye, N.Y; and a stepdaughter and her husband, Sarah and Tony Revak of Reno, N.V.
Services for Mr. Gibbons will take place today at Christ Church Greenwich at 11 a.m. A private burial will follow.
The family requests that donations in Gibbons' memory be made to the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation, or to the P. A. W. S. animal charity.
Audrey Greenwald, 78, an architect and Greenwich resident for 72 years, passed away on Dec. 24, 2010 after a lengthy illness at her home in Cos Cob with her family by her side.
Greenwald was born in Montclaire, N.J. to Craig and Aloise Nightingale. She attended Greenwich public schools and graduated from Cornell University with a degree in architecture.
Greenwald designed commercial and residential buildings and served on the Connecticut Architectural Review Board. She was also a member of the Construction Specification Institute, where she served terms as secretary, vice president, and president.
She was the first woman president of the Housatonic chapter.
Greenwald was an active potter, and a member and served on the board of directors of the Clay Arts Center, a nonprofit organization.
She is survived by David Greenwald, her husband of 55 years; her two sons, Gary Greenwald and his wife, Pam and Jay Greenwald and his wife, Karen; a daughter, Joanne MacLellan and her husband, Jack; and nine grandchildren.
There will be a celebration of her life at the family residence on Saturday, Jan. 22 at 4 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her name may be made to Greenwich Hospital Home Hospice. Arrangements were entrusted to the Leo P. Gallagher & Son Funeral Home.
Mark Kralovenec
Mark "Hommer" Kralovenec, 49, a carpenter and lifelong resident of Greenwich, passed away on Dec. 23, 2010 in Miami Beach, Fla. of heart failure.
He was born on March 3, 1961 to Walter and Veronica Kralovenec .
Kralovenec was a 1979 graduate of Greenwich High School, where he played on the baseball team. He was a self-employed carpenter who was proud that he built his own house and most recently he remodeled the house that he and his brother both grew up in, his family said. He also enjoyed going to Mohegan Sun Casino and Gulf Stream Track in Florida. He was always willing to help someone out, his family said.
He is survived by a brother, Gary Kralovenec of Greenwich; his godmother, Bernice Hupal; an aunt, Olga Mayors; his Uncle Jake, and many cousins.
There are no calling hours. A Mass of Christian burial was held on Jan. 5 at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Glenville.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to the Glenville Youth Baseball League.
Michael William Langan
Michael William "Bill" Langan, 55, eminent yacht designer, competitive sailor and Greenwich native, died peacefully on Dec. 31, 2010 at the Dana-Farber/Brigham & Women's Cancer Center after a battle with leukemia.
He was born on June 9, 1955 to Dr. Michael Joseph and Kathleen Holman Langan.
Langan competed in most of the major ocean sailing races around the world, his family said.
Starting in the sport on Long Island Sound at age 10, he was proud to have participated in 20 consecutive Newport Bermuda Races, his first at age 15, and to eventually serve as the race's technical director.
Langan graduated from Greenwich High School and Webb Institute with a bachelor of science degree in naval architecture and marine engineering.
Following a student internship at Sparkman & Stephens, the New York-based yacht design and brokerage firm, he joined the design department there in 1978 as chief draftsman. Two years later, Olin Stephens named him chief designer, the position Olin himself held for 50 years.
Langan's early work with S & S included project management of the 12-meter yacht Freedom that won the America's Cup race of 1980. In preparation for the 1987 America's Cup challenge, he was chosen as designer for the America II campaign sponsored by the New York Yacht Club.
1987 marked the last time 12-meter yachts would compete in the America's Cup, and with that change Langan decided to concentrate the firm's business on luxury sailing yachts over 75 feet.
Over the course of 20 years with S & S, Langan was responsible for over 300 individual designs. In 1994, he participated in the expedition, headed by former U.S .Secretary of the Treasury William Simon, that navigated the icy conditions of the Northwest Passage from Alaska to Greenland. He redesigned, refitted and strengthened Simon's yacht, the 175-foot Itasca, to make Simon's dream journey a reality.
In 1998, he fulfilled his own dream to found Langan Design Associates, Inc. of Newport, R.I., and settled his family in Jamestown. With Langan at the helm, his firm completed more than 40 designs, each unique, but all of them timeless in style, with attention to craftsmanship, advanced technology, and seaworthiness.
His design vision was well-received starting with his first design, the 130-foot ketch Victoria of Strathearn, that won design awards from both ShowBoats International and the ISS.
Later designs include Eos, a 305-foot three-masted schooner, the largest private sailing yacht in the world to date. Langan encouraged his wife to start her own firm, Candace Langan Interior Decoration, specializing in yacht interiors.
Their most recent collaboration, Calliope, a 42-meter motor yacht, is featured in the December issue of Yacht International.
Langan was a member of Conanicut Yacht Club in Jamestown, New York Yacht Club, and the Storm Trysail Club. He served as chairman of the Cruising Club of America Technical Committee for more than 12 years.
Just two months ago, he was honored with the prestigious Leadership Award by the International Superyacht Society (ISS), recognized by his peers for his outstanding contributions to the standards, prestige and character of the luxury yachting industry. Although he was unable to travel to accept the award in person, he was deeply moved by this tribute.
He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Candace Register Langan; two children, Tom and Annie of Jamestown, R.I.; and his parents of Greenwich.
He is also survived by six siblings and their spouses: Meg Moore and her husband John of Reston, Va.; Ellen Langan and her spouse Steve Krafchick of Seattle, Wash.; Katie Langan Santee and her husband Kevin of Mamaroneck, N.Y.; Betsy Dell and her husband Roger of Roseville, Calif.; Bob Langan and his wife Margot of Portland, Ore.; and Stephen Langan and his wife Kathy of Bedford, N.H.; and 16 nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Jamestown, where Langan and his family are members. Following the church service, there will be a reception at the Conanicut Yacht Club.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial gifts be given in Langan's name to The Jimmy Fund, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place West, Brookline, MA 02445-7226.
Michael Lombardo
Michael Lombardo, owner of Michael's Hair Loft and a Riverside resident, passed away on Jan. 4, 2011 at Stamford Hospital with his family at his side.
He was born on Feb. 17, 1933 in Stamford to Joseph Lombardo and Mary Gerardi Lombardo.
Lombardo served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.
Lombardo played for the House of David, a semi-pro baseball team and was an avid golfer, his family said.
He is survived by his wife, Catherine Lagani Lombardo; and two children, Michael Lombardo Jr. and his wife Suzanne, and Laura Lombardo Pizzuti and her husband Ralph. He is also survived by five grandchildren: Lily, Michael III, Julia, Victoria and Phillip; and his sister, Annmarie Poulos. He was predeceased by his sister Joann and his brother Joseph.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated today at 10 a.m. at St. Catherine of Siena Church, 4 Riverside Ave., in Riverside. Interment will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery, 1 High Street, in Rye Brook, N.Y.
Vera Patricia Magliari, 81, of Stamford, passed away on Dec. 27, 2010 at Stamford Hospital.
She was born in Greenwich on June 11, 1929 to Joseph and Emilia Petrone Caravetta. She is survived by her two children, Samuel A. Magliari Jr. and Emilia M. Magliari of Stamford; two brothers, John Carvette of Florida and Joseph Caravetta of Brookfield; and three grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Samuel A. Magliari Sr.; a son, Stephen Magliari; and a brother, Richard Caravetta.
A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated on Dec. 31 at the Sacred Heart Church in Stamford. Interment followed at the St. John Roman Catholic Cemetery in Darien. The family has entrusted the funeral arrangements to the Bosak Funeral Home in Stamford. To make an online remembrance, sign the online registration book at www. bosakfuneralhome.com.
Kenneth C. Merrill passed away Dec. 27, 2010, in Greenwich.
He was born in Springfield, Mass. on Feb. 25, 1917 to Leavitt Merrill and Camilla Gunderson.
He grew up in Stamford, and graduated from Stamford High School. He later received a certificate from J.M. Wright Technical Institute.
Merrill was employed with Pitney Bowes in Stamford for 39 years, where he was a member of the Pitney Bowes Oval Club before retiring in 1982.
During his retirement he was an avid reader and loved gardening.
Merrill leaves behind his wife of more than 60 years, Joan McGough. They were married in 1950 and had resided in Greenwich since 1953.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in remembrance for Kenneth Merrill to a favorite charity.
Martha Coleman McCall
Martha Coleman McCall, 89, a longtime Greenwich resident who was instrumental in the development of Abilis in Greenwich, passed away peacefully on Dec. 26, 2010 in Belmont, Mass. after spending Christmas surrounded by many members of her family.
McCall was born on Oct. 7, 1921 in Philadelphia. Pa. to Mary Noble Coleman and Dr. George A. Coleman.
She was raised in Merion, Pa., where she met Joseph Benton McCall III and was married on Sept. 12, 1942. Within weeks of their wedding, they were separated for three years when her husband left for service in the U.S. Army on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.
Their first child, Christopher Coleman McCall, was born with Down Syndrome in1947. They made a decision, uncommon in the 40s, to raise their son at home. This choice led the couple on a lifelong journey to not only give their son the best education and access to the mainstream community, but to assist in providing those same resources for other children with developmental disabilities.
After moving to Greenwich in 1964, the McCalls became active participants in the Greenwich ARC, now called Abilis. Through years of dedication, they blazed a trail of inclusion, setting high standards for services and access to community resources for individuals with disabilities.
Among her many contributions, McCall was instrumental in designing and furnishing the organization's first group homes for independent living. Today Abilis provides comprehensive support to more than1,000 people of all ages with autism, Down Syndrome, and other developmental disabilities in the lower Fairfield County area. McCall's husband Ben passed away on Dec. 31, 1988.
She is survived by her sister, Jeanne DeVries of Easton, Md.; her son Christopher and daughter Karen McCall of Ketchum/Sun Valley, Ind.; son Kevin McCall of Cambridge, Mass.; son Josh McCall of Dedham, Mass.; and six grandchildren: Ethan, Kinnon, Nekele, Carly, Morgan, and Hayden.
The family will hold a private memorial for their mother, whom they will hold close to their hearts always. Her gift of kindness, compassion and education are her legacy, they said.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in McCall's memory to Abilis, 50 Glenville Street, Greenwich, CT 06831.
Garyowen P. Morrisroe, 53, a prominent Manhattan attorney and Greenwich resident, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Dec. 22, 2010 after a battle with cancer.
Morrisroe was born in New York on April 30, 1957. He graduated with honors from the University at Albany in 1979 with a bachelor of arts degree in political science and economics, and received his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in 1982.
He spent most of his professional career with Chadbourne & Parke LLP, where he was widely recognized for his expertise in products liability litigation. He was head of Chadbourne's products liability practice, and a member of its management committee.
Morrisroe, who worked primarily in New York and London, was known as a gifted lawyer with boundless energy, good humor, and impeccable integrity, his family said. He played a pivotal role in some of the most noteworthy and complex products liability cases ever tried in U.S. courts.
Notwithstanding his dedication to his clients, the focus of Morrisroe's life was his wife and children. He was passionate about attending his children's school and sporting events, his family said. An avid sportsman himself, he loved skiing, golfing, running, and anything related to football. He will be remembered for his sense of humor and selfless nature, his wit and charm, and his abiding passion for literature.
Morrisroe leaves his wife Susan and three children: Lauren, Daniel and Thomas. He also is survived by his parents, Eugene and Joan Morrisroe; a brother, Eugene Morrisroe and his wife, Kathleen; a sister, Mary Morrisroe and her husband, Joseph DiPalermo; his mother-in-law, Theresa Higgins; sisters-in-law Barbara Lee; Christine Kozeracki and her husband, Stephen; Paulette Aguirre and her husband, Sergio; Carolyn Higgins and her husband, Roelof Versteeg; and 14 nieces and nephews.
A funeral Mass was held on Jan. 3 at St. Michael the Archangel Church in Greenwich.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Morrisroe's memory to the Sarcoma Foundation of America at www.curesarcoma.org. To leave an online condolence, visit www.leopgallaghergreenwich.com.
Robert Hurd Nutt
Robert Hurd Nutt, 82, a writer, editor and advertising executive previously of Riverside, died on Dec. 19, 2010 from lung cancer at his home in Norwich, Vt.
Born on Todt Hill, Staten Island, Nutt was educated at The Pingry School, N.J., and at Dartmouth College, Class of 1949. He enjoyed a writing career that included advertising, magazine writing and books. His time at Dartmouth was interrupted by a year's service with the Army of Occupation in Japan.
For almost two decades, Nutt was an account supervisor responsible for the domestic and international advertising of J.P. Morgan. He was also for two years the managing editor of the advertising trade publication Madison Avenue.
In 1987, he relocated to Vermont and became an editor of Dartmouth's alumni magazine. Twenty years later, he retired as a contributing editor.
Nutt was first married in 1956 to Laura Elliman, who survives him, as well as the couple's three daughters: Sarah Van Leeuwen of Cos Cob, Susan Nutt of Manhattan, and Martha Robinson of Venice, Calif.; and are two granddaughters, Laura and Carrie Van Leeuwen. He is also survived by his wife of 32 years, Margo Melton Nutt of Norwich; and his brother and sister, David T. Nutt of Watchung, N.J. and Dr. Mary Nutt Smith of Lexington, K.Y.
There will be no service, although a memorial gathering is planned for a later date.
A donation to the Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, would be appropriate.
Pauline Mary Yankowich
Pauline Mary Yankowich, 90, a lifelong resident of Byram, peacefully passed away on Dec. 29, 2010 at Greenwich Hospital after a short illness.
She was a loving, caring mother, lifetime member of St Paul's Lutheran Church, Byram Sokol Club, Mary Martha Guild, and graduate of Greenwich High School. She was passionate about her gardening and loved baking Slovak food. She was kind, funny and loved to talk about her visit to Czechoslovakia, her parents' John and Mary Bella Yanik's native country, and her recent 90th birthday celebrations at both Indian Harbor Yacht Club and Louie's Restaurant with family, friends, and some of "The Girls."
She is survived by her five children: John of Crested Butte, Colo.; Diane of Lakewood, Calif.; George and wife, Cynthia of Greenwich; Edward and wife, Patricia of Florida; and Paul and wife, Denae of Phoenix, Ariz. She is also survived by six grandchildren. Yankowich was predeceased by her husband of 30 years, John, and brother, John Yanik.
A funeral service has been arranged at St Paul's Lutheran Church, 286 Delavan Ave., in Greenwich. For date and time, call 203-531-8466. Interment to follow at Greenwood Union Cemetery, North St., in Rye, NY.
Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to St Paul's Lutheran Church Youth Program.
Max Delano Zauke
Max Delano Zauke, 78, a former Old Greenwich resident, passed away Jan. 2, 2011.
He was born in Chicago, Ill. to Kurt and Lizbeth Zauke. His family was originally from Germany, where many relatives still live.
Zauke graduated from Illinois Institute of Technology with a degree in food technology, then went on to University of Chicago, where he earned an MBA.
He was a salesman in the publishing and printing industry. He worked for R.R. Donnelly and Sons, where he was a top salesman in the 70s, and also worked in New York City. After his retirement, Zauke moved from Old Greenwich to Jacksonville, Fla. He was a resident of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Sue Harrison Zauke; a son, Harrison Randolph Zauke and his wife, Nicole; three grandchildren: Max Harrison Zauke II, Jacob Alexander Zauke and Owen Richard Zauke; and a niece, Krista M. Alvarado and her husband, Omar. He was predeceased by his son, Max Harrison Zauke, and a sister, Herta Michelberger.
A funeral service will be held today at at Christ Episcopal Church in Ponte Vedra Beach at 2 p.m. Interment will follow in H. Warren Smith Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association , Community Hospice of Northeast Florida or The Wayles R. Harrison Memorial Fund.
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