Nancy Barton, one of the most prominent Democrats in Greenwich who ran for state Senate and served on the town's Board of Estimate and Taxation, died Friday night at Stamford Hospital, family members said. Siblings who gathered at her Old Greenwich home Saturday remembered a warm and loving sister who placed enormous importance on family. Former Selectman Lin Lavery, a longtime friend of Barton and a fellow Democrat, said the town has lost someone who displayed the best in public service. Barton resigned from her post on the BET in early September, citing personal reasons, amid news that the Old Greenwich native was suffering from an undisclosed illness. First Selectman Peter Tesei, a Republican who served with Barton on the BET before becoming selectman in 2007, was saddened that her life was cut short. Barton was president of Stamford-based Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut, which treats children and adolescents who are struggling with behavioral problems. In 2010, Barton ran unsuccessfully for the 36th District state Senate seat held 80 years ago by her grandfather, H. Allen Barton, the last Democrat to represent Greenwich in the General Assembly. During a special vote on Sept. 14, the DTC chose retired hedge fund analyst Sean Goldrick to replace Barton on the party's ticket for the BET ahead of next month's municipal election. Goldrick joined an unopposed slate of six Democrats for the finance board, which is responsible for setting the town's tax rate, considering funding for hundreds of municipal projects, and crafting the town budget.

A Greenwich man who developed an anti-aircraft radar system during World War II that helped Allied forces overcome enemy armies in Europe and the Pacific has died at 95. The twist included antics such as attaching sleds to a car and pulling his delighted daughters over snow-covered roads, Davenport remembered. Lee Davenport was born in Schenectady, N.Y. His war work began in 1941, when Davenport, then a 25-year-old doctoral student at the University of Pittsburgh, was invited to join 30 physics professors at the top secret Radiation Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., to develop urgently needed warfare technologies using microwave radar. Davenport's assignment was to develop the SCR-584, a radar anti-aircraft system able to track and shoot down enemy planes. A few weeks after D-Day, Davenport, though a civilian, was secretly flown by orders of Gen.Dwight D. Eisenhower to a location five miles behind the Allied front lines in Normandy to test the SCR-584's adapted ability to direct Allied bombers to their targets. After the war, Davenport led Harvard University's nuclear lab, where he oversaw the construction of the second-largest atom smasher in the world. The airplane crashed soon after taking off from Rochester-Monroe County Airport in Rochester, N.Y., Mohawk Airlines Flight 112 flew head-on into a violent thunderstorm, veered out of control and plunged to Earth. Ridgefield residents Robert Stark, 95, and Bette Gollrad, 79 went on numerous trips with Davenport and his wife, Anne, through the years, and they were always struck by Davenport's encyclopedic knowledge of cars and how they worked.

Former state Sen. Emil "Bennie" Benvenuto, a portrait of rags-to-riches success and political ally of Lowell P. Weicker Jr. who was both revered and blackballed by the Republican establishment in town, lost his battle with cancer Tuesday morning. Benvenuto's death spawned an immediate outpouring of remembrances from politicians on both sides of the aisle -- and in the middle -- for the lifelong town resident and veteran public servant. Bevenuto served as deputy commissioner of veterans affairs under Weicker when he was governor, the culmination of a long-standing alliance between the two that rankled fellow Republicans in Greenwich, where Weicker previously served as first selectman. Benvenuto resorted to running under the banner of A Connecticut Party, a splinter group founded by Weicker, after Republicans refused to back him for re-election. Camillo, who represents Cos Cob, eastern Greenwich and parts of Riverside and the downtown, called Benvenuto a gentleman and beloved figure both locally and at the state level. First Selectman Peter Tesei lamented the passing of his fellow Republican. Born June 26, 1931, in Riverside, Benvenuto came from roots so meager that he and his siblings once ate grass because they were hungry, according Sam Romeo, a close friend and fellow Republican.

In 1950, while attending Boston College on the G.I. Bill, he married his childhood sweetheart, Audrey Lutz, also of Dorchester, with whom he went on to have six sons. Following his graduation from BC, the couple moved to Cleveland, OH, where Barron, after a brief stint working in the post office, broke into radio and then television advertising. From 1987, he and his wife divided their time between Greenwich and Jupiter, Fla. Among his many friends, he was regarded as a larger than life character known for his outgoing nature, the warmth of his friendship, and his love of a good story. Friends may call today, Sept. 23 at Leo P. Gallagher and Son Funeral Home, 31 Arch Street, from 2-4 p.m. or from 7-9 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will take place at St. Michael's Church, 469 North Street, on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 10 a.m. with burial at St. Mary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Francis and Audrey Barron Scholarship Fund, Fairfield Prep, 1073 North Benson Road, Fairfield, CT 06824-5157. Drinkwater was an accomplished secretary and office manager (she never stopped making notes in shorthand), homemaker, cook, seamstress and above all a mother who always focused on taking care of her family. Mrs. Drinkwater was predeceased by her husband John, her sister Evelyn Willmott, brother James (Bud) and his wife Barbara Willmott, brother-in-law Thomas, Henry and Lincoln Drinkwater and sister in-law Betty D. Marr. [...] surviving are lifelong friends Richard Salvatore, of Greenwich, and Karen Dustin, of Randolph, Vt., and special friend Livia Fiordelisi, of Woodbury. Drinkwater's sister Evelyn Willmott wrote of her in 1929: "They took the blue of the sky for your eyes/The gold of the sun for your hair/The glorious hue of a full-blown rose for your blushes passing fair./With an elfin dash for your quaint dear ways, and the grace of the nymph Diane,/ they made you and sent you to light our days, all the lilt, all the life of Pan." Gospodin (Din) Gospodinoff, 90, beloved husband, father and grandfather, died on Sept. 15 at his daughter's home in Florida. In lieu of flowers, please donate to Alzheimer's Association and/or Connecticut Nurserymen's Foundation 251 Hop River Road, Bolton, CT 06043. In recent years, Gray volunteered for Meals on Wheels, the Stuart Public Schools, and the Council on Aging of Martin County, where she served as a board member for over 18 years. A graveside service will be held on Sunday, September 25, at 11 a.m. at Woodland Cemetery in Bellport, N.Y. Those who wish may make contributions in her name to the Council on Aging of Martin County, 900 SE Salerno Road, Stuart, FL 34997. Kaufmann worked for several years in the Administration Office at Rosemary Hall School in Greenwich, and later served as a volunteer for the American Red Cross and the Stamford Hospital. The family extends their deepest appreciation to the many individuals, especially Benjamin Abraha, as well as the staff at Atria Darien and others, who contributed so much to the quality of her life in recent years. Charitable contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to Post 53 Ambulance, P.O. Box 2066, Darien, CT 06820; Noroton Presbyterian Church Post Road, Darien, CT 06820; Zelienople Historical Society, 243 S. Main Street, Zelienople, Pa. 16063. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to GADC River House or Greenwich Hospice. Over the years, he and his wife Anna invested in rental properties, which developed into a new vocation. Other favorite past times included restoring antique cars and furniture, boating and fishing with his son, playing golf, and sharing time with family and friends at the beach. Mr. May then served as New York University's Dean of the Graduate School of Business Administration until 1984. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts or New York Presbyterian Hospital. At age 17, he toured the country playing the eldest son in the road show of Life with Father. After graduation from the Professional Children's School in New York City, he entered Dartmouth College under the V-12 Naval Officers Training Program. Following his graduation from Dartmouth in 1947, he remained in the Naval Reserve and was recalled to active duty during the Korean War. After his discharge from the Navy, he became a production coordinator for NBC Television, where he met many intriguing people through his work on the Today Show. In a change of career, he obtained his MBA from Columbia Business in School in 1956 and joined IBM Corp. as a financial analyst. By 1984, he was program manager of finance and business courses for IBM. After 28 years with IBM, he retired to take the position of Associate Director of Executive Programs at Columbia Business School. Two years later, he became Administrative Director of the Institute for Quantitative Research in Finance (The Q Group), where he helped manage their biannual seminars for investment and financial executives. A highlight of the period was the fall seminar of 1990, during which one member, William Sharpe, was awakened by a 3 a.m. call from Sweden, telling him he was a winner of the Nobel Prize in economics. Donations may be made to the Professional Children's School, 132 West 60th St., New York, NY 10023 or to Kearsarge Community Presbyterian Church, 82 King Hill Rd., New London, NH 03257. In her professional life, North was an editor of Harper's Bazaar and held positions in public relations at Allied Chemical and CBS in New York City. North's volunteer work included being a director of the Red Cross Blood Program in Greenwich. In New York City, she taught teenage girls in Harlem gracious living. In Washington she was a member of the American Newswomen's' Association, and The National Cathedral Literacy Program, where she tutored first graders. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital .

Three days earlier he suffered a first heart attack while on a cruise ship out of San Francisco bound for New York City. During WW II he spent three years at Kings Point Maritime Academy and saw sea duty as a Junior Officer on merchant marine ships in the North Atlantic and South Pacific. Starting his business career as an investment banker in Boston, he then moved to NYC as a security analyst with Value Line Investment Advisors for 5 years before joining Booz, Allen & Hamilton (worldwide management consultants). Upon the illness of his father In the early 1960's Brooks came back to Westport to join his father in the family real estate firm, Brooks Inc. The company had already developed Westfair Shopping Center, Westfair Village (the first postwar housing for beneficiaries of the GI bill), and Compo Shopping Center. Upon the death of his father in 1967 Brooks Jr. changed the name of the company to Brooks, Torrey and Scott Inc. and went on to purchase and develop commercial real estate in New York state, other locations in Connecticut and St. Croix, V.I. Following its success, Dexter Brooks served for 35 years as Chairman of Brooks Community Newspapers and Publisher of eight award-winning newspapers in Fairfield County. Locally, he and his wife were "first family" supporters of Near and Far Aid and benefactors of Westport Library's "Booked for the Evening" event each year. In recent years he took up the hobby of creating crossword puzzles and he self-published two books of puzzles which he gave to friends for their amusement. In addition to his wife of 25 years, the former Kathryn Frazer, he is survived by two sons, Torrey Brooks (wife Marcia), of Weston; Scott Brooks (wife Anastasia), of Westport; a daughter, Wendy Harris (husband Dak), of Weston; a stepdaughter, Lori Frazer (husband Christopher Lyman), of Searsmont, Maine.; and a stepson, Marc Frazer (wife Megan), of Seattle. Through his charisma, leadership, grace, and humor he taught individual excellence and instituted numerable programs throughout his career. A member of Bucks Harbor Yacht Club he also served on local boards for the Blue Hill Memorial Hospital, the Parker Ridge Retirement Community, and the Maryann Snow Bates Educational Foundation, which awards scholarships to local residents. Innes practiced Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology in Greenwich from 1964 until 1997, when he retired from private practice. During those years he held multiple leadership positions in local, state and national medical organizations as well as being active in medical education in Greenwich and held an appointment at Yale University. A resident of Greenwich for over 47 years, he was active in multiple local activities including service on the Board of Education, long term membership in the town legislative body, chairmanships of several committees, leadership of the Riverside Community Association, Friends of Greenwich Point and faithful service on the vestry of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Since retirement, he has been a dedicated volunteer in Riverside Elementary School, reading with first grade students, serving as an outstanding role model through his kind and respectful mentoring. The Innes family extends its heartfelt appreciation to all on staff at Greenwich Hospital for their compassionate care of their colleague. Nigro served in the U.S.Army from December 1954 until 1957 and was assigned to a special unit performing duty with the Adjutant General Corps and the Judge Advocate General Corps. Upon discharge from the army, he worked briefly as an assistant court clerk in the Superior Court at Hartford and Stamford until he entered private practice, primarily with the firm of Heagney, Lennon and Nigro, located in Greenwich. In 1970, Nigro was appointed as the chief prosecutor and later appointed State's Attorney for the Judicial District of Stamford-Norwalk. For 34 years, he served as a Superior Court Judge sitting in many different judicial districts on both civil and criminal matters. Frances Rowella, 89, a lifelong Greenwich resident, died on Sept. 3, 2011 at her home surrounded by her loving family. The family spent its holidays in Bridgehampton, N.Y. where she enjoyed an active social life, and played tennis, paddle tennis, and golf. First she suffered breast cancer in 1976. In 1993 she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and after a two-year fight became part of the three percent of patients who survive the disease, through a combination of experimental treatment and willpower. There will be two celebrations of Robertson's life: the first on September 17, 2011 at 12 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme, Connecticut, and the second to be held over the Thanksgiving period in Bridgehampton, N.Y. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge online at www.pmc.org, by post to Pan-Massachusetts Challenge, PO Box 415570, Boston, Massachusetts 02241-5590; or alternatively, to a charity of your choice. A memorial service and visiting hours will be held tomorrow, Sept. 10 between the hours of 2-4 p.m. at Knapp's Funeral Home in Greenwich. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Friends of Nathaniel Witherell, 70 Parsonage Road, Greenwich, CT 06830 or Masonic Home Health & Hospice, 74 Cheshire Rd., PO Box 70, Wallingford CT 06492, or online www.masonicare.org.

An accomplished woman, she was one of the first women to be the director of human resources of a public UK company and also one of the founders of Logica PLC, a public UK computer consulting company. Richard "Rick" D. Buckley, of Greenwich and Quogue, N.Y., died on July 31, 2011 at Stonybrook University Hospital, after suffering a brain hemorrhage while at his home in Quogue Following his father's death in 1972, he became president of the company. Buckley was a past chairman of the board of the Radio Advertising Bureau, a past chairman of the board of the Southern California Broadcasters' Association, and at the time of his death was the treasurer of the Broadcasters' Foundation of America. Buckley is survived by Connie, his wife of 37 years; their daughter Jennifer Buckley Fox, the vice president and director of sales at WOR; and son-in-law Chris Fox, who serves as a neurosurgeon and Lt. Com. in the U.S. Navy; his sisters Martha Buckley Fahnoe and Dana Buckley Tomkins; brother Brad Buckley; and two loyal dogs, Sam and Sydney. The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Broadcasters' Foundation of America (www.broadcastersfoundation .org); or to the Richard D. Buckley Memorial Fund to support broadcasting at the University of Miami. Other passions were Atlantic salmon, horseback riding and tennis. Cullman considered himself an excellent dancer and delighted in serving family and friends vegetables from his garden. The former chairman of the board of the Tryall Club in Jamaica, he was awarded "Commander of Distinction," Jamaica's highest honor from its government for a non-Jamaican. Institute for Patient Care, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1167, N.Y.10029 Online condolences may be left at www.leopgallagherstamford.com. Born in Newark, N.J., Degler attended the Merchant Marine Academy at the age of 18, when he was drafted into the Army, spending much of his time in Central Europe during WWII. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Friends of Nathaniel Witherell, 70 Parsonage Road, Greenwich, CT 06830. A much-decorated WWII Air Force pilot, he served in the European Theater and twice survived interment as a POW. Fleitzer taught science for 40 years at Midland School in Rye, N.Y. As a master teacher he developed an innovative experiential curriculum that was implemented across many disciplines. In lieu of flowers, please send any contributions to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Ocular Melanoma Research, P. O. Box 27106, New York, N.Y. 10087-7105. Survivors include her mother, Marjorie (Murphy) Rowe, formerly of Greenwich, now residing in Stamford, her sisters, Allison Rowe Carroll of Stamford, Abigail, David and son Chase Oswald of Stamford, Wendy Rowe and son Elliot Bachop of Hope Sound, Florida, Doris Rowe of Fairfield, and her children Evie and Benjamin of Liberty Lake, Wash., Todd J. and Jen Rowe and their children Kaitlyn and Sarah of Fairfield, Tara Rowe and Sam Hawley and their children Sam, Liam George and Peter of Fairfield, Kimberly Rowe and Ron Galli and their children Missy & MacKenzie of Point Pleasant, N.J. and her beloved golden retriever, Jack. After attending local schools and graduating from Greenwich High, and following a year in the Civilian Construction Corp., he participated in many of the organized sports of the time including the Fourth Ward Baseball and football teams, the Riverside Athletic Club and Conde Nast teams. After leaving the Post Office in 1959, he joined the investment firm of Montgomery Scott & Co. In 1970 he transferred to Shearson Lehman & Co., where he retired as a vice president of Investments in 1993. Jo Gwin Shelby, 65, of New Orleans, died on Aug. 29, 2011 of complications from ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), surrounded by her family at her daughter Shelby Mayhew Saer's Greenwich home. In 1987 she left teaching to study law, receiving her Juris Doctor with Law Review honors from Loyola Law School in 1990. In 2010 the Jo Gwin Shelby Endowed Fund for Financial Aid at Metairie Park Country Day School was established in her honor by friends, family, faculty and former students. A loving and devoted mother and grandmother, Gwin is survived by her daughter Shelby Mayhew Saer, son-in-law John K. Saer, Jr., three grandchildren, Kenneth, Tobin and Julia, and her faithful service dog Lolly. In lieu of flowers please consider a memorial gift to the Jo Gwin Shelby Endowed Fund for Financial Aid at Metairie Park Country Day School, 300 Park Road, Metairie, La., 70005, or to the Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins University, www.alscenter.org.

Following working for the architect, Edward Larrabee Barnes, FAIA, she became executive director of the Architectural League in 1973; and she worked for the Vincent Astor Foundation restoring the Governor's Mansion in Albany under Governor Mario Cuomo. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Aug. 6 at Annunciation Church in Tuckahoe, N.Y., with interment following at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Valhalla, N.Y. Funeral arrangements were by the Edwin L. Bennett Funeral Homes of Scarsdale, N.Y. Contributions in lieu of flowers can be made to The Bendheim Cancer Center at Greenwich Hospital, The Greenwich Hospital Foundation, 5 Perryridge Road, Greenwich, CT 06830, or the Sir John Soane's Museum Foundation, 1040 First Avenue No. 311 New York, N.Y. 10022. Woods served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and worked as an electrician for 40-plus years. In the classroom as well as mentoring one-on-one, she enabled countless students, from gifted to challenged, to achieve their academic and personal best. In addition to her devoted husband of 28 years, her memory will be embraced by her loving family including four children, Frank Keller, and his wife, Geralyn, of Mass., Kimberly (Keller) Raveis, and her husband, Christopher, of Fairfield, Melissa Troiano, and her husband, Edward, of Hamden, Julie Swensgard, and her husband, Scott, of Georgia; and five adored grandchildren, Laci, Charlotte, and William Raveis, III, Mia Troiano, Nicholas Swensgard; her mother, Ruth Boeh, of Texas; two siblings, Michael Boeh, and his wife, Barbara, of Ohio, Valerie Wickett, and her husband, Rick, of Texas; and several nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be directed to The Greenwich Academy, 200 North Maple Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830. Margit Breakiron, 75, died at home, in her sleep, on Aug. 9, after struggling for many years with diabetes, heart problems and Alzheimer's Disease. Breakiron was very active in the Art Association of Long Island: she painted over 100 portraits, but also painted still-life and landscapes. Donations may be made to the Breast Cancer Alliance, 48 Maple Ave, Greenwich, CT 06830 in Carlo's name. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to the Boys Scouts of America, Greenwich Chapter, Troop 9. Rita Ann (McElligott) Derleth, 81, a longtime Riverside resident and former resident of Old Greenwich, died Aug.14 of complications from Alzheimer's disease. First and foremost in life, she was a devoted mother to her four children, and the proud and loving grandmother of 10 grandchildren who were a source of great joy to her. In addition to these activities, she was a long-time member of the St. Agnes Women's Guild and the Republican National Committee. Alzheimer's disease may have taken her memory, but it never took her spirit. Participating in a major clinical drug trial she hoped to find new treatments, not only for herself but to help others who may one day be diagnosed with this devastating illness. In addition to her husband, Donald, Derleth leaves three daughters, Deborah A. Meahl and husband, Stephen, of Falmouth, ME, Nancy R. Thomas and husband, Brian, of Medfield, Mass., and Catherine M. Eidson and husband, Thomas, of Marblehead, Mass.; a son, Robert W. Derleth, and wife, Karen, of Trumbull; 10 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Derleth's funeral will be held today, Aug. 19, at 9 a.m. at the Roberts-Mitchell Funeral Home, 15 Miller Street, Medfield, Mass., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at Saint Edward the Confessor Church, 133 Spring Street in Medfield, with burial following at the Vine Lake Cemetery in Medfield. If desired, donations may be made in Derleth's memory to The Thomas Upham House, Activities Department, 519 Main Street, Medfield, Mass. 02052, for the purpose of bringing musical entertainment to the residents. In addition to her loving husband, Tony, she is survived by her sons, David, Anthony "Tony" Jr. and Eugene, all living in Greenwich along with their wives, Connie, Patricia and Laura and her grandchildren, Stephanie, Anthony, Nicole, Kane, Ryan, Toni and Danielle. District Commissioner, Advancement Chair, Order of the Arrow Advisor, and was a member of the Council Executive Board and various Council Committees. A son of Millard C. and Amy D. Humstone of Clapboard Ridge Road, he attended the Brunswick School and was in the first graduating class of the Greenwich Country Day School in 1929. Following his law school graduation in 1938, he worked for several years at Simpson, Thatcher & Bartlett, the law firm where his father had been a partner, before switching to what was then the Chase National Bank (now J.P.Morgan) where he specialized in administration of trusts and estates. In 1950, he married Anne Moussot and moved to Old Greenwich, becoming active in the Shorelands Association and serving as its president in the mid-1950s. Both enjoyed playing tennis and golf, sailing, ice skating on the Mianus River, traveling, going to concerts, dancing and spending time with their dogs. Humstone was a dedicated fundraiser for the Harvard Alumni Association and a member of the Harvard Club of New York and The Field Club of Greenwich. Following his retirement in 1975, he became active in the Greenwich Retired Men's Association; he sang with the Melody Men and was a volunteer driver for the Red Cross Motor Service. A private service was held on Aug. 15 at the Castiglione Funeral Home in Greenwich, followed by interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, N.Y. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the MS Society or the American Heart Association . Robert is survived by his wife, Jaime; parents, Andrew and Jane; sons, Zachery and Robert; a brother, Douglas; sisters, Laura Riordan and Susan Plunkett; and his nieces and nephews, Alexander, Morgan, and Lindsi Riordan and Michael Covello. Visitation will be held at Castiglione Funeral Home, 134 Hamilton Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830 on Thursday, August 11 from 4 to 8 PM. In lieu of flowers donations to Boy Scouts of America Greenwich Council 63 Mason Street Greenwich, CT 06830 would be appreciated. A lifelong resident of Cos Cob, she leaves behind many memories including the 47 years she worked at Porricelli's Food Mart. Honoring her final wish, a private funeral service was held for her immediate family. In grateful appreciation for the kindness and care given to her in her last months, donations may be made in her memory to the Nathaniel Witherell Nursing Home, Patient Trust Fund, 70 Parsonage Road, Greenwich, CT 06830. Born in Beloit, Wis. to Carl and Eva Lipman, she spent the first years of her childhood in a rural farming town, later moving to Kenilworth, Ill., as her father, an accomplished inventor and entrepreneur, found success in Chicago. After marrying Frank M. Preucil, III in 1960, and giving birth to their son, Woodley, her involvement in social clubs grew when the family moved to Old Greenwich in 1969. Preucil served in a variety of positions, including treasurer for the Colonial Dames, the Women's Club, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the First Congregational Church of Greenwich during the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in her memory should be directed to the First Congregational Church of Greenwich. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his beloved wife, Irene Belanger Quatrone in 1993; a daughter, Minnie White; and siblings, Joseph Quatrone, Anthony Quatrone, Margaret Quatrone, Catherine DiAngelo, Domenica Lamicela, and Vencetta M. Mayo. Funeral services were arranged by the Castiglione Funeral Home in Greenwich.

Chief Petty Officer and Navy SEAL, Brian Robert Bill, 31, of Virginia Beach, Va., and formerly of Stamford, was killed in action on Aug. 6, 2011, in Wardak province, eastern Afghanistan. Chief Special Warfare Operator Bill was an Eagle Scout, and graduated from Trinity Catholic High School, Stamford, and Norwich University, Norwich, Vt. with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering. During his career, Bill was decorated with the following personal awards: three Bronze Stars for valor; Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, two Combat Action Ribbons and three Good Conduct Medals. In addition to his parents, Bill is survived by his grandmother, Betty Hardiman; brother, Christian; sister, Amy Kutney, her husband, Chad and daughter, Ryder; sister, Andrea Sholes, her husband, Christopher and daughter, Kyra; sister, Kerry Welch; sister, Tessa Bill; brother, Morgan Bill; aunt, Anne Goebel and her husband, James; aunt, Sharon Davis; uncle, Thomas Davis and his wife, Joanne; aunt, Maureen Corcoran; aunt, Mary Sikes and her husband, John; uncle, Jeffrey Davis; 12 cousins, Jay Goebel, Kate Noell and her husband, Hunter, Martha Goebel, Molly Goebel, Gregory Davis, Julia Davis, Sophia Davis, Johnny Sikes, Bennett Sikes, Kitt Sikes, Stephen and Sue Parry; great-uncle, Monsignor William Nagle; great-uncle, Dr. & Mrs. John Nagle, their children, John, Jeffrey, Brian, Kathleen, Kerry and their families. In her last years, she enjoyed bingo nights, shopping trips, her visits to Florida and her Friday night card games. In addition to her loving husband, she is survived by her two daughters, Lynn Dalto Marchand and Rob Connors of Greenwich, Lori and Evan Levine of Bethel, three beautiful grandchildren whom she held close to her heart, Cassondra and Priestly Leng of Bethel, Christian Ryan Marchand of Greenwich, and Brittany A. Levine of Bethel. Pleasant, S.C., and previously of Greenwich, died on Aug. 2, 2011, of congestive heart failure. A devoted mother and grandmother, she personified the expression "unconditional love," giving of herself to her family and friends her entire life. Memorial donations may be made to The Friends of Nathaniel Witherell Inc., 70 Parsonage Road, Greenwich, CT 06830. Following working for the architect, Edward Larrabee Barnes, FAIA, she became executive director of the Architectural League in 1973; and she worked for the Vincent Astor Foundation restoring the Governor's Mansion in Albany under Governor Mario Cuomo. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Aug. 6, 2011 at Annunciation Church in Tuckahoe, N.Y., with interment following at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Valhalla, N.Y. Funeral arrangements were by the Edwin L. Bennett Funeral Homes of Scarsdale, N.Y. Contributions in lieu of flowers can be made to The Bendheim Cancer Center at Greenwich Hospital, The Greenwich Hospital Foundation, 5 Perryridge Road, Greenwich, CT 06830, or the Sir John Soane's Museum Foundation, 1040 First Avenue No. 311 New York, N.Y. 10022. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his beloved wife, Irene Belanger Quatrone in 1993; a daughter, Minnie White; and siblings, Joseph Quatrone, Anthony Quatrone, Margaret Quatrone, Catherine DiAngelo, Domenica Lamicela, and Vencetta M. Mayo. Funeral services were arranged by the Castiglione Funeral Home in Greenwich. Woods served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and worked as an electrician for 40-plus years.

In Greenwich Brahm worked as an office manager of a small advertising company and then for the Xerox Publishing Group. Dr. Daniel W. Benninghoff, 86, longtime director of pathology at the Greenwich Hospital, died a fighter until his very last breath on July 13 at his home in Greenwich, surrounded by family. Death was attributed to therapeutic complications of pancreatic cancer, with which he had struggled since 2001. Following retirement, Benninghoff continued part-time services with several area hospitals, including Greenwich, for another decade and also maintained a private lab. Margaret Nichols Bunnell, 89, a longtime Greenwich resident, died on July 14 at her home. Along with her late husband, Tibby, they we're both dedicated horticulturalists, growing rare orchids, begonias and other tropical plants on their backcountry farm. In lieu of flowers donations are gratefully accepted at the Greenwich Art Society, The Old Greenwich Art Society and the Connecticut Pioneer Branch of the Pen Women. Burns was a 2008 graduate of The Woodhall School in Bethlehem, where he thrived and received the Roy Mattson Leadership Award. Known at Woodhall as "Burnsy," he loved acting and received the 2008 Halo Award for "Best Comic Male Performer in a Play" for his portrayal of Charles Dabenow Schmendiman in "Picasso at the Lapin Agile." [...] the character "Schmendy" would emerge unexpectedly during a family dinner or an ordinary phone call. Burns is survived by his parents, Barrett and Patricia Burns; his twin brother, Charles Parker Burns; his sister and brother-in-law, Sara and Matt Davis; and his grandmother Lisa Rand. Memorial Donations may be made to Stamford Firefighters Burn Foundation, 629 Main St., Stamford, CT 06901 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital , P.O. Box 50, Memphis, TN 38101. Miss McNaughton's family moved to San Francisco before the Second World War, where she walked across the Golden Gate Bridge the day it opened in 1937. [...] during the war, she met and married Eldon A. Grimm, the securities journalist and long-time principal in the investment firm of Walston & Co. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that contributions be made to the First Congregational Church of Greenwich, 108 Sound Beach Ave., Old Greenwich, CT 06870, or the Garden Club of Old Greenwich, P.O. Box 448, Old Greenwich, CT 06870. In addition to his parents he is survived by his wife Ekta Johnson, his brother Oliver Johnson, his grandparents Sheila and Sohan and several aunts, uncles, and cousins. Above all, she was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and was devoted to her wide circle of friends. Kowalski is survived by her daughter, Marijane Bates Hvolbeck, son-in-law, Brad Hvolbeck, and grandson, Christopher Bates Jr., of Greenwich; her sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Mary and Richard Schultz, of Fairfield; and two nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial took place on Wednesday at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Fairfield, followed by a private burial. In lieu of flowers donations can be made in Kowalski's memory to Guiding Eyes for the Blind, 611 Granite Springs Road, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 or www.www.guidingeyes.org visit www.leopgallaghergreenwich.com for more information and to leave online condolences. Funeral services were held on Tuesday at Castiglione Funeral Home in Greenwich with interment following at St. Mary Cemetery. While serving in the U.S. Army, he was awarded a Bronze Star for his work as a medic in World War II, ferrying wounded soldiers over the Neckar River into Heilbronn, Germany, under heavy machine gun fire. Stroili was always a pleasant, kind man, who enjoyed the simple pleasures of life and was always there for his family and never hesitated to lend a hand to friends and neighbors or to serve the country he loved. In addition to his wife Patricia and his sons Richard and Peter, he is survived by Peter's wife, Joan, his sister, Betty Stellon, his nephew, John Stellon, his honorary grandson, Justin Suib, and Peter and Joan's many pets, of whom he was especially fond of Jenny. If you wish to express your condolences online, please sign the family's guest book at www.bosakfuneral.com or visit the Bosak Funeral Home & Cremation page on Facebook to share memories and remembrances of Mr. Stroili's life with his family. Gunhild Margareta Tibbetts, 81 ("29 and holding!") a longtime resident of Greenwich, died on July 11 at her daughter's home in Manhattan Beach, Calif., after a long illness. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to UCLA Department of OB/GYN, 10833 Le Conte Ave., Room 27-139, CHS, Los Angeles, CA 90095. Checks should be written out to Regents of the U.C. In the memo portion, please specify that the A lovely Swedish blonde with piercing blue eyes and flawless skin, her looks could have taken her to Hollywood. Over the years, Tibbetts played many roles in addition to wife, mother and homemaker: chicken farmer, taxi dispatcher, gardener, chef, and real estate agent. In her spare time, she enjoyed knitting and needlework, and vacationing on the beach in the Cayman Islands. Anthony Frank Vadala Jr., ("Nino") 74, a long time resident of Cos Cob (who spent the last five years living in Stratford and snow-birding in Florida), died on July 15, 2011, at Bridgeport Hospital, in the presence of his loving family. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made in Vadala's memory to the Stratford EMS, 900 Long Brook Avenue, Stratford, CT 06614, the Stratford Fire Department, 2704 Main Street, Stratford, CT 06615 or the Bridgeport Hospital, 267 Grant Street, Bridgeport, CT 06610. Wible was born on Aug. 5, 1921 in Atlantic City, N.J. She graduated from Temple University in Philadelphia and worked briefly as an occupational therapist prior to World War II. Wible was the proud and loving mother of three children, Deborah Granquist and her husband, Wayne Granquist of Weston, Vt., Dr. Joanne Wible-Kant and her husband, Steven Kant of Easton, and John R. Wible, Jr. and his wife, Stephanie Davis of Pittsburgh, Pa. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 9:30 a.m. today, July 15, 2011 at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, 286 Willett Ave. Port Chester, N.Y. Interment to follow at Saint Mary Cemetery in Greenwich.

With his contagious smile, he never failed to make those around him laugh. In the last year he had rediscovered his lifelong passion for food and was pursuing a diploma at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Los Angeles. In addition to his parents, Black is survived by his sister, Heather, his brother, Taylor, his paternal and maternal grandparents and many aunts, uncles and cousins who all loved him dearly. D'Andrea was a lifelong parishioner of Saint Catherine of Siena Church where she was a member of the Ladies' Guild and volunteered her time at the annual church carnival. At Christmas time she enjoyed baking her traditional Italian cookies (embenyalotas) to share with her loved ones. Easter was one of D'Andrea's favorite holidays because she hosted an annual brunch for her family and friends that included her signature frittata and raisin bread. A Mass of Christian Burial was scheduled be held Friday, at 11 a.m. at Saint Catherine of Siena Church in Riverside, with interment to follow at Saint Mary Cemetery. Hadden is survived by her husband Bruce J. Hadden, of Greenwich, daughter Gail Fredrick, of Greenwich, son Kevin B. Hadden Sr. and his wife Anna Marie, grandchildren, Heidi Solano, Jennifer Vega, Megan Gallagher, Kevin B. Hadden Jr., great-grandchildren Jacob Hadden, Tommy Solano, Diego Solano Mckenzie Solano, sisters Roberta Rayner, of Bedford, N.Y., and Mary Nicoll, of Greenwich. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association , 1 Union St. #301, Robbinsville, N.J. 08691. Joan Kalloch Quackenbush, 83, died on June 16 at the University Medical Center in Princeton, N.J., due to complications from a stroke suffered several days earlier. Early in life she resided with her parents and with her sister, Judith in Needham and Wellesley, Mass., attending Wellesley High School and then graduating from the Newton (Mass.) Country Day School of the Sacred Heart in 1945. While working at the Herald Traveler, she met and married H.G. "Bill" Quackenbush, Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman, who at the time was playing for the Boston Bruins. The couple raised three sons, Bruce, Scott and Todd, residing in Wellesley, until the family moved to the Princeton, N.J., area when Bill Quackenbush became head coach of men's ice hockey at Princeton University in 1967. Throughout her life, Quackenbush exhibited considerable artistic talent and during her years in Princeton, N.J., became an accomplished and well-known watercolorist, producing paintings for shows until the time of her passing. During the years when her husband was also coaching the Princeton women's hockey program, she served as unofficial den mother for dozens of young women who played on the team. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, at 1 p.m. at All Saints' Episcopal Church in Princeton, N.J. Donations in her memory may be made to The Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, N.J. with Quackenbush's request that such funds be directed to the support of student financial aid. Shortly after their marriage in 1954, the couple relocated to Greenwich, where Reed worked in the Fine Arts department of the Greenwich Library for nearly 50 years. Funeral services were held Thursday at the Knapp Funeral Home in Greenwich. Smith was a graduate of SUNY Purchase and was employed by MPR of Port Chester, N.Y. She loved vintage clothing and had a special place in her heart for animals. Contributions may be made in Smith's memory to an animal welfare organization of one's choice. In 1951, he graduated cum laude from Harvard College and from Harvard Law School in 1954. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on June 16 at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Manhattan, with interment following at the Gate of Heaven, Hawthorne, N.Y. Funeral arrangements were by the Graham Funeral Home in Rye, N.Y. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Catholic Charities. While at Union Carbide, he was on the board of trustees of the Council on Employee Benefits and served as president from 1972 to 1973. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Association or your favorite charity. In addition to her parents, John and Christine Nigro, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Robert "Bob" Ward. Thomas A. Woods, 69, a lifelong Greenwich resident, died on June 28, 2011 at Greenwich Hospital, after a long and courageous battle from complications of Parkinson's disease. After spending the war years in Maine with her mother and young daughter, she reunited with her husband and they settled in Old Greenwich where she became the quintessential 1950's mother, enjoying golf and bridge and devoting her life to her family, friends, and community.