Charles George “Chick” Willing, 91, of Eliot, Maine, died peacefully on Dec. 9, 2025, at his home. Chick was born in Philadelphia, Penn., on April 22, 1934, the oldest of […]
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Leola “Bernie” Galek, 92
Leola ‘Bernie’ Galek, had worked in Kent
Jane Ellen Roth dies in Washington Depot
Jane Ellen Roth of Washington Depot, Conn., passed away peacefully at home on October 19, 2025, after a long illness. She was surrounded by love and by the music that […]
Barbie Howland-Morton dies at 68
KENT, Conn.—Barbie Howland-Morton of South Kent passed away peacefully on Sept. 21, 2025, at the Candlewood Valley Health Center. She was born May 10, 1957, in New Milford, Conn., daughter […]
Philanthropist Agnes Gund dies at 87
KENT—Agnes Gund, who purchased a 252-acre estate in South Kent in 1996, has died at the age of 87. Gund was president emerita of New York’s Museum of Modern Art and a leading […]
David Bayersdorfer, 79, worked at HVRHS
SALISBURY, Conn.—David Thorne Bayersdorfer, the self-proclaimed luckiest man in the world, died peacefully at Noble Horizons Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, surrounded, as always, by family and friends. David frequently told […]
Donald DeVita funeral service Sept. 18
KENT, Conn.—A memorial service for Donald J. DeVita of Kent will be held Thursday, Sept. 18, at Sacred Heart Church. He passed away peacefully at the age of 80 on […]
Josephine Bauer, 97, longtime Kent resident
KENT, Conn.—Josephine (Cocilovo) Bauer, 97, of New Milford, formerly a longtime resident of Kent, passed away at the Candlewood Valley Health & Rehabilitation on Saturday, July 12, 2025, after a […]
Margaret Stearns, 89, worked in opera industry
KENT, Conn.—Margaret (Byard) Stearns passed away peacefully July 21, 2025, in Southbury. She was surrounded by her family. She was 89. Born on March 1, 1936, in New York City […]
Scott Drew Thornton, 68, had worked in Kent
SHARON, Conn.—Scott Drew Thornton, 68, of Sharon, passed away on Friday, July 18, 2025, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., after a long and heroic battle with cancer. […]

