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Obituaries

Richard Charles Waldron

Thu, 01/12/2012 - 9:22am

SALISBURY — Richard Charles Waldron, 67, of Sarum Village on Cobble Road, died unexpectedly at his home on Jan. 7, 2012.

He was the husband of Eleanor M. (Rifenburgh) Waldron. Richard was born July 21, 1944, in North Canaan, son of the late Harriet (Stalker) and Edward Waldron.

Richard worked as a cook in the kitchens of the Salisbury School, as well as at The Hotchkiss School and Indian Mountain School, both in Lakeville.

Death Notices 1-6-12

Fri, 01/06/2012 - 10:42am

Ron Eigenbrod

Ron Eigenbrod, 59, of New Hartford, died Dec. 24, 2011. Funeral services were held Jan. 3 at Montano-Shea Funeral Home, New Hartford.

Dr. Russell H. Kellogg Jr.

Dr. Russell H. Kellogg Jr., of New Hartford, died Dec. 19, 2011. Calling hours were held Dec. 27 at Immaculate Conception Church and a Mass of Christian Burial was held Dec. 28, also at Immaculate Conception Church. Burial followed at Village Cemetery, New Hartford. Montano-Shea Funeral Home has care of arrangements.

Dorothy Marie Kearcher

Thu, 01/05/2012 - 9:59am

SHARON — Dorothy Marie Kearcher died peacefully on Dec. 27, 2011, at Noble Horizons. She had moved there from Sharon a year and a half ago. She was the widow of Richard Kearcher.

She was born May 8, 1927, in Adams, Mass., the daughter of Katherine (Dooley) and George Roy.

Dorothy and her husband, Richard, moved to Lakeville, from Packanack Lake, N.J., after purchasing the Woodland Restaurant in the 1950s. They ran The Woodland until the late 1950s, then purchased the Hilltop Restaurant in Millbrook, at which time the family moved to Sharon.

Howard W. ‘Buzzy’ Morey Sr.

Thu, 01/05/2012 - 9:58am

SALISBURY — Howard W. “Buzzy” Morey Sr., 81, formerly of Railroad Street in Salisbury, died on Christmas evening, Dec. 25, 2011, at Sharon Hospital.

He was the husband of Adele (Bushnell) Morey.

He was born March 17, 1930, at home in Salisbury, the son of the late Hazel (Ostrander) and Earl Morey.

Ken Keskinen

Thu, 01/05/2012 - 9:58am

WEST CORNWALL—Ken Keskinen died peacefully at home on Dec. 31, 2011. A teacher and writer, he was 88.

Ken was born Dec. 13, 1923, in the Finnish-American community of New York Mills, Minn., the son of the late Martha (Maki) and John Keskinen. During World War II he served as a Navy electronic technician in the Pacific. At Columbia University he earned an MA in English, and he married Margaret Potter Keskinen in 1953.

Arthur Garfield Palmer Jr.

Thu, 01/05/2012 - 9:58am

SHARON — Arthur Garfield Palmer Jr., 90, of Cambridge, N.Y., died Dec. 20, 2011, at the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington, Vt.

Born Oct. 17, 1921, in Sharon, he was the son of the late Pauline (Masius) and Arthur G. Palmer.

Ann (Cooley) Buckley

Thu, 01/05/2012 - 9:57am

SHARON—Ann (Cooley) Buckley died at her home in Sharon on Dec. 30, 2011, surrounded by her family.

She was born in 1927, the daughter of Helen (Pierce) and Victor E. Cooley, grew up in Rye, N.Y., attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Noroton, Conn., and graduated from Manhattanville College in New York City in 1949.

Priscilla (Schieffelin) Coords

Thu, 01/05/2012 - 9:56am

WARREN — Priscilla (Schieffelin) Coords, 94, died Dec. 18, 2011, at her daughter’s home in Sharon, surrounded by her family. She was the widow of Deane M. Coords.

Priscilla was born May 14, 1917, in New York City, the daughter of the late Alfred Eric Todd and Barbara Schieffelin Nunn. She attended the Nightingale-Bamford School, the Todd-Hunter School and later the Katherine Gibbs School in New York City.

Norman Stuart Eklund

Thu, 01/05/2012 - 9:55am

SHARON — Norman Stuart Eklund, 92, widower of Mary Eklund and Elsie Eklund, died Dec. 31, 2011, after a brief illness.

Born in Lowell, Mass., he was a son of the late Grace (Mitchell) and Louis Eklund.

Mr. Eklund graduated from Amherst College with a degree in animal husbandry and retired as a farmer and herdsman.

He was a member of St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Sharon and was a member of the Knights of Columbus.

Mr. Eklund was a former volunteer fireman, a Justice of the Peace and a Boy Scout leader, and was on the Sharon Board of Education.

He loved woodworking.

John Feathers

Thu, 01/05/2012 - 9:55am

NORTH CANAAN — John Feathers, 89, of South Canaan Road, died of natural causes after a short illness at Sharon Hospital, with his family by his side.

Born on March 1, 1922, at home in East Canaan, he was the son of Adelaide (Taylor) and Porter Feathers. John attended local schools and graduated from Housatonic Valley Regional High School in 1941. After graduation he worked at Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford before enlisting in the Navy in 1943. He was stationed in Hawaii for most of his tour of duty as an aviation mechanic.