Obituaries

NORTH CANAAN — Abel W. Lee Jr., 87, died peacefully on Oct. 22, 2020, at Geer Village.  

He was born Aug. 18, 1933, in Winsted to the late Agnes (Case) and Abel W. Lee Sr. and lived his entire life in Connecticut.  

As a boy, he grew up on the family farm in Oxford. 

PINE PLAINS — Arlene M. Brower, 92, died suddenly on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, at Sharon Health Care Center.

Miss Brower was born Nov. 15, 1927, on the family farm in Ancram Lead Mines, N.Y.,(Ancramdale), the daughter of Nellie (Miller) and Edward Brower.

NORTH CANAAN — Sister Mary Schaefer (formerly known as Sister Bernard Mary), 91, entered fully into God’s embrace on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, at St. Mary Home in West Hartford, Conn.  

She was born Sept. 4, 1929, in Torrington. Her family moved to North Canaan in 1934. Mary was the daughter of Anna McCafferty and George J. Schaefer. 

LAKEVILLE — Richard J. Cantele Sr. passed away at home on Oct. 21, 2020. He was the husband of Cynthia (Brazzale) Cantele. They were married on Aug. 30, 1958.

Dick was born in Great Barrington on Sept. 13, 1936, son of the late Catherine (Piretti) and John B. Cantele of North Canaan.

SHARON — Gerda M. Janicke, 95, died Sept. 24, 2020. She was the wife of the late Erwin “Jan” Janicke. 

LAKEVILLE — Allen Douglas Berrien of Lakeville, born April 30, 1954, died on Oct. 8, 2020, at Noble Horizons in Salisbury after a lengthy illness.

FALLS VILLAGE — David Bartlett Lindsay, formerly of Falls Village, passed away on Oct. 10, 2020, after a long illness and while in residence at the Norway Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Norway, Maine. He was 82.

From Trinity Church
Lime Rock Senior Warden Linda Lloyd