Obituaries

MILLBROOK — Vincent Joseph DeCarle, 71, of Aquebogue, New York and Millbrook passed away on Dec. 25, 2022.

AMENIA — Mary A. Wilkens, age 90, of Powderhouse Road in Amenia, passed away suddenly on Dec. 20, 2022, in Sharon.  She was the loving wife of  the late George F. Wilkens, to whom she was married for 69 years.

CANAAN — Anna-Elysapeth Ruff McGuire, 66, of North Canaan sadly left us on Dec. 31, 2022, after a brief illness. She was born at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut on Sept. 19, 1956, and was a graduate of Canton High School in 1975. She is survived by her loving mother Frances Ruff also of North Canaan.

CANAAN — Matthew Hiram Paniagua passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 19, 2022, at the age of 25.

Our family was not expecting for Matt’s life to be cut so short so soon. We are all devastated by this huge loss and he will be forever missed. He had a kind soul, was passionate and loved whole-heartedly.

SHARON — Sherry Lee AuClaire, 71, a longtime resident of Sharon, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022, at her home in Sharon, surrounded by her loving family. Sherry was the assistant branch manager at Union Savings Bank in Sharon for 20 years, retiring in 2014. She was also a private duty caregiver for many years.

SHARON - Emma Carberry Paley, 95, of Sharon, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022.

MILLERTON — The youngest of eight siblings, Mehdi Farhangi was born in a tiny village in the Alborz Mountains of Iran in 1932.

WEST CORNWALL — Carolann Tyler (Maule), 67, of West Cornwall, passed away peacefully at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital on the Equinox of the Winter Solstice on Dec. 21, 2022.  She was the loving wife of Earle Tyler.