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The obituaries here are primarily from a scrapbook of clippings kept by Anna Deubel Seaberg (5 Sep 1900-10 Jul 2000) and are reproduced as a tribute to her friendships, and as a courtesy to other researchers. Most record deaths in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Newspaper, publication dates and page numbers are given, where known.

I have not systematically cross-referenced maiden names, so women are usually listed by their surname at death. Survivors, pallbearers and clergy named in the obituaries are not indexed on this site, so use the "Find in Page" option on your browser to search each page for surnames not listed below. Relatives are welcome to contact me for copies of original clippings.



TARRANT
In Pittsfield, New Hampshire, April 20, 1965. Joseph William Tarrant Sr., 69, of Rt. 28, Pittsfield, formerly of Bethel, Conn., postal clerk, died unexpectedly early Tuesday morning at his home. Born Dec. 19, 1895, in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was the son of the late Joseph W. and Jane (Hand) Tarrant. Mr. Tarrant was a member of St. Stephens Episcopal Church and the Catamount Grange of Pittsfield. He was a special policeman in Pittsfield. He served as a chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy during World War I from June 22, 1917, to Sept. 5, 1919. In 1920, he joined the National Guard. In 1940 he left the National Guard to take a position at the Bethel Post Office where he was employed until 1958. Mr. Tarrant rejoined the National Guard in 1946, serving as the chief warrant officer with the 963rd Field Artillery Battalion. He served in the Korean War from August, 1950 to June, 1953. During that time, he had a leave of absence from the Bethel Post Office. When he retired from the post office and the National Guard in 1958, he moved to New Hampshire. Mr. Tarrant was a 45-year member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a past commander of the Raymond A. Walling Post, V.F.W., of Danbury and past commander of the Fairfield County Council, as well as the state department chaplain. He was a charter member of Bethel Post, V.F.W. He was also a member of the Eureka Lodge, F. and A.M., of Bethel. During his lifetime, he had been active in Fairfield County scouting. For many years he had served on the board of directors of the Bethel Patriotic Assn. and the Bethel Cemetery Assn. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Dorothy M. Bergstone Tarrant of Pittsfield; a son, Joseph W. Tarrant Jr. of Bethel; three brothers, Col. James E. Tarrant of Pittsfield, Gen. Albert E. Tarrant of Danbury, and Earl Tarrant of Georgetown; a sister, Mrs. George Watson of Danbury; four grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Services will be held at the Bethel Funeral Home, 215 Greenwood Ave., Friday at 2 p.m. The Rev. Gary Lemmon, rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church of Pittsfield, N.H. will officiate. Burial will be in the Center Cemetery, Bethel. Calling hours at the funeral home will be Thursday after 5 p.m. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. The V.F.W. service will be held Thursday at 8:30 p.m.

THOMPSON
In Danbury, August 27, 1980. George Alden Thompson, 90, of 12 Moss Avenue, Danbury, husband of the late Marcella Cavanaugh Thompson, died yesterday at Danbury Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in New York City, March 1, 1890, a son of the late Thomas and Mary Thompson. He lived in Danbury for 75 years. Mr. Thompson worked for many years for the Clark Box Co. of Newtown before working for the Capitol Machine and Switch Co., Danbury, and retired 12 years ago. He was a member of St. Joseph's Church. He is survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will take place Saturday at 9:15 a.m. from the Jowdy Kane Funeral Home, 9-11 Granville Ave., Danbury, to St. Joseph's Church for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Rose Cemetery, Newtown. Friends may call at the Jowdy-Kane Funeral Home tomorrow evening from 6 to 9 p.m.

TIBBITS
In New York City, Sept. 20, 1963. Mrs. Blanche R. Tibbits, 58, wife of Chester C. Tibbits of 23 Hospital Ave., died early this morning at the Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, after an illness of one month. She was born in New York City, Jan. 19, 1905, a daughter of the late William and Marie (Marchand) Ross. She moved to Bethel early in life and attended Bethel High School. She later attended Crandall business College. She came to Danbury in 1927 and was employed in the office of the Neumann-Endler Co. for 18 years. She was last employed in the accounting department of the Danbury Hospital, where she was suddenly taken ill about a month ago. Besides her husband, survivors include two brothers, William Ross of Parsippany, N.J., and Edward Ross of Belmore, L.I.; two sisters, Dr. Louise Gowanloch of Brooklyn, N.J., and Mrs. Lewis Adams of Glenolden, Pa.; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at the Tomlinson Homestead, 336 Main St., Monday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Byron Kelham, minister of the First Universalist-Unitarian church, officiating. Burial will be in Center Cemetery, Bethel. The Homestead will be open Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

TIRELLA
[handwritten: Aug. 29, 1992] Henrietta D. Tirella, 87, of 104 Hoyts Hill, Bethel, died Saturday at Danbury Hospital after a short illness. She was the wife of the late Lawrence J. Tirella. Mrs. Tirella was born in the Bronx, N.Y., June 24, 1905, a daughter of the late Paul E. and Hattie Gruner Donish. A Bethel resident since 1922, she was a longtime member of St. Mary's Church and guild as well as the Bethel Council of Catholic Women. Mrs. Tirella is survived by a daughter, Alice A. Anania of Bethel, a grandson, Robert Burns of Dallas, Texas; two granddaughters, Theresa Woodward of Bethel and Patricia Palmer of Washington, Conn.; and three great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be conducted Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Bethel Funeral Home, 215 Greenwood Ave., Bethel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mary's Church, Bethel. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery [handwritten: Funeral Sep. 1, 1992]. Friends may call Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Bethel Funeral Home. Contributions in Mrs. Tirella's memory may be made to the Bethel Volunteer Fire Department, Bethel 06801.

TOMLINSON
In Danbury, August 30, 1964. Mrs. Ruth Rahmsdorff Tomlinson, 56, of 3 Durant St., died at the Danbury Hospital early Sunday following a short illness. Born in Danbury, July 20, 1908, she was the daughter of Emil and the late May Gerdner Rahmsdorff. Mrs. Tomlinson was a life-long resident of Danbury. She was a graduate of the New Rochelle School of Nursing and had been a nurse in the Danbury Hospital for 16 years. She was a member of St. James' Episcopal Church and of the Nurse's Alumni Assn. of Danbury Hospital. Besides her husband and father, she leaves two daughters, Mrs. Albert Wildman and Mrs. Andre Boucher, both of Danbury; a sister, Mrs. Harold Connelly of Danbury; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Services will be held at the Albert W. Schmidt Funeral Home, 9-11 Granville Ave., Wednesday at 11 a.m. The Rev. John Spear, assistant to the rector of St. James' will officiate. Burial will be in the family plot in Wooster Cemetery. Calling hours at the funeral home will be Tuesday form 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

TUROSKY
In Danbury, May 16, 1984. Theodore F. Turosky, 64, of 54 Padanaram Road, Danbury, husband of Olga Horberg Turosky, died unexpectedly yesterday at Danbury Hospital after being stricken ill at his home. A native of Danbury, Mr. Turosky was born June 5, 1919, son of the late Joseph and Frances Prybylski Turosky. He served in the Army in the Asiatic and Pacific theaters during World War II. Mr. Turosky was a hatter for 46 years, retiring from Danbury Hat Co. in 1982. He was a member of St. Joseph's Church. Besides his wife, two daughters, Patricia Warner-Wright of Danbury and Marlene Beatty of New Milford; a brother, Edward of Brookfield; two sisters, Nellie Dekany and Mary Barton, both of Danbury; five grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Services will be conducted from the Green Funeral Home, 57 Main St., Danbury, tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. to St. Joseph's Church for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery. Friends may call at the Green Funeral Home this evening from 7 to 9.

VALINE
In West Haven, Oct. 7, 1963. Wilbur Carl Valine Sr., 67, of 7 East Pembroke Rd., died yesterday afternoon at the Veterans Hospital, West Haven, after a long illness. Born in Danbury, July 29, 1896, he was the son of the late Carl and Hulda (Johnson) Valine. He lived in Danbury his entire lifetime. He was last employed as a foreman at the Barton-Rough Hat Co., Bethel. A World War I veteran, he was a charter member of the Raymond A. Walling Post, V.F.W. Besides his wife, Helene Brosz Valine, he leaves two sons, Wilbur C. Valine Jr. and David E. Valine, both of Brookfield; a brother, David A. Valine of Danbury; two sisters, Mrs. Kenneth Hawley and Mrs. Frank Thompson, both of Danbury; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Services will be held from the Albert W. Schmidt funeral Home, 9-11 Granville Ave., Thursday at 11 a.m. The Rev. Hans A. Voss, pastor of the Immanuel Lutheran Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the family plot in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery. Calling hours will be Wednesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

VENUS
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Venus, 84, widow of Charles A. Venus, died early this morning in the home of her son, John P. Venus of High Ridge road, Ridgefield, after a long illness. She was born in Dun Garven County, Waterford, Ireland, Dec. 16, 1871. She had lived in Ridgefield since 1903. She was a member of St. Mary's church, Ridgefield, St. Mary's Rosary Society and of the auxiliary of the American Legion. Besides John P. Venus, she is survived by five other sons, Charles P. of Pawling, N.Y., James A. of Danbury, and Joseph M., Paul S. and Richard E. Venus, all of Ridgefield; two daughters, Mrs. John Colihan of Danbury, and Mrs. Edmund Flanagan of East Haven; 26 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. William Sullivan, Mrs. Richard J. Lynch, Mrs. Patrick Whalen and Mrs. Frank P. Moylan, all of Ridgefield; and a brother, William Fahey of Ireland. Funeral services will be conducted from the William C. Kane Funeral Home, 41 Catoonah street, Ridgefield, Friday at 9:15 a.m. and in St. Mary's church, Ridgefield at 10 a.m. with a solemn [clipping ends here] [Danbury News-Times, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 1955].

WANDERER
In Danbury, February 3, 1943. Mrs. Ada Seaberg Wanderer, wife of Attorney Herbert B. Wanderer, Bethel republican representative to the state legislature and member of the legislature judiciary committee, died yesterday morning about 11:30 o'clock, at the Danbury hospital where she had been a patient since Jan. 3. She was born in Bethel the daughter of Charlotte and the late Gustav Seaberg. A graduate of Bethel High School, she studied pedagogy at Danbury State Normal school and prior to her marriage she taught at the Honeyspot school in Stratford and in Boardman's Bridge and Rahway, N.J. She was a member of the First Congregational church in Bethel and a member of the choir of that church. In addition to her husband who is a member of the law firm of Wilson, Hanna and Wanderer of Danbury, and her mother, Mrs. Wanderer leaves a daughter, Judith; six sisters, Mrs. Henry Staib, Mrs. Thomas Feeley, Mrs. Wilbur Stryker, Mrs. Charles Clapp, all of Bethel, and Mrs. John Nichols and Mrs. Warren Reynolds, both of Stratford; and two brothers, George Seaberg of Bethel and Edward Seaberg of Denver, Colo. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the late home, 34 Hickok avenue, with Rev. Jack Grenfell of the Bethel Methodist church, officiating. Burial will take place in Center cemetery.

Funeral of Mrs. Herbert B. Wanderer. Funeral services for Mrs. Herbert B. Wanderer were held yesterday afternoon at the late home, 34 Hickok avenue, with the Rev. Jack Grenfell, minister of the Methodist church, officiated. The service was largely attended by relatives and friends and the abundance of floral pieces attested to the high esteem in which she was held. Among the many floral tributes were pieces from the Center School Brownies, Bethel republican town committee, boys of the N. & B. Dress Shop, Center school children, members of the judiciary committee of the general assembly, speaker of the house of representatives of the general assembly; Bethel town offices, state commissioner of labor, Congregational church choir, Danbury town clerk's office, employees of A.E.T. department, Remington Arms, neighbors, speaker and judiciary committee of the general assembly, girls of the office of Wilson, Hanna and Wanderer. Many flowers were also received from friends in Wisconsin, New Jersey and Massachusetts. Pallbearers, all brothers-in-laws, were: Henry Staib, Warren Reynolds, John Nichols, Wilbur Stryker, Charles Clapp and Thomas Feeley. Burial was in the family plot in Center cemetery.

WATTS
In Newtown, Dec. 18, 1961. Everrett Watts, 74, formerly of 27 Golden Hill Ave., died yesterday in Fairfield State Hospital, Newtown, where he had been a patient for the last one and one half years. He was born in Danbury June 10, 1887, son of the late David and Catherine (Hyatt) Watts. He made his home in Danbury and had been employed by the former Clark Box Co. for 45 years, prior to his retirement several years ago. There are no known survivors. The funeral will be conducted Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in the Tomlinson Homestead, 336 Main St. The Rev. John Schule Jr., pastor of the Advent Christian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Maple Ave. Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y. There will be no calling hours.

WEICHERT
Danbury News, April 14, 1904 (reprinted 1954). Lieutenant Ernest A. Weichert, U.S.N., of this city, was one of the 29 men who were almost instantly killed by an explosion on board the battleship Missouri while at target practice off Pensacola, Fla., yesterday morning. The first information in regard to Lieutenant Weichert's death was contained in a telegram from the Navy department at Washington, received by the parents of the young officer at 7 o'clock last night. A dispatch received by the Evening News confirmed the news and gave some of the details of the accident. The sorrow of the Weichert family became that of the city as soon as the sad news became known, for Lieutenant Weichert was one of those Danbury boys in the government service in whom the city took real interest and pride. He won his right to enter the Naval Academy at Annapolis by his own efforts, after graduating with honors from Danbury High School, and his record in the Navy has been such that although only 26 years old, he already had been advanced to the rank of lieutenant. It was only a few weeks ago--early in February--that Lieutenant Weichert came to his home in this city to spend a short leave of absence, after four years in the service in the Philippines. He was a stalwart young fellow, bronzed by his long stay in tropical countries, and showing every evidence of splendid health and spirits. His old friends found him full of enthusiasm over his work in the Navy, and though modest, even to a fault, when speaking of anything in connection with his own advancement in the naval service, possessed high aims and ambitions. During his brief stay here, he was invited to address the Men's club of the First Congregational church upon the situation in the eastern countries where war is now being waged between Japan and Russia. He accepted the invitation and gave an interesting talk. Early in the morning, Mayor Booth and the selectmen, after a short conference ordered that the flag on the City Hall be placed at half-mast in honor of Lieutenant Weichert. A dispatch this afternoon from Congressman E. J. Hill, through whom Lieutenant Weichert received his appointment to Annapolis, stated that the body would be sent to Danbury as soon as possible. It was decided this afternoon that the funeral would be held at the First Congregational church next Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Lieutenant Weichert was born in South Norwalk, September 29, 1877, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. Weichert. Nearly his entire life was spent in Danbury, until he entered the Naval academy. He was graduated with honors from the Danbury High school in 1895. He entered the Naval Academy the same year and was graduated form that institution in 1898, although a member of the class of 1899, the entire class having volunteered for service in the Spanish-American war. The next year he was sent to the Philippines. He was promoted from mid-shipman to ensign in 1901, and was made a lieutenant junior grade early in the present year.

Danbury News, April 18, 1904 (reprinted 1954). The funeral of Lieutenant Ernest A. Weichert, U.S.N., who was killed in an explosion aboard the battleship Missouri while the vessel was at target practice off the coast of Florida last Wednesday, is being held in the First Congregational church this afternoon. The casket containing the remains of the young officer lies in front of the altar, covered by an American flag and surrounded by an honorary guard of armed militiamen. The congregation attending the service is one of the largest ever assembled here on a like occasion. The Rev. H. C. Meserve, pastor of the church, is the officiating clergyman, assisted by the Rev. Frederic M. Hollister, pastor of the Second Congregational church, a relative of the young officer. The music is being sung by the Graylark quartette. The pallbearers are three classmates of Lieutenant Weichert at Danbury High school, J. Moss Ives, Edward R. Fay and James J. Durnin, and three intimate friends, Captain Leonard D. Wildman, U.S.A. and Laurence Tweedy and William J. Downs of New York city. The Danbury Band will lead the funeral cortege to the cemetery and Co. G, Third Regiment, C.N.G. will act as an escort. The funeral was to have been held yesterday but was necessarily postponed when the body was delayed in arriving in this city. The interest which the people of the city have taken in Lieutenant Weichert and the sorrow prevailing in the city were demonstrated when the body arrived here last evening. Thousands of people were assembled upon the platform and in the vicinity of the railroad station. The casket was covered by a flag by three officers of Co. G as it was lifted from the train. The hearse was escorted from the station to the First Congregational church by a guard of militiamen. Hundreds of people stood with bared heads as the little procession moved through White street and Main street. On the lawn in front of the church and in the adjacent streets a great throng of people was assembled and stood in silence as the flag-draped casket was carried into the chapel. Captain Cyrus Ryder of Co. G had arranged for a detail of men to keep guard over the body throughout the night. Lieutenant Weichert's father and his brother, Rudolph, who arrived here from Texas Saturday evening, remained with the guard in the chapel throughout the night.

WHEELER
In Danbury, February 20, 1984. Jeanette Turner Wheeler, 84, wife of the late Leland D. Wheeler, formerly of Nashville Road, Bethel, died at Glen Hill Convalescent Center yesterday after a four-and-a-half-year illness. Mrs. Wheeler was born in Danbury, April 8, 1899, daughter of the late Arnold and Anna Barnum Turner. Her father was the founder of the Turner Machine Company in Danbury and her husband was its president and treasurer for many years. Also the step-daughter of the late Jane Schuldice, she had been a Danbury resident during her early years. She graduated from Danbury High School, and from the National Park Seminary in Forrest Glen, Md. Following her marriage in 1924, she and her husband made their home on Nashville Road in Bethel. She was a long-time member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church and was formerly active in its Altar Guild. Mrs. Wheeler was a former member of the Ridgewood Country Club and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She had also been active in the Bethel Visiting Nurse Association and the Bethel Girl Scouts. She is survived by a daughter, Jane W. Campbell of Newtown; and three grandchildren. The funeral will be in the Bethel Funeral Home, 215 Greenwood Ave., Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. David A. Pople, rector of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, officiating. Burial will be in Wooster Cemetery in the spring. The family will receive friends at the fun+eral home Thursday morning during the half hour preceding the service. Memorials may be made to the Newtown Scholarship Association, c/o Alice Carroll, Box 302, Newtown 06470 [Danbury News-Times, Tuesday, February 21, 1984].

WHITE
In Danbury, Oct. 5, 1983. Willetta Morlock White, 78, of 5 Ninth Ave., Danbury, wife of the late T. Edgar White, died yesterday at Danbury Hospital after a long illness. Mrs. White was born in Danbury, Jan. 11, 1905, daughter of the late William and Mary Hyland Morlock. A lifetime Danbury resident, she was a member of St. Joseph's church and a former member of St. Joseph's Ladies' Guild and the Danbury Emblem Club. She is survived by two daughters, Joan Schmiedel of Danbury and Mary Lou Mortimer of Redding; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren, and several nephews. Services will be conducted from the Green Funeral Home, 57 Main St., Danbury, tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. to St. Joseph's Church for a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Peter's Cemetery. Friends may call at the Green Funeral Home today from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Contributions in memory of Mrs. White may be made to Danbury Hospice, 67 Sand Pit Road, Danbury.

WILLIAMS
[handwritten: died Monday Dec. 10, 1973] Gilbert James Williams, 76, of 20 Windsor Road, New Britain, died yesterday morning at his home of natural causes. He was born in Danbury, son of the late James and Susan Neal Williams and attended schools here. He was a graduate of Bliss Electrical College, Washington, D.C., and lived in New Britain for the past nine years. He lived in Berlin from 1962 to 1964, and before that time in Willimantic for 15 years and New Milford for eight years. A World War I Navy veteran, he was executive vice president of Connecticut Light & Power Co., where he was employed for 42 years when he retired in 1962. He was a member of the Berlin Congregational Church and a former trustee of the church. He was superintendent of the church Sunday school for many years, an honorary council member of Long Rivers Council, Keemosahbee District, Boy Scouts of America. He belonged to Liberty Lodge of Masons of Waterbury and to the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Bodies of Hartford. He was a 32nd degree Mason. Besides his wife, Marion Kennedy Williams, he leaves one son Gilbert R. Williams of Wethersfield; one granddaughter and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be tomorrow at 11 a.m. at the Berlin Congregational Church. Burial will be in Wooster Cemetery in Danbury at the convenience of the family. Friends may call at Erickson-Hanson and Sons, Funeral Home, 5 Hart St., New Britain, today from 7 to 9 p.m. Contributions may be made to the Berlin Congregational Church, 878 Worthington Ridge, Berlin or to the Long River Council Boy Scouts of America, 31 Cooke St., Plainville, Conn. [Note: I also have a clipping about his retirement in 1962, not on this site.]

[handwritten: Dec. 24, 1989] Marion K. Williams, 81, of 171 Sam's Road, Meridan, died Sunday at the World War II Memorial Hospital in Meridan after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Gilbert J. Williams. She was born in Waterbury, June 11, 1908, a daughter of the late William and Margaret Paton. Mrs. Williams was a parishoner of the Berlin Congregational Church in Berlin and was an acive member of the Red Cross Bloodmobile Program. She is survived by one son, Gilbert R. of Meriden; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be conducted at the Stempian Funeral Home, 450 Broad St., Meriden, on Thursday, at 12 noon. Burial will take place in Wooster Cemetery, Danbury, at the convenience of the family. Friends may call Thursday from 11 to 12 p.m. at the Stempian Funeral Home. Donations in her memory may be made to The American Red Cross or The American Heart Association.

YULO
[handwritten: Wed. Sept. 18, (1957 or 1959?)] Rocco Yulo, formerly of Danbury, died Tuesday morning in Newtown. He had been ill for several years. He was born in Pietrapertosa, Italy, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Yulo. He came to this country 57 years ago and operated a shoe parlor in the "Big Five Barber shop when it was situated on Main street. He was a member of St. Joseph's church. Surviving are two sons, Carl and Daniel Yulo, both of Danbury, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted from the Tomlinson Homestead, 336 Main street, Friday at 8:30 a.m. and in St. Joseph's church at 9 a.m., with a requiem mass. Burial will be in St. Bernard and St. Lawrence cemetery, New Haven. The funeral home will be open Thursday from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

ZELENSKY
In Danbury, Conn., March 9, 1983. Michael J. Zelensky, Sr., 74, of 22 Fleetwood Ave., Bethel, husband of Mary Parzuchowski Zelensky, died at Danbury Hospital yesterday after a long illness. Mr. Zelensky was born in Bridgewater, March 20, 1908, son of the late Julius and Mary Baske Zelensky, and was an area resident all his life. He worked in the maintenance department of Ashland Chemical Co., Bethel, before his retirement in 1973. Mr. Zelensky managed several baseball teams as a young man. He was a member of the Greater Danbury Old Timers Association and was honored by the Old Timers in 1977. He was a past member of the Padanaram Fire Company. Mr. Zelensky was a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church and the American Association of Retired Persons. Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, Joseph Zelensky of Bethel, and Michael J. Zelensky Jr. of Tarrytown, N.Y.; a daughter, Mrs. Eleanor Elias of Danbury; seven grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted from the Green Funeral Home, 57 Main St., Danbury, tomorrow at 8:15 a.m. to Sacred Heart of Jesus Church for a Mass of Christian Burial at 9 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Peter's Cemetery. Friends may call at the Green funeral Home today from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Contributions in memory of Mr. Zelensky may be made to Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Cottage Street, Danbury, or to the Bethel Volunteer Firemen's Fund. Members of the Sacred Heart Guild will meet at the funeral home tonight at 7 to pay their respects to the late Mr. Zelensky [Danbury News-Times, Thursday March 10, 1983].

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