Kenneth Millard Hatfield, 42, of Danbury and former resident of Wilton for many years, died January 22, at his home in Danbury.

He was the brother of Nancy Hatfield of Newtown.

Mr Hatfield was born in Norwalk on August 23, 1958, a son of the late Jeanne (Loasby) Hatfield and Milton E. Hatfield of River Vale, N.J.

Mr Hatfield was a self-employed multi-instrument musician who enjoyed entertaining senior citizens at various local nursing homes and also preformed at many social functions. In addition, on occasion he would sing with local church choirs.

Mr Hatfield attended Wilton schools and was a graduate of Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio, class of 1981.

In addition to his father and sister, survivors include two brothers, Scott L. Hatfield of Bel-Air, Md., and Richard P. Hatfield of Danbury; and two nephews and one niece.

Services will be held Saturday, January 27, at 2 pm in the Bouton Funeral Home, 31 West Church Street, Georgetown. The Rev Maurice Piszczatowski of Sacred Heart Church, Danbury, will officiate.

The interment will take place in the spring at Hillside Cemetery, Wilton.

There are no calling hours.

Contributions in memory of Mr Hatfield may be made to the American Heart Association, PO Box 100, Wallingford, CT 06492, or to PAWS, Inc., PO Box 7428, Wilton, CT 06897.

The Newtown Bee January 26, 2001