Date: Fri 26-Feb-1999

Publication: Bee

Author: DONNAM

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obits-Payne-Randlett

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OBITS (Corris; Hunter; Fisk; Burke; Telenko; Latham; Hastings; Marus;

Randlett; Payne)

Sidney Corris

Sidney (Sid) Corris, 81, of Stratford, the father of Gary Corris and Barbara

Tabaka of Newtown, died on February 23. He was the husband of Dorothy Quimby

Corris of Stratford.

Mr Corris had been a lifelong Stratford resident. He was a World War II

veteran of the US Army Air Corps and a member of the American Legion. He was a

retired self-employed electrical contractor.

An active member of the First Congregational Church in Stratford, Mr Corris

served as the sexton there for many years.

Mr Corris also is survived by two other children, Beverly Cambras of Stratford

and Theodore Corris of Las Vegas, Nev.; a sister, Edna Ward, and a brother,

Milton Corris, both of Stratford; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren,

and several nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 27, at 1 pm, in the

First Congregational Church, STratford, with the Rev John Clarke, pastor,

officiating. Private interment will be held at the convenience of the family.

There are no calling hours. The Spear, Dennis & D'Arcy Funeral Home of

Stratford is in charge of the arrangements.

The Newtown Bee February 26, 1999

Dickon Rost Hunter

Dickon Rost Hunter, 79, of Norwalk, died February 13, at the Honeyhill Care

Center in Norwalk.

Born in Norwalk, December 12, 1919, Mr Hunter was the son of the late Clinton

Kirby Hunter and Cornelia Kimball Rost. He had lived in Norwalk most of his

life and had also lived for eight years in Newtown before retiring to

Pinehurst, N.C.

Mr Hunter was a graduate of Columbia University and had received his master's

degree in education. He was the former principal of West Rocks and Ponus Ridge

Schools in Norwalk and was also a veteran of World War II, having served in

the US Navy. He was a member of the Shore Haven Golf Club and the Pinehurst

Golf Club.

He was predeceased by his wife, Shirley (Wesley) Hunter, and his first wife,

Jean (Meeker) Hunter.

Survivors include three daughters, M. Kelly Hunter of St John, Virgin Islands,

and Kimball H. Hannah and E. Kirby Hunter, both of Norwalk; a sister, Ardea

(Hunter) Wacker of Norfolk, Va.; and two granddaughters.

A memorial service will be held Friday, February 26 at 10 am, at the Magner

Funeral Home, 12 Mott Avenue, Norwalk, with the Rev Kenneth J. Keiffer, pastor

of the East Avenue United Methodist Church in Norwalk officiating. Interment

will be private. There will be no visiting hours.

Contributions in his memory may be made to Lighthouse International, 111 East

59th Street, 12th Floor, NY, NY 10022-1202.

The Newtown Bee February 26, 1999

Margery H. Fisk

Margery H. Fisk, 75, wife of Merlin E. Fisk of 28 Parmalee Hill Road, Newtown,

died February 18, in Danbury Hospital. Mrs Fisk was born in Bladen, Neb., July

8, 1923, daughter of the late John and Phyllis (Neligh) Hall.

She graduated from Montana State University and shortly after married her

husband, who she met in college. They had been married 56 years. A resident of

Newtown for 27 years, she had formerly lived in Aruba for 22 years, where her

husband was an executive with Exxon Oil Company. She also lived in Greece,

Spain and Belgium.

She was a member of the Newtown Garden Club and the Newtown Horticultural

Club.

She is survived, besides her husband, by four daughters, Dana Pitts of

Chappaqua, N.Y., Catherine Forsyth of Geneva, Switzerland, Anne Ghinassi of

Wakefield, Mass., and Elizabeth Barisser of Waterbury; a brother, John R.

Hall, Jr, of Portland, Ore.; and five grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at the Trinity Episcopal Church, Main Street,

Newtown, Saturday, March 6, at 2 pm. Cremation will take place at the

convenience of the family. Following the service, a reception will be held at

the Cyrenius H. Booth Library.

Contributions may be made, in her memory, to the Cyrenius H. Booth Library, 26

Main Street, Newtown, CT 06470, or to Brass City Ballet, PO Box 3263,

Waterbury, CT 06705.

There are no calling hours. Arrangements are by the Honan Funeral Home, 58

Main Street, Newtown.

The Newtown Bee February 26, 1999

Lawson Brian Burke

Lawson Brian Burke, 25, of 52 South Street, Danbury, son of L. Brian and Maria

(Hydock) Burke of Newtown, died February 18, after a courageous battle with

cancer.

He was born in Mount Laurel, N.J., June 29, 1973. He moved to Newtown in 1977

and graduated from Newtown High School in 1992. Mr Burke attended Wentworth

Institute of Technology in Boston, Mass., and Western Connecticut State

University.

He had a passion for life, reading, music, hockey and soccer. His

individuality and creativity will be greatly missed by all those who knew and

loved him.

Lawson was employed as a technical designer for Architectural Arts in

Greenwich.

He is survived, besides his parents, by two sisters, Kristin Hynes of Trumbull

and Tamara Burke of Glastonbury; and his paternal grandmother, Apollonia Burke

of West Hartford.

Funeral services were held February 23, from the Honan Funeral Home, 58 Main

Street, Newtown, and at St Rose Church for a Mass of Christian Burial.

Interment was in St Rose Cemetery.

Contributions in Mr Burke's memory may be made to Ann's Place, 1 Padanaram

Road, Peacock Ally, Suite 201, Danbury, CT 06811.

The Newtown Bee February 26, 1999

John Louis Telenko

John Louis Telenko, "Butch," 86, formerly of Danbury, died February 18, at his

residence in Gardena, Calif. He was the father of Joan Lubus and grandfather

of Catherine (Lubus) Simmons, both of Newtown.

Born in Danbury June 8, 1912, he was the son of the late John and Barbara

(Arva) Telenko. Mr Telenko was educated in Danbury schools and graduated from

Henry Abbott Technical School as a machinist. He was a member of St Joseph's

Church until 1961. In Danbury he also played semi-pro football during the

Depression.

Mr Telenko was a Boy Scouts of America Cub Master at St Joseph's School for

many years. He was an avid fisherman, coin collector and enjoyed traveling. In

Danbury he was employed by Louis Bennett Company, a manufacturer of hatter's

cones. He also co-owned Butler's & Telenko Bicycle & Key Shop at 17 Elm

Street, from 1946 to 1961, where he was a locksmith. In 1961 he moved to

Staten Island, N.Y., and was employed by Proctor & Gamble at Port Ivory as a

tinsmith and machinist.

Husband of the late Josephine (O'Halloran) Telenko and Louise (Panno) Telenko,

Mr Telenko is survived by two sons, John L. Telenko, Jr, of Staten Island,

N.Y., and David P. Telenko of Gardena, Calif; two stepdaughters, Catherine

Wilday of Staten Island, N.Y., and Rosemary DeVito of E. Layton, Utah; ten

step-grandchildren; and several step-great-grandchildren. He was predeceased

by a stepson, Eugene Velci.

A Mass was held at St Sylvester R.C. Church, Concord, Staten Island, N.Y.

Burial was in St Peter's Cemetery, West Brighton, Staten Island, N.Y.

Contributions in his memory may be made to Hospice Foundation, 2601 Airport

Drive, Suite 110, Torrance, CA 90505.

Harmon Funeral Home, West Brighton, Staten Island, N.Y., was in charge of

arrangements.

The Newtown Bee February 26, 1999

Florence Latham

Florence (Dillistin) Latham, 77, of Bridgeport, died on February 21, in Grant

Street Health Rehabilitation Center. She was the sister of Gloria Manson of

Newtown.

Born in Bridgeport, Mrs Latham had been a lifelong area resident.

She is survived by her husband, John Latham of Bridgeport; a son, Hugh Quinn

of Alabama; a granddaughter, Valerie Quinn, also of Alabama; two other

sisters, Gertrude Brzozowski of Huntington, and Barbara Bradshaw of Monroe;

and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held February 25 in the Lesko-Milner Funeral Home, 155

Main Street, (Route 25), Monroe, with the Rev Edward Colohan officiating.

Interment was at Long Hill Cemetery in Trumbull.

The Newtown Bee February 26, 1999

Dorothy Hastings

Dorothy E. Hastings, 76, wife of the late William Hastings, formerly of Fords,

N.J., died February 18, in Glen Hill Convalescent Center in Danbury. She as

the mother of Barbara (Hastings) Danziger of Newtown.

She was born in New York City on June 4, 1922, daughter of the late Willard

and Anna (Adamson) Hare.

She is survived by her daughter, Deborah Martin of Middleburg, Fla.; one

sister, Muriel Fleischer of Toms River, N.J.; and four grandchildren, Brian

and Katherine Danziger of Newtown and Jason and Christopher Farkas of

Middleburg, Fla.

Funeral services were held at Christ Episcopal Church, Redding Ridge, on

February 20, with Rev Kent Smith officiating. Interment was in St Gertrude

Cemetery, Islin, N.J.

Contributions may be made to Christ Church, Redding Ridge, CT 06876.

Arrangements were arranged by Honan Funeral Home, 58 Main Street, Newtown.

The Newtown Bee February 26, 1999

Joseph A. Marus

Joseph A. Marus, 78, of Shelton, father of Robert Marus of Newtown, died on

February 17, in Bridgeport Hospital. Born in Bridgeport, he was a resident of

Shelton for two years.

Mr Marus was a retired truck driver for the Teamsters Trucking, having driven

for Frisbie Pie Co, Borden's Dairy and Wonder Bread Bakery. After his

retirement, he became a warehouse manager for Fleet Bank and was a World War

II veteran of the US Army. He was a long time member of St John Nepomucene

Church.

Survivors, in addition to his son, include his beloved wife of almost 50 years

(in May), Dorothy (Davis) Marus; his children, Joseph Marus of Milford; Susan

Voccola of Shelton; Sharon DeRiso of Shelton and John Marus and Maria

Hernandez, of Trumbull; three sisters, Ann Sydoriak of Prospect; Pauline

Valovcin of Trumbull and Frances Mudre of Stratford; a brother, Richard Marus

of Stratford; 13 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held on February 22 in the Adzima Funeral Home, 50

Paradise Green Place, Stratford, and in St Lawrence Church with a Mass of

Christian Burial. Interment with full military honors was in St John's

Cemetery, Monroe .

The Newtown Bee February 26, 1999

Janet E. Randlett

Janet E. Smith Randlett, 82, of Bridgeport, mother of Stephen M. Randlett of

Newtown, died February 18, in Southport Manor after a brief illness. She was

the wife of the late Herbert Randlett.

Born in Portland, Maine, she resided in the Lake Forest area of Bridgeport for

45 years and was a graduate of Pratt Institute in New York City.

Survivors, in addition to her son, include a sister, Barbara Baldwin of

Haverhill, Mass.; five grandchildren, Douglas, Michael, Robin, Karyn and

Christopher; and 11 great-grandchildren.

A prayer service was held February 19 in the Redgate-Hennessy Funeral Home in

Trumbull, officiated by Pastor Lyle Beckman of St Paul's Lutheran Church.

Interment was private.

Contributions in her memory may be made to Southport Manor, 930 Mill Hill

Terrace, Southport, CT 06490.

The Newtown Bee February 26, 1999

John E. Payne

John E. Payne, 58, husband of Jane (Linnemeyer) Payne of 142 Mt Pleasant Road,

Newtown, proprietor of Payne's Nursery & Florist in Newtown, died February 18,

in Danbury Hospital. He was the father of Charles E. Payne of Newtown.

He was born in Mineola, N.Y., on May 14, 1940, son of the late Franklin and

Matilda (Ropke) Payne. He graduated from Baldwin High School, Baldwin, N.Y. in

1958. He attended the State University of New York in Farmington, graduating

with a degree in ornamental horticulture.

A resident of Newtown since 1942, he was a member and former treasurer of the

Hawleyville Volunteer Fire Department.

He is survived, besides his wife and son, by one daughter, Janice P. Stock of

New Milford; two brothers, Franklin P. Payne of Baldwin, N.Y. and Jeffrey B.

Payne of Deer Park, N.Y.; three grandchildren, Benjamin and James Payne and

Jane Stock.

A memorial service was held at the Newtown Congregational Church on February

22. Cremation will be at the convenience of the family.

Contributions may be made to the Hawleyville Volunteer Fire Department, PO Box

68, Hawleyville, CT 06440.

The Newtown Bee February 26, 1999