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OBITS (Alagna; Glickman; Willis; Sabados; Dolan)

Mariangela Alagna

Mariangela Alagna, 82, wife of Anthony Alagna of Huntingtown Road, Newtown,

died April 1 in Bethel Health Care Facility.

She was born in Ciro, Calabria, Italy, on January 6, 1916. She came to the

United States in 1958 and moved to Newtown in 1978.

For many years, she was employed as a dressmaker both in Italy and the United

States.

Besides her husband she is survived by two sons, Frank Alagna of Trumbull and

Peter Alagna of Newtown; two daughters, Nella Pavia and Rose Pavia, both of

Newtown; three brothers in Italy; three sisters, two in Italy and one in

Argentina; twelve grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Friends may call on Friday, April 3 from 4 to 8 pm at Honan Funeral Home, 58

Main Street, Newtown.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 4 at 9:30 am from the Honan

Funeral Home, followed at 10 am with a Mass of Christian Burial at St Rose

Church. Interment will be in Resurrection Cemetery.

Contributions may be made to American Diabetes Association, 300 Research

Parkway, Meriden, CT 06450.

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Dr Maurice Glickman

Dr Maurice Glickman, 80, formerly of Newtown, died March 22 in Bradenton, Fla.

Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Dr Glickman came to Manatee County in Florida

from Newtown in 1990. He was a physician and a psychiatrist.

He was a member of the American Medical Association and American Psychiatric

Association. He served with the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II.

He is survived by his wife, Lillian; three sons, Lester, of Downingtown, Pa.,

Chester, and Ernest, both of Marlboro, Mass.; two sisters, Annie Bleeman of

Redwood City, Calif.; and Sylvia Karrel of Sydney, Nova Scotia; a brother,

Saul of Toronto, Canada; and three grandchildren.

Services were held March 24 at Tishman Funeral Home, Sarasota, with Rabbi Dr

Harold Lerner officiating. Burial was in Palms Memorial Park, Sarasota.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Southwest Florida, 3355 26th

St West, Bradenton FL 34205.

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Lorin W. Willis Jr

Lorin William Willis Jr, 70, formerly of Newtown, died March 31, in Porter

Medical Center in Middlebury.

He was the husband of Nancy Cutting Willis of Lincoln.

He was born on November 4, 1927 in Trumbull, the son of Lorin W. and Leila

(Gregory) Willis Sr.

Mr Willis graduated from the Gunnery School, Washington, and attended Babson

College. He served in World War II in the US Navy and was on the USS

Cassinghead , an oil tanker off the coast of Japan when the war ended.

He was treasurer of the Chapin & Bangs Steel Company in Bridgeport for 37

years and he was a member of the Bristol Rotary Club.

Mr Willis is survived by his wife Nancy; three children, Diane Ellis of

Londonderry, N.H., Gail Martin of Bristol and Peter C. Willis of Silver Lake,

N.H.; eight grandchildren; a brother Gregory C. Willis of Fairfield; a niece

and four nephews.

Memorial services will be held Saturday, April 4, at 1 pm, in his home on

Atkins Road in Lincoln. Interment will be at a later date.

Contributions may be made to the Bristol Rescue Squad of the Lincoln Fire

Dept, Bristol 05443.

Brown-McClay Funeral Home in Bristol is in charge of arrangements.

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Stephanie Sabados

Stephanie Louise Sabados, 34, granddaughter of Beatrice Thompson of Sandy

Hook, died March 6 at Danbury Hospital.

Miss Sabados lived at 14 Crosby Street, Danbury, and was an active member in

DATAHR programs. She was a former Southbury resident.

She was born in Bridgeport, June 17, 1963.

Miss Sabados was a graduate of Pomperaug Regional High School in Southbury.

Besides her grandmother, she is survived by a sister, Stacie Latham of

Orlando, Fla.; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Contributions in her memory may be made to "Supported Independent Living

Program," 24 Smith St, Danbury 06810.

A memorial service was held at Tarrywile Mansion in Danbury.

Cremation Services of Western Connecticut, 55 Main Street, Danbury, was in

charge of arrangements.

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Virginia M. Dolan

Virginia M. Dolan, 72, a retired postmaster at the Hawleyville Post Office,

died March 31 at her home.

Mrs Dolan, of Hawleyville Road, was the wife of George W. Dolan.

She was born in Elmhurst, N.Y., September 5, 1925, a daughter of Frank and

Mary Gassert. She was a graduate of Bishop McDonnell High School in Brooklyn,

N.Y.

A resident of Hawleyville since 1955, Mrs Dolan went to work at the

Hawleyville Post Office in 1964. She was appointed postmaster in 1979 and

retired in 1992. She was previously employed for ten years by Dunn &

Bradstreet in New York City.

She was a member of St Rose Church, the Hawleyville Fire Company Auxiliary,

and the National Association of Postmasters.

Besides her husband, Mrs Dolan is survived by a daughter, Mary Griffin of

Southbury; a brother, Francis Gassert of Jamesport, L.I., N.Y.; and several

nieces and nephews.

Contributions in her memory may be made to Regional Hospice of Western

Connecticut, 30 West St, Danbury 06810.

Calling hours will be April 2 from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm at the Honan Funeral

Home, 58 Main St, Newtown.

Services will be held Friday, April 3 at 9:30 am at the Honan Funeral Home,

followed at 10 am with a Mass of Christian Burial at St Rose Church. Burial

will take place in St Rose Cemetery.

The Newtown Bee April 3, 1998