Loved ones of Newtown resident Kelly Lucas gathered at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 308 pavilion for a celebration of her life on Saturday, July 23.

Patricia Hubbell Hornstein, 94, of Easton, Conn., passed away on July 29, 2022, at the home of her daughter, Deborah Hereld, in Cheshire, Conn.

Arlton “Art” Irving Monsanto, Jr, age 80, formerly of Newtown and now Oxford, Conn., passed away July 24, 2022, at home with his family.

Eileen E. Gallo, 75, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on July 25, 2022.

Robert D. “Bobby” Haag, Jr, died on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at the age of 59. He lived in Sandy Hook.

Marilyn Lois (Jenkins) Alexander of Newtown passed away peacefully at her home on July 24, 2022.

Wayne M. Champagne, 60, of Milford, Conn., passed away on July 24, 2022, at the Regional Hospice Center in Danbury, Conn.

Arlene D. Carlson (Camarota), of Newtown, born January 4, 1940, passed away, surrounded by family and friends, on July 20, 2022.

Richard J. Fricke, Esq, died peacefully surrounded by family on July 19, 2022, in Ithaca, N.Y.

Sean Michael Stutman, age 7, of Newtown, ascended to heaven on July 15, 2022.