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Fairfield's Ann Monk, 87, Was Founding Member Of Town's Gaelic-American Club Fairfield's Ann Monk, 87, Was Founding Member Of Town's Gaelic-American Club
Fairfield's Ann Monk, 87, Was Founding Member Of Town's Gaelic-American Club Ann (Monahan) Monk, age 87, of Fairfield and beloved wife of the late George S. Monk, died Saturday, Jan. 22, at Sturges Ridge in Fairfield.  Born in Lissycasey, County Clare, Ireland, she came to the United States in 1950. Being the wife of a career Air Force veteran, Ann lived in many areas throughout George’s 21-year career, finally settling in Fairfield in 1972.  Ann worked for many years as an LPN at the Carolton Convalescent Hospital and also in private duty. She was a founding member of the Gaelic American Club in Fairfield and could often be seen registering members and g…

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Margot Cantrall, 82, Of Danbury: Chemist, Accomplished Singer Margot Cantrall, 82, Of Danbury: Chemist, Accomplished Singer
Margot Cantrall, 82, Of Danbury: Chemist, Accomplished Singer Margot (Benz) Cantrall, 82, died on March 22 in Danbury Hospital with her loving family by her side. She was born in New York City on August 21, 1937 to Max and Louise (Steudle) Benz, who emigrated from Germany in the 1920s. Margot grew up in the Pelham Bay area of the Bronx and attended both Hunter High School and Hunter College, graduating with a BA in Chemistry in 1959. That same year she joined Lederle Laboratories — part of American Cyanamid, where she met her future husband, Edward Cantrall, also a chemist. She was a member of the team which developed Ethambutol, a. well-known anti-…

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Mary Jo Scarborough, Teacher, Church Music Director, Pageant Director, Morning Joe's Mother, 86 Mary Jo Scarborough, Teacher, Church Music Director, Pageant Director, Morning Joe's Mother, 86
Mary Jo Scarborough, Teacher, Church Music Director, Pageant Director, Morning Joe's Mother, 86 The mother of New Canaan resident, former Florida congressman and MSNBC's "Morning Joe" co-host Joe Scarborough, Mary Joanna Clark Scarborough, died on Saturday, March 2, 2019 in Jupiter, Florida. Mary Jo Scarborough was born June 22, 1932 to William and Jewel Clark in Dalton, Georgia, during the depths of the Great Depression. She moved with her family to Rome, GA in fifth grade where she attended Rome public schools and the Maple Street Baptist Church.  After graduating from Rome High School, Mary Jo studied music at Shorter College and then received her Master’s in Music from t…

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Gene Wilder's Wife Remembers Late Stamford Actor's Battle With Alzheimer's Gene Wilder's Wife Remembers Late Stamford Actor's Battle With Alzheimer's
Gene Wilder's Wife Remembers Late Stamford Actor's Battle With Alzheimer's STAMFORD, Conn. — Karen Wilder, who was married to Gene Wilder for 25 years before the Stamford actor's death, has written an essay about her husband's battle with Alzheimer's disease for ABC News.  She writes about how she cared for her husband, who died in August 2016 at the age of 83, as his condition deteriorated.  And Gene Wilder's legacy will live on in the fight against Alzheimer's disease.  A video of him in his beloved role as Willy Wonka (above) is featured in the Alzheimer’s Association's “Pure Imagination Project,” which aims to increase awareness about Alzheimer’s disease. In…

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