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NORWALK, Conn. Anton (Toni) Rauscher, a Norwalker who lent his glazier talents to many major buildings in New York City, died Friday. He was 79 years old. A glazier is a professional who selects, cuts and installs glass in buildings.
Born in the Czech Republic, Rauscher spent most of his career at David Schuldiener Inc., of Brooklyn. He worked on the World Trade Centers, the 1988 Statue of Liberty renovations, the Empire State Building repairs, the Trump Towers mirrored waterfall, the Ellis Island Immigration Center, the showcases for the Egyptian exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum, and the tanks at the Coney Island Aquarium, as well as several Lord & Taylor's across the country. He also lent his expertise to major projects around the country, such as the Robert F. Kennedy Museum in Boston and the addition to the National Gallery in Washington.
He was a member of the Norwalk Quartette Club since 1986, serving as president and director of the singers, and a member of the Stamford Liedertafel Folksingers. He died just shy of his 80th birthday, which would have been Thursday, Feb. 9.
He is survived by his wife, Fini Rauscher; his son, Carl Rauscher of Norwalk; his daughters, Dorothy Osanitsch and her husband, Will, of Milford, Evelyn Rauscher and her husband, Andrew, of New Haven, Rosemarie Rawson and her husband, Ted, of Norwalk, Christine Rauscher and her husband, Brian, of West Haven; 10 grandchildren (one more is expected); his sister, Ellie Standeiner and her husband, Toni, of Norwalk, and a niece and two nephews, as well as relatives in Germany and Austria.
He was buried Tuesday at St. John Cemetery in Norwalk. Memorial contributions in Rauscher's name may be made to the Whittingham Cancer Center, 24 Stevens St., Norwalk, CT 06850. Condolences can be left on the Hoyt Cognetta Funeral Home website.
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