OZZIE INGLESE, 88, DESIGNER AND ARTIST, LONGTIME RIDGEFIELD PLANNING DIRECTOR Oswald Inglese, Sr of Ridgefield, Connecticut, Ridgefield’s planning director for a third of a century, passed away on April 22, 2024. He was 88 years old. Oswald, known by friends and loved ones as Ozzie, Senior and Pop-Pop, was born to Maria Josefina Stringa Inglese and Juan Bautista Inglese, Sr on September 4, 1935 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ozzie received degrees with honors in Fine Arts and in...

Raymond A. Antous, 87, of Danbury, husband of Najlah A. Antous, died on Friday afternoon, April 26. 2024, at Danbury Hospital.  The funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.

James Nathaniel Hare passed away on Friday, April 19, 2024. He was born in Greenwich, CT in 1962 to his loving parents William and Martha. James grew up in Newtown, CT where he and his brother Bill shared a keen interest in the natural world, including bugs, butterflies, fishing, and camping. James attended King School, Newtown High School, and Dickinson College. He had a successful advertising career at The New York Review of Books, and later in life, wrote prolifically for medical...

Marc Alan Akerman, 48, of Ridgefield, died on Monday, April 15, 2024. He was the loving husband of Carin (Juthnas) Akerman and devoted father of Benjamin and Linnea Akerman. Marc was born in Yonkers, NY on February 25, 1976; a son of Sigel and Martha (Harkonen) Akerman. A lifelong resident of Ridgefield, Marc bled orange and black. The friends he made in Ridgefield were closer to him than most families. He made fun of anybody who was not from Ridgefield. His favorite place in the world was...

Paul F. Brown, 74, of New Milford, husband of Barbara (Hudimatch) Brown, father of Katherine Burnett (John), David Brown (Claire), and Kevin Brown (Lindsey), brother of Herbert Brown (Mary), and grandfather of Elise, Melisa, Thomas, and Vincent, died on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at Danbury Hospital. Mr. Brown was born in Rutland, VT on May 6, 1949, a son of the late Herbert and Mary (Pelkey) Brown.  Raised in Wallingford, VT, Paul attended Vermont schools. An area resident for the...

Julieann C. Shaker, 68, of Danbury, died on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, after a brief illness.  Born in Danbury on November 4, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Edward J. and Marion (Antous) Shaker and attended Danbury schools, graduated from Danbury High School with the Class of 1973.  Affectionately known as "Julie", she was a retired planner with Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceutical Corporation. She is survived by a brother Edward A. Shaker and his wife Ellen...

Janice (Vallee) Corona, 84, of Danbury, wife of the late John "Jackie: Corona, mother of Susan Corona, the late John T. Corona III and the late Stephen Corona, grandmother of John Thomas Corona, died on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at her home. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will take place on Friday, April 19, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. in St. Anthony Maronite Catholic Church, 17 Granville Ave., Danbury. Burial will follow in St. Peter Cemetery, Danbury. The family will receive friends at...

Elizabeth "Betty" Dodson, 84, of Danbury, wife of the late Kenneth G. Dodson Sr., died on Thursday, April 11, 2024. Mrs. Dodson was born in Nassau, N.P., Bahamas on March 26, 1940, a daughter of Michael D. and Olivia (Rolle) McDonald. She attended schools in the Bahamas and came to the United States in 1955. She graduated from Danbury High School. A seventy-year area resident, Mrs. Dodson retired from the Barden Corporation and was a member of Saint Gregory the Great Church...

Arnold J. Rossi, MD       1949-2024 Arnold J Rossi, 74, passed away suddenly and peacefully on April 10, 2024. He leaves behind his beloved wife, Bella Mittermaier, his cherished children Emma and Mark Rossi, their mother Noriko Rossi, his grandson Abraham Outlaw, his sister and brother-in-law Ava and Mike Chervansky, and nephews Joseph and David Chervansky. Arnold’s passing is deeply mourned, and his is missed by all. Arrangements will be private.

With deep sadness, we mourn the passing of an extraordinary husband, father, grandfather, father-in-law, brother, uncle, great uncle, and nephew, Roger Paul Gilson, Jr. on Friday, December 29th, 2023, at home of early-onset Alzheimer’s. A thirty-six year resident of Ridgefield, CT, Roger was born on July 15, 1952, in Cleveland, Ohio to Roger Paul Gilson, Sr. and Janet Quinlan Gilson. Roger spent his childhood and young adult years in Syracuse, NY. He was a kind and giving person who...