Lauryn Elizabeth Lafferty-Bozek

Lauryn Elizabeth Lafferty-Bozek, two-week-old infant daughter of Jessica Lafferty and Steven Bozek, died on September 24 at Westchester Medical Center. She was born in Danbury on September 10.

Besides her parents, Lauryn is survived by her twin sister, Madelyn Lafferty-Bozek; maternal grandparents, Sandy and Kevin Lafferty of Danbury; great-grandparents, Joyce Forlastro of Newtown, and Warren Lafferty and his wife, Lucy, of Bethel; maternal great-grandmother, Barbara Hancock of North Carolina. She is also survived by Aunt Kristin and Uncle Kevin Lafferty; several other aunts, uncles and cousins. She was predeceased by her grandmother, Marsha Butler and great-grandfather, Donald Hancock.

Funeral services were held at the Cornell Memorial Home, 247 White Street, Danbury, on September 29, with the Rev Rick Edwards of the United Methodist Church officiating. Burial was in Wooster Cemetery.

Contributions in the memory of Lauryn Lafferty-Bozek may be made to the Westchester Children’s Hospital, Newborn Intensive Care Unit, 19 Bradherst Avenue, Valhalla, NY 10595

The Newtown Bee        October 3, 2003