Kenneth Floyd Doersch Jr, 76 of Sandy Hook, passed away in Danbury Hospital on November 12, 2024.

He was born on October 26, 1948 in Nyack, New York. He was a son of Kenneth Floyd Doersch Sr and Joyce Emily Holliday Doersch. He was a graduate of Clarkson North High School, Class of 1966. He then continued his education at Fairleigh Dickinson University where he received a BS in Chemistry.

Ken worked in the chemical industry where he had many roles over the years. In the 1970s he worked for CIBA-Geigy Pharmaceuticals where he met his future wife, Molly Shuck Doersch.

Ken and Molly were married on April 10, 1971, in Suffern, N.Y. They made their home in Nyack, N.Y., later moving to Highland Mills, N.Y., and in 1985 they settled in Sandy Hook. They were happily married for 50 years. Ken was widowed on January 13, 2022.

After moving to Sandy Hook Ken worked at AVON in NYC for 15 years. He also worked for Chesebrough Ponds, Clairol, and Revlon, Enthone Inc, and he ended his career working at Alent plc as a global procurement director.

Ken and Molly had three wonderful children, Lisa Renee Shortlidge (Joel) of Derry, N.H.; Craig Russell Doersch (Anne) of Sandy Hook; and Julianne Werner (Tommy) of Tallahassee, Fla. He was blessed with seven grandchildren: Sofia, Olivia, William, David, Emaline, Luke and Taryn.

Ken was a fire chief for Nyack Fire Department in New York. He was also involved in DeMolay and was a Master Mason. Ken helped his grandfather and father fix clocks. In his retirement Ken ran his own clock shop and repair business. He was a jack-of-all-trades and enjoyed doing repairs and remodels on his house. He enjoyed woodworking, antique cars, and going to wineries and breweries with family and friends. Ken also loved spending time visiting extended family in Montana.

He is also survived by his sister Cheryl Maskell of Clinton Corners, N.Y., and his nieces and nephews. He leaves behind his loving companion, Sandra Tarbox of Southbury.

Visitation was held at Munson-Lovetere Funeral Home in Southbury on Monday, November 18. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Jett Foundation (jettfoundation.org, for his grandson David) or to International Rett Syndrome Foundation (rettsyndrome.org, for his granddaughter Taryn).

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