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John W. Conger

John W. Conger, 68, the former owner of the Conger Dry Wall Contracting Co. in

Newtown, died August 8 at his home, 72 Great Hill Road in Newtown. He was the

husband of Carol (Bunny) Boyle Conger.

He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on October 6, 1929, the son of Edward and Emma

(Sherwood) Conger. He had been a resident of Newtown for the past 65 years.

During the Korean War, Mr Conger was in the US Army stationed in Italy. He was

a member of the Charles Howard Peck Sr & Jr Post VFW in Newtown and the

Newtown Fish and Game Club.

He is survived by a son, Robert Conger of Sandy Hook; a daughter, Patricia

Conger Andrew of Newtown; a brother, Edward Conger, Jr, of Sandy Hook; and two

grandchildren, Dawnielle and Zachary Conger.

Funeral services were Wednesday, August 12, 1998, at the Honan Funeral Home,

58 Main Street, Newtown. Interment was in Newtown Village Cemetery.

Contributions may be made to the Renal Dialysis Unit, Danbury Hospital,

Danbury, Conn. 06810.

The Newtown Bee August 14, 1998

Everett Petersen

Everett W. Petersen, the father of Marcia Sandner of Newtown, died August 2 in

West Palm Beach, Fla.

Mr Petersen, formerly of Woburn, Fla., was the husband of Marcella (Belliveau)

Petersen.

In addition to his wife and daughter, Mr Petersen is survived by a son,

Charles E. Petersen of Califon, N.J.; sisters, Carolene Gray of Woburn, Fla.

and Marion Hamilton of Ohio; and three grandchildren, Michael and Mark Sandner

and Robert Petersen.

The funeral was August 7. Interment followed services in Woburn at the

Woodbrook Cemetery.

The Newtown Bee August 14, 1998