Viola Florence Sanford

Beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother

Viola “Vickie” Florence (Hoyt) Sanford, 84, of Nunnawauk Meadows, Newtown, died peacefully October 19, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs Sanford was the wife of the late Robert T. Sanford. She was born in Ridgefield, August 15, 1926, a daughter of Florence (Stiles) and Willis Hoyt.

Mrs Sanford was a talented artist and drew fashion ads for the C.O. Miller Department Store in Stamford in her earlier years. When she was younger, Vickie loved to ice skate. A resident of Nunnawauk Meadows for 30 years, she lived most of her married life in Bethel. She loved to cook and will be remembered for the excellent elaborate meals she prepared. She loved all animals and birds.

Mrs Sanford was a member of the Newtown United Methodist Church.

A daughter, Karen Perrone, and her husband Stan, of Newtown; two sons, David Thomson, and his wife Cheryl, of Arizona and Peter Sanford, and his wife Katie, of Southington; three beloved grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Joan Brown, and her husband Mark, of Yorktown Heights, N.Y.; and a brother, Burton Clark, and his wife Peggy, of Leland, N.C.; and her lifelong best friend Nettie Perillat of Virginia survive Mrs Sanford. She was predeceased by her longtime companion, Willard Heimstra.

Funeral services will be Saturday, October 23, at 10 am, in the Newtown United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Bald Hill Cemetery, Wilton. Friends may call at the Honan Funeral Home, 58 Main Street, Newtown, Friday, October 22, from 5 to 8 pm.

Memorial contributions to the Salvation Army at salvationarmy.org will be appreciated.

To leave an online condolence, visit honanfh.com.

The Newtown Bee        October 22, 2010