A memorial for R. Scudder Smith, who died three years ago today.

Former Newtown resident Jane Rafferty of Ann Arbor, Michigan, died suddenly on July 21, 2025, at University Hospital in Ann Arbor.

Richard Edward Cooke Sr of Sandy Hook passed away peacefully on August 6, 2025, at the age of 86.

Heaven gained another good soul on August 3, 2025, when Frances Anne Simone's four-month battle with kidney disease finally came to an end.

Former Newtown resident Blair Edward Balmforth, 41, of Bethel, passed away of natural causes at his home on Tuesday, July 29.

Captain James Smith, 81, of Sandy Hook, passed away on July 30.

Calling hours for Harold John Benson Jr have been announced.

Lois Mae (nee Hazel) Giniecki, 87, of Glenville, N.Y., passed away peacefully in her home on July 24, 2025, among family, especially with her devoted husband William Giniecki by her side, after a brief battle with cancer.

Arthur Leslie Scott (“Scotty”) of Newtown passed away on July 22 in Danbury. Arthur was a man who knew how to live and kept on living for 100.98 years.

Mark Tourigny, age 54, passed away peacefully at home Tuesday, July 29, surrounded by his loving family.