Craig William Parker was born March 25, 1958, in Norwalk, Conn., to his loving parents, Jessie Shippy and William Parker.

Kenneth Gustav (“Pappy”) Carlson, 86, a very longtime resident of Newtown, died peacefully, surrounded by family, following illness, on August 13.

The Smith family announces with sadness the passing of R. Scudder Smith, publisher of The Newtown Bee and founder and publisher of Antiques and The Arts Weekly. A Newtown native, he was 87.

M. Geraldine Coakley, 92, passed away peacefully at on August 10, 2022, at 10 pm at Church Hill Village in Newtown, Conn.

Jeanne Tschantz, 77 years young, born on June 1, 1945, to Dr Woodrow Wilson Lindenmuth and Mary Virginia Lindenmuth in Bryn Mawr, Penn., passed into eternal life on June 17, 2022.

John MacKessy passed peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, August 4, following a brief illness.

Loved ones of Newtown resident Kelly Lucas gathered at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 308 pavilion for a celebration of her life on Saturday, July 23.

Patricia Hubbell Hornstein, 94, of Easton, Conn., passed away on July 29, 2022, at the home of her daughter, Deborah Hereld, in Cheshire, Conn.

Arlton “Art” Irving Monsanto, Jr, age 80, formerly of Newtown and now Oxford, Conn., passed away July 24, 2022, at home with his family.

Eileen E. Gallo, 75, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on July 25, 2022.