Category – Obituaries

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Death Announced of Wendelin Evans Knight of Old Lyme, Passionate Church and Library Volunteer and Sister of John C.L. Evans
Death Announced of Bethany Susan Dubreuil, Grew Up in Lyme and Raised Four Sons in Old Lyme
Bethany Susan Dubreuil passed away at Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025.
Death Announced of Philip Parcak, former Old Lyme Facilities Director and Dedicated Lions Club Member
Philip Edwin Parcak, age 73, of Old Lyme, passed away Tuesday morning, Nov. 25, 2025. He was born in Norwich on Oct. 25, 1951.
Death Announced of Henry Felix Kloman II, Lyme Resident in his Retirement Years
Kloman was our beloved book reviewer from 2014 through 2021, regularly submitting reviews in his ‘Reading Uncertainly?’ column.
Death Announced of Thomas H. Johnston of Old Lyme, Survived by His Wife, O.P.; Celebration of Life Planned at Later Date
Thomas H. Johnston, 84, of Old Lyme, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family. Born Aug. 14, 1941, in Callicoon, N.Y., and raised in Roscoe, N.Y., he lived a life marked by service, faith and devotion to family.
Death Announced of Constance Demis Knauff of Old Lyme, Services at a Future Date
Constance Demis Knauff, 88, passed away Oct. 30, 2025, in Old Lyme. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Robert Knauff, and leaves three children.
Death Announced of Mark Richard Leary, Brother of Martha Quaratella of Old Lyme; Services, Nov. 14 & 15
Mark Richard Leary, 63, passed away peacefully on October 22, surrounded by his family. Born on May 10, 1962, Mark was the third of eight children of the late Winifred and Richard Leary.
Death Announced of Judith “Judy” Richardson Beers of Old Lyme, Wife of Tom Beers
Judith “Judy” Richardson Beers, age 91, died in peace at home, Oct. 28, 2025, surrounded by her loving husband, Thomas Whitney Beers, and children, David Richardson Beers and Lynne Beers Walters.
Death Announced of Peter Harron of Essex, Husband of Colette Harron
Death Announced of Eleanor Frey Counselman, Mother of Catherine Catucci of Old Lyme, CT and Charlie Counselman of Morrisville, NC
Death Announced of Norman B. Peck Jr., 96, of Niantic; Father of Norman B. Peck III, David Peck, and Diane P. Rothman
Death Announced of Stephen Auguste Theodore Basil, 92, of Lyme; Known to SE CT Fishing Fleet as ‘Captain Bob’
Death Announced of Phyllis Murray McDowell, 99; Memorial Service to be Held in Old Lyme, Oct. 10
Death Announced of John Allan Bysko Jr. of Lyme; 1997 Graduate of LOL High School, Highly Regarded Member of North Haven FD
Death Announced of Herbert S. Kusako Jr. of Old Lyme, “Beloved Husband, Father & Grandfather”
Death Announced of Ann Marie Johnson of Old Lyme, ‘Beloved Member of the OL Community’
Death Announced of Christina Lampos, Mother of Old Lyme Selectman Jim Lampos
Death Announced of Joseph Thomas Onofrio of Old Lyme, Husband of Carla
Death Announced of Sarah Cooley Martin, Sister of Jeff Cooley of Old Lyme
Death Announced of Linda (McElroy) Savago of Old Lyme, Celebration of Life to be Held in Omaha, Neb.