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Seabourne Herbert Tanner Jr., 90

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Seabourne Herbert (Bert) Tanner Jr., 90, of Duxbury, Massachusetts and Southport, Maine passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on March 2, 2024. He was born October 2, 1933 in Mountain Brook, Alabama, son of Seabourne Herbert and Martha Tanner.  He met his British wife Kathy at a party in the Hamptons in 1966 and enjoyed 56 years of marriage living first in Manhattan, then spent 43 years in New Canaan, CT. where they raised their children.  They recently moved to Peterson Road in Duxbury, MA. Bert is survived by his loving wife Kathy and their children Richard and Susan.  Richard Tanner, his wife Gillian de Haan and their children Rowan (16) and Reilly (14) reside in Rowayton, CT.  Susan Uitti, her husband David and their children Luke (15), Jane (12) and Libby (6) live in Duxbury, MA.  Bert is predeceased by his sister Edith Broughton of Birmingham, AL and survived by younger sister Martha Jane (Janie) Henderson of Mountain Brook, AL. After attending The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, he moved to New York City in 1955 to study at The Art Student’s League.  Bert’s career centered on illustration, animation and working with major New York advertising agencies doing animatics and television test commercials.

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Jack Fonss, 61

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Jack Fonss passed away suddenly at 61 years of age on March 12, 2024. Born on Nov. 18, 1962, in Staten Island, N.Y. to Fredericka and Jack Fonss Sr., he grew up in Jackson, N.J. with horses, dogs and cats. He started riding go-carts at age two, then graduated to a mini-bike and, eventually, a motorcycle, and loved fixing cars his whole life. Jack enrolled at The Peddie School in the fall of 1976, and quickly became a standout member of the varsity cross country team.

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Reinhold Danforth Wappler, 92

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Reinhold Danforth Wappler, 92, of New Canaan, Connecticut passed away peacefully on the 12th of March, 2024 in Darien, Connecticut surrounded by his family. Reinhold is predeceased by his wife, Jane Wappler (née Howard), and his son, Sheldon Wappler. He is survived by his eldest son, Peter, of his first marriage to Audrey Sheldon with whom he also had Sheldon, and his two daughters Sarah and Amy, of his marriage to Jane Wappler, as well as his daughters-in-law Barbara Chadwick and Karen Wappler (née Burns), and his six grandchildren Sam, Ivy, Will, Ella, Rory, and Hazel. A beloved father, husband, grandfather, businessman, and teacher, Reinhold lived a rich and varied life. Born in New York City on February 20th, 1932 to Frederick and Mary Wappler, Reinhold graduated from St.

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Mary D. Aldrich, 73

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Mary D. Aldrich “Grammy”, 73, of New Canaan, CT passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, with her daughters by her side. Mary was a longtime resident of New Canaan. Born June 14th, 1950 in Westport, CT, Mary was the daughter of Maria Caruso D’Amico and Anthony D’Amico. “Little Mary” was the youngest of eleven D’Amico children, a spot she held proudly. In 1970 she graduated with an Associate’s Degree from Sacred Heart University.

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Jean Grzelecki, 85

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Jean Grzelecki, 85, of New Canaan, CT, passed away on March 13, 2024, surrounded by members of her family. Jean was the wife of Frank Grzelecki, to whom she had been married for 64 years. Jean was born on January 24, 1939, in Salem, New Jersey. She graduated from Gettysburg College in 1960. After raising her daughters in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, Jean enjoyed a period of time in Princeton, NJ, where she was a member of the Present-Day Club.