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Joseph Xavier Meehan, Jr., 79

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Joseph Xavier Meehan, Jr., age 79, of Pompton Plains, NJ passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2024 in New York City. Born March 5, 1944, in Orange, NJ to the late Joseph Xavier and Helen (nee: DePaul) Meehan. Joe is survived by his beloved wife of 47 years Diane (nee: Villavecchia), his children Meghan Whalen (nee: Meehan) and Joseph Xavier Meehan, III, his wonderful children-in-law James Charles Whalen and Anna Simonsen-Meehan, his four amazing grandsons Alrik Xavier Meehan, James Xavier Whalen, Eskil Joseph Meehan and Cooper Patrick Whalen, his brother Daniel (June) Meehan, his brother-in-laws Alfred (Lenore) Villavecchia and Robert Lockwood, as well as numerous nieces and nephews that he loved. Joe is preceded in death by his parents Joseph and Helen Meehan, and sisters, Patricia Connell (nee: Meehan), Joan Lockwood (nee: Meehan) and Grace Claire Meehan. Joe graduated from St.

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Karen Wells, 58

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Karen Wells passed away unexpectedly in Naples, FL on New Year’s Day 2024, surrounded by her loved ones. 

Karen had a flair for living, fashion, and design that permeated her life and affected the lives of all she held close. She was a vibrant, stunning, considerate, devoted and talented person. Above all else, Karen loved and adored her daughter Freia and the two shared an incredible bond. 

After college graduation Karen married Glenn Mierendorf in 1988. The couple first resided in Brooklyn, NY and soon moved to Montclair, NJ. On August 19th, 2000 they welcomed a daughter, Freia Louise, whom Karen would lovingly often call “Fre Fre.” It was in New Canaan, CT where they raised Freia and built a life together.

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Elizabeth H. Waibel, 92

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The world is a little sadder place with the passing of Elizabeth (Betty) H. Waibel, age 92 of New Canaan, CT. She passed away peacefully on December 27, 2023 at Stamford Hospital after a brief illness. Betty was born July 15, 1931 in Castlederg, Northern Ireland, daughter of the late May Simpson. Betty came to the United States in 1960 later marrying Hilton O. Waibel (1919-1981) and raising two sons. Over the years Betty was involved with St.

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Polly Ruyl Luster, 98

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Polly was born in Brooklyn, NY on August 10, 1925, the daughter of the late Dr. James Peter Ruyl and Dorothy Freeman Ruyl. She spent her early years in Pelham Manor, New York where she made friends who were lifelong. She graduated from Emma Willard School in 1943, where she also made lifelong friends. She attended Pine Manor Junior College and after graduation she worked in advertising in New York City. Polly married Carl John Luster in 1950 at Christ Church, Pelham Manor, NY.

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Harvey Lapin, 96

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Harvey Lapin, of New Canaan, Connecticut, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, December 16, 2023, at the age of ninety-six. His family and friends mourn the loss of their beloved father, brother, uncle, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend. Harvey was born in Brooklyn, NY on May 17, 1927, the son of Polish Jewish immigrants. The family moved to Stamford in 1934, where he attended public school. On his sixteenth birthday, he had to drop out of high school to run his father’s supermarket while his father underwent and recovered from surgery.