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Manuela ‘Nell’ Tugman, 87

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Manuela “Nell” Tugman, longtime New Canaan resident and St. Aloysius parishioner, passed away peacefully at her home in Granger, Indiana, surrounded by her family on Monday, March 4, 2024 at the age of 87. 

She was born on July 22, 1936 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to the late Nabor and Maria (Paramo) Guzman. Manuela will be forever cherished by her husband, John; their children, Lisa (Trent) Grocock, Tanya (Bill) Porterfield, and Matthew (Danette) Tugman; grandchildren: Lauren, Justin, Samantha, Lilly, Peyton, Madison, Matthew, Hannah, Tanner, Brandon and Chris; great-grandchildren, Everleigh and Addison; brothers, Raymond (Liz) Guzman and Frank Guzman; sister, Liz (Steve) McCarthy; and her huge extended family. Manuela was preceded in death by siblings: Joe, Stanley, Jake and Helen. Of all the names she was called through her lifetime: “Hon”, Mom, Manuela, Nell, Tia, and Nana, it was the last 28 years as “Nana” that delighted her most.

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William McIntosh Heyn, 81

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William McIntosh Heyn, Bill, a New Canaan resident for 47 years, passed away peacefully on February 18, 2024. The eldest son of William Carveth and Jean McIntosh Heyn, he was born on September 14, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He graduated from The Choate School in 1960, Stanford University in 1964 and Northwestern Kellogg Graduate School of Management in 1966 where he met his eventual bride, Jodie, who was an undergraduate at Northwestern. Upon receiving his MBA, he volunteered for service, completed Naval Officer Candidate School and deployed to Vietnam as a Gunnery Officer on the destroyer U.S.S. John A. Bole. While on this tour, his destroyer was temporarily diverted to North Korea as part of the response to the Pueblo Incident.

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Geraldine ‘J.P.’ Gregg, a Respected Therapist and Cherished Mother and Nana, 1942-2024

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Geraldine Gregg, known affectionately as “J.P.” to those close to her, passed away peacefully on February 18th, 2024, after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Surrounded by her loving children, Geraldine departed from this world, leaving behind a profound legacy of compassion and strength. Born on December 7th, 1942, in Detroit, Michigan, Geraldine spent her formative years in Springfield, Illinois, as the only child of Jerry and Jetta Marrin. Within her large Irish and Scottish Catholic family, she was fondly referred to as “Jeri Pat.”

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Kathleen Cook, 88

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Kathleen Cook passed away at the age of 88 peacefully surrounded by her family on March 2nd, 2024. Kathleen was born in Yonkers, NY on February 29th,1936 to the hon. Judge Harold T. and Mary Broderick Garrity.  She grew up in Yonkers, NY with her siblings MaryAnn (Charles Hagelin) James (Andrea) and Matthew (Judy) Garrity. Kathleen graduated from Roosevelt High School in Yonkers, NY and continued her education studying business law at Marymount Jr. college in Arlington, VA. In 1960 Kathleen married Robert William Cook and they moved to Chappaqua, NY where they raised their 4 children.

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Gail Elder Harden, 85

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Gail Elder Harden, 85, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 1, 2024, at her home near New Canaan, CT. Gail (“Lucy” to her grandchildren) was born on September 3, 1938, in Greensboro, NC, to Walter Clifton Elder and Elizabeth Cheek Elder and grew up in Burlington, NC. She attended Walter Williams High School in Burlington, earned a bachelor’s degree from Converse College in Spartanburg, SC, and a master’s degree in education from the University of North Carolina. She taught early elementary education in Chapel Hill and Burlington and then devoted herself to raising her four children: Boyd, Shea, Graham, and Holmes Jr.
Gail showed an early interest in athletics as a high school cheerleader and a collegiate sportswriter. She pivoted to education and served as a substitute teacher for many years while raising her four children.