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Maryann Henry von Dwingelo, 91

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Maryann Henry von Dwingelo, age 91, a 47-year resident of New Canaan, CT passed away at home on June 4, 2023. She was born on January 3, 1932, in Mount Vernon, NY, the daughter of Harrison and Evelyn Henry formerly of Darien, CT and Boynton Beach, FL.  Maryann graduated from Darien High School, Colby Sawyer College, and Katherine Gibbs School. She worked at Reader’s Digest in Paris, France and in the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Connecticut.   Her interest in the Real Estate world began when she became Assistant to George Haynes who was prominent in the New Canaan real estate market for many years. She then moved on to the TomBrock Corporation in Stamford.

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John C. Renda, 76

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John C. Renda, 76, of New Canaan, CT passed away on June 3, 2023 at his home. 

Born in New York, New York, John is Survived by his loving wife of 29 years, Patty, his daughter, Jessica and his son, John.  Predeceased by his parents, Phyllis & Domenic Renda, and his brother Charles (Sally) Renda and sister Josephine (Louis) Marchesi.  Also survived by his mother in law, Marilyn Bissell,  brothers in law, Richard (Hazel) Bissell, John (Marlene) Bissell and Timothy (Lisa) Bissell, his sisters in law Susan (Jeffery) Kuntz and Nancy Bissell,  many nieces, nephews, grand nieces and grand nephews as well as a large extended family of cousins.  Like another brother to him, he is also survived by his very long time friend, Howard (Bette Feldman) Anger. 

John was a Vietnam Veteran, awarded the Bronze Star, a proud graduate of Baruch College, and for many years a corporate financial manager and then self employed.  In recent years he was retired, but liked to say his “job” was watching the stock market, a long time passion.  He loved to travel, and was working on seeing every baseball stadium in the country, falling short by 5 or 10, depending on who was counting. (He remained a Mets fan all his life, and a lover of hot dogs.)  His love for his wife had no bounds, most recently starting to make plans for when her retirement would happen, and their future travels.  But his greatest pride and joy were undoubtedly his two children, Jessica and John. His advice to them, courtesy of Yoda, was always (and sometimes paraphrased) “Do or do not, there is no try.”  He will be so dearly missed. The Renda family will receive friends on June 8, 2023 from 4-8pm at Hoyt Funeral Home, 199 Main St., New Canaan.  A Mass of Christian Burial to celebrate John’s life will be held at St. Aloysius Church in New Canaan on Friday, June 9, 2023 at 9am.  Interment will follow at Lakeview Cemetery, New Canaan.  

To watch the Mass live please visit: https://boxcast.tv/view/memorial-mass-for-john-charles-renda-rqfrlo3dwl86xclw4off

[This obituary appeared on the Hoyt Funeral Home website.]

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Heidi Steinberg D’Acosta, 68

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Heidi Steinberg D’Acosta, age 68, passed away on May 26, 2023 in Bridgeport, Connecticut at St. Vincent’s Hospital from Covid and a compromised immune system. Heidi was born in Bronx, NY to Bernie and Ethel (Regan) Steinberg, grew to adulthood alongside four life-long friends who also became teachers: childhood with Janet Donnelly in Riverdale, The High School for Performing Arts in Manhattan with Donna Rowe Moss graduating in 1971, Lehman College with Liz Fishman where she earned a B. A. in English in 1975, and with Ted Taylor at SUNY Stony Brook where she earned a M. A. in English in 1976. Additional course work during her subsequent career included The Connecticut Writing Project in 1985 and numerous courses at Fairfield, Sacred Heart, and Southern Connecticut State universities. Hired shortly after earning her M. A. by New Canaan Public Schools, she taught English and directed annual theater productions at Saxe Middle School before transferring to the high school where she served as Chair of the English Department upon her friend and mentor Mary Smith’s retirement in 2007.

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Anna Marie Schroeder, 80

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Anna Marie Schroeder of New Canaan, Connecticut passed away in her sleep at home on Thursday, May 18, 2023 after a four-year battle with cancer. Anna Marie was born in Poughkeepsie, New York to Nettie and John Crevino on September 22, 1942.  Following college, she worked in the travel industry for many years enabling her to travel extensively throughout Europe and the Caribbean. She met the love of her life, Klaus E. Schroeder, on one of her trips, and they were married in 1982.  They lived in Greenwich until they moved to New Canaan in 1985. Anna Marie was a member of St. Aloysius Church and actively involved in various parish groups, particularly Our Lady’s Guild and Adult Bible Study programs.  For several years she was a volunteer for The New Canaan Inn at Waveny.  She was also a member of The Saugatuck Shores Club in Westport.

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Herbert Carl Sutherland Helle, 92

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Herbert Carl Sutherland Helle passed away peacefully at Norwalk Hospital in Norwalk, CT on May 16th, 2023, surrounded by loving family. Herb touched many lives in his 92 years and was known for his quick smile, witty sense of humor, and penchant for sharing stories and laughs with family and friends. 

Born in Brooklyn, NY Herb later moved to Cranford, NJ, where he attended Cranford High School. His college years took him to Brown University in Providence, RI, where he was a member of the class of 1952 and Zeta Psi fraternity.  After Brown, he served in the U.S. Army, where he held responsibility for guided missiles at White Sands Proving Grounds, NM and Huntsville, AL.  
In 1959, Herb married his college sweetheart, the former Nancy Schuleen, who caught his eye and heart at a Brown / Zeta Psi party, where she was taking requests at the piano. After their honeymoon, Herb and Nancy lived in New York City, followed by Bernardsville and New Vernon, NJ, and ultimately their forever home in New Canaan, CT, where they’ve resided since 1964. 
Herb enjoyed his long tenure with IBM, beginning as a sales trainee in Newark, NJ.  For most of his career, Herb traveled the country–from Alaska and Hawaii, to the principal cities of the other lower 48 states–serving as an IBM brand and product ambassador and organizational leader for IBM’s business trade shows.