Mary Bath, 67, Died; Former Westporter, “selfless to a fault”
Mary Frances Bath, 67, passed away on June 22, 2022.
Mary was born November 27, 1954 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England to Stuart Howard and Pamela Joy Lomax. Mary spent almost half her life living in the United States firstly in Westport, Stamford and Glastonbury Connecticut, before retiring to the sunshine in Parrish Florida.
Mary was a paralegal and fitness instructor. She bravely battled cancer with courage and dignity and was a fighter to the very end. Mary was a beautiful soul inside and out, selfless to a fault, and a true lady in every sense of the word.
Left to cherish the memory of Mary are her loving husband Michael J Bath, beloved children: Philippa, Simon and Nicholas and three grandchildren Madison, Sebastian and Alyssa, who were Nanny's angels and her pride and joy and mother Pamela Joy Amos and a host of other family and friends she made along the way. Please check back for dates and times for a memorial service in Parish, FL. Online Condolences at Skywaymemorial.com
Russell G. Slayback, 85, Died; Greens Farms Resident
Russell G. Slayback - 85, of Greens Farms, died peacefully in the arms of his daughters and long-time caretaker, Monica, on June 20th.
Russ was born on September 19th, 1936, in New York, New York, to Russell B. Slayback and Doris (Dolly) E. Gardner. He earned a B.S. degree in geology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1959. By 1960, Russ began work as a hydrogeologist for Leggette, Brashears & Graham Inc. (LBG), where he later became Vice President and Director before ultimately ascending to President and Chairman of the Board. Russ also worked to expand the scope of geoscience through his volunteerism. He held twenty different positions at the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG), including as the national president. In addition, Russ served in several positions at the American Geosciences Institute (AGI), including as the foundation's chairman and the president of the Institute.
While in his role as Chairman at AGI, Russ championed the creation of the endowed AGI Fisher Congressional Fellowship. Russ also sat on the University of Texas at Austin Jackson School Geology Foundation Advisory Council, rising to the chairman. Russ was honored with many awards throughout his career, with some of the most notable being the AIPG Martin Van Covering Award, the AIPG Ben H. Parker Medal, the William B. Heroy Jr. Award for Distinguished Service to AGI, the AGI Medal in Memory of Ian Campbell, and the Russell G. Slayback Award of the AIPG Northeast section.
Russ joins his beloved Judy, the light of his life, who he has missed dearly. He is survived by his daughters, Leigh Reed of Highland, Maryland, and Lynn Sikora of Manassas, Virginia, and his four adored grandchildren, Derek and Kelly Sikora, and Taylor and Dana Reed. He was also blessed with a cherished son-in-law, Rob Reed. Russ is also survived by his dear sister, Ava Burkard.
Russ' family will receive friends at the Harding Funeral Home, 210 Post Rd. E., Westport, Saturday, June 25th from 2:30 to 5:00 pm. No flowers, please. Memorial contributions in honor of Russ may be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, stjude.org/onlinegiving
Jacqueline Fink, 90, Died; Former Bank and Trust Company Employee
Jacqueline Fink (Klein) Age 90, daughter of David and Esther (Stern) Klein, died June 11, 2022 at Lasell House, Auburndale, MA.
Jackie was predeceased by her husband of 56 years, Martin Fink; her sister Nancy (Klein) Abel; and her more recent partner, Alfred Simon. She is survived by her three sons, Howard (and Deborah, Acton, MA), Andrew (and Mary, Lexington, MA) and Douglas (and Susan, Monroe, CT), six grandchildren, Caroline (and Micah), David (and Monica), Molly (and Jack), David (and Courtney), Hannah and Ethan; as well as her nephew and niece Alan Abel and Deborah (Abel) Glazer.
Jackie was born in Allentown, PA in 1932 and received her BS from Simmons College. After raising her children she worked in Westport, CT at Connecticut Bank & Trust Company and then Chatterson Company. She lived for many years in West Hartford, CT and then Fairfield, CT before retiring to Newton, MA in 2000. A private family Graveside Service will be held at Westview Cemetery in Lexington. Lexington
Eleanor Goddard Forger, 91, Died; Former Westporter, Earthplace Youth Skating Club Organizer
Eleanor Goddard Forger died on June 10, 2022. She is survived by Bob, her husband of 71 years, her son Gary and his wife Felicia of Newton, MA, her granddaughter Lauren Carreiro and her husband Jay of Norfolk, MA, her daughter-in-law Patricia Forger of Bethel, CT, and her brother Edward Goddard of Tewksbury, MA. She is predeceased by her son Jeffrey Forger and her brothers Frank Goddard and Paul Goddard.
Eleanor Marie Goddard was born on Nov. 3, 1930 in Lowell, MA. She was the daughter of Frank and Juliette (Lanoue) Goddard and attended Tewksbury, MA schools. Following graduation from Tewksbury High School in 1948, she attended Vermont College in Montpelier, graduating in 1950.
She was married in May 1951, moving to Westport, CT where she embarked on her life-long career as a homemaker. Eleanor was active there in both the annual art show and the youth skating club of the Nature Center for Environmental Activities.
After moving to Wilton, CT in 1964, Eleanor developed an intense interest in patchwork quilting. That culminated in a red ribbon (second prize) for full size bed quilt excellence at the Vermont Quilt Festival.
She also participated as an alumna representative in various activities of Vermont College (which had merged with Norwich University) including development and long-range planning. In 1999, she was recognized by Norwich as a Distinguished Alumna, the first woman to be so honored by the University.
She and Bob moved to Newtown, CT in 2006.
There will be a visitation at 10:30 am on Thursday, June 16 at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Brookfield, CT. A Mass of Christian Burial celebrating her life will at St. Joseph Church at 11:00 am followed by her burial in Newtown's Resurrection Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions in Eleanor's name to Norwich University in Northfield, VT.