In Memoriam : Dorothy Vredenburgh
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Dorothy P. Vredenburgh - age: 84
(October 14, 1926 to April 08, 2011 ) Resident of Norwalk, Connecticut Visitation Information: The family will receive friends at Magner Funeral Home, 12 Mott Ave. in Norwalk on Wednesday, April 13th between the hours of 10:30 a.m. and noon, with a prayer service to be held at 12 noon. A private graveside service will follow. Memorial donations may be made to The Salvation Army online (www.salvationarmyusa.org), per her wishes. Obituary: Dorothy P. Vredenburgh passed away on April 8, 2011 in Norwalk Hospital. She was born in Peekskill, New York on October 14, 1926. She is pre-deceased by her parents, Ethel M. (Hard) and Edward G. Richards of Stamford, CT. She is also pre-deceased by her husband, George Vredenburgh, her brother, Donald E. Richards and her grandnephew, Frank Reynolds. She graduated from Stamford High School and worked for many years with Dorr Oliver as a secretary. She and her late husband loved to travel and care for their beautiful gardens at their home, and she was an expert seamstress as well as a world-class knitter. She is survived by: her sister, Marilyn Reynolds (Norwalk); four nieces – Patricia Tucciarone (Norwalk), Debra Sullivan (Norwalk), Cynthia Ciaccia (Newtown) and Jessica Richards Funk (Bayport, NY); one nephew, Robert Reynolds (Norwalk), as well as seven grandnieces, one grandnephew, one great-grandniece and one great-grandnephew. Her family would like to express their deep appreciation to her loving caregivers over the past few years. The family will receive friends at Magner Funeral Home, 12 Mott Ave. in Norwalk on Wednesday, April 13th between the hours of 10:30 a.m. and noon, with a prayer service to be held at 12 noon. A private graveside service will follow. Memorial donations may be made to The Salvation Army online (www.salvationarmyusa.org), per her wishes. |