Carol L. Hoffman Matzke passed away peacefully with family by her side on February 22, 2026. She was a beloved mother and mother-in-law, stepmother and stepmother-in-law, daughter, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, community member, and friend.  Her presence will be deeply missed.  She had a beautiful way of loving, accepting, and supporting all the many members of her vast family, and of welcoming others into her family circle. She was intelligent and well-informed about ...

Walter Earle DeMelle Jr., 82, of Lakeville, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on February 1, 2026.  He met his loving wife of 57 years, Susan Sullivan DeMelle, in middle school and they were married in August 1968. Born June 3, 1943, in Worcester, MA to Walter and Lucille DeMelle, he graduated from Natick High School in 1961 and Hobart & William Smith Colleges in 1965. He taught English at Hawaii Preparatory Academy on the Big Island in the 1960s and earned a ...

 SALISBURY – Marjorie A. Vreeland, 98, passed away peacefully at Noble Horizons, on January 10, 2026.  She was surrounded by her two loving children, Richard and Nancy.  Born in Bronxville, NY on August 9, 1927 to Alice (Meyer) and Joseph Casey, both of whom were deceased by the time she was 14. She attended public schools in the area and graduated from Eastchester High School in Tuckahoe and, in 1946 she graduated from The Wood School of Business in New York City. At ...

Taconic- Richard Charles Paddock, 78, passed away Friday, January 2, 2026, at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital.  He was born in Hartford on April 12, 1947 to the late Elizabeth M. Paddock (Trust) and the late Charles D. Paddock. He grew up in East Hartford but maintained a strong connection to the Taconic part of Salisbury where his paternal grandfather, Charlie Paddock, worked for Herbert and Orleana Scoville. The whole family enjoyed summers and weekends on a plot of land in Taconic ...

Edward Ashton “Nick” Nickerson died on January 1, 2026, in Sharon, Connecticut. The cause of death was congestive heart failure following a heart attack. He was 100. Nick was born July 1, 1925, in Wilmington, Delaware, the son of a DuPont Company executive, Elgin Nickerson, and his wife, Margaret Pattison Nickerson. He spent most of his boyhood in Fairfield, Connecticut, and Newburgh, New York. He grew up with his older sister, Roma, and attended the local public elementary ...

Kevin John Huber, 50, of Salisbury, CT passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 9, 2025. He was the beloved husband of Celina (Gonzalez) Huber and a devoted father to Timothy and Sara Huber. Kevin was born on October 2, 1975, the son of Kevin George Huber and Peggy (Wernig) Kern. He grew up in Blue Point, NY where his love of sports started as soon as he could walk. He was a graduate of St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School in West Islip, NY. He attended the University of ...

  Lakeville- Lifelong Lakeville resident Clayton Squire Smith, 90, passed away peacefully on November 24, 2025, at Noble Horizons in Salisbury, CT,  enveloped in the love of his attentive, tight-knit family.       Born on December 16, 1936, in Sharon Hospital, Clayton was the son of Harold M. and Evelyn K. (Meiklejohn) Smith, both educators, of Lakeville, CT.     Clayton was known for his sharp mind, gentle temperament, and ...

Lakeville- Laura S. Wright, 77, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at her home with her devoted dog Huxley by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late David A. Wright. Laura was born in Sharon on January 21, 1948, daughter of the late Terrence and Armilla (Rossiter) Solan. She grew up in Lakeville and moved to Burlington, VT in 1966 to attend the Mary Fletcher School of Nursing.  In 1968, Laura met Dave, and they married in July 1970. Just a month later, ...

Lakeville- Barbara Meyers DelPrete, 84, passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at her home. She was the beloved wife of George R. DelPrete for 62 years. Mrs. DelPrete was born in Burlington, IA, on May 31, 1941, daughter of the late George and Judy Meyers. She lived in California for a time and had been a Lakeville resident for the past 55 years. Survivors in addition to her husband, George, include Son- George R. DelPrete II, Daughter- Jena DelPrete Allee, and Son- Stephen P. DelPrete. ...