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Claire Finnigan, 91, Former Educator And Librarian In Peekskill
PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Claire M. Finnigan of Peekskill, died on Jan. 3, 2015. She was 91 years old.
Claire was an educator and librarian for forty-five years in the Peekskill City School District. She was born on Sept. 3, 1923, in Putnam Valley to William E. and Rose Anne Crowell Finnigan. She attended Geneseo College where she received her master's degree in Education. She was a member of the many organizations, including Delta Kappa Gamma and New York State United Teachers.
She is survived by two nieces, Anne E. and Stephanie W. and two nephews, Stephen and William, III. She was predece…
Johanne Dressel, 87, Longtime Fairfield Resident
FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Johanne Clark Dressel, a longtime resident of Fairfield, died at home on Dec. 18. She was 87 years old.
Dressel had lived as a widow since 1975 when her loving husband Wayne succumbed to cancer at the age of 47. She was born and raised in Jackson, Mich. and graduated from Jackson Junior College, She was married to Wayne Dressel and was employed as a secretary until the birth of their first child. They lived in Rocky River, Ohio, before moving to Fairfield in 1968.
She was an avid bowler, enjoyed golf, and loved nature, bridge, books, and most of all, her family.
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