Cornish, Dorothy Sargent Bauer CHARLOTTE, N.C.
Dorothy Sargent Bauer Cornish, a long-time supporter of civic, cultural, and environmental causes in the Capital District area of New York, died Saturday, January 28, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C. She was 85. She was born in New Haven, Conn., daughter of Charles F. and Elizabeth D. Sargent. Her father was the president of Sargent & Co., one of America's largest makers of building hardware, locks, and tools. She graduated from Mary C. Wheeler School in Providence in 1943, and Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass., in 1947. In 1951, after a short career in banking, she married K. Jack Bauer, a historian and professor of history. They had three children, and lived in Virginia and West Virginia before moving to Troy, in 1965, when he joined the faculty of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He died in 1987. Mrs. Cornish served as an unofficial editor and sounding board for many of her husband's books. In his 1985 biography of President Zachary Taylor, he wrote, "The manuscript has been read, reread, listened to, and lived with by my wife, Dorothy Sargent Bauer, who possesses some of the best eyes for grammatical disasters, and ears for maladroit flights of rhethoric." In 1994 she married Dudley T. Cornish, a noted Civil War historian. Following his death she moved to Charlotte, N.C.
Mrs. Cornish was a member of many civic, cultural, arts, and environmental groups. In the mid 1970s she was elected a member of the Board of Education for the Brittonkill Central School District in Brunswick. She also served as a member of the board of directors of The Friends of the Troy Public Library. For many years she was a volunteer for Guiding Eyes for the Blind, and the Troy Public Library's books-to-shut-ins program. She also volunteered at Samaritan Hospital in Troy, and for the Red Cross. She was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Troy for more than 40 years, serving on the vestry and as president of the Altar Guild. In addition to her volunteer work, Mrs. Cornish was an avid gardener and animal lover. She could often be seen walking her two dogs in her neighborhood near the Troy Country Club.
She is survived by two sons, Eric Bauer of Sudbury, Mass., and Neil Bauer of Derby, Conn.; a daughter, Anne Kidd of Charlotte, N.C.; a stepson, D. Taylor Cornish, of San Francisco; a brother, C. Forbes Sargent of Boston; a sister-in-law, Lucie Bauer of Rockport, Maine; and five grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at a time and place to be determined. Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home and Cremation Service is assisting the family. Friends may offer concolences to the family at www.raymerfh.com
Published in Albany Times Union on Feb. 1, 2012.
Obituary
BARNETT, ELIZABETH S. ( BETSY)
In Branford, September 28, 2001. Elizabeth (Betsy)Sargent Barnett of 36 Kent Dr., North Haven. Wife of John W. Barnett. Born in New Haven, on December 3, 1928, she was the daughter of the late C. Forbes Sargent and Elizabeth Day Sargent. Betsy attended Oberlin College and graduated in 1950. A long time member of the Church of the Redeemer in New Haven, she was the current treasurer, having served in many other capacities. Betsy retired in 1995, after 23 years as a Probation Officer for the State of
Connecticut. She was active volunteer with many organizations including: The Children's Center for 40 years and was a Past President, Fellowship Place, Creative Arts Workshop, the Women's Seaman's Friend Society, The Greater New Haven Y.M.C.A. and she was a past President of the New Haven Scholarship Fund. Betsy was a member of the New Haven Lawn Club and the Junior League of New Haven. Beside her husband she is survived by two daughters; Elizabeth Barnett M.D. of Sharon, MA and Priscilla B. Mainardi of Pompton Plains, NJ,a son, John A. Barnett of Ocoee, FL, a sister, Dorothy S. Cornish of Troy, NY, a brother, Charles F. Sargent of Boston and 8 grandchildren.
A Memorial service will be held at the Church of the Redeemer, Whitney Ave., Corner of Cold Spring St., New Haven, Wednesday, October 3 at 2 P.M. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be sent to the Church of the Redeemer, 185 Cold Spring St., New Haven, CT 06511. Arrangements with BEECHER AND BENNETT, 2300 WHITNEY AVE., HAMDEN.
Michael Motte Grove
(Ret LTJG USN), of Sharon, on Nov. 8, 2003, after a long illness, at age 75. Beloved husband of Sheila Connors Grove. Brother of Captain George Sargent Grove, USN (Ret.) of West Newbury, VT, Anne Loring Grove Turner of Small Point, ME and Barbara Moorehead Griffin of Hopewell, NJ, also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Funeral from the Joseph P. Keating Funeral Home, 46 So. Main St., SHARON, on Saturday, Nov 15th at 10:15 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass in Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Cottage St., Sharon at 11:00 am. Visiting hours Friday evening 5-8 pm. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Burial will be at Rock Ridge Cemetery, Sharon. Memorial donation's in Michael's memory can be made to the MGH Palliative Care Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Founders 600, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114. (Korean Navy Veteran)
Published by Boston Globe on Nov. 12, 2003.
MICHAEL MOTTE GROVE - Providence
01:00 AM EST on Tuesday, November 25, 2003
MICHAEL MOTTE GROVE, 75, of Sharon, Mass., a retired vice president and general manager of Imperial Knife of Providence, and later a business consultant, died Nov. 8 at home.
He was the husband of Sheila (Connors) Grove; they had been married for 31 years. Born in New York City on May 9, 1928, a son of the late Mrs. Ludwig King Moorehead and the late George Wilson Grove, he had lived in Sharon since 1972.
He was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.
Mr. Grove had worked for Imperial Knife Associated Cos. of Providence for 16 years before retiring in 1987 as vice president and general manager, and previously had worked at Robertshaw Controls of Milford, Conn., for 14 years.
In his retirement, he founded Connors Grove Associates, a management consulting firm, and began a long-term affiliation with SCORE (the Service Corps of Retired Executives), providing counseling to small businesses in the Boston area.
Mr. Grove also had served as the chairman of the personnel board of the Town of Sharon, and a member of the executive board of the Friends of the Council on Aging.
A Navy veteran of the Korean War, he had been a member of the U.S. Naval Institute, the U.S. Naval Aid Association, the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, and the Navy League of the United States.
Besides his wife, he leaves two sisters, Anne Loring Grove Turner of Small Point, Maine, and Barbara Moorehead Griffin of Hopewell, N.J.; a brother, George Sargent Grove of West Newbury, Vt.; and many nieces and nephews.
The funeral was held on Nov. 15 at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, in Sharon. Burial was in Rock Ridge Cemetery, Sharon.
Elizabeth Lewis Deming Goeller "Bibby" , 89, a longtime resident of Brandywine Hundred and also of Long Beach Island, N.J., died on January 22, 2012.
Bibby was born in New Haven, Connecticut to Laura and Dr. Charles Deming. She was a 1943 graduate of the University of Vermont where she was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Bibby served on the Advisory Board of the Sellers Senior Center and was an active, longtime member of St. David's Episcopal Church. She also volunteered at the Brandywine River Museum, Next to New and Adopt-a-Family. Bibby loved to travel and was devoted to her family, friends and church. Her husband of 33 years, William Joseph Goeller died in 1977. She was also preceded in death by 2 sisters, Linda Gosner and Catherine Mikeshock and 1 brother, John Deming. Bibby is survived by 5 children: Ann G. DelVescovo (Bill) and Amy Rice, both of West Chester ,PA; Alison D. Goeller of Heidelberg, Germany; William A. Goeller (Megan) of Wilmington and Michael C. Goeller (Janice) of Kennett Square; 1 brother, William A. Deming of Shelburne, VT; 15 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and 2 great-greatgrandchildren.
A funeral service with Holy Eucharist will be held at 11am, Thursday, January 26 at St. David's Episcopal Church, where friends may call after 10am.
Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to The Legacy Fund at St. David's Episcopal Church, 2320 Grubb Rd., Wilmington, DE 19180.
The News Journal
Wilmington, Delaware
24 Jan 2012, Tue • Page 18
Contributor: 48991587.
Theodore Fisher Babbitt passed away on November 14th, just shy of his 97th birthday.
Born in New York City on November 27, 1923 to Theodore and Margaret Fisher Babbitt, Ted spent his youth in New Haven, CT. He graduated from The Pomfret School in 1942 and entered Yale College with the class of 1945. In 1943 he started active duty in NROTC, followed by Navy flight training. He was commissioned as an Ensign and designated a Naval Aviator in June of 1945.
Returning to Yale, Ted received a degree in Architecture in 1949. On June 19, 1948, he married Betsy Hurd and they raised five children in the house he designed on Dogwood Road in North Haven, CT. He worked as an architect in New Haven at Douglas Orr, deCossy, Winder and Associates and finished his career with Hoffmann Architects in Hamden, CT. He was proud of his work and enjoyed telling stories of renovation projects for Rockefeller Center, the NY Stock Exchange and the US Capital.
He most loved coming home to "Bets" and his family. Time spent at Buffalo Bay in Madison, CT was particularly special to him, enjoying time with longtime friends and their families, shucking clams, playing tennis and sailing his Sailfish in his unique fashion. His enduring love of flying and the sea was seen through his patient building of sailing ship and plane models. His integrity, prudence, humility and dry wit endeared him to many. He is remembered for being a gentleman, with a wonderful smile.
Ted had been a resident of Evergreen Woods in North Branford for 17 years, since he and Betsy moved there in 2003. They enjoyed the sense of community with many of their longtime friends and in later years, appreciated the loving care he received from the Health Center staff. Despite all efforts to keep him safe, he died of COVID-19.
Ted is preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Betsy, his son Timothy and his brother Thomas. He is survived by his children Theodore (Penny), Katharine (Stephen Spaeth), Margaret (Jerry Fields) and Eleanor, his brother Samuel along with 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Vantage Group, Inc., 29 North Plains Highway Unit 15, Wallingford, CT 06492 or the Evergreen Woods Employee Scholarship Fund, 88 Notch Hill Road, North Branford, CT 06471. Arrangements are with the Hawley Lincoln Memorial.