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2018

  • December

    Richard O. Hammond, Class of 1945

    Richard Oliver Hammond, Class of 1945, died on July 27, 2016. Hamden Hall extends condolences to the Hammond family.

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  • Carl Newton, Class of 1987

    Carl Newton, Class of 1987, died on November 27, 2018. The Hamden Hall community extends condolences to Carl's family.

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  • Frederick Walker, Past Parent and Former Member of Hamden Hall Board of Trustees

    Frederick Walker, past parent and former member of Hamden Hall Board of Trustees died on Saturday, December 1, 2018. Fred was the father of Hamden Hall alumni Catharine Walker Bergstrom, Class of 1973, Elizabeth Walker Phillips, Class of 1979, and Christopher F. Walker, Class of 1984 (Candace Panza Walker 1984.) As mentioned above, Fred was also a former member of the Hamden Hall Board of Trustees.

    The Hamden Hall community extends sincere condolences to the Walker family. 

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  • November

    Lloyd Ayer, Class of 1947

    Alum and past parent Lloyd Ayer, Class of 1947, died on November 5, 2018. Lloyd was the father of Holly Ayer Malloy, Class of 1973, Heidi Ayer Yanavich, Class of 1975, and Glenn Ayer, Class of 1978. Lloyd is also survived by his sister, also an alum, Anita Ayer McCoy, Class of 1951.

    The Hamden Hall Community extends deep condolences to the Ayer family.

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  • October

    Louise Garvey, Past Parent and Past Grandparent

    Past Parent and Past Grandparent Louise Garvey has died. Louise was the mother of alum Leslie Garvey-Schwab, Class of 1980 and grandmother of alum Dennis Hicks, Class of 2012. She is also survived by her daughter, Hamden Hall staff member Lee Anne Hicks.

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  • Past Parent and former Hamden Hall Staff Member Donna Mae "Maizy" Dolven

    Maizy Dolven died on October 28, 2018 in Worthington, Ohio. She was the mother of Hamden Hall alums Peter Dolven, Class of 1979, and Jessica Dolven Ott, Class of 1988. The Hamden Hall Community extends sincere condolences to the Dolven family.

    Funeral services will be held in Ohio later this week. A service is being planned for Connecticut in the spring of 2019. We will post details as we get them.

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  • Past Parent Dr. Herbert Kleber

    Dr. Herbert Kleber died on October 5, 2018. He was the father of alum Elizabeth Kleber, Ph.D., Class of 1975. Son Marc Kleber and daughter Pamela Kleber Shad also attended Hamden Hall circa 1970s. Dr, Kleber also served as Hamden Hall's school psychiatrist for several years.

    The Hamden Hall community extends deep sympathy to the Kleber family.

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  • Past Parent Harold Kent

    Harold Kent died on October 18, 2018. He was the father of Hamden Hall alum Richard Kent, Class of 1968. Hamden Hall extends condolences to Richard and his family.

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  • Michael Ippolito, Class of 1973

    Michael "Mike" Ippolito, Class of 1973, died on Oct. 16, 2018. He was the brother of Alphonse "Al"  Ippolito, Class of 1975, the late Elizabeth "Betty Anne" Ippolito, Class of 1977, and Judith Carbone, who also attended Hamden Hall circa early 1980s. He was predeceased by his parents Alphonse and Betty Ippolito. 
     
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  • Past Parent Henry Ellsworth Parker

    Henry E. Parker, father of Hamden Hall alum Janet Parker, Class of 1979, died on September 29, 2018. Hamden Hall extends condolences to the Parker family.

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  • Past Parent Dorothy Malerba

    Past Parent Dorothy Malerba, mother of Hamden Hall alums James Malerba, Class of 1995, and Jennifer Malerba, Class of 1998, died on September 27, 2018. Hamden Hall extends deep condolences to the Malerba family.

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  • September

    Past Parent David Allen Moser

    David Allen Moser, father of Hamden Hall alums Max Greger-Moser, Class of 2005, Lucy Greger-Moser, Class of 2011, and Paige Greger-Moser, Class of 2013, died on September 10, 2018. David's wife Marie Greger had been a nurse at Hamden Hall. The Hamden Hall community extends deepest condolences to the Greger / Greger-Moser family.

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  • Past Parent Sally Spiegel

    Sally Spiegel, parent of Hamden Hall alum Robert Spiegel, class of 1980, died on September 14, 2018. Hamden Hall extends sincere condolences to the Spiegel family.

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  • Christopher Mark Antollino, Class of 1987

    Chris Antollino, Hamden Hall Class of 1987, died on August 20, 2018. Hamden Hall extends sincere condolences to the Antollino family.

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  • August

    Nancy Crute Fowski, Class of 1958

    Class of 1958 alum Nancy Crute Fowski has died. To read full obituary, please click here. Hamden Hall extends condolences to Nancy's family.
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  • Past Parent Elizabeth Ippolito

    Elizabeth Ippolito died on August 23, 2018. She was the mother of Michael Ippolito, Class of 1973, Al Ippolito, Class of 1975, and the late Betty Anne Ippolito, Class of 1977. Hamden Hall extends condolences to the Ippolito Family.

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  • Past Parent Harold Kasowitz

    Harold Kasowitz died on August 18, 2018. He was the father of Debra Kasowitz Sachs, Class of 1975, Barbara Kasowitz Allen, Class of 1977, and Lori Kasowitz Kessing, Class of 1980. He was also the father-in-law of Joel Sachs (Debra), Class of 1973.

    Hamden Hall extends condolences to the family.
     
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  • Past Parent and Former Hockey Coach Ralph J. O'Connor

    Ralph O'Connor, father of  Brian O'Connor, Hamden Hall Class of 1977, died on August 3, 2018. Ralph was also the Hamden Hall Hockey Coach from 1976 through 1979. Hamden Hall extends condolences to the O'Connor Family.

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  • July

    Herbert T. Kaiser

    Herb Kaiser, husband of Hamden Hall alumnus Joy Sundgaard Kaiser, Class of 1947, died on March 30, 2018.

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  • June

    Evelyn Duff

    Evelyn Duff, mother of Eunice Bragg, Hamden Hall's Director of Annual Giving, died on Friday, June 22. Hamden Hall extends condolences to Eunice and her family.

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  • May

    Donald Knight, Past Parent

    Hamden Hall past parent Donald J. Knight died on May 23, 2018. He was the father of Marc Knight, Class of 1988, and Kimberly Knight, Class of 1992.

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  • Jean Hiltz Pfnausch, Class of 1953

    Jean Hiltz Pfnausch, Hamden Hall Class of 1953, died on May 5, 2018. Hamden Hall extends sincere condolences to the Pfnausch Family.

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  • Paul Chyka

    Paul Chyka. father of Hamden Hall faculty member Lisa Collins, died on April 26, 2018. He was the grandfather of Lauren Collins, Class of 2013. The Hamden Hall community extends condolences to the family.
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  • April

    Suzanne Hart Lewis, Class of 1956

    Hamden Hall alum Suzanne Hart Lewis, Class of 1956, died on April 22, 2018. Hamden Hall extends condolences to the Lewis family.

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  • Joan Eleanor Cummings

    Joan Cummings, mother of Bill Cummings, Class of 1978, and Denise Cummings, Class of 1983, died on March 30, 2017. The Hamden Hall community extends sympathies to the Cummings family.

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  • Ferne Griswold Embree

    Ferne Griswold Embree died on April 11, 2018. Ferne was the mother of Jill Fasano, wife of 1977 alum Len Fasano and grandmother of Hamden Hall alumni Kristen Fasano Sharpe, Class of 2006, Robert Fasano, Class of 2009, and Karla Fasano, Class of 2012.
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  • Dr. Yildizalp M. Naci

    Dr. Yildizalp M. Naci, father of Kim Naci, Class of 1993, died on March 29, 2018. Our condolences to the Naci family.

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  • John A. Haynes Jr.

    John A. Haynes Jr., stepfather of Isaac Haynes, Class of 2022 and Agnes Haynes, class of 2024, died on April 6, 2018. Hamden Hall extends sincere condolences to the Haynes family.

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  • March

    Stephen Brodsky

    Stephen Brodsky, parent of Hamden Hall alum Marla Brodsky, class of 1991, died on March 10, 2018. Our condolences go out to Marla and her family. 

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  • Ellen LaFemina 1954

    Ellen LaFemina, Class of 1954, died on February 20, 2018. 

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  • February

    Hudas Schwartz Liff 1943

    Hudas Schwartz Liff, Hamden Hall Class of 1943 died on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. Besides being a graduate of Hamden Hall, Hudas was the mother of Hamden Hall alumni Bradford Kirkman-Liff, Ph.D., Class of 1968, Wendy Liff Flynn, Class of 1973, and Janet Liff, Class of 1976.

    Hamden Hall extends sincere sympathy to the Liff family.


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  • Dr. Lou Negri

    Dr. Lou Negri, former Hamden Hall choral director, died on February 1, 2018. Lou spent his entire career as a teacher joining Hamden Hall in 2006. The Hamden Hall family extends deepest condolences to Lou's family.

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  • January

    Dorothy Solakian Grave 1944

    Dorothy Solakian Grave, Class of 1944, died on January 13, 2018. She is survived by her daughter Dorothy Grave (Will) Hoyt, Class of 1979, her son Frederick, Class of 1972 (husband of Sally Guyott Grave, Class of 1973), and her son Ted, Class of 1965 (husband of Sally Grant Grave, Class of 1965.) Hamden Hall extends sincere condolences to the family.

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  • Raszue Beatty

    Raszue Beatty, father of Hamden Hall alum Martin Beatty, Class of 1980, died on January 13, 2018. Hamden Hall extends deep condolences to the Beatty family.

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Hamden Hall Country Day School, located less than two miles from Yale University, is one of the best private schools in Connecticut to enroll elementary, middle, and high school students. Our nurturing and inclusive community provides a dynamic learning environment that promotes academic excellence by understanding each child and fostering their individual growth.