The Cape Codder

Joseph Francis Perez was born in Nice, France the 19th of September 1930, the son of the late Antonio Perez and Teresa (n?e DeSantis) Perez. He immigrated to this country with his parents and sister, settling in Hartford, CT through which public schools he went, graduating from the Morgan Gardner Bulkeley High School in 1948. After a two-year stint in the army during the Korean War, he attended the University of Connecticut from which he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1954. After taking his Master's Degree at Boston University he returned to UConn where he was awarded a Ph.D. in 1959. Dr. Perez served two years as Director of Guidance for the Northampton Public Schools and two years as...

Ruth (Loomis) Havlick, 105, passed peacefully away Saturday, November 21, 2020, at Elim Park. She was the wife of the late Roy W. Havlick. Ruth Havlick was born February 9, 1915, in Windsor, the daughter of the late John and Ethel (Kenyon) Loomis. She had been a Cheshire resident since 1950 and was a long time member of the Cheshire Congregational Church. She was a volunteer at Waterbury Hospital for many years. She enjoyed being a member of the Lady Fenwick Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Known as 'Nina' by her family, she was an avid knitter and sewer and showered many a new parent-to-be with hand-knit baby blankets, hats, and sweaters. She graced every...

SOUTHBURY - Michael John Genova, 81, passed away peacefully at his home on March 25, 2020. Michael was born in Waterbury, CT to John Genova and Rose Dispoto Genova. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Joan Fawcett Genova; his daughter and son-in-law, Ann and Jim Bates; his grandson, Michael Bates and Michael's wife Desiree Bates along with her two children Violet and Luke; his grandson, Jordan Bates and Jordan's wife Grace Painter; his daughter and son-in-law, Beth Genova and Ray Lemley along with Ray's children Caroline, Ian and Kristin. He is also survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Atty. Fred Fawcett and Martha Fawcett; his nephews Brian and Kipp Fawcett and his niece Megan...

Ted Larson, 82 of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL and East Orleans, MA passed away peacefully on Dec. 6, 2019 after succumbing to injuries sustained during a bicycle accident in October. Ted was born in 1937 to John and Frieda Larson in Roslyn, NY. After graduating from Darien High School in CT in 1955 he went on to receive a BS in chemistry and economics at Cornell University and received an MBA from Columbia University. After graduation he worked for Union Carbide and then spent over 25 years in marketing and operations at General Foods. In 1966 he married Betsey Johnson at Wee Burn Country Club in Darien, CT and went on to raise his two children, Leigh and Sarah in Wilton, CT. After retiring...

William T. Cox 87, a longtime resident of Marlow, NH, passed away at the Keene Center Genesis, Keene, NH, on Friday, August 16, 2019. His parents, Arthur W. and Louise E. (Townsend) Cox, welcomed their son into the world on February 5, 1932 in Boston, Mass. William grew up in Hopedale, Mass., attending local schools. William enlisted in the Navy where he served during the Korean Conflict as a boatswain's mate third class onboard the U.S.S D.H. Fox and the U.S.S. Cascade from June of 1951 until his honorable discharge in June of 1955. He worked for many years as a carpenter with Luther Crowell Construction in Wellfleet. While residing in Wellfleet, William was a longtime member of the...