Wilma R. Russell Merrill, Hamden Hall Class of 1957, of Sandwich, Mass., passed away unexpectedly on April 27 at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. She was 84.
John F. Baesch, of South Baltimore, an Army veteran and retired CSX and Amtrak executive, died Nov. 14, of heart failure. He was 78. John is survived by his wife of 20 years, Hamden Hall alumna Evelyn Herzog, Class of 1965.
Stephen M. Babbitz of Orange, died on February 23 at the age of 81. He is survived by his daughter, Mara Babbitz Ginsberg, Hamden Hall Class of 1985 alumna and past parent, son David, Hamden Hall Class of 1986, several grandchildren, two of whom are Hamden Hall alumni, Nicholas Ginsberg, Class of 2010, and Abigail Ginsberg, Class of 2011, two great grandchildren, and extended family and friends. He was predeceased by his wife, Susan, whom he married in 1964.
Peter Moschetto Jr. of Middletown, Conn., formerly of Mohawk, NY, died on November 30 at the age of 53 after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was the father of Hamden Hall student, Nathan Moschetto, Class of 2030.
Hamden Hall Past Parent Martha Elizabeth (Crocker) Dobrowolski of Ridgefield, Conn, a longtime resident of New Haven, Conn, died peacefully on January 10, 2024 at Danbury Hospital, following a brief illness. She was 94.
Richard H. Ezold Sr. of Branford passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on January 5, after a courageous year-long battle with cancer. He was 85.
Jane Sbarra died on January 1. She was predeceased by her second husband Patrick Sbarra. She is survived by three children. Her son John D. Greenawalt Sr. is a Hamden Hall faculty member. Her grandson, John D. Greenawalt Jr. is a Hamden Hall alumnus, Class of 2008.
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