Birch, MacNichol, Guarino: Recent Death Notices From Chester, Essex & Deep River

ESSEX, CT — Recent death notices from Essex, Chester and Deep River.

Sally Carter MacNichol, 96, of Essex, died Sept. 21. She was the first woman to serve on the board of Toledo Hospital in Ohio and chaired the board of Planned Parenthood of Northwestern Ohio. She is survived by her brother, Lee, four children, nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Henry Resnikoff, 75, of Essex, died suddenly Sept. 17. Born in New London, he earned an MPhil in economics from George Washington University and became a real estate developer, working mainly on commercial projects from New England to Maryland and West Virginia. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Daphne Nielsen, four sons and six grandchildren.

Joan G. Pryor, 88, of Essex, died Sept. 17. Born in Chicago, she taught Spanish and English in Bogota, Colombia, and Madrid, and sang in the choir at Christ the King Church in Old Lyme. She is survived by her sister, Peggy Bahar, her sons, Michael and Patrick, and four granddaughters. A service will be held Oct. 17 at 11 a.m. at Christ the King Church.

Raymond J. Guarino, 96, of Essex, died Sept. 6 at home. An Air Force veteran of the Korean War, he worked in his family's business, Newhall Wayside Nurseries, and served as commandant of the Second Company Governor's Foot Guard. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Anita, his daughters, Ellen Piotrowski and Jan Perruccio, and two grandsons.

Doris Freer Pierce, 96, of Ivoryton, died Sept. 5. In 1970 she became the first secretary of the new John Winthrop Junior High School in Deep River, staying until she retired at 70. She is survived by her daughters, Debbie Breaux and Lynn Giroux, her son, James Pierce, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Oct. 23 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John Church in Cromwell.

Carl J. Maleri Jr., 78, of Deep River, died Sept. 1 at home. Born in Derby, he spent 30 years at Blue Cross/Blue Shield as vice president of underwriting and an actuary, then 10 years at MVP Health Care in Rochester, N.Y. He is survived by his wife, Sophie Wojcik Maleri, three children, two stepchildren, a brother and seven grandchildren.

Joyce Calamari Hines, 89, of Deep River and Chester, died Aug. 30. She retired as an assistant bank manager, was a Eucharistic minister at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Chester and volunteered with the Deep River Historical Society. She is survived by her sister, Kathy Fox, three children, Craig Hines, Patrick Hines and Julie Steele, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Marguerite Ann Todaro, 94, of Ivoryton, died Aug. 30. She taught Sunday school for many years and was married to her husband, Joe, for 65 years. She is survived by her son, Dave Todaro, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Edward Charles Birch, 90, of Essex, died Aug. 26. Born in Essex, he was a music teacher in the Bloomfield schools for more than 25 years and later served as commodore of the Essex Corinthian Yacht Club and the Pettipaug Yacht Club.