Kurt A.-Zorn Jr.-Obituary

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Kurt A. Zorn Jr.

Wallingford, Connecticut

May 3, 1929 – Apr 18, 2012

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BORN
May 3, 1929
DIED
April 18, 2012
LOCATION
Wallingford, Connecticut

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Kurt A. Zorn Jr., 82, of Wallingford, beloved husband of 57 years of Catherine M. Rocco Zorn, passed away suddenly at home, Wednesday, April 18, 2012.

Kurt was born in the Bronx, May 3, 1929, the son of the late Kurt A. Zorn Sr. and Anna Bauerle Zorn. He was raised in the Bronx, moved to Warwick, N.Y. in 1960 and had been a Wallingford resident since 1971. Kurt was a U. S. Air Force Veteran of the Korean War, and was a graduate of Pace University. He retired from the Nationwide Insurance, Wallingford Office after 36 years of service. He was an active volunteer with AARP for their driver safety course and was a member of the Wallingford Senior Center, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post in Wallingford. He was also on the board of directors for the Wallingford Rod and Gun Club. He was a Constable for the Town of Wallingford, as well as the Fish and Game Warden. Kurt was an avid tennis player, golfer, fisherman, gardener and world wide traveler.

In addition to his wife Catherine, he is survived by his daughter Margaret Zorn of West Hartford; his two sons Christopher Zorn and his wife Tammy of Wallingford and Kurt Zorn III of Berkeley, CA; his two granddaughters Samantha and Elizabeth; his cousin Ann OHara and her husband John of Princeton Junction, NJ; his three sisters-in-law Marie Murphy and her husband Vincent of Spring Hill, FL, Ellen Doheny and her husband Edward of Cherry Hill, NJ and Mary Rocco of Lake Ronconcomo, NY; his two brothers-in-law Thomas Rocco and his wife Ellen of New Paltz, NY and Louis Rocco and his wife Pat of Manchester, NJ; many nieces and nephews; and a multitude of friends. He was predeceased by his brother-in-law Frank Rocco.

His family will receive relatives and friends in The Wallingford Funeral Home, 809 N. Main St. Ext., Friday, April 20, from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 21, from The Wallingford Funeral Home at 10 a.m. when the funeral cortege will proceed to Most Holy Trinity Church where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:15 a.m. Interment will be in St. John Cemetery in Wallingford.

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Eversince Kurt had been coming to workout at Maximum Fitness, he always arrived with a smile on his face and good conversation. He will truly be missed, but memories of him will be cherished forever.

-All of us from Maximum Fitness

I knew Kurt through AARP Safe Driving Program. He always had an up-beat way of looking at things. He always gave a warm greeting and made light of situations which others took much too seriously. I've always felt comfortable in his presence. I'll miss him. I'm sure he is with the other saints in heaven.

Dear Catherine, Margaret, Kurt, Chris & family -

We are so sorry & are keeping you in our thoughts & prayers. May the great times & memories you made together be of some comfort as the days pass. Take good care of each other. Love to all.

Margaret, Bob, Jim & Catherine
(Johnson cousins)

Dear Chris and Tammy ,I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and Prayers go out to your family through this difficult time

Dear Catherine and Margaret and all, My deepest condolences. Fondly I remember being with him and all of you at the family reunion.
May he rest in peace.
Fr. Carl Johnson

My sincere condolences to Kurt's family.
As his program supervisor, Kurt's special dedication to AARP Driver Safety was greatly appreciated, and will always be remembered. May he rest in peace.

Our condolences to the Zorn family. We have good memories of being together on the cruise to Bermuda! And I enjoyed working with Kurt at Nationwide...glad he got time to become a "world wide traveler" - his memory will live on.

I met Kurt at workshops for the AARP Driver Safety Program.
A great man. He will be missed by his family and friends.
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What a wonderful husband, father, and friend to so many. You will be sorely missed. Rest in peace.