Keith Botsford Hatch

Keith Botsford Hatch, 81, a resident of Lockwood Lodge, Newtown, died Saturday, October 30 at Danbury Hospital. He was the husband of the late Margaret Johnson Hatch for 45 years. Raised on the Housatonic Valley Farm in Bridgewater, Keith was the son of the late Howard Mark Hatch and Mable Grace Clark. His mother was a descendant of Reverend Thomas Hooker. His paternal ancestors included Rev. Charles Chauncey, second President of Harvard University and David Botsford of Newtown. He was a graduate of the Wooster School in Danbury and held an associate's degree from the University of CT School of Agriculture majoring in Poultry Husbandry. After serving in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953, Keith was employed in the highway maintenance department of the State of Connecticut, retiring in 1989. Keith is survived by two nephews, Craig R. Reynolds and wife Barbara of Warren, and Steven E. Reynolds and wife Kathleen of Greenville, SC; and his niece, Debi Rabens and husband Karl of Bethlehem. He is also survived by three grandnieces, Shannon Paradise of Greenville, SC, Katherine Baker of Fairfax, VA and Ryan Reynolds of Atlanta, GA; and one grandnephew, Parker Reynolds of Washington, DC. He is also survived by great grandnephew Jake Baker and great grandniece Mary Elizabeth Paradise. Keith is also survived by his brother Gordon C. Hatch of Franklin, MA and was predeceased by two sisters, Louise Nelson and Bernice Parks. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, November 9th at Lillis Funeral Home, 58 Bridge Street, New Milford. Burial with military honors will follow immediately in Mountain Grove Cemetery, Easton. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Burnham Fund, Bridgewater, CT. 06752.