Dr. Edward G. Bednar

BEDNAR Dr. Edward G. Bednar, 76, of Woodbridge, died March 21, 2009. He was the loving husband of Margaret (Peggy) Dorsey Bednar. He was born January 5, 1933, in Bridgeport, son of the late Edward J. and Marie Hadjus Bednar. Dr. Bednar was a graduate of Fairfield Prep and the University of Pennsylvania College and Dental Schools, and was a practicing dentist in Derby for nearly 50 years and was dedicated to all of his patients. He was an active member of the Connecticut Dental Society and past president of the Naugatuck Valley Dental Society. He was a member of the U.S. Marine Corps and a retired Captain in the US Naval Reserves, where he served for 35 years. He had many civic accomplishments, including past president of the Derby-Shelton Rotary Club, active member of the Derby-Shelton Boys and Girls Club, past member of the Board of Directors for the Boy Scouts of America, and a member of St. Joseph Church, Ansonia, where he served on the parish counsel. He was also a past president Graduate Chapter of the Connecticut Delta Sigma Delta Dental Fraternity, a member of the Archdiocesan Board of Education, the Navy League, United Way Coordinator for the Dental Program, and the NRA. Dr. Bednar was also a partner of the Bednar-Osiecki Funeral Home. Survivors, in addition to his wife, Peggy, include four cherished daughters, Theresa and her husband, Michael Murphy, of Braintree, Mass., Lorraine and her husband, Robert Sarafian, of Dover, Mass., Maria and her husband, John Courtney, of Woodbridge, Meg and her husband, Aaron Neron, of Newton, N.H.; seven adored and loving grandchildren, Kevin and Danny Murphy, Rachel, Kyle and Marie Sarafian, Heidi Neron and Kaitlyn Courtney. Friends are requested to go DIRECTLY to St. Joseph Church, Ansonia, WEDNESDAY, at 10 a.m. for a Mass of Christian Burial. Burial, with military honors, will be in a cemetery to be announced. Calling hours will be TUESDAY from 4 to 7 p.m. at The Bednar-Osiecki Funeral Home, 87 South Cliff Street, Ansonia. Additional parking will be available in the Christ Episcopal Church parking lot, across the street from the Funeral Home. Memorial contributions to the Derby-Shelton Boys and Girls Club, 1 Positive Place, Shelton, CT 06484.