Harriet Aaron

Harriet Aaron
Harriet Aaron, 85, of Shelton, died on August 8, 2025 (but not without a fight).
Born in New Haven, Kip-the childhood nickname she re-adopted in middle age-spoke fondly of her early days on "the Boulevard." She stayed close to home almost all her life, living in Easton for many years with her husband, Allan, before they relocated to Trumbull and then Shelton.
A graduate of Lasell Junior College, Kip was proud to have served as executive secretary to the president of Saab's U.S. operations. She was also proud to have left that job when she felt ill-treated by another executive there (not her boss, whom she liked a lot).
That was Kip: Guided by her own inner compass, always authentic, and not terribly concerned what others thought as a result.
She was concerned, however, about her family and chosen family. Her primary job was caregiver: To her children, to whom she passed on her dogged nature; to her mother, whose later years were brightened under her watch; to her husband, whom she tended with devotion through his final years; and also to her many friends, for whom she always offered support.
Many of those friends were also co-workers at the former Bodytalk in Westport, where she worked for years and availed herself of the employee discount to remain impeccably styled and au courant.
Kip is predeceased by her husband, Allan, to whom she was married 53 years, as well as her parents, Marion and Jack Kipperman. She was the proud mother of Kimberly Block (Josh) and Kenneth Aaron (Hadley); grandmother of Jordan, Nelle, Jack, Miles, Marni and Henry; stepmother to Lori Abramson (Joel) and Tamara Giles-Vernick (Ken); and four step grandchildren.
A service will be held Sunday, Aug. 17, at 11 a.m. at Congregation B'nai Israel Cemetery, 201 Kings Highway E., in Fairfield.
For travel directions or to leave Harriet an online condolence please visit www.LeskoFuneralHome.com.