Laura Stietzel

Laura Stietzel Laura Virginia Morgan Stietzel went home to her maker to spend eternity with her beloved husband Seth. Laura passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2009 at Danbury Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Laura was born in the Morgan Homestead on Padnaram Road in Danbury on Saturday, January 19, 1918. Laura was the daughter of Alfred M. and Lydia Vincent Morgan. Laura was very proud of being a descendent of the five founding families Danbury. After her marriage to Seth F. Stietzel on June 19, 1937 they made their home in Brookfield Center. It was here that she began her very active and service-filled life. Laura and Seth were charter members of the Couples Club of the Congregational Church of Brookfield. She was very involved in the Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, the PTA, the Democratic Town Committee and the King Street Dorcas Society. Laura loved square dancing with the Circle Bee Square Dance Club. She was the director of the Saints and Sinners Kazoo Band. Laura and Seth were very involved with the Brookfield AARP. She enjoyed activities at the Brookfield Senior Center including ceramics and traveling. Laura was also a member of the New Fairfield Historical Society. Laura believed in volunteering her time and worked with The March of Dimes, the American Red Cross and the American Cancer Society. She spent time babysitting at the Congregational Church. In later years, she was also a volunteer at Ashlar of Newtown. Laura was a member of Saint Paul's Episcopal Church of Brookfield and of the New Fairfield Congregational Church. It was at the Congregational Church that she was an avid member of the church choir and the Women's Club. Laura is survived by her daughter, Nan Delohery and her husband, Bill of New Fairfield; and her son, Seth Alfred Stietzel and his wife, Kay of Gaylordsville. Laura enjoyed time with her seven grandchildren: Andrew Delohery and his wife, Jodie of New Milford, Susan Fitz Gerald and her husband, Kevin of Sandy Hook, Beth Schult and her husband, Tim of Cheshire, Dianna Delohery of Brookfield, Peter Delohery and his wife, Tamar of Sherman, Jean Denesen and her husband, Jeff of Woodbury, Minnesota and John Stietzel and his wife, Michelle of Gaylordsville. Laura was very proud of her 11 great -grandchildren: Hannah and Sophia Delohery, Zachary, Ashley and Caitlin Fitz Gerald, Nathan and Chelsea Schult, Claire, Daniel and Caleb Delohery and Robert Denesen. Laura is also survived by her brother: Hubert Morgan and his wife, Regina of Danbury; as well as several nieces and nephews. Family will receive friends at the Hull Funeral Home, 60 Division Street, Danbury on Monday, May 25, 2009 from 4 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the Congregational Church of New Fairfield, 20 Gillotti Road , New Fairfield on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 11:00 am. Burial immediately following at Central Cemetery in Brookfield . In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Congregational Church of New Fairfield or the Gaylordsville Volunteer Fire Dept., P.O. Box 230, Gaylordsville, CT 06755 .