Recent Death Notices From Guilford

GUILFORD, CT — Here are recent death notices from Guilford.

John M. Santamaria, 61, died Jan. 1, 2026; an automotive industry manager with years at Autoparts International and McDermott Auto Group, he enjoyed golf, working on cars, caring for his cats, and spending Sundays cooking.

Paul William Courtney, 77, died Dec. 30, 2025; a supply chain management professional with a sharp analytical mind, he enjoyed deep research, dry humor, European and Hawaiian travel, and the company of his dogs.

Kate Mercer (née Catherine Ann Jones), 73, died Dec. 29, 2025; a photographer who operated her own photography business for more than 30 years and an artist who later studied painting, she also enjoyed cooking, gardening, traveling, biking, and time in the pool with her grandchildren.

Dorothy (Dotty) Grace Monte Ruotolo, 99, died Dec. 19, 2025; a former standout high school athlete who later devoted herself to raising her family, volunteering for decades through church service and community meals, tending gardens and flowers, managing backyard chickens, cooking her well-known tomato sauce, and enjoying summers by the pool and winters in Florida.

William (Bill) James Sennett, 81, died Dec. 15, 2025; a trust and estate banker who retired from Bank of America, he was also a law school graduate and avid cook and entertainer who enjoyed boating, pinochle, competitive barbecue, travel in Europe, Giants football, yard work on his John Deere tractor, building stone walls, and long service through the Knights of Columbus and community volunteering.