Recent Death Notices From Stamford: April 22 To May 9

STAMFORD, CT — Here are the recent obituaries from Stamford.

Janet M. Gill Gentry, 69, died May 9, 2025; a CPA and former CFO at Pyramid Real Estate Group, she held degrees from SUNY Albany and Pace Univ., began her career at David Lewittes & Co., and worked at firms including Coopers & Lybrand and Verizon, while enjoying choral singing, leading church and children's choirs, volunteering for swim teams, and pursuing hobbies like drawing, reading, mahjong, and caring for cockatiels and cats.

Ita Hughes Hardiman, 90, died May 5, 2025; a nurse educated at the Hospital of St. Raphael’s School of Nursing, she worked at Greenwich Hospital, St. Joseph’s, Stamford Industries, and the Tandet Center, and was an active volunteer with Meals on Wheels, hospice care, soup kitchens, and various community boards, while enjoying reading, Netflix, social media, and baking her well-known Irish soda bread.

Lillian O’Neil, 102, died May 1, 2025; she worked as an executive secretary for multiple firms and Manpower where she was named secretary of the year, and was a dedicated painter whose award-winning work was exhibited locally after studying art through the Stamford Senior Center.

Linda S. Fiorito, 70, died April 29, 2025; a dedicated operating room nurse at Yale New Haven for over 30 years, she continued working until her passing and enjoyed gardening, cooking, making homemade sauce, spending time with her granddaughters, and caring for her dog Zara.

Edward “Ed” L. Bryant, 85, died on April 27, 2025, following a 46-year career in the grocery industry and nearly two decades as a school crossing guard, with passions that included fairs, festivals, cruises, car shows, and military service in the Army National Guard’s 192nd Field Artillery Battalion.

Connie M. Falkenstein, 75, died on April 23, 2025, after a career in administrative roles including at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Day Pitney, with decades devoted to parish volunteer work, ministering to the homebound, and time spent reading, always planning ahead, and being “Oma” to her grandchildren.

Kathleen M. (Kathy) Kennedy, 78, died on April 22, 2025, following a decades-long career as an executive secretary at Pitney Bowes and a life filled with travel, poolside afternoons, beach vacations, and unmatched chocolate chip cookies.