Loretta Martha (Lewis) Wachter, 74, of Brookfield passed away on Wednesday, January 18 at Danbury Hospital with her family at her side. She was the loving wife of 51 years to John B. Wachter. Loretta was born on September 6, 1937 in Maryland. She was the daughter of the late Annas and Ethel (Buell) Lewis.
Loretta graduated from Hereford High School in Maryland in 1955. She made her home in Brookfield in 1969, where she and her husband raised their family. Through the years she was involved in a number of community services including the Planning Commission and serving as a Justice of the Peace. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who will be sadly missed.
In addition to her husband, John, Loretta is survived by her son, John B. Wachter Jr. and his wife Tammy of Tarpan Springs, FL; three daughters, Anne Margaret Craven and her husband Rick of Glen Allen, VA, Martha Pavelchek and her husband Mike of Ossining, NY and Mary Leheny and her husband Dan of New Fairfield; seven grandchildren, Jeremy and Emily Wachter, Matei and Lucas Craven, Michael and Mitchell Pavelchek and Matthew Leheny; as well as many nieces and nephews.
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Funeral Information
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 24 at , 159 Whisconier Road, Brookfield.
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The family will receive friends from 4 to 8 p.m. on Monday, January 23 at Cornell Memorial Home, 247 White Street, Danbury.
Donations Information
In lieu of flowers send donations in Loretta's name to Dorothy Day Hospitality House, P.O. Box 922, Danbury, CT 06813-0922.
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