Jenna Vanicky of the Interlaken Inn (center) and Jessica Sherwood (left) and Shannon Conklin of the Lakeville Hose Company Ladies Auxiliary at a Bingo fundraiser at the Inn Wednesday, May 7.
LAKEVILLE — Jenna Vanicky was looking for a way to bring the community together while raising funds for area nonprofits. Then bingo! She came up with an idea.
An avid player of the game herself, the marketing coordinator at the Interlaken Inn decided to combine the restaurant’s Wednesday buffet dinner with bingo games. Each session is devoted to a particular charity that receives $500 from the proceeds of the evening. Representatives of each group oversee the playing.
“The community needed something to do on winter nights, and I really love the game,” said Vanicky, who lives in Cornwall. However, with winter over, the evenings will continue because of their popularity.
Those attending get to enjoy the all-you-can-eat buffet, along with some specialty drinks, and then the games begin. The response has been very positive, with some nights drawing as many as 80 participants.
Vanicky is very pleased with the outpouring of support from local businesses which have provided prizes to game winners. The inn supplies everything needed to play, including daubers, cards and the game cage.
Some groups have added incentives, such as a 50-50 raffle, to increase the proceeds.
“Bingo night at the Interlaken Inn was a blast and a huge success,” said Donna Lloyd Stoetzner of the Jane Lloyd Fund, which raises money to assist cancer victims with their everyday expenses. “We are so grateful to the Interlaken Inn for their hospitality and generosity. I had so much fun I attended one for another nonprofit. We’ll be back for another.”
Kristen van Ginhoven, executive director of Project SAGE. said there were plenty of laughs throughout the evening, “which is something we all need.”
Other organizations that have taken part in the game nights are Project SAGE, the Little Guild, Animal Farm Foundation, Salisbury Central School’s eighth-grade class trip to Washington, D.C., Housatonic Child Care Center, Alzheimer’s Association and the Lakeville Hose Company’s Ladies Auxiliary.
Anna Pattison of the Lakeville Hose Company’s Ladies Auxiliary said they had such a great time at last week’s game. “I think we brought the most people out so far. It was so cool to see families taking part. We’d definitely do it again.”
The following are scheduled: Animal Farm Foundation on May 14; Lady of Hope Blessing Box of Copake, May 28; Salisbury Youth Hockey, June 4; Healing Hoofbeats of Connecticut, June 11; Connecticut Alliance of Foster and Adoptive Families, June 18; Canaan Child Care Center, July 2; Salisbury Rotary Club, July 9 and Canaan Lions Club, Oct. 15.
To schedule a game, call Vanicky at 860-435-9878.
SALISBURY — Amanda Cannon, age 100, passed away Oct. 15, 2025, at Noble Horizons. She was the wife of the late Jeremiah Cannon.
Amanda was born Aug. 20, 1925, in Brooklyn, New York the daughter of the late Karl and Ella Husslein.
She was widowed at the age of 31 and worked as a bookkeeper for the Standard Oil Company and other oil companies in New York City until she retired at age 72.
Amanda moved to Noble Horizons in 2013 to live near her daughter Diane and son-in-law (the late) Raymond Zelazny.
She enjoyed her time in the Northwest Corner and was an avid nature lover, albeit considered herself a native New Yorker as she was born and resided in NYC for 88 years.
She was a faithful parishioner of St. Mary’s Church in Lakeville and attended Mass regularly until the age of 99.
Amanda was the grandmother of (the late) Jesse Morse and is survived by her daughter, Diane Zelazny, her grandsons, Adam Morse, Raymond Morse and his wife Daron and their daughter and her great granddaughter Cecelia Morse.
A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Thursday, Oct. 23, 11 a.m. at St Mary’s Church in Lakeville, Connecticut.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Mary’s Church.
The Kenny Funeral Home has care of arrangements.
LAKEVILLE — Barbara Meyers DelPrete, 84, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, at her home. She was the beloved wife of George R. DelPrete for 62 years.
Mrs. DelPrete was born in Burlington, Iowa, on May 31, 1941, daughter of the late George and Judy Meyers. She lived in California for a time and had been a Lakeville resident for the past 55 years.
Survivors, in addition to her husband, George, include son, George R. DelPrete II, daughter, Jena DelPrete Allee, and son Stephen P. DelPrete. Grandchildren; Trey, Cassidy, and Meredith DelPrete, Jack, Will and Finn Allee, and Ali and Nicholas DelPrete.
A Funeral Mass was held at St. Mary’s Church, Lakeville, on Saturday, Oct. 4. May she Rest in Peace.
Ryan Funeral Home, 255 Main St., Lakeville, is in care of arrangements.
To offer an online condolence, please visit ryanfhct.com
SHARON — Shirley Anne Wilbur Perotti, daughter of George and Mabel (Johnson) Wilbur, the first girl born into the Wilbur family in 65 years, passed away on Oct. 5, 2025, at Noble Horizons.
Shirley was born on Aug. 19, 1948 at Sharon Hospital.
She was raised on her parents’ poultry farm (Odge’s Eggs, Inc.).
After graduating from Housatonic Valley Regional High School, she worked at Litchfield County National Bank and Colonial Bank.
She married the love of her life, John, on Aug. 16, 1969, and they lived on Sharon Mountain for more than 50 years.
Shirley enjoyed creating the annual family Christmas card, which was a coveted keepsake.She also enjoyed having lunch once a month with her best friends, Betty Kowalski, Kathy Ducillo, and Paula Weir.
In addition to John, she is survived by her three children and their families; Sarah Medeiros, her husband, Geoff, and their sons, Nick and Andrew, of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, Shelby Diorio, her husband, Mike, and their daughters, Addie, Lainey and Lyla, of East Canaan, Connecticut,Jeffrey Perotti, his wife, Melissa, and their daughters, Annie, Lucy and Winnie, of East Canaan. Shirley also leaves her two brothers, Edward Wilbur and his wife Joan, and David Wilbur; two nieces, three nephews, and several cousins.
At Shirley’s request, services will be private.
Donations in her memory may be made to the Sharon Woman’s Club Scholarship Fund, PO Box 283, Sharon, CT 06069.
The Kenny Funeral Home has care of arrangements.
MILLERTON — Veronica Lee “Ronnie” Silvernale, 78, a lifelong area resident died Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, at Sharon Hospital in Sharon, Connecticut. Mrs. Silvernale had a long career at Noble Horizons in Salisbury, where she served as a respected team leader in housekeeping and laundry services for over eighteen years. She retired in 2012.
Born Oct. 19, 1946, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Bradley C. and Sophie (Debrew) Hosier, Sr. Following her graduation from high school and attending college, she married Jack Gerard Silvernale on June 15, 1983 in Millerton, New York. Their marriage lasted thirty-five years until Jack’s passing on July 28, 2018.
Ronnie is survived by her daughter, Jaime Silvernale (Wm. MacDaniel, Sr.) of Millerton, her beloved grandson, Wm. MacDaniel, Jr.; two special nieces, Shannon and Rebecca and a special nephew Sean Hosier. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her brother, Bradley C. Hosier, Jr. and her dear friend Ruth Fullerton of Millerton.
Visitation was private. A celebration of Ronnie’s life will be held in the future. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Scott D. Conklin Funeral Home, 37 Park Avenue, Millerton, NY 12546. To send an online condolence to the family or to plant a tree in Ronnie’s memory, please visit www.conklinfuneralhome.com
