Daniel L. Van Deusen

Daniel L. Van Deusen

CANAAN — Daniel L. Van Deusen, 19, of 144 E. Canaan Road died Sept. 23, 2023 at Hartford Hospital.  Daniel was the son of Daniel R. Van Deusen III of Canaan, and Laura K. Leifert also of Canaan.  He was born Dec. 28, 2003, in Sharon Hospital. 

Daniel worked for Housatonic Tree service, which he really loved.  He graduated from Housatonic Valley Regional High School.  

Daniel was a creative and artistic young man.  He expressed his creativity through his passion for welding and anything pertaining to mechanics.  He loved his dogs and his family.

In addition to his mother and father, Daniel is survived by his two sisters; Sara and Abby Van Deusen both of Canaan; his maternal grandparents, Lawrence and Elizabeth Leifert of Norfolk; his paternal grandparents, Daniel Van Deusen of Harwinton and Diane Van Deusen also of Harwinton; his aunt, Valarie Beecher of Torrington; and his two cousins Nicole and Mason Beecher both of Torrington.  Daniel is also survived by his father’s significant other, Sherry Wren of Canaan.

A Celebration of Daniel’s Life will be held in the spring.  

Memorial donations may be sent in Daniel’s memory to Continuum of Care, 109 Legion Ave., New Haven, CT 06519 Attn: Fund Development, or online at www.continuumct.org  or to the North Canaan Ambulance, 15 Main St. Canaan, CT 06018.   Arrangements are under the care of the Newkirk-Palmer Funeral Home 118 Main St. Canaan, CT 06018.

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