Mary W. Stanton

NORTH CANAAN — Mary W. Stanton from Pittsfield, Mass., was born on April 18, 1926, to Kenneth and Lillian Whitman.

Mary passed away on July 6, 2020, in Bradenton, Fla. 

In 1991, Mary left her home in North Canaan to move to sunny Sarasota, Fla. 

Before moving she enjoyed her jobs as a bookkeeper for Canaan National Bank and Nutrition Program Manager for Geer Memorial Hospital, until her retirement in northwest Connecticut. 

Mary is survived by her sister, Thora Booth from North Easton, Mass.; her loving daughters, Nancy Clow in Winter Springs, Fla., and Jane Dakers in Torrington; and her loving son, Scott Stanton from Bradenton. She will be missed by her six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. 

She was predeceased by her loving husband, Samuel H. Stanton. 

No local services are planned at this time. 

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that memorial donations be made to the Sarasota Friendship Center. 

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