Michael Wilfrid Sheldon

KENT — Michael Wilfrid Sheldon of Kent passed away at home peacefully after a prolonged battle with cancer at the age of 75.

He was born Sept. 30, 1946, in Lynn, Mass., the son of the late Merna (Meekin) and Wilfrid Sheldon.

He graduated from Danbury High School in 1964 then served four years as a United States Marine, including a tour in Vietnam.

On Dec. 28, 1968, he married Linda Menti at the Congregational Church in Bethel, Conn.

Michael’s passion for literature drove him to earn a bachelor’s degree in English from Western Connecticut State University.

The couple moved to Kent in 1977 to raise their family of five children. For 30 years Michael was the sole owner of his concrete construction business, retiring in 2007.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by his five children, Matthew Sheldon, Marnie Miller and her husband, Todd, Megan Romanoff and her husband, Alex, Luke Sheldon and his wife, Meadow, and Nathan Sheldon and his wife, Beth; his sisters, Melanie and Olivia Sheldon; his grandchildren, Olivia, Madeleine and Samantha Sheldon, Maxwell, Charlotte and Peter Miller, Mason and Luke Romanoff, Anders and Felix Sheldon and Avery Sheldon.

He was predeceased by his brother, Scott Sheldon.

The family has decided to have a private graveside service and requests that any family and friends who wish to show their sympathy make a contribution in Mike’s name to the American Cancer Society.