Carrie M. Bennette of Woodbury, a former Westport resident, died Oct. 14 at the Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Newtown. She was 98.

Carrie Bennette: longtime Westporter. Contributed photo

She was born in Westport on April 24, 1920, daughter of the late Angelo and Angela (Giordano) Cacavelle and had been a longtime resident of Westport prior to moving to Woodbury in 2011.

Prior to retiring, she was employed in the food service for the Westport public school system.  She also operated the Half W House with her sister Mickey.

Survivors include her daughter Barbara A. Cher of Woodbury. She was predeceased by her husband Salvatore D. Bennette and five sisters, Betty Bloom, Mary Moccia, Rose DeMeo, Mickey Aulenti, and Antoinette Renzulli.

Augustus Gerard Cardello, known to friends as “Gus,” died unexpectedly on Oct. 12 in Providence, Rhode Island. He was 19. 

Gus Cardello: 2017 Staples grad. Contributed photo

A native of Westport, he was born on June 6, 1999 in London, England. He was a 2017 graduate of Staples High School, and he was currently enrolled at Providence College.

He was the son of Joseph and Michelle Cardello; brother to Isabella and Christopher; grandson of Robert and Denise Murtha and Bobbi and (the late) Joey Cardello; Nephew of Christopher Murtha (Andie), and Aunts Lisa Fiske (Kevin) and Roberta Kemper. He is also survived by nine cousins: Devon, Megan, Troy, Kyle, Cammie, Mark, Jennie, Jamie and Brett.

Visitation will be held on Friday, Oct. 19 from 3 to 8 p.m. at Church of the Assumption, 98 Riverside Ave.

Stephen W. Reilly of Westport died Oct. 8. He was 76.

Stephen Reilly: longtime Westport resident. Contributed photo

He was born on Feb. 28, 1942 in Mt. Vernon, New York, the son of the late William and Virginia Reilly. He had been a Westport resident for 42 years.

He received his Bachelor’s degree from St. Lawrence University and an MBA from Columbia University. He worked as an I.T. consultant for Arthur Andersen, Sara Lee, American Home Products and Electrolux.

Following his retirement, he led a successful second career in real estate sales for the Higgins Group of Westport.

Harriette (Lyford) Rauh of Westport died Oct. 1 in Tampa, Florida. She was 93.

Harriette Rauh: Singer, teacher. Contributed photo

Born Aug. 27, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, she was a singer, teacher, bride of 67 years, mother of Daniel, David and Helen Glenn, grandmother of Marshall, Joshua, Andrew, Chester, Sara and Dustin.

Those who wish may donate in Harriette’s name to Spread Music Now https://www.spreadmusicnow.org/donate/.

A memorial service to be announced.

Deborah Jean Lindstrom of Weston, a former Westport resident, died Sept. 30 at Norwalk Hospital. She was 71.

Deborah Lindstrom: began career as teacher. Contributed photo

The daughter of Russell Lindstrom and Bernice White Lindstrom was born Sept. 23, 1947 in Joliet, Illinois. She adopted Westport as her home where she began her career as a teacher at Bedford Elementary School.

After earning her law degree, she became a partner at the law firm of DePanfilis & Vallerie LLC, Norwalk, where she practiced for 24 years specializing in family and domestic law.

She was a member of the American, Connecticut and Norwalk-Wilton Regional Bar Associations. She rounded out her career as an investment adviser representative for Resnick Advisors in Westport for several years.