Janice Biazzo Macauda of Westport died July 5 at Jewish Senior Services in Bridgeport. She was 97.

Janice Maccuda: former Bridgeport resident. Contributed photo

She was the wife of the late James J. Macauda to whom she had been married for 71 years. Born in Bridgeport on Jan. 11, 1922, she was a daughter of the late Giuseppe and Bennedetta Laterra Biazzo and was a longtime resident of Bridgeport before moving to Westport.

She was a graduate of Central High School, Class of 1940. Janice and her husband James owned and operated Macauda’s Market in Bridgeport and most recently she worked at the nursery at Saint Luke Church and the Westport Library.

She worked until her 92nd birthday. She was devoted to her family and was a great cook who enjoyed cooking for family gatherings and holidays. The love she had for family was also shown in her love for animals.

Peter John MacLean of South Dennis, Massachusetts, a former Westport resident, died July 7 after a four-year battle against glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer. He was 65.

Peter MacLean: former Black Duck bartender.  Contributed photo

Peter remained optimistic throughout this journey and touched all those he met along the way.

He was born Dec. 12, 1953 in Boston to Alexander and Barbara (Phelan) MacLean. He lived in Belmont, Massachusetts before moving to and being raised in Westport.

He was a bartender for many years at The Black Duck Café before becoming a finish carpenter.

Eleanor B. Weigle of Westport died July 2. She was 88.

Eleanor Weigle: retired Westport teacher. Contributed photo

Born in Norwalk, she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in music from West Virginia Wesleyan College and her teaching certificate from Danbury State Teachers College.

She started her teaching career at Roosevelt Elementary School in Norwalk before moving to Bedford Elementary School in Westport. After her children were born, she became a private tutor.

Eleanor was predeceased by her husband George Weigle, legendary choral director at Staples High School for 35 years and founder of the Orphenians. He in died August 2018 at age 90. She is survived by her daughters Kimberly Weigle of Westport, Robin Magda and her husband Mark and their sons, Steven and Nicholas of Riverside, and Kristen Witt and her husband Rick and their two children Madelyn and Nathaniel of Redding.

David Laurence Schmerzler, a lifelong resident of Westport and Fairfield, died June 30. He was 54.

David Schmerzler:  Staples graduate. Contributed photo

He was born Nov. 2, 1964. He was a 1983 graduate of Staples High School and a 1987 graduate of Syracuse University, where he served as president of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

He was the third son of Barbara Harlib Schmerzler and Seymour B. Schmerzler. They lived at The Glen in Westport, where his mother still resides.

David was vice president, sales at Lindenmeyr Central, a paper company in Southport. His brothers and friends envied his short and convenient commute -— but why would David waste time on the train? He had too many other things to do.

Joan Elaine Shea of Hilton Head, South Carolina, a former Westport resident and teacher in the Westport school system, died June 21. She was 81.

Joan Shea: former Westport teacher. Contributed photo

She was born in New York City, New York, on March 3, 1938, to William and Carol Bergener, of Eastchester, New York.

She graduated from St. Gabriel High School, New Rochelle, New York in 1956 and the College of New Rochelle in 1960. In 1963 she married Gerald P. Shea.

After living in several places in the U.S. and Warsaw, Poland, she and her first husband settled in Westport, where they raised their family and where Joan taught elementary school for 25 years,