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Margaret B. (Barry) Sjostedt, 93, of Thomaston, CT, and Horizon Vista, Belen, NM, formerly of Watertown, CT, died Tuesday, December 20, 2005 at Waterbury Extended Care in Watertown. She was the widow of H. Raymond Sjostedt. Mrs. Sjostedt was born in Watertown, CT on December 28, 1911, daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret (Dunn) Barry. She lived most of her life in Watertown. She was a graduate of Sacred Heart High School in Waterbury, CT, class of 1930. She was secretary at Polk School in Oakville, CT for 20 years before her retirement. She was a communicant at St. John the Evangelist Church and a member of its Alter Guild and Council of Catholic Women. She was a volunteer at Fairfield Hills; a 25-year member of the Watertown/Oakville Mental Health Association; a member of the Watertown Foundation; a member of the Girl Scout Council and served as a Girl Scout Leader. She was an avid bridge player. In New Mexico, she was a member of Our Lady of Belen Church in Belen, NM and Immaculate Conception Church in Tom‚, NM. She was also a member of the Horizon Ladies' Association and served as its treasurer. She leaves two daughters, Margaret "Peggy" Rae Gutjahr of Belen, NM and Elizabeth "Beth" Fontaine of Thomaston, CT; two grandchildren and their spouses, Ted Taylor and Miki of Japan and Meghan Kofod and Peter of Raleigh, NC; three step-grandchildren, Kurt Gutjahr of Denver, CO, Eric Gutjahr and Angie of Columbus, IN, and Kristine Cassidy of Corrales, NM; two great-grandchildren, Christian and Annelise Kofod; four step-great-grandchildren, Troy and Brett Cassidy, Brigid Lavender, and Beck Gutjahr; and several nieces and nephews, including Barry McKeon of Watertown, CT. Her brother, Joseph Barry; sister, Helen Barry McKeon; son-in-law, Allan Gutjahr; and great-grandson, Kenshiro Taylor, are deceased. Funeral Services will be held Friday morning, 9:15 a.m., from Hickcox Funeral Home, 195 Main St., Watertown, CT, to St. John the Evangelist Church for Mass at 10:00 a.m. Burial in Mount St. James Cemetery, Porter Street, Watertown, CT, will be in the spring. Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday evening, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Watertown VNA, 27 Siemon Company Drive, Watertown, CT 06795; March of Dimes, 867 Main Street, Manchester, CT 06040; or, in New Mexico, to the Belen Public Library, Large Print Division.
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