Marguerite Seyfang, of bakery family

Marguerite Hurzeler Seyfang of Bethel, whose family operated a Main Street bakery for many years, died on Friday evening, Feb. 25, 2005, at Hancock Hall, Danbury. She was 94 years old and the widow of the Karl H. Seyfang.

Mrs. Seyfang was born in Danbury on March 8, 1910, daughter of Rudolph and Pauline Heitz Hurzeler. In 1924 she moved with her family to Ridgefield where she attended local schools. She graduated from Short’s Business School of Stamford and was involved in the family’s former bakery business, located where Planet Pizza is today.

Mrs. Seyfang’s sister, the late Ruth M. Hurzeler, was Ridgefield’s town clerk for many years, the first woman to hold that job after more than 240 years of men. Her sister, Marie Hurzeler, was longtime clerk of the probate court here.

Mrs. Seyfang is survived by a son, Karl H. Seyfang Jr. and his wife Diane, and their daughter Lynn, all of Bethel, and a sister-in-law, Elois Hurzeler of Houston, Texas.

Besides sisters Ruth and Marie, another sister, Bertha H. Hurzeler of Ridgefield, and a brother, Rudolph P. Hurzeler of Texas, died before her.

Srvices took place on Wednesday in the Jowdy-Kane Funeral Home in Danbury.

Burial will take place in Elmwood Cemetery, Bethel, in the spring.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Hancock Hall Residents Recreational Fund, 31 Staples Street, Danbury, CT 06810.