Aufderheide, George W. Jr.

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George W Aufderheide was born on May 22, 1924, in Pennsylvania to Margretta E Shanahan, age 25, and George W Aufderheide, age 25. In Rye his family lived at 210 Sunset Road.

George served as an officer in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

He was a naval aviator in a Bombing Fighter Squadron during WWII. He was a graduate of the Choate School. When he enlisted in the Armed Forces in 1943 he was a student at Princeton University.

A graduate of the Choate School, he attended Princeton University, and later served as a naval aviator in a Bombing Fighter Squadron during World War II. George spent his entire career in the textile industry and was instrumental in the development of permanent press fabrics and Scotchguard, and mentioned in ”Who’s Who.”He was a dedicated alumnus of Choate, and an active fund-raiser.

George W. Aufderheide, Jr., of Fairfield, a retired executive at Granitville & Company in New York, died Sunday, April 4, 2004 at his home. He was 79.Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., son of the late George, Sr. and Margretta Aufderheide, he had been a Fairfield resident for the last five years, and lived in Wilton and Weston prior to that.

At the time of his death, survivors included his wife, Gayle L. Aufderheide of Fairfield; eight children, Suzi of Ashland, Ore., Dutch and his wife Julia of Fairfield, Tommy of Florida, Steve and his wife Barbara of Florida, John of Ojai, Calif., Amy of New Haven, Andy of Middletown and Will of Fairfield; three stepchildren, Scott Rochlin and his wife Lucretia of Westport, Matt Rochlin and his wife Sachi of Easton and Samantha Kilcoyne and her husband Scott of Fairfield; 24 grandchildren; one great-granddaughter and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his first wife, Helen Aufderheide; a daughter, Aki; and sister, Peggy Simon.

A funeral service was held . at First Church Congregational, corner of Old Post Road, and Beach Road, Fairfield, with the Rev. David Spollett, pastor, officiating.

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