Maria (Duscher) Gaebel Esposito, 96, of Portland, CT formerly of Great Neck and Bloomfield, CT. the beloved wife of the late John A. Esposito, passed away peacefully at home in Portland on Feb. 13, 2008. She was born in Germany, Jan. 10, 1912 to the late Xavier and Anna (Kraus) Duscher. After immigrating to the United States at the age of 17, she spent the first 40 years of her professional life as a dietician at the Buckley Country Day School.

Maria moved to Bloomfield from Great Neck in 1976. She continued as a dietician working for CIGNA and Combustion Engineering, then retired in 1992 at the age of 80. She had been a communicant of Sacred Heart Church in Bloomfield and Saint Mary's Church in Portland as well as a member of the Bloomfield and Portland Senior Citizens.

Maria leaves a son Ernest Gaebel and his wife Ann of Mattituck; a daughter, Hedy Jarvis and her husband Wal of Portland. Maria leaves two grandchildren, Victoria Tchetchet of Portland, Kerin Bjelke and her husband Robert of Dix Hills, and great grandsons, Anthony and Nicholas Bjelke. Maria leaves as well, three nieces and a nephew.

In addition to being a gourmet cook Maria was an avid reader, reading two books a week without glasses until she died. A Memorial Mass will be held March 3 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Church, Portland. Burial will be at Mountain View Cemetery, Bloomfield at the family's convenience. Donations in Maria's memory may be made to a charity of your choice. For online condolences please visit www.carmonfuneralhome.com

Albert Winton Procton, 84, of Great Neck, died on Feb. 1, 2008 at his winter home in Del Ray Beach, FL. Born in the Bronx, Mr. Procton graduated with a degree in electrical engineering from Missouri School of Mines and worked for many years as a civil engineer. He was an active member and past president of Temple Isaiah of Great Neck.

Predeceased by his first wife of 54 years, Phyllis, he is survived by his wife, Gloria Weiner; his daughter Lauren Meyer of Montclair, NJ; his son Lloyd of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, his daughter Risa of Sea Cliff; a sister Ruth Olver of Rye, NY; and six grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at Riverside-Nassau North Chapels in Great Neck on Feb. 4 with burial at the Calverton National Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Temple Isaiah of Great Neck or to a charity of choice.