Earl Edighoffer, active in scouting

Word has been received that Earl A. Edighoffer of Holiday, Fla., a former Ridgefielder, died July 29
Mr. Edighoffer and his wife Kay had lived here from 1958 until 1975, first on Bayberry Hill Road and later on Wilton Road West. Mrs. Edighoffer, who died in 1991, was active in town political circles while Mr. Edighoffer was a leader in the Boy Scout program here.
Mr. Edighoffer had retired in 1985 from Panametrics, a company in Waltham, Mass., where he was production manager. The Edighoffers had moved to Holiday, Fla., soon after.
Survivors include his son James, a member of the Class of 1972 at Ridgefield High School who lives with his wife in Alliance, Ohio; a daughter, Ann Zarechian of Dracut, Mass., a 1975 Ridgefield High School graduate; a brother, Harold Edighoffer of Newport News, Va.; a sister, Dorothy E. Schlicher, of Dunedin, Fla.; four grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.
A memorial service took place at St. Francis Church in Dracut on Sept. 30.
Contributions in his memory may be made to The American Cancer Society, 372 Danbury Road, Wilton CT 06897, or to Hospice House of Pasco, 6230 Lafayette, New Port Richey, FL. 34652.