Rosemary J. Gray, 78, retired Realtor

Rosemary J. Gray of Redding, a former Ridgefielder and Wilton real estate agent, died on Monday, Oct. 20, after a stroke. She was 78 and had lived at Meadow Ridge in Georgetown for only two months. Her husband of 53 years, George R. Gray, died of cancer earlier this year.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to William and Mary Herley, Mrs. Gray was a graduate of Our Lady of Wisdom Academy in Queens. After completing studies at St. Mary’s Hospital School of Nursing in Brooklyn, N.Y., she became an operating room nurse.
She and her husband moved to Ridgefield in 1958, and lived on Saunders Lane before moving to Wilton in 1967, where she lived for 28 years.
In Wilton, she became a real estate broker, working at Richard Tjader Associates, DeForest Associates, Realty Seven, and King Real Estate.
She retired in 1990, and the Grays moved to Williamsburg, Va., in 1995, where they were active in the Christopher Wren Society of the College of William and Mary.
Mrs. Gray enjoyed travel, crossword puzzles, reading English history and birdwatching.
She is survived by her daughter, Allison Gray Sanders and her husband, Rob, of Wilton; her son, Jeff Gray and his wife, Clare, of Milton, Mass.; her grandson, Ian Sanders of Wilton; her sisters, Maryjane Bang of Melbourne, Fla., and Frances Kienenger of Garden City, N.Y.; her brothers, William Herley of New Port Richey, Fla., and David Herley of Forest Hills, N.Y.; and many nieces and nephews. Her younger sister, Patricia Nissen of Central Islip, N.Y., died earlier this year.
A Mass of Resurrection is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 24, at 10:30 at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Wilton. Private burial will take place at Hillside Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Neuropathy Association Inc., 60 East 42nd. Street, Suite 942, New York, NY 10165-0999.