Marylyn Nast, mother, store owner

Marylyn C. Nast, a homemaker and mother who owned the Main Street women’s shop Pappagallo in the late 70s, died Tuesday, Oct. 31, at Glen Hill in Danbury after an extended illness. She was 64, lived at 132 Main Street, Danbury, and had previously lived in Ridgefield for 17 years.
“She lived for her kids,” said her son, Christian A. Nast III of Danbury.
Mrs. Nast was born in Jersey City, N.J., on July 12, 1936, a daughter of the late Chester and Mary Gargiulo Anthony.
She lived in Ridgefield from 1963 to 1980, first on Cobbler’s Lane and then on King Lane.
“Her kids, that’s it,” said her son, Christian. “She was a housewife. She was a mother.”
She entered the retail business after her children were grown, he said. She opened Pappagallo, selling stylish women’s clothing, about 1975, and operated it until about 1980. Then she had a consignment shop for a short time.
She later worked as a real estate agent in Danbury, first at William Raveis and then at Robert Kovacs Real Estate.
She had lived in Danbury since 1980, her son said.
Besides her son, survivors include one son; two daughters, Debra A. Nast and Pamela Davis, both of Redding; one brother, A.P. Anthony of Dallas, Texas, and three grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church, Ridgefield. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery.
There are no calling hours.
Contributions in Mrs. Nast’s memory may be made to Danbury Hospital Development Fund, 24 Hospital Avenue, Danbury, CT 06810 or to Ann’s Place, Home of I Can, Suite 201, 1 Padanaram Road, Danbury, CT 06811.
Kane Funeral Home, 41 Catoonah Street, Ridgefield is in charge of arrangements.