Charles W. Schoenfeld, 79, retired engineer

Charles W. Schoenfeld of Glen Road, a retired engineer and longtime Ridgefielder, died at his home Sunday, Jan. 26, 2003. He was 79 years old and the husband of Mary Anna Duus Schoenfeld.
Mr. Schoenfeld was born in Flushing, Long Island, N.Y., on March 3, 1923, son of the late Charles and Emma Waln Schoenfeld. He grew up in western Pennsylvania, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of New Mexico and received a master’s in business administration from the University of Connecticut.
Mr. Schoenfeld, who moved to Ridgefield in 1965, had worked for more than 25 years at Unimation before retiring as manager in the mechanical engineering systems division.
He was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, as well as the Ridgefield Men’s Club.
His interests included his family and gardening. “He had a huge vegetable garden,” noted Mary Schoenfeld, his wife of 54 years.
He was also a “dedicated traveler — he loved traveling, particularly in Europe,” Mrs. Schoenfeld added.
Besides his wife, Mr. Schoenfeld is survived by a daughter, Lynn Abrahamson of South Windsor; two sons, Steven Schoenfeld of Ridgefield, and Martin Schoenfeld of Trumbull; a sister, Barbara Neuman of Chicago, Ill.; and three grandchildren.
Services will be private and at the convenience of the family.
Contributions in his memory may be made to WECAHR, 211 Main Street, Danbury, CT 06810; or to Devil’s Den Nature Conservancy, P.O. Box 1162, Weston, CT 06883.