Ann Shornick Spiro, 93, decorator

Ann R. Spiro, a former Ridgefielder who was an interior designer, died Aug. 6, 2005, at the Honey Hill Care Center in Norwalk. She was 93 years old and the widow of Attorney Abram Spiro.

Mrs. Spiro was born in Stamford, Dec. 4, 1911, the daughter of the late David and Rebecca Shornick of Branchville.

Mrs. Spiro grew up in Branchville and was a 1929 graduate of Ridgefield High School, one of only a handful to go on to college. She attended the New York School of Interior Design and became an accomplished decorator.

A longtime Danbury resident, she spent her later years in Southbury and Palm Beach, Fla.

In Danbury, she served as president of the Danbury Chapter of Hadassah, member of the Sisterhood of the United Jewish Center, member of the Danbury Garden Club and a volunteer of the Danbury Hospital Auxiliary.

Mrs. Spiro was an avid gardener, Scrabble player, artist, and shell collector and needlepointer. Her creative work was influenced by her many trips to the Orient and Japan.

Mrs. Spiro is survived by her son, Jules Spiro of Danbury, and her granddaughter, Jacqueline Spiro of New York City and Delray Beach, Fla.; a brother, Louis Shornick, and his wife, Cecille of Madison, Miss., and several nieces and nephews.

A graveside funeral service took place Tuesday at the United Jewish Cemetery, Grays Bridge Road, Brookfield.

Shure Funeral Home in New Haven handled arrangements.