All Obituaries

Sandra Eisele, 77, of Pomfret Center, CT passed away on July 3, 2022. She was born in Watertown, NY, the daughter of the late William and Marion (Carr) Brady. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Helmut Eisele; sons David Eisele and his wife Melanie and Seth Eisele; sisters, Lisa Winn, Laura and Kay Brady; and brothers Jim and John Brady. There are no calling hours. Her services are private.

Clayton Arnold Church, Sr. 89, of Windham, CT passed peacefully into everlasting rest surrounded by his loving family on July 1, 2022. Clayt was born in Vernon, CT on June 7, 1933 to Clinton and Doris (Snell) Church. He resided at St. Joseph Living Center for over a year. Clayton and his wife, Liz, lived in Coventry, CT for over 60 years where they raised their five children. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1956. Clayt worked at Royal Typewriter of Hartford, CT for over 30 years and...

Barbara Vajnar, 66, of Lebanon, CT, passed away on July 1, 2022. She was born in Hartford, CT, the daughter of Judith (Thompson) Bell and the late David N. Bell Sr. Barbara was an avid lover of antiques and early americana memorabilia. Her home was filled with unique items and pieces which were found at auctions or handed down through her family. Since childhood, she had an interest in miniature dollhouse furniture, this interest continued into adulthood, where she started building...

Carl J. Schwager, Jr., 87, of Willimantic, CT passed away on June 30, 2022. He was born in Hartford, CT, son of the late Carl J. Schwager, Sr., and Marie (Melhorn) Schwager. Carl loved his family; he was a very family-oriented man. When the kids were young, he and his wife, Lillian, would take them camping. He loved his garden, flowers, and birds; especially his 23-year-old blue and gold Macaw. He also enjoyed the women’s UConn basketball and car shows. Before retirement, he was an...

Georgina M. Hendrick, 89, of Storrs Mansfield, CT passed away on June 29, 2022. She was born in Cheshire, CT, daughter to the late Benjamin and Helen (Roberts) Metzler. Georgina was the retired Dean of Administration at Middlesex Community College and had held several positions throughout the state of Connecticut from Central Office to the University of Connecticut.   She had earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Connecticut in 1957 and...

On February 5th, 2021, Agnes Elizabeth Rood Franklin passed away quietly. Agnes was preceded in death by her husband, William Frank Franklin on April 15, 1995. Agnes is survived by her son, William Douglas of New Bern, NC., and his wife, Renee. Three grandchildren; William, Justin, Meredith Franklin Jefferson and Ashley Franklin Rushin; five great grandchildren; Scarlett Jefferson, Caroline Jefferson, Taylor Rushin, Paige Rushin and Riley Rushin. She is survived by family members, including...

Early on June 23, 2022, Renate Crista (Richter) Savino, 82, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family.  She leaves behind her loving, devoted husband of 65 years, Donald M. Savino and her heart-broken children; Daniel Savino (& Laurie) of Hampton, Anthony Savino (& Melanie) of Andover, and Tina-Marie (Savino) Smith (& William) of Moodus. She also leaves nine grandchildren; Heather, Richard, Melissa, Emily, Morgan, Michael, Nicholas, Cameron, and Dylan ~ 12...

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Richard A. Brown 80, formerly of Willimantic, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at Marlborough Health Care Center.  He was born on April 5, 1942, in Andover, CT to the late Bernard Brown and Katherine (Hunt) Garland.  Richard spent his working years as a laborer in the construction and agricultural businesses. In his retirement he delivered papers for the Chronicle throughout Willimantic. He was a kindhearted, laid-back man that cared deeply for his friends and family and...

Michael McKusick, 63, of Storrs, CT, passed away suddenly, but peacefully at home on June 20, 2022.  He was the loving husband of Janice (Reault) McKusick for almost 40 years.  Michael was a 1977 graduate of Coventry High School, and then entered the U.S. Marine Corps. He was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps Reserves in 1984. Michael was a partner at Northeastern Engineering and Contracting for the last 28 years. He was an avid outdoorsman, gardener, and reader.  He...