Evelyn Martha Hart Coppola Reynolds reposed November 18, 2018 at her home in Manchester, CT.  She was born January 12, 1920 in Quaker Hill, CT the daughter of Naval Lt Cmdr John Hart and Hannah Clarke Hart.          She attended Quaker Hill Elementary School and lived on Harrison's Landing on the Thames River. Her family moved to Portsmouth, NH, then California, returned to Quaker Hill and then moved to New Jersey where she graduated from...

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      Michael J. Michaud, 54, of Willimantic, passed away on November 15, 2018 at home, with his family by his side. Mike was born on February 20, 1964 to Cookie (Evans) Michaud & the late Kenneth F. Michaud. Besides his mother, he is survived by his son, Joshua Michaud; daughter, Dieja Baker; long time companion, Shaunda Baker; sister, Pam Duval; brother-in-law, Dan; nephew, Scott and Niece Emily.  Mike Graduated from Windham High School in 1982. He worked with...

Ronald J, Desrosiers, “Shorty”, 86, of Willimantic, CT passed away on to eternal life on November 14, 2018 at St. Joseph Living Center, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on November 15, 1931 in Willimantic, CT to the late Leo Joseph and Marie Jeanne (Cote) Desrosiers. Ronald proudly served in the United States Air Force at McQuire Air Force in Burlington, NJ. He worked at Brand-Rex Co. in Willimantic for 30 years before retiring in 1991. Ronald loved spending his free...

Ira G. Young, 76 of Willington, CT passed away on November 13, 2018. He was born in Exeter, NH on November 18,1941. Ira and Joanne (Bernier) were married on June 20,1959 and raised their family in Willington. He leaves behind his wife, Joanne and 4 children, Mark Young of Louisiana, JoLene Csiki and partner Dave of Vermont, Jaciline Harrington and husband Doug of Montana and Darlene Thomas and partner Melvin of Connecticut; many grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews; a...

Benedict Vytenis Maciuika, 90, of Storrs, CT, passed away on Saturday, November 10, 2018. Born in Kaunas, Lithuania, on November 16, 1927, he emigrated to the U.S.A. in 1949. A graduate of the Aušra high school in Kaunas, Benedict also attended Heidelberg University for two years, eventually completing a Ph.D. in political science and international relations at the University of Chicago under Hans Morgenthau. He taught as a professor of European history at the University of...

Alberta Burgos, 78, of Willimantic, Connecticut, passed away on Friday, November 9, 2018, at Douglas Manor in Windham. She was born in Villalba, Puerto Rico, on August 7, 1940, and relocated to Brooklyn, New York where she lived for 28 years before moving to Willimantic, CT. She was a strong woman who was loving, caring and kind to all.  She asked nothing of anyone but was always willing to give. She was the best at being a Mother.  Her family will miss her so very...

Michael R Bisson, 60, of Hampton, CT passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2018.  He was born in Manchester, CT on November 4, 1958, the son of the late Gerard and Laura (Thibodeau) Bisson.  Michael was employed for 38 years in various positions with GKN Aerospace in Manchester, CT.  Michael was a loving husband and father who enjoyed wood turning (making pens), helping people and riding his motorcycles; the windier the roads the better – if an ice cream stand was there,...

Helen C. (Youngkin) Cornish was born February 23, 1925 in Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania to the late Grant and Rosa Crawford Younkin. Helen had a passionate feeling for all animals, domesticated and wild, and passed that same empathy on to her children. Over the years she gave a warm, loving home to many homeless cats. Once, she had a sparrow that would appear at the kitchen window every morning, come in for a drink, spend time on her shoulder, and fly off until the next morning. She wrote a story...

Wasyl Muryn, 95, of Willimantic, passed away peacefully on November 6, 2018 at Saint Joseph Living Center. He on born on December 16, 1922 in Poland but lived most of his earlier years in Ukraine. From an early age, and facing many hardships, he became an experienced woodsman and gardener, a passion which he continued into his late 80’s. During WWII, he and other village members, became POW’s in the German war camps. After several escape attempts, he surrendered to American...