All Obituaries

Jeremy R. Amberg, 10, of Lebanon, CT passed away on March 18, 2023 after battling a serious illness. He was born in Willimantic, CT on May 4, 2012. Jeremy had many adventures in his short life highlighted by his trip to Disney World, Universal Studios and Sea World. He also enjoyed many outings with family and friends. Jeremy enjoyed his many cartoons and was a big fan of the Star Wars series. Besides being with his family Jeremy loved being with his classmates and staff, past and present,...

Edith M. Green, 83, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 18, 2023. She was born in Hartford, CT to the late Richard B. and Doris M. Wheeler on October 1, 1939. Edith worked for Windham Public Schools for many years in the office, then worked for Parish Hill High School and Natchaug Hospital. Her and her husband, Paul, coached their daughter’s softball teams for many years as part of the Windham Youth Organization and the Women’s Softball Association of Greater...

Madeleine H. Manning, 88, of Willimantic, CT passed away on March 9, 2023. She was born in Providence, RI, the daughter of the late John and Madeleine (Hayes) Hartley. In passing, she reunites with her beloved husband of 43 years, Millard Manning and was predeceased by her first husband William Hinckley. She was a caring mother, loving grandmother, active community member and had a distinguished career with the Windham Center Post Office. Her primary passion was her church family at the...

Patrick Lynch, 57, of Lebanon, CT passed away on March 9, 2023.  He was born in Willimantic, CT, on October 16, 1965. He is survived by his parents, Elizabeth (Betsy) Lynch of Lebanon, Patrick Lynch of Glastonbury, his sons Tyler Lynch and Jordan Lynch (Danielle) and his 3 grandsons Zachary, Nicholas, and Benjamin.  He is also survived by his sister Heather Ricard (Ron) and their children, Elias, Crystal (Toby and Marleigh), Mason, and Ty along with many special aunts, uncles and...

Gundega Zemzars, 86, of Windham, CT passed away peacefully on March 9, 2023. Gundi was born in Rezekne, Latvia on December 3, 1936. As a child, she fled the Russian invasion of Latvia with her family. (Sounds familiar, doesn’t it?) The Zemzars’ family spent five years in a displaced persons camp in Fischbach, Germany during the war. Her father, Janis Zemzars, served in the Latvian Army and was a guard at the Nuremberg Trials. With the help of an American Captain, her family...

Gary Kunhardt, 75, of South Windham, CT passed away on March 8, 2023. He was born in Stafford Springs, CT, the son of the late Harry and Marie (Zizka) Kunhardt. Gary is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Jeannette (Tompkins) Kunhardt, daughter Christine Matthews and her husband Ryan and Heidi Kunhardt-Parra and her husband Miguel Parra-Gonzalez. He is also survived by his grandchildren Owen, Olivia, Leo, and Mikayla, his sister Patrene and her husband Albert D’Amico. He was...

David Markowitz, 87, of Storrs, CT, died on March 8, 2023, after a battle with heart failure. David spent his childhood in Brooklyn, NY, and was the first in his family to attend college. He received his bachelor’s degree from MIT and his PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was a long-time member of the faculty in the Department of Physics at the University of Connecticut, studying superconductors and the effects of impurities. For many years, even after...

Karen L. Mailloux, 73, of North Windham, CT passed away surrounded by her family on March 5, 2023. She was born in Willimantic, CT the daughter of the late Edward and Catherine (Haddad) Burski.  Karen loved spending time with her family. She was the best Mom, wife, sister, grandma and an even better “GiGi” to her great grandkids. She loved playing Wii bowling and attending lunch with her friends at the Mansfield Senior Center. Karen loved to attend the Willi-Mac and WSAGW...

Raymond N. “The Captain” Chaput, Jr., 81, of Windham, CT passed away on March 4, 2023 at Hartford Hospital. He was born on November 7, 1941, to the late Raymond, Sr. and Doris (McClure) Chaput.  He grew up in Willimantic, CT and graduated from Windham Regional Technical School, Class of 1962. Raymond worked at the American Thread Company before enlisting in the US Navy in 1963 and served for four years. During his service, he traveled extensively to many ports around the...

John Balogh III, 82 of Ashford CT passed away peacefully on March 3rd at Windham Hospital after a long battle with illness. He defied the odds and lived out his final years enjoying his birdwatching and sunbathing with his boy Sammy by his side sharing memories of his past self with anyone who passed by.   John was born in Willimantic, the youngest son of John Jr. and Irene Balogh whose  parents migrated to Ashford from Hungary at the turn of the century and established a...