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Thomas H. Reichel

Thomas H. Reichel

Aug 10, 2017

Thomas Henry Reichel, age 66 of Storrs, CT passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2017. Tom was born on August 9, 1951 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. He leaves behind his beloved wife, Carol Reichel; daughter, Kara Reichel; grandson, Kelden Cahill; his mother, Ruth Reichel; sister, Lynn Reichel all of Storrs, CT; sister, Pamela Reichel; niece, Marissa Grant and her husband Todd...

Janet J. (Juhasz) Glode

Janet J. (Juhasz) Glode

Aug 10, 2017

Janet J. Glode, 77, of Storrs, CT, passed away peacefully on August 10, 2017 at Windham Community Memorial Hospital. She was born on October 9, 1939, daughter of the late Steve and Irene (Prokay) Juhasz. Janet was a retiree of Mansfield Public Schools in Mansfield, CT, having worked in several capacities in the elementary schools until her retirement. She enjoyed...

Aimee K. Sycz

Aimee K. Sycz

Aug 8, 2017

Aimee Katelyn Sycz, 29, of Ashford passed away on August 8, 2017. She was born on February 3, 1988, in Manchester, CT. Aimee was a graduate of E.O. Smith High School, Storrs, CT and Keuka College, Keuka, NY. The beloved daughter of Kathy and Michael Sycz, Aimee is also survived by her brother, Tony Sycz and his wife Kendra and...

Mildred (Pliska) Parks

Mildred (Pliska) Parks

Aug 7, 2017

Mildred Pliska Parks, 90, formerly of Dallas, Texas, died on August 7, 2017 in Vernon, CT. She was a native of Oil City, PA where she graduated from Oil City High School and received a B.S. degree from Penn State University and an M.S. degree from Texas Woman's University. Mildred taught home economics in the Richardson Independent School District in...

Evans Contos

Evans Contos

Aug 5, 2017

Evans Contos, 67, of Willimantic and Amston, CT passed away on August 05, 2017, surrounded by loving members of his family and group home caretakers. Evans was born on April 17, 1950, the beloved son of Harry and Irene (Demetrion) Contos. He was educated in the Windham Public School system and was a proud member of the first Special Education...

Sharon E. (Eckhart) Smalley

Sharon E. (Eckhart) Smalley

Aug 5, 2017

Sharon Eckhart Smalley, 77, of Hampton, CT went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 5, 2017. She was born in Hartford, CT to the late Robert and Mildred (Bliss) Eckhart on February 5, 1940. Sharon graduated from Granby High in 1958. She loved to knit for her family and friends. Sharon retired from the State of Connecticut...

Mary Rose Busse

Mary Rose Busse

Aug 4, 2017

Mary (Macha) Busse, 73, of Chaplin, passed away on August 4, 2017. She was born February 6, 1944 in Windham, CT to the late William and Judy (Marshall) Macha. Mary was married to Otto Busse for 49 years, who passed away October 17, 2010. She worked as a Vocational Instructor for the State of Connecticut for more than 30 years....

Mark A. P. Fitzsimmons

Mark A. P. Fitzsimmons

Aug 2, 2017

Mark Andrew Philip Fitzsimmons (Fitzy), 54,?passed on August 2, 2017 surrounded by family after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer. He leaves his loving wife of 34 years, Denise (Taft) Fitzsimmons; two sons, Devin and Benjamin Fitzsimmons, and their longtime companions, Bri and Rebecca respectively; one grandson, Aden; three brothers, Chris, David, and twin brother Charlie and their wives and...

Panayiota "Betty" Yonclas

Panayiota "Betty" Yonclas

Aug 1, 2017

Panayiota (Betty) Yonclas, 88, passed away Tuesday evening, August 1, 2017 in the company of family. Born May 20, 1929 in Greece, she was one of six children. She immigrated with her sisters to Montreal, Canada as a young woman. She married George Yonclas and moved to Willimantic where they started their family. A devoted wife, beloved mother, grandmother, and...

Norman Richard Skaats

Norman Richard Skaats

Aug 1, 2017

Norman Richard Skaats, 84 of Lebanon, CT died Tuesday, August 01, 2017 at Douglas Manor, Windham Center, CT. He was born in Wethersfield, CT to Henry and Evelyn (Donley) Skaats on August 26, 1932. He graduated from Wethersfield H.S. in 1950. Growing up in Wethersfield, Norman worked for Comstock and Ferry and volunteered with the fire department. He was a...

Calvin Sleeth Wilcox

Calvin Sleeth Wilcox

Aug 1, 2017

Calvin S. Wilcox, 92, of Penngrove, CA and formerly of Mansfield, CT passed away peacefully on August 1, 2017 after a brief illness. Calvin was born in Coventy, CT on July 27, 1925 to Ira and Helen Wilcox and lived 83 years in Mansfield before moving to California to be closer to his grandchildren. He was a longtime member of...

Alice Bertha (Jansen) Jansen

Alice Bertha (Jansen) Jansen

Jul 31, 2017

Alice Bertha Jansen, 99 passed away peacefully on Monday July 31, 2017 at Academy Point in Mystic, where she had been a resident for the past 2 years. Born in Mansfield, CT on November 21,1917, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Marie (Pfarrius) Jansen and called Mansfield Center home for most of her life. Alice was a...

Carl Eric Larson

Carl Eric Larson

Jul 31, 2017

Carl E. Larson 71, of Mansfield, Beloved husband and father, passed away Monday, July 31, 2017 after spending his last hours surrounded by his family. He was born in Willimantic on April 10, 1946 to Elsie (Brandt) and Eric Larson. He leaves behind his wife of 44 years, Barbara (Peckham) Larson; their children, Kelsey Larson, Eric Larson, and Linnea (Larson)...

Norman Lloyd Kingoff

Norman Lloyd Kingoff

Jul 29, 2017

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Lucienne R. (Mongeau) Paradis

Lucienne R. (Mongeau) Paradis

Jul 26, 2017

Lucienne Paradis, 80, of Windham, Connecticut, beloved wife of Norman Paradis, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Canada, September 13, 1936, daughter of the late John and Florida (Reindeau) Mongeau. She was an amazing wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Lucienne and Norman were married on May...

Curtis Edmund Olsen

Curtis Edmund Olsen

Jul 26, 2017

Curtis Edmund Olsen, 83 of Storrs/Mansfield, CT passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Curtis was born on June 4, 1934 in Bagley, MN, the son of Ervin A. and Hazel M. Olsen. Curtis was an under graduate of Bemidji State College in 1957. He continued his education at University of Minnesota, and was a Master of Arts graduate in...

Fernande "Fern" Watne

Fernande "Fern" Watne

Jul 25, 2017

Fernande F. Watne, our beloved mother, passed away on July 25, 2017. She was born to Henri and Louise Therrien on June 20, 1921 in St. Julienne Quebec Canada. Her family moved to Willimantic, CT when she was twelve years old, finding jobs at American Thread. It was here that she met her husband Woodrow to whom she was married...

Irene (Berube) Roy

Irene (Berube) Roy

Jul 25, 2017

Irene Roy, 84, of Mansfield, wife of the late Donat Roy, died Tuesday July 25, 2017 at Mansfield Center for Nursing. She was born March 8, 1933 in Canada, the daughter of the late Regis and Anna (Morin) Berube. Irene worked for 15 years at Hartford Hospital. She enjoyed gardening, bowling, playing Yahtzee, baking and watching wrestling. She also enjoyed...

Janice S. (Stuart) Palmer

Janice S. (Stuart) Palmer

Jul 21, 2017

Janice Stuart Palmer, loving and devoted wife of 50 years to her best friend and high school sweetheart, Henry A Palmer passed away peacefully on Friday July 21, 2017 at her home in Storrs, CT after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She was the proud mother of Robert Stuart Palmer of Storrs, CT and Scott Andrew Palmer of Boston...

Luz Maria Gonzalez-Perez

Luz Maria Gonzalez-Perez

Jul 20, 2017

Luz Maria Gonzalez Perez, 66, of Willimantic, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. Luz was born June 16, 1951, in San Sebastian Puerto Rico, the daughter of the late Prudencio and Cruz (Perez) Gonzalez. Luz is survived by her longtime partner David Gonzalez; a daughter Elisave Malave and her husband Roberto; two...

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