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Sanford E. Lavoy "Butch"
Mar 22, 2017
Sanford E. LaVoy "Butch", 72, of Willimantic, CT left this earth too soon on Wednesday, March 22, 2017.?He leaves behind his beloved wife "Marty" (Marrotte) LaVoy of 45 years, and his very cherished son, Scott LaVoy and his much-adored daughter-in-law, Emily LaVoy.?He was so looking forward to seeing his first grandchild in May 2017. "Butch" also leaves behind his sisters,...
Pamela (Pam) (Letourneau) Viens
Mar 21, 2017
Pamela (Pam) Viens, 59, of Columbia Connecticut passed on peacefully, Tuesday night March 21, 2017 at Backus Hospital. Pam was born on December 29, 1957 in Lewiston Maine. She was a graduate of Coventry High School, and she earned an Associate?s degree in Horticultural Science from the University of Connecticut. Pam was in the retail industry for twelve plus years...
Joel Robert Ivan
Mar 21, 2017
Joel R. Ivan, 64, of Chaplin, CT, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at Windham Hospital. He was born on November 6, 1952 in France to the late Rudolph and Renee Rabon Ivan. Joel immigrated to the United States in 1957; becoming a citizen in 1976. Before his retirement in 2006, Joel was employed for 30 years at the...
Robert A. Marrotte
Mar 20, 2017
Robert Aime Marrotte, 83, of Willimantic, Connecticut peacefully passed away on March 20, 2017 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida where he has lived since 1978. Robert was born in Willimantic on November 7, 1933. After high school, he served our country in the U.S. Navy. After leaving the Navy, he worked for various construction companies. He then started a long...
Richard H. Schimmelpfeng
Mar 16, 2017
Richard H. Schimmelpfeng, 87, of Storrs, CT died March 16, 2017. Born July 13, 1929, the son of Harold W. and Rose Schimmelpfeng, Richard was predeceased by his brother Harold W., Jr. and is survived by his niece, Margaret R. Lilly, and nephew, William J. Reynolds, and five grandnieces and nephews. Richard was a graduate of the University of Illinois,...
Grace (Donihee) Wrana
Mar 14, 2017
Grace (Donihee) Wrana, 82 of North Windham, wife of the late John Wrana, Jr. died Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at St. Joseph's Living Center surrounded by her family. She was born March 5, 1935 in Fort Covington, New York the daughter of the late Henry and Elmira (Cramer) Donihee. Grace was a proud homemaker, loving mom, grandmother and great-grandmother. Grace...
Jeffrey M. Roy
Mar 13, 2017
Jeffrey M. Roy, 62, of Ashford, CT passed away on March 13, 2017. He was born in Harford, CT, and graduated from South Windsor High School. He served in the Army National Guard, worked as a rigger and crane operator most of his life. He enjoyed being outdoors, watching football, drag racing, riding his Harley, and spending time with his...
Joel P. Hebert
Mar 13, 2017
Joel Patrick Hebert passed away on March 13, 2017 in La Quinta, CA where he made his home for the last five years. Born in Willimantic, CT on September 1, 1962, he was predeceased by his father the late Patrick Hebert of Columbia, CT and is survived by his mother, Ouida Hebert of New Brunswick, Canada, his son, Joel Hebert,...
Ruth (Feiler) Curtis
Mar 11, 2017
?Ruth A. (Feiler) Curtis, 85, of Union, CT, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 11, 2017, at Blair Manor in Enfield, CT. She was born on January 14, 1932, in Manchester, CT to the late Carl G. and Ethel (Palmer) Feiler. Ruth was a loving mother and devoted wife to her husband, the late Stephen R. Curtis, Sr., to whom...
"Mac" Douglas Stuart Macfadyen
Mar 10, 2017
Mac" Douglas Stuart MacFadyen, 86, of Lebanon, CT passed away peacefully Friday morning, March 10, 2017. Mac was born at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT on March 22, 1930, son of William MacFadyen and Flora Lyman of Hartford, and the stepson of Leon Douglass of Rocky Hill, and ..."> https://www.potterfuneralhome.com/obituary/MacDouglas-MacFadyen
Carol May (Lada) Amon
Mar 8, 2017
Carol May Amon, 78, of Lebanon, passed away Wednesday March 8, 2017 at her home. She was born in Willimantic, the daughter of the late Frederick and Florence (Wheeler) Lada. Carol graduated from Windham High School and the Morse School of Business. Carol was a girl scout and a girl scout leader. She worked for years at Dr. Sidney Vernon...
Antonia Clara (Dobush) Piasecki
Mar 7, 2017
Antonia Clara (Dobush) Piasecki, 99, of Columbia, CT passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. She was born in Willimantic, CT on August 5, 1917, daughter and eldest child?of the late Dymatro and Mary (Rasiecki) Dobush. Antonia graduated from Windham High School in 1936. In her youth, she moved to California where she resided and worked for several years....
Bertha Ann Hatem
Mar 6, 2017
Bertha Ann Hatem, 57, passed away peacefully on March 6, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 21, 1959, daughter of the late Alma (Shakir) and Edward Hatem, in Hartford, CT. Bertha grew up in East Hartford and attended the East Hartford School system. She had a love for fashion and cosmetology and continued her studies...
Jane (Bernet) Burdick
Mar 5, 2017
Roberta Jane Burdick, 84, of Chaplin, died Sunday, March 5, 2017. She was born in Mansfield, CT to the late Joseph and Alice Bernet. Jane is survived by her three sons, Steven and his partner Corrine, Alan and his wife Michelle, Roger and his partner Barbara all of Chaplin; grandsons, Jonathan and Matthew Burdick; several nieces and nephews as well...
Martha A. (Paris) Briggs
Mar 5, 2017
Martha A. Smith Briggs (nee Paris), 92, of Storrs, CT passed into eternal rest at Hartford Hospital on Sunday, March 5, 2017 surrounded by the love of her family. Martha was born in Wildwood, GA June 4, 1924 to Joe R. and Amanda (Webster) Paris. Martha worked in New York/New Jersey in the textile industry. She was an accomplished seamstress...
Gary James Zemek
Mar 3, 2017
Gary James Zemek, 62, of New London, passed away peacefully March 3, 2017 at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, with his longtime girlfriend Vicki Jackson by his side. He was born March 25, 1954, in Stafford Springs, the son of Charles and Betty (Topich) Zemek Jr., of Storrs. Gary graduated from E.O. Smith High School in 1972. He attended Eastern Connecticut...
Roland L. Cloutier
Mar 3, 2017
Roland L. Cloutier, 74, of Ashford, CT passed away peacefully at Backus Hospital Friday, March 3, 2017 with his family by his side.?Roland was born in Danielson, CT September 16, 1942 to the late Lucien and Lucie Cloutier. Roland is survived by his wife Lorraine, daughter and son-in-law Gail and Darrel Lovley, and son Steven Hemingway, brother Marc and his...
Arthur A. Hathway
Mar 3, 2017
Arthur ?Pete? Alan Hathway, 90, of Mansfield Center, CT passed away peacefully Friday morning March 3, 2017. He was born on June 30, 1926, in Staten Island, New York, to the late Randal F. and Ida B. Hathway. He grew up in Thomaston CT, graduated from Thomaston High School?and entered the Army Air Corps where he served from 1944 to...
Louis J. Haddad
Mar 2, 2017
Louis J. Haddad, 96, of Willimantic, CT, husband of Isabelle Haddad passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2017. He was born in Coventry and was very proud to have lived in Barber?s Village. He recently celebrated his 66th wedding anniversary. He will be so missed by his daughter and son-in-law, Kim and Anthony Licata, his son and daughter-in-law, Joe and...
Anne S. (Singer) Costa
Mar 2, 2017
Anne S. Costa of Windham CT. passed away peacefully on March 2, 2017 at Douglas Manor. She was born in Vienna, Austria on September 2, 1932, the daughter of Walter M. Singer and Helene Schiff. She received her Registered Nursing degree at Cambridge City Hospital School of Nursing in 1953 and moved to Connecticut with her family in 1962. She...
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