John E. Perry, Jr.
Sep 1, 2016
John Ellery Perry Jr., 79, of Fairfax, VA passed away of natural causes at home on September 1, 2016. Born in Willimantic, CT on February 16, 1937, Mr. Perry was the son of the late John Ellery Perry and Irene (White) Perry. Mr. Perry grew up in Scotland, CT and graduated from Windham High School in 1955. He obtained an...
Michael J. Veilleux
Aug 31, 2016
Michael J. Veilleux, 53, of Lebanon CT, husband of the late Nikki (Barca) Veilleux, passed away on August 31, 2016 at Backus Hospital. He was born in Willimantic, CT, son of Roland and the late Claire (Brousseau) Veilleux. In addition to his father, Roland Veilleux, he is survived by his children; Joseph Veilleux and his fianc? Madi, Rose Veilleux and...
Donald J. Debella
Aug 26, 2016
Donald J. DeBella, 82, of Mansfield Center, CT, beloved husband of Joan Knox DeBella, passed away on August 26, 2016 at home with family by his side. He was born in Hartford, CT on November 3, 1933, son of the late Joseph and Annette (Cagianello) DeBella. He graduated from William Hall High School in West Hartford where he was elected...
Donald Chase
Aug 25, 2016
Donald Howard Chase, 86, of Willimantic, CT passed away, August 25, 2016. He was born July 23, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of LeRoy and Lura Chase. Donald graduated from Watertown High School in Watertown, Massachusetts. He then attended and received a degree in business administration from Bryant and Straton Business College in Boston, Massachusetts. After working for an...
Amber M. Bass
Aug 23, 2016
Amber Mae Bass, 26, of Windham, CT, passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at the Windham Community Memorial Hospital in Willimantic. She was born June 13, 1990. Amber will be remembered for her loving heart, caring nature, and spending time with her many friends and family. She devoted much of her time to caring for and spending time with...
Donald C. Postemsky
Aug 22, 2016
Donald C. Postemsky, 65, of Mansfield, CT passed away on Monday, August 22, 2016, at Hartford Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Willimantic, he was the son of the late Michael A. and Sophie (Piontek) Postemsky. Don had many interests over his lifetime. His love of antiques was always with him ? owning his own antique store at one...
Kenneth "Brian" Start
Aug 21, 2016
Dr. Kenneth ?Brian? Start, of Mansfield Center, husband of Dr. Alexinia Young Baldwin, died Sunday August 21, 2016 at Hartford Hospital. He was born in Wales England, the son of the late Joseph and Gwenyth Start. Brian immigrated to London, where he served as an Evaluator for NFER. He subsequently moved to accept the John Smith Chair at the University...
Leonard G. Vertefeuille Jr.
Aug 19, 2016
Leonard G. Vertefeuille Jr., 83, of Willimantic, husband of Edith (Taylor) Vertefeuille, died Friday August 19, 2016 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. He was born in Willimantic, the son of the late Leonard and Dorothy (Morrison) Vertefeuille Sr. Leonard served in the United States Navy for four years and was a member of the Elks, VFW and the American...
Benson E. Ginsburg
Aug 17, 2016
Benson E. Ginsburg, 98 years old, passed away, August 17, 2016 in Storrs, CT. He was born July 16, 1918 in Detroit, Michigan, to Morris and Sonia (Udkovsky) Ginsburg, immigrants from Russia. He married Pearl Miner on August 29, 1941. They enjoyed a wonderful marriage for 57 years, until her death in 1998. Benson became a pioneer in the field...
Blanca (Berger) Ryan
Aug 16, 2016
Blanca Ryan (Berger), age 101, passed?away on August 16, 2016. She spent her childhood in Sands Point, Long Island and lived most of her life in Storrs, CT. During that time, Blanca worked at UConn as an executive secretary, first to the Dean of Arts & Sciences, and later to the Provost of the university. Blanca was predeceased by her...
David Edward Golden
Aug 15, 2016
David E. Golden, 46, of Tolland, CT, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2016, at Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT with his loving wife by his side. Born in Boston and raised in Natick, MA, David was a graduate of Natick High School, Brandeis University, and New York University School of Law Class of 1994. David was a highly...
Arthur B. Stearns
Aug 13, 2016
Arthur Burdette Stearns passed away at the age of 86 in his home Saturday night, August 13, 2016 after a bravely fought struggle with cancer. Throughout his illness Arthur took great solace and joy in the care and company of Kathleen Stearns, his loving wife. Arthur was born October 7, 1929. Arthur?s twin passions in life can accurately be narrowed...
Letitia E. (Parker) Leonard
Aug 11, 2016
Letitia Parker Leonard born April of 1914, passed away peacefully at the incredible age of 102. She is predeceased by her loving husband, Raymond ?Bud? Leonard, her daughter Sharon Leonard, and son Michael Leonard. She leaves behind her daughter in law Janice Nuhn, grandson Jonathan Leonard, his wife Jessie, and her great grandchildren Alessandra and Aidan all of Mansfield. Letitia?s...
William Decyk
Aug 10, 2016
William Decyk, 69, of Willimantic, husband of the Joyce (Sennick), died Wednesday August 10, 2016 at his home. He was born in Germany, the son of the late Ivan and Sofia (Andrusiew) Decyk. William enjoyed fishing, camping and walking his dogs, he was also a civil war buff. He enjoyed working on many projects with his family the most. Besides...
Susan M. Rood
Aug 9, 2016
Susan M. Rood, 73, of Windham Center, CT passed into eternal peace early Tuesday morning, August 9, 2016 after a 7-month battle with cancer. Susan was born on July 21, 1943 in Willimantic, CT to Emilien Morin and Irene (Vertefeuille) Morin. Susan grew up in Willimantic and was a graduate of Windham High School. She was married January 23, 1965...
Charles M. Harvey
Aug 3, 2016
Charles Merton Harvey, 32, of Amston, CT, passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at Yale New Haven Hospital due to complications after heart transplant surgery. Born July 6, 1984 in New Haven, he is the son of Charlene (Harvey) Laws of Amston and Daren P. Harvey, Sr. of Woodstock. Charlie was the most kind hearted, loving person anyone could ever...
Schmidt J. Lloyd
Aug 2, 2016
On August 2, 2016 at 8:53 am at the age of 91, while surrounded by his loved ones looking out over the Willimantic River Valley, Lloyd J. Schmidt, son of Erwin and May Schmidt of Appleton, Wisconsin, took his last breath. Lloyd was born in Wisconsin but lived most of his life in Storrs, Connecticut with his wife Marilyn Loyzim...
Edna (Arnold) Smith
Jul 29, 2016
Edna Smith, 99, of Mansfield, CT passed away peacefully on July 29, 2016. She was born in Willimantic, CT on September 9, 1916 to George H. and Edith (McTott) Arnold. Edna was a graduate of Willimantic Public Schools and worked for Southern New England Telephone for 36 years. She was also a member of the Telephone Pioneers. In 1938, she...
Mary (Brockman) Knight
Jul 26, 2016
Mary Knight, 90, of Mansfield Centre, Connecticut and formerly of Annapolis, Maryland, passed away peacefully on July 26, 2016 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Torquay, England on December 18, 1925 and served in the Royal Navy during World War II as a radio mechanic. She emigrated to the United States from England in 1964,...
