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Viola M. Waitte
Mar 17, 2016
Viola Mae Waitte, 91, of Windham, CT, passed away March 17, 2016. Born July 7, 1924 in Chaplin, CT, Viola was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Guay) Visintini. Viola was a caring nurse who worked for Dr. Reuben Rothblatt in Willimantic for many years, and later worked as a public health nurse in Coventry. In retirement she...
Mary H. Oliver
Mar 16, 2016
Mary (Dolly) H. Oliver, 78, of Stafford Springs, CT passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at Johnson Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Richard H. Oliver. Mrs. Oliver was born in Manchester, NH on May 24, 1937. She resided in Lebanon, CT before moving to Stafford Springs in 1973 until present. Dolly...
Marie Ann Stewart
Mar 14, 2016
Marie Ann Stewart (Lemieux), 61, of Windham Center, passed from this life on March 14, 2016, after a brief illness. Marie leaves behind her husband, Charles Stewart. Marie is survived by her sons Charles Stewart III, Chad Stewart, and stepdaughter Kelly Fantolli. Marie is also survived by her mother, Gladys Lemieux; her sisters, Michelle Canfield, Melinda Lemieux Miller; and brother,...
Mildred Dorothy Larkins
Mar 11, 2016
Mildred D. (James) Larkins, 91, beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt, and loyal friend, went home to her Lord to be reunited with her late beloved husband Earl on Friday, March 11, 2016. She was born Willimantic, the daughter of Robert and Grace (Paton) James. Mildred will be remembered for her countless acts of kindness, unconditional love for her family and...
Gordon Clark Hatch
Mar 9, 2016
Gordon Clark Hatch (Gordie), 90, of Barrington, NH, and formerly of Willington, CT, passed peacefully into the arms of his Creator on March 9, 2016 surrounded by family members. Gordon was born in Milford, CT, to the late Howard Mark Hatch and Mabel (Clark) Hatch of Bridgewater, CT. He attended schools in Bridgewater and New Milford, CT. He was the...
Nicole Gavis
Mar 8, 2016
It is with indefinable sorrow that we share the loss of our loving daughter Nicole Gavis, who died unexpectedly, March 8, 2016, surrounded by her family. Nicole was born October 30, 1987, in Manchester, CT, the daughter of Diane Boisvert of South Windham, CT, and Tom and Deb Boisvert of Lebanon, CT. Nicole was a graduate of Windham High and...
Lucien "Roger" Marchand
Mar 7, 2016
Lucien "Roger" Marchand, 83, of Willimantic, passed away March 7, 2016 at Hartford Hospital. He was born in Willimantic, the son of the late Adelard "Pete" Marchand and Evangeline (Frappier) Marchand. Roger married Lillian (Pepin) Marchand on July 30,1955 at the Sacred Heart Church, Taftville, CT. He was employed at Pratt and Whitney for forty years until his retirement twenty-three...
Donald A. Gagnon
Mar 6, 2016
Donald A. Gagnon 67 of Canterbury CT passed away March 6th 2016. He was born in Willimantic CT to the late Robert J. and Grace B. Gagnon. He was an avid Uconn fan and loved basketball and golf. He spent most of his life as a retail manager. After his retirement he spent most of his time doing yard work,...
James Wilson Knox, Jr.
Mar 6, 2016
James W. Knox, Jr., 81, of Puyallup, Wash. entered a new life on March 6, 2016. "Jim" or "Bill" was born in Hartford, Connecticut on December 29, 1934. He grew up in Hartford and in Columbia, Connecticut on his much loved Columbia Lake. Jim proudly served in the United States?Army?based in Germany and Beirut during the first Lebanese Crisis. Jim...
Maria Elizabeth Espitia
Mar 6, 2016
Elizabeth Espitia, beloved wife and soulmate of Luis Perez and mother of Nathan Perez-Espitia, passed away surrounded by her family on March 6, 2016. She fought a bitter struggle against cancer during which she became an inspiration to all who knew her. Elizabeth was born in Medellin Colombia in 1964, the only daughter of Rabino Espitia and Rocio Loaiza. She...
Jeffrey Alan Smith
Mar 5, 2016
Jeffrey Alan Smith 51 of Willimantic, passed peacefully March 5, 2016. He was born in Willimantic, CT to Arthur and Shirley Smith. Jeffery worked many years for Cable Technologies, he was also a member of the Son's of the American Legion. Jeffrey was an avid NASCAR fan. Along with his parents, Jeffrey leaves behind his partner of many years, Doreen...
William James Duplessis
Mar 4, 2016
William J. DuPlessis of Willimantic, formerly of Wallingford, died on March 4, 2016 at Windham Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the devoted husband of Kareena Pedersen DuPlessis, his wife of 34 years. William was born in Meriden on September 3, 1954, the son of George L. DuPlessis and Barbara (Craig) DuPlessis. He was educated in local schools,...
Kristin A. Leblanc
Mar 4, 2016
Kristin A. LeBlanc, 47, of Hebron, CT, passed away suddenly on March 4, 2016. She was born on February 7, 1969 in Manchester, CT. She loved fishing, dancing, roller skating, music (Lynard Skynard), gardening, VW buses, traveling, all animals, but most of all she loved her family and friends. Kristin was happiest doing things for friends and family, and was...
Juan Antonio Nunez
Mar 2, 2016
Juan Antonio Nunez, 89, died Thursday, March 2, 2016. Juan Antonio Nunez was born in a small quaint town in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico where he grew up. At the age of 18 he joined the United States Army and fought proudly in World War II. Juan whose nickname was Paoli embodied the American Dream. Following the end of World...
Arlene Burr
Mar 2, 2016
Arlene Elizabeth (Davis) Burr passed away peacefully on March 2, 2016 with her loving husband by her side. She was born on January 28, 1929 in North Haven, CT to Harold E. and Lillian Goodsell Davis. She was a member of the Hampton Elementary School Board for 15 years and also served on the Parish Hill High School Board. Arlene...
Evelyn C. Smith
Mar 2, 2016
Evelyn Clara (Colburn) Smith of North Windham passed away peacefully on March 2, 2016 at Windham Community Memorial Hospital. She was born to the late William and Edith (Brooke) Colburn of Coventry. Evelyn and her husband, Arthur (Smitty) Smith, made their home in North Windham where they ran their business, Smith's Oil Service, for many years. A devoted wife, mother,...
Everett Alexander Watson
Mar 1, 2016
Everett Alexander Watson, 82, of Storrs, husband of Rose (Ramos) Watson, died Tuesday March 1, 2016 at Hartford Hospital. He was born in Willimantic, the son of the late Harold and Viola (Jordan) Watson. Everett was a Rotary International Past District Governor, multiple term club President and multiple Paul Harris recipient. He served on the board for Savings Institute, Natchaug...
Lourdes Serrano
Feb 29, 2016
Lourdes (Lou) Serrano, 61, of Willimantic, CT, died suddenly on February 29, 2016 at Hartford Hospital. Born on August 29, 1954 in Villalba, Puerto Rico to the late Francisca Pagan and Luis Serrano, she grew up in Willimantic, Connecticut where she lived the majority of her life. She was employed for many years at General Cable where it became her...
Ishmael Rosas
Feb 29, 2016
Ishmael Rosas, of Mansfield, CT, passed away on February 29, 2016. He was born on December 25, 1995. Ishmael is a graduate of E.O. Smith High School. He attended Manchester Community College and is currently enrolled at Emerson College of Boston. Ishmael enjoyed doing stand-up comedy, and making short films. In high school, he participated in track, soccer, and crew....
Dana P. Marley
Feb 28, 2016
Dana P. Marley, 52, of Willimantic, CT, beloved son and brother, passed away peacefully Sunday, February 28, 2016, surrounded by his family at St. Vincent's Hospital in Worcester, MA, after a long battle with ALS. He was born on January 7, 1964 in Willimantic, CT to the late Crawford II and Barbara (Nichols) Marley also of Willimantic, CT, he was...
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