John Henry Hayes, Jr
Dec 23, 2015
John Henry Hayes Jr., 72, of Naples, FL passed away December 23, 2015. He was born to John Sr. and Nora (O'Callaghan) Hayes in Manhattan, NY on May 10, 1943. John graduated from Cardinal Hayes High School, and received an Associate's degree from Pace University. After high school, John proudly enlisted in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam...
Edward Nowak
Dec 22, 2015
Edward (Ereshena) Nowak, 85, of Mansfield, CT passed away peacefully at St. Francis Hospital, December 22, 2015, after a long illness. He was previously a longtime resident of Windham Center, CT for over 40 years. Ed was born on November 23, 1930 in Mansfield Center, CT birth son of Theodore and Fructa Ereshena. He was adopted at age 5 by...
Edwin E. Welch
Dec 19, 2015
Edwin Eugene Welch, 75, of Columbia, CT passed from this life on Saturday, December 19, 2015 from medical complications. He was born November 21, 1940 in Auburn, Maine to Edward and Emily Barrett Welch. Ed graduated from Edward Little High, Auburn, Maine in 1959. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1959 to 1961. He worked for the US Post...
Irene V. Cichon
Dec 17, 2015
Irene V. (Josefowicz) Cichon, 94, of Willimantic, CT, beloved wife of the late Stanley F. Cichon passed away peacefully Thursday Dec. 17, 2015. She was born on Oct. 8, 1921 in Willimantic, daughter of Anthony and Sophie Josefowicz. Irene was employed by Electro Motive Manufacturing Co., Windham Town Hall and later in her life by The Lewis Insurance Agency. She...
Maurice Elliott
Dec 17, 2015
Maurice W. Elliott, of Mansfield, CT died peacefully on December 17, 2015. Moe was a loving husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend. He lived a long and happy life with his wife Katherine, who predeceased him on February 1, 2014. Moe enjoyed a simple life. He loved his family and the home that he built together with his...
Edward "Windy Wendus
Dec 16, 2015
Edward (Windy) Wendus, 90, of Columbia, CT passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 with family at his side. Edward is a veteran of WWII, landing on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, going ashore on day 2 with the Second Armored Division. He was awarded 5 major battle stars, including the Bronze Star, from the Battle of the Bulge....
Jeanne Mott
Dec 15, 2015
Jeanne Mott, of Ashford, CT died December 15, 2015. She was born June 6, 1925, the daughter of Harry MacWay, and Eugenie Nollet MacWay. Jeanne was one of 10 children. Jeanne went to work early in life having to help her mother support the family after her father's unexpected death. Jeanne then worked for years for Electric Motive in Willimantic...
Norman T. Daigle
Dec 14, 2015
Norman T. Daigle of North Windham, CT passed away on December 14, 2015, surrounded by his family at Roger Williams Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. Norman was born on January 14, 1937 in Norwich, CT. Norman was the son of the late Albert and Marie Ann (Dumais) Daigle. Norman is survived by his loving wife Sandra (Postler) Daigle. Norman worked...
Raymond K. Silveira
Dec 13, 2015
Raymond K. Silveira died Sunday, December 13, 2015, at Douglas Manor with his family at his side. Born in New Bedford, MA, on June 12, 1928, to Joaquim and Caroline (Machado) Silveira, he grew up in New Bedford, attended public schools there and went on to the University of Massachusetts (New Bedford Textile Institute) where he earned a Bachelor of...
Catherine Lynch
Dec 5, 2015
Catherine (Katie) Lynch passed away on December 5th, after a brief and unexpected battle with cancer. She was born on November 7, 1949, grew up in Watertown, MA and spent her summers on Martha's Vineyard with her family. Over the years, the Vineyard served to bring her family and friends together and remained a central part of her life until...
Eugenie M. Fitzsimmons
Dec 5, 2015
Eugenie (Jean) M. Fitzsimmons, 87, of Willington, CT, left this life on Saturday, December 5, 2015 with her daughter by her side. She was born on September 17, 1928 in New York City, NY, and was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Roketski) Gorlock. Eugenie had a great sense of humor and loved to laugh, and dance. She...
Nancy Ann Goodrich
Dec 5, 2015
Nancy (White) Goodrich, 89, of Chaplin, CT, has entered eternal life and has gone home to be with the Lord on December 5, 2015. She was born on February 9, 1926 in Portland, CT, daughter of Charles and Yarda (Bachman) White. Nancy was predeceased by her beloved husband of forty years, William Clark Goodrich. She is survived by her three...
George M. Spinnato
Dec 4, 2015
George M. Spinnato, 68, a longtime resident of Willimantic, CT, died December 4, 2015. He was born November 8, 1947 in Hartford, CT, the son of Michael A. Spinnato and Mary R. Spinnato. George was a bowler at Willi Bowl for many years, and was also a big fan of NASCAR. George is preceded in death by his parents and...
Arthur Peter Steffano
Dec 3, 2015
Arthur Peter Steffano, 74, passed away, Thursday, December 3, 2015 at Vanderman Place nursing home in Willimantic, CT. He was born May 21, 1941 to the late Andrew and Alice Steffano. Arthur is survived by his son, Kevin Steffano and daughter-in-law Lisa; daughter, Denise McAvoy and son-in-law Mark; sisters, Mercy Chlebus and Nicolette Letorneau; and grandchildren. The family would like...
Frank J. Brayne
Nov 30, 2015
Frank J. Brayne, 94, of West Hartford, husband of the late MaryKate (Coffey), whom he married in 1949, passed away at home surrounded by family on Monday, November 30, 2015. He was born in Quincy, MA, son of the late Frank H. and Julia (Riley) Brayne. He moved to New London, CT at age 4 and later graduated from Bulkeley...
Robert K. Rose
Nov 28, 2015
Robert K. Rose of Lebanon CT, passed away peacefully at home with friends and family on Saturday November 28, 2015. Most would remember him from Canterbury, as he lived there most his years. He was born on March 23, 1947 in Norwalk, CT to the late Adrian and Estelle Kudla Rose. Bob worked at United Abrasives for 30+ years as...
Gerard "Jerry" Martin
Nov 25, 2015
Gerard J. Martin (Jerry) died November 25, 2015 at his home in Willington, CT, from cancer. Jerry leaves his bride of 31 years, Diane, and his two daughters Kristina (Adam) Martin-Clark and Rachele, and grandson, Matthew Clark. Jerry was born on April 18, 1956, one of seven children of the late Joseph and Margaret (Carroll) Martin of East Eden, New...
Antoinette Dziavit
Nov 23, 2015
Antoinette Dziavit, 97, of Windham, CT passed away November 23, 2015. She was born to Alfred and Mary Louise Fredette on June 2, 1918, in Willimantic, CT. During her working years Antoinette was employed by Electro Motive, UConn and Zemco. Antoinette was very special to all of us, and she touched a lot of people in her life. She will...
Willard Herbert Daniels
Nov 23, 2015
Dr. Willard Herbert Daniels, 91, died on November 23, 2015, at the Mansfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Storrs, Conn. Born to the late Lewis and Elizabeth (Roberts) Daniels, he grew up on the family's dairy farm in Middletown, Conn. Willard loved life on the farm and felt a deep connection to these roots throughout his life. As a young...
Emily Joy Marrotte
Nov 22, 2015
Emily Joy Marrotte, 20 years old of Windham Connecticut passed away unexpectedly on November 22, 2015. Emily was born at Windham Hospital on March 7, 1995 to her mother Sara Joy Marrotte and her father Rye Shashok. Emily graduated from E.O. Smith High school in June of 2013, and she attended Quinebaug Valley Community College from 2013-2014. Emily loved to...
