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Clifford B. Hicks

Clifford B. Hicks

Nov 22, 2015

Clifford B. Hicks, of Hampton, CT, died peacefully at home on Sunday, November 22, 2015. He was born on May 24, 1927, in Willimantic, CT the son of the late George and Gladys (Brown) Hicks. He is survived by his two sisters-in-law, Shirley (Donahue) Crawford of Mansfield, and Patricia (Dino) Donahue of Hampton, and many loving and caring nieces and...

Ruth Russian

Ruth Russian

Nov 21, 2015

Ruth Russian, beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 21, 2015. Ruth was the daughter of Carl and Pauline (Glass) Zenchoff. She was married to Samuel Russian for 68 years. Ruth graduated from Eastern CT State University. She taught for 28 years in the Willimantic school system, was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma,...

Peter M. Gobin

Peter M. Gobin

Nov 21, 2015

Peter Michel Gobin, age 62, of North Windham, CT passed peacefully at home surrounded by friends and family on Saturday, November 21, 2015. He was born on July 13, 1953 in Worchester Mass. Peter was a life-long truck driver. He enjoyed his job for many years until retirement. He enjoyed helping others in need, working on bird houses, woodcrafts, and...

Carrie L. Smith

Carrie L. Smith

Nov 21, 2015

Carrie L. Smith, aged 96, died peacefully on November 21, 2015 at Douglas Manor, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on March 27, 1919 to the late John Henry and Darlene Smith in Okolona, MS and was the second child of nine children. She moved to Willington, CT at the age of 21 to work as a care...

Clyde L. Mckenna

Clyde L. Mckenna

Nov 21, 2015

Clyde Leon McKenna, 80, of Mansfield, CT passed away peacefully November 21, 2015 at his daughters home surrounded by family after a long battle with cancer and many other health issues. He was born May 14, 1935. He worked at Beebe Construction, and Wethersfield Construction, and enjoyed camping. He was the loving husband of Evelyn A. McKenna, and was a...

Iantafle "Rose" Calder

Iantafle "Rose" Calder

Nov 19, 2015

Driantafle "Rose" Calder, 92, of Mansfield Center, CT beloved wife of Clarence R. Calder, passed away peacefully on November 19, 2015 at the Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born in Salem, Massachusetts to the late Pandora and George Vasilakopoulos. Rose graduated from Salem Commercial Business School and the John Robert Powers School, and studied at Northeastern University....

Betty Brand

Betty Brand

Nov 18, 2015

Betty (Cichon) Brand of Columbia, CT was born in 1913, the second child born to John Cichon and Sophie (Baran) Cichon, who immigrated to America in the early 20th century from Poland. She grew up in Willimantic, CT with her sister Steffa and brothers Joseph, Stanley "Sam", Edward and Walter. Betty was an employee at the American Thread Company in...

Ruth M. Still

Ruth M. Still

Nov 13, 2015

Ruth Marie (Wight) Still, 101, of Windham passed away November 13, 2015. She was born July 9, 1914 in Norwich CT. She was the daughter of Howard and Clara (Wuttkey) Wight. Until her marriage to Clarence Still, Ruth lived in Sprague on what is now known as Woodland Lane. She attended Hanover School and Norwich Free Academy. During her childhood...

John J. Trudeau

John J. Trudeau

Nov 11, 2015

John J. Trudeau, 47, of Storrs, CT, passed away on Wednesday November 11, 2015. He was born on May 29, 1968, the son of George W. Trudeau and predeceased mother Patricia (Hart) Trudeau. Besides his father he is survived by a daughter Theresa Trudeau "The apple of his eyes" of Ashford, CT, two sisters Sheryl Kuhn and her husband Charles...

June I Baker

June I Baker

Nov 11, 2015

June Baker, 74, loving wife of Karl Hanka, passed away surrounded by her family November 11, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born January 11, 1941 in Flushing , NY, the daughter of the late William and Lina (Wein) Lackenbauer, June grew up in Hampton, graduating from Windham High school in 1959, and continued to live in Windham and...

Bertha Schiller

Bertha Schiller

Nov 11, 2015

Bertha (Horn) Schiller, age 93, of Sarasota, FL, formerly of Mansfield Center, CT passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 11, 2015. She was the widow of Frank Schiller. They were married for 67 years. She was born in Detroit, MI, March 3, 1922. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Holin) Horn, and her late siblings were...

Therese M. Switchenko

Therese M. Switchenko

Nov 5, 2015

Therese Marjorie (Terry) Kehl Switchenko, 89, passed away on November 5, 2015 at Saint Joseph Living Center in Windham CT. Terry was born in Albany, N.Y. on July 8, 1926, the daughter of Adam and Elizabeth (Holtslag) Kehl. Her family moved to Connecticut in 1940. Terry graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1947 with a B.S. Degree in Business...

Evelyn B. Cady

Evelyn B. Cady

Nov 5, 2015

Evelyn B. "Evie" Cady, 87, of Coventry, CT, formerly of Andover, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2015 after a brief illness. Born October 18, 1928 in New Bedford Mass, the daughter of the late Leroy and Edna Benzinger, she grew up on the family farm in Hebron, where her heart always remained. Beloved wife of the late Roger L. Cady...

Harry Naumec

Harry Naumec

Nov 4, 2015

Harry Naumec, 87, of Chaplin, CT, passed away on November 4, 2015 at Windham Hospital. He was born in Columbia, CT, the son of the late Nicholas and Nellie (Buanowski) Naumec. Harry retired from the University of Connecticut in 1989. He enjoyed hunting and fishing with his grandchildren. He was a member of the Fin Fur and Feather Club in...

Gail A. Michniewski

Gail A. Michniewski

Nov 1, 2015

Gail Ann Michniewski, 61, of Stafford, Texas, passed away on Sunday morning November 1, 2015 at Kindred Hospital Sugar Land in Sugar Land, Texas. She was born September 21, 1954 in Willimantic, CT, the devoted daughter of Edward and Vera (Olenick) Michniewski. Gail has lived in the Houston, Texas area for the past 30 years. She was employed as a...

Harold J. Degraw

Harold J. Degraw

Nov 1, 2015

Harold J. DeGraw, 73, of Colchester, CT died November 1, 2015. He was born in Bronx, New York, September 16, 1942 to parents Martha and Lawrence DeGraw. Harold graduated from Wethersfield High School in 1961, and attended Paier School of Art for 2 years. He served honorably in the U.S. Army from 1963-1966. Harold is survived by his son, Robert...

William "Bill" O'Keefe

William "Bill" O'Keefe

Oct 30, 2015

William H. "Bill" O'Keefe, age 82, of Mansfield, CT died on October 30, 2015, at the Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. The husband of Caryl (Jena) O'Keefe, he was born in Port Chester, New York, on February 9, 1933, to Ellen (Johnson) and Wilfred O'Keefe. Bill moved to Fitchburg, MA, at a very early age. He was a 1951...

Joyce Rodriguez

Joyce Rodriguez

Oct 29, 2015

Joyce (Pearl) Rodriguez, 78, the wife of James W. Rodriguez, passed away October 29, 2015 in Mansfield, CT after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born July 8, 1937 in Willimantic, CT, the daughter of the late William and Mabel (Hersant) Pearl. She was a lifelong resident of her beloved Little River Valley in Hampton, spending her childhood...

David Sutton

David Sutton

Oct 29, 2015

David Sutton, 29 of Willimantic, died on October 29, 2015 in Windham, CT. David graduated from Baran Institute of Technology in 2007 with a certificate in automobile technology. David is survived by his father, Robert James Sutton; brother, Peter; aunt, Kathleen Cannon and uncle, John Sutton. He is preceded in death by his mother, Elizabeth Sutton. A viewing and funeral...

Jack E. Rice

Jack E. Rice

Oct 27, 2015

Jack Edward Rice, 84, of Bolton, husband of Rita (King) Rice, passed away on October 27, 2015 after a long illness. He was born on April 4, 1931 and resided in Andover for many years. Jack enjoyed fishing and metal detecting in his retired years. Besides his wife, Jack is survived by a daughter Carla Barton and her husband Kenny...

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