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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
