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Elizabeth Mazzola
Apr 22, 2015
Elizabeth Calkins Mazzola, 87 of Colchester formerly of Willimantic passed away peacefully on April 22, 2015 surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late James and Helene Calkins, sister of the late James and Mildred Calkins. She was a devoted wife to her late husband Joseph whom she shared 51 years of marriage. She leaves her son...
Julio Sanchez
Apr 20, 2015
Julio Manuel Sanchez, Sr., 67, of Willimantic, CT, died on Monday, April 20, 2015, after succumbing to Alzheimer's at home surrounded by his family. Julio retired from Rogers Corporation and applied himself in other fields of work during his life. When he moved to Willimantic from Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico, Julio immediately became involved with youth and adult baseball/softball leagues....
Gilberto "Spanky" Malave
Apr 18, 2015
Gilberto "Spanky" Malave, 60, of Groton, CT departed this life April 18, 2015. He was born April 7, 1955 in New York City, to parents Romana Santiago, and Gilberto Malve. Spanky worked many years for the Peter Pan Bus Co. and most recently drove for the Shaboo All-Stars in Willimantic. He was an avid fisherman, bowler and golfer. Throughout his...
Elliot Samuel Wolk
Apr 18, 2015
Elliot S. Wolk, of Storrs, CT, died Saturday, April 18, 2015. He was born on August 5, 1919 in Springfield, Massachusetts, the son of Max and Jennie (Robinson) Wolk. He received a B.A. degree from Clark University in 1940. From 1942 to 1945 he served in the U.S. Army Air Force as a weather forecaster and was stationed with the...
Irene "Polly" Mary Miller
Apr 15, 2015
Irene Mary Miller of Scotland, "Polly" to her friends, passed away on Wednesday, the 15th day of April 2015 with her family by her side. She was born in Norwich on November 05, 1935 to the late James Raymond and Erica Werth Evans. Polly graduated from NFA in 1953 then attended the Rhode Island School of Design before graduating from...
Dorothy E. Chesters
Apr 15, 2015
Dorothy E. Chesters of Coventry passed away peacefully with her family by her side on April 14, 2015 at Mansfield Nursing and Rehab. She was born January 16, 1922 in New London to Evelyn and Charles Wilcox. Dorothy was raised in the New London area and later settled in Coventry. She loved watching the Lady Huskies Basketball team and was...
Antoinette J. Macione
Apr 15, 2015
Antoinette Macione of Willimantic died April 15, 2015. She was born March 2, 1925 in Willimantic, daughter of the late Russell and Anne Marie (Tudisco) Macione. Ms. Macione worked for many years for Pratt and Whitney during World War II and later in other occupations the most recent being as an assistant librarian for the Windham Schools. She was a...
Dorothy L. Burns
Apr 14, 2015
Dorothy L. Burns, age 99, of West Hartford, CT passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015. Born June 14, 1915 in Hartford, CT to William & Charlotte Kinghorn, Dorothy lived a long and memorable life. She is survived by her son, Robert Parizeau of Woodstock Valley, CT: grandsons Derek Kramer (Deb), John Postler (Dale), Paul Postler, Jeffrey Parizeau (Kristin), Michael Parizeau...
Elvin Duwayne Keller
Apr 14, 2015
Elvin Duwayne Keller, 88, of Brooklyn, CT formerly of Willimantic,CT, beloved husband of Joan (Kasperkiewicz-Ragazzi) Keller passed away peacefully on Tuesday April 14, 2015 with his wife by his side at Pierce Memorial Baptist Home in Brooklyn. Duwayne was born April 3, 1927 in Altoona, PA. In addition to his wife of forty-two years, he is survived by five children,...
Thomas Nevers
Apr 14, 2015
Thomas Nevers, 89, of Mansfield Center, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. He was predeceased by his adored wife, Nancy (Champagne) and his much loved son, John. Tom was born in Watertown, CT on November 11, 1925 to Margaret (Ganavage) and Francis Neverdauski, where he lived until attending a semester at Bowdoin College. He entered the U.S. Army...
Edna E. Pearle
Apr 13, 2015
Edna Pearle, "Cookie", 61, of Willimantic, CT passed away peacefully Monday April 13, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer, with family by her side. Cookie was born in Winsted CT May 21, 1953 daughter to the late Dana and Mary Pearle. In addition to her parents, Cookie was predeceased by her beloved husband, George J...
Dorothy E. Gagnon
Apr 13, 2015
Dorothy E. "Dottie" Gagnon, a long-time resident of Ashford, CT, passed away peacefully at her home on April 13, 2015. She is pre-deceased by her Husband Lionel Gagnon, and her brother Alexander A. Krajewski. She is the daughter of the late Pauline Roman & Alexander F. Krajewski of Terryville, CT. She leaves her daughter Lisa A. Gagnon Zackowski and her...
Kevin Thomas Kavanagh
Apr 13, 2015
Kevin Thomas Kavanagh, 66, of Hampton, CT passed away at St. Joseph's Living Center in Windham, CT on April 13, 2015 after a battle with Brain Cancer. Kevin was born on November 6, 1948 in New Haven, Ct son to the late Beatrice (Lockery) Kavanagh and Thomas Kavanagh. He is survived by his loving daughter, Bevin (Jolly) Kavanagh of Willimantic,...
Aline C. Bergeron
Apr 10, 2015
Aline C. Bergeron of Coventry, CT, the daughter of Lucien Bergeron of Mansfield and the late Rita Bergeron passed away unexpectedly Friday, April 10, 2015. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother and loved her family deeply. She enjoyed playing scrabble and volunteering her time at the Mansfield Senior Center. She enjoyed the love of her "TAFFY", as well as...
Carl Walter Schaefer Ii
Apr 9, 2015
Carl Walter Schaefer II September 6, 1934 - April 29, 2015 Carl Walter Schaefer II of Mansfield passed away after a long battle with cancer on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at the age of 80. He was born on September 6, 1934, the first of four children born to Jack Warner Schaefer and Eugenia Hammond Ives. He suffered polio as...
Michael Frank Beal
Apr 7, 2015
Michael Frank Beal of Storrs died April 7, 2015. Mike was born May 11, 1951 to Harold Mumby Beal and Mary Hussey Beal Squires. He was a true son of UConn, growing up on Whitney and Gilbert roads in the center of campus where his father was a professor at the School of Pharmacy. He attended Storrs Grammar School and...
Ethel Rosebrooks Larkin
Apr 6, 2015
Ethel Rosebrooks Larkin of Mansfield, CT, died April 6, 2015 in Agawam, MA. She was born June 4, 1925 to Harold G. and Lounette Curnalia Rosebrooks, and was brought up on the family farm, Keystone Dairy, on South Street in Willimantic, Connecticut. In her youth, Ethel was active in the First Baptist Church of Willimantic and attended the Windham schools....
Barbara L. Chick
Apr 5, 2015
Barbara L. (Ingvertsen) Chick, 78, of Columbia, CT went to heaven on April 5, 2015. She was the wife of the late Peter C. Chick, Sr. and the daughter of Andrew and Ruth Ingvertsen. Barbara was predeceased by her son Peter C. Chick, Jr. She is survived by her loving daughter Donna Chick of Tolland and her granddaughter Melissa Studer...
Carl "Bud" Stensland
Apr 5, 2015
Carl "Bud" Stensland, 81, a lifelong resident of Bigelow Rd., Hampton, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2015, Easter Sunday, with his loving wife of sixty years, Phyllis (Gamache) Stensland by his side. Known for his hard work and selflessness, Bud grew up on his family's farm and spent many wonderful days outside as a child. In 1954, Bud married...
Viola D. Noel
Apr 4, 2015
Viola D. (Hawkes) Noel, lovingly known as Vi, Ma, Mom, Grandma, and Auntie Vi, was raised and lived in Hampton all of her life. She and husband Charlie made their first home farming on Station Road and then purchased the "caretaker's cottage" on the edge of Goodwin Forest at Clark's Corner, where they have lived for over 50 years. Auntie...
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