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Lydia Rudolph
Feb 5, 2015
Lydia Rudolph was a child of Brooklyn, NY, who never gave up her love of bagels and blackout cake. She expressed a creativity that was fearless and boundless. She was never afraid to explore new subjects, media, and materials, whether at home or in the community. Above all, Lydia was a compassionate parent, grandparent, spouse, and friend. She devoted more...
Robert Meek
Feb 4, 2015
Robert Meek, 86, of North Windham, CT died Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at Vanderman Place. He was the son of the late Henry and Augusta (May) Boulet. Bob enjoyed going to auto races in his RV with his wife Dorothy. He was a deacon at the First Congregational Church in Willimantic. Bob was an avid New York Giants fan and...
Shirley M. Brodeur
Feb 4, 2015
Shirley Marie Brodeur, a long-time resident of Lebanon, died February 4, 2015 at Vanderman Place in Willimantic, CT. Born in 1930 in Hartford, CT the daughter of the late William Barlow and Mary Taylor Barlow, Shirley moved to the Worcester area where she married and raised her two children Kathy and Betty. She moved to Lebanon in the early '80s...
Barbara P. Baylock
Feb 2, 2015
Barbara Anne (Parker) Baylock, 75, of Mansfield Center, best friend and loving wife of 52 years of Andrew J. Baylock, peacefully entered into eternal life on Monday (February 2, 2015). Born in Springfield, Massachusetts on June 16, 1939 to the late Walter W. and Marion H. (Roberts) Parker, she spent most of her adult life in Mansfield. Barbara was a...
James Scott Perkins
Feb 2, 2015
James "Jamie" Perkins, 42, of Ashford, CT, passed away unexpectedly on February 2, 2015. Jamie was born on November 17, 1972 in Willimantic, CT. He was the son of Scott Perkins of Scotland and the late Penny Paulhus. He is survived by Scott's wife Carol of Scotland, his brother and sister-in-law Steven and Louise Fletcher of Ashford, brother Brandon Perkins...
Ethel Hawkins
Jan 30, 2015
Ethel E. Hawkins of Mansfield Center, Connecticut, beloved wife of Winthrop Hawkins for 71 years, passed away peacefully on January 30, 2015. She was born July 21, 1927 in Willington, Connecticut to the late Daisy and Clinton Eldredge. Ethel married the love of her life on September 11, 1943. After Winthrop's service with the U.S. Army in Europe, they settled...
Muriel Giguere
Jan 30, 2015
Muriel Giguere, 71, of Willimantic, CT, passed away Friday, January 30, 2015 at home with her loving companion, Janet Chadd by her side. She was born in Woonsocket, RI to the late Leo J. Giguere Sr. & Irene (DuFrense) Giguere. Muriel attended Hartford schools and retired from the State of CT- Department of Mental Retardation where she worked as an...
Ruth Hewitt Manning Cooke Dillon
Jan 30, 2015
Ruth Hewitt Manning Cooke Dillon, 87, of Lebanon, CT, Loving Mother, Grandmother "Nana" and friend, passed away Friday, January 30, 2015 at St. Joseph Living Center. Ruth, one of 3 children, was born November 25, 1927 at St. Joseph Hospital, in Windham, CT to John and Dorothy Manning. She worked for many years at Cranstons Bookstore; enjoyed spending time with...
David A. Cushman
Jan 29, 2015
David Alan Cushman, 66, of Willington, CT, beloved husband of Karen (Roy) Cushman passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at Windham Hospital, Willimantic CT. He was the son of the late Harold and Mary Cushman. Dave attended schools in Willington, CT and was a graduate of Windham Technical High School; he was a Vietnam veteran and served in the...
John B. Mccarrick
Jan 29, 2015
John Boyd McCarrick, 57, of Andover, CT, died of cancer on Thursday, January 29, 2015. He was born October 3, 1956 in Ohio at the Cleveland Clinic to parents John J. and Margaret McCarrick. He leaves behind his loving mother Margaret McCarrick. He was predeceased by his father John McCarrick, and his brother, Peter Howard McCarrick. John lived briefly in...
Jane Kristen Hoffman
Jan 26, 2015
Jane Kristen Hoffman passed away at her home in Hampton, CT on Monday January 26, 2015, at the age of 67, surrounded by those who love her. Her death was caused by an incurable brain cancer. Jane was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on July 23, 1947 to James Peter Anderson and Clara Faye (Hogue) Anderson. She also lived in Key...
Eugene J. Alassi
Jan 25, 2015
Eugene J. Alassi, 90, of Storrs, Connecticut passed away peacefully with loving members of his family at his side on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born on February 1, 1924 in Francavilla al Mare, Italy, the eldest of 3 children born to Maria and Antonio Alassi. A student in the Mansfield Public...
Anita E. Grover
Jan 25, 2015
Anita E. Grover, 87, of Mansfield, wife of the late John Grover, died January 25, 2015 at Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. She enjoyed camping in the family RV with her husband. Her favorite place to camp was in Florida near the water. Anita also enjoyed cooking and spending time with her family. She is survived by a son...
Roy S. Campbell
Jan 25, 2015
Roy Evelyn Stallings Campbell, 94, of Storrs, died on January 25, 2015, at the Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, in Storrs. She was born in 1920 in Fruitdale, Alabama, to John Howard and Carrie Stallings. Roy always loved books, movies and the theater. She worked as a librarian for many years. She acted and directed in numerous college and...
Sigurd V. Rose
Jan 23, 2015
Sigurd V. Rose, 86, of West Hartford, CT, passed away Friday, January 23, 2015 with his niece Lisa Heath at his bedside. He was born June 26, 1928 in Riga, Latvia to the late Wilhelm and Anna Rose. Sigurd is survived by his brother, Raymond Rose and wife Zigrida; sisters, Isolde LeBrie and husband Tokuro Narazaki, Astrida Olds and husband...
Kyle Robert Kiss
Jan 20, 2015
Kyle Kiss, 24, of Willimantic, CT passed away January 20, 2015. Born to parents Shawn and Terry Kiss, November 26, 1990, in Willimantic, CT. Our world today is a lesser place to live in without our Kyle. But, it is still his love, that he gave so freely for us to keep, that always let us paint a little color...
Shelia Lucille Glennon
Jan 18, 2015
Shelia Lucille Glennon, age 69, died peacefully on January 18, 2015 at home surrounded by her family, after a brief struggle with cancer. Shelia was born February 17, 1945, in Hartford, CT, the daughter of Marie and John Alexson. Shelia was a devoted Catholic and a loving mother to three daughters, Diane Nadeau, Sharon Hatch and Lea Pelletier. She was...
Ann Gaucher
Jan 17, 2015
Ann K. Gaucher, 86, of Willimantic, CT, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away on January 17, 2015 at Saint Joseph Living Center in Windham CT, where she was surrounded by her loving family. Ann was born in Bridgeport, CT to the late John and Jennie (Goda) Kasper. She attended University of Connecticut from 1946 to 1950 and...
Raymond Anderson Way
Jan 17, 2015
Raymond Anderson Way, 60, of Ashford, CT, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed peacefully over to Heaven on January 17, 2015, after a valiant battle against metastatic esophageal cancer. He leaves behind his devoted wife Susan Kneen Way, son Britt Way, daughter Barbara Brandt, son-in-law Robert Brandt, grandson Sterling Brandt, mother-in-law Martha Kneen, aunt Hercy Lord, brother-in-law Frank Kneen, sister-in-law...
Lillian Lorraine Macdonald
Jan 16, 2015
Lillian "Lorraine" MacDonald, nAC.e Farrell, 96, died peacefully on January 16, 2015 at her home in Manhattan, NY, surrounded by family and friends, four cats and two dogs. Born in Willimantic, CT in 1919, she grew up on Pleasant Street, and was a graduate of Windham High School and The Willimantic Teachers College. A dedicated elementary school teacher from 1940...
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