Dolores Coe O'Keefe
Oct 17, 2015
Dolores (Swett) Coe O'Keefe passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 17, 2015 after a short illness. She was born May 26, 1937 in Wichita, Kansas to Francis Laforest Swett and Beatrice Rosaline (Thomas), she grew up in East Eddington, Maine. She graduated from Bangor High School and went on to earn a B.S. in Education from University of Hartford, an...
Dorothy Leitch
Oct 17, 2015
Dorothy Leitch, 93, of Willimantic, CT passed away Saturday, October 17, 2015. She was born and raised in Stamford, CT and moved to Willimantic in the mid 1960's. She leaves behind many family members from CT and around the U.S., dear friends from Willimantic who have been by her side - Bonnie, Simone and Alice among others, and of course...
John P. Garrison
Oct 16, 2015
John Paul Garrison, of Chaplin, CT died peacefully in the Lord on October 16, 2015. He was born on July 7, 1929 to David and Lucille Garrison, one of eleven children. John along with his siblings were raised on the family homestead in Chaplin. John served in the Army during the Korean War. He returned from the war and raised...
Valerie A. Varga
Oct 16, 2015
Valerie A. Varga, 57, of Storrs, died unexpectedly at home on Oct. 16, 2015. She was a very creative person who liked making beaded jewelry, knitting, playing video games, and photography. Valerie was dedicated to her pets, a dog Toby and cats, Serenity and Coco. She is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Edward and Alison Varga, and their two...
Elsie Butler
Oct 15, 2015
Elsie Butler, 87, of North Windham, wife of the late Maurice A. Butler , died Thursday October 15, 2015 in Marlborough. She was born August 24, 1928 in Canterbury, the daughter of Louis and Bertha (Moses) Greenman. She is survived by six children, Maureen Arbo and her husband Bill of Chaplin, Phyllis Michalski and her husband Bob of Alabama, Arlo...
Otilija Straupenieks
Oct 13, 2015
Otilija (Tillie) Straupenieks married name Vinkels, maiden name Taurins died at the Vanderman Place Convalescent Home the morning of October 13, 2015 Mama was born in Liepaja Latvia on May 26, 1915, at the height of the First World War. Once this war ended, she spent many happy years in her birthplace culminating in her marriage to Reinholds Vinkels in...
Ellen W. Lathrop
Oct 6, 2015
Ellen W. Lathrop became an angel on October 6, 2015. She was born in Plainfield, CT, the daughter of the late Charles and Grace (Hopkins) White. Ellen was a graduate of Windham High School. She received her BA from Eastern Connecticut State University and her MA from UConn. She held membership in the Theta Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma...
Norman Tebo
Oct 3, 2015
Norman Edward Tebo, 67, previously of Willimantic, CT, died October 3, 2015. He was born February 28, 1948 to Joseph Fennell Tebo and Ruth May (Thompson) Tebo. He was a USMC Vietnam Veteran, and was active with the local VFW and AMVETS chapters in Willimantic for many years. He worked for Brand Rex in Willimantic in the early 1980s and...
Marianne Caley Gadarowski
Oct 3, 2015
Marianne Caley Gadarowski, 74, passed away October 3, 2015 after a long illness. She was the daughter of Charles and Kathleen Caley of Suffield, CT. Marianne treated everyone the same: with love, humor and honesty. She displayed unusual and truly remarkable courage in the face of very challenging illnesses. She leaves her devoted husband Paul, her dog Jason and 3...
Ethel Halbach
Oct 3, 2015
Ethel Ellen Shaw Halbach, 82, of Hampton Connecticut died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Saturday October 3, 2015. Born in Damariscotta, Maine, she was the daughter of J. Benjamin and Frances Shaw. Ethel is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, Edward Halbach. Ethel's life focus was her entire family evidenced by a home filled with...
Donna R. Cornish
Oct 1, 2015
Donna Cornish, 65, of Coventry, CT passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2015. She was born in Pittsburg, PA. Donna was survived by her mother, Helen Cornish; sister, Casey and husband David Ohlund; brother, Robert Cornish Jr. and wife Kim, along with numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her father Robert Cornish Sr. and her sister Sandra Pearce....
Matthew Trainor
Oct 1, 2015
Matthew Trainor, 38, of Columbia, CT died October 1, 2015. He was born April 14, 1977 to Mary Rose and Ralph Trainor. Matthew worked for Community Companions and Homemakers and later at DMR for 10 years and was a volunteer at Windham Hospital. He was a beautiful young man with a gentle soul and generous heart. He loved music, travelling,...
Deaconess Hannah Harris Marshall
Sep 29, 2015
Deaconess Hannah Marshall, 96, of Willimantic, CT passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at Douglas Manor Assisted Living, Windham, CT. Hannah was born on April 23, 1919 to the parents of Elijah and Carrie McAlister in Egypt, MS. Her siblings included Darlene, Mary, Ora, Odessa, Macie, Elvera and Audrey, brothers, George, Louis, and Willie. The family lived and worked...
Michael Prescott Spencer
Sep 27, 2015
Michael Prescott Spencer, 54, of Mansfield Center, CT passed away on September 27, 2015, surrounded by his loved ones after a long, hard, fought battle from complications that arose from a bone marrow transplant for Leukemia. He worked construction in Connecticut and Massachusetts, running large jobs such as Deer Island and portions of the Big Dig in Boston, MA. On...
Ruth Corey
Sep 26, 2015
Ruth Corey, 81, of Windham, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at St. Joseph Living Center. Ruth had resided at SJLC since 1989, one of the earliest residents admitted to the Living Center. She considered it her home, and the staff her family. She is survived by her longtime friend Patricia Maines, of Mansfield, as well as Patricia's sisters...
Delta M. Anderson
Sep 26, 2015
Delta Anderson, 76, of Windham, CT died Saturday, September 26, 2015 at St. Joseph Living Center. She is predeceased by her son Avery A. McCulloch, Jr of York, PA. Delta is survived by her daughter Jerri Harrison and husband Bruce Harrison of Columbia, CT, daughter in-law Sue McCulloch of York, PA, eight grandchildren, Brad & Bryan Alfano of PA, Brent...
Charles J. Nagy
Sep 25, 2015
Charles J. Nagy, of Mansfield, CT, passed away September 25, 2015. He was born in Tatabanya, Hungary March 21, 1938. Charles was married to Barbara (Varga) Nagy. He was proud of his Hungarian heritage, and was a Hungarian freedom fighter in the 1956 revolution and came to the United States in 1957 on his 19th birthday. He was active in...
