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Maria Rosa Pillari
May 15, 2014
Maria Rosa Pillari of Willimantic CT. passed away on May 15th 2014 after a brief illness. Maria was born to Francesco Mavrici and Annunziata Surace in Calabria Italy. She married Domenico Pillari April 23rd 1953. Domenico came to the United States in 1965 and Maria followed with their five children in 1966. Maria is survived by her husband, Domenico and...
Madge Manfred
May 15, 2014
Madge Manfred of Mansfield, CT and Surry, ME lost an heroic three year battle with multiple myeloma on Thursday May 15th 2013. She was born in NYC and raised in Middletown, CT daughter of the late Florence and Thomas English. She leaves her loving family: husband John, daughter Leila Fecho, son-in-law Dirk Fecho, granddaughter Leilani Fecho, sister Sharon Birmingham, brother...
Bernice "Bunny" Bennett
May 14, 2014
Bernice "Bunny" Bennett, 88, of Willimantic, passed away Wednesday May 14, 2014 after a brief illness. She was predeceased by her husband Larry Bennett. Bunny was born on January 12, 1926 in Willimantic, the daughter of the late John and Christine Clauson. She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. While Bunny had no children of her own, she was...
Ruth Eleanor Voight
May 13, 2014
To Ruth's family she was the mover and shaker; always organizing family activities, chauffeuring children to their activities and school, planning bridge parties and elaborate get-togethers with friends. Ruth passed away on May 13, 2014. Ruth was born in Bozeman, Montana on March 23, 1925 to Rev. John Potratz and Ida Jossi Potratz. Ruth spent most of her young life...
Ernest & Bernadette Brisson
May 10, 2014
Ernest J. Brisson, age 92 and Bernadette (Dubois) Brisson, age 88, of Mansfield Center passed away at their home of natural causes on Saturday, May 10, 2014 after 68 years of marriage. Ernie was born in Lebanon, CT. He was the son of Ferdinand and Marie (Gladue) Brisson. He was a veteran of WWII and served on the submarine, USS...
Thomas Edward Lemire
May 10, 2014
Thomas Lemire, 67, of North Windham, passed from this life on May 10, 2014. Tom (Tommy, Grumpa, affectionately known as RED) was born in Providence, RI on February 23, 1947. He married his wife, Sandra (Church) Lemire in August of 1979. They were blessed with two children, daughter Jessica of Mansfield, who married Jonathan Leonard and son Braden of Mansfield....
Regina Kepenis
May 9, 2014
Regina (Mockunas) Kepenis, 88, died peacefully at Marlborough Healthcare Center on May 9, 2014. Regina was born on September 1, 1925, in Utena, Lithuania. She was pre-deceased by both parents; and her beloved husband, Jaroslavas Kepenis. She is survived by her children, Aurelijus married to Marilyn, Loreta married to Darryl Ciantar; three grandchildren, Douglas, Allison married to Richard Isolde, Kyle...
Mahmoud A. Melehy
May 9, 2014
Mahmoud A. Melehy, Professor Emeritus, University of Connecticut, Storrs June 10, 1926-May 9, 2014 Mahmoud A. Melehy was born in Dessamy, Egypt, a village on the Nile River. He received his primary and secondary education in Cairo and subsequently attended Cairo University, where in 1947 he completed a BS in electrical engineering. Emigrating to the United States for graduate study,...
Thomas D. Maclure
May 9, 2014
Thomas D. Maclure of Windham, died Friday, May 9, 2014 of injuries as a result of a motor vehicle accident. He was the son of Thomas G. and Arlene (Withington) Maclure of Windham. Young Tom also leaves his fiance Lisa Hill, a brother Timothy and his wife Christine, a nephew Connor and a niece Alexis, as well as many other...
Elaine Marie Michaud
May 8, 2014
Elaine Marie Michaud, 52, of Willimantic, beloved daughter of Therese R. Michaud and Roland J. Michaud passed from this life on May 8, 2014 at her home, Horizons Community Residence, after a short period of declining health. Elaine was born in Hartford on July 18, 1961. She was a resident of East Hartford and Willimantic communities. She is survived by...
Mary-Jane Lee
May 8, 2014
Mary-Jane Wilmot Lee, 84, died on May 8, 2014. She was pre-deceased by her husband James J. Lee Jr in 2003. She was the daughter of the late Percy Llewelyn Wilmot and Helen Mary Stiles. She was born on July 29, 1929 and grew up in Willimantic spending her summers and the remainder of her life in Niantic CT. She...
Walter Ereshena
May 7, 2014
Walter Ereshena, 85, of Lebanon, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at Douglas Manor in Windham. He was born October 25, 1928 in Windham, the son of the late Theodore and Prufta (Marco) Ereshena. A lifelong resident of the area, he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict and was stationed in Germany. He was a life...
Robert William Pollitt
May 4, 2014
Robert W. Pollitt, 75, of Willimantic, passed away peacefully at Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Storrs, CT, following a short period of declining health on Sunday, May 4, 2014. Born in New Bedford, MA, on August 30, 1938, Bob was the son of the late Claire (Bettencourt) and Thomas Pollitt, Jr. He moved to Willimantic at the age...
Arthur "Leo" Ouellette
May 1, 2014
Arthur Leo Ouellette, known to his loved ones as "Leo", passed away on May 1, 2014. He was born December 14, 1941 to Marie Jeanne and Anatole Ouellette of Willimantic, where he resided for most of his life. He is the beloved father of Leo Ouellette of Windsor Locks, Donna McHenry (Ouellette) of Willimantic, and John Ouellette (predeceased, of East...
Elsie V. Labonte
Apr 30, 2014
Elsie V. LaBonte, 94, of Willington, wife of the late Harry H. LaBonte, died Wednesday April 30, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital, Hartford. She was born Aug. 16, 1919 in Ravanna, Nebraska, the daughter of the late Charles and Marie (Dvorak) Veseley. Elsie was a self employed hairdresser in Willington for many years. She was a member of the Federated...
Herbert F. O'Dette
Apr 27, 2014
Herbert F. O'Dette, 92 , of Willimantic, passed away on 4/27/2014 at St. Joseph Living Center. Herbert O'Dette was predeceased by his son, Michael O'Dette and his wife, Evelyn O'Dette. He leaves his daughter and son in law, Patricia and Daniel Lein, granddaughter, Amy Little and great granddaughter, Hanna Little. HerbertO'Dette was an Operating Engineer and a World War II...
Carl F Washburn Jr
Apr 26, 2014
Dr. Carl F. Washburn, Jr. died of a heart attack on April 26, 2014. Since 2011 he was an attending psychiatrist at Natchaug Hospital, Mansfield Center, CT. In previous years he served on the staffs of Hartford Hospital, The Institute of Living, and the Geriatric Mental Health Service in Hartford, CT. Dr. Washburn was a gifted diagnostician, a talented healer,...
Allen B. Wojick
Apr 26, 2014
Allen Brian Wojick, 69, born in Willimantic, CT passed away on April 26, 2014. He was the son of Louis and Julia Wojick and brother of Richard Wojick Sr. He graduated from Wyndham High School class of 1962. He then worked at the American Thread Company before enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1965. He served two years active duty...
Carol Parker
Apr 25, 2014
Carol Ann (Priest) Parker "Nana", 76, of Andover, passed away April 25, 2014. She was born on July 15, 1937 in Springfield, MA the daughter of the late Gilman and Mildred Priest. Carol worked for the State of CT. Dept. of Children & Youth Services and at the Dept. of Mental Health Hartford Court Clinic for many years. Carols passion...
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