Kenneth E Ekwurtzel
Apr 24, 2014
Kenneth Ernest Ekwurtzel, the devoted husband of the late Clara Mitchell Ekwurtzel, passed away in his home on April 24, 2014 at the age of 94. He was born on February 1, 1920 to Ella and Fingal Ekwurtzel of New Britain, CT. He was predeceased by his brothers Roy Ekwurtzel, Leonard Ekwurtzel, Donald Ekwurtzel, and his sister Vivian Ekwurtzel Hewett....
June Beebe
Apr 24, 2014
June M. Beebe, 89, passed away peacefully on April 24, 2014 at Evergreen Health Care Center. She was born June 11, 1924 daughter of Harry S. Morse and Charlotte Houston of Mansfield, CT. June graduated from Windham High School in 1943, then married Clifford H. Beebe on August 28, 1948 and resided in the town of Ashford. She is survived...
Margaret R. James
Apr 23, 2014
Margaret "Peggy" James passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 22, 2014 following a valiant battle with cancer. Her children and dear friends, Victoria Bennett and Randy Barclay, were at her side. Peggy was born on July 22, 1958, the daughter of Carl and Mary Provenzano. Raised in Bristol, Connecticut, Peggy graduated from St. Paul Catholic High School in 1976. She...
Richard S. Mendall
Apr 21, 2014
Richard S. Mendall, 64, formerly of Marlborough and Colchester, peacefully passed away on April 21, 2014. He was the beloved son of the late Grace Mendall of Colchester (2012), devoted father of Kathy Mendall of Bethpage, NY, brother of Lewis Mendall and his wife Lorraine of Columbia and brother to the late Joan Warner of Tolland (2002). He will also...
Ivo Joseph Guarco
Apr 21, 2014
Ivo J. Guarco, 80, of North Windham died Monday April 21, 2014 at Hartford Hospital. Born in Italy on August 31, 1933, Ivo emigrated to the U.S. as a child, and spent his life in the Willimantic area. Son of the late Domenico and Giovanna (Tambornini) Guarco, Ivo lived in Willimantic, and later moved to Windham after marrying his wife...
Leona A Wood
Apr 21, 2014
Leona Aseltine Wood, 91, beloved mother, grandmother, aunt, and great-grandmother died peacefully on Monday, April 21, 2014, at Apple Rehab in Colchester. She was born on February 9, 1923, in East Braintree , Vermont, to the late Arthur and Charlotte Aseltine. Leona married Woodrow Wood on October 7, 1941, who predeceased her in 2000. She leaves as her beloved legacy,...
Nancy G. Tinker
Apr 19, 2014
Nancy Tinker, 64, of Willimantic, Connecticut, died suddenly and unexpectedly Saturday, April 19, 2014 at her home. Nancy was a loving and generous mother and grandmother. She was also very active in her community, trying to help better the lives of those around her. From humble beginnings growing up in Rockland Maine, she worked very hard to excel both personally...
Kenneth S. Landon
Apr 19, 2014
Kenneth S. Landon, 89, of Chaplin, passed away Saturday April 19, 2014 at Windham Hospital with his children and caregiver at his side, after a battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was born Nov. 24, 1924 in Chaplin, son of the late Floyd and Marion (Burdick) Landon. Kenneth started driving milk truck for his uncle Bill Burdick. He was a WW2...
Jeanne E. Kolesnick
Apr 14, 2014
Jeanne Kolesnick, 84, formerly of Scotland, passed away on April 14, 2014 at the home of her daughter and son in law Debra and Gregory Dzialo. Her passing was peaceful. She suffered three plus years with us from severe dementia. She also leaves behind a daughter, Nancy Kay and four grandsons, Ross Moran, Colin Moran, Cole Whitehead and Chad Whitehead....
Alice Baril
Apr 14, 2014
Alice Ely Baril passed away Monday, April 14, 2014 after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Lois and Rowland Ely. She attended Windham Public Schools. She was predeceased by a sister, Barbara Sanders and her daughter Sandra Colburn. She is survived by three sisters, Sharon Delgado of East Hartford, Frances Fluckiger of Vernon and Victoria Frazier...
Evelyn Lathrop
Apr 13, 2014
Evelyn Wolff Lathrop, 77, died April 13, 2014 at St. Joseph Living Center after a long battle with Alzheimers Disease. Evelyn was born in Willimantic,CT January 9, 1937, a daughter of the late William and Ruby (Williams) Wolff. She graduated from Porter School, Windham High and Manchester Community College. On June 1, 1969 she married Linwood Lathrop of Norwich and...
Mary Pearl Scarpino
Apr 12, 2014
Mary Pearl Scarpino, 93, of Hampton, CT passed away Saturday, April 12, 2014 at the St. Joseph Living Center in Windham CT. Pearl was born August 24, 1920 in Hampton, CT to Ernest N. Emmons and Mary A. (Pearl) Emmons. She was predeceased by her husband Vincent F. Scarpino on January 19, 2014, by her brother Austin Emmons in March...
Sheldon A. Macdonald
Apr 12, 2014
Sheldon "Andy" MacDonald, age 48, of Chaplin, CT, passed to be with the Lord on April 12, 2014. He was born in Manchester, CT, on December 18, 1965 to Archie and Rachel MacDonald of Chaplin. Andy graduated from Parrish Hill High School and had attended Eastern Connecticut State University for a period of time. He married Dawn Wood on June...
Ann Staebner Thrall
Apr 11, 2014
Ann Staebner Thrall, 85, died at home on April 11th with her family around her, and attended by her wonderful caregiver Margaret. She was born August 2, 1928 in the town of Norwich but was a longtime resident of Franklin. In 1956 she married William Preston Thrall of Rockville, Connecticut (deceased 1967). They had three children, Peter (of Canberra, Australia),...
Frances Panagrosso
Apr 11, 2014
Frances (Rusty) Panagrosso Rusty, as her friends and family knew her, passed away peacefully on April 9, 2014 with her family by her side. She was born 1933 in West Fryeburg, Maine, to Floyd and Lillian Stevens. Later in life, Rusty moved to Connecticut where she met the love of her life, her husband, Paul, her "Hunk of Burning Love"....
Harold F. Upton
Apr 9, 2014
Harold F. Upton Sr., 82, husband of Alyce (Boerner) Upton, died Wednesday April 9, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born April 11, 1931, son of Almond and Mary (Busse) Upton. Harold was a U.S. Air Force Veteran who was a B-26 Flight Engineer during the Korean War. He worked for the State of Connecticut as...
Curtis L. Hoffman
Apr 8, 2014
Curtis L. Hoffman, March 26, 1927-April 8, 2014 Beloved husband of Mary Dean, father of Rebecca, Timothy, Daniel, and Samuel, grandfather of Rachel, Abigail, Henry, Casey, Meryl, Hannah, and Risa Hoffman, died peacefully at home in Storrs. An avid lover of life, he shared his infectious energy with all those he encountered. Born and raised on a Pennsylvania dairy farm,...
Arnold Prince
Apr 5, 2014
Arnold Prince passed away peacefully at his home in Chaplin, CT at the age of 89 on Saturday April 5, 2014. He was the son of the late Gerald Prince and Dorothy Mathurin Sebastian Prince of Antigua, West Indies. He was the husband of Claudia Widdiss and was formerly married to Norma Anderson of Providence, RI. Arnold Prince was a...
William F Macht
Apr 5, 2014
William Frederick Macht, 72, of Columbia, CT passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family at his home on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Bill Macht was the son of William G. and Clara H. Macht. He is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Sandy; a son William (Bill) Macht and his wife Ann and granddaughter Ashley; and a...
Donald W Dobrowolsky
Apr 4, 2014
Dobrowolsky, Donald Wayne (AKA: Big D, Dandy, Mr. Don, Pimp Daddy D and Dirty Don) of Columbia, CT, passed away on April 4th, 2014 at the age of 58. Don fought right through to the end with a long battle with kidney failure and heart disease. He was the beloved husband of 36 years to Suzanne (Champe) Dobrowolsky, and is...
