Dominic A. Passarello Sr
Nov 25, 2013
Dominic A. Passarello, Sr. 56, of Scotland, husband to Gail (Rogers) Passarello died Monday November 25, 2013 at home. He was born January 7, 1957 in Willimantic, CT to the late Rudolph Passarello and Clarice (Bush) Passarello. Dominic graduated in 1974 from Parish Hill High School and attended Lincoln Technical College in PA. He worked for many local companies before...
Josephine A. Chowanec
Nov 25, 2013
Josephine A (Bjork) Chowanec of Columbia, CT passed away on Monday, November 25, 2013 at Douglas Manor. Josephine was born on May 13, 1920 at Hartford Hospital, in Hartford, CT to Adolph and Daffodil Bjork. In 1941 she married Thomas Edward Chowanec. Both Josephine and Thomas contributed to WWII as aerial spotters on Robinson Hill on the Columbia/Hebron town line....
Guy Plourde
Nov 25, 2013
Guy Plourde, 53, of Willimantic, died Monday, November 25, 2013 at Windham Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 14, 1960 in Willimantic, the son of M. Lorraine (Beaudry) Plourde and the late Gene Plourde Sr. He worked for Browning Construction in Florida before moving to Connecticut. He enjoyed doing yard work, fishing, playing horseshoes and being...
Olive A. Lord
Nov 21, 2013
Olive A. Lord, 95, died on Thursday, November 21, 2013 at Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was the daughter of Elmer and Dorothy Lord of Lebanon, CT. Olive graduated from Lyman Memorial High School in 1936 and worked, first, in the East Hampton bell company (N.N. Hill Brass Co.) owned by members of her mother's family. She went...
Patricia A. Taylor
Nov 19, 2013
Patricia A. Taylor, 68, of Mansfield Center, passed away on Tuesday November 19, 2013. Born in Hartford on November 17, 1945, she was the daughter of Barbara Carlin and the late John F. Carlin Sr. She was a graduate of the first graduating class of Coventry High School 1963. Her hobbies included reading, crocheting, baking cookies for the holidays and...
Robert Leo Prue
Nov 18, 2013
Robert Leo Prue, died suddenly November 18th, 2013. He was born in the Bronx, New York on June 10th 1952. He graduated from The Holy Family Academy, then attended a local college in the Bronx. He later moved to Connecticut to start his family. He co-owned MD Package store in South Windham for many years. He later worked at Foxwoods...
Marilyn Blake Landry
Nov 15, 2013
Marilyn Blake (Randall) Landry of South Windham, died on November 15th, 2013 at St. Joseph's Living Center in Windham, surrounded by friends. She was born on May 22, 1925 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, daughter to the late Major William Vincent and Natholia (Blake) Randall. On October 31, 1953 she was married to Arthur Edward Landry in Painted Post, New York. She...
Barbara Wilson
Nov 11, 2013
Barbara J. (Fisher) Wilson , 70, of Windham, died at home on November 11, 2013 surrounded by her beloved husband, granddaughter and two shih tzus. Barbara, originally from Leesburg, VA, grew up in Washington D.C. has lived in Windham Center, CT for nearly 50 years. She was a bookkeeper for Thompsons General Store for 17 years before retiring. She leaves...
Eliahou "Eli' Dabora
Nov 8, 2013
STORRS - Eliahou (Eli) K. Dabora of Storrs, died peacefully on November 8, 2013 surrounded by his family. Eli was born in Baghdad, Iraq, finishing high school before immigrating to the United States to attend college. He graduated with his bachelors (1951) and masters (1952) degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from...
Charles Stephan Meduna
Nov 8, 2013
Charles Stephan Meduna, 76, of Mansfield, husband of the late Carol (Varga) Meduna, passed away Friday Nov. 8, 2013 at his home. He was born in Willimantic on Sept. 15, 1937, the son of the late Charles and Helen (Sabo) Meduna. Charles loved the outdoors and was an avid fisherman and hunter. Growing up in Ashford, he was a graduate...
Mary Alassi
Nov 8, 2013
Mary (DeVito) Alassi, 87, of Storrs, Connecticut passed away peacefully with her husband Gene at her side on Friday, Nov 8, 2013 at Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born on April 9, 1926 in Waterbury, CT the middle of 5 children born to Josephine and Leonard DeVito. A graduate of Wilby High School in Waterbury, a member...
Larry Edward Pudlo
Nov 7, 2013
Larry Edward Pudlo, 55, of Newport, NC, passed away Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, at Carteret General Hospital. He worked for Beaufort Naval Armorers. He had a passion for woodworking and loved playing the guitar and watching football on Sunday afternoon. He is survived by two children, son Matthew Pudlo and daughter Lisa Pudlo, both of Tolland; mother, Dolores M. Pudlo...
Mary Ann Melady
Nov 5, 2013
Mary Ann "Nana" (Greeno) Melady of Columbia, passed away November 5, 2013 surrounded by family after a long battle with cancer. She was born May 25, 1948 to Lionel and Helen (Winski) Greeno. She is survived by her husband of 30 years Stephen Melady. Mary Ann was predeceased by her daughter Wendy Jo. She is also survived by her daughter...
Ronald R. Labrecque
Nov 3, 2013
Ronald R. LaBrecque, 68 of Columbia, CT, passed away Nov 3, 2013 at St. Joseph Living Center in Windham, CT. Born in Hartford, CT he grew up in West Hartford and graduated from Hall High School in 1964. He married the love of his life Susan in 1973 and they raised a loving family and generated many friendships and memories....
Royce Loomis Hollister
Nov 3, 2013
Royce Loomis Hollister, 89, of Coventry, beloved husband of 51 years to Carolyn (Hill) Hollister, died Sunday November 3, 2013. He was born in Manchester, CT on January 28, 1924, the son of Charles and Virginia (Loomis) Hollister. He was a devoted and kind husband, father and grandfather. He served his country in the United States Navy during World War...
Anna Klase
Oct 31, 2013
Mrs. Anna Corcoran Klase of Storrs, passed away peacefully at Douglas Manor in Windham. She was 89 years old. The eldest daughter of the late Nellie D. LaBonte of Storrs, Anna was born in New London on January 19, 1924. She lived and worked in Storrs for the past 60 years retiring from UCONN in 1989. Anna was an avid...
Olive M. Breault
Oct 31, 2013
Olive M. (Sypher) Breault, 82, of Mansfield, wife of the late Edmund Breault, passed away Thursday Oct. 31, 2013. She is survived by her four children, son Alan Breault whom she resided with, and daughters Dawn Washburn and her husband Jeremy, Holly Heller and her husband Dale and Heidi Breault; her dearly loved five grandchildren, Nicholas, Mikayla, Becky, Casey and...
Joseph Frank Gollner
Oct 28, 2013
Joseph F. Gollner, 91, of Willimantic, husband of Fidelis (Marrotte) Gollner, died Monday morning Oct. 28, 2013 at his home. He was born Jan. 15, 1922 in Willimantic and was a lifelong resident. Joe was a proud U.S. Army veteran of World War II serving with the 9th Armored Division, 60th Armored Infantry Battalion. He had been employed for many...
Margaret Mary Lincoln
Oct 28, 2013
Margaret Mary Lincoln, 85, beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother passed away peacefully in her home on October 28, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. Margaret was born on August 3, 1928. Margaret leaves her devoted husband of 41 years, Robert Lincoln. Margaret is also survived by her five daughters and one son. Catherine Barber married to George, Margaret...
