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Samuel Clark Shepardson
Aug 31, 2013
Samuel Clark Shepardson 89, of Storrs, passed away on Saturday August 31, 2013 after suffering complications from an auto accident that occurred earlier in the month. His three daughters were by his side. He was born August 6, 1924, in Fairfax, Vermont the son of the late Herbert Shepardson and the late Clarice (Clark) Shepardson. He was the brother of...
Janice Green
Aug 30, 2013
Janice L. Green, born March 17, 1945 to Bertha Ackley and Emerald J Green, passed away at Hospital For Special Care in Hartford from COPD and Pneumonia on Aug. 30, 2013. By her side was her family saying their good byes. Memorial services will be held in the summer of 2014 . She was predeceased by her husbands, Donald M...
Bettyann Pruenca
Aug 28, 2013
Bettyann Pruenca, 71, of Willimantic / Norwich, born on Sept. 7, 1941, died Wednesday Aug. 28, 2013. She was predeceased by her parents John L. and Dora M. Russell, her husband Anthony Pruenca, her daughter Kathy MacMillan, and her granddaughter Aiyanna MacMillan. Bettyann, was the oldest of 13 children and is survived by 4 brothers and 8 sisters. She is...
Diane Holt
Aug 28, 2013
Diane Lea (Tellier) Holt, 62, of Willimantic, died Wednesday Aug. 28, 2013 at Windham Hospital. Diane was born in Willimantic on May 4, 1951 the daughter of the Rosaire and Florida (Bernier) Tellier. She worked for General Cable for 22 years and at Foxwoods in housekeeping for 5 years. In addition to leaving her best friend, soul mate and husband...
Donald Albert Warren Sr
Aug 25, 2013
Donald Albert Warren Sr., 92, of Storrs, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Sunday August 25, 2013. He was born on April 21, 1921 in Willimantic the son of the late Charles Elmer and Molly (Nichols) Warren. Donald was the brother of the late Walter C. Warren and the late Mable B. Parker. He...
Walter A. Johnson
Aug 21, 2013
Walter A. Johnson, 95, of Willimantic, died Wednesday, August 21, 2013 in Windham. He was born May 1, 1918 in Willimantic, the son of Ernest C. and Esther (Anderson) Johnson. He was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II and prior to his retirement was employed as a civil engineer. He is survived by a sister, Phyllis Galambos...
Shirley M. Bruneau
Aug 20, 2013
Shirley (Seaton) Bruneau, of Manchester, formerly of Columbia, died Tuesday, August 20, 2013 in Manchester. She was the widow of the late Arthur C. Bruneau who predeceased her in 2003. She was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Ethel (Burnham) Seaton. She leaves two daughters: Donna and her husband, Fred who was a son to both Shirley and Art...
Beatrice Kaminsky
Aug 20, 2013
Beatrice "Buddy" Kaminsky, 93, a longtime resident of Stamford and retired retailer, died of natural causes Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at the Mansfield Center for Nursing Rehabilitation. Born January 27, 1920 in Port Chester, New York, she was the youngest of six children of Celia and Gordon Glauber. Along with her beloved husband Eli, she owned and managed the Cottonfair...
Joyce Diane Perfetto
Aug 19, 2013
Joyce Diane Perfetto, of Storrs, passed away on Monday, August 19, 2013 after a long and courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 23, 1947 in Baltimore MD to the late Donald J. White and Mary E. Rice. After living in numerous states, Joyce moved to Connecticut with an interest in building and...
Hilda Slater
Aug 19, 2013
In Loving Memory of Hilda P. Slater Who Passed Away August 19, 2013. Hilda Slater, 92 of Lutz, FL, (formerly of Mansfield Center, CT), went to be with the Lord, on Monday August 19, 2013, at home, surrounded by family. She was also known to many as "Hilly". She was born February 21, 1921, in Windham, Connecticut, the daughter of...
Nicole Hollis
Aug 18, 2013
Nicole Hollis, 30, of Franklin passed away peacefully at home on August 18, 2013. She was born April 18, 1983, and was the daughter of Jacqueline Hollis, Dale Hollis and step-father Brian Korenkiewicz. She is loved by her son Rylan, grandfather Richard Tessier, his companion Ruth-Ann, sister Taylor Korenkiewicz and close aunt Susan Tessier. Nicole is predeceased by her beloved...
Royal E. Thompson
Aug 14, 2013
Royal Thompson, 91, of Green Hill Beach, RI, formerly of Storrs, CT, died Wednesday, August 14, 2013. He was the son of Royal Edward Thompson Sr. and Lillian (Popple) Thompson. He leaves behind his wife of 68 years, Hazel (Beebe) Thompson; his daughter JoAnn Thompson and her husband Edward Zelonis; his two granddaughters Karen Lynn Keating and her husband Greg...
Carmella Duchaineau
Aug 14, 2013
Carmella M. Duchaineau, 65, of Willimantic, wife of Bernard Duchaineau, died Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at Windham Hospital. She was born April 21, 1948 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, the daughter of the late Alphonse and Phyllis (Cormier) Surette and had lived in Willimantic most of her life. She loved her job as a cardiac monitor technician at Windham Hospital....
John Sadlon
Aug 13, 2013
John Sadlon, 90, of Columbia, beloved husband of the late Anna Sadlon and loving father of the late John Sadlon, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August, 13, 2013. John was born October 15, 1922 in Andover, CT, to the late Stephen and Anna Sadlon. John is survived by his son Jeffrey and daughter-in-law Phyllis Sadlon, and his grandchildren Michael Lindlau...
Migdalia "Miggy" Mercado
Aug 9, 2013
Migdalia "Yaya, Miggy" Mercado, 32, of Lebanon, CT passed away August 09, 2013. Migdalia was born in Hartford, CT on September 16, 1980 the daughter of Luis A. Mercado Sr. and Gloria Negron Bautista. She is also survived by her step father Antonio Bautista, her sisters Arlene Berry, Jacqueline Mercado, Luisa Gonzalez, Glorianne Rosario and brothers Luis A. Mercado Jr...
Natalie Hanks-Duval
Aug 9, 2013
Natalie Beatrice (Santo) Hanks-DuVal, 91, of Coventry, beloved wife of the late Russell Sheldon Hanks and loving mother of the late Sheldon Russell Hanks, passed away peacefully on Friday, August, 9, 2013 surrounded with love. Natalie was born June 30, 1922 in Norwich, CT. She resided in Storrs for most of her adult life until moving to Coventry recently to...
Alfred "Fred" Cates
Aug 8, 2013
Alfred "Fred" B. Cates, formerly of Chaplin, CT, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 8, 2013 in Georgia. Fred was the son of the late Douglas and Phyllis Cates. Born in Willimantic on January 3rd, 1958, Fred currently resided in Ocala, Florida with his girlfriend Teresa Readnower. Fred was a graduate of Parish Hill High School in Chaplin. Fred worked...
John E. Jackman
Aug 8, 2013
John E. Jackman, 58 of Mansfield, CT died peacefully at home after a long battle with cancer on August 8, 2013. He is survived by his loving wife of 34 years, Ione (Kompare) Jackman, son Greg Jackman, parents Jane and Robert Jackman and brother Paul Jackman and his wife Carol. John had an unfailing zest for life and deep commitment...
Walter S. Pudlo
Aug 7, 2013
WINDHAM CENTER - Walter S. Pudlo, loving husband for 57 years of Theresa (Shimesky) Pudlo, his high school sweetheart, passed away peacefully at Windham Hospital with family by his side on Wednesday, August 7, 2013. Walter was born on the Pudlo Farm in Lebanon, CT on February 7, 1935, the son of Stanislaw and Anna (Pervosnik) Pudlo. Walter was a...
Brian Anthony Lathrop
Aug 3, 2013
Brian Anthony Lathrop, of Noank, CT, formerly of Lebanon, CT, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2013, in the company of his family. He was born July 27, 1941 in Willimantic son of the late Thurley (Cummings) Lathrop and Merrill Lathrop, of Lebanon, CT. Brian was a graduate of Lyman Memorial High School in 1959. Brian enjoyed a varied and successful...
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