Benjamin Larned Williams
Oct 22, 2013
Benjamin Larned Williams, 43, of Windham, CT, passed into heaven on October 22, 2013 at home with his loving mother and his beloved aunt Martha Baker at his side. He was born June 26, 1970 and lived in the Willimantic area until he was married and had two precious daughters, Ashley Frances-10, and Jessie Jordyn- 8, near Fort Lauderdale, Fl....
Philip James Gendron
Oct 22, 2013
Philip James Gendron, age 68, passed away at his home on 10/22/13 surrounded by family after a courageous battle with cancer. Born July 21, 1945 in North Troy, Vermont to George and Hilda Gendron, he moved to Rockville, CT as a teenager and has spent most of his life living in either Willimantic or Somers. He was employed as a...
Glenn F. "Junior" Vargas
Oct 21, 2013
Glenn "Junior" Vargas, 65, passed away Oct 21, 2013 at his home in Canterbury after a brief but valiant battle with cancer. He was born February 23, 1948 in Putnam to the late Addie and Alfred F. Vargas Sr. of Hampton. Junior, as he was affectionately known by many, is survived by Donna, his loving wife of 51 years, his...
Elizabeth Meigs
Oct 20, 2013
Elizabeth (Stevenson) Meigs, 81, of Brooklyn, CT passed away Sunday, October 20, 2013. She was supported in her final illness by a devoted family: her husband Joseph Carl Meigs and her three sons, Geoffrey, Jonathan and Edward. She is also survived by her brother, David B. Stevenson of Kingston TN. Born December 7th, 1931 in Statesville NC she graduated Phi...
Rudolph "Rudy" Sokolowski
Oct 18, 2013
Rudolph "Rudy" Joseph Sokolowski, 81, of Willimantic, passed away peacefully at home after a yearlong battle with cancer, on Oct. 18, 2013 with his family at his side. Rudy was born on Chapman St. in Willimantic on Sept. 16, 1932, the tenth of eleven children of Polish parents Catherine and Zigmund Sokolowski. He served in the military first in the...
Gladys Marie Olsen
Oct 13, 2013
Gladys Marie Olsen, 80, of, Mansfield, died Sunday Oct. 13, 2013. She was born Oct. 7, 1933 in Bronx, New York, the daughter of the late Anton and Agnes (Wainionpaa) Olsen. Gladys moved to Connecticut in 1938 and resided in Mansfield most of her life. She began her employment with the State of CT working at the Bureau of Disability...
Edmund A. Hauschild Jr
Oct 13, 2013
Edmund A. Hauschild Jr., 62, of Columbia, CT, passed away on October 13, 2013 at home with his family at his side after a long battle with cancer. Edmund was born in Fort Lee, VA on June 1, 1951. He graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1973 and worked for the State of Connecticut for 37 years, retiring in...
Robert W Pfeffer Vmd
Oct 13, 2013
Obituary for Robert W. Pfeffer, VMD Robert William Pfeffer, 80, of Mansfield Center, CT, passed away peacefully at home on October 13, 2013, surrounded by his family. A beloved husband, father, brother, brother-in-law, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Bob is survived by his wife of 34 years, Patrice; his children with his first wife Margaret: Laurie, Curt, Julie, Barbara; and his children...
Margaret Macdermid Davis
Oct 11, 2013
MARGARET MACDERMID DAVIS October 14, 1928 - October 11, 2013 Margaret ("Peg") MacDermid Davis, a long-time resident of Storrs, CT, died peacefully on October 11 at her home. Peg was born in Trenton, NJ on October 14, 1928 to Edith Godwin MacDermid, a nurse, and Lynden E. MacDermid, a physician. She grew up in Bordentown, NJ where she attended Bordentown...
Harry E Macway Sr
Oct 9, 2013
Harry E. MacWay Sr., 91, of Chaplin, husband of the late Margaret "Peggy" (Warinsky) MacWay, died Wednesday, October 9, 2013 in Mansfield. He was born August 27, 1922 in Chaplin the son of the late Harry and Eugenie (Nollett) MacWay. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific Theatre and a member of...
Sandra "Sandy" Garrison
Oct 8, 2013
Sandra "Sandy" J. Garrison departed this life on October 08, 2013 at her home in Chaplin with her family by her side. She was born May 28, 1941 in Troy NY, daughter of the late William J. Hernberg and Florence (Williams) Hernberg and sister of the estranged Allan Hernberg. Sandy, along with her husband, Richard W. Garrison ran their General...
Florence Forand
Oct 5, 2013
Florence May (Briggs) Forand, 96, of Tolland, CT and Fairhaven, MA, formerly of Willimantic, CT, beloved wife of the late Agenor Forand, passed away peacefully on October 5, 2013 following a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, MA on December 29, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin T. and Laura (Brodeur) Briggs. She worked for a Division...
Roger B. Wilkenfeld
Oct 4, 2013
Roger B. Wilkenfeld (1938 - 2013) Dr. Roger B. Wilkenfeld was born in Brooklyn in 1938 to parents Jacob and Freda. He graduated from Brooklyn College before earning his doctorate in English Literature from the University of Rochester. He taught for nearly fifty years (with a brief stint at Rutgers) in the English Department at the University of Connecticut, from...
Susan Walsh Adam
Oct 4, 2013
Susan W. Adam 1941-2013 On October 4th, 2013, Mrs. Susan Walsh Adam passed away peacefully at her home in Storrs, CT, comforted by her daughters following a brief illness. She was 72 years old. The eldest daughter of the late Thomas James and Ethel Lewis Walsh of Jamaica Plain, MA, Mrs. Adam was born in Boston, MA on May 4,...
James O. Barrett
Oct 3, 2013
James O. Barrett, 74, of West Willington, passed away Friday, October 4, 2013 at his home. He was born December 14, 1939 in Meriden, the son of the late Wesley E. and Ella (Roberts) Barrett of Middletown. Prior to his retirement he was employed for 28 years as a herdsman for the University of Connecticut. He is survived by his...
Steven "Steve" Dubois
Oct 1, 2013
Steven "Steve" A. DuBois, 53, of Eastford, CT, born March 3, 1960, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, October 1, 2013. Dedicated to being a helping professional, Steve worked for the Department of Developmental Services as a case manager for 19 years. Known for his immense warmth, kindness, selflessness, and compassion, Steve worked relentlessly to improve the lives...
Theodore "Ted" Stearns
Sep 29, 2013
Theodore "Ted" Stearns, age 91, of South Windham passed away early Sunday, September 29, 2013, at Douglas Manor in Windham Center, with his beloved son, John Albert, by his side. He was born August 5, 1922, in Mansfield to the late Alice (James) and Robert E. Stearns where he grew up on their Mountain Dairy farm. He attended the one...
Ruby E. Dione
Sep 29, 2013
Ruby "Frankie" (Russ) Dione, 91, beloved wife for 62 years to the late Richard N. Dione, entered eternal rest on Sunday September 29, 2013 at Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, where she received loving and attentive care. Ruby was born in London, England, where she attended the Lyham Road School and won the Peek Prize. As a young woman,...
Gerda A.A. Jung
Sep 28, 2013
Gerda A. A. Jung, 89, of Chaplin died Saturday, September 28, 2013 in Windham. She was born December 13, 1923 in Germany, the daughter of Emil and Auguste (Quaschny) Wohlfarth and came to the United States in 1963. She had lived in Lebanon for 20 years before moving to Chaplin in 1983. Prior to her retirement, she had been employed...
