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Mary Alassi

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Leopold Michael Neckermann Iii

Leopold Michael Neckermann Iii

Oct 26, 2013

Leo Neckermann, III , 77, passed away at Hartford Hospital after a brave and spirited battle with bone cancer. He leaves behind a wife Pauline Neckermann, a son Michael and a daughter and son in law Hilary Neckermann and Dexter Herron. He also leaves siblings Jim Neckermann and Marjorie Mairson and Wendy Helbig, as well as many nieces and nephews...

Louise Guarnaccia

Louise Guarnaccia

Oct 25, 2013

Louise Guarnaccia of Mansfield passed away on October 25, 2013. Born January 6, 1949 in Trenton, New Jersey to Herman Durr Jr. and Marguerite Driber Durr, she grew up on a dairy and crop farm in Chesterfield Township New Jersey. She completed her undergraduate work at Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pennsylvania. She earned her Masters in Public Administration from the...

Nathan R. Perkins

Nathan R. Perkins

Oct 23, 2013

Nathan R Perkins, 70, of Windham, died Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at Hartford Hospital. He was the son of the late Robert and Arlene (Wheaton) Perkins. He was employed by the Town of Windham, at the Town Yard for 43 years. He enjoyed NASCAR and after retirement he loved visiting his friends at the Windham Town Yard. As a young...

Benjamin Larned Williams

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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