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Georgia Foehrenbach Stygar

Georgia Foehrenbach Stygar

Nov 28, 2012

Georgia (Foehrenbach) Stygar, 76, of Windham Center, wife of the late Adolph Stygar, died peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family, on Wednesday, November 28, 2012. She was born February 28, 1936 in Windham, the daughter of the late George and Ruth (Wells) Foehrenbach and was a lifelong resident. She was a Registered Nurse, graduating from the Joseph Lawrence...

Margaret C. Combe

Margaret C. Combe

Nov 28, 2012

Margaret Susan (Cunningham) Combe passed peacefully into heaven to be with her late husband, Anthony L. Combe, on November 28, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Rose (Whalen) and Joseph Cunningham. Born in Middletown, February 26, 1920, Margaret attended St. John Church and was a parishioner there until marrying the love of her life, Anthony, in 1940. Margaret,...

Marvin A. Sodergren

Marvin A. Sodergren

Nov 26, 2012

Dr. Marvin A. Sodergren, age 69, of Lebanon CT, died peacefully at his home on Monday, November26, 2012, surrounded by his loving family. Marvin was born on April 23, 1943 in Stockholm, ME, the son of Arthur and Rosalind Sodergren. He lived in Stockholm, ME until his graduation from Caribou High School in 1961. Marvin graduated from Gordon College and...

Reginald P. Beers Jr

Reginald P. Beers Jr

Nov 25, 2012

Reginald Pardey Beers, Jr., 87, passed away at his home in Ashford, Connecticut, on Sunday evening, November 25, 2012. Mr. Beers was born in Swampscott, Massachusetts on June 7, 1925, the son of the late Reginald Pardey Beers and Clara (Underwood) Beers. He moved with his family to Hartford, Connecticut in 1939. He graduated from Hartford Public High School in...

Julia M. Quimby

Julia M. Quimby

Nov 24, 2012

Julia M. Quimby, 79, of Columbia, died on Saturday November 24, 2012. Born in 1933 in Wilton, CT, Judy, as she was nicknamed by her grandmother, was an accomplished equestrian as a young girl. In 1955, she graduated from UCONN, where she met her husband of over fifty years, Art, a standout basketball player. They married in 1958 and settled...

Elpha Grace Philippi

Elpha Grace Philippi

Nov 22, 2012

Elpha Grace Philippi 86, formerly of Latham, NY, passed peacefully into the hands of her Lord on November 22, 2012 at Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Mansfield, CT. She truly conquered the world with loving kindness and grace. Born in Eagle River, WI, she was the beloved wife for more than 50 years of the late William J. Philippi....

Eileen Perry

Eileen Perry

Nov 20, 2012

Eileen (Vennard) Perry, 94, of Scotland, CT, passed away on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, peacefully at home. She was born August 29, 1918 in Manchester, CT to the late Stewart David Vennard and Mary Patterson Vennard. She graduated from Manchester High School in 1936. She was employed by Traveler's Insurance Company after high school. She was married on May 18,...

Federica Taylor

Federica Taylor

Nov 19, 2012

Federica Taylor, 85, of Mansfield, passed away on Nov. 19, 2012. She was born in Norwich, CT and was a longtime resident of Mansfield Center, CT. A loving and kind-hearted woman, she was much loved by her late husband James T. Taylor, family and friends. She is survived by her son, James J. Taylor, her daughters, Marilyn A. Taylor and...

Raymond Heon

Raymond Heon

Nov 19, 2012

Raymond E. Heon, 59 , of Lebanon and Willimantic, CT, passed away Monday 11/ 19/12 from Small Cell Cancer. He was born in Chicopee, MA on 4/1/1953, the son of the late Irene (Finn) Lukas and Paul Heon. He was the beloved husband and soul mate to Lori Kassman, father to his pride and joy and greatest accomplishment in his...

Charles "Charlie" Edward Brown

Charles "Charlie" Edward Brown

Nov 15, 2012

Charles "Charlie" Edward Brown, 57, of Ashford, CT died suddenly on Nov. 15, 2012. He was born in Torrington, CT, son of the late Philip and Betty Jane (Wedge) Brown. He is survived by his wife, Cindy (White) Brown, his daughter Jennifer, his sister Linda and her husband Paul Skarupa and several nieces and nephews. Always interested in electronics, Charlie...

Harold F. Eisnor

Harold F. Eisnor

Nov 15, 2012

Harold F. Eisnor, 86, of Ashford, husband of the late Ruth (Green) Eisnor, died Thursday Nov. 15, 2012 at Mansfield Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation. He was born July 7, 1926 in Plainfield, Connecticut, the son of Lyman and Marjorie Eisnor. Harold was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII, and worked at Kaman Aerospace for over 30 years. He is...

Ella Benson

Ella Benson

Nov 14, 2012

Ella Anna Benson, 80, of Berlin, passed away on Wed. Nov. 14, 2012. She was born on April 13, 1932 in Willimantic, the daughter of Rudolf Axel Benson and Margaret E. Hall. She was blessed to have been entrusted with four beautiful children, Vickie Hogan, Patricia Humphrey and her husband Phil (Ella's special son in law), Diane Kisner and Scott...

John C. Sullivan

John C. Sullivan

Nov 12, 2012

John C. Sullivan, 83, of Columbia, husband of Frances (Krupinski) Sullivan, died Monday Nov. 12, 2012 at Regency Heights in Willimantic. He was born Nov. 29, 1928 in Willimantic the son of Raymond and Alice (Cronin) Sullivan. John was a U.S. Navy veteran. In addition to his wife, he is survived by son Thomas Matus of Boise, Idaho, daughter Teri...

Donald F. Morrissette

Donald F. Morrissette

Nov 11, 2012

Donald Francis Morrissette of Storrs, transitioned peacefully on Veterans Day, November 11, 2012 at 89 years of age. He leaves behind the love of his life, his wife of 65 years, Constance (Lowell) Morrissette; his son Theodore Morrissette and his wife Melanie; his daughter Leslie Mullen and her husband Barry; and his daughter Karen Southwick and her partner Scott; his...

Myron Frank Mott

Myron Frank Mott

Nov 10, 2012

Myron Frank Mott, 88, of North Windham, died Saturday, November 10, 2012 at Hartford Hospital. He was born October 31, 1924 in North Windham, the son of Frank and Ida (Knapp) Mott and had lived in North Windham all his life. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II serving in the European Theater of Operations. Myron worked...

Rita C.M. Bouley

Rita C.M. Bouley

Nov 9, 2012

Rita Cecile M. (Bilodeau) Bouley, 61, of South Windsor passed away November 9, 2012 of heart failure. She was born in Biddeford, Maine on December 2, 1950, daughter of Marcel Lionel and Laura Bilodeau. Rita moved to Connecticut to live with her aunt and attend E.O. Smith High School where she later met her future husband Henry. Rita spent many...

Clarence "Larry" Metzgar

Clarence "Larry" Metzgar

Nov 8, 2012

Clarence Lance Metzgar "Larry", 77, of Mansfield, beloved husband for 54 years of Eileen (Morris) Metzgar, passed away on November 8, 2012 peacefully in his sleep. Larry was born in Philadelphia, PA on September 9, 1935. He graduated from Atlantic City High School, and continued on to receive a Bachelor's degree, MBA and CPA from Rutgers University. In a lifetime...

Chyral Blair

Chyral Blair

Nov 5, 2012

Chyral L. Blair, 61, of Mansfield, Connecticut, died of a pulmonary embolism on November 5, 2012. Chyral was born October 24th, 1951 in Hardwick, Vermont to Edward and Evelyn Blair. Chyral graduated from Peoples Academy High School. Chyral was an avid reader, an artist with many mediums, a talented chef and constant source of advice and support for her family....

Stephen F. Ereshena

Stephen F. Ereshena

Nov 3, 2012

Stephen F. Ereshena, 65, of Lebanon, died Saturday November 3, 2012. He was the son of the late George and Dorothy (Mott) Ereshena. Steve was a Vietnam War Veteran serving from 1963 to 1967. He was a member of the VFW. Steve was employed at Kofkoff Egg Farm at the time of his death. Besides his wife Lois, he is...

Alfred Arnold Krause

Alfred Arnold Krause

Nov 3, 2012

Alfred Arnold Krause, 98, of Lebanon, husband of the late Helen (Flegert) Krause, died Saturday Nov. 3, 2012 at St. Joseph Living Center, Windham. He was born in Lebanon on Oct. 8, 1914 the son of Frederick and Elizabeth (Jung) Krause. In 1944, he and Helen were married at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Lebanon where he was a deacon for...

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