Richard K. Chak
Oct 30, 2012
Richard K. Chak, 93, of Storrs, husband of the late Mildred (Warren) Chak, passed away October 30, 2012 at home. He was born in Stafford Springs, CT on March 4, 1919 the son of the late Phillip and Maria (Peiork) Chak. Richard worked at Pratt & Whitney first in Willimantic and then in East Hartford until retiring in 1974. He...
Bronwen M. Gosselin
Oct 29, 2012
Bronwen May Gosselin, 87, of New Britain, widow of the late Richard A. Gosselin, her family's inspiration and life's guide was tragically taken from her loving family at the height of Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012. Born January 4, 1925 in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, United Kingdom she was the daughter of the late Oliver and Eugenia (Mizen) Williams....
Norman Brown
Oct 27, 2012
Norman N. Brown, 98, of Windham, left this world on Sat. Oct. 27, 2012 at Douglas Manor, Windham. Born in Keene, NH on May 24, 1914, he was the third child of Edward and Margorie (Mansfield) Brown. He had resided at Douglas Manor the last five years. He was predeceased by the love of his life Priscilla (Pat) Brown in...
Anita N. Jean
Oct 27, 2012
Anita Nancy Jean of Willimantic, Connecticut, passed away on Saturday October 27, 2012 at the age of 78. "Nita" was born on March 18, 1934 in Willimantic where she lived her entire life. She attended St Mary's grade school and delivered newspapers after school. After graduating from Windham High, she worked at Electro Motive Manufacturing Company and later at the...
Melissa Ann Hauser
Oct 24, 2012
Melissa Hauser, 29, of Vernon, CT, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2012. She was born in Hartford, CT on March 12, 1983. She graduated from Rockville High School in June, 2001 and from Our Lady of the Elms College in 2009. Melissa believed passionately in education and was curious and eager to learn. She earned a B.A. in biology and...
Mildred Bessette
Oct 22, 2012
Mildred (Hartley) Bessette, 88, formerly of Mansfield, wife of the late William Bessette, died Monday Oct. 22, 2012 at St. Joseph Living Center, Windham. She was born Oct. 11, 1924 in Coventry the daughter of Charles and Gladys (Worby) Hartley. Mildred enjoyed spending her married life as a homemaker and as a loving best friend to her husband, children and...
Walter J. Dobush
Oct 21, 2012
Husband, Father, Brother, Grandfather, and Friend, Walter J. Dobush, 90, passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2012 at his home in Columbia, CT. Born July 29, 1922, in Willimantic, CT and the son of Mary (Rusiecki) and Dymtro Dobush, Walter is survived by wife Ruth (Nolan) Dobush. Walter served three tours of duty in the United States Merchant Marines, during...
Joseph R. Kablik
Oct 21, 2012
Joseph R. Kablik, 86, of Colchester, died Sunday October 21, 2012 in Marlborough. He was born May 23, 1926 in Elizabeth, NJ. Joseph retired from the U.S. Army, having served in both World War II and the Korean Conflict. He served as an MP, a tank mechanic, an electronics technician and as a combat medic in Korea for which he...
Julia Diberardino
Oct 20, 2012
Julia L. DiBerardino of Fort Myers, Florida, passed away Saturday, October 20, 2012 after a short illness. She was born in eastern Connecticut on May 10, 1917 to Alfredo and Teresa Lepri. Julia lived in Connecticut most of her life and moved to Florida in 2005 to be close to family. She graduated from Bulkeley High School in Hartford, Connecticut...
Andrew Craig Campbell
Oct 19, 2012
Andrew Craig Campbell of Coventry, passed away on Friday, October 19, 2012, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 61 years old. Andrew was a native of Wayne, NJ. After graduating high school he attended the Ridgewood (NJ) School of Art. In 1977 he moved to Connecticut with his family and started a career in carpentry working on renovation...
Carolyn R. Sloan
Oct 18, 2012
Carolyn R. Sloan, 91, formerly of Chaplin, widow of Adelbert E. Sloan, died Thursday Oct. 18, 2012. She was born Oct. 26, 1920 in Providence, RI the daughter of Ralph and Mabel (Whalen) Richards. Carolyn moved from Providence, RI to Chaplin in 1956 and had been employed by Sussman Oil Co. and Lehigh Oil Co. In 2003 she moved to...
Raymond W. Lacroix
Oct 17, 2012
Raymond W. LaCroix, 78, of Hampton, husband of Nancy "Ralph" (Silva) LaCroix of forty four memorable years, passed away peacefully on October 17, 2012 at Hartford Hospital. He was born January 23, 1934 in Stamford CT, the son of the late Holmer and Claira (Bachand) LaCroix. He was an avid NASCAR fan. Raymond loved camping with his RV and couldn't...
Irene Twerdy
Oct 13, 2012
Irene Twerdy, born March 13, 1929, of Canterbury, CT, wife of the late Fred Twerdy, died peacefully at home on Saturday, October 13, 2012. She will be sadly missed by those who loved her. She is survived by her daughter Donna Avila and son-in-law Ed Avila of Canterbury, CT, her grandchildren, Shawn Deroko of Central Village, CT and Ian Avila...
Gayle "Charley" Correll
Oct 13, 2012
Gayle "Charley" Correll, 76, of Willimantic, surrounded by her family, was called home to her Father, Saturday, October 13, 2012, at Windham Community Memorial Hospital. She was born March 19, 1936, in Holdrege, NE to the late Loyd & Edna Hollenbeck, second to the youngest of seven daughters and one son. Moving to New England, Gayle developed a passion for...
John J. Laboy Jr
Oct 12, 2012
John J. Laboy Jr., 79, of Willimantic, husband of Joan (Zawierucha) Laboy, died Friday, October 12, 2012, at Windham Hospital. He was born December 29, 1932 in Willimantic, the son of John and Julia (Kusmierczak) Laboy Sr. and had lived in Willimantic all his life. He served in the CT National Guard from 1947 to 1950. He was employed for...
Ruth Castelli
Oct 11, 2012
Ruth Allen Castelli died peacefully at home in Mansfield Center on October 11, 2012 at the age of 93. Her daughter, Lynn, son-in-law, Mike, and toy poodle, Lilli, cared for her during her final days, enabling her to fulfill her wish to leave this earthly life in the manner she desired. Ruth was born in New York City on September...
Anthony M. Marquis
Oct 10, 2012
Anthony Milton Marquis, 74, of Willimantic, passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at St. Joseph Living Center in Windham. Tony was born February 24, 1938 in Putnam, the son of Arthur and Irene (Chandler) Marquis. He was involved in many bowling leagues and well known throughout the state. He was a U. S. Army veteran serving as a Spec...
Donald Clark Appleton
Oct 6, 2012
DONALD "CLARKE" APPLETON, 77, of Ashford, CT passed away on October 6th, 2012 at Mansfield Center For Nursing and Rehabilitation surrounded by his loving family. He was predeceased by his mother Anna Appleton Quinn and father Hubert Appleton. He is survived by his brother Hubert Appleton and his wife Edith of Canterbury, his sisters Joan M. Catlin of Ashford and...
Ilze Indars
Oct 6, 2012
Ilze Indars, 79, died peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, surrounded by her family at their South Windham home. Born Ilze Vimba on Nov. 3, 1932, in Latvia, she was the daughter of Karlis and Marta (Ozolins) Vimba. World War II forced Ilze and her family to German refugee camps in 1944. They immigrated to America in June 1949. The...
John "Jack" Connell
Oct 3, 2012
John "Jack" Connell Sr., 81, of Mansfield, husband of the late Phyllis (Robucci) Connell, died Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at the Windham Hospital. He was born November 19, 1930 in Willimantic, the son of Daniel and Lydia (Dubois) Connell and had lived in the Willimantic area all his life. He owned and operated several area businesses over the years, including...
