Dolan Joseph Cote
Apr 17, 2013
Dolan J. Cote, 85, of Storrs, husband of the late Jeanne Cote, who died March 13, 2013, died Wednesday, April 17, 2013 in Willimantic. He was born March 20, 1928 in Grand Isle, ME and had lived in the Windham area most of his life. Prior to his retirement, he was employed at Electric Boat in Groton for 11 years....
Mary Josephs
Apr 17, 2013
Mary (Lucas) Josephs, of Willimantic, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family, on Wednesday evening, April 17, 2013. She was born in Willimantic on January 11, 1919, to Thomas Lucas and Mary Dwonczyk who immigrated to the United States in the early 1900s. She married the late Stephen A. Josephs in 1940 to whom she was wed...
Elizabeth "Betty" May
Apr 17, 2013
Elizabeth (Betty) D. May, 94, of Tolland, CT, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. She was born on August 9, 1918 in Beaver Falls, PA, daughter of William T. and Rebecca (Anderson) Dalzell. She married Howard E. May Jr., and they had four children, Kenneth, David, Jeanette and Sue Anne and a foster daughter Gloria. She taught Kindergarten in...
Florence Holbrook Carter
Apr 16, 2013
Florence Dena Holbrook Carter, widow of Eric Gordon Carter of London, England, died Tuesday April 16, 2013 in Windham. She was born June 19, 1908 in Columbia. She leaves several nieces and nephews including a special nephew Justin Holbrook of Columbia. At her request, all services are private. Please visit www.potteruneralhome.com for online memorial guest book.
Ann Keefe
Apr 16, 2013
Ann Keefe, 88, of Hebron, died April 16, 2013 at the Windham Hospital. She was the widow of Edward Keefe. She leaves her sons, Edward Keefe and Kenneth Keefe, her daughter, Anita Keefe, her granddaughter and the light of her life, Heather Hellstrom and a special niece Patricia Roberson. She loved UConn women's basketball and watching the wildlife and birds...
Margaret "Peg" Trainor
Apr 12, 2013
Margaret Josephine (Swanton) Trainor August 30, 1928-April 12, 2103 Margaret (Peg) Josephine Trainor (nee Swanton) died April 12, 2013 at Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Storrs, CT after a long illness. She was born on August 30, 1928 to Patrick and Margaret (Mogan) Swanton in South Boston, MA, where she lived until age 8 when the family moved...
Norbert C. Parker
Apr 12, 2013
Norbert C. Parker, 70, of Lebanon, CT, passed away Friday, April 12, 2013. He was born January 13, 1943, in Willimantic,CT. He leaves behind his loving wife, Deborah (Vickery) Parker, and two brothers, Richard Parker of Mansfield, Samuel Parker of Willimantic, and a sister Susan Bender of Lebanon. He was predeceased by a son, his mother, father and two brothers....
Raymond Emile Mellady
Apr 12, 2013
Raymond Emile Mellady, 81, of Columbia, CT passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on April 12, 2013, after a short and courageous battle with cancer at home. Ray was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He loved golfing, bowling and spending time with his family. He also enjoyed spending winters in Florida with his wife. Ray...
Ann Shirley Smith
Apr 12, 2013
Ann S. Smith, of N. Windham, passed away peacefully at home on April 12, 2013. She was the loving wife of the late Charles M. Smith. Born in Central Falls, RI, she was the daughter of the late George and Mary (Carpenter) Fournier. She worked for American Thread until its closing and retired from Brand Rex. She enjoyed her retirement...
Mary Ellen Bolduk
Apr 11, 2013
Chaplin: Mary E. Bolduk, 72, passed into God's loving care on April 11th, 2013. Mary was born in Hartford, CT on June 23rd, 1940, the daughter of the late Edwina (Lawler) and Sebastian Valvo. She lived in Chaplin for 44 years with her predeceased husband, Roger J. Bolduk. She loved crafts and especially music. She played the organ for over...
David Vincent Hayes
Apr 9, 2013
David Hayes 1931-2013 Coventry, CT- The sculptor David Hayes, died at home on April 9, 2013 of leukemia. He was 82. Hayes is regarded as one of America's great contemporary sculptors and leaves behind a half century of work, much of it housed in museums across the country. Born in 1931, David Hayes studied at the University of Notre Dame...
Earl Haywood Dunton Jr
Apr 9, 2013
Earl Haywood Dunton Jr, of Willimantic, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2013. He was born on June 24, 1930 in Worcester, Massachusetts, son of Earl and Madalene (Traver) Dunton. He leaves behind his loving wife Maria (Holowczak) and 5 children, Earl Bigelow of Bath, ME, Sherry Bailey of Hampton, CT, Ronald Dunton of Fort Lauderdale, FL, Larysa Dunton and Stacy...
Grace Dedde
Apr 9, 2013
Fair Thee Well Grace Morgan Dedde. On this day, April 9, 2013 Grace Morgan Dedde, at the wonderful age of 95, has left this world and joined those family members who have gone before her into Heaven. She was an only child who was raised by wonderful parents Thomas and Ann Morgan. She then married the late Joseph Nicholas Dedde...
Ester M. Kask
Apr 8, 2013
Ester M. Kask, 93, of Willimantic, was born in Tallinn, Estonia May 1st 1919, and passed away peacefully of natural causes on April 8th 2013. She spent her formative years in Tallinn, Estonia during its years of freedom between wars, daughter of Juhan Riipere and Malle Aav. She fled Estonia with her sister during World War II to Germany, where...
Gwen M. Duff
Apr 8, 2013
Gwen M. Duff, 87, of Mansfield, beloved wife for 65 years of Lloyd T. Duff, passed away peacefully at home on the morning of April 8, 2013, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Van Wert, Ohio, on January 5, 1926, Gwen was the daughter of Robert T. and Anna Lillian Moore. She attended Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio,...
Claire R. Desrosiers
Apr 4, 2013
Claire Rita (Marshall) Desrosiers, 88, of Chaplin, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2013. She was born July 30, 1924 in Baltic, daughter of the late William and Clarinda (Fontaine) Marshall. She was the beloved wife of 68 years to the late Wilfred "Willy" Desrosiers. She worked in the Admissions Department at ECSU for many years until retiring in 1987. Some...
Keith Allen Vigue
Apr 3, 2013
Keith A. Vigue, 52, of Mansfield, beloved son of the late Aime A. Vigue, passed Wednesday April 3 2013. Keith was born June 15 1960 in Windham CT. Keith is survived by his son, Ryan Keith Vigue, brothers and sisters, Nancy Powell, Kimberly Vigue Grassl, Kevin Vigue, Kristin LeBlanc; nieces and nephews, Tiffany McKusick, Joshua Vigue, Devin Vigue and Jordan...
Vivian A. Putnam
Apr 3, 2013
Vivian A. Putnam of Storrs, born February 2, 1919, died peacefully Wednesday April 3, 2013 of natural causes, aged 94. Vivian was born in East Saint Louis and grew up in Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of John and Ethel Anderson, a successful hardware store owner and a teacher. Vivian attended Kansas State University as a textile and clothing major...
Raymond W. Desruisseaux Sr
Apr 3, 2013
Raymond W. Desruisseax Sr. July 7, 1930-April 3, 2013 Raymond W. Desruisseaux Sr. of Carolyn Lane, North Windham passed away on Wednesday April 3, 2013 at Windham Hospital surrounded by family. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather and will be greatly missed. Born on July 7, 1930 in Windham, he was the son of the late...
