Joyce Roscoe
Mar 31, 2013
STORRS - E. Joyce Roscoe, 89, beloved mother and grandmother, died on Sunday (March 31, 2013) at Windham Hospital. Her husband of 53 years, Rusty, passed away in 1998. Joyce was born on November 14, 1923 in Windham, the daughter of Ellsworth and Helen Weeks. Her early years were spent in the Windham area and she moved to Storrs in...
Dolores Stead Bourey
Mar 30, 2013
Dolores Stead Bourey, 78, of Willimantic, passed away Saturday March 30, 2013 at her home with her family. She was born in Willimantic on Oct. 31, 1934, the daughter of Cesari and Alice (Baril) Carchidi. She is survived by son James Stead, daughter Alice Stead Hazzard and their spouses; a sister Elizabeth Hooper, a brother Andrew Carchidi and several grandchildren...
Sandra J. Duchaineau
Mar 28, 2013
Sandra J. Duchaineau, 69, of Ellington, CT, passed from this life on March 28, 2013. She was born in Gardiner, Maine on June 30, 1943 to Ernest and Leona Bowie and was married to Ronald Duchaineau who passed away in 1998. Her firstborn son Rod Duchaineau passed away in 2012. Sandy worked for over 25 years at Eastern Connecticut State...
Edwin B. "Ted" Shaw
Mar 27, 2013
Edwin B. Shaw Jr. Lifelong Area Resident; American Thread General Manager Edwin B. Shaw Jr. "Ted", 86, of Waterford, husband of Helen (Smith) Shaw, died Wednesday March 27, 2013. He was born Jan. 11, 1927 in Willimantic, the son of E. Burton and Emily (Waring) Shaw. He attended Windham schools and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in Jan. 1944. Ted...
John T. Degray
Mar 27, 2013
John DeGray, 88, of Mansfield, went home to be with the Lord on March 27, 2013. John was predeceased by his wife Daisy Kimball DeGray. John was born in Hartford, CT to John C. DeGray and Evelyn Forte DeGray on June 25, 1925 and was one of eleven children. John served his country during World War II from 1942-1946 in...
Ruth Spector-Tycon
Mar 26, 2013
Ruth Spector-Tycon, 92, of Willimantic, wife of the late Benjamin Tycon, died Tuesday March 26, 2013 at Windham Hospital. She was born on March 21, 1921 in Willimantic the daughter of the late Morris and Esther (Handelman) Spector. Ruth had been a resident of Sunny Isles, Florida for many years, returning to Willimantic five years ago. As a resident of...
Joan Morin
Mar 23, 2013
Joan Anne Kuhn Morin, 77 of Windham passed away peacefully early Saturday morning, March 23, 2013 after a short battle with cancer. She was born November 16. 1935 and was the daughter of the late Arthur Kuhn and Annabelle Linsley Jacobs. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Lucien R. Morin. She is survived by sons...
Jarrod Russell Saffin
Mar 23, 2013
Jarrod R. Saffin, 23, of Ashford, CT, died Saturday, March 23, 2013 in Franklin, CT. He was born July 10, 1989 in Putnam, CT. He was the son of Kim Miller of Ashford, CT and James Saffin II of Theresa, NY. He is also survived by a brother James Saffin III of Stafford Springs, a sister Tabetha Saffin and additional...
George F. Cloutier
Mar 23, 2013
George F. Cloutier of Windham, born on December 18, 1922, passed away peacefully at the age of 90 after a long illness on March 23, 2013 at Douglas Manor in Windham. George entered the work force as an employee for Pratt and Whitney Aircraft and later went on to become a WWII Navy veteran. Upon returning to Connecticut he attended...
R. Alan Marvel
Mar 21, 2013
Alan (Yonkie) Marvel, 73, son of the late Roy and Marjorie Marvel passed away at home in Coventry CT on Thursday, March 21, 2013. He was born in Willimantic on February 12th 1940. Alan served in the US Army from 1958-1961. He was an avid sportsman enjoying many years of hunting and fishing and watching NASCAR and also cheering on...
Elizabeth "Bettye" Goodwin
Mar 18, 2013
Elizabeth "Bettye" Ellen (Kendall) Goodwin, widow of the late Arthur W. Goodwin, Sr., was born May 26, 1924 in Ashford and died March 18, 2013. She was the daughter of Clayton and Elizabeth (Mihancki) Kendall. She lived in Ashford her entire life. She was predeceased by two infant sons, Russell and Scott Goodwin, and a sister Priscilla Barry. Survivors are...
Charles H. Harakaly
Mar 18, 2013
Charles H. Harakaly, Sr., 88, of Mansfield, CT, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 18, 2013 at St. Joseph Living Center in Windham . He was born on April 23, 1924. He leaves his son Charles H. Harakaly Jr. and his daughter-in-law Maureen, 4 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. He will be buried next to his beloved wife Lorraine in...
William T. Lonergan Jr
Mar 17, 2013
William T. Lonergan, Jr., 77, of Storrs, son of Evelyn and William T. Lonergan, Sr., was called home by The Lord on March 17, 2013. He was the beloved husband of Jean B. Lonergan. Bill, born in Providence, R.I., on May 10, 1935, graduated Our Lady of Providence and attended major seminary at the Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium. He graduated...
Douglas "Doug" Hicks Parkhurst
Mar 17, 2013
Douglas "Doug" Hicks Parkhurst, 65, of Lebanon, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 17, 2013 in Middletown, CT (Middlesex Hospice) after a long battle with cancer. Born in Willimantic, CT to William and Mary (Chappell) Parkhurst, the family lived in Lebanon, Oneco, Scotland, finally settling back in Lebanon. Growing up, Doug thrived as the son of a dairy farmer and...
Shirley R. Robinson
Mar 17, 2013
Shirley R. Robinson, 86, of North Franklin, died Sunday, March 17, 2013 in Windham. She was born in Scotland July 28, 1926, the daughter of Henry and Isabel (Moseley) Racicot. On April 27, 1946 she married Arthur B. Robinson who predeceased her on June 16, 1985. Shirley was employed for 29 years by Agway as a bookkeeper. She is survived...
Carollyn June Rogers
Mar 16, 2013
Carollyn June Rogers, 80 of East Haddam, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2013 in the arms of her husband Jack Rogers, and daughter Liz Rogers. She is also survived by her two sons Michael and John Rogers. Carollyn was a long time resident of Essex, a place that she loved to garden. She was a sweet person who had...
Barbara Toth
Mar 15, 2013
Barbara Jean Toth, 59, of Willimantic, died March 15 2013. Barbara was beloved, selfless and a caregiver. She lived with a profound understanding of the intrinsic value of heart and soul. Empathic to the nuances of being human, she was a nurturer whose perspective was tempered by poverty and tribulation, forged by love. Barbara excelled in empathy and sooth of...
Joseph John Czelusniak
Mar 15, 2013
Joseph John Czelusniak, 63, of Willimantic, passed away Friday March 15, 2013 from chronic heart failure after a heart transplant he received 13 years ago. He was born May 4, 1949 in Willimantic, Connecticut, the first of two sons to Edward and Frances Czelusniak. Living in the Willimantic area all of his life, Joseph graduated from University of Connecticut in...
Jeanne Cote
Mar 13, 2013
Jeanne Cote, 77, of Storrs, wife of Dolan Cote, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013 in Willimantic. She was born June 25, 1935 in Lewiston, ME and had lived in the Windham area most of her life. Prior to her retirement, she was employed at the former Brand-Rex Co. in Willimantic for 28 years. In addition to her husband she is...
Lucy E. Tilton
Mar 11, 2013
Lucy Tilton of Coventry, Connecticut passed away March 11, 2013. She was born in Hartford on August 7, 1925 and grew up in East Hartford living with her parents, Marcus Hamilton and Lila Harvey Hamilton and her brother Melvin. Lucy graduated from East Hartford High School in 1944 and began working at Travelers Insurance Company. In 1945 she traveled with...
