Margaret "Peg" Kozin
Apr 22, 2012
2 Margaret "Peg" Kozin. Born November 29, 1932 passed away April 22, 2012. She leaves behind a daughter Karin Kozin, 2 grandchildren Amanda and Ben DeVivo, a sister Reta Reynolds, 2 brother in laws, Phil Hiltz and Baldon Pantoja, a son-in-law Tom DeVivo, and many nieces, nephews and friends. She was predeceased by 2 daughters, Kandy Scully and Kathleen DeVivo,...
Richard J. Felio
Apr 22, 2012
OLUMBIA- Richard J. Felio, 95, of Columbia, died peacefully April 22, 2012 at St. Joseph's Living Center. He was born May 30, 1916 in Holyoke, Massachusetts the son of the late John and Maud (McNeil) Felio. He was predeceased by two beloved wives, Helen Larkin Felio (1986) and Myrtle Cadoret Felio (2008). Richard loved his family, his vegetable garden and...
Kahlan Morgana Healy
Apr 19, 2012
Kahlan Morgana Healy age 11 of Windham Center Connecticut died Wednesday April 18th, due to complications following a bone marrow transplant. She was first diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at the age of four. She is survived by her parents Daniel and Kelly Healy, a large loving family and an incredible group of friends. A graveside service will be held...
Louis Lafontaine
Apr 18, 2012
Louis F. Lafontaine, 88, of Chaplin, husband for 62 years to the late Alice (DeVillez) Lafontaine, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012 in Willimantic. He was born May 21, 1923 in Willimantic, the son of Omer and Eliza Lafontaine. Louis was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in the European Theater and was the recipient of the Purple...
Kevin Bartlett Crosbie
Apr 17, 2012
Kevin B. Crosbie, 52, of Willimantic, husband of Patrice A. Crosbie (nee Pernaselli), father of Caroline, Meredith, and Arthur, passed away suddenly on April 17, 2012. Kevin was born in Willimantic, son of the late Arthur and Lucy Crosbie. Kevin is also survived by his brother Vincent and fiancAC.e Emma Rodriguez Suarez, his cousins Diane Studley, Jennifer and Rob Smith...
Bert A. Bigelow
Apr 17, 2012
Bert A. Bigelow, 89, of Coventry, widow of Florette (Schenck) Bigelow, passed away peacefully in his home on Tuesday April 17, 2012. He was born in Willimantic, CT on November 5, 1922, the son of the late Albert and Edna (LaFlamme) Bigelow. He retired from UConn after 36 years as Head Cook. He went on leisurely cruises on Coventry Lake...
Mary Alice Cripe
Apr 15, 2012
Mary Alice (Silvia) Cripe, 82, of Willimantic, passed into eternity to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 15th, 2012 in Windham. Mary was born on August 7th, 1929 in Hartford, CT., the daughter of Irene and John Silvia. Mary grew up in West Hartford as a child and then moved onto a farm in Coventry. Her mother...
Vera Macleod
Apr 15, 2012
Vera MacLeod, 92, of Florida, died peacefully on April 15, 2012 , She was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts on December 9, 1919 to Stephen and Anne Morrell. She was a wonderful daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and friend to all. She devoted her life to her family and her faith. She raised three sons with her now deceased husband, Victor,...
John A. Tanaka
Apr 14, 2012
STORRS--A memorial service for Dr. John Akira Tanaka, who died April 14, 2012 will be held Friday, May 4 at 10:30 a.m. at Storrs Congregational Church, 2 North Eagleville Road. John was an emeritus professor of Chemistry and former director of the Honors Programs at the University of Connecticut. John was born in San Diego, CA, June 18, 1924, son...
Gertrude Morytko
Apr 13, 2012
Gertrude M. Morytko (born Margaret Schmidt) 98, of Windham, wife of the late Stanley M. Morytko Sr., died Friday, April 13, 2012 at St. Joseph Living Center. She was born June 17, 1913 in New York City, the daughter of her birth parents John and Rose (Stuart) Schmidt. Both parents died by the time she was six. She was sent...
Thomas R. Lackman
Apr 11, 2012
Thomas R. Lackman, 89, of Ashford, died on Wednesday April 11, 2012. He was born in Thomaston, CT on June 4, 1922 to the late Edward R. and Rena (Buell) Lackman. He grew up in Thomaston and moved to eastern Connecticut in the 1940's to work at Maple View Farm in Mansfield. He and wife Dorothy settled in Ashford in...
Evelyn F. Cafrella
Apr 11, 2012
Evelyn (Mathewson) Cafrella, 87, of Columbia, wife of the late Harry Cafrella, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012 in Mansfield. Evelyn was born March 13, 1925 in Newport, RI, the daughter of Clifford and Ida (Graff) Mathewson. Prior to her retirement she was employed at the Columbia post office for 32 years, serving as postmaster for the last seven years. She...
Ann Z. Hale
Apr 10, 2012
Ann Z. Hale Ann (Zeitung) Hale of Lakeland, Florida, died on April 10th 2012 at the age of 88 from the complications of respiratory illness. She was born and raised in Meriden, CT, and lived for thirty one years in Storrs, CT, prior to moving with her husband Nathan to Lakeland, Florida in 1988. She is survived by her husband...
Bernard Gilbert
Apr 8, 2012
Bernard W. Gilbert, 93, of Coventry, died Sunday, April 8, 2012 at his home. Bud was born in 1920 in Farmington, Maine, the son of Franklin Gilbert and Bertha Merrill Dodge. He proudly served in the 3rd Army, 6th Armored Division, 50th Armored Infantry Battalion Heavy Weapons Platoon as a machine gunner and halftrack driver. He saw action in the...
Juan C. Carrero
Apr 6, 2012
Juan C. Carrero, 69, of Willimantic, entered the house of the lord on Friday, April 6, 2012 at Windham Hospital. He was born June 6, 1942 in Puerto Rico, the son of Juan and Julia Carrero. He is survived by his beloved wife Judith Carrero of forty-three years. He was a machine operator at Brand-Rex in Willimantic. Juan will be...
Rose Marie "Germaine" Laboy
Apr 6, 2012
Obituary Rose Marie "Germaine" (McClure) Laboy was called home by God on Friday April 6, 2012 in the loving arms of her daughters. She was truly a kind and loving person who took great joy being with her family and friends. Germaine worked at the Electro Motive for many years before raising her family. She was born October 2, 1931,...
Blanca Rivera Feliciano
Apr 5, 2012
Blanca N. Rivera Feliciano, 53, of Bolton, died unexpectedly on Thursday April 5, 2012. She was born on March 17, 1959 in Puerto Rico, the daughter of the late Emiliano Rivera and Rosa Ortiz. She was deeply loved and will be missed by her husband Thomas Feliciano, children Ramon, Ricardo, Leo, Jessica, Olgita and Thomas Jr., grandchildren, her brothers and...
Norman Dennis Schussler
Apr 5, 2012
Norman D. Schussler of Columbia died Thursday, aged 93. Born in Chase City, Virginia, he was raised in Richmond, Virginia and the Bronx. After serving with the Thirteenth Air Force in the Solomon Islands and the Philippines during World War II, he was discharged in 1946 with the rank of Major. That same year he met his future wife Caroline...
Margarita "Tati" Pagan
Apr 4, 2012
Margarita "Tati" (Cruz) Pagan 68, of Willimantic, died in the comfort of her home on April 4, 2012. She is survived by her beloved husband of forty-three years, Ramon M. Pagan; five children Jose Gonzalez and his wife Brenda Gonzalez, Rigoberto (Ciro) Bosques and his wife Lillian Bosques, daughter Lillian Pagan, daughter Magdalena (Maggie) Pagan and her husband Roberto Rios,...
Marybeth Frazier
Apr 3, 2012
Marybeth Frazier, 52, of North Grosvenordale section of Thompson, fiancAC.e of John Carr, died quietly at her home on April 3, 2012. Born in Hartford on August 22, 1959, she was the daughter of the late Theresa and Burton Frazier. She is also survived by a son Allen Frazier and was predeceased by a son Vinnie Frazier. She also leaves...
