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Raymond W. Lacroix

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Raymond J. Ouimette

Raymond J. Ouimette

Sep 30, 2012

Raymond J. Ouimette, 58, of North Windham, died Sunday, September 30, 2012 at his home. He was born March 3, 1954, in Rock Island, Quebec, the son of Antoinette (Boisvert) Ouimette and the late Leonard Ouimette and had lived in Windham most of his life. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and formerly employed as an engraver...

Charles "Chuck" Sundquist

Charles "Chuck" Sundquist

Sep 28, 2012

It is with great sadness we announce the death of Charles "Chuck" Sundquist on September 28, 2012 in Storrs, Connecticut. Chuck was born August 8, 1961 in McVille, North Dakota to Doris (Zabel) and Wallace F. Sundquist. He grew up and graduated from high school in Binford, North Dakota. Chuck received his Bachelor's Degree from Valley City State College in...

Nellie Boisvert

Nellie Boisvert

Sep 27, 2012

Nellie Boisvert of Andover, widow of Raymond Boisvert, passed peacefully on September 27, 2012. Nellie was born on August 9, 1918, the eldest child of Santo and Josephine Bordonaro Lombardo. She lived in Hartford for most of her life and moved to Andover in 1966. After working several years for Traveler's Insurance Co., she started a new career at the...

Mary Anne Guzzo

Mary Anne Guzzo

Sep 27, 2012

Mary Anne Guzzo, 72, of Columbia Lake, wife of the late Nicholas Guzzo, died peacefully Thursday September 27, 2012 at home with her family by her side. She was born August 23, 1940, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Bowen) Bonin. Mary was a resident of Columbia for 40 years. She worked for many years at Brand Rex...

Tamara Kubja

Tamara Kubja

Sep 26, 2012

Tamara Kubja, 91 of Storrs, formerly of Syracuse, N.Y., beloved wife of Hugo Kubja, passed away September 26, 2012. She was born on March 24, 1921 in Moisakula, Estonia, daughter of Marta and Rein Raidmae. She lost her mother at an early age. After graduating from Parnu High School, she married Lt. Hugo Kubja, a recent graduate of the Estonian...

Robert "Bob" B. Loomis Jr

Robert "Bob" B. Loomis Jr

Sep 25, 2012

Robert "Bob" Belmont Loomis Jr., 78, of Willimantic, CT, passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 after a brief but courageous battle with neuroendocrine cancer. He passed peacefully surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Mansfield, CT on November 16, 1933 to the late Robert B. Loomis, Sr. and Mary (Bartholomew) Loomis. Bob is survived by his loving...

Barbara Mcsweeney

Barbara Mcsweeney

Sep 25, 2012

Barbara (James) McSweeney, of Willimantic, died Tuesday Sept. 25, 2012. She was born July 3, 1919 in Willimantic the daughter of the late Robert F. and Grace (Paton) James. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 46 years, Earl W. McSweeney and a daughter Kathleen Ann. She is survived by daughter Mary E. Haddad and her husband Edward A....

Christopher Mclaughlin

Christopher Mclaughlin

Sep 21, 2012

Christopher Alan McLaughlin passed away suddenly in Naples Florida on Friday, September 21, 2012. Chris was born November 10, 1945 in Presque Isle, Maine and was the son of the late Donald A. McLaughlin, Sr. and Anna F. McLaughlin. He attended school in Fort Fairfield, Maine and lived in various locations in Connecticut at different times. He is survived by...

Melissa Ann Geiger

Melissa Ann Geiger

Sep 20, 2012

Melissa Ann Geiger, 43, of Andover, wife of Jason Geiger, passed away on Thursday, September 20, 2012. She was born February 16, 1969 in Hartford, the daughter of William and Barbara Avery of Tolland. A beloved wife and mother, Melissa had a successful career with Southern New England Telephone Co. for 15 years before the birth of her children. She...

Shirley Rueb

Shirley Rueb

Sep 19, 2012

Shirley (Bednarz) Rueb of Coventry, died on Wednesday September 19, 2012 after a recent battle with cancer. Born October 29, 1930 in Windham, she was the daughter of the late John and Mabel Bednarz. After graduating from Windham High School in 1948, she went to work at ElectroMotive Manufacturing Co. It was there that she met her husband, the late...

Madeleine Mcgrath

Madeleine Mcgrath

Sep 19, 2012

Madeleine Mary Louise Leona Agnes (Deauville) McGrath "Maddi", formerly of Andover, died on Wednesday, September 19, 2012, at St Joseph Living Center. She was born October 13, 1915 in Norwich CT, daughter of Alma and William Deauville, having 4 brothers, Lawrence, Charles, Raymond and John who have all predeceased her. She graduated from Putnam Catholic Academy. There she made many...

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