David Hall
Feb 14, 2012
David D. Hall, 74, of Mansfield Center, born July 17, 1937 to Sidney Hall (deceased) and Annie Hall died peacefully on February 14, 2012 at Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation after a long illness. He leaves his mother, Annie Rathbun Hall who celebrated her 100th birthday in June 2011. He was a devoted son - spending time with his...
Donald H. Burr
Feb 13, 2012
Donald Henry Burr, of Willimantic, passed away on Monday Feb. 13, 2012, following a courageous battle with cancer. Donald, 79, was born in Stafford Springs, CT on July 25, 1932, and was a resident of Willimantic for 50 years. Following graduation from Windham High School, Donald began a long career with the State of Connecticut, spending 7 years at the...
Joseph Cichon
Feb 12, 2012
Joseph Cichon, 71, of North Windham, died Sunday February 12, 2012 at his home. He was born in Willimantic, the son of the late Walter and Clara Cichon. Joseph graduated from Windham Technical School in 1958. He worked at Brand Rex for 40 years before he retired in 2004. He was a lifelong resident of Windham who enjoyed working on...
Edmund N. Leete
Feb 11, 2012
. Edmund N. Leete, husband of Ann J. Sheedy, died on Feb. 11, 2012, at home. He was born December 21, 1940, son of the late Edmund N. Leete and Carmella Beninato Leete Ruitenberg. He was raised by his mother and stepfather, Don & Carmella Ruitenberg. Upon graduation from Bacon Academy in Colchester, Conn., he entered the Marine Corps where...
Muriel P. Ruschmann
Feb 9, 2012
Muriel P. Ruschmann, 87, of Storrs, wife of the late William A. Ruschmann, passed away Thursday 2/9/2012 at Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born on May 2, 1924. She was a switchboard operator at the University of Connecticut for many years. She will always be remembered as a kind and gentle person. Survivors include her brother, Theodore...
Susan A. Squier
Feb 9, 2012
Susan A. Squier, 86, lifelong resident of Willimantic, passed away on Thursday February 9, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Angelina Limanni. She was loving and generous to her family. She is survived by two children Chauncey M. Squier and Sharon Perry; two grandchildren Raymond and Rachael Perry; two great grandchildren Jack and Amanda Perry; two...
Dorothy M. Briggs
Feb 5, 2012
Dorothy M. Briggs, 87, of Willimantic, passed away on Sunday Feb 5, 2012 at Douglas Manor. She was born July 11, 1924 to Miles and Lela Finnemore in Caribou, ME. She was married to Vinal Briggs for 42 years. Dorothy retired from UCONN in 1987 and was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, the Ladies of the Moose...
Carol Mott
Feb 2, 2012
Carol Mott, of Willimantic, died peacefully on February 2, 2012 surrounded by loving family. She was born Phyllis Carol Panico to Albert and Catherine (Dreissigacker) Panico on August 28, 1922. Carol was a lifelong resident of Willimantic and was married for over fifty-five years to the love of her life, Ernest "Ernie" Mott, by whom she was predeceased. With a...
Judith L. Burnham
Feb 1, 2012
Judith L. (Powell) Burnham, of Bristol, passed away unexpectedly at her home on February 1, 2012. Born in Willimantic on April 22, 1977, she graduated from Windham High School class of 1995. She served in the United States Navy and graduated from Manchester Community College in 2003. She is survived by her parents John and Linda Powell of Windham. She...
Mira Wilcox Dow
Jan 31, 2012
MIRA B. WILCOX DOW Mira B. Wilcox Dow died peacefully on January 31, 2012 at the age of 98. Born Mira Katherine Briggs on February 13, 1913, in Lewiston, Maine, she was one of eight children of Walker W. and Marion B. Briggs, including her twin brother Kendall, all of whom predeceased her. Mira was the first female senior class...
Kathy S. Jambeck
Jan 31, 2012
Kathy Shaughnessy Jambeck, 55, of Storrs, former University of Connecticut adjunct professor and Connecticut Writing Project/Storrs director, died Tuesday, January 31, 2012 surrounded by her family and with her beloved husband and son by her side. She was born July 6, 1956, in Norwalk, Conn., the daughter of John R Shaughnessy Sr. and the late Anne Straniti Shaughnessy. Passionate about...
Therese Laramee Zizka Segar
Jan 31, 2012
For over 20 years, she was the smiling face behind the Circulation Desk at the Willimantic Public Library. She never tired of helping people find what they were looking for and people always remarked about her helpful ways. That woman, Therese L. Segar, was born in Willimantic on May 24, 1922, the daughter of Mayor Pierre J. and Emma (Martin)...
David Michael Barnes
Jan 29, 2012
David M. Barnes, 53, of Windham, husband of Theresa (Talbot) Barnes, died Sunday, January 29, 2012 at their home. He was born December 24, 1958 in Owego, NY and had lived in Windham the past 20 years. He was employed for many years by Diebold and was an avid model train collector. In addition to his wife of 18 years...
Alan Joseph Slater
Jan 28, 2012
Alan Joseph Slater of Mansfield, passed on to greater life on January 28, 2012 after a brief illness. Beloved son, adored father and grandfather, loving companion and loyal friend. Alan, known to his friends as Joe, grew up in Willimantic but spent much of his life in New York. He was a kind, generous, humorous man and faithful Christian. Predeceased...
Adelbert O. Dunstan
Jan 27, 2012
Adelbert O. Dunstan, 73, of Mansfield Center, died Friday, January 27, 2012 at his home. He was born September 16, 1938 in Mansfield, the son of the late Lawrence and Gladys (Badger) Dunstan and had lived in Mansfield all his life. He was a U.S. Army veteran and prior to his retirement had been employed at UConn. He is survived...
Gerard "Jerry" J. Fortier
Jan 26, 2012
Gerard "Jerry" Joseph Fortier, 89, of Willimantic, died on January 26, 2012 at Windham Hospital. Born on May 12, 1922, he was the son of the late Ferdinand "Fred" Fortier and Lodia (Caisse) Fortier Fryer. Jerry was a lifelong resident of Willimantic and was married for nearly sixty-five years to the love of his life, Agnes (Eichner) Fortier formerly of...
Deane Pauline Ross
Jan 26, 2012
Deane Pauline (Langlois) Ross, 60, of Willington, passed away peacefully on Thursday January 26, 2012 at her home. She was born June 18, 1951 in Jackman, Maine to the late Wilfred Langlois and Florabelle Rancourt. As a young woman she moved to Connecticut, where she lived the remainder of her life. She is survived by her husband, Dennis Ross; her...
Arthur D. Ricard
Jan 26, 2012
Arthur D. Ricard, 51, of Hampton, died Thursday January 26, 2012. He is the son of Norman and Isabelle (Thibodeau) Ricard of Storrs. Arthur was employed by the State of Connecticut DMR Department for over 30 years. He helped many families with respite care and special needs. In addition to his parents, Arthur is survived by his siblings Norman Raymond...
Loretta Lemire
Jan 25, 2012
Loretta (Fisher) Lemire, 90, of Orchard Hill Estates, Coventry, died Wednesday Jan. 25, 2012 at Windham Hospital. She was born June 4, 1921 in South Windham the daughter of the late Charles R. Fisher Sr. and Margaret (Marks) Fisher. Loretta was a communicant of St. Mary Church in Coventry. There are no calling hours. Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated...
Buenaventura Mateo
Jan 21, 2012
Buenaventura Mateo, 69, of Willimantic, died Saturday Jan. 21, 2012 at Windham Hospital. He was born July 14, 1942 in Puerto Rico and has resided in Willimantic for the past forty years. He had been employed by the Willimantic Housing Authority for twenty seven years as a painter prior to retiring. He enjoyed fishing and playing dominos. He is survived...
