George M. Magura
Jul 30, 2011
George M. Magura, 70, of Seattle, WA, passed peacefully from this life July 30th. Born in Willimantic on October 1, 1940, George attended Windham High School and was a 1962 graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Engineering. After graduation George moved to California and later settled in Seattle, WA, where he worked as a senior engineer in systems...
Joseph A.L. Simoneau
Jul 30, 2011
Joseph A.L. Simoneau, 88, of Willimantic, husband of the late Mary (Linklater) Simoneau, died Saturday July 30, 2011 at his home. He was born Dec. 16, 1922 in Canada the son of Thomas and Ludivene (Caouette) Simoneau. He was a World War II Canadian Army veteran and had been last employed locally as a greeter by Ames department store in...
Brooke Shannon
Jul 28, 2011
Brooke Shannon, of Chaplin, CT died Thursday, July 28th , 2011 at her home surrounded by loved ones after a courageous battle with leukemia. Born in Hartford, CT, April 16, to Edward & Marion (Strattman) Schultheiss, Brooke graduated from Coventry High School and attended McConnell Airline School in Minneapolis, MN. Brooke's lived a rich and diverse life. Her work included...
Fred Augustus Cazel Jr
Jul 26, 2011
Dr. Fred Augustus Cazel, Jr., died on Tuesday, July 26, 2011, after a three-month bout with lymphoma. He was at home near his beautiful garden. He was born February 25, 1921, to Fred A. Cazel Sr., and Agnes Petrie Cazel. He was predeceased by his parents, his brother, two nephews, and his wife of many years, Dr. Annarie Peters Cazel....
Jane K. Jordan
Jul 26, 2011
Jane K. Jordan, 84, of Storrs, wife of the late William Jordan, her soul mate and the love of her life, died peacefully at her home, Tuesday, July 26, 2011, surrounded by her entire family and close friends. She was born September 19, 1926 in New London, the daughter of Arthur and Emma (Johnson) Leary. She grew up in Waterford...
Nancy Anthony
Jul 25, 2011
Nancy (Pickett) Anthony, 72, of Willimantic and Fort Myers, FL., passed away peacefully on Monday July 25, 2011 at St. Joseph Living Center after a short battle with cancer. She was born on June 10, 1939 in Willimantic to Richard and Helen (Killourey) Pickett. Nancy was a graduate of Windham High School and Eastern Connecticut Teacher's College (ECSU) and was...
Linda Lee Cunningham
Jul 25, 2011
Linda Lee Cunningham, 68, of Willimantic, wife of Richard Cunningham Jr., died Monday, July 25, 2011 at the Windham Hospital. She was born July 12, 1943 in Willimantic, the daughter of the late Samuel and Shirley (Taylor) Bonafine and had lived in Willimantic all her life. She was in involved in several area civic organizations including the Moose Club, the...
Leo E. Pudlo
Jul 25, 2011
Leo E. Pudlo 83, of Lebanon, husband of Dolores (Beaulieu) Pudlo, died Monday July 25, 2011 at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He was born May 22, 1928 in Norwich the son of the late Adolf E. and Edna (Dzialo) Pudlo. Leo was a lifetime member of Lebanon Volunteer Fire Dept. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children,...
David N. Bell
Jul 23, 2011
David N. Bell, 74, of Palm Coast, FL and Columbia, CT., passed away on Saturday July 23, 2011 at his home in Columbia after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born Feb. 20, 1937 son of the late Norman and Laura Bell. David was a 1955 graduate of Manchester High School where he earned medals in swimming and track....
Jan Cuprak
Jul 18, 2011
Jan Cuprak, 63, of Hampton, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 18, 2011 at Hartford Hospital. Born in New London, CT on April 1, 1948 son of the late Bohdan and Jeannette (White) Cuprak, he attended parochial school in Norwich and graduated from St. Bernard's High School in New London. In 1971, he graduated from Mayville State University, Mayville, N.D....
Rand R. White
Jul 17, 2011
Rand R. White, 68, of Windham, husband of Theresa (Gamache) White, died July 17, 2011 in Willimantic. He was born February 9, 1943 in Willimantic, the son of the late Harold and Marie (Jenkins) White and was a lifelong resident. He was employed for a time at the former American Thread Co. before being employed at Connecticut Light and Power,...
Lawrence "Butchie" Allen Wadsworth
Jul 16, 2011
Lawrence "Butchie" Allen Wadsworth, 68, of Mansfield, passed away peacefully on Saturday July 16, 2011 at William W. Backus Hosp. with his wife and daughters by his side. He was born in Hartford on July 18, 1942, son of the late Lawrence A. Wadsworth Sr. and Marion (Sagal) Wadsworth. He is survived by his wife Janet (Grosch) Wadsworth, two daughters,...
Jean Burns
Jul 14, 2011
Jean Katherine Marie (Esala) Burns, age 89, of Lebanon, passed away peacefully on Thursday (July 14th 2011) at St Joseph's Living Center surrounded by her family. She was the loving wife of the late Normand M. Burns. Jean was born in Palo MN on January 15, 1922 to Nicholai and Anna (Holmes) Esala. She graduated valedictorian from Aurora High School....
Beatrice Leola Pawlikowski
Jul 13, 2011
Beatrice Leola Bridges Pawlikowski Born June 20, 1916 - Died July 13, 2011, age 95 Bea was a resident of Hampton, CT for over 92 years, living in 3 separate houses there; 189 Main Street where she was born and lived continually from 1936 to 2009; the former Cartwright's of Sunset Hill; and the former Bill and Vinny Stocking's of...
Stephen F. Gouin
Jul 11, 2011
Stephen Gouin, 60, of Hampton died at Hartford Hospital on Monday, July 11, 2011. He was predeceased by his parents, Romeo & Gertrude Gouin and sister Patricia Szall. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Michelle Godbout Gouin, a brother Stanley Gouin, his wife Kathy of Hampton, their children, Robert Gouin and Kimberly Johnson, a brother Kenneth Gouin,...
Helen I. Jurkovics
Jul 11, 2011
Helen I. Jurkovics, 87, of Storrs, died Monday July 11, 2011 at Windham Hospital. She was the daughter of Julius and Cecilia (Jazarnicky) Jurkovics. Helen was a retiree of the State of Connecticut Labor Dept. Helen enjoyed traveling, painting, sewing and gardening. Most importantly, she was always there taking care of her family. Helen is survived by a sister, Celia...
Rosemary Macdonald
Jul 9, 2011
Rosemary MacDonald, 70, of Mansfield/Windham, widow of Albert Paul MacDonald, died Saturday, July 9, 2011 at her home. She was born November 7, 1940 in Boston, MA, and grew up in Massachusetts. She loved to crochet and created many wonderful crafts. She is survived by her life partner of 33 years, Richard Pagani, four children, Joseph MacDonald, William, MacDonald, Paul...
Myrtle T. Crooks
Jul 7, 2011
Myrtle (Tompkins) Crooks "94", of Franklin, passed quietly Thursday, July 7, 2011. She was the widow of George Richard Crooks, who passed in 1999, and the daughter of Leonard Knox Tompkins & Katherine Light Tompkins. She is survived by her daughter, Kathryn Bohara, Franklin, CT., her son G. Richard Crooks Jr. Windham, CT., two grandchildren, Laura Crooks, Manchester, CT., Damon...
Michael G. Porter
Jul 7, 2011
Michael G. Porter, 55, of Vernon, CT died peacefully Thursday, July 7, 2011 at the VA Hospital in West Haven, CT. He was born in Willimantic on February 24, 1956. He is survived by his beloved wife Deanna (Caldwell) Porter and their three children, Lyssianne Maillet and her husband Paul and their children and his two sons, DeVaughn and Christian...
