John "Jack" Bender
Feb 22, 2012
John "Jack" R. Bender, Sr., 72, of Lebanon, beloved spouse, father, and poppy passed into eternal life while at home on February 22, 2012, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Willimantic, CT on May 9, 1939 to the late Walter Bender and Mildred Babcock and became a lifelong resident of Lebanon. Following graduation from Windham High...
Lillian Racicot
Feb 20, 2012
Lillian (Tormey) Racicot, 90, of Scotland passed away February 20th, 2012 at Regency Heights. She was predeceased by her loving husband John Racicot. Lillian was born on November 22, 1921 in Willimantic the daughter of the late William and Lillian (Barrett) Tormey. She was predeceased by her sister Francis Kurdzo. She leaves behind her brother William Tormey of Hampton and...
Guy J. Gagnon
Feb 20, 2012
Guy J. Gagnon, 65, of Willimantic, passed away peacefully Monday February 20th 2012 at the Windham Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born March 15, 1946, in St. Georges De Beaux, Quebec, Canada, the son of late Marie and Joseph Gagnon. He was the oldest of five and beloved husband of 36 years to France Gagnon. Guy will forever...
Mary L. Tremblay
Feb 18, 2012
Mary L. (Bury) Tremblay, 88, of Willimantic, wife of Roland Tremblay, died Saturday Feb. 18, 2012 at Windham Hospital. She was born Aug. 11, 1923 in Willimantic the daughter of John and Apolina (Stelmac) Bury. She had been employed at UConn from 1968 to her retirement in 1988. Mary was a member of McSweeney Regional Senior Center and also led...
Doris Cecile Chaput
Feb 17, 2012
Doris Cecile (McClure) Chaput, 89, of Willimantic, died Friday Feb. 17, 2012 at Douglas Manor, Windham. She was born on May 28, 1922 in Willimantic the daughter of the late Yvonne (Vertefeuille) and George McClure Sr. Doris was a lifelong resident of Willimantic and was married for sixty-two years to the late Raymond Chaput Sr. She was predeceased by her...
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...
