Michael Robert Fisher
Mar 23, 2011
Michael Robert Fisher, 57, of Scotland, husband of the late Lori Ann (Bates) Fisher, died Wednesday morning March 23, 2011 at Hartford Hospital after a challenging bout with leukemia. He was born in Scotland, CT on Dec. 23, 1953, the son of Eugene and Elaine (Almquist) Fisher. Mike graduated from Parish Hill High School and went on to receive a...
Gary Lee Bissonnette
Mar 22, 2011
Gary L. Bissonnette, 57, of Scotland, husband of Sandra Walker, died Tuesday, March 22, 2011 of injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born May 10, 1953 in Norwich, the son of the late Morin and Juliette (Pelletier) Bissonnette and had lived in Scotland for many years. Gary retired from the State of Connecticut and had owned and operated...
F. Louise Lent
Mar 20, 2011
Florence Louise Mead Lent, "Lou" passed on peacefully at her home on Sunday March 20, 2011 at the age of 95. She was greatly beloved by all who knew her. Lou was born on September 23rd 1915 in New Canaan Connecticut, daughter of the late Judge Benjamin H. Mead and Ivy Comstock Mead. She was raised in New Canaan and...
John A. Schellig
Mar 20, 2011
John "Biff" A. Schellig, 97, of South Windham, died March 20, 2011. He was predeceased by his wife of 65 years Hilda (Russell) Schellig. He was born March 29, 1914 in Zwickau, Germany, son of the late Alfred and Paula (Gruner) Schellig. He resided in Hyde Park, NY, moved to Inverness, FL, in 1980 and to Connecticut in 2003. He...
Gertrude I. Nye
Mar 19, 2011
Gertrude Irene Nye, 72, of Hampton, passed away peacefully on Saturday March 19, 2011. She was born on March 4, 1939, the daughter of the late Homer and Irene Boglisch. She was the loving wife of 53 years to Leon. She was a long time resident of Hampton until her recent move to Chaplin where she resided with her daughter...
Natalie Hughey
Mar 18, 2011
Natalie (Juwa) Hughey, 80, of Windham, passed away on March 18, 2011 at Regency Heights. Natalie was born in North Franklin on January 25, 1931. She was the daughter of Josephine (Szczepaniak) and Jakob Juwa. Natalie loved to dance and to make music. As a young woman, she played the accordion in her father's band and later in life wrote...
Virginia Herrmann
Mar 17, 2011
Virginia Herrmann, 96, of Storrs, beloved wife for 65 years to the late Heinz Herrmann, died Thursday, March 17, 2011 at home. She was born April 10, 1915 in Bloomington, Indiana, daughter of Charles and Clara Hitchcock. Virginia graduated from Indiana University and with Master's Degrees from the Eastern School of Music and Yale University, where she studied with Paul...
Julia Copeland
Mar 16, 2011
Julia Sophia (Pekarovic) Copeland, 97, of Douglas Manor in Windham, died Wednesday, March 16, 2011. She was born February 14, 1914 the daughter of Stephan and Rose (Pichler) Pekarovic and grew up in Lebanon. She was married to the late Robert Copeland with whom she had a daughter, Mary, who passed away at the age of two. Prior to her...
Cameron John Cote
Mar 15, 2011
Cameron John Cote, 62, of North Windham, husband of Bonnie (Atkins) Cote died suddenly on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at Hartford Hospital surrounded by his wife and family. He was born December 14, 1948 in Willimantic and graduated with honors from Windham Regional Technical School as Salutatorian. Following graduation Cam served from 1967 to 1971 in the U.S. Navy aboard...
Joe Wilson Iii
Mar 14, 2011
Joe Wilson III, 34, of Willimantic, departed this life on Monday March 14, 2011 at his home. Brother Joe was born on March 7, 1977 in Willimantic the son of Joe Wilson II and the late Trusey Hurt-Wilson of Willimantic. A lifelong resident of Willimantic, Joe attended Windham High School and graduated from Eastconn in Columbia. He was a devoted...
Jeffrey A. "Buck" Smith
Mar 12, 2011
Jeffrey "Buck" Alan Smith, 59, of Willimantic, husband of 33 years to Janet (Haddad) Smith, passed away on March 12, 2011 at Windham Hospital. Jeff was born in Willimantic, the son of the late George D. and Margaret E. (Moran) Smith. He graduated from Windham High School, class of 1969. Jeff is survived by his two daughters Julie Marie Maneggia...
Meredith Wayne Beck
Mar 11, 2011
Meredith Wayne Beck of Brooklyn, Connecticut died unexpectedly on Friday, March 11. Born December 1955, she spent her youth in Storrs where she excelled at the E. O. Smith High School. After receiving her B.A. degree at Harvard and traveling by herself all over Europe, she worked as an Employment Training Specialist in the Connecticut Department of Labor and as...
Shawn R. Rockwell
Mar 10, 2011
Shawn R. Rockwell, 21, of Scotland, son of Daniel and Donna (Cline) Rockwell, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday March 10, 2011 at home. He was born Aug. 7, 1989 in Norwich. In addition to his parents he is survived by a brother Michael, grandparents, great grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and many friends. His family will receive relatives and friends on...
Antonio Quintana Jr
Mar 6, 2011
Antonio Quintana Jr., 47, of New Britain, died Sunday March 6th 2011 at home. He was born October 25th 1963 in Beacon, New York, the son of Sylvia M. Quintana and the late Antonio G. Quintana. He worked at Trinity Hill hospital in Hartford for numerous years. Besides the many friends and family that enjoyed his love and companionship he...
Marie Evelyn Prue
Mar 5, 2011
Marie Evelyn Prue, 83, of Willimantic, died Saturday March 5, 2011 at Windham Hospital. She was born Sept. 2, 1927 in Willimantic the daughter of Fred and Katherine (McCarthy) Prue. Marie was a lifetime communicant of St. Joseph Church in Willimantic where she had been a member of the Women's Club for many years holding various offices. At the time...
Dolores Ackley Dzialo
Mar 2, 2011
Dolores Ackley Dzialo, 78, of Lebanon, CT, passed away March 2 after a yearlong battle with lung cancer. Dolores was born in New Bedford, MA on November 2, 1932, the daughter of the late Jesse and Mercedes Malta Medeiros. She became a resident of Willimantic in 1957. She was the proprietor of the Ann-Marie Spirit Shoppe for 25 years and...
Carroll Johnson Mattoon
Mar 2, 2011
Carroll Johnson Mattoon, 73, of North Windham, wife of 24 years to David Mattoon, passed away on March 2, 2011 at Hartford Hospital. Carroll was born in Hartford, the daughter of Henry A and Marie (O'Hara) Johnson. Carroll was a professional property manager and for over 30 years served as the rental manager of Fountain Village Apartments in Manchester. She...
Michael Wilke
Mar 2, 2011
Michael Wilke, 86, of Columbia, died Wednesday, March 2, 2011 in Mansfield. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a recipient of the Purple Heart. Michael was a founding member of the Fin, Fur and Feather Club in Chaplin. He is survived by a nephew, Robert Bergstom of Florida and several great nieces and nephews, Kim,...
James G. Viel
Feb 28, 2011
James G. Viel, 52, of East Hartford, died Monday, February 28, 2011 at Manchester Memorial Hospital. He was born June 9, 1958 in New Haven, the son of Kathleen (Clark) DeJoseph and the late Robert Viel Sr. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Holly (Abbott) Viel, five children, Christopher Viel, Jeremy Viel and his wife...
Norman Kogan
Feb 26, 2011
Norman Kogan of Storrs, retired professor of political science at the University of Connecticut, died at the age of 91 on February 26, 2011. He was an expert on Italian government, politics, foreign relations, and modern history, providing in books, articles, seminars, and classes a clear-eyed analysis of Italy's perilous and fractious development in the decades following World War II....
