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Cameron John Cote

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....

Eddie Rodriguez

Eddie Rodriguez

Feb 25, 2011

Eddie Rodriguez, 27, of Willimantic, passed away on February 25, 2011 in a tragic bicycle versus truck accident on Frog Bridge in Willimantic. He was born June 23, 1983 in Windham Hospital. Eddie was a very funny, caring and loving person. He will forever be in our hearts and minds. He was a loving son, brother, boyfriend, father and uncle....

Lillian Mary Kablik

Lillian Mary Kablik

Feb 25, 2011

Lillian Mary Kablik, "Aunt Mary", 92, of Lebanon, CT. passed away at home with family at her side on Friday February 25, 2011. She was born in Naugatuck, CT, and moved to the farm in Lebanon in 1946 with her husband Joseph P. Kablik, who predeceased her. She was the daughter of Paul Garthwait and Lillian Adkins Garthwait. Three brothers,...

Albert J. Trudeau Jr

Albert J. Trudeau Jr

Feb 23, 2011

Albert J. Trudeau, Jr., 75, of Chaplin, husband of Priscilla (Provencal) Trudeau of 56 years, lost his battle to Lyme Disease surrounded by his family on Wednesday February 23, 2011 after a long courageous battle. Albert was born on July 26, 1935 in Stafford Springs, and was the son of Albert Trudeau Sr. and Theresa Luchon. He is also survived...

Richard "Dick" Albert Schleicher

Richard "Dick" Albert Schleicher

Feb 22, 2011

Schleicher, Richard "Dick" Albert, of Lebanon, husband of the late Joyce (White) Schleicher, died Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at home. Born April 29, 1933 in Hartford he was the son of the late Albert C. and Doris (Purnell) Schleicher. He proudly served for the U.S. Air Force for 4 years. Dick graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1960. He...

Gail Eldredge

Gail Eldredge

Feb 20, 2011

Gail (Haddad) Eldredge, 67, of Willington, who was born March 20, 1943 to Henry and Isabelle (Taylor) Haddad, died February 20, 2011 surrounded by her family after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was the loving wife of Earl A. Eldredge of Willington for 41 years, beloved mother to four children, Norris O'Keefe Jr. of Manchester, CT, Linda Sumner...

Dorothy Jane Picard

Dorothy Jane Picard

Feb 20, 2011

Dorothy Jane (Brooks) Picard, of Columbia, was born on Christmas Day 1934 to Theodore and Elizabeth Brooks. She passed from this earth on February 20, 2011. She leaves behind a loving family and numerous friends. Dorothy attended Rocky Hill schools where she grew up and kept in touch with several of her classmates. Dorothy was an entrepreneur and was most...

Elizabeth Brunner Green

Elizabeth Brunner Green

Feb 19, 2011

Elizabeth B. Green Elizabeth "Bim" B. Green (Brunner), 84, devoted wife, mother, and grandmother and active, engaged citizen, died peacefully on February 19, 2011 at Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Mansfield, Connecticut. "If you can dream - and not make dreams your master; If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim, If you can meet...

Elizabeth Murtha-Paradis

Elizabeth Murtha-Paradis

Feb 17, 2011

Elizabeth Murtha-Paradis died peacefully at home on February 17, 2011. She lived in Mansfield Center with her husband Louis F. "Perry" Murtha-Paradis and her daughters Claire Kathleen (19) and Grace Elizabeth (16). Beth was born on July 19, 1959. She leaves her mother Julie T. Murtha of Wethersfield, CT and her father Bruce E. Murtha and his wife Shirley B....

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